LOCAL HEADLINES

To encourage residents in the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) area to become part of a long legacy of local tree planting, landowners may purchase trees through an online portal.

After recent reports that nearly half of Ontario’s Grade 6 students failed to meet the provincial standard in math, the Huron Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB) and the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) say it’s not all bad news.

Probus Goderich is a not-for-profit, non-political, social club that is part of a worldwide network of Probus clubs, founded by Rotary.

A return of Junior C hockey to Clinton is already generating strong community interest, following a well-attended annual general meeting held on January 14 at Libro Hall.

Since 1984, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) has presented the Conservationist of the Year Award, recognizing outstanding achievements in conservation and stewardship.

The recent cold spell reminded me of hiking in the subzero conditions.  My first experience of a Canadian winter was when I landed in Labrador City on January 1, 1968.  My first purchase was a Canadian Parka.

Weekly drop-in Flow Tai Chi focuses on breathwork and living in the present moment.

To continue support of the Goderich Track Rebuild Campaign, members of the committee issued a challenge for the month of January to get 2,000 donations of $26 (or more).

While respiratory illness season is in full swing, Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) provides residents with simple prevention measures that can help protect the health of the entire community.

The Goderich Co-op Gallery is pleased to host art students from three Huron County high schools during January and the first half of February.

A total of $21,185,778 has been invested by the provincial government to help renew and rehabilitate more critical infrastructure for municipalities in Huron and Bruce counties.

United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) will host the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) walk on Saturday, February 28 in Goderich.

Fincher’s - the name says it all. No one asks where it is or what you can purchase there. To some, Fincher’s was a newsstand, others it was a bookstore, a Goderich swag store and still others called it a toy store or model shop.

The Menesetung Bridge was closed to all traffic, including pedestrians and cyclists in April for nearly 20 weeks and on December 10, the Menesetung Bridge Association (MBA) officially reopened.

Goderich Lions Young Canada Week seemed like a storied institution by the year 2010, maintaining its position as the longest running minor hockey tournament in Canada. With teams arriving each March Break to compete in an event that blended small-town hospitality with a big-game atmosphere, it continued to be the kind of tournament that players, coaches and fans would long remember. With the local Lions Club combining with Goderich Minor Hockey to co-host the event, supported

Today, the world population is over eight billion people and more than one billion, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. Of those with a disability, 80 per cent live in developing countries.

With the closest MRI machines in Owen Sound, London, and Stratford, residents of Huron County must travel significant distances for possibly life-changing scans.

The Goderich Lions Young Canada Week (YCW) hockey tournament started its journey into the 2000s on a very positive note.

Swet Gandhi grew up helping his parents with their respective businesses, which grew into a passion of wanted to own his own business one day.

‘A Huron County Christmas Carol’ has returned for the third time to the Blyth Festival stage, bringing a local touch to the beloved Dicken’s classic.