Category: Goderich Signal Star
Maitland Masonic Lodge donates to AMGH Foundation
GODERICH – The Alexandra Marine and General Hospital (AMGH) Foundation recently received a $10,000 donation from Maitland Masonic Lodge #33 in continued support of local health care. The foundation said the donation reflects the lodge’s commitment to strengthening the well-being of the community and ensuring access to high-quality care close to home. “Maitland Lodge #33 […]
New online illness-tracking tool was developed in Huron County
GODERICH – A new company founded by three Huron County residents recently launched an online dashboard that tracks illnesses in Ontario communities. Goderich residents Michael Daley, Alexandra Kasper and Chapin Korosec launched episense.ca on July 2, an online tool that uses publicly available health data and analyzes online trends to monitor illnesses, including COVID-19, measles, […]
Huron Historic Gaol marks 50 years as National Historic Site
GODERICH – Saved from the wrecking ball in the early 1970s, the Huron Historic Gaol is celebrating 50 years as a National Historic Site. The unique octagonal building operated as a jail from its opening with its first prisoner in 1841 until its closure in 1972, when it was scheduled to be demolished. Senior curator […]
Go Behind the Bars this summer at Huron Historic Gaol
HURON – History comes alive this summer at the Huron Historic Gaol with the return of Behind the Bars, an immersive evening tour experience that gives visitors a unique glimpse into life behind gaol walls between 1841 and 1921. Held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. throughout July and August, starting July […]
Trail Talk: Interesting discoveries along the way
I am always on the lookout for butterflies, so I notice a lot of moths and other insects. Two of the more interesting insects were an arotes amoenus parasitoid wasp and a black saddlebag dragonfly. The wasp has two very long antennae and four long white legs. There was no information about it other than […]