South Huron’s finances are in good shape with debt levels well below the limits set by the province, according to the latest external auditor’s report. “The end of the year in 2025 gave you a good footing for 2026,” Paul Seebach of Seebach and Company told a recent council meeting.

How Bluewater should manage growth, housing pressures and rising costs took centre stage as the municipality’s two mayoral candidates joined its acclaimed future deputy mayor for a public forum on the next council term.

Voters in the Stephen ward of South Huron will choose from three candidates that have already served terms on council and one new contender. Ward 1 Stephen elects two representatives on the council, and also votes for mayor and deputy mayor of the municipality. The deputy mayor’s position this election has been filled by acclamation by the current incumbent, Jim Dietrich.

In northern climes, the transition from the harvest season to winter has always been a dramatic one for its inhabitants. The landscape gives way from harvest shades, fall flowers, and in this area, bursts of glorious, brilliant colours in forests with sugar maple trees, as the season ushers in a darker palette.

It was a full house at the Lucan Biddulph Community Memorial Centre on Thursday, Oct. 8, as residents gathered to hear from the candidates in the upcoming municipal election. A group of community volunteers, led by Colin Whitehead, hosted an all candidates meeting that included a mixture of questions directed at each of the candidates, as well as a period of questions from the audience. Topics ranged from managing growth to future plans for the Granton fire station.

I’ve always believed that Thanksgiving is a particularly special day. In Canada we celebrate occasions stemming from traditions that have shifted over generations. Some are born from religious practices, some are secular, and some stray so far from one origin that they become something new entirely. Thanksgiving, I think, has become a holiday that is truly unique.