Kelsey Bent

LISTOWEL - In Ontario, as of Jan. 2, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has listed nine current premises as infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also referred to as Avian Flu. Three of which are located in North Perth.

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LISTOWEL - Council updated  the policy which applies to the sale or disposition of land by the Municipality of North Perth at its final council meeting of 2025.

LISTOWEL - A total of 56,000 turkeys at a North Perth poultry farm will be "humanely depopulated" due to the detection of an outbreak of avian flu.

WINGHAM - The Wingham Ironmen had a rough start to last weekend, with a 5-1 loss to the Hanover Barons on the road on Friday, Dec. 12.

WINGHAM - Many were dressed in their Christmas finest for the first annual Santaspiel hosted at the Maitland Granite Curling Club on Dec. 13. 

BLYTH - The streets of Blyth were lined with smiles and those spreading Christmas cheer for the Santa Claus parade on Dec. 13.

Above is 14-month-old Dawson McKeachnie who liked Santa better from the arms of his mother. Santa…

LISTOWEL - The Listowel Legionnaire organization is leading off in advance of its 2026 baseball season with a request for more sign time.

STRATFORD - After a year of collecting data, Perth County staff presented the findings from a coyote sighting online forum and associated public education at the Dec. 4 meeting.

LISTOWEL – Along with the changes local businesses will soon see in their recycling pickup…

LISTOWEL -  North Perth Council discussed the removal of the Galbraith Conservation Area capital project, valued at $75,000, in the 2026 Mayor’s budget, however ultimately left the item in.

STRATFORD - The 151st Perth County Warden shared how past wardens will inspire his upcoming term.

BLYTH - Blyth Festival Theatre’s third annual showing of A Huron County Christmas Carol is nostalgia in several ways. Whether it is the rustic Christmas decorations we knew and loved in the home on our grandparents’ farm, the familiar story of Ebenezer Scrooge, or the references to North Huron’s not

SEAFORTH - Across the province, the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) testing results have been shared.