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Garnet Jobagy finds comfort in the community of LGBTQ+ supports

Midwestern Newspapers June 11, 2021News

Throughout Pride Month, the Listowel Banner will feature a series of articles exploring the lives…

Brockton among 43 communities getting natural gas in phase 2 of expansion program

Midwestern Newspapers June 9, 2021News

BRUCE COUNTY – MPP Bill Walker, associate minister of energy, joined Premier Doug Ford on…

Ontario moving to step one of reopening plan on Friday

Midwestern Newspapers June 7, 2021News

TORONTO – The Ontario government announced on Monday its intention to move the province into step…

Local resident raises awareness of high cost of living for North Perth residents on fixed incomes

Midwestern Newspapers June 6, 2021News

NORTH PERTH – Brenda Brunton was tired of seeing people living on fixed incomes discussing the…

Listowel, Wingham hospitals update visitors’ guidelines

Midwestern Newspapers June 4, 2021News

LISTOWEL-WINGHAM – With the provincial stay-at-home order lifted, the Listowel Wingham Hospitals…

Wordofa encourages residents to roll up their sleeves, get vaccinated

Midwestern Newspapers June 4, 2021News

PERTH COUNTY – Gezahgn Wordofa, the founder of the Multicultural Association of Perth-Huron,…

Local resident wants more information about LGBTQ+ community available in North Perth

Midwestern Newspapers June 4, 2021News

Throughout Pride Month, the Listowel Banner will feature a series of articles exploring the lives…

North Perth Family Health Team, It Takes A Village start vaccine awareness partnership

Midwestern Newspapers June 4, 2021News

LISTOWEL – An initiative connecting members of the North Perth Family Health Team with It Takes a…

Premier: no in-class learning until fall

Midwestern Newspapers June 2, 2021News

Stay-at-home order expires but emergency orders remain in place By Jordan Snobelen, Wellington…

Golf Fore Hospice garage sale postponed to June 10-12

Midwestern Newspapers June 2, 2021News

WALKERTON – The 2021 Golf Fore Hospice garage and yard sale has been postponed. If health unit…

Hanover and District Hospital adjusts hours of operation for COVID-19 assessment centre 

Midwestern Newspapers June 2, 2021News

HANOVER – In response to reduced patient volumes in all COVID-19 assessment centres across the…

Morris-Turnberry to end shared building department agreement with North Huron

Midwestern Newspapers May 28, 2021News

By Mike Wilson and Cory Bilyea, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter MORRIS-TURNBERRY –…

Ontario to accelerate rollout of second doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Midwestern Newspapers May 28, 2021News

Province says 65 per cent of adults have received first doses, ahead of schedule TORONTO – The…

North Perth Chamber of Commerce rolling out free COVID rapid tests to small, medium size businesses

Midwestern Newspapers May 27, 2021News

NORTH PERTH – The North Perth Chamber of Commerce and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, in…

Royal Homes celebrates 50 years of business

Midwestern Newspapers May 26, 2021News

Royal Homes president Pieter Venema talks 50 years in business, impact of COVID-19 virus WINGHAM…

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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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Annual TRI-umph Triathlon held in Gorrie

GORRIE – The annual TRI-umph Triathlon in Gorrie was held on Aug. 3, bringing dozens of families to the Howick Optimist Pool and splash pad site.

Huron United drop points in TMSL matches

An underwhelming performance  saw Huron United Football Club fall by a score of 2-0 in their Tri-City Men's Soccer League against Riverside FC B on July 7.

See all Listowel area articles.

Teeswater Kinsmen seek council approval for new community pavilion

TEESWATER – A proposed community pavilion at Teeswater Kinsmen Park moved a step closer to reality after South Bruce council approved the Teeswater Kinsmen’s request to begin planning the project at its July 28 meeting.

SVCA board chair and GM more optimistic about regionalization

FORMOSA – Board chair Tom Hutchinson and general manager Erik Downing expressed a certain optimism about the coming regionalization of conservation authorities during the July 16 board meeting.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Interim bus service expanded as Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, Wellington regional transit study continues

SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO – The counties of Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, and Wellington, together with Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit (SMART), are expanding interim bus service across the region while work continues on a longer-term joint Regional Transit Study. 

Municipalities need ‘seat at the table’ early on, says Bruce County warden

WALKERTON  – It’s essential that municipalities have a “seat at the table, early on,” said Bruce County Warden Luke Charbonneau at the July meeting of Bruce County council.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Election update

A race for the Reeveship of North Huron continues to be the township’s only election showdown. 

Organizations, local Lions work to welcome newcomers with event

Newcomer Day at Camp is an annual celebration that brings newcomers to Canada, local supporters, and community organizations together for a free day of outdoor fun, food, and friendship. 

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

Community newspaper publishers need fair rates, quality service from Canada Post

Community newspaper publishers are asking the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Québec Lieutenant, to direct Canada Post to offer publishers the same rate it offers to the country’s dominant flyer printer.

Living in a horror movie for the second time in my life

Last Tuesday, unless you live underground (which would not have been a bad idea that day), locals…

The uncommon common sense – part ??

Common sense, and the lack thereof, is something I’ve written about a number of times over the years because, unfortunately, every day there seems to be more and more people who couldn’t pour water out of a rubber boot without instructions being printed on the heel.

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Election update

By Midwestern Newspapers

A race for the Reeveship of North Huron continues to be the township’s only election showdown. 

Organizations, local Lions work to welcome newcomers with event

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Newcomer Day at Camp is an annual celebration that brings newcomers to Canada, local supporters, and community organizations together for a free day of outdoor fun, food, and friendship. 

Annual TRI-umph Triathlon held in Gorrie

By Nicole Beswitherick

GORRIE – The annual TRI-umph Triathlon in Gorrie was held on Aug. 3, bringing dozens of families to the Howick Optimist Pool and splash pad site.

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