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Khalid said in his report that detours
will be established around the work
on the Seaforth main street.
Truck traffic, he said, will be
intercepted on Highway 8 and
Highway 4, provided with an
opportunity to route around the
community. Local traffic, he said,
will be detoured through
Egmondville by way of Bayfield
Street, Front Street, William Street,
Isabelle Street and Brantford Street
and trucks will not be permitted on
the detour.
After speaking to Huron County
Council on Jan. 2 in Goderich,
Khalid said he planned to speak to
Huron East Council at its Jan. 8
meeting in Seaforth, following by a
public information centre on
Jan. 15 from 3-7 p.m. at the
Seaforth and District Community
Centre. There will be a
presentation, he said, between 3:30-
5:30 p.m.
He also said that he will be
updating Huron County Council,
Huron East Council and the Seaforth
BIA along the way.
Seaforth road work
will result in detours
2018 a good year for Huron stewardship: White
Stewardship and the preservation
of natural resources in Huron
County has had another good year
according to Huron County
Stewardship Co-ordinator and
Biologist Rachel White.
White spoke to Huron County
Council at its Jan. 2 meeting,
outlining the successes of the several
initiatives she fronts on behalf of the
county. In addition to her work on
behalf of the county, she also works
with the Huron Clean Water Project,
the Conservation Committee and the
Huron Stewardship Council.
The Huron Stewardship Council,
she said, focuses on biodiversity and
wildlife research, land stewardship
(forestry and woodlot management),
youth initiatives and partnership
building.
She said that the wildlife research
being conducted by the council has
attracted national attention, as well
as increased levels of funding from
upper-tier governments. Specifi-
cally, White said that Huron is home
to the eastern hog-nosed snake,
which is listed as being “threatened”
on Ontario’s Species at Risk list.
She also said that the county’s
flora diversity is the envy of other
regions. There are many plants that
are rather common in Huron County,
but are scarcely found anywhere
outside of the region.
The CBC has covered the
council’s efforts with the eastern
hog-nosed snake and the council’s
turtle release was covered by CTV
and attracted nearly 1,000 to the
annual event, held in South Huron.
If that many people are attending a
turtle release event, White told
councillors, it’s clear that
environmental activities are
important to local residents.
The council has also worked
extensively on land stewardship in
the county, seeing tremendous
success with the Trees Beyond
Goderich program that aimed to
plant trees in the Benmiller area
after it was devastated by the 2011
tornado that ripped through
Goderich and some of its
surrounding communities.
White said that while members of
the council were optimistic about the
project, it has exceeded even their
expectations, with trees already
nearly 20 feet high after just a few
years of growth.
The council has also worked
significantly in youth outreach, she
said, including hosting the Huron-
Perth Agriculture and Water Festival
in Seaforth and participating in the
Ontario Envirothon.
Board members, she said, hail
from all over Huron County and
volunteer their time all in an effort to
better their communities.
The council is aided by funding at
all three government levels, White
said.
It benefits from the Species at
Risk Stewardship Fund from the
provincial government, the Habitat
Stewardship Program from the
federal government, the Clean Water
Project at the Huron County level
and from donations and fundraising
as well.
While the council received
$126,173 in total funds in
2017/2018, White projects a large
increase in funding for 2018/2019
with an estimate of $217,300 thanks
to an increase in the council’s scope
this year.
For more information on the
council, visit its website online at
hsc.huronstewardship.ca.
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Breaking out
The Blyth Brussels Tyke Crusaders took on perennial rivals Wingham on Saturday at the Blyth
arena. The Crusaders fought hard to keep on the offensive during the game. (Hannah Dickie photo)
By Jo-Ann McDonald
The Brussels Curling Club
finished the first draw before
Christmas and enjoyed a great social
evening following the curling. Ugly
Christmas sweaters and Santa hats
adorned the curlers for added colour
and interest. The first-place team for
the draw was team Steve Steiss,
Halee McCann, Norm Dobson and
Shelby Radford, 45.5 points;
second, Jo-Ann McDonald, Tyler
Jutzi and Shannon Little, 44; third,
Carman Bernard, Diana Dolmage,
Janelle Caldwell and Haden Flood,
also with 44 points, but a lower rock
differential; fourth, George Zwep,
Danica Janmaat and Karen Uhler,
43; fifth, Mike Alexander, Doug
Bremner and Sarah Alexander, 37;
sixth, Steve Knight, Ken Penfound,
Matthew Cardiff and Barbara
Codette, 32.5; seventh, Douwa Top,
Mike Bernard, Debbie Coultes and
Luke Rapson; eighth, Don Chesher,
MaryAnn Thompson, Dona Knight;
ninth, Brent Alexander, Brian
Warwick, Perry Pearce and Paul
Sawicki and 10th, Mervyn Bauer,
Steve Bowers, Dianne Flood and
Dawn Rybicki.
The club welcomed five new
curlers to the curling family for the
first draw and we hope they all
enjoyed their introduction to curling.
We hope they also enjoyed the social
time following the game and
meeting some new faces.
Returning and starting the second
draw in January, the teams are
shuffled around for that draw.
The club still welcomes anyone
interested in coming out to play with
still nine weeks of play to go. Come
out and learn the game, have fun, a
little exercise, meet new friends and
all for a very low cost. Clean shoes
are the only equipment needed.
Curling club marks
year-end with party
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