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UPDATE: Significant damage caused by flood at Listowel hospital

Midwestern Newspapers October 5, 2020News

LISTOWEL – A flood caused by a broken watermain at Listowel Memorial Hospital overnight Sunday…

Police seek suspect that brandished knife at youth in Listowel

Midwestern Newspapers October 5, 2020News

LISTOWEL – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are looking for a suspect after an…

‘Code Grey’ declared at Listowel Memorial Hospital due to flooding

Midwestern Newspapers October 5, 2020News

LISTOWEL ­– Listowel Memorial Hospital has issued a “Code Grey” due to flooding on the…

Stop 23 Auto Sales makes multi-year pledge to Palmerston, Listowel hospitals

Midwestern Newspapers October 3, 2020News

Listowel dealership pledges $200,000 over five years to be split between the two hospital…

Province introduces new public health restrictions, changes to COVID-19 testing

Midwestern Newspapers October 2, 2020News

Ontario requiring masks indoors, transitioning to appointment-based testing, pausing social…

Ontario revises COVID-19 screening guidance for schools, childcare

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Updates to screening include how long kids need to stay home, when they need a negative COVID test…

Ontario could see 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day in October

Midwestern Newspapers September 30, 2020News

Officials urge everyone to ‘do their part’ as modelling shows increase in cases for all age…

Perth-Wellington MP helping pay tribute to Second World War veterans

Midwestern Newspapers September 30, 2020News

PERTH-WELLINGTON – In conjunction with Veterans Affairs, Perth-Wellington MP John Nater is asking…

Ford: ‘Ontario is now in the second wave of COVID-19’

Midwestern Newspapers September 28, 2020News

TORONTO – On the same day that Ontario reported 700 new cases of COVID-19 – the highest…

United Way sets goal of $1.762 million for 2020-21 fundraising campaign

Midwestern Newspapers September 25, 2020News

LISTOWEL — Using a combination of new technology and old-fashioned community spirit, United Way…

THE IVORY SILO: Sacrificing the many

Midwestern Newspapers September 25, 2020News

By Stewart Skinner People seem to bristle when they are reminded that they are an animal no…

Columnist opens up regarding last opinion piece

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To the editor, I write for therapy and it isn’t often that things written from painful places are…

Province announces new restrictions on bars, restaurants, strip clubs

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Changes effective province-wide beginning Sept. 26 at 12:01 a.m. TORONTO – After witnessing a…

WOAA cancels 2020-21 Senior Hockey season

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MIDWESTERN ONTARIO – With area hockey associations still assembling their Return to Play plans…

Fire destroys apartment near downtown Wingham

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WINGHAM – Two blocks from the main street of Wingham, a fire occurred in the early morning of…

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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.

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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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