It’s a project that there has been a lot of talk about for the past few years and on Aug. 19, Ryan Erb, executive director of the United Way Perth Huron, said there is good news and progress as far as the development of the North Perth Community Hub is concerned.
Council updates Listowel Official Plan regarding road classifications, additional residential housing units
Council voted in favour of changes to the Listowel Ward Official Plan on Aug. 9 to reclassify Wallace Avenue South as a collector road and change policies about secondary dwelling units on properties within Listowel.
Lightfoot presents 2020 external audit to North Perth council
The 2020 external audit was completed and presented to council on Aug. 9 by Robert Lightfoot, a partner at BDO Canada.
PC Connect ridership increases as advertising efforts resume
With the province now in step three of the Reopening Ontario Roadmap, steps have been to responsibly advertise PC Connect and in a report to council on Aug. 5, Transit Project Coordinator Maggie Martin said ridership is on the increase again.
County amends bylaw to enforce 60 km/h speed limit in school zones
An amendment to the Perth County’s existing Designate Speed Limits on County Roads bylaw was approved on Aug. 5, ensuring that a speed limit of 60 km/h will be enforceable when new school zone signage is flashing.
Perth County council moving public meetings from lower tiers to Stratford
County council is the planning authority for official plan amendments (OPA), applications for Plans of Subdivision and Plans of Condominium. Until Aug. 5, it delegated the authority to conduct public meetings for these planning issues to two or more members of county council at the lower-tier munici
Kasenberg introduces motion requesting review of MPAC performance in Perth County
Council passed a motion tabled by Coun. Todd Kasenberg on Aug. 5, requesting a review of the financial performance of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) to support council’s understanding of the viability of the corporation.
Dave Mounsey Fund donates defibrillator to It Takes A Village, honouring Matilda Green
The Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund made its 129th donation of a defibrillator on Aug. 4. It Takes A Village received the defibrillator in the memory of nursing sister Matilda Ethel Green.
Photographer gets Canadian landscape puzzles stocked in Listowel-area stores
Landscape photographer Rick Schmidt is still a bit puzzled by his latest success. An athlete in his youth, he’s never been a huge fan of jigsaw puzzles — but that’s the direction his photography and fine art business is taking him. And the pandemic, he thinks, is part of the reason.
Listowel Community Garden provides produce for Salvation Army Food Bank
The Listowel Community Garden is a community initiative supported by the Municipality of North Perth which provides the land to interested gardeners.
It Takes A Village move to offer more resource opportunities for Listowel residents
As It Takes A Village grows and evolves to continue to meet the needs of the community in Listowel, the team working behind the scenes has realized the organization has outgrown its current location.
Businesses invited to participate in North Perth’s Façade Improvement Program
The Municipality of North Perth launched its Façade Improvement Program in June to support local businesses in the downtowns of Listowel, Atwood, and Monkton. The program offers financial grants to local businesses that wish to renovate and improve their storefronts. This grant will help with the co
Multicultural festival scheduled for Aug. 28 in Listowel Memorial Park
The Multicultural Association of Perth-Huron (MAPH) has rescheduled a multicultural festival it had hoped to hold in June for Aug. 28 from 4 to 7 p.m.
North Perth counting rural traffic to see if centre lines warranted
In response to a request from council earlier this year, Manager of Operations Lyndon Kowch announced on July 19 that staff will be conducting traffic studies over the next few months to see if painted centre lines are required on any rural roads.
Huron-Perth COVID impact survey shows that ‘one size fits all’ solutions will not work
Leith Deacon, an associate professor at the University of Guelph, with the support of many representatives from local government and non-government social services organizations, municipal governments, Public Health, local businesses, economic development and agriculture groups across Huron-Perth, l