Goderich News

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We're coming into the last 48-hour stretch of 2009 and that means it's almost time to celebrate.

It was a good year for the Goderich YMCA, despite the recession. Representatives from the YMCA were on-hand December 14 to present their annual budget to Goderich Town Council.

Before I get to the New Year's day storm, check out the radar out of Exeter, Ontario from just after 2 pm this afternoon .

Highway 21 is getting a makeover north of Goderich, but it isn't exactly what councillors from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh were looking for.

From his job at an airport in Churchill, Manitoba, to being described by CNN as the a oepresident of Poland,a at the funeral of Pope John Paul II, CBC journalist and news anchor Peter Mansbridge described some of his memories of 41 years of journalism to a crowd in Goderich Monday morning.

"We have a Herculean task ahead of us," said a sombre Mayor Deb Shewfelt at Goderich Town Council's December 8 public meeting.

From his travel experience to every corner of the world, Peter Mansbridge, the quintessential Canadian and trusted voice of the country's national newscast, says our legacy as a people and a nation is quite simple; we care.

Safety on the roads is not just limited to what happens inside the car and one Goderich resident has spearheaded a petition to see things get safer around a popular children's destination.

A Canada-based manufacturer of hydraulic hose assemblies plans to build a manufacturing facility in Chambersburg.

The latest word from the Huron County Health Unit is a real shot in the arm for everyone.

Photo by Dave Sykes - Legion Br. 109 members Richard Madge, John Orr, Barron Purser, Norm Leddy and Ed Pyette pay respects at the cenotaph during Remembrance Day Ceremonies at Courthouse Park.

Things are taking shape at the Maple Tree housing complex at 45 Nelson Street, as a mix of professionals and volunteers are coming together to complete the project.

Vance Frazer's worst day with the car he has owned for 45 years was when he realized the restoration shop he had paid $17,000 to do a body-off-the-frame restoration had done very little more than take his money.

No sooner does November hit than thoughts turn to the Christmas season, and the Salvation Army is looking for some help with their annual kettle campaign.

Construction of the new Goderich Town Hall is moving ahead on-schedule and very nearly on-budget, according to architect Alan Avis.

When she was a kid, Mercedes Lander used to head out to the big, new houses in Byron on Halloween costumed as a cat.

Lions Harbour Park is all systems go for the installation of new washrooms and upgrades to the bandshell area.

GODERICH, Ont. Two 12-year-old Goderich boys have been charged with assault with a weapon after young girls were shot with air guns.

T his week we're about to relax in the new sauna in CW's corporate penthouse suite.