Denny Scott

The 2025 Pet Valu Walk for Guide Dogs saw local Lions Clubs join with walkers to support the training of guide dogs.

During its May 20 meeting, Morris-Turnberry Council learned there are outstanding bylaw enforcement issues in the municipality.

A big part of the Blyth Community Art Show at the Blyth Festival Art Gallery is the Who We Are piece.

Morris-Turnberry Council has taken the next step towards selling surplus land near Brussels after dealing with the issue primarily through closed sessions since January 2024.

While building permits from January to April of 2025 in Morris-Turnberry are down over 25 per cent compared to the same period last year, construction value has more than doubled.

The Listowel Firefighters held a breakfast at the Listowel Ag grounds over the weekend. 

A number of community organizations and North Perth staff were joined by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to put on a bike rodeo on Saturday in Atwood. Despite the rain, cyclists showed up to have their safety equipment tested by volunteers, decorate their bikes and take on the skill-testing course (

While building permits issued in South Bruce since the beginning of the year are slightly down from last year, Chief Building Official Phil van Hardeveld said that wasn’t as important as the fact that building values are up.

While South Bruce Council did eventually decide to resurface the Formosa Lions Club Park Playground in Formosa as the current covering did not meet the standards necessary, the timing of the request left some council members questioning the actions of the Formosa Lions.

Conservation efforts took centre stage during a public works report to South Bruce Council during its May 13 meeting.

South Bruce Council approved the hiring of Catherine Simpson as the new Manager of Recreation and Facilities effective May 12 of this year.

For seven years, Stephen Wadell has been a client of Community Living Wingham and District and, during a recent interview with Midwestern Newspapers, Wadell couldn’t say enough about the good the program does.

As part of his reports regarding activities of the public works department and the water and wastewater services for the municipality, Manager of Operations Stu Moffat updated South Bruce Council on capital spending so far this year.

Bill Zimmerman cuts grass, shovels snow and volunteers at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex thanks to the connections and support of Community Living Wingham.

During a special educational council meeting focused on development charges, South Bruce Coun. Jeff Goetz railed against the implementation of such charges.