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The Citizen is a news organization that is owned by the community and was established in 1985. It provides news coverage for Blyth, Brussels, and nearby towns.

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FARM 2025: South Huron Sheep Club marks triumph at Royal Winter Fair

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON 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 at Toronto’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. That tip turned out to be correct and, after a long trip down a snow-obscured laneway, The Citizen was rewarded with an exclusive interview with the reclusive young champion.
ACW Council passes 2025 budget after marathon final meeting

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON On Mar. 14, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) Council held a special meeting to collectively review and discuss the proposed 2025 budget. A 2.75 per cent increase to the 2025 tax rate was eventually agreed upon, which means that the tax levy increase over 2024 is five per cent. The decision will bring in $329,207 more tax dollars than last year. To kick off the four-and-a-half hour meeting, Mayor Glen McNeil offered up a simple guiding principle.
North Huron Council passes budget with tax rate increase just over three per cent

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON 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. The first and final drafts of the budget were both prepared by Interim Treasurer Annette Fletcher, who is on loan from the County of Huron until North Huron’s budget process is complete.
FARM 2025: Weber, Huron County work to find a planning balance

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON 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.
FARM 2025: Lucknow Agricultural Society works towards annual fall fair

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON 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.
FARM 2025: MacDonald brings provincial crown to Ripley for the first time

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON 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 a suitcase packed with an appreciation for agriculture, hometown pride and a true passion for parades. Even though she came well-prepared, MacDonald was pleasantly surprised when her name was called as one of the competition’s finalists.
FARM 2025: Hubbard family keeping Blyth's rutabaga legacy alive

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON 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. At Hubbard’s, they grow, store, clean, wax and ship rutabagas - one of the most underrated roots of the modern age. Rutabagas have it all - a versatile vegetable that’s low in calories, high in fibre, rich in nutrients and chock full of antioxidants.
FARM 2025: Howick organic farmer goes green and turns to politics

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON 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 throughout the spirited question period.
Father-son duo impresses Lucknow crowd with special country music concert

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON 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. On Saturday night, almost 50 music fans came out to Branch 309 with the hopes of hearing some old-time song stylings, and they weren’t disappointed. The music was provided by pre-teen phenom Memphis, his father, Richard Marier, and a top-notch band out of Kincardine known as The Northern Boys.
Thompson completes the drive for five with fifth provincial election win

1 month ago | huroncitizen.ca | Scott Stephenson

BY SCOTT STEPHENSON Lisa Thompson secured re-election as the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Huron-Bruce in the provincial contest held on Thursday, Feb. 27. The victory was called shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m. Thompson celebrated the win at an event held at the newly-renamed Maitland Links Golf Club, formerly the Wingham Golf and Curling Club, attended by nearly the full slate of Huron County’s lower-tier municipal leaders, as well as Warden Jamie Heffer.