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Chesley hospital continues to face challenges to re-open ER 24/7

Midwestern Newspapers February 6, 2020News

By Don Crosby CHESLEY – The Chesley hospital continues to face difficult challenges in order to…

Thieves steal cell phones, tools, cigarettes from Lucknow home

Midwestern Newspapers January 31, 2020News

LUCKNOW – South Bruce OPP are investigating a daytime theft that took place on Jan. 30 in…

West Grey to hold meeting on municipal bridges

Midwestern Newspapers January 31, 2020News

WEST GREY — The Municipality of West Grey will hold a meeting on the management of its bridges.…

Crash claims life of Elderslie Township man

Midwestern Newspapers January 31, 2020News

ELDERSLIE TOWNSHIP – A single-vehicle crash on Concession 2 in Elderslie Township on Jan. 30 has…

UP A TREE: Police arrest man hiding from a coyote in Howick Township

Midwestern Newspapers January 31, 2020News

HOWICK TOWNSHIP – A Hanover resident was taken into custody by Huron County OPP on Jan. 28 after…

NORTH PERTH BUDGET 2020: Proposed recreation capital projects dominate discussion at Jan. 22 meeting

Midwestern Newspapers January 29, 2020News

NORTH PERTH – 2020 budget deliberations continued last week, with a number of departments making…

Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize to be donated to local museum

Midwestern Newspapers January 29, 2020News

WINGHAM – A significant part of Wingham’s cultural heritage is coming home, as Alice Munro’s…

Formosa native signs letter of intent with DePaul University

Midwestern Newspapers January 28, 2020News

Billie Martin is taking her track and field skills to the NCAA FORMOSA – A local athlete is…

THE IVORY SILO: Teachers dispute not about the money

Midwestern Newspapers January 27, 2020News

Take away the government’s only negotiation weapon and progress will be made on the education…

Missing North Perth man found deceased in Huntsville

Midwestern Newspapers January 22, 2020News

HUNTSVILLE – On Jan. 19, members of the Huntsville detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police…

Tim Elphick appointed new Brockton councillor

Midwestern Newspapers January 22, 2020News

WALKERTON – Brockton council has filled the vacant chair around the horseshoe. At a special…

No course of action over separate Howson Dam groups, council says

Midwestern Newspapers January 22, 2020News

WINGHAM – Concern over the direction of the Howson Bridge and Dam Committee was cause for some…

Listowel woman wins $500,000 in Lotto Max draw

Midwestern Newspapers January 16, 2020News

TORONTO – Last week OLG reported that one ticket worth $500,000 was sold for the Jan. 7 Lotto…

Minto resident arrested after kicking parked car in Palmerston

Midwestern Newspapers January 16, 2020News

PALMERSTON – Wellington County OPP have charged a 28-year-old Minto resident after it was…

Pouch Project answers call to aid wildlife devastated by ongoing Australian fires

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Local crafters gathering at The Scrapbook Shop Jan. 18 to assist in overseas relief effort LISTOWEL…

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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.

See all Mildmay area articles.

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.

Columnists

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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