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Historical Bainton's building comes down in Blyth

Last week, the Bainton's building came down after being fenced off for more than a week. The well-known store had not been in operation for several years and, as a result of the condition of the building...

Brussels Bangers take over first place in fastball league

After a months-long hold on first place, the Sebringville Sting are now in fourth place in the Huron County Fastball League standings. In first? The Brussels Bangers.

HCPM26: Huron's young women to compete for Queen of the Furrow, Princess crowns

At this year's Huron County Plowing Match, three young women will be competing for the title of Huron County Queen of the Furrow. Here is what you need to know about them.

The Citizen's 2026 Salute to Agriculture

This year's Salute to Agriculture special issue includes feature stories on all aspects of agriculture in Huron County and beyond, from the NDP leadership campaign of Huron County's Tony McQuail to the next Bruce County IPM to the operations of...

2026 Blyth Festival Salute

The 2026 Blyth Festival Salute highlights this season of the Blyth Festival: the shows, the performers, the playwrights, the directors and all of the other folks who help make the Blyth Festival a destination in the world of Canadian theatre.

Huron County Plowing Match 2026 Special Issue

This special issue of The Citizen includes everything you need to know about this year's Huron County Plowing Match, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 20 and Friday, Aug. 21 at Underwood Farms in Turnberry Township

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Blyth native leads historic orchestra at Vancouver's Unison Festival

Monday, July 6, 2026

Blyth native Jackie Falconer - alongside over 100 of her closest friends - made history at the Unison Festival in Vancouver as she led Unison Choruses Canada's first-ever two-spirit, trans, non-binary (2STNB) Festival Ensemble to much fanfare.

'Dry Streak brings the laughs, rural charm to the Blyth Festival season

Sunday, July 5, 2026

Dry Streak, the lone show in this year's Blyth Festival season that has already been produced, is perhaps the only light-hearted, family-friendly, wholesome farming theatre experience that also includes the promise of a woman running naked...

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Remembering the Bainton family - From the Cluttered Desk with Keith Roulston

Driving into town on the weekend I was shocked to see a pile of rubble where Bainton Limited had formerly stood. On thinking about it, I knew it was going to happen. Construction fences had earlier been installed around the empty building, but...

Lost Together - Shawn's Sense with Shawn Loughlin

Last Thursday, I watched a building come down that held a lot of history within its walls. Now, the majority of that history happened before I was a Huron County resident, but hearing some people talk about their experiences with Bainton's, it just...