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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.

Bruce County takes ‘measured’ approach to tariff response

Pauline Kerr March 27, 2025News, Walkerton Herald-Times

BRUCE COUNTY – Bruce County council is responding to United States tariffs with a flexible and…

Peabody: Agriculture deserves more credit in the Ontario economy

Pauline Kerr March 27, 2025News, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON - Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody commented in an interview Tuesday about the recent meeting of Bruce County council.

Archives Awareness Week talk set at museum

Pauline Kerr March 26, 2025News, Walkerton Herald-Times

SOUTHAMPTON - The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre is pleased to present Bruce in Battle: Life in the 160th Battalion as part of Archives Awareness Week.

Threatening another nation’s sovereignty is no joke

Pauline Kerr March 26, 2025Editorials, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

The past couple of weeks have brought a flurry of news items that include interviews with various retired high-ranking American diplomats and politicians. It seems every network has its own expert spokesperson on speed dial.

Get ready for a toe-tapping good time with Jamie Warren on March 29

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Jamie Warren, whose warm and honest country hits have made him the most awarded independent country artist in Canadian history, is returning to Hanover for a very special concert on March 29 at the Hanover Civic Theatre.

Inclement weather leads to extra shifts, staff stuck at hospitals

Pauline Kerr March 21, 2025Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC), like everything else in the area, has been affected by recent severe weather.

What tariffs mean to the local agricultural community

Pauline Kerr March 20, 2025Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The “moving target” nature of the tariffs imposed as part of the American trade war with Canada has created a lot of uncertainty in both countries, in many industries, none more so than agriculture.

Spring thaw causes flooding issues in Walkerton and area

Pauline Kerr March 20, 2025Local News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times

School buses and anyone returning to work after March Break had a challenging time getting into Walkerton on March 17. 

Brockton mayor comments on flooding situation

Pauline Kerr March 20, 2025Local News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times

Like most other area residents, Mayor Chris Peabody has been keeping an eye on the water levels in Saugeen River, commenting Tuesday that it didn’t appear to have gone down yet.

Spruce the Bruce provides 66 grants

Pauline Kerr March 20, 2025Local News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times

Jeff Loney, economic development manager, reported to Bruce County Council that the Spruce the Bruce program “saw a widespread uptake of grants” in 2024, from all eight of the municipalities in Bruce County.

County council to get update on new Official Plan

Pauline Kerr March 20, 2025Local News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times

The agenda for Thursday’s meeting of Bruce County Council includes an update on the new Official Plan (OP).

Measles outbreaks the result of a ‘perfect storm’

Pauline Kerr March 20, 2025Columns, Opinion

In Texas, it took the death of a child to spur people to get vaccinated against … measles, a…

School nutrition program vital for students learning

Pauline Kerr March 13, 2025Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Hungry kids can’t learn properly. That was the message delivered by Bev Gateman, VON community development co-ordinator in Grey-Bruce for the Ontario Student Nutrition Program, when she presented the 2023-2024 annual report to Bruce County council at the March 6 meeting.

Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody weighs in on tariff situation

Pauline Kerr March 13, 2025Local News, News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times

As the American-initiated trade war ramps up, local industries and businesses are already feeling the impact, according to Mayor Chris Peabody.

Bruce County’s Loney named in top ‘40 Under 40’ in economic development

Pauline Kerr March 13, 2025Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Jeff Loney, Bruce County’s economic development manager, is congratulated by Warden Luke Charbonneau at the March 6 meeting of council.

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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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Perth County archives sees increase in inquiries, some linked to new citizenship law

STRATFORD – A recent report to Perth County council states Stratford-Perth Archives staff have responded to 2,021 queries via email/phone and in-person visits this year as of the middle of August. This is a 48 per cent increase over the same period in 2025.

2026 International Plowing Match media day

To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital…

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Bruce County’s IPM enters final countdown

WALKERTON - With less than two weeks until the gates open, Bruce County's 2026 International Plowing Match is about 90 per cent complete.

Going Hog Wild: Mildmay fair packs three days of tradition and family fun

MILDMAY - Crowds packed the arena on opening night and lined the grounds through a weekend of sunshine as the 161st Mildmay Fall Fair mixed long-standing traditions with new memories, from crowning a new ambassador to cheering at the demolition derby.

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2026 International Plowing Match media day

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Media representatives get a taste of what’s in store at 2026 International Plowing Match

WALKERTON – On Sept. 11, media people got a taste of the excitement that’s building about the 2026 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Bruce County, just outside Walkerton.

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LWHA welcomes Dr. Isabella Graham to growing surgical program

Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) officials said in a media release they are continuing to strengthen its surgical program with the recruitment of Dr. Isabella Graham, who will join the organization as a general surgeon.

Mills back in court Oct. 26, completing program for charge

Mills, along with Duty Counsel Melissa Egan, provided an update to Justice of the Peace K. McNamara for Mills’ ongoing legal process, after the Central Huron resident was originally charged in connection with an altercation in February in Wingham.

See all Wingham area articles.

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The price of staying alive

I was six years old when I got my first insulin pump – a year after I was diagnosed with Type 1…

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.”

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Perth County archives sees increase in inquiries, some linked to new citizenship law

By Kelsey Bent

STRATFORD – A recent report to Perth County council states Stratford-Perth Archives staff have responded to 2,021 queries via email/phone and in-person visits this year as of the middle of August. This is a 48 per cent increase over the same period in 2025.

LWHA welcomes Dr. Isabella Graham to growing surgical program

By Submitted

Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) officials said in a media release they are continuing to strengthen its surgical program with the recruitment of Dr. Isabella Graham, who will join the organization as a general surgeon.

Mills back in court Oct. 26, completing program for charge

By Rachel Hammermueller

Mills, along with Duty Counsel Melissa Egan, provided an update to Justice of the Peace K. McNamara for Mills’ ongoing legal process, after the Central Huron resident was originally charged in connection with an altercation in February in Wingham.

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