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It has been 10 years on the calendar since Blyth Festival Artistic Director Gil Garratt put the stories in his head onto the Memorial Hall stage. He wasn't even the head honcho for that season, Marion de Vries was.
Canada's Largest Travelling Barn Dance had its farewell show on Sunday afternoon, and a fine farewell it was. The sold-out performance was fittingly held at the Wingham Town Hall Theatre on Josephine Street
The Belmore Stingers are now the only undefeated team left in the Huron County Fastball League standings, with a record of 5-0 and 10 points, while the Milverton Millwrights remain the only winless team in the league, with a record of 0-2.
At the most recent Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) planning meeting, members of the Huron County Planning and Development Department presented a staff report to council on the ongoing update...
Faced with a price tag in excess of $5 million for a new pool and renovations to the pool house in Clinton, Central Huron Council decided on Tuesday night to excavate and fill in the pool and convert the area to green space.
Once upon a time, when Keith Roulston (one of the founders of the Blyth Festival - heard of him?) and I worked in the same office, we would discuss the plays of the Blyth Festival... though only after I'd written my review of the show.
For many years, Central Huron Secondary School (CHSS) has been offering high school students the chance to gain valuable work experience with local businesses through its popular co-op program.
The Dungannon Super Pull and Demo Derby just celebrated its 23rd anniversary weekend with another impressive demonstration of the horsepower arts.
Aaron Richmond - wait a minute, that's Dr. Aaron Richmond to you, pal - recently found himself feted by his family at The Blyth Inn to celebrate his recent academic achievements, which have been years in the making.
It was a memorable weekend for thousands who made their way to Goderich to get acquainted (or, in the case of many, reacquainted) with one of only two Lancaster bombers left in the world that can still fly.
The film BlackBerry didn't just win big at the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) - it won the biggest. With 14 wins, including Best Picture and Best Direction, BlackBerry is now the most awarded film in CSA history.
This fall, Blyth-based Renaissance man Duncan McGregor will be bringing Andy Sparling and James White's ambitious new play The Streamliners to The Livery Theatre.
Whitechurch's own Revel Beck may be coming to the end of her stint as a third grader, but she's not about to spend her summer slacking off.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has, over time, also been known as the Fugitive Slave Chapel, has been awarded twice more this year, thanks, in part, to the work of Blyth-based architect John Rutledge.
The second annual Huron County Pride Festival in Goderich on Saturday was a huge success. An impressive number of people came out to celebrate the inclusiveness of which Huron County is capable.
For its sixth and final chapter, The Kingsbridge Chronicles has fittingly decided to close the ring with Where Do We Go From Here? - which tells the tale of the Kingsbridge Centre itself...
Blyth Broomball is lucky to have not one, but two regional award winners in its midst after the recent Central West Ontario Broomball Association awards.
Just over a month ago, Herman and Marlene Mooy of Blyth were in Holland and they brought a piece of Canada with them to be part of the Dutch Liberation Day ceremony in Harderwijk, a city about 70 kilometres east of Amsterdam.
Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Albers is currently packing her bags for a trip to Prague, where she will be joined by 10,000 other dancers from over 50 countries to take part in the Dance World Cup (DWC).
Gabby Yu may not be the most outspoken 10-year-old in her fifth-grade class. Her diminutive voice certainly can't compete with all the commotion coming from the bustling kitchen of her parents' busy restaurant on Josephine Street.
Weeks before any of the actors arrive in Blyth to begin rehearsals, a variety of skilled designers have already been coming and going, armed only with copies of the script and notes from the director
For her first season at the Blyth Festival, Amanda Wong will be bringing her compassionate approach to costuming and eye for sustainable design to town.
Alison Lawrence is an accomplished actor and playwright with an impressive body of work, but she had her work cut out for her writing Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes as a joint production by the Peterborough area's 4th Line Theatre and...
Severn Thompson, who should be no stranger to Blyth Festival audiences, has had her hands full this past year. As a result, this season is a big one for her - full of professional and creative fulfillment.