Category: Huron County
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 […]
Trail Talk: An appreciation for iNaturalist
The smartphone app is an invaluable aid for species identification
AMGH nurses shine bright during Nurses Week
GODERICH – Alexandra Marine and General Hospital (AMGH) proudly marked Nurses Week with a series of events celebrating the dedication and hard work of their nursing staff. Huron Health System president and CEO Jimmy Trieu said celebrating Nurses Week allows the hospital to express “heartfelt gratitude” for the contributions of their nurses, and the vital […]
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 […]