BlackburnNews.com photoHuron County council has approved a donation of $5,000 to help with the relief effort in Fort McMurray.
Former Warden Joe Steffler made the motion.
CAO Brenda Orchard explains the money will go directly to the city of Fort McMurray. The county wanted to show support for its municipal partner.
Orchard adds the matching funding from the federal government would not likely apply to a donation from a municipality, so there was no advantage in donating $5,000 to the general fund-raising effort.
Windsor police have arrested two people in connection with an illicit drug trafficking operation.
A 58-year-old has been charged in connection with a crash that killed a toddler and injured several others.
Windsor police were busy on Wednesday, handling a pair of alleged impaired drivers.
Windsor police are investigating after a 65-year-old pedestrian was killed after being struck by two vehicles.
He won the second prize in the October 8 draw.
No one was hurt and no one was displaced, but firefighters had a tough time entering the home because of hoarding.
