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Huron County Newsletter #38
Huron County News
September 22, 2024
Huron County Newsletter
Weeks of September 15th to September 21st, 2024
Good day,
It’s been another busy week for the Huron County Newsletter. We’re grateful for your support and we hope you enjoy this last newsletter of the summer, as we move into Fall.
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Village Of Bayfield Hosting Unique Art Show On The Main Street Next Sunday
by Bob Montgomery
The Main Street in Bayfield will be closed next Sunday afternoon.
But there won't be any construction involved. It will be Bayfield's first Main Street Arts Festival. Bayfield Ward Councillor Bill Whetstone says it's modelled after a similar, but much larger event that has been very successful in Hamilton. “Main Street's going to be blocked off from two until six and there'll be some street performers, obviously the art galleries will be open. You'll be able to purchase…
Chamber Of Commerce And Municipality Of North Huron Hosting Job Fair In North Huron
by Bob Montgomery
The Chamber of Commerce for Goderich, North Huron and Central Huron has partnered with the municipality on a job fair in North Huron this Wednesday.
Chamber Executive Director Colin Carmichael says there was a job fair last year that was more related to the closing of Wescast Industries in Wingham. He says this is a more general job fair to help employers in several different fields find employees. Carmichael says some employers in North Huron have struggled to find employees in the past couple of years so the hope is the job fair will help connect employers with job seekers.
The job fair runs from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM on Wednesday, September 18th at the Wingham Columbus Centre.
No Place Like Home Returns To Huron Hospice And They're Serving Dinner
by Bob Montgomery
No Place Like Home returns to Huron Hospice this Saturday, but this year they're serving dinner.
On Saturday, September 21st, the team at Huron Hospice will serve dinner at the Holmesville Community Centre. The No Place Like Home event is now a farm to fork fundraising dinner and auction. Hospice Executive Director Willy Van Klooster says the No Place Like Home event was first held in 2020 as…
OPP Investigating Fatal Collision In Goderich
by Bob Montgomery
A fatal collision involving a sport utility vehicle and a mobility scooter has claimed the life of an elderly Goderich resident.
Just after 10:30 AM on Monday, September 16th, members of the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police, Huron County Paramedic Services, and Goderich Fire Department responded to the intersection of Blake Street East and Gibbons Street in the Town of Goderich after receiving a 9-1-1 call about a collision.
Upon arrival, emergency services discovered that the operator of an electric mobility scooter was seriously injured. The scooter operator was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where they were later pronounced deceased.
Members from the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement Team attended the scene to assist with the collision investigation. Sections of Blake Street and Gibbons Street are currently closed for the investigation and will remain closed for several hours. The investigation is ongoing, and the cause of the collision is being investigated.
The deceased is a 91-year-old resident of Goderich.
Any person with information regarding this collision should contact Huron County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Morris-Turnberry Mayor Has Announced He's Running For Warden Of Huron County
by Bob Montgomery
Morris-Turnberry Mayor Jamie Heffer has announced his intention to run for Warden of Huron County.
Heffer made the announcement at county council's last meeting. He says he's been able to juggle a few things at home to create the time that is required to do the Warden's job. He believes any councillor around the table should…
by Bob Montgomery
Building on information gathered from the Cost of Housing survey conducted earlier this year, United Way Perth-Huron's Social Research & Planning Council is launching Speak Up for Housing.
Director of Community Impact and Research, Kristin Crane says the campaign highlights the impact of rising housing costs on individuals and families across the region. Crane says they chose people from across the region and from a wide range of demographics….
Huron County Museum Hosts New Art Exhibit That Explores Impacts Of Eating Disorders
by Bob Montgomery
The Huron County Museum is pleased to host beyond ana, a new art exhibit by Blyth artist Kelly Stevenson.
The exhibit is presented as both a tribute to a voice lost before its time and a catalyst to start conversations about the impacts of eating disorders. Museum Senior Curator Elizabeth French Gibson explains Kelly Stevenson is an artist from Huron County who received…
The Ministry of Education's Policy And Program Memorandum Will Mean More Changes For Some Schools Than Others
by Bob Montgomery
Some schools will have to adjust more than others to the Education Ministry's Policy and Program Memorandum this year.
Assistant Principal of Student Support Services Kim Crawford says there will be changes in some schools but in others it will be an opportunity to reset and reinforce some practices…
Ontario Supporting Healthy Child Growth and Development
by Bob Montgomery
The Ontario government is increasing the annualized funding of the Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program.
Huron Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson says the Huron Perth Public Health Unit will receive a substantial increase of $101,281 to better support children’s development and family well being in Huron and Perth. The program connects vulnerable families to key prevention, early identification and intervention services.
The Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program is free and delivered through local public health units. The program offers home visits to families at risk for challenges affecting healthy child development, starting from the prenatal stage through to the child’s transition to school. It also provides universal screening for families after the birth of their babies.
Thompson says this funding announcement is part of the government's additional investment of more than $11.7 million in healthy child development programs across the province.
North Huron Looking For New Home For The Blyth Library
by Bob Montgomery
North Huron Council is looking for a new home for the Blyth Library.
North Huron Reeve Paul Heffer says the library is currently located on the main street in Blyth, but the owner wants the building back to use it for something else. Heffer says it's costing the municipality $18,000 a year to rent the space so they're hoping they can a find a space that the municipality owns and save that money.
Heffer says one possibility they're considering is moving the library to the upstairs of the Blyth Arena. He says that space doesn't get a lot of use now and it's a fairly big space so it could accommodate a library, so they've asked staff to bring back a report on how much it would cost to put the library there. Heffer says they're looking at other options as well but they'd like to see it located in a building the municipality owns.
Break And Enter In Brussels
On August 31, 2024, at approximately 5:18 a.m., the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a break and enter in progress in the area of the Brussels, Morris-Grey Community Centre at 800 Sports Drive in Brussels.
Officers learned that an individual broke into a home in the area and departed after a resident confronted the individual. The individual is described as:
White male
Approximately 40 years old
6 feet tall
Heavy build
Light brown or orange coloured stubble on his face
Wearing a partial, dark face covering
Investigators believe the suspect may have been involved in additional suspicious person occurrences in the Brussels area. The OPP is asking residents in the village of Brussels to check their video surveillance footage in the overnight of Friday, August 30th, into the early morning of Saturday, August 31st for any individual matching this description or vehicles observed in the area.
Any person with information regarding this incident or any other incident is asked to contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (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.
United Way Perth Huron Campaigns Launched In North Huron And South Huron
by Bob Montgomery
United Way Perth-Huron will be launching their 2024/25 annual campaign in North Huron next Thursday at the Connection Centre in Wingham.
Community Development Manager for North Huron Lisa Harper says the launch of the new campaign is always an exciting time. “It's a chance for us to announce our campaign total that…
Photos courtesy of United Way Perth Huron
Search Warrant On County Border Yields Illegal Drugs, Weapons Stolen Vehicles And Cash
by Bob Montgomery
An investigation conducted by the Huron-Perth and Grey-Bruce Ontario Provincial Police Community Street Crimes Unit, West Region OPP Emergency Response Team, West Region OPP Bail Support Team, West Region OPP K-9 Unit and Huron County OPP detachment resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs, weapons, cash, and stolen property with a total value exceeding $123,000.
An investigation was initiated by members of the Huron County OPP detachment which led investigators to an address on Huron-Bruce Road.
Huron County Councillors Question The Response By The OPP To Illegal Dumping Of Hazardous Material At Mid-Huron Recycling Centre
by Bob Montgomery
Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan raised the issue of illegal dumping of hazardous material at Mid-Huron Recycling Centre at this week's county council meeting.
MacLellan says hazardous material was dumped at the gate of the Mid-Huron Recycling Centre and the OPP know the name of the company that dropped the material…
North Huron Is Looking At The Feasibility Of Expanding Childcare Services
by Bob Montgomery
The Municipality of North Huron is looking at their options for expanding their childcare service.
Reeve Paul Heffer says there is a provincial grant available that would help and they've been invited to submit an application. He says right now they've outgrown the facility they have in Wingham. They're very limited in what they can do there and they don't have a facility at all in Blyth, where they have a waiting list of over 100.
Heffer says at this point they're considering applying for the grant and they'll wait to see it that's successful. He says if they get a grant they would put a daycare centre in Blyth in 2025 and hope to improve the one they have in Wingham in 2026.
Heffer also points out, getting the facility is only part of the solution. They also have to find staff for the facility and that's a challenge now too.
Weekly Trivia Questions
The Grand Trunk Railway was opened in Huron County in what year?
a) 1885
b) 1827
c) 1858
d) 1877
The first female surgeon in Canada was born outside of Hensall, what was her name?
a) Dr Charlotte Whitehead Ross
b) Dr Harriett Brooks
c) Dr Jenny Stowe
d) Dr Jennie Smillie
Trivia questions courtesy of local historian and author David Yates.
Answers to last week’s questions:
Huron’s population boomed in the 1840s, growing from 5,224 in 1840, to 20,450 in 1848. Most of the new settlers came from other parts of Canada (7,400 to be exact). What country did most (5,832) of the other settlers come from?*
a) Scotland*
b) Ireland
c) Germany
d) England
The McCormick reaper was the first commercially successful machine to help farmers harvest grain. It was developed in the early 1800s by a Virginia-born inventor named Cyrus Hall McCormick. After what year did it make an appearance, and become common, in Huron County?*
a) 1810
b) 1820
c) 1830
d) 1840*
*According to ‘The Settlement of Huron County’ by James Scott