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Huron County Newsletter
Weeks of August 4th to 10th, 2024
Good day,
Thanks for being with us for another edition of the Huron County Newsletter. Some exciting things are happening in the county this weekend, including the Celtic Roots Festival in Goderich. I hope everyone gets a chance to check it out. Follow the link in our Celtic Roots story, at the bottom of the newsletter, for more information.
Thank you for checking out the Huron County Newsletter and have a great week.
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Huron Women's Shelter Receives Two Ontario Trillium Foundation Grants Totalling $138,000
by Bob Montgomery
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson recently congratulated representatives from the Huron Women's Shelter on what they're doing with two Resilient Communities Fund grants they received.
The grants were from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and totalled $138,000, one for just over $73,000 awarded last year, and the second for almost $65,000 awarded earlier this year. The funding is being used to help the Women's Shelter deliver vital services and rebound from the impact of the pandemic. Thompson says she applauds the Women’s Shelter for investing in training and development for the team, as well as embracing new technologies. The grant is supporting the enhancement of the…
Photo courtesy of Huron Women's Shelter
Huron Shores Transit Balances Affordability and Sustainability
by Bob Montgomery
Huron Shores Area Transit will be increasing their prices next month in an effort to ensure the long-term sustainability of the service.
Transit Coordinator Susan Mills says on September 1, Huron Shores Area Transit will raise its Monthly Pass price from $80 to $100 as the first part of a two-stage pricing increase that will see the cost increase to $120 on January 1, 2025.
The decision for the price increase is based on ensuring sustainability, and to better align the discount level with that recommended in the Feasibility Study. Mills says Huron Shores Area Transit's Monthly Pass will still be the most economical of all its neighbouring small rural transit systems. Fare pricing is”
The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority's Annual Turtle Hatchling Release Event Takes Place On August 29th
by Bob Montgomery
The Huron Stewardship Council and Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority are joining with other community partners to host the return of the annual Turtle Hatchling Release Event. The event started in 2016, with a couple of virtual events during the pandemic, and has become one of ABCA's most popular events. It's held at Morrison Dam Conservation Area, at 71108 Morrison Line, east of Exeter, and is held this year on Thursday, August 29th, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and people are welcome to drop in at any time during the event. Donations are encouraged and proceeds support turtle conservation in Ontario.
ABCA Healthy Watersheds Technician Hope Brock says turtles are…
Photo courtesy of Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
Volunteers Needed To Help Clean Up Downtown Goderich
Note: This event has already happened
by Bob Montgomery
A high school student in Goderich is looking for volunteers to help clean up the town.
Manoj Medavarapu is going into grade twelve at GDCI and he's doing this on behalf of Earth Rangers. He explains he was looking online for something he could organize and do to help the town and he thought one thing he could do is help clean up the town. “I was initially going to do a…”
Huron Shores Area Transit Acknowledges Rotary Club Donation For Bus Shelters
by Bob Montgomery
Earlier this week Huron Shores Area Transit (HSAT) publicly thanked the Rotary Club of Grand Bend for their donation that helped make the transit system’s first three bus shelters possible.
Transit Coordinator, Susan Mills, says the cost of installing three bus shelters at the bus hub beside Sobeys in Grand Bend and at Points Plaza and Army Camp Road at Kettle & Stony Point First Nation was partially offset by a $6,500 donation from the Rotary Club. In 2023, HSAT acquired eight used bus shelters from Stratford Transit. Over the fall and winter, the shelters were refurbished and painted a medium royal blue colour consistent with HSAT’s branding. The bus shelters are accessible, with an…
Left to right are Kerry Teskey (Past President), Tom McCann (Past President), Suzanne Davidson (President), Susan Mills (Transit Coordinator), Bruce Shaw (Chair, Transportation), Jim Southcott (Chair, Community Services) - Photo courtesy of Huron Shores Area Transit
Howick Agricultural Society Representative Looking Forward To Ambassador Of The Fairs Competition
by Bob Montgomery
Ashlyn Hill is representing the Howick Agricultural Society at this year's Ambassador of the Fairs Competition at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.
Ashlyn is nineteen years old and this fall will be going into her first year of college at Lambton to take a two year course in business that she hopes will lead to a program in agriculture business.
Launched in 1972, Ambassador of the Fairs was created as a way to…
Get Help Finding A Job
by Bob Montgomery
Huron County's Local Immigration Partnership is inviting newcomers and anyone else looking for a job to join them next Thursday at the Wingham Library.
Immigration Partnership Manager, Mark Nonkes, says they conducted a survey last year asking newcomers to the area what they felt were the biggest challenges they faced when they moved here. The biggest challenges for them were the cost of living and money problems. They said the things that would strengthen the community the most were…
Photo courtesy of Huron County's Local Immigration Partnership
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at Clinton Public Hospital
by Bob Montgomery
The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the Inpatient Unit at its Clinton Public Hospital site.
Outbreak status refers to two or more confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among patients that could have possibly been acquired in the hospital. The unit is now closed to admissions until further notice. HPHA is working in collaboration with Huron Perth Public Health to manage the outbreak. Patients, family and caregivers and team members affected are…
Photo courtesy of Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance
Rowland Howe Joins Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health’s Board of Directors
by Bob Montgomery
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health welcomes Rowland Howe to their Board of Directors.
Howe has over 40 years of progressive leadership experience in mining operations and his appointment marks a significant addition to the board. Howe began his career in the British coal industry and moved to Canada in 1995 to take on the role of Mine Manager at Compass Minerals’ Goderich Salt Mine. His deep involvement in the Ontario mining industry includes serving as a board member of the Ontario Mining Association and on the OMA Energy Committee.
During his tenure at Compass Minerals, Howe held…
Rowland Howe - Photo courtesy of Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health
A Lot Of Wind But No Rain For Saturday's Celtic Roots Festival In Goderich
by Bob Montgomery
Rory Makem was born in Ireland and moved to New Hampshire, in the United States, in 1972.
He says he been hearing good things about the Celtic Festival in Goderich for several years and he's been clamouring to perform at the Festival, and this year he was finally invited. He says it's a thrill to be here and it has far exceeded his expectations. “For me, the people make the place and this is a very special place.”
Maken says the experience as a performer is quite unique as well, starting with teaching at the Celtic College and being billeted with local families. “You're really immersed in the community and the audiences here are still very in touch with the music and the folk cultures that are represented here. It makes me very proud to be among the artists here.”
Maken says if he's invited to come back next year he'll not only be here, he'll arrive early.
The Celtic Roots Festival continues until 5:30 on Sunday. It's located behind the Park House Restaurant on West Street. Just follow the signs. More information can be found on the Celtic Festival website.
 Rory Makena |  |  |
Weekly Trivia Questions
What famous female physicist born in Exeter on July 2, 1876 was known as “That Woman Scientist”?
a) Alice Munro
b) Charlotte Whitehead
c) Harriett Brooks
d) Charlotte Whitehead Ross
What federal law did Huron County residents vote to repeal in 1959?
a) Conscription Act
b) Canada Temperance Act
c) Woman’s Suffrage Act
d) Capital Punishment Act
Answers to last week’s questions:
What was the name of the movie theatre which operated in Clinton from 1936 to 1959?
a) The Roxy*
b) The Regent
c) The Lyric
d) The Lyceum
The 1837 Huron militia was dubbed by which name?
a) The King’s Own
b) The Huron Defenders
c) The Undaunted
d) The Bloody Useless*
Trivia questions courtesy of local historian and author David Yates