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PERTH WELLINGTON Q&A : Ashley Fox, Liberal Party of Ontario

Midwestern Newspapers May 19, 2022Listowel Banner, Ontario Election 2022

My name is Ashley Fox and I’m a Registered Practical Nurse. I grew up in Harriston and now reside in Palmerston with my husband, Jeff. My experience in nursing is primarily in senior care, including time in hospitals, addiction care, retirement homes, and long-term care.

PERTH WELLINGTON Q&A: Jo-Dee Burbach, Ontario NDP

Midwestern Newspapers May 19, 2022Listowel Banner, Ontario Election 2022

I decided to run provincially because I care about people, and I believe that families deserve better than what they have lived through for the past four years

PERTH WELLINGTON Q&A : Laura Bisutti, Green Party of Ontario

Midwestern Newspapers May 19, 2022Listowel Banner, Ontario Election 2022

I grew up in Mount Hope, in a rural area south of Hamilton. I graduated from Mohawk College with a diploma in Chemical Engineering Technology and eventually came to Stratford in 1988 for a job in research and development compounding rubber.

Greg McLean seeks Brockton council seat

Midwestern Newspapers May 18, 2022Local News, Municipal Election 2022, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Greg McLean has announced he’s running for the position of councillor in Brockton.

Brockton teen charged with stunt driving

Midwestern Newspapers May 18, 2022Police, Walkerton Herald-Times

A Brockton teen is without their licence and vehicle for a few days.

HURON-BRUCE Q&A: Matthew Van Ankum, Green Party of Ontario

Midwestern Newspapers May 18, 2022Ontario Election 2022, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Midwestern Newspapers asked the Huron-Bruce provincial election candidates to answer seven questions. Below are the responses of Matthew Van Ankum, Green Party of Ontario.

HURON-BRUCE Q&A: Lisa Thompson, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party

Midwestern Newspapers May 18, 2022Ontario Election 2022, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Midwestern Newspapers asked the Huron-Bruce provincial election candidates to answer seven…

HURON-BRUCE Q&A: Laurie Hazzard, Ontario NDP

Midwestern Newspapers May 18, 2022Ontario Election 2022, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Midwestern Newspapers asked the Huron-Bruce provincial election candidates to answer seven questions. Below are the responses of Laurie Hazzard, Ontario NDP candidate.

HURON-BRUCE Q&A: Shelley Blackmore, Liberal Party of Ontario

Midwestern Newspapers May 18, 2022Ontario Election 2022, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Midwestern Newspapers asked the Huron-Bruce provincial election candidates to answer seven questions. Below are the responses of Shelley Blackmore, Liberal Party of Ontario.

PROVINCIAL ELECTION 2022: Huron-Bruce Q&A

Midwestern Newspapers May 18, 2022Ontario Election 2022, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

We asked the candidates the same seven questions, focusing on housing, health care, agricultural land and economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hawks competing for PJHL Tier II championship this weekend

Midwestern Newspapers May 11, 2022Sports, Walkerton Herald-Times

GUELPH – The Walkerton Hawks are two wins away from becoming PJHL Tier II Champions.

Brockton mourns the loss of James Bolden

Midwestern Newspapers May 11, 2022Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

BROCKTON – The municipality’s flag is flying at half-mast to honour the memory of a friend, leader and former mayor.

Hicks takes leave of absence to focus on provincial election

Midwestern Newspapers May 4, 2022News, Ontario Election 2022, Walkerton Herald-Times

Hanover’s deputy mayor has announced he will be taking a leave of absence from Hanover council to focus on his upcoming provincial election campaign.

Senate committee studying Canadian soil health

Midwestern Newspapers May 4, 2022Rural

Senator Rob Black’s kicking at the dirt in Ottawa has produced momentum for a comprehensive national soil study.

Banner wins six awards at OCNA competition

Midwestern Newspapers May 4, 2022Listowel Banner, Local News

For the second year in a row, the Listowel Banner has been recognized with multiple awards at the Ontario Community Newspapers Association’s Better Newspapers Competition. The Banner earned six awards this year, including two first-place awards for graphic designer Janine Martin.

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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…

See all Listowel 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. 

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.

Editorial

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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