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Aside from annual festivals and events, Goderich hosts occasional special events, such as during Goderich's 150 year celebration - Jubilee 3 - there was a Skydiving Jamboree at the Goderich Airport. This event attracted hundreds of parachutists from all over the United States and Canada.
Fortunately, they kept the ship's bell ringing, which, at an early hour in the morning, attracted the attention of William Babb, captain of the Goderich life-boat, who hurried down to the beach, and, although not able to make out the situation in the darkness, instantly recognized the signal as one of distress The wind was still blowing a gale ...
The county's Official Plan (2015) addresses the following issues: "agriculture, community services, the economy, natural environment, extractive resources, and settlement patterns." According to this document, agriculture is a particularly significant part of the economy since "Huron leads all counties and regions in Ontario in total value of ...
Clearing of the land began in Goderich, Ontario in 1839 and the jail was constructed between 1839 and 1842 using stone from the Maitland River Valley and from Michigan. The octagonal jail was designed by Toronto architect Thomas Young, modelled after Jeremy Bentham’s Panopticon design for prison construction, common in mid-19th century ...
Originated on September 14, 1866, in Goderich, Ontario, as the 33rd Huron Battalion of Infantry by the regimentation of several previously authorized independent artillery, rifle and infantry companies. Redesignated on May 8, 1900, as the 33rd Huron Regiment. [5] [6] Redesignated on April 1, 1920, as The Huron Regiment.
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In 1906, after the company was renamed the Ontario West Shore Railway, the municipalities provided funding for a single line extending from Goderich to Kincardine. Goderich commits $150,000, Kincardine $50,000, and the townships commit money as well. [1] In 1908, work on the track is started in Port Albert. [9]