According to a previous release, the AMDSB Centre for Employment and Learning is no longer providing employment services as of Feb. 1.
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South Bruce plots truck replacement plan for 2025
Council here passed their capital and operating budgets in principle Feb. 4 and 6, an action which was underscored by significant deliberation on where taxpayer money will land in municipal projects and assets during 2025.
South Bruce strikes new Recreation Team
South Bruce’s three-member Recreation Team, including Manager of Recreation and Facilities Shawnette Crouse and Councillors Ron Schnurr and Mike Niesen, was set during the municipal council’s Feb. 11 meeting.
South Bruce split on development charges, defers decision
The continuing process of creating and possibly implementing development charges has been put on hold as South Bruce Council members consider options for the controversial issue.
Howick’s Festival of Lights committee changing things up
Members of the Festival of Lights Committee approached council here to change the way they do things for its annual event.
School board seeks partners to provide before and after school care programs
Many Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) schools provide space for licensed childcare providers to offer before and after school services to families.
Funding will help protect local firefighters
A report from Director of Fire and Emergency Management Chad Kregar informed council here that the department was successful in its grant application to the provincial Fire Protection Grant Program.
Boys basketball saw Madill take on LDSS on Feb. 5
The F.E. Madill senior boys basketball team travelled to Listowel on Feb. 5 for two games.
South Bruce delays pool openings, cancels public swim on Sundays
Council here approved delaying the opening of both Mildmay Carrick Swim Pool (MCSP) and Teeswater Culross Swim Pool (TCSP) by two weeks until June 16, 2025, as well as the closure of the pools on Sundays for public swims moving forward.
North Huron appoints interim treasurer
In response to recent staffing changes within the township’s finance department, Annette Fletcher, Huron County’s deputy treasurer, has been appointed North Huron’s interim director of finance/treasurer.
January unemployment rate for Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increases to 5.8%
In January, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region jumped to 5.8 per cent, also the biggest increase (2 percentage points) across Ontario, after sitting at one of the lowest in the province for months.
Howick Council hosts public meeting, outlining third draft of municipal budget
Council here held a public meeting during the recent regular council agenda on Feb. 4, outlining the third draft of Howick’s 2025 municipal budget.
Brussels resident charged with sexual interference of youth; 145 snowmobile-related deaths in past decade, says OPP report
An individual was charged with multiple criminal offences following a traffic complaint involving a snowmobile on Feb. 2.
South Bruce approves 2025 budget in principle
Over the course of two meetings on Feb. 4 and 6, council here approved draft 2025 capital and operating budgets in principle, after lengthy discussion and resulting caveats.
Howick Reeve questions new utility poles being used for internet infrastructure
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.
