Three local businesses claim the municipality’s building department has let them down resulting in negative impacts to the their businesses, which they say cost them thousands of dollars.
Community Living North Perth, Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House team up to fundraise
Community Living North Perth hosted a fundraiser joint with Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House on May 27 with 10 per cent of all sales going toward their programs.
Get ready to ‘Golf Fore Hospice’
The sixth annual Golf Fore Hospice is scheduled for June 18 at Walkerton Golf and Curling Club.
Regional secondary schools rank on lower half of Ontario list
The Fraser Institute released its annual rankings of Ontario secondary schools on May 23, allowing parents to compare the academic performance of schools across the province in a report titled Report Card on Ontario’s Secondary Schools.
Madill plays host to the Huron Perth Athletic Association Championships
Madill hosted the Huron Perth Athletic Association Championships hosted in Wingham on May 22.
Industrial, residential developments proposed for north end of Listowel
North Perth council members seemed to support a large development at the north end of Listowel which includes industrial, commercial, and residential areas, however, decided to defer a final decision to a meeting next month.
Consultant hired for Perth County Road Rationalization project
The possibility for the maintenance of six North Perth roads to be assumed by the county, has taken one step forward.
North Perth approves Transportation Master Plan
The final version of the North Perth Transportation Master Plan (TMP) was presented and adopted by council unanimously at the May 6 meeting.
Alice Munro remembered for 60-year career
Esteemed Canadian author and 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature winner Alice Munro passed away May 13 at the age of 92 in an Ontario care home.
LDSS soccer teams hit the road running
On May 2, the LDSS junior soccer team visited St. Marys District Collegiate and Professional Insitute
North Perth to collect public feedback through online survey regarding ATVs on trails
After a delegation of locals, and the presentation of a staff report to an at-capacity galley, council decided to collect further public feedback through an online survey regarding ATV use of a portion of the North Perth Trail Network.
Ground broken on MAP 59 project
At the May 6 ceremonial groundbreaking of the Memorial Arena Park ‘59 (MAP 59) project, all those in attendance shared the sentiment the event felt like a full-circle moment.
County to begin offering one-time 30-day extension to subdivision, condominium applications
Council amended a bylaw to allow the delegation of authority to allow staff to grant a temporary one-time extension of three months for draft approval to plans of subdivision and condominium plans at the May 2 meeting.
Annual Art Hunt looking for artists
The third annual Art Hunt is now accepting artist registrations, ahead of the June 15 event.
