Huron Expositor, 2007-03-21, Page 3News
The Huron Expositor • March 21, 2007 Page 3
Huron hardest hit in area with population loss
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track, but unfortunately when the
census comes out it's always doom
and gloom," Dykstra added.
"Hopefully the next one will be a lit-
tle more positive."
Overall, Huron County's popula-
tion decreased by 0.6 percent, but
nearly half of its nine lower tier
municipalities saw growth.
Bluewater reported a change of
2.9 per cent, Howick's population
grew 2.7 per cent and North Huron
saw a small increase of 0.6 per cent.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh's
population remained the same, and
South Huron and -C' iderich reported
a decrease of about half a per cent.
Morris-Turnberry joined the
ranks of Huron East and Central
Huron with a population drop of
nearly three per cent.
Looking at the overall results,
Huron was the hardest hit county
in the area. Bruce, Middlesex and
Perth all saw growth, at 2.3, 0.9
and and 4.7 per cent, respectively.
Huron County Warden Deb
Shewfelt said population loss is
always a concern around the county
council table.
"In the county (municipal sector)
alone in the next 10 years we have
a huge number of retirements. We
need to look at that as an opportu-
nity to keep more young people in
the county or if necessary, bring
more young people in," he said.
"Our biggest problem is that we're
educating people and sending them
to the cities. If we can't provide a
good workforce, industry will start
to look elsewhere."
Echoing Dykstra's support of pro-
gramming in local schools, Shewfelt
Beer bottle
causes damage
to vehicle
Huron OPP are looking for a per-
son who threw a beer bottle out of a
pick-up truck on March 10 at
approximately 10:30 p.m. and
smashed another vehicle's window.
The parked vehicle was on Albert
Street in Brussels when someone in
what has been reported as a dark
blue Chevy pick-up threw the bot-
tle.
The truck was last seen on
Brandon Street.
Anyone with related information
is asked to call the Huron OPP or
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
(1 -800 -222 -TIPS).
named the Huron Business
Development Corporation and
Huron Manufacturers' Association
as two local organizations working
towards economic development in
the county. A Warden's Task Force
has also been developed.
Health care continues to be a bar-
rier for people moving into Huron
County communities.
"They may have a job opportunity,
but if they can't find a doctor and
we don't have the equipment to
meet their needs, they're not going
to stay," he said.
And while he admits the census
"is a bit behind the curve," Shewfelt
stressed the recently released
results can't be ignored, because
they reflect a trend in the communi-
ty.
"Agriculture is number one, man-
ufacturing is number two and
tourism follows at three. I think
we're in a good pattern to move
ahead," he said of the Huron
County economy.
"If you look at the predictions for
the Golden Horseshoe, I think we're
going to see a lot more people take a
second look at small town living in
the next decade."
- with files from Sun Media
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