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Pauline Kerr

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.

Time to take a look at what voters care about

Pauline Kerr September 19, 2024Columns, Editorials, Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

Before we cast our ballots in the next election, be it federal (could happen any time, Oct. 20, 2025 at the latest), provincial (June 4, 2026 at the latest) or municipal (Oct. 26, 2026), we had better figure out what we are voting for – or against.

Key child care recommendations ‘all about staffing’

Pauline Kerr September 19, 2024Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Brockton’s Child Care Centre has seen substantial growth since it opened, from 25 children in 1971 to its current 117 child-care spaces and 106 school-age spaces.

Peabody: County faces difficult financial decisions going into 2025 budget deliberations

Pauline Kerr September 19, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Like the rest of his municipal colleagues, Chris Peabody, Bruce County warden and Brockton mayor, is gearing up for budget deliberations.

South Bruce deputy mayor calls for tax freeze in 2025 budget

Pauline Kerr September 19, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Deputy Mayor Mike McDonagh has called for a tax freeze, saying, “We can’t put people out of their homes with our taxes.”

Mary Immaculate Church celebrates 150th anniversary

Pauline Kerr September 19, 2024Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

On Sunday, Sept. 15, Mary Immaculate Church in Chepstow celebrated its 150th anniversary as a parish.

Walkerton’s Terry Fox Run a success

Pauline Kerr September 19, 2024Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The sunshine and warm weather brought out the runners and walkers for the annual Terry Fox event in Walkerton.

Brockton Council endorses expanding requirements for Lake Rosalind area discretionary septic inspection

Pauline Kerr September 19, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Brockton council has endorsed a proposed change in drinking water source protection that would see the expansion of requirements for the discretionary septic inspection program around Lake Rosalind.

Two new subdivisions discussed at South Bruce Council meeting

Pauline Kerr September 19, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

The municipality is poised to continue growth, with two presentations on subdivisions discussed during the Sept. 10 meeting.

CT scanners help reduce ambulance response time in Bruce County despite increased growth, but geography still a challenge

Pauline Kerr September 19, 2024News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Hannah Mayes, of Operational Research in Health (ORH), presented an update on the deployment review of paramedic services to Bruce County council on Sept. 5.

Police dismantle illegal drug lab in downtown Walkerton

Pauline Kerr September 12, 2024News, Police, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON - What started on Sept. 9 with a report of an assault involving a firearm, ended up with…

GBPH opens dental clinic in Walkerton

Pauline Kerr September 12, 2024Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Dental care for qualifying seniors, as well as children and youth from low-income families is now available in a permanent, state-of-the-art clinic in the south part of Grey-Bruce.

County to stick with one-year term for warden

Pauline Kerr September 12, 2024Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Bruce County council has voted to stay with a one-year term for the warden and deputy warden positions.

Warden congratulates new Huron County Queen of the Furrow

Pauline Kerr September 12, 2024News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

GODERICH – Warden Glen McNeil (Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh) opened the Sept. 4 meeting of county…

The show must go on

Pauline Kerr September 12, 2024Columns

For many Canadians, especially ones whose homes are a reasonably safe distance from the…

Council updated on North Huron deaccessioning project

Pauline Kerr September 12, 2024News, Wingham Advance Times

HURON COUNTY – Noah Chapman, Huron County Museum collections assistant, presented the report on…

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Bears that Care: spreading compassion for kids

The Listowel Memorial Hospital and North Perth Fire Department received special deliveries on March…

Local band, Hitched, celebrate Paddyfest with intimate show at The Back 9

Local band Hitched played to an intimate, sold-out crowd at The Back 9 on March. 14. Consisting of…

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Walkerton Herald-Times March 19 Turnbacks

From March 11, 1987.

Consider the people who conduct the rescue

Bravo to the first responders who rescued the 23 ice fishermen who ran into trouble recently on Georgian Bay when the ice started breaking up.

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CIP grant will enhance accessibility

A new Wingham business, Life on a Footstool, was awarded a Community Improvement Program (CIP) grant by North Huron Council for $2,168.55 to help improve the façade and upgrade accessibility access.

Speaker shares how Amish keep food cold year-round with pond ice

During the Wingham and Area Historical Society’s first meeting of the year, Brent Bowyer described how one Amish family turns a small farm pond into their year-long refrigeration system each winter. 

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Editorial

From lived experience to lasting support – putting farmer mental health first

In March 2019, my husband Brian and I began milking cows in our new dairy barn near Cannington in Durham Region.

How did we get here?

The North Huron community is reeling from the news a council member was hospitalized with injuries suffered in an altercation following the Feb. 17 council meeting.

The horizon looms

It is a good news story that the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) trustees adopted their 2026 budget late last month, but it doesn’t line up with what is on the horizon. 

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Pretty plants, ugly outcomes: The high cost of invasive species

By Cory Bilyea

HURON/PERTH - Periwinkle, English ivy and goutweed look harmless in a backyard bed, but once they reach nearby woods, they can blanket acres. Maitland Conservation Ecologist Erin Gouthro explains how invasive species damage local forests and streams, and how to dispose of “problem plants” safely.

CIP grant will enhance accessibility

By Cory Bilyea

A new Wingham business, Life on a Footstool, was awarded a Community Improvement Program (CIP) grant by North Huron Council for $2,168.55 to help improve the façade and upgrade accessibility access.

Speaker shares how Amish keep food cold year-round with pond ice

By Cory Bilyea

During the Wingham and Area Historical Society’s first meeting of the year, Brent Bowyer described how one Amish family turns a small farm pond into their year-long refrigeration system each winter. 

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