Council here recently received two reports from Recreation Facilities Supervisor Brady Ropp regarding the Howick Community Centre.
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North Huron proceeding to allow staff discretion on when winter burial rate will be charged
When it comes down to winter burials at the cemeteries in North Huron, council here will be proceeding with giving the director of public works and facilities the authority to use discretion on when winter burial rates would be charged based on weather conditions.
Apartments for youth in HPCAS care set aside in new affordable apartment complex
Huron County Director of Social and Property Services Barbara Hall presented a report to county council at the Dec. 18 regular meeting.
As economic pessimism declines, two-in-five say they are ‘worse off’ than last year
CANADA - As the federal government prepares to update Canadians on its financial books heading into the new year, Canadians begin to shop amidst a GST holiday. Despite signs the financial burdens on Canadian households from previous years of inflation have eased, they are not fully abated.
Police seek information on harassment, indecent act incidents in Blyth
BLYTH – Huron County OPP is investigating a series of incidents that took place here between Nov.…
Children’s Services to receive startup funds for Blyth childcare expansion
Blyth will have up to 26 new childcare spaces by 2026, utilizing startup funds from the Ministry of Education.
Townships respond to proposed OPP billing changes
The townships of North Huron and Howick recently received a letter dated Nov. 29 from the Solicitor General regarding proposed OPP billing changes.
NWMO exits South Bruce; council dissolves committee, outlines funding
council here heard a post-election report with voting statistics, NWMO’s payment breakdown and officially dissolved the long-standing Community Liaison Committee (CLC).
North Huron Firefighters updated compensation rates to see first-ever COLA raise
Firefighters in North Huron are getting a much-deserved raise. The raise will include their first-ever cost of living allowance and a wage increase that will better align with current market rates.
Huron County to maintain existing fees and services charges
On Dec. 4, a joint report from Susan Cronin, director of legislative services/county clerk, and Ljubica Blazevic, deputy county clerk with the county, presented updates to the Fees and Services Charges by-law, including a review of the current fee schedule, to county council.
County considers Goderich request for assistance with court security costs
The cost of courthouse security and inmate transportation services in Goderich was on the Huron County Council agenda on Dec. 4. The town requested that the county help with the shortfall in provincial funding.
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds 2023 Superior Court ruling
The Ontario Court of Appeals dismissed the appeals of the Government of Ontario, the Town of South Bruce Peninsula and two landowners from a lower-court ruling that Saugeen First Nations was wrongfully dispossessed of approximately 1.4 miles of Sauble Beach after signing Treaty 72 in 1854.
South Bruce tallies new businesses for 2024; focuses on revitalization
The last flip of a yearly calendar is a popular time to take into account the 12 pages that came before it.
Councillor Nigel Van Dyk new deputy mayor of South Bruce
Council here voted in a new deputy mayor for the next two years, Councillor Nigel Van Dyk, effective Jan. 2025.
HPPH to annually commemorate Indigenous dates of significance
At its recent Dec. 13 board meeting, Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) pulled a staff report out of the agenda for discussion.
