Earlier this week, Environment Canada and the Province of Ontario issued a special air quality statement for many regions in Ontario, including Huron-Perth.
Summer Reading Club returns to library this summer
The Huron County Library will once again host the TD Summer Reading Club this year.
Saugeen River water blessing event to be held on June 11
A Saugeen River water blessing event will be held on Sunday, June 11 at Lobies Park in Walkerton.
Bluewater board announces principal, vice-principal appointments for 2023-24
Bluewater District School Board has announced the following principal and vice-principal placements for area schools, effective this September:
Hanover man charged, stolen vehicle recovered in Mapleton Township
A Hanover man is facing several charges, including theft of a motor vehicle, following an incident in Mapleton Township on June 6.
Two-vehicle crash near Dorking claims life of North Perth resident
A two-vehicle crash near Dorking yesterday afternoon has claimed one life and sent two others to hospital.
Open-air fire ban issued in Huron County
Fire chiefs in Huron County have issued an open-air fire ban, effective immediately.
Four Madill athletes take home top prizes at WOSSAA
The WOSSAA Track and Field Championships took place on May 25-26, 2023 at the Western Alumni Stadium in London.
Hanover man faces firearms charges
What police are referring to as a neighbour dispute on the 600 block of 10th Avenue, Hanover, on May 26 ended with a 55-year-old man being charged with various weapons offences.
OHC referendum: Local residents give a resounding ‘no’ to privatizing health care
On Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27, people from all over Grey and Bruce counties participated in a grassroots referendum on public or private health care. They voted yes or no to the following question: Do you want your public hospital services to be privatized for for-profit hospitals and clini
Local schools host track and field meets
Milverton Public, North Perth Westfield, and Listowel Christian schools held their annual track and field meets last week under sunny skies, as the end of the elementary school year edges ever closer.
Workplace fatality leads to hefty fine against Chepstow company
A Chepstow-based company has been fined $110,000, plus a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge, by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development following the death of a worker in January 2020.
Weekend Wheelers claim pair of trophies at May Madness
A pair of local spring hockey teams have returned home from Toronto with a pair of trophies.
Region’s unemployment rate hits 6% in April
The region’s unemployment rate has hit its highest point in more than two years.
Masking to remain mandatory in clinical areas at LWHA sites
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) has worked closely with its partners in infection prevention and control to ensure patients, staff, physicians and families/caregivers are safe and protected while in local hospitals.
