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Over the weekend, at the 44th annual Toronto Leaside March Match-up tournament, the U11 A Huron Heat made it to the Pool B championship game, but they fell to the host Toronto Leaside Wildcats by a score of 2-0, settling for silver after a solid campaign.
Huron East Council has taken the next step in the process of approving its budget, essentially giving staff the go-ahead to prepare a bylaw for formal adoption at a meeting next month...
Council for the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry adopted its 2025 budget in principle, approving a five per cent increase to the municipal tax rate.
For too many Ontarians, the first time they encounter a municipal planner is the moment they need something from one, whether it be a minor bylaw variance or a major zoning change.
At an agriculturally-oriented Huron-Bruce all-candidates meeting (ACM) in Teeswater last month, Green Party candidate and organic farmer Matthew Van Ankum made more than a few interesting points about the politics of farming...
As the "Buy Canadian" movement has caught fire amidst trade war tensions, the imposition of tariffs and a general souring of the relationship between Canada and its neighbours to the south, many can count themselves lucky to be residents...
These days, more and more folks are looking to keep it local while grocery shopping, and for the people of Blyth, it's harder to go any more local than the produce from G.L. Hubbard Ltd, located right on Dinsley Street.
Last year, when Ripley's Hannah MacDonald travelled to Toronto to represent her community at the Canadian National Exhibition's (CNE) Ambassador Competition, she brought with her...
In last year's Salute to Agriculture, The Citizen's Scott Stephenson celebrated The Rural Voice for its decades of telling the region's agricultural stories and tales of the rural way of life.
Huron County has a rich artistic history and many of its talented and visionary artists - from the landscapes of Jack McLaren and the portraits of Reuben Sallows to the contemporary art of Ron and Bev Walker, William Creighton, Michele Miller...
For over 160 years, the village of Lucknow has been celebrating its local farming community by holding a fall fair. Over that time, a lot has changed in the world of agriculture, and the fall fair has changed right alongside it.
On a cold day in early December, The Citizen followed a hot tip to the Gross family farm in Auburn. The word on the street was that Holly Gross and her Southdown lamb, Marlee, had just won Grand Champion Lamb in the Junior Sheep Show...
I'll begin this feature in an unlikely spot by thanking Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb. As the long-time MP handed out King Charles Coronation Medals to 20 worthy people from Huron and Bruce Counties earlier this month...
Earlier this month, as is tradition, the Brussels Skating Club held its annual year-end showcase, allowing its young skaters to show off to their parents, grandparents, siblings and members of the community all that they've learned over the winter.
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb recently honoured 20 worthy volunteers and community members from both Huron and Bruce Counties with King Charles Coronation Medals, recognizing the work of pillars of the community and all they've accomplished.
Members of the Central Huron Fire Department's hockey team took on a team of former professional hockey players on Saturday, all in the service of raising money for the Huron Residential Hospice.
Five Huron Heat teams have qualified for the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) provincial championships, set to be held on the weekend of April 11-13 in the Toronto area: they are the U9 B, U9 C, U11 C, U13 B and U13 C Heat teams.
The U11 Rep Blyth Brussels Crusaders had a good weekend in Huntsville, making it to the finals of the annual Knights of Columbus Tournament, falling only to the Millbrook Stars in the championship game by a score of 5-2.
On Mar. 14, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) Council held a special meeting to collectively review and discuss the proposed 2025 budget.
Monday was St. Patrick's Day and, as has quickly become tradition, it was a busy weekend for The Lucky Charms, a local band fronted by Blyth's Joe Gahan, left, which specializes in the music of Ireland.
On Monday night, Central Huron passed its 2025 budget, largely unchanged from its last presentation, which includes a tax rate increase for Central Huron purposes of 5.01 per cent, equating to a total tax rate increase of 3.9 per cent...
On March 17, North Huron held a mandatory public meeting as one of the last steps in the finalization of its 2025 budget. No members of the public chose to attend the meeting, and council voted to approve the final draft of the budget as it was presented.
One of the most reliably enjoyable events held at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex (NHWCC) is the Wingham Skating Club's (WSC) annual ice show.
Wing Night at the Lucknow Legion is always a good time, and even more so when there's a little bit of entertainment after dinner.