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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.

Brockton seeks assistance from county in paying for court security and prisoner transportation costs

Pauline Kerr February 6, 2025Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

BROCKTON – Mayor Chris Peabody said in an interview Tuesday that he’s interested in seeing what…

Grandpals gears up for spring

Pauline Kerr February 6, 2025Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON – Shirley Richardson, co-ordinator of the GrandPals program, is gearing up for a busy…

Is user-pay a fair way to lower taxes?

Pauline Kerr February 6, 2025Columns, Editorials, Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

The big question when government bodies large and small set their annual budgets is how to make a tax increase palatable – or at least unlikely to infuriate taxpayers.

‘You deserve better’ Shreiner tells gathering at hospital

Pauline Kerr February 6, 2025Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

CHESLEY – Over the past three years, the Chesley hospital’s emergency room has had the highest…

Ontario voters face a ‘perfect storm’

Pauline Kerr January 30, 2025Columns, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

Politically speaking, we are facing a perfect storm. Remember the movie about three weather fronts that converged and wreaked havoc?

State-of-the-art training centre planned in Walkerton by LiUNA Local 1059

Pauline Kerr January 30, 2025Business, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

LiUNA Local 1059 has purchased 4.2 acres of land in the north-east corner of the East Ridge business park to construct a state-of-the-art training facility to address the local need for skilled trades.

County agrees to short-term snow removal agreement

Pauline Kerr January 30, 2025Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Bruce County council passed a motion (moved by County Coun. Jay Kirkland [South Bruce Peninsula] and seconded by County Coun. Chris Peabody [Brockton]) for the county to provide winter maintenance on Purple Valley Road, Coveney’s Road and McIver Road.

Skating showcase held in Walkerton

Pauline Kerr January 30, 2025News, Walkerton Herald-Times

On Jan. 25, the Walkerton Figure Skating Club hosted 180 skaters from Bruce, Grey and Wellington counties for a special competition.

Walkerton’s Best Western Plus honoured with M. K. Guerton Award

Pauline Kerr January 30, 2025Business, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Winning the prestigious M. K. Guertin Award is a team achievement, as far as Andrew Windsor, general manager of the Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Centre in Walkerton is concerned.

Peabody: Health care a key issue in provincial election

Pauline Kerr January 30, 2025News, Walkerton Herald-Times

On Tuesday, as the province geared up for the announcement that would make an election call official, Mayor Chris Peabody remarked on the fact that both the Conservatives and Liberals were focusing their attention on the shortage of family physicians.

County makes province aware of key local issues as election looms

Pauline Kerr January 30, 2025News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Council has endorsed a 2025 pre-budget submission being sent to Peter Bethlenfalvy, minister of finance.

SVCA board to advocate with province for solution to West Grey frazil ice

Pauline Kerr January 30, 2025News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times

The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority annual meeting on Feb. 17 featured a presentation on the recent frazil ice event in West Grey.

Brockton council working to pare down increase in draft budget

Pauline Kerr January 23, 2025Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Brockton’s first go at the 2025 municipal draft budget began with a proposed tax rate increase of 9.18 per cent. The second meeting ended with the rate standing at around 7.0 per cent.

SVCA board approves 2025 budget during annual meeting

Pauline Kerr January 23, 2025Local News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times

The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority usually has its budget set long before the annual meeting in January. That was not the case this time.

Grey Bruce Farmers Week expanding, drawing outside interest

Pauline Kerr January 23, 2025Local News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times

After 59 years and counting, Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week remains not only the first agricultural conference of the year, but the one people in the industry go out of their way to attend.

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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.

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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.

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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