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Huron County Newsletter
Week of March 10th to March 16th, 2024
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Huron County Museum and Cultural Programs Invite Input on Their New Strategic Plan
by Bob Montgomery
The Huron County Museum and Cultural Programs are developing a new strategic plan and they're looking for input from the public.
County Librarian and Director of Cultural Services Beth Rumble says public input on the Museum and Cultural Programs’ services, programs, and facilities will provide valuable feedback that will help shape the plan. “Whether you are a regular visitor to the Museum and Gaol, have participated in a Cultural Program such as the Huron Multicultural Festival, or have never visited or attended any programs before, we want to hear from you…
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Kinectrics Supports Wingham & District Hospital Foundation’s Caring Together Campaign
by Bob Montgomery
Kinectrics Inc has pledged to donate $75,000 over the next three years to support the Caring Together Campaign, a community-based fundraiser for the purchase of a CT scanner for the Wingham & District Hospital.
The Caring Together campaign goal is to raise $2.5 million to advance digital imaging and offer best practices for patient care. On March 7th, Kinectrics’ John D’Angelo and Nancy MacDonald Exel visited the Wingham & District Hospital and had the opportunity to speak to key members of the organization about the importance of implementing this vital service at the hospital, as well as current funding priorities…
Huron Shores Area Transit Launching Smart Card Library Pass Program
by Bob Montgomery
Huron Shores Area Transit is launching a new Smart Card Library Pass Program today.
Huron Shores Transit Coordinator Susan Mills says they were inspired by a couple of neighbouring rural transit systems who had started using a library pass to encourage people to use their system and they thought it was a good idea. “We contacted our local library systems, Lambton County, Huron County, North Middlesex and the Kettle & Stony Point First Nation and asked them if they'd be interested in joining in the program and they were all very interested. So we've developed a Smart Card Library Pass that any local holder of a library card can borrow at their local library for up to five days and that provides them with unlimited free rides on all of our four routes…
Fanshawe College Open House Set to Highlight Local Post-Secondary Programming
by Bob Montgomery
Fanshawe College is hosting their Spring Open House on Saturday, March 23rd at the Reach Centre in Clinton.
Fanshawe Student Engagement Representative Kim Reid says the Open House will run from 10:00am until 2:00pm. Reid says the Open House is the perfect time to discover Fanshawe’s local full-time, part-time and MyPath options, taught by talented industry-leading faculty, and see what options are available to them locally. She adds, in Clinton they offer Personal Support Worker and Early Childhood Education programs and…
Local Source Water Protection Committee Opposes Provincial Recommended Phase Out of Free Well Water Testing
by Bob Montgomery
A proposal by the province to phase out free well water testing is meeting opposition from Source Water Protection Committees.
Matt Pearson is the Chair of the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Committee. He explains the Auditor-General's Office has recommended that the Public Health Office gradually phase out their free testing of well water throughout the province. Right now, if you have a rural property with a well, you can pick up a lab sample bottle at your local municipal office, or the Health Unit, and send it in and the lab will analyze it for you for free. That's generally been going on for several years…
Western Ontario Warden's Caucus Supports Keeping Energy Costs Down
by Bob Montgomery
The Western Ontario Warden’s Caucus are pleased with the announcement by Energy Minister Todd Smith regarding the Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, 2024.
Warden and Chair of the Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus, Glen McNeil, says this legislation is critical to the long-term viability and success of Western Ontario and will aim to keep construction costs down while providing a pragmatic approach towards a net zero energy system in Ontario. This legislation will ensure that…
Huron Perth Public Health Reminding Parents to Update Their Child’s Immunization Records
by Bob Montgomery
Huron Perth Public Health is reminding parents to update their child's immunization records to avoid school suspensions.
Nearly 2900 records remain incomplete, down from the initial 5100. These students are either missing immunizations required for school attendance, their immunizations have not been reported to public health, or they do not have a valid exemption on file. Students with incomplete immunization records may be suspended from school under the Immunization of School Pupils Act.
The Act requires elementary and secondary school students to…
Avon Maitland District School Board Hosts Local Skills Ontario Competition
by Bob Montgomery
The Listowel District Secondary School hosted the Avon Maitland District School Board skills competition on March 6, welcoming seven students from four secondary schools. The event, featuring competitions in Welding and Team of 2 Carpentry, was the first time the Avon Maitland Board had organized a local competition of this nature.
Avon Maitland Recruiter Jody Froud says the Board wanted to get more of their students who were in senior tech classes involved in the Skills Ontario Competition and in order for them to build interest in that competition they decided to…
L to R: LDSS students Kiyran Coulter, Leland Gile, Mac Frey Photo courtesy of Avon Maitland District School Board
The Pro Hockey Heroes Face-off Against the Central Huron Firefighters This Saturday March 16 (Last Night)
by Bob Montgomery
The Pro Hockey Heroes will take on the Central Huron Firefighters this Saturday night in Clinton.
The event is a fundraiser to raise money for nursing care at the Huron Hospice in Central Huron. Christopher Walker is the Manager of Fund Development for the Hospice. He says the Pro Hockey Heroes team will include David Ayres, Nick Andropov, Bernie Nicholls, Ric Nattress, Gilbert Dionne, Gary Leeman, and local favourite Dave McLlwain…
Emergency Management Coordinators Learn About Flood Forecasting and Warning at ABCA’s Annual Flood Emergency Planning Meeting
by Bob Montgomery
The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority hosted its annual Flood Emergency Planning Meeting earlier this month. More than 30 people attended including police officers, representatives of counties and municipalities, including municipal Community Emergency Management Coordinators and local public health staff.
ABCA General Manager and Secretary-Treasurer Davin Heinbuck spoke about ABCA’s flood forecasting and warning program for municipalities and about the roles and responsibilities of the Province of Ontario, municipalities, conservation authorities and…
Deadline Approaching for South Huron Community Fund Grant Applications
by Bob Montgomery
The Chair of the South Huron Community Fund says they're calling on all community champions to submit their grant applications now.
Tom Prout says the deadline for grant applications is April 1st and they don't want any deserving projects to miss out. Prout says the Sunset Community Foundation is the latest version of what used to be the Grand Bend Foundation and now takes in all of Huron County as well as Lambton Shores and North Middlesex. Their goal is to provide community groups in that entire area with the opportunity to apply for grants or for people within that community who have a family fund or a legacy fund and provide funds which then would be used for grants…
Weekly Trivia Questions
Who was Huron's first elected member to the legislative assembly and went on to become the chair of the Upper Canadian Abolitionist Society?
a) Dr William 'Tiger' Dunlop
b) Captain Robert Dunlop
c) John Galt
d) Anthony Van Egmond
Which of the following place names later became the Town of Clinton?
a) Slabtown
b) Rattenbury Corner
c) Maitlandville
d) Balaklava
Answers to last week’s questions:
What year was the Steven Truscott-Lynne Harper case tried in Huron County?
a) 1952
b) 1961
c) 1959*
d) 1957
Who was the Scottish novelist and literary figure responsible for naming Goderich and Guelph in the Huron Tract?
a) Dr. William ‘Tiger’ Dunlop
b) Captain Robert Dunlop
c) John Galt*
d) Anthony Van Egmond
Trivia questions courtesy of Huron County Historian David Yates