Category: Huron County
Crawl and Chords event raises $7,680 for local charities
GODERICH – Two local organizations are celebrating a generous boost in support thanks to the success of Crawl and Chords, a lively pub crawl held recently in Goderich. Hosted by several community-minded restaurants, the event brought locals together for an unforgettable evening of music, food and fun — all in support of two important local causes. […]
Rally Fore the Cure Huron planning June 22 fundraising golf tourney
GODERICH – Building on last year’s successful golf tournament and fundraising that resulted in a $10,500 donation to the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Foundation for the hospital’s mammography program, Rally Fore the Cure Huron is busy raising funds in conjunction with its annual golf tournament. Just a few days after golf tournament registration opened April 1,, organizers said the tournament was full, […]
Spring Hike, Plant and Compost Sale another success
GODERICH – Despite the amazingly deep blanket of snow that our “old-fashioned” winter provided this year, area gardens proved their resilience and adaptability. And thanks to the care of their persevering gardeners, there was an abundance of choice at this year’s John Hindmarsh Environmental Trust Fund and Maitland Trail Association event Saturday, May 10. The […]
Farmers unite! The Patrons of Industry in Huron
In early November 1890, at Ashfield Township’s sectional school No. 5, the first lodge of the Patrons of Industry was formed in Huron County when 35 farmers appended their name to the charter. It was a radical movement that sought to combine farmers, urban labourers and tradesmen into a united movement to fight tariffs, monopolies […]
George G. Newton Nature Reserve trail opening included guided tours
CENTRAL HURON – The land for the George G. Newton Nature Reserve was donated by the Osbaldeston family in 1982 to Ontario Nature — then the Federation of Ontario Naturalists — with the stipulation it be managed as a nature reserve. Huron Bruce Nature, formerly the Huron Fringe Field Naturalists, began stewardship of the property […]