Scott Miller

Wingham

CTV London Reporter based in Wingham. Sharing stories from Huron, Perth, Bruce, Grey and Wellington Counties. Nightly stories at https://t.co/i1L9U83BEY.

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Perth County residents brace for double-digit tax increase

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

For the second year in a row, Perth County residents will see a double-digit tax increase. Perth County council has approved its 2025 budget, with an 11.34 per cent increase from last year. That will work out to an extra $103.32 on a typical homeowner’s tax bill, say Perth County officials. It’s less than last year’s tax increase, which was more than 12 per cent.
Kincardine hospital reaches $10 million in capital campaign

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

Kincardine is marking a million-dollar milestone. The Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation has raised $10 million towards its “Building Health Care for Generations” campaign. The money is being used to give the Kincardine hospital its first expansion in 35 years. A brand-new emergency department and MRI machine and medical imaging department are the two highlights of the redevelopment plan.
Multicultural Association offers ‘voting van’ to new Canadians

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

When the advance polls open later this week in Perth County, Sisay Legesse Megasi will vote in Canada for the first time, and he’s excited about it. “Of course. Absolutely I am excited. Yes, yes,” said the native of Ethiopia. Megasi is one of many new Canadians who will be taking advantage of the Multicultural Association of Perth-Huron’s “voting van” to get to the polling station. It’s a new venture to try and help newcomers experience democracy, some for the first time.
Bruce Power promotes ‘Canadian at our Core’ energy campaign

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

The world’s largest nuclear station says it is ‘Canadian at our Core’ as it nears the midpoint of a multi-billion dollar refurbishment project. Bruce Power is promoting it’s nearly all Canadian supply chain as part of program highlighting Ontario’s energy security. Bruce Power says 95 per cent of the money it spends on operating the it’s eight unit nuclear fleet near Kincardine is spent on Canadian supplies, technology, and employees.
Healthcare state of emergency in Durham terminated

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

The state of emergency has come to an end in West Grey, but the fight isn’t over. West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles officially ended a state of emergency in the community today. The state of emergency was declared on March 28, 2024 in regards to cuts to the Durham Hospital. Durham’s Emergency Department hours were cut last March from 24 hour coverage to 10 hours, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weeks later, it was announced that Durham was losing all of it’s 10 inpatient beds.
Goderich salt mine fined $75K for workers ‘critical injuries’

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

The owners of Goderich’s salt mine are facing a $75,000 fine following a worker’s injuries during an underground incident in 2022. Compass Minerals pled guilty this past January after one of their electricians was critically injured during repairs to a flexible conveyor train. Court heard that on December 19, 2022, a Compass Minerals electrician was injured after thinking the power had been turned off to the machinery when it was not.
‘Robotic’ refurbishment makes history at Bruce Power

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

Bruce Power has made history by refurbishing a nuclear reactor using fully automated robotic tooling. “We made history by being the first nuclear utility to use this method. We didn’t invent automation in robotics, but we were the first to use it for this method, to rebuild a nuclear reactor,” said Byron House, senior director of Major Component Replacement at Bruce Power.
Huron County businesses looking for ‘opportunities’ amidst tariff dispute

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

A recent Ontario Chamber of Commerce study found that 67 per cent of Ontario business owners believe increased tariffs will be bad for their businesses. “What’s interesting about that is that 48 per cent of that group says they can adapt, but how are they going to adapt? Number one answer, raise prices. Number two answer, diversify suppliers. Number three answer, lay off people. Two of those things, aren’t good,” said Ontario Chamber of Commerce President, Daniel Tisch.
Fate of former community centre up for debate in Goderich

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

In 1949, Goderich’s Memorial Arena was built as a lasting tribute to Canada’s war dead. It served the community well, but after pulling the ice in 2018, structural decay forced the facility’s complete closure this January. It’s future, now up for community debate. “Are we getting rid of the current facility to possibly building something new, or are we just are we getting rid of the facility altogether? All options are the table right now,” said Goderich Mayor Trevor Bazinet.
Cause of Amberley house fire under investigation

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Scott Miller

The cause of a fire that destroyed a home in Amberley overnight is under investigation. Fire crews from Lucknow, Ripley, and Kincardine responded to the fire along Bruce Road 86, finding the home engulfed in flames upon arrival around midnight. Crews couldn’t save the home, but did stop the fire from spreading to neighbouring homes. No one was home at the time of the blaze, and no one was injured as a result of the fire, said Huron-Kinloss Fire Chief Jeff Bradley.