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Kelsey Bent

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Kelsey Bent is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.

Madill plays host to the Huron Perth Athletic Association Championships

Kelsey Bent May 30, 2024Sports, Wingham Advance Times

Madill hosted the Huron Perth Athletic Association Championships hosted in Wingham on May 22. 

Industrial, residential developments proposed for north end of Listowel

Kelsey Bent May 23, 2024Listowel Banner, News

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.

Kelsey Bent May 23, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports, Wingham Advance Times

LISTOWEL – LDSS took advantage of having the home field in their recent match against Madill. …

Consultant hired for Perth County Road Rationalization project

Kelsey Bent May 16, 2024Listowel Banner, News

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

Kelsey Bent May 16, 2024Listowel Banner, News

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

Kelsey Bent May 16, 2024Arts & Entertainment, News, Wingham Advance Times

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

Kelsey Bent May 9, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

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

Kelsey Bent May 9, 2024Listowel Banner, News

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

Kelsey Bent May 9, 2024Listowel Banner, News

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

Kelsey Bent May 9, 2024Listowel Banner, News

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

Kelsey Bent May 2, 2024Listowel Banner, Local News

The third annual Art Hunt is now accepting artist registrations, ahead of the June 15 event. 

LDSS kick off 2024 soccer season

Kelsey Bent May 2, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

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Temporary closures possible on Paisley bridge

Kelsey Bent May 2, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

There may be temporary lane closures on the new Paisley bridge until May 3, to allow completion of minor work. The bridge will remain open to vehicle and pedestrian use during the temporary lane closures.

Madill brings home the Dinning Cup

Kelsey Bent May 2, 2024Sports, Wingham Advance Times

Eight teams vied to claim the top spot at the 16th annual Matthew Dinning Memorial Junior Boys Rugby Tournament, on April 24 in Wingham.

Local quilt show wows guests

Kelsey Bent May 2, 2024Listowel Banner, Local News

It is hard to believe that the cathedral at Knox Presbyterian Church could be any more beautiful, but the addition of the hundreds of quilts for the quilt show

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Bears that Care: spreading compassion for kids

The Listowel Memorial Hospital and North Perth Fire Department received special deliveries on March…

Local band, Hitched, celebrate Paddyfest with intimate show at The Back 9

Local band Hitched played to an intimate, sold-out crowd at The Back 9 on March. 14. Consisting of…

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Walkerton Herald-Times March 19 Turnbacks

From March 11, 1987.

Consider the people who conduct the rescue

Bravo to the first responders who rescued the 23 ice fishermen who ran into trouble recently on Georgian Bay when the ice started breaking up.

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CIP grant will enhance accessibility

A new Wingham business, Life on a Footstool, was awarded a Community Improvement Program (CIP) grant by North Huron Council for $2,168.55 to help improve the façade and upgrade accessibility access.

Speaker shares how Amish keep food cold year-round with pond ice

During the Wingham and Area Historical Society’s first meeting of the year, Brent Bowyer described how one Amish family turns a small farm pond into their year-long refrigeration system each winter. 

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Editorial

From lived experience to lasting support – putting farmer mental health first

In March 2019, my husband Brian and I began milking cows in our new dairy barn near Cannington in Durham Region.

How did we get here?

The North Huron community is reeling from the news a council member was hospitalized with injuries suffered in an altercation following the Feb. 17 council meeting.

The horizon looms

It is a good news story that the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) trustees adopted their 2026 budget late last month, but it doesn’t line up with what is on the horizon. 

Columnists

Pretty plants, ugly outcomes: The high cost of invasive species

By Cory Bilyea

HURON/PERTH - Periwinkle, English ivy and goutweed look harmless in a backyard bed, but once they reach nearby woods, they can blanket acres. Maitland Conservation Ecologist Erin Gouthro explains how invasive species damage local forests and streams, and how to dispose of “problem plants” safely.

CIP grant will enhance accessibility

By Cory Bilyea

A new Wingham business, Life on a Footstool, was awarded a Community Improvement Program (CIP) grant by North Huron Council for $2,168.55 to help improve the façade and upgrade accessibility access.

Speaker shares how Amish keep food cold year-round with pond ice

By Cory Bilyea

During the Wingham and Area Historical Society’s first meeting of the year, Brent Bowyer described how one Amish family turns a small farm pond into their year-long refrigeration system each winter. 

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