Kelsey Bent

The Listowel Cyclones U18 team went 1-2-1 at the Wingham Regional Silver Stick tournament last week. The team started out with a 2-2 tie against the Ayr Flames on Nov. 13, before beating the Kincardine Kinucks 2-0 on Nov. 16. The Cyclones then fell to the Mid-Huron Huskies 2-0 on Nov. 18, and the Mi

Council adopted the 2023-26 North Perth Strategic Plan at the Nov. 13 meeting.

The Christmas Bazaar at St. Joseph’s Church on Nov. 18 was a busy site only minutes after opening its doors for the lunch and Christmas Greenery sale. Pictured at the by donation bake table was Julie Immink, Sherri Hicks, and Lisa Martin.

Members of council criticized and reminisced of the history North Perth has with Invenergy, before defeating a decision to grant their support to the Palmerston Energy Storage Centre at its Nov. 20 meeting.

Two free skilled trades training programs could be available to North Perth residents, should the municipality secure a new stream of funding.

Shelby Donegan of the Victorian Inn and Spa smiled for the camera at the doorway to their unique display outside of the Listowel Agricultural Society’s Christmas Showcase on Nov. 18. Inside the festive camper housed a slew of the local company’s products all made in-house.

After a lengthy discussion challenged its commitment, it appears North Perth council will remain dedicated to bringing affordable housing to the municipality.

For the first time since amalgamation, the Municipality of North Perth has a new treasurer.

Perth County council agreed to expand the Listowel settlement area boundary for the purpose of developing additional residential housing at its Nov. 16 meeting, however members had comments about the density of the proposed development to the west of the town.

An additional kilometre of sidewalk has been added to the total 30-plus kilometres of serviced sidewalks in North Perth.

The historic courthouse in Stratford will again be highlighted during the Lights On Stratford winter festival, as Perth County council agreed to replace the light system which staff say is at the end of its life, at the Nov. 2 meeting.

A new report from Public Health Ontario shows that severe respiratory illness and hospitalization in children is expected to increase over the next couple of weeks.

Council previously passed a motion to defer a pilot project that would see cameras installed on 10 local school buses in an effort to correctly identify vehicles that illegally pass stopped school buses.

For most people, it is more comfortable to be one-on-one with another person as opposed to being on stage in front of a crowd. For Briella Sutherland, 9, she is the opposite. Her personality shines when the stage lights turn on.