Mikayla Ansley s Kindness Matters has won the grand prize in the Lions Clubs International peace essay contest. This is the first time that a Blyth Lions Club-sponsored participant has triumphed on the world stage.
At last night s North Huron Council meeting, council approved the purchase of two parcels of land at the north end of Queen Street for a new fire hall and public works building.
Carl Stevenson of Blyth is now the president of the Blyth Festival Art Gallery and is looking forward to a strong and diverse first season this summer.
Last week, the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund (DMMF) handed out a number of awards under its Order of the Good Samaritan Awards umbrella, honouring several local volunteers for their efforts in the community.
Phil Beard of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority thinks some great progress has been made on bringing the details of the Carbon Footprint Initiative (CFI) to the provincial government.
Seven-year-old Bridget McCallum from North Woods Elementary School won the reserve-champion title for her chocolate chip cookies at the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies convention over the weekend.
The Tanner Steffler Foundation is bringing mental health advocate and long-time Canadian sports broadcaster Michael Landsberg to Mitchell this April on the heels of three successful events in Huron County in the spring of 2017.
Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador Amanda Morrison has come away from the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) annual convention excited for the summer and with a whole host of new friends.
At its Feb. 5 meeting, Huron East Council approved its annual roster of grants, but not before some small changes were made and larger ones were suggested for the future.
District 8 Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation Educational Support Staff (ESS) from the Avon-Maitland District School Board, alongside other educational professionals, held a demonstration...
Huron East Council has authorized the use of $25,000 of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Recreation Committee s budget for a Campaign Coaches feasibility study ahead of the expansion and renovation of the community centre.
The impact of the 2017 International Plowing Match (IPM) in Walton will now live on for the next quarter-century thanks to the creation of the new legacy fund.
After a closed-to-the-public session during its council meeting Monday night, North Huron Township Council announced it would be attempting to negotiate the purchasing of land for the construction of the joint fire hall and public works facility in Blyth.
Kayla Black is putting her experience as a goaltender in the American collegiate hockey system to good use, running a clinic for local goalies through the Blyth and Brussels Minor Hockey Association.
A broken pipe in the sprinkler system at Blyth Memorial Hall led to an evacuation of the building last Friday and may result in some damage to the facility.
Lisa Thompson and Randy Pettapiece, MPPs for Huron-Bruce and Perth-Wellington, respectively, left Blyth encouraged last Friday after an agriculture roundtable held at Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company.
Approximately 100 people made their voices heard last week at a special meeting regarding potential locations for Blyth s new fire hall and public utilities building and it was clear the community supported neither of the presented options.
Two community-minded business ventures have found a new home in the former Cinnamon Jim s building in Brussels; a café called Mitch and Mama s Café and the Homegrown Food Bank project.
North Huron Council has given direction to staff to cut the current budget increase of nearly 20 per cent in half before the next round of budget reviews.
The Tanner Steffler Foundation has had a productive first year and, as Bell Let s Talk Day rolls around once again, organizers are now looking towards the future of the foundation.
Huron East Council is considering lending its support to the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre renovation committee after a presentation on Jan. 22.
Local photographer Hannah Dickie has been working for years on a project she hopes will connect with rural audiences and introduce urban residents to the joys of rural living.
The Blyth Lions Club s annual co-ed snow volleyball tournament is entering its 10th year with this year s event set for Saturday, Feb. 24 at Blyth Lions Park.
Earlier this month, Canada s National Women s Under-18 hockey team captured gold by winning a hard-fought final against perennial adversaries, the United States of America, by a score of 3-2.
The Maitland Mills Association has now officially been struck after members and guests toured the two sites on Jan. 18. that the group aims to rehabilitate.
After taking on the project herself in 2016, and her father tackling it on in 2017, Brussels Olivia McCarter is once again trying to have Brussels named the annual Kraft Hockeyville competition winner.
The presidency of the Brussels Agricultural Society is still up in the air after the organization held its annual meeting on Friday night as there were no takers for the top position.
Blyth Cowbell Brewing Co. is the 2018 recipient of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Sponsorship Award, named at the prestigious Wood Design & Building Awards, announced by Wood Design & Building Magazine.
After the successful launch of Way of the Passive Fist last year, Blyth native Orie Falconer has shifted his attention to Mighty Fight Federation, a different video game he s co-creating with long-time friend Julian Spillane.
The creators of The Pigeon King were back in Huron County over the weekend to record an album of music from the famed Blyth Festival-commissioned show that will be on the National Arts Centre stage this spring.
As 2018 turned to 2019, Blyth artist Kelly Stevenson began sharing her newest creations with the world: posters for the Blyth Festival s five main stage shows for this upcoming season.
Sandi Brock, a sheep farmer from the Staffa area, spoke to the Huron County Beef Producers at their annual meeting on Jan. 9 at the Brussels Legion about connecting with people through social media.
Though competition was stiff and wins were hard to find, the Blyth Brussels Novice Rep Crusaders had a great experience at the International Silver Stick tournament in Pelham over the weekend.
In an indicting comment to a letter stating convicted murderer, Kevin Carter of Wingham, was relying on his faith while in prison, Superior Court Justice Bruce Thomas said One wonders where your faith was on March 29, 2018.
Central Huron Secondary School (CHSS) held its annual winter co-op supervisors breakfast and tech open house last Friday, welcoming co-op students and their employers.
Mikayla Ansley of Blyth has won the Lions Clubs International s Multiple District A peace essay contest, meaning she will represent the area at the world competition this July in Italy.
It s unexpectedly quiet in the Silver Corners Inc., sow barn owned by Dennis and Tara Terpstra. There s some grunting and a few clangs from the electronic sow feeders (ESF) but no sounds of fighting or agitation.
The transition to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) covering Wingham is set to commence in February, however the final bill for the changeover has increased according to North Huron Chief Administrative Officer Dwayne Evans.
Blyth s main street has taken some significant steps forward with businesses moving and opening over the last several years, however at the start of 2019, the community s culinary offerings have been reduced.
The Huron County Public Works Department and BM Ross are in the final stages of preparing for a massive urban renewal project for County Road 12 through Seaforth.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, over 100 libraries were built in Ontario with Carnegie library grants. Two of these were in Seaforth and Brussels.
As the plans currently stand, it will cost approximately $4.5 million for the renovation and expansion of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre.
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson and two additional provincial ministers were in Clinton on Friday to break ground on a new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) station across the street from the Clinton fire hall.
The Brussels Santa Claus parade, as well as accompanying ice time and time with the man in red himself at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, were held in Brussels on Saturday night.
The Huron County 4-H Leaders Association Awards Program was held at the Seaforth Agriplex late last month, recognizing 4-H members for their efforts throughout the year.
A sure sign that the holidays are drawing close is the annual Community Christmas Choral Concert put on by the Brussels Ministerial. The event features singing groups from Brussels-area churches
Seaforth Councillor Bob Fisher is Huron East s new deputy-mayor, besting two others who put their names forward at the inaugural meeting of Huron East Council on Dec. 4.
The recent, significant renovations at M.G.M. Townsend Tire outside of Londesborough have had one focus above all else: providing a more complete customer service.
The new Central Huron Council was officially installed on Monday afternoon with seven of the eight faces returning to the table, with the addition of Michael Russo as a councillor in the west ward.
In the wake of the cancellation of the Festival of Wizardry going forward, companies and community groups are holding bills that Transfigured Town Inc. is not able to pay according to documents obtained by The Citizen.
This year s Citizen of the Year Award winners Carl Nesbitt for Blyth and its surrounding communities and Doug Sholdice for Brussels and its surrounding communities were celebrated last week at a special event held at Memorial Hall in Blyth.
Businesses in Blyth s downtown core may see some relief from the thrice-weekly scheduled snow removal schedule North Huron implemented several years ago, however the sentiment from the outgoing council was the suggested changes don t go far enough.
The Huron Manufacturing Association held its annual awards gala last week in Brussels at the Four Winds Barn, honouring several local businesses for their hard work, talent and innovation.
With the expiration of the existing five-year fire protection agreement looming, Central Huron again finds itself at the negotiation table with North Huron.
The 2019 Blyth Festival season was officially announced at the Festival s annual fundraising dinner and auction on Oct. 18, featuring five main-stage shows, two of which will be world premieres.
The 2018-2019 Wingham Regional Midget Silver Stick tournament held in Wingham and Blyth wrapped up over the weekend with Mitchell capturing the B title and Norwich taking the C title.
While Blyth s Carla Pawitch is generally pleased with her work at the Ultimate Fitness Event (UFE) World Championships in Toronto earlier this month, she failed to come back with her professional card a goal she d set for herself.
The potential location of the new hall for the Fire Department of North Huron and Blyth Public Works Department building has come under fire from neighbouring residents.
The Huron County Planning and Development Department is working to close a loophole in the planning process that saw two different policies contradict one another.
Saturday night s Ladies Harvest Social at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre has realized an estimated $8,000 profit for the Brussels Agricultural Society.
After a successful fashion show and week-long fundraising sale, Christine McGrath of Christine s Clothes Closet in Wingham reports that $3,600 was raised for the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation.
Local students Sam Hubbard and Lacey Papple received the Travel Fellowship Award at Central Huron Secondary School s convocation for their humanitarian efforts earlier this year.
The Rural Talks to Rural (R2R) Conference, a production of the Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity, looked to the past to tackle some very modern problems with the recreation of the old Farm Radio Forum.
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Central Huron Secondary School (CHSS) in Clinton held its commencement ceremony on Friday night, handing out graduating class awards to dozens of students.
F.E. Madill Secondary School handed out its 2018 commencement awards on Friday night, leading with naming Caleb Petersen the school s Valedictorian for the year.
On Saturday, the Blyth Festival wrapped up its 44th successful season one week later than originally anticipated thanks to an extended, sold-out run of The New Canadian Curling Club.
The Brussels Terry Fox Run was held on Sunday and the Bowles family were out to take part in the event. The event is co-hosted by the Brussels Lions Club and the Brussels Optimist Club. It raised over $6,600 this year
The Huron County Plowing Match, held on the Thompson family farm just outside of Clinton, was a success on all fronts according to Huron County Plowmen s Association President Margaret Vincent.
Lucas Townsend and Paul Dodds will be representing Huron County in competitive plowing for the next year after claiming victory in the Junior and Senior categories at the 91st annual Huron County Plowing Match.
After a full year as the Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador, Erin McMahon s duties in the position have drawn to a close after a performance at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) that will make her hometown supporters proud.
Belgrave-area athlete Ryan Jacklin has continued to make his mark on the track and field community with two gold medals and one bronze medal win at the 2018 Royal Canadian Legion s National Youth Track and Field Championships.
Seth Nichol of Brussels is taking his love of engines and cars and getting creative with GasPains TV, a show focused on putting engines on all kinds of vehicles.
The Brussels Tigers bested the Linwood Chiefs in a low-scoring 2-1 final game to win the A-A championshiop the Brussels squad s own 47th annual Men s Invitational Fastball Tournament to keep the top honours at home.
After a lengthy closed-to-the-public session on Monday night, North Huron Council approved three separate motions labelling the Emergency Services Training Centre (ESTC), south of Blyth, and the Blyth and East Wawanosh Public Works yards surplus
Terry Snell is currently cycling across Canada to raise both money and awareness for Alzheimer s Disease and other forms of dementia and last week he arrived in his hometown of Clinton to a hero s welcome.
The Blyth Lions hosted a special fundraiser for the Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey Association on Sunday with Olympian and Blyth native Justin Peters signing autographs and showing off some of his gear from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
While rain truncated the event, the Brussels Tigers, for the third time in four years, hosted the Australian Junior Men s Steelers softball team on June 27.
While North Huron Council has oficially decided to go with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to provide service in Wingham, it s still possible it won t happen, which is making planning difficult for the municipality s police services board.
The Tanner Steffler Foundation has now had a direct impact on the mental health landscape of Huron County with the creation of a pilot project with two local school boards.
Renowned musician Tommy Hunter, known as Canada s Country Gentleman , was in Blyth Saturday night as he was honoured by the Barn Dance Society with its Pioneer Award.
The Citizen was honoured provincially on Friday night with a first-place finish in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association s Better Newspapers Competition.
Last week, The Hullett Central Public School Advisory Council s (SAC) carnival fundraiser raised a total of $14,500, which will help install new playground equipment at the school by the end of this month.
Mitchell Godkin may be on the cusp of a technological breakthrough with his new venture, Leadbury Bat Co., and a new bat-drying method that is yielding tremendous results.
The culmination of years of hard work and determination came to fruition on Sunday with the grand opening of the Huron Residential Hospice just west of Clinton.
Long-time sports broadcaster and mental health awareness advocate Michael Landsberg spent May 3 speaking to over 1,400 Huron County residents and he says it was time well spent.
The Huron Arts and Heritage Network handed out its annual Cultural Awards on Friday night at Memorial Hall and a number of local projects and people were honoured.
The F.E. Madill Secondary School Junior Rugby Team welcomed visitors from British Columbia last week, just a short while after visiting the western province themselves.
Blyth native Holly Howson has just returned from a volunteer trip in Ecuador and she s standing on the edge of what she hopes will be a life full of travelling the world.
Last week, the Blyth Brussels Novice Rep Crusaders topped off a back-and-forth series with the Minto Mad Dogs with a 4-3 victory en route to the Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) crown.
The Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company-sponsored cycling team raised $8,250 for the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada on Saturday thanks to 16 members cycling in place on their trainers for eight hours in the brewery s Threshers Hall on Saturday.
The Blyth Brussels Atom Rep Crusaders brought home the Western Ontario Athletics Aassociation (WOAA) championship last Thursday, besting Goderich 3-2 in overtime to take their series against the Sailors two games to one.
The committee behind last September s International Plowing Match (IPM) held its final all-chairs meeting last week and whether it was attendance figures, banding together in the face of adversity or donating money to local charities
He was wandering outside New Orleans pizza in Clinton when pizzeria owner, Judith Damsma, saw him. He had put his boots and a pair of socks on a picnic table and was walking around the parking lot wearing a rather worn pair of socks.
