With a winning streak of four, the Wingham Ironmen have taken an early lead in the 2024-25 Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) North Pollock Division standings.
Stratford General Hospital Foundation asks North Perth to pledge $200,000
Representative of the Stratford General Hospital Foundation’s capital campaign “In Our Hands” campaign asked council to consider pledging $200,000 in a Sept. 16 delegation.
North Perth lowers speeds on Line 87, 88
Three sections of road, on Line 87 and Line 88 in the Wallace Ward, will be getting a new reduced speed limit of 60km/h.
North Perth Community Hospice hosts talks about dignity within healthcare
Using funding left to them by Sharon Johnson, co-founder of the North Perth Community Hospice in 2011, a slew of talks were hosted on Sept. 5 with Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov.
Perth County Council increases stewardship program budget to $100K
It appears the seed for another successful year of the Perth County Stewardship Program was planted by council at its Sept. 5 meeting.
County replaces paramedic commander vehicle
It appears as though Perth County council and staff are trying to catch up with the ever-moving target that is increasing vehicle prices.
North Perth approves new development charges, implementation policy for attainable housing CIP
NORTH PERTH - North Perth council supported new development charges (DCs), and the implementation policy for the Attainable Housing Community Improvement Plan, at the Aug. 26 council meeting, paving the way for future development.
Council supports three severances west, south of Listowel
LISTOWEL – North Perth Council’s support of three severance applications, at its Aug. 26 meeting, gives a preview of local development to come.
Mitchell road construction, sidewalk installation to begin this fall
NORTH PERTH - You may have seen the sign along Mitchell Road South already, but council approved the contractor which will complete some major construction along a section of Mitchell Road South (Highway 23), with work to begin in less than two months and last until summer 2025.
History repeats itself with Adam Brown 55 Distilling Co. delivering high quality products from rural setting
MOOREFIELD - Following the legacy of their namesake, Adam Brown 55 Distilling Co. – a small batch distillery crafting high quality gin and vodka – prides themselves on the delivery of good products rurally.
North Perth Budget Committee reviews survey results from 2.1 per cent of the population
NORTH PERTH - “Although the surveying results cannot be assumed to represent the opinions of the North Perth community at large, they provide valuable information for council to consider during the 2025 budget process,” Communications Coordinator Mackenzie Smith told council on Aug. 14.
Health care recruitment becoming an ‘arms race’: Mayor
NORTH PERTH - Mayor Todd Kasenberg was recently a panelist on an Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference panel, speaking to the subject of primary health care in communities.
EMS attending vehicle collision in front of movie theatre in downtown Listowel
At 4:14pm on Aug. 28, Perth County paramedics were seen attending to a person in a vehicle, which had been in a collision, in front of the Capitol Twin movie theatre, located in downtown Listowel.
Rain and mud didn’t stop the Teeswater Fair
It was a muddy good time at the Teeswater Fair last weekend. Events pictured include the parade…
The Farmerettes were cutesy but could have been more
BLYTH – Jointly commissioned with Fourth Line Theatre Company, Blyth Festival Theatre’s Onion…
