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Arts & Entertainment

Musicians and artists fill Listowel venue for annual Art in the Park

Heather MacEwen August 28, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Music

The event saw a range of artists and creatives celebrating art out-of-doors.

Blyth Kids Club Summer Party Foam Party

Blyth Kids Club marks end of summer with community party

Denny Scott August 28, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Wingham Advance Times

FOAM FUN - The Blyth Kids Club, alongside the Blyth Lions Club and a number of other sponsors, held its End of Summer Party in the Park at the Blyth Lions Park on Aug. 22. The event included a number of fun activities for children including a foam party and a train of custom-made barrel vehicles.

The Wingham Lions Club held a fundraising barbecue Aug. 15

Cory Bilyea August 21, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Food, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

The Wingham Lions Club held a fundraising barbecue on Fri. Aug. 15, serving up hamburgers, hot dogs…

North Huron hosts first Music in the Park event Aug. 12, future events planned

Cory Bilyea August 21, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

The event featured local youth Jakob Schiestel who regaled the audience with renditions of the tunes of Metallica, The Tragically Hip and many more of his favourite bands.

Blyth art gallery’s season finale explores inner experience, physical form

Rachel Hammermueller August 21, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

The Blyth Festival Art Gallery’s season finale Body Doubles, by Amanda Baron, explores the tension between  memory, inner experience and physical form.

Frosty Queen holds annual car show

Cory Bilyea August 21, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Wingham Advance Times

Frosty Queen held its final car show of the 2025 season on Aug. 14.

Author details caregiving, mother-daughter relationship and intricacies in new book

Rachel Hammermueller August 21, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News

Author and Perth County-native Donna Costa released her newest book Aug. 1, a memoir, documenting and illustrating her experience caring for her mother living with Alzheimer’s.

Preparations begin for Blyth’s 150th

Cory Bilyea August 21, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Two years before the first parade float rolls down Queen Street, Blyth is already dreaming big.

North Perth Cruisers Retro Revival Series continues to grow

Heather MacEwen August 21, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News

A large crowd came out to the North Perth Cruisers Retro Revival Friday Series held at the Canadian…

Yesterday Once More goes back to the ‘70s

Marlene Ottens August 21, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner

DRAYTON – As someone whose teen years happened during the 1970s, I was really looking forward to…

Block party helps to kick-off Listowel 150th celebrations

Patrick Raftis August 14, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News

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Rae presents King Charles III Coronation Medal to Vince Judge

Submitted August 14, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington, had the honour of presenting the prestigious  King Charles III Coronation Medal to Listowel resident Vince Judge on the afternoon of August 2, 2025. 

Upcoming Perth County Plowing Match a unique local event Aug. 23

Rachel Hammermueller August 14, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

The Perth County Plowing Match is scheduled for Aug. 23, at 7040 Road 154, Atwood, on the farm of Sherry and Scott Dallner.

Karli June, Listowel-born country artist continues to rise

Heather MacEwen August 14, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

Hot off of Boots and Hearts Music Festival, Karli talks love, motherhood and core memories of her hometown

Hayloft Music Festival has ‘incredible turnout’ in its first year

Heather MacEwen August 14, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Music, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

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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…

See all Kincardine area articles.

Alzheimer society announces new executive director

STRATFORD – The Alzheimer Society of Huron and Perth (ASHP) recently announced Tracey Jones as its new executive director.

Panthers beach volleyball season soon coming to close, tournaments underway

Junior Panthers teams battled it out over a string of tournament games held under bright skies and…

See all Listowel area articles.

Regional effort to strengthen physician recruitment

TEESWATER – The Municipality of South Bruce is joining a formal agreement with neighbouring municipalities, health organizations and community partners to support the recruitment and retention of physicians across northern Huron and southern Bruce counties.

South Bruce searches for new integrity commissioner

TEESWATER – Finding a new integrity commissioner may prove challenging for South Bruce, as staff prepare to seek proposals after hearing some firms do not have the capacity to take on additional municipalities.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Walkerton Homecoming – parade floats o plenty

The parade at this month’s Walkerton Homecoming featured the community’s best and brightest in all forms.

Ministry issues order for Pinkerton dam repair

WALKERTON – The Ministry of Natural Resources has issued an order for repair of the Pinkerton dam. Brockton CAO Sonya Watson received word of the action just as the Herald-Times was going to press on Aug. 11. Mayor Chris Peabody said the order requires work to be done this year.

See all Walkerton area articles.

One local representative set for new conservation board

As the provincially-mandated amalgamation of conservation areas looms, Maitland Conservation (MC) is continuing its campaign of awareness of the realities and shifts that will take place.

Huron plowing match coming to Morris-Turnberry in its ninety-eighth year

The 98th Annual Huron County Ploughing Match will be in Huron County Aug. 20-21, at 41936 Howick-Turnberry Road, Morris-Turnberry.

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

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.

Community newspaper publishers need fair rates, quality service from Canada Post

Community newspaper publishers are asking the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Québec Lieutenant, to direct Canada Post to offer publishers the same rate it offers to the country’s dominant flyer printer.

Columnists

One local representative set for new conservation board

By Rachel Hammermueller

As the provincially-mandated amalgamation of conservation areas looms, Maitland Conservation (MC) is continuing its campaign of awareness of the realities and shifts that will take place.

Huron plowing match coming to Morris-Turnberry in its ninety-eighth year

By Rachel Hammermueller

The 98th Annual Huron County Ploughing Match will be in Huron County Aug. 20-21, at 41936 Howick-Turnberry Road, Morris-Turnberry.

McKee Tattoo in downtown Wingham holds tenth anniversary celebration Aug. 7

By Rachel Hammermueller

“This day is also dedicated to the memory of our founder, Sheldon McKee,” a social media post from the business details.

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