The Wingham and District Hospital Foundation partnered with Lynn Hoy Enterprises to kick off the giving season on Giving Tuesday – Dec. 3, 2024.
Human remains found at Hanover construction site
HANOVER - On Dec. 3, Hanover Police were contacted about the discovery of human remains at a construction site.
Listowel Area Portuguese Community Association donates $30,347 to hospital
LISTOWEL - The Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation received a donation of $30,347 from the Listowel Area Portuguese Community Association in support of their 2024 CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon goal. This donation will support the replacement of vital signs monitors at the Listowel Memorial Hos
Big Door Community Meals program gets $500 boost
WALKERTON - A $500 cheque presentation was made to the Big Door Community Meals program.
Canada Food Board encouraged Canadians to adapt diets, and newspapers published war menus and recipes during First World War
Beginning in 1914, the first year of World War I, both federal and provincial governments committed food supplies to support the Canadian war effort.
Major music festival to launch at Listowel’s 150th event
LISTOWEL - This community will have an outdoor, summertime, country music festival to call its own in 2025.
Walkerton Rotary donated to local food bank
WALKERTON - Rotary Club of Walkerton members donated two boxes of food and $1,020 in cash to the Walkerton Food Bank.
Postal strike continues
OWEN SOUND - Owen Sound Local 582 Canadian Union of Postal Workers marched to Alex Ruff’s office in Owen Sound last week.
Stratford-Perth Archives Newspaper Database draws enthusiastic community response
PERTH COUNTY - Earlier this year, Stratford-Perth Archives launched a new newspaper database via the OurDigitalWorld website.
Walkerton Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary donate to hospital
WALKERTON - Doreen Weber of the Walkerton Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, recently presented Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation Executive Director Brittany Hawkins, with a $1,000 donation to the foundation.
Mildmay resident Len Metcalfe challenges community to support cash-strapped Crime Stoppers
GREY-BRUCE - Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce (CSGB) is in desperate need of funds and board members in order to continue.
‘Memories of the Monarchs’ tribute at upcoming junior hockey tilt
SOUTH BRUCE - South Bruce and area hockey fans will have an opportunity to recall the exploits and accomplishments of the community’s championship hockey teams from the 1940s and ‘50s at the Mildmay ice rink this weekend.
Perth County declares significant weather event Dec. 5
All non-essential travel is strongly discouraged.
Crime Stoppers seeking assistance in thefts of generators, furniture, tools, cash
Huron Perth Crime Stoppers and local police are asking for the public’s assistance in solving the following break, enter, and theft occurrences.
Fatal collision in Morris-Turnberry claims life of Huron East resident
A single vehicle collision in Morris-Turnberry has claimed the life of a Huron East resident, a police report states.
