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Ag Society opts to cancel 2020 Listowel Fair

Midwestern Newspapers April 17, 2020News

LISTOWEL – There will be no ‘Visions of Wagon Wheels to Ferris Wheels’ in 2020, following the…

THE IVORY SILO: There is no easy path

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By Stewart Skinner An oft-used political phrase, ‘it’s the economy, stupid’, was coined by…

State of emergency extended in North Huron

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By Cory Bilyea Local Journalism Initiative Reporter NORTH HURON – North Huron has extended the…

Province allowing auto insurance companies to offer premium rebates during COVID-19 crisis

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TORONTO — If the Ontario government has its way, there could be financial relief coming to…

Sheds at Wingham Trailer Park broken into

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WINGHAM – Huron County OPP are currently investigating a rash of break-ins that have taken place…

Huron Perth starts sharing COVID-19 stats for lower tier municipalities

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“There is indication the hospital capacity certainly exists to meet the demand we’re…

$3,000 mountain bike stolen from Listowel home

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LISTOWEL – Perth County OPP are investigating the theft of a mountain bike from a Listowel home…

Huron County OPP officer tests positive for COVID-19

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HURON COUNTY – The Ontario Provincial Police say that a member of the Huron County OPP…

2020 Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story cancelled

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WINGHAM – The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story is the latest festival to cancel their 2020…

New app aims to connect, inform Grey-Bruce-Huron during COVID-19 pandemic

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BRUCE COUNTY – A group of local organizations have joined forces to create a new app for Grey,…

Province introduces plan to stop COVID-19 spread in long-term care homes, limit staff movement

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Ford: ‘We will do everything we can to protect our seniors and most vulnerable citizens.’…

Klassen says COVID-19 situation in Ontario may be stabilizing

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By Colin Burrowes Local Journalism Initiative Reporter PERTH COUNTY – According to Dr. Miriam…

Wingham woman facing mischief charge following Exeter incident

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EXETER – Huron County OPP have laid charges against two people after they were caught trying to…

Listowel traffic stop results in arrests, numerous charges

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LISTOWEL – The Perth County OPP arrested two people and charged a third person in relation to a…

Public Health announces first COVID-19 case in North Perth

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Listowel woman in her 70s hospitalized at Listowel Memorial Hospital LISTOWEL – Huron Perth…

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“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

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Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Panthers senior beach volleyball wrap-up

LISTOWEL – Panthers senior girls volleyball teams played their final beach volleyball games…

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Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Teeswater arena roof repair approved as council opts for lower-cost fix

TEESWATER – A lower-cost roof repair will move ahead at the Teeswater-Culross Community Centre after council approved a $37,940 project that addresses current leaks while keeping the door open for a larger replacement if provincial funding is approved.

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Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Steve Travale elected to the 2026/28 AMO board of directors

OTTAWA – Steve Travale, Brockton council member, has been elected to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) board of directors’ rural caucus.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Council strikes committee for future of Galbraith Memorial Gates

It was discussed by council that the importance of these gates being a war memorial, and multiple members of council having heard inquiries from the community on the memorial’s future, spurred this action forward. 

Council approves garden suite, bylaw a 10-year timeline

Morris-Turnberry council approved a garden suite agreement and authorized establishing a 10-year temporary-use bylaw, amended from the previously used 20-year timeline.

See all Wingham area articles.

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Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

Here we go again with the value of the Sunshine List

If you read last week’s Listowel Banner you will have seen that North Perth Coun. Allan Rothwell, a retired government employee, thinks the public salary disclosure (also known as the Sunshine List) needs to be adjusted for inflation.

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Council strikes committee for future of Galbraith Memorial Gates

By Rachel Hammermueller

It was discussed by council that the importance of these gates being a war memorial, and multiple members of council having heard inquiries from the community on the memorial’s future, spurred this action forward. 

Council approves garden suite, bylaw a 10-year timeline

By Rachel Hammermueller

Morris-Turnberry council approved a garden suite agreement and authorized establishing a 10-year temporary-use bylaw, amended from the previously used 20-year timeline.

Conservation consolidation limits representation for local counties

By Denny Scott

After months of pushback from local lower- and upper-tier councils, the Province of Ontario released the ‘Improving Ontario’s Conservation Authority System’ document, detailing the amalgamation of the province’s conservation authorities.

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