The Habitat for Humanity ReStore is seeking volunteers. Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario owns and operates nine ReStore locations, including the one on Rocher Road in Listowel.
Listowel parades of Christmases past were surely spectacles to see
Christmas 1946 was a magical time for many families, as many Second World War veterans had returned home. That year, the Santa Claus parade in Listowel was a huge event with great emphasis placed on the visiting Sea Cadet band.
Calculating the incalcuable – Part I
Harvest 2021 has been painful. Soybeans were interrupted by rain. The dream of an early planted wheat crop vanished, stolen by untimely rains. Many farmers are like us with just ‘one more day’ of corn left out there waiting to be picked.
Bruce County paramedics ‘stuff an ambulance’
After visits to locations in Wiarton, Southampton and Port Elgin, Bruce County’s paramedics will be taking their “stuff-the-ambulance” holiday food drive to the Kincardine Sobey’s on Dec. 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Weiler’s Cleaning and Restoration celebrates 35th anniversary
Weiler’s Cleaning and Restoration Ltd. recently celebrated its 35th anniversary. Here, Mayor Chris Peabody, far right, offers his congratulations on this milestone.
Walkerton FC names new president
Walkerton FC has named its new president.
Grey Bruce Singers plan February return
Christmas is a time for music and the Grey Bruce Singers (GBS) really missed being able to perform for their audiences for these past two years.
Keep fire safety in mind as temperatures drop
The Walkerton Fire Department is urging everyone to keep fire safety in mind as the temperatures turn colder.
Legion, Brockton to host New Year’s Levee
Dennis and the crew were in fine form again last weekend at the Legion’s Christmas Turkey ‘n Meat Draw. Some of those happy winners should have had a Brinks truck to take everything home!
Every day is the best day, if we so choose
“This is the best day ever!” proclaimed my three-year-old, raising his arms to the ceiling of our hotel room with an enthusiasm I couldn’t replicate if I tried. He had just received his second emergency blood transfusion.
OPG donates $20K to Walkerton hospital
On Dec. 7, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) presented the Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation (WDHF) with a $20,000 donation toward the Foundation’s ongoing mammography campaign. This year, OPG‘s Corporate Citizenship Program supported 67 individual projects across Bruce County. This program lo
Study: More investment needed for cover crop innovation in Ontario
Researchers at the University of Manitoba (UM), working in collaboration with the Ontario Cover Crop Steering Committee, have shared the results from the 2020 Ontario Cover Crop Feedback Survey, the largest survey of its kind in Canada based on the number of responses received. The survey captured a
Vintage snowmobile show set for Jan. 30
The Huron County Cruisers are hosting a Vintage Snowmobile Show at the Howick Community Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30.
