Next year’s increases to the OPP budget in Howick Township are credited to a slight increase in the calls for service, number of households, salaries, and the 2022 cost-adjustment.
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Howick to host trail grand opening
Guests can get the full fall experience on Oct. 29 in Howick.
Healthy watersheds, people and wildlife part of One Health Approach initiative
A One Health Approach initiative is bringing representatives from several organizations into a broad conversation about developing an integrated approach to health to reduce the risk of future infectious disease outbreaks.
Local schools benefit from generosity of community members
Wingham Independent Motorcycle Club (MC) members delivered donations received from the community to four area schools as part of their annual fundraising campaign to support local breakfast/snack clubs.
Madill hosts St. Michael in girls basketball action
The F.E. Madill Mustangs hosted St. Michael Catholic School in girls basketball action on Oct. 4.
Morris-Turnberry to update assessment schedule for Cruikshank Municipal Drain
The municipality is going to move forward with updating the assessment schedule for the Cruikshank Municipal Drain.
Recorded vote requested after councillor confusion to amended zoning bylaw
Confusion about the wording of an amendment to the updated General Zoning Bylaw Review required North Huron council to hold a recorded vote at the end of the Oct. 2 regular council meeting.
Report: Lack of communications major concern of Huron County residents
A report from Jim Seale, programming and community engagement coordinator for Huron County, certainly opened the lines of communication around the horseshoe at county council on Oct. 3.
FCC: Limited availability pushing farmland prices higher across Canada
Limited availability of farmland for sale is continuing to push land values higher, according to the mid-year farmland values review by Farm Credit Canada (FCC).
South Bruce CLC hears potential DGR impacts on environment
The Community Liaison Committee (CLC) received a report from Michelle Nearing, environment manager at the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), outlining the ongoing baseline environmental studies near the proposed site of a deep geological repository (DGR) for high-level radioactive waste.
Province introduces legislation to make Ontario Health Teams responsible for home care
The province introduced legislation earlier this month which, if passed, will make Ontario Health Teams responsible for connecting people to home care services starting in 2025.
Regional unemployment rate drops in September
In September, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 4.2 per cent.
Lancers open OEHL regular season at home on Oct. 14
The Lucknow Lancers are hoping to have a better result in the standings in 2023-24, but have a tough test ahead of them in their first game of the season.
Ironmen come up short in pair of home losses
Home-ice advantage didn’t give the Wingham Ironmen any apparent edge over the weekend, as the junior club dropped a pair of games at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex.
IN PHOTOS: 164th Howick-Turnberry Fair
The 164th Howick-Turnberry Fair was held at the Howick Community Centre on Sept. 29 and 30.
