Category: Huron County
Letter: Stop Doug Ford’s Bill 5
Imagine the Town of Goderich was declared a special economic zone under the Ford government’s proposed Bill 5. Let’s say the private luxury spa that took over Ontario Place wanted to build a second spa on the currently public Goderich beach. Or perhaps a developer wanted to expropriate a vast tract of Huron County’s most […]
Judge blasts driver for police chase from Grand Bend to Windsor
SARNIA — A young Windsor man who led various police units throughout Southwestern Ontario on a wild high-speed chase from Grand Bend to his hometown last summer called it an extremely foolish mistake. “I’ve learned a very valuable lesson through all this,” Jakob Monforton said to a Sarnia judge as he was being fined $4,000 […]
Trail Talk: Dragonflies, butterflies and plants
Some spring sightings of uncommon dragonfly and butterfly species
Nuclear Innovation Institute hosts panel discussion on mental health
In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) hosted an event focused on mental health in the Clean Energy Frontier region of Bruce, Grey and Huron counties and local Indigenous communities. “We have a very strong network of mental health and addiction support throughout the region,” said Shannon Reinelt, […]
Lake Huron shoreline becomes a classroom for Goderich students
GODERICH – Goderich District collegiate institute students had the recent chance to use Lake Huron as their classroom during a shoreline tour with local environmental experts. Guides shared the impacts of historical bluff erosion, discussed sustainable agricultural practices, toured engineered protection structures and participated in hands-on restoration of dune vegetation. The Wednesday, April 30, tour […]