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Huron County Newsletter
Week of April 21st to April 27th, 2024
Good day,
It’s been a busy week at the Huron County News headquarters. There has been a noticeable drop-off in the number of stories posted this week and that is due to a relocation on our end. We’re doing our best to maintain our usual pace, and we appreciate your patience and cooperation as we move into the next phase.
We have seen some encouraging growth in readership and newsletter subscriptions and I would just like to give sincere thanks to our readers and supporters, new and old. Although we have taken some time this past week to focus on getting things set up at our new location, we do not plan on slowing down one bit. We should be back in full swing in the coming days. Now, on to the news, and trivia.
Welcome to the newcomers, and thank you all for checking out the Huron County Newsletter. Have a great week.
This week’s Huron County Newsletter is brought to you by:
 Seaforth Golf Club |  Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative |
The June Robinson Memorial Hike for Huron Hospice Has a New Location This Year
by Bob Montgomery
This year's June Robinson Memorial Hike for Huron Hospice will be held at the Rotary Cove in Goderich.
After walking, hikers are invited to join in a BBQ at the Wheelhouse. Manager of Fund Development Christopher Walker says they're excited to change the hike location and celebrate another wonderful Huron County walking route, the Goderich Boardwalk. Walker says they want people to spend time outdoors with family and friends, and the Boardwalk is an ideal spot.
Since 2018 hiking leader June Robinson recruited her family to hike and raise money for the…
Goderich Getting 88 New Child Care Spaces
by Bob Montgomery
Huron County's Manager of Ontario Works and Children's Services had some good news for county council last week.
Cheryl Patience announced that a for-profit agency with centres in several locations throughout Ontario is interested in starting up in Goderich, and potentially in other communities in Huron County. Patience says EYEs Child Care has twenty five locations in Ontario, the closest being in Ilderton, and they hope to have 88 new spaces opened up in Goderich by the end of this year. The county is issuing…
The First Annual THRIVE Economic Development Summit Will Be Held Next Month
by Bob Montgomery
The inaugural THRIVE Economic Development Summit will be held on May 14th and 15th at the Blyth Community Hall.
Economic Development Director Vicki Lass says the two-day event is an opportunity for them to work with their business community as well as their municipal partners to highlight issues and road blocks but also celebrate successes related to economic development in Huron County. “It's an opportunity to bring in guest speakers that will offer us insights and education, talk with business owners about things like attracting and retaining their future work force, and to talk about their best practices and what they feel will help them move forward and grow their businesses.”
It's also an opportunity to hear from their municipal partners on some of the issues they're working on. Lass says, for example, they're doing a…
Huron Shores Area Transit 2023 Ridership Increased By 155%
by Bob Montgomery
Huron Shores Area Transit presented its 2023 year-end report to its five transit partners on April 15th.
The report to the Municipalities of Lambton Shores, Bluewater, South Huron, North Middlesex, and Kettle & Stony Point First Nation highlights their cornerstone achievement of a 25 percent increase over the projected goal of sixteen-thousand trips, hitting a total of twenty-thousand and sixty-six passenger trips. They anticipate maintaining this momentum with a projected 2024 ridership of 32-thousand passenger trips.
Transit Coordinator Susan Mills says among other promising metrics they saw a consistent monthly ridership average of 1,672 passengers, contributing to an overall year-over-year ridership increase of 155 percent…
In Honour of Earth Day, the County of Huron Releases Home Energy Savings Guide
by Bob Montgomery
Huron County is celebrating Earth Day this year with the introduction of a new Home Energy Savings Guide.
Huron County Climate and Energy Specialist Derry Wallis says the Guide is a comprehensive resource designed to help residents save energy, water, and money. Residential energy use accounts for approximately 16.5 percent of Canada's total energy consumption, making it crucial for homeowners and renters to adopt energy-efficient practices. The Home Energy Savings Guide offers simple and cost-effective solutions that can be implemented in any home…
Hodgins Building Centre Supports Community with $50,000 Donation to Wingham Hospital
by Bob Montgomery
Hodgins Building Centre is donating $50,000 to the Caring Together campaign at the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation to help fund a brand-new CT Scanner.
Hodgins Building Centre is a family-owned business serving the Wingham and Lucknow areas. Their contribution will help establish the new digital imaging technology and provide better emergency care to patients who live in the same communities served by Hodgins Building Centre.
Third generation owners Brock and Jordan Hodgins said that “Donating to the hospital and other important local organizations is our way of giving back to the community that has supported our family business for so many years”…
Pictured: WDHF Executive Director Nicole Duquette, Owners Brock & Jordan Hodgins, Caring Together Campaign Chair Mark Foxton
Weekly Trivia Questions
Which Huron County town was named after a British general in the Napoleonic Wars?
a) Goderich
b) Wingham
c) Clinton
d) Seaforth
What Huron County High School building is the oldest in the county?
a) Goderich District Collegiate Institute
b) South Huron High Schoolhouse
c) F E Madill Secondary Schoolhouse
d) Central Huron Secondary Schoolhouse
This week’s trivia questions were provided by local historian and author David Yates.
Answers to last week’s questions:
In the 1830s, apart from a few private schools, the county of Huron had practically no schools. In 1836 a school was built of cedar logs on the banks of the river in what Huron County settlement?*
a) Wingham
b) Goderich
c) Blyth
d) Bayfield*
Who was the first elected Warden of Huron County? Hint: This person also resided in the first brick house built in the Township of Tuckersmith.*
a) John Galt
b) William Chalk*
c) Donny Brook
d) Anthony Van Egmond
*According to ‘The Settlement of Huron County’ by James Scott