BlackburnNews.com file photo. (photo by Adelle Loiselle)A 21% jump in property sales for June compared to a year ago.
The Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors reports 598 properties were sold in June compared to 492 sold in June 2014. However, the average sale price dropped slightly to $198,801 compared to $203,801 last June.
The most popular home sold was the bungalow/ranch style while the raised ranch/bilevel style was the next most popular and the one-and-a-half-storey home style rounded the top three.
The Blue Jays won in Jose Soriano's debut, beating the Phillies 5-4
The latest report for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region showed that employment in the region actually went down slightly, but the size of the labour force has decreased even more so.
Transportation will no longer be assigned automatically to eligible students.
The Coastal Conservation Youth Corps returned to Goderich for the fifth year in late July to continue annual education and stewardship work along the shoreline.
Doctors and nurses with the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance will be taking part is specialized trauma training in preparation for the upcoming Walton TransCan Races.
The Town of Hanover has begun its well improvement project, thanks to provincial funding that was awarded this winter.
