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Chris Daponte

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North Perth firefighters extinguish Friday blaze at Carson Farms

Chris Daponte May 22, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News

DAN MCNEE midwesternnewspapers.com   LISTOWEL – The North Perth Fire Department got a blaze…

Massive parade salutes Ethel man afflicted with Lou Gehrig’s disease

Chris Daponte May 7, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

Les Stewart honoured by family, friends, supporters with 150-vehicle convoy ETHEL – Saturday, May…

Ag Society opts to cancel 2020 Listowel Fair

Chris Daponte April 17, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

LISTOWEL – There will be no ‘Visions of Wagon Wheels to Ferris Wheels’ in 2020, following the…

Cyclones down 3-1 in Midwestern Conference quarters

Chris Daponte March 5, 2020Listowel Banner, Sports

Listowel takes Game 1, Stratford roars back with three straight wins LISTOWEL – After making the…

Ownership changes hands at J.E. Gabel Electric

Chris Daponte February 26, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

New owner Tim Buchanan has 24 years experience with Listowel company LISTOWEL – “That’s still…

Paddyfest 2020 features weekly Saturday night concerts at Kin Station in Listowel

Chris Daponte February 19, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News

The Hearsay, ZED – The Led Zeppelin Experience, Need an Elevator to perform LISTOWEL – The…

Atwood Lions Club unveils new roof for outdoor rink

Chris Daponte February 12, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Sports

Big turnout Feb. 8 as ribbon cutting marks completion of ‘63-year dream’ ATWOOD – While the…

North Perth sees nine-year high for local building permits issued

Chris Daponte February 6, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

NORTH PERTH – It’s been no secret that the Municipality of North Perth has been experiencing…

NORTH PERTH BUDGET 2020: Proposed recreation capital projects dominate discussion at Jan. 22 meeting

Chris Daponte January 29, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

NORTH PERTH – 2020 budget deliberations continued last week, with a number of departments making…

Pouch Project answers call to aid wildlife devastated by ongoing Australian fires

Chris Daponte January 16, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

Local crafters gathering at The Scrapbook Shop Jan. 18 to assist in overseas relief effort LISTOWEL…

Community steps up for Listowel Ford Blanket Drive

Chris Daponte January 9, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

LISTOWEL – The holiday season always seems to bring out the charitable spirit in people, and it…

Listowel single-vehicle crash sends driver to hospital, Dec. 12

Chris Daponte December 12, 2019Listowel Banner, Local News

LISTOWEL – On Dec. 12 at approximately 9:10 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police North…

MPPs officially announce new local health network

Chris Daponte December 12, 2019Listowel Banner, Local News

Pettapiece: Huron Perth and Area Ontario Health Team to ‘end hallway health care’ MITCHELL –…

Tractor driver airlifted to London following Line 86 collision, Dec. 11

Chris Daponte December 11, 2019Listowel Banner, Local News

PERTH COUNTY – On Wednesday, Dec. 11 at approximately 8:30 a.m., OPP Perth County responded to a…

Listowel Ford conducts second annual Blanket Drive

Chris Daponte December 5, 2019Listowel Banner, Local News, News

LISTOWEL – It’s incredible how a simple act of kindness can make such a huge difference in…

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“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

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Ruck 2 Remember launches 13th annual Road to Recovery march

WINGHAM/LISTOWEL – Ruck 2 Remember recently announced its 13th annual Road to Recovery, a four-day endurance march taking place Sept. 16–19 from Wingham to Guelph.

The Meighen and King Tour in 1926

In September 1926 the race was on to win a federal election and Perth County voters found…

See all Listowel area articles.

BGCDSB launches new office for student, family concerns

HANOVER – Parents and families will now have another step to follow when school-level concerns remain unresolved, as the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board (BGCDSB) has launched a new office to handle student and family inquiries.

Spikes for Danica returns to Mildmay fair with growing community support

MILDMAY – Mildmay’s volleyball community is preparing to honour Danica Baker for a second year in a row, with nearly 20 teams already signed up for the Spikes for Danica tournament with days still left before registration closed.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Holstein Show attracts competitors from Bruce, Grey, Huron

WALKERTON – Spectators at the 29th Bruce Grey Holstein Show held on Sept. 1 at the Walkerton Agricultural Society’s buildings watched as judge, Richard Osborne, of Hagersville, placed 105 head of Holsteins exhibited by breeders of Bruce, Grey and Huron counties.

Province urged to look at data centres locations

WALKERTON – Bruce County will have its say on a topic that has been getting plenty of news coverage in recent months – data centres.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Council approves new well at Bluevale’s Pioneer Park

Council here approved, in principle, the installation of a well at Pioneer Park in Bluevale. Next steps for this project include municipality staff seeking quotes and establishing guidelines, to be approved by council. 

Playwright Ted Johns revisits fan-favourite with Aylmer’s Ghost

The play, a two-act, one-person production, focuses on the last days of Aylmer Clarke, the protagonist of He Won’t Come In from the Barn, a play first produced by Paul Thompson at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto in 1977. 

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

The price of staying alive

I was six years old when I got my first insulin pump – a year after I was diagnosed with Type 1…

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

Columnists

BGCDSB launches new office for student, family concerns

By Emily Bowen

HANOVER – Parents and families will now have another step to follow when school-level concerns remain unresolved, as the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board (BGCDSB) has launched a new office to handle student and family inquiries.

Council approves new well at Bluevale’s Pioneer Park

By Rachel Hammermueller

Council here approved, in principle, the installation of a well at Pioneer Park in Bluevale. Next steps for this project include municipality staff seeking quotes and establishing guidelines, to be approved by council. 

Playwright Ted Johns revisits fan-favourite with Aylmer’s Ghost

By Submitted

The play, a two-act, one-person production, focuses on the last days of Aylmer Clarke, the protagonist of He Won’t Come In from the Barn, a play first produced by Paul Thompson at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto in 1977. 

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