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Kelsey Bent

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

M-T council gives pre-budget approval for culvert repair, roadside mowing, surface treatment

Kelsey Bent March 21, 2024News, Wingham Advance Times

Council gave pre-budget approval for a tender for culvert work on Moncrieff Road, roadside mowing, and road surface treatment. 

In Photos: 2024 Listowel Paddy fest

Kelsey Bent March 14, 2024Listowel Banner, Local News

Alex Flanagan, Janessa Schott, Pam Cullen and Danica Zwep

County says ‘no’ to reduced speed limit in Kurtzville

Kelsey Bent March 14, 2024Listowel Banner, News

Last fall, the Municipality of North Perth pleaded to Perth County to reduce speed limits in Kurtzville and increase traffic calming elements.

Howick updates procedural bylaw, embarks on new strategic plan development

Kelsey Bent March 14, 2024Listowel Banner, News, Wingham Advance Times

Council updated its procedural bylaw to streamline meetings and reduce the use of paper at the Feb. 20 meeting.

Turning back the clocktower

Kelsey Bent March 14, 2024Listowel Banner, Local News

Brad Schmidt pictured inside the Listowel Clocktower

Sold-out Nashville Opry fills Columbus Centre

Kelsey Bent March 14, 2024Local News, Wingham Advance Times

The Columbus Centre was filled to the brim with country hits and audience members to witness the sold-out Nashville Opry concert on March 10

North Perth rolling out branding to boost workforce attraction

Kelsey Bent March 14, 2024Listowel Banner, News

A myriad of various branding materials, dedicated to workforce attraction, will be available to local employers by the end of the month on the municipality’s website.

North Perth council gives approval to create residential lot in Atwood

Kelsey Bent March 7, 2024Listowel Banner, News

North Perth council gave its approval to a consent application to sever lands in the village of Atwood to create a new residential lot. The approval, however, came with conditions. 

Council hopes volunteers will step up for Listowel’s 150th

Kelsey Bent March 7, 2024Listowel Banner, News

Next year is a major milestone for the Town of Listowel, its’ 150th anniversary.

North Perth partners with province to move marriage licences online

Kelsey Bent March 7, 2024Listowel Banner, News

“Our number has been called, so to speak, by the province for consideration of changes to operations related to marriage licenses,” North Perth Mayor Todd Kasenberg declared at the March 4 council meeting.

Pieces of the past: March comes in like a lion in the early 1900s

Kelsey Bent March 7, 2024Columns, Wingham Advance Times

You have likely heard the saying, “If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.” 

Four years in the making

Kelsey Bent March 7, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

This is my reminder to challenge myself more often. 

Howick updates procedural bylaw, embarks on new strategic plan development

Kelsey Bent February 29, 2024Listowel Banner, News, Wingham Advance Times

HOWICK  – Council updated its procedural bylaw to streamline meetings and reduce the use of paper at the Feb. 20 meeting.

Morris-Turnberry council supports minor variance for 2022 application

Kelsey Bent February 29, 2024News, Wingham Advance Times

Council supported a minor variance application to reduce the minimum distance separation (MDS) between a proposed dwelling and an existing barn from 724 metres down to 435 metres, in a committee of adjustment meeting on Feb. 20. 

Pieces of the past: Leap year edition

Kelsey Bent February 29, 2024Columns, Wingham Advance Times

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Skate Wallace presents: Legends, Divas and Icons

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UWPH celebrates opening of North Perth Access Centre

LISTOWEL – North Perth now has a collection of health and social services under one roof. United…

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Walkerton card scores

WALKERTON - Euchre was enjoyed at the Walkerton Library in the senior’s room on Wednesday, March 4.

Lane closures resume on Durham St. bridge as Phase 2 begins

WALKERTON - Bruce County is reporting that lane closures resumed on the Durham Street bridge in Walkerton on Monday, March 9. 

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Step In Style- New family shoe store set to open in familiar location

WINGHAM – From two stepping- to stepping in style, a familiar store in downtown Wingham gets a…

New York City Shenanigans

I spent this past weekend in beautiful New York City with my classmates for one last school trip. Everything was going smoothly and according to plan until our journey home.

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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

Step In Style- New family shoe store set to open in familiar location

By Heather MacEwen

WINGHAM – From two stepping- to stepping in style, a familiar store in downtown Wingham gets a…

New York City Shenanigans

By Abigail Brubacher

I spent this past weekend in beautiful New York City with my classmates for one last school trip. Everything was going smoothly and according to plan until our journey home.

Opinion: Huron chamber reviews the Succession challenge in Huron County

By Submitted

On Feb. 3, the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade announced nearly $2 million in funding to establish Succession Ontario, described as Ontario’s first business succession planning services hub.

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