Cory Bilyea

Red Door Milling officially opened its doors in Bluevale on Nov. 30 with an open house event. The event included tours of the mill, showing new customers from as far away as Kitchener how they mill their locally grown grain (red fife heritage wheat) into their signature flour products that have no chemical bleaching or…

NORTH HURON – The Township of North Huron passed Bylaw No. 91-2024, establishing a Community Risk Assessment (CRA) in compliance with Ontario Regulation 378/18, which mandates municipal fire departments to assess community fire and emergency risks. Presented by Fire Chief Chad Kregar, the 226-page CRA report identifies and prioritizes factors affecting public safety, such as…

The Trews are coming to the Wingham Townhall Theatre on Dec. 13. (contributed photo)

HURON COUNTY – Director of Environment with the Nuclear Innovation Institute Stephanie Keating appeared before Huron County Council at its Dec. 4 regular meeting, sharing a presentation with councillors on the newly launched online initiative called The Climate Project. “The Climate Project is an accessible online hub of localized climate change information and impacts. Funded…

NORTH HURON – Blyth Festival representatives Gil Garratt and Rachel King appeared virtually at the Dec. 2 regular North Huron council meeting to present the findings of a Price Waterhouse Cooper economic impact study and request that township staff work on a cooperative marketing budget strategy. The economic impact study shows that over the last…

“The cost of living/inflation has never been taken into consideration when establishing compensation rates for North Huron Firefighters.” – staff report to North Huron Council NORTH HURON – 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…

BLYTH – New Year’s Eve in Blyth will once again include spectacular lights in the sky as the Blyth Community Betterment Committee (BCBC) and the Blyth Firefighters Association prepare for the annual NYE Fireworks in Blyth event. The BCBC invited community members to “Ring in the New Year in Blyth with our Drive-In Fireworks Show,…

Court confirms First Nations ownership of North Sauble Beach under 1854 Treaty SAUGEEN FIRST NATION – 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……

HURON COUNTY – 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. Director of Corporate Services and Treasurer Michael Blumhagen presented the request in a report to council. “The average…

HURON COUNTY – 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. Besides a few housekeeping items, the report did not…