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.
After only a few months, the Seaforth-based Tanner Steffler Foundation is working towards improving the mental health and addiction services in Huron County.
CIBC CEO Victor Dodig has committed his company to $1,500 per year to the Blyth Festival for the next three years after an empassioned plea from a current employee.
Local resident Dan Fritz has created a petition asking that Huron East Council reallocate $150,000 from the sale of the former Brussels Public School as seed money for needed renovations at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre.
Shindig, one of Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company s beers, will now be served all year in the Ontario Legislative dining room after being voted best lager by MPPs, cabinet ministers and legislative staff.
Now into its 43rd year, the Blyth Festival Art Gallery will continue its mandate of presenting quality art work to the Huron County community as well as to visiting theatre-goers through its schedule of exhibitions for 2018.
Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) students from four area secondary schools visited Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company on March 22 and March 26 to learn about the advancements that went into constructing the company s facility on the south end of Blyth.
The North Huron Heat Seekers, comprised of members of the Blyth and Wingham Firefighters Associations, faced off against the Huron OPP Ice Hogs at the Blyth and District Community Centre on Saturday as part of a fundraiser for Victim Services
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 Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre welcomed many guest program instructors for its March Break activities including a special goat yoga event later in the week and, on Wednesday, a special painting program.
Central Huron s tax rate will not be increasing for the sixth year in a row, despite a multi-million-dollar increase in year-over-year spending. It has decreased for the last five years and is breaking even in the 2018 budget.
The Brussels Curling Club held its awards and social evening on Friday night at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre in the upstairs meeting room. The group of over 30 gathered for a social time before enjoying a delicious potluck meal...
The Blyth Business Improvement Area s (BIA) executive is pursuing multiple funding applications to Regional Tourism Organization 4 (RTO4) to enhance Blyth.
The Pigeon King will fly again this season at the Blyth Festival thanks to a $60,000 grant through Celebrate Ontario 2018, a provincial program to celebrate diversity, heritage and culture.
Illusionist Lucas Wilson and his assistant Kelly DeFilla were in Wingham on Saturday for a pair of shows thanks to the Wingham Knights of Columbus. They played to a standing room-only crowd of young people and their parents in the afternoon
Huron County has 31 employees on its Sunshine List for 2017, which outlines the salaries of public employees who made over $100,000 throughout the year. This is up just one person from the 30 employees on the county s list in 2016.
Thanks to inches of rain, warmer temperatures and a lot of foot traffic over the course of the day, the Blyth Lions Club s annual snow volleyball tournament quickly descended into an event of muddy proportions.
The Emergency Services Training Centre (ESTC) has been left in a bad situation after staff turnover at the site damaged its reputation according to Fire Department of North Huron (FDNH) Deputy-Chief Chad Kregar.
Increases in farm land taxes and worries over changes in the Natural Heritage Plan for Huron County were the among the issues discussed at the Huron County Federation of Agriculture (HCFA) Local Politicians Forum held Feb. 23 at the Clinton Legion.
While flood waters across the province may have claimed one life and caused significant damage to infrastructure, northern Huron County has escaped the worst of the damage, despite extremely high volumes of water moving through the area.
The Majestic Women s Institute (WI) in Brussels marked the recent passing of WI Day on Feb. 19 by donating to the Books, Blankets and Bears project and handing over a large number of mostly handmade stuffed animals, blankets and other toys
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.
While a final total has yet to be reached, the Brussels Optimist Club estimates that over $30,000 was raised for the Tanner Steffler Foundation on Saturday night.
Organizers feel the first meeting of the new Brussels singing group was overwhelmingly positive with nearly 40 residents in attendance last week at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre.
Central Huron Council has granted Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company a two-year temporary use bylaw to host outdoor concerts, sports events and activities, subject to a number of conditions and amendments.
Long-time Blyth Fire Chief Paul Josling will be honoured this May by the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund, an organization with which he had been intimately involved since its inception until the time of his death.
Bryan Morton is passionate about old barns. In fact, according to family lore, he was almost born in one. More than half a century later, Bryan is combining his love of agricultural history and a desire to give back to his community by building Four Winds
As is her annual tradition, Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson recently handed out her Remarkable Citizen awards at a special event in Teeswater. Several locals were honoured for their contributions to their communities.
In response to the announcement that the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Branch will close later this year, a group of concerned citizens has started a petition urging the corporation to change its mind.
After even further review, the Huron County Public Works Department is sticking with its recommendation that the Blyth intersection of Blyth and London Roads does not need traffic signals.
Justin Peters, a Blyth native and alumni of the Blyth Minor Hockey system, is one of three goaltenders named to the Canadian men s hockey team destined for next month s Olympics in South Korea.
Within the next few weeks, Household Games will release Way of the Passive Fist on all major game platforms. It has been a labour of love for the team, which includes Blyth native Orie Falconer who designed the game s music and sound effects.
With feedback from community stakeholders, Natural Interest, a fledgling company hoping to provide investment solutions for sustainable farming in Ontario, has some momentum behind it after a special event held in Blyth last week.
Belgrave s Shawn and Katie Cottrill came home from Charlotte, North Carolina, the site for the World Curling Tour Mixed Doubles bonspiel, with some new hardware as they took first place
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Blyth Branch will be merging with the Wingham branch and closing its doors for the final time Sept. 20 at 5 p.m.
Ric McBurney was named the 2017 Citizen of the Year for Blyth and he received his plaque commemorating his win at last week s Blyth Lions Club meeting.
Brussels-area resident Elaine Armstrong was named the Citizen of the Year recipient for Brussels in 2017. She received her commemorative plaque on Sunday during a service at Melville Presbyterian Church in Brussels
Huron County Council is now considering the county s potential involvement in the Carbon Footprint Initiative, an energy-saving program rolled out through the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority.
Jim and Lois Lee will be closing Cinnamon Jim s in Brussels for good on Dec. 30, but plan to go out with a bang with what they re calling The Last Polka.
The Fire Department of North Huron is in a major state of flux after last night s staff meeting, which saw Deputy-Chiefs Matt Townsend and Chad Kregar and eight captains resign and the rest of the department walk out.
Keith and Jill Roulston, founders of The Citizen, The Rural Voice and Stops Along The Way, were honoured with a special retirement open house at Memorial Hall on Saturday.
For his fourth season at the helm of the Blyth Festival, Artistic Director Gil Garratt is turning to relationships new and old to tell the community s stories.
Award-winning Blyth chef Peter Gusso is expanding his food empire into Goderich with the purchase of The Bistro on The Square in Huron County s biggest town.
Continuing on an upward trend for the Blyth Festival, more people attended a performance this year than did last year according to Artistic Director Gil Garratt.
The 2017 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) is pleased to confirm 2017 was a very successful Match. The IPM welcomed 76,546 visitors over the shortened four days of the IPM.
One of the brightest jewels in the crown of last week s International Plowing Match (IPM) in Walton was a visit from Justin and Sophie Trudeau and their children on Friday.
Jim Prior of Brussels has become the latest local Lions Club member to receive the Melvin Jones Fellowship, which is the highest form of recognition from Lions International.
Almost two years since the accident that left her paralyzed from the chest town, Blyth s Julie Sawchuk is seeing some dramatic progress in her recovery.
Due to current enrolment at Hullett Central and Clinton Public School, Grade 7-8 students may find themselves attending Central Huron Secondary School in the coming years.
A small delegation of Blyth representatives travelled to Ottawa last week with a message of rural revitalization and left a pretty good impression according to many observers.
Brussels-area native James Speer overcame stiff competition, some last-minute medical issues and nervousness to claim his spot as top Grade 1-3 public speaker in the province.
After months of planning, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands took part in several events in Goderich on Sunday, speaking to thousands who came out to see her.
Morris-Turnberry, pending the approval of the Ontario Fire Marshal, will be buying a portion of the Brussels Station of the Huron East Fire Department.
In just under a year and a half, the brainchild of Blyth s Doug Scrimgeour has resulted in an estimated over $15 million worth of used fire and emergency medical services (EMS) equipment being repurposed to Mexico.
Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company will be North America s first carbon-neutral brewery and Vice-President Grant Sparling says that was one of the company s earliest goals.
