WALKERTON - In February, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased 0.2 percentage points to six per cent after sitting at one of the lowest in the province for months. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate remained unchanged this month at 7.2%, both unad
OFA urges local residents to support Ontario producers through ‘tumultuous’ times and political uncertainty
GUELPH - The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is encouraging consumers across the province to support local farmers facing difficult times due to political uncertainty.
Perth County pioneers ‘witch’ for water
Water witching, dowsing, divining, doodle-bugging…there are many names for the historical and mystical art of finding water and minerals underground by using just a simple forked twig. The history of dowsing for water has been recorded as far back as ancient Egypt.
LDSS teams successful in local curling action
Two Listowel District Secondary School curling teams competed in both the Perth district and Huron Perth regional bonspiels. In the district event, the Listowel teams finished top two and both went on to the Regional event.
OPP thanks public for help in locating missing child
Thanks to assistance from the community, a missing nine-year-old from Howick Township was found within a day of being reported missing.
Police report fraud losses for Ontarians
The OPP Anti-Rackets Branch and Serious Fraud Office are launching the 2025 Fraud Prevention Month campaign: “The Masks of Fraud.”
All Aboard: A Brief History of Rail Service in Listowel
For 20 years, from the time that John Binning settled in the area in 1852 to when the railway was opened, the main modes of transportation for those living and working in Listowel would have been a horse and wagon or stagecoach.
ONE CARE launches campaign to fund new accessible vehicles
STRATFORD - ONE CARE Home and Community Support Services has announced the launch of its Driven to Care campaign, with a goal of raising $500,000 though efforts including a 50/50 draw to purchase three new much-needed accessible vehicles.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). Celebrated since 1911 in some European countries, this year’s theme is “Accelerate Action”, focusing on the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality.
Walkerton Herald-Times Turnbacks, March 6, 2025 issue
From March 6 1991: – School bus costs studied; – Movie playing at Paramount in Hanover: Dances…
Walkerton’s Anglican Pioneer Cemetery contains 18 surviving stones
Last summer, Janice Hawkins and I set out to locate the Anglican Pioneer Cemetery, which we knew was somewhere near the east water tower.
Regional Skills 2025 spotlights students’ talents in the trades
Top placing local students in four categories will be moving on to the provincial level after an exciting day of fierce competition at the 2025 Regional Technological Skills Challenge in Owen Sound.
Yuk Yuk’s dinner and a show returns to Listowel Ag Hall as part of Paddyfest kick off weekend
LISTOWEL – Get ready for a night full of non-stop laughter after enjoying a buffet dinner at the…
Candidates push for prioritization of health care funding at Walkerton meeting as local MP Lisa Thompson declines to attend
Provincial candidates running in the Huron-Bruce riding gathered at the Jubilee Hall in Walkerton on Feb. 19 for what turned out to be an unanswered assault on the current healthcare status quo by opposition candidates, who also offered their visions for the future of healthcare in Ontario.
OPP, snowmobile, snow plow collide in area
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following a collision involving a police vehicle north of Wingham, a police news release states.
