BIOGRAPHY Hello, my name is Jamie Pynn and I have called North Perth my home for the past 16 years.…
North Perth council candidate – Elma Ward: David Ludington
BIOGRAPHY My name is David Ludington. Born 1960 and raised in Elma Township. Started farming on the…
North Perth council candidate – Elma Ward: Dave Johnston
BIOGRAPHY It has been my privilege to serve the citizens of Elma for many years and I wish to…
North Perth council candidate – Elma Ward: Matt Duncan
BIOGRAPHY I am a lifelong resident of North Perth, who is raising four teenage daughters, while…
North Perth council candidate – Listowel Ward: Darrell Weber
BIOGRAPHY I was brought up in a Mennonite family between Elmira and Drayton on a farm. I have a bit…
North Perth council candidate – Listowel Ward: Yasmin Vanos
BIOGRAPHY I recently retired as a personal support worker (PSW) and moved to Listowel. After…
North Perth council candidate – Listowel Ward: Matt Richardson
BIOGRAPHY A town is made of streets, houses, businesses, and people, but a community is made of…
North Perth council candidate – Listowel Ward: Grace Harper
BIOGRAPHY I am a wife, mother, ‘gigi’ to three grandbabies and a chosen family new to Listowel.…
North Perth council candidate – Listowel Ward: Sarah Blazek
BIOGRAPHY I am a 37-year-old wife and mother; born and raised in North Perth. I own a home here…
North Perth council candidate – Listowel Ward: Neil Anstett
BIOGRAPHY My name is Neil Anstett and since 2018, I have been proudly serving as your North Perth…
North Perth deputy mayor candidate – Doug Kellum
BIOGRAPHY Doug Kellum is currently the Deputy Mayor for the Municipality of North Perth. With the…
North Perth deputy mayor candidate – Colin Burrowes
BIOGRAPHY Colin Burrowes is a former reporter for the Listowel Banner. In that role, he has learned…
North Perth mayoral candidate – Todd Kasenberg
Biography Todd Kasenberg has a passion for North Perth – and pronounces himself “North Perth…
Fifty Archives Treasures: Stratford Shakespearean Gardens birdhouse
This is the 39th week of a series of articles celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stratford-Perth Archives. This week’s featured treasures are letters written by two men considered to be Canada’s most renowned ornithologists, naturalists, and conservationists.
A meeting worth attending
It was a packed house last Thursday night at the Listowel Agricultural Hall. I pulled in at 7:35 p.m., rushed from an afternoon spent cleaning barns that spilled into evening, and was happily surprised to see that there was nary a seat to be found.

