Communities throughout Huron County are splitting over $610,000 in provincial funding for emergencies, fire prevention and local events.
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson announced the funding on May 15. The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will receive $32,390 through the Community Emergency Preparedness Grant to purchase four Mobile Emergency Road Closed trailers. Also getting funding through that grant is the Municipality of Central Huron, which will receive $44,690 to upgrade radio communication equipment for first responders. Also, the Town of Goderich will receive $48,711.36 to strengthen emergency preparedness through the purchase of a drone, portable digital signage, and a digital notification and alerting system.
Through the Fire Protection Grant, the Township of Howick will receive $16,800 to support the purchase of a gear washer with an automatic soap dispenser, spare gloves and hoods, Tyvek suits, masks, wireless access points for station Wi-Fi, and overhaul and containment equipment for Lithium-Ion battery incidents. The Municipality of Huron East will receive $52,821.07 to purchase three battery-powered portable decontamination fans, six mini gas detectors, nine sets of turnout gear, six pails of firefighting foam for Lithium-Ion incidents, three Wi-Fi printers for the station, and to support third party cleaning of turnout gear. The Town of Goderich will receive $15,980 to purchase and utilize an in-house bunker gear dryer for the Goderich Fire Department, helping ensure personal protective equipment for volunteer firefighters can be properly cleaned and dried. The Municipality of Bluewater will receive $69,418.58 to purchase an insulated decontamination trailer and cancer prevention personal protective equipment, including firefighting gloves and PFAS particulate blocking hoods.
The County of Huron will receive $25,000 through the Mental Health and Public Safety Supports for Public Safety Personnel Program for emergency health services. The Town of Goderich will receive $25,000 for fire services.
The Huron County OPP will receive $240,000 over two years through the Mobile Crisis Response Team Enhancement Grant, in partnership with the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance and the Municipality of South Huron, to support their Collaboratively Enhancing Community Mental Health Initiative.
Finally, the Town of Goderich will receive $19,996 for the Goderich Salt and Harvest Festival, while the Christmas in Bayfield Committee will receive $20,000 to support holiday celebrations and tourism initiatives in the community.
