Howick Reeve Doug Harding spoke out at the Huron County council meeting on Feb. 5, raising questions about who was erecting new utility poles in Howick to carry internet cables and who permitted them to do so.
Rural
NP Fire Department expands safety training for bin, silo emergencies
The North Perth Fire Department (NPFD) announced in a Feb. 6 media release, the endorsement of mitigation strategies intended to reduce grain bin and silo emergencies in our community.
Perth County declares a significant weather event for Feb. 12 to 13
At 8:30am local time, Perth County officially declared a Significant Weather Event as per Ontario Regulation 239/02.
Morris-Turnberry draft budget proposes 9% tax rate increase
Council here had their first draft budget discussion for 2025, hearing from Treasurer Sean Brophy as well as department heads on the year’s outlook in budgeting everything from road repair to landfill maintenance to animal control.
Ontario’s new building code takes effect with over 2,000 changes
Ontario’s new 2024 Building Code took effect Jan. 1, 2025, which includes over 2,000 changes aimed at “easing regulations for the construction sector, enhancing building safety and quality, and simplifying housing development,” states a report to South Bruce Council by the building department.
SRPC seeks county funding to advance 2SLGBTQ+ equity, tax filing clinics
Social Research and Planning Council (SRPC) representatives recently presented an update to Huron County Council, requesting assistance for 2025 research and planning initiatives.
WAHS special meeting to honour Black History Month
The Wingham and Area Historical Society (WAHS) will hold a special meeting to honour Black History Month on Feb. 12 at the Alice Munro Library from 2 - 4 p.m.
Multi-unit residential water/sewer rates to remain status quo, for now
A lengthy discussion was held during the North Huron regular council meeting on Feb. 3 after a report from the Director of Finance/Treasurer Chris Townes requested guidance on how to apply the new flat rate water/sewer rates to multi-unit residential buildings.
South Bruce supports resolution objecting to burden of subsidizing aggregate industry
Council here supported a resolution from the Township of Puslinch, located south of Guelph, which expressed a “strong objection” to a new burden placed on municipal taxpayers to subsidize the aggregate industry, the letter states.
BMO branches in Teeswater, Wingham to amalgamate
Bank of Montreal’s (BMO) Teeswater location on Clinton St. will close, amalgamating with the banks’ Wingham branch at 55 Josephine St. as of July 25, 2025.
Perth, Waterloo farmers support nutrition programs
PERTH-WATERLOO - Egg and Pullet farmers from the Counties of Perth and Waterloo recently got together to celebrate a year of giving in the area.
Thompson: Ontario investing in the success of rural communities
The provincial government has replaced its previous Rural Economic Development Program, commonly referred to as RED funding, with a new program with a similar acronym - the Rural Ontario Development Program.
A series of elitist events at Perth County Council
Did anyone else read the book series titled A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket?
South Bruce considers $20 million capital budget proposal
On Jan. 21, council here began hearing from the heads of multiple departments, who presented their needs and recommended projects for 2025 in order to maintain assets and eventually, approve where the various budgets land.
Brother of pedestrian killed in collision advocates for safer mailbox position
On the evening of Oct. 12, 2024, 83-year-old Pat McIntosh of 7422 Highway 23 died after being struck on the two-lane provincial roadway, just north of Atwood around 8 p.m.
