The Township of Howick is the latest municipality to implement a COVID-19 vaccination policy, with council approving the Oct. 19 report from Clerk Carol Watson that introduced the new policy.
Speed limit changes approved for Huron County locations
Speed limits will be adjusted on several Huron County roads after county council approved a request from their manager of public works to reduce the speed of drivers coming into three towns.
Landfill water monitoring program to expand
Director of Public Works Jamie McCarthy informed North Huron council on Oct. 18 that the water monitoring program at the Wingham landfill site will need to expand its parameters after current testing showed a larger radius of monitoring is necessary.
Board members needed for proposed new agricultural science centre
Jill Lewis, chair of the Huron Perth Ag Science Centre – a concept that might see a children’s agricultural museum built somewhere in North Perth – presented to Huron County council on Oct. 20.
Wingham Community Garden donates 1,540 pounds of produce to North Huron Food Share
The Wingham Community Garden harvested 390 peaches this year, with one tree producing 62 pounds of the tasty treat, a bumper crop, a spokesperson for the group said in an email.
Amount of waste going into Wingham landfill has doubled since 2016
The lifespan of the North Huron landfill site in Wingham has drastically declined, and this has the Director of Public Works Jamie McCarthy concerned.
Rally, march kicks off ‘Our Risk, Our Choice’ campaign in Teeswater
Exactly one year before the election of a new municipal council, a campaign began to have a public vote in South Bruce to decide what ratepayers in the farming community want to do in regards to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) plan for burying nuclear waste in their backyards.
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health announces dates for outreach program
Training is completed for all volunteers participating in the Community Vaccine Champion (CVC) workshops, and the Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health is ready to begin reaching out to vaccine-hesitant community members in rural Ontario.
Huron County approves vaccination policy
County councillors voted on Oct. 6 that all employees of the County of Huron must disclose their vaccination status by Nov. 1, 2021.
Maitland Conservation plants trees in Gorrie
Long-time resident of Gorrie, Robin Bolander lends a hand at the Gorrie Conservation Area on Oct. 14. Maitland Conservation held a tree planting event on Thursday, with volunteers planting nearly 100 trees and shrubs, revitalizing the area near the old dam.
Windsor MP Brian Masse visits proposed DGR site in Teeswater
Brian Masse, the NDP Member of Parliament for Windsor West and Great Lakes critic, visited Teeswater on Oct. 13 to learn more about the proposed deep geological repository (DGR) for high-level nuclear waste.
Gorrie gets spooky
Ghosts, ghouls, skeletons and monsters wandering the streets in Gorrie on Oct. 14, ready to scare up some candy for the kids on Halloween.
Blyth Festival thanks council for continued support
Gil Garrett, artistic director of the Blyth Festival, wrote another letter to North Huron council, but this one was to thank them for their ongoing support.
Huron Perth Public Health clarifies vaccine requirements for rec staff
Director of Recreation and Community Services, Vicky Luttenberger, was prepared to present a dire report to council which would see reduced hours or the closure of the Wingham and Blyth recreation centres when Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) stepped back on their vaccine requirements for staff.
North Huron looking at alternate methods of hosting public meetings
Public town hall meetings are essential to North Huron council, but the current situation with COVID-19 is making the meetings impossible to do, according to a report from Clerk Carson Lamb.
