LISTOWEL - Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS) hosted the 2026 Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) AA Championship for Senior Boys Basketball on Feb. 25.
Listowel resident, council weigh in on ATV wayfinding signage
LISTOWEL - A request from the Huron Shores ATV Club (HSATV) spurred a delegation from a resident as well as council discussion about the bylaw which allows ATVs on the roads within the Municipality of North Perth.
Councillor questions arsenic level in Gowanstown water; North Perth staff indicate levels not a safety concern
LISTOWEL - According to North Perth’s Manager of Environmental Services Mark Hackett, the level of arsenic in the Gowanstown Drinking Water System is not a concern for safety, and the municipality will continue to monitor its levels.
AMDSB plan shows increase in weather, measles-related absences last year
SEAFORTH - Data which indicates an increase in certain kinds of student absences; a minimal change to the number of suspensions, as well as an increase in the awareness of mental health services, was shared by Avon Maitland District School Board staff with school board trustees at their meeting last
North Perth purchases new grader
LISTOWEL - North Perth Council has authorized the purchase of a new grader for the price of $623,544.74.
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.
Avon Maitland District School Board trustees adopt 2026 budget
SEAFORTH - Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) trustees adopted the 2026 budget on Jan. 27.
Council grants approvals for 49th annual Paddyfest festivities, concert
LISTOWEL - In two votes, North Perth Council approved the road closures for the 2026 Paddyfest parade route, as well as noise exemptions for the annual concert and other Irish shenanigans.
North Perth supports continuation, expansion and new routes to PC Connect
LISTOWEL - North Perth Council was presented the findings from the Transit Needs Assessment at the Feb. 9 meeting. The report investigated the transit needs of North Perth by reviewing existing services and engaging with residents and community organizations with a vested interest in public transpor
Listowel Agricultural Society to expand food booth, council to credit water and wastewater management fees
LISTOWEL - Expansion plans for the food booth at the Listowel Fairground were announced in a letter to North Perth council from Listowel Agricultural Society volunteers, who also sought a waiver of associated fees.
County selects contractor for courthouse roof
STRATFORD - A carryover project from 2025, according to the accepted tender, should come in under budget.
Local fuel station meets frozen fortress
LISTOWEL - Although the sign that displays the gas price was blocked by a huge snowbank, area snowmobilers filled up nonetheless at the Pioneer gas station on Mitchell Road in Listowel last weekend.
County approves 2026 budget despite councillor’s concerns about tax affordability
STRATFORD - The 2026 budget – which includes an 8.75% increase – was approved at the Feb. 5 Perth County Council meeting.
North Perth signs $5.4M agreement with province for new sanitary pump station
LISTOWEL - North Perth Council passed a bylaw authorizing the signing of a transfer payment agreement with the Ontario Minister of Infrastructure at the Feb. 9 meeting.
Pens: the small joy in our lives
There are times while parenting small kids that you are abruptly reminded of the simple joys of life. I say abruptly, but also somehow the reminders are always perfectly timed in some divine, mythological way that we don’t understand in the moment.
