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Author of the article: Scott Nixon Publishing date: May 14, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  Article content SOUTH HURON – A theme at recent municipal council meetings is the observation that costs for construction materials have increased since the pandemic, resulting in some projects being more expensive than originally projected. An example of this came up at South Huron council’s May 3 meeting while council was awarding a contract for a project on Highway 21. The total cost of the project, the installation of a control chamber on an existing watermain at High...

Article content SOUTH HURON – Councillors got a look at design concepts for a proposed renovated South Huron Rec Centre (SHRC) at a committee of the whole meeting April 26. Unsuccessful in its bid for a federal-provincial grant to build a new $25-million facility in Exeter, South Huron council recently decided to pursue major renovations at the SHRC which would include six new dressing rooms, new dasher boards, officials and storage rooms, accessibility improvements, lighting and electrical upgrades, a new gym with dressing rooms and a moveable divider wall, a raised walking track and more....

Author of the article: Scott Nixon Publishing date: Apr 30, 2021  •  1 day ago  •  2 minute read  •  Article content SOUTH HURON – South Huron’s fire chief said at the April 19 council meeting that recent funding from the province will help the fire department train its firefighters. As reported last week, the province recently announced funding to help fire services offset operational costs associated with COVID-19. The South Huron department has received $7,000, and chief Jeremy Becker said the funding provides a great opportunity to move training ahead. He said during t...

Author of the article: Scott Nixon Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Article content SOUTH HURON – The County of Huron has been denied funding for a proposed 20-unit affordable housing project in Exeter, but there’s still a chance funding could be provided this spring, the county’s director of social and property services Barbara Hall said. As previously reported, the county was seeking a grant through the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI), which was launched by the federal government through the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. P...

Author of the article: Scott Nixon Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Article content SOUTH HURON – Council has set April 26 to hold a committee of the whole meeting at 4 p.m. to discuss progress of talks to renovate and expand the South Huron Rec Centre. As previously reported, council has formed a task force consisting of Mayor George Finch, Deputy Mayor Jim Dietrich and Coun. Aaron Neeb as well as municipal staff to work on details for the project such as costing, the scope of renovations, engineering, recommendations and more. We apologiz...