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Huron County Newsletter
Week of September 29th to October 5th, 2024
Good day,
It’s been another busy week in and around Huron County. No real housekeeping for me this week. Let’s get in to some stories, and trivia.
Thank you for checking out the Huron County Newsletter and have a great week.
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Huron Shores Area Transit Making Changes to Two Bus Stops
by Bob Montgomery
Huron Shores Area Transit has moved one bus stop and cancelled another one.
Huron Shores Transit Coordinator Susan Mills says as of September 20th their St. Joseph stop that was previously located at the intersection of Highway 21 and County Road 84, was moved to the West Huron Care Centre, home to Bluewater Rest Home and West Huron Early Childhood Learning Centre. The decision to move the bus stop was in response to…
Chamber of Commerce For Goderich, North Huron, and Central Huron Attracts 40 To BIA Summit
Chamber Executive Director Colin Carmichael says the BIA Summit is designed to provide insight into the unique functions and benefits of BIAs that distinguish them from other economic development organizations.
Carmichael points out most BIA members are volunteers who are very busy running their own businesses, so their spare time is limited, which means an event like this is an opportunity to help them make the most of their spare time and show them how a BIA can be run. Carmichael says most BIAs have at least…
Rural Ontario Institute Announces Launch Of The Community Wellbeing Dashboard
by Bob Montgomery
The Rural Ontario Institute has partnered with the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness to launch the Rural Community Wellbeing Dashboard.
“The Community Wellbeing Dashboard is a unique tool that will help rural stakeholders identify trends and conditions impacting their communities,” said Danielle Letang, Rural Ontario Institute Manager of Data Strategy. “It provides access to standardized data at the local level to assess quality of life and wellbeing.”
Letang says the Wellbeing Dashboard can be an easy way for…
County Of Huron Continues To Develop More Affordable Housing
by Bob Montgomery
The County of Huron is taking proactive measures to address the issue of affordable housing in the County.
The latest development of affordable housing units is a 20-unit apartment building on Sanders Street in Exeter, and it is set to be completed and ready for occupancy before the end of this year. Huron County Warden Glen McNeil says this apartment building has been constructed on an existing county housing site, with funding partially provided by…
Appeal To Public For Familial DNA For Comparison
On October 22, 1967, the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police received a missing person's report involving two men that had departed for a fishing excursion from the Port of Goderich and were never seen again.
Neil WORMSBECKER and Hank Englebertus HALFF were ages 29 and 30 respectively when they went missing in Lake Huron. Both men resided in the Stratford, Ontario area at the time.
The OPP is seeking any remaining biological family members to come forward and provide a DNA sample to compare against all samples of found human remains in the DNA database.
The Ontario Center for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains, along with the National Missing Persons DNA Program, continue to work toward solving historical cases and providing closure for families of missing loved ones.
Any person with information regarding this incident or any other incident is asked to contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or the Huron OPP detachment direct at (519) 482-1677.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a web tip at "P3tips.com" where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Masking In Clinical Areas Returns Ahead Of Respiratory Virus Season
by Bob Montgomery
The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance is updating its masking guidelines ahead of the respiratory season in anticipation of increased spread of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19.
Effective Wednesday, October 2nd masking will be required when in any clinical area of our hospitals and recommended, but not required, in non-clinical areas. Hospital-provided medical grade masks will be provided with masking stations set up throughout HPHA hospital sites, not just at entrances…
A Public Meeting Regarding The Reduced Hours At The Clinton Hospital Emergency Ward Attracted Close To 150 People Last Night
by Bob Montgomery
Doctor Maarten Bokhout and former MPP Carol Mitchell co-hosted the meeting on behalf of the concerned residents of Clinton.
The concern of those residents is that the hours at the Emergency Ward have been reduced for about four years now, and the three Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance hospitals in Seaforth, Stratford and St. Marys haven't had to deal with that continuous reduction. Doctor Bokhout says he was pleased to see so many people take an interest in the situation and that there were…
Central Huron Council Addresses Parking Issues On Isaac Street
by Bob Montgomery
Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn says council has had to make a few changes to address a couple of parking spots on Isaac Street in Clinton.
Ginn says one problem is near the grocery story. A number of large trucks have to get in and out around the store to make deliveries, and the number of cars parked in the area are preventing them from doing that. Ginn says some trucks are quite long and they need the full road to get in and make their deliveries.
The other trouble spot is near the long-term care home, where their employees require more parking than would be required there it was only residential.
Ginn says the solution for both problems is to restrict parking to one wide of Isaac Street and that's the motion that council has passed.
Province Brings In Changes To How Land Use Planning Is Done In Ontario
by Bob Montgomery
Huron County's Planning Manager brought county council up to date at this week's council meeting on the new Provincial Planning Statement that was recently introduced by the Province of Ontario.
Denise Van Amersfoort explained the new Provincial Planning statement consolidates the Provincial Policy Statement and A Place to Grow, which is a Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, into a new Provincial Planning Statement. Van Amersfoort says many of the changes are geared more towards...
by Bob Montgomery
Judy Keightley has lived in several countries around the world, but she settled in Bayfield with her husband and four children about ten years ago.
It was in Bayfield where she wrote her first murder mystery “Murder on Bayfield Beach.” And later this month she'll be launching the tenth in her Rose Blair Murder Mystery series, called Murder at the Winery. Fittingly, the launch will be held on Saturday, October 12th at Maelstrom’s, between Seaforth and Clinton.
Over the years the main characters, Rose and Tom Blair, and their sometimes-dysfunctional family, have played a dominant role in the books appeal. “Many people think that Rose and Tom are actually Philip and I.” Keightley says. “But they truly are fictitious characters. I have, however, had fun embellishing their relationships.”
Judy Keightley books will be on sale at twenty dollars each at the launch, from two until four at Maelstrom, and pre-orders will be welcome at 519.525.4515.
Observant Citizen Calls Police For Impaired Driver
Huron County Ontario Provincial Police has charged a Drummond-North Elmsley Township resident with an Impaired driving offence following a traffic complaint on September 14th in the Town of Goderich.
Just after 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 14, Huron County OPP stopped a vehicle after a traffic complaint was received by police. An observant driver became concerned about the driving of the vehicle ahead of them in traffic. The vehicle was observed…
The Chamber Of Commerce For Goderich And North and Central Huron Is Expanding
by Bob Montgomery
The Chamber of Commerce for Goderich and North and Central Huron is pleased to announce the formal extension of its geographic boundaries to encompass additional areas of Huron County.
Chamber Executive Director Colin Carmichael says the extension reinforces their commitment to supporting local businesses and fostering economic growth throughout the county. “This decision, formally adopted by the Board of Directors on October 1st, officially welcomes several municipalities to the Chamber’s service area.”
The Huron Chamber of Commerce was established in 1990 as the…
Huron County Council Approves Motion To Look Into The Cost For Providing More Storage Space For Museum
by Bob Montgomery
Huron County council has passed a motion giving the green light to use funds from the county Museum's budget to look at the cost of acquiring more storage space.
County Librarian and Director of Cultural Services, Beth Rumble, says the museum continues to collect more artifacts as donations come forward that fit with their collection plan and at the same time they're also looking at...
Weekly Trivia Questions
What famous Blackberry tycoon was born in Seaforth, in 1960?
a) Mike Lazaridus
b) Colin Firth
c) Jeremy Clarkson
d) Jim Balsillie
What famous World War II big band was formed in Huron County?
a) The Spitfires
b) The Streamliners
c) The 88’s
d) Hawker’s Hurricanes
Answers to last week’s questions:
Famed Dr. William “Bill” Mustard developed a surgical technique to end the 'blue baby syndrome’. Where was he born?
a) Bayfield
b) Clinton*
c) Varna
d) Brucefield
William Nicol Cresswell lived outside of Seaforth in the nineteenth Century was he famous for?
a) Artist/Painter*
b) Inventing the zipper
c) Big Band Leader
d) Last person hanged in Huron County
Trivia questions courtesy of local historian and author David Yates.