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Arts & Entertainment

‘Quiet in the Land’ an affecting story of how traditions protect and destroy us; award-winning play makes return to Blyth Festival

Rachel Hammermueller July 10, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Opinion, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Returning home to the Harvest Stage after 44 years is Anne Chislett’s historical drama 'Quiet in the Land.'

Belgrave Community Centre hosts talent show

Submitted July 10, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

On June 14, the Belgrave Community Centre hosted a talent show for children, and open stage for adults.

Comancheros Car Club of Listowel hosts annual Show ‘N’ Shine car show

Nicole Beswitherick July 10, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News

LISTOWEL - The Comancheros Car Club of Listowel hosted its annual Show ‘N’ Shine car show on July 6 at Listowel Memorial Park.

Council to allow temporary parking restrictions for Hayloft Music Festival

Nicole Beswitherick July 10, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

According to a recent report to council, temporary parking limitations for sporting and community events in North Perth have had positive impacts on events.

Dance production of ‘The Gratest Show’ held in Palmerston

Peggy Haasnoot July 10, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News

PALMERSTON - Illustrated Movement Dance Academy staged ‘The Gratest Show,’ at the Palmerston and District Community Centre on June 21 and 22.

Care, love of playwright for subject matter shines through ‘The Wind’

Denny Scott July 3, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Wingham Advance Times

From the moment they enter the Blyth Festival to take in The Wind Coming Over the Sea – the world premiere performance that takes the second spot in the Blyth Festival’s 2025 season – theatregoers know this isn’t your typical theatre fare.

Newcomers in Huron, Perth facing challenges with housing

Denny Scott July 3, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Newcomers to Huron and Perth Counties are facing difficulties in finding a place within the community in more ways than one according to Huron County Local Immigration Partnership Manager Mark Nonkes.

The most fascinating car you will ever see

Nicole Beswitherick July 3, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

Last weekend, my partner Dominik and I hopped into my Chevy Trax to begin a six hour drive to…

Wingham Touch A Truck- a success over the weekend

Heather MacEwen July 3, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Local News, News, Wingham Advance Times

Wingham Touch-a-Truck was held over the weekend, hosted at the Hutton Heights Community Church. The…

Listowel Farm and Maker Market open’s 2025 season

Heather MacEwen July 3, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, News

MAKER MARKET – The Listowel Farm and Maker Market kicked off their season this past weekend at…

Red Top Berries opened strawberry season with a summer kick-off June 21

Patrick Raftis June 26, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

Participants played games, picked the month's top treat choice and welcomed summer.

Blyth Festival’s opening act highlights Indigenous voices with Anishnaabe playwright Drew Hayden Taylor’s tongue-in-cheek satire about Canada’s first prime minister

Cory Bilyea June 26, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

The 2025 Blyth Festival season began with a comedic and bold critique of Canadian historical perspectives while amplifying the inclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation recommendations for the arts community.

Listowel Lions Club’s truck show lined up another impressive display of classics

Cory Bilyea June 26, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

Listowel-area truck enthusiasts braved the extreme heat on Sunday, June 22.

The N.E.A.T. Club Members visit the Monkton Diner

Submitted June 26, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

Every week in the summer, the North Easthope Antique Tractor Club (N.E.A.T.) heads to different area locations to have breakfast with over 50 members in attendance. It is a fundraiser for the different locations they visit.

Blyth Festival Art Gallery opens The Rural Queer Agenda show

Denny Scott June 26, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

In what several participating artists called a necessary and unprecedented idea, the Blyth Festival Art Gallery opened The Rural Queer Agenda show over the weekend, highlighting art from 2SLGBTQIA+ artists from rural communities. 

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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…

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Maitland Conservation aquatic health study states the system is ‘under immense stress’

WROXETER – “Our initial analysis and our impressions suggest a system that is under immense stress, and it requires targeted strategic action to improve its robustness to ensure it provides the foundation of healthy watersheds,” Maitland Conservation Watershed Ecologist, Erin Gouthro said.

North Perth Council wants baseball diamond included in West End Development

LISTOWEL – After public consultation has been included from the two open house events held in June, council got to see revised plans for the West End Development.

See all Listowel area articles.

Grey Normanby’s Carmen Ward crowned 2026-27 Ontario Queen of the Furrow

WALKERTON – Carmen Ward was crowned the 2026-27 Ontario Queen of the Furrow on Sept. 25, earning the provincial title after competing alongside young women from across Ontario in interviews, speeches and plowing.

Landowners say trail approval ignored earlier objections

TEESWATER – Landowners along Sideroad 30 say they have dealt with ATV riders crossing their properties, damaging fences and disturbing their farms for years – long before the road was officially opened as an ATV trail this past summer.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Community rallies to help hospital foundation with donations

The Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation has had a busy summer fundraising for initiatives like the X-Ray Suite+ Campaign.

Saugeen Children’s Village makes presentation to county council

WALKERTON – Marilyn Rosner and Al Leach of Saugeen Children’s Safety Village, located at the Sulphur Spring Conservation Area south of Hanover, made a presentation to Bruce County Council on Sept. 17.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Farm Frolic opens doors to wide variety of county creations, landscapes, products

The Huron County Farm Frolic on Sept. 19 charted a map to several farm open houses, from longhorn cattle to wineries to pumpkin patches.

Council discusses school safety signs for Anabaptist schools

A topic heard often at this time of year, school safety was discussed during Huron County’s council meeting Sept. 23.

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

The price of staying alive

I was six years old when I got my first insulin pump – a year after I was diagnosed with Type 1…

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

Columnists

Farm Frolic opens doors to wide variety of county creations, landscapes, products

By Rachel Hammermueller

The Huron County Farm Frolic on Sept. 19 charted a map to several farm open houses, from longhorn cattle to wineries to pumpkin patches.

Council discusses school safety signs for Anabaptist schools

By Rachel Hammermueller

A topic heard often at this time of year, school safety was discussed during Huron County’s council meeting Sept. 23.

Huron County OPP saw 131 collisions in summer months, decrease in violent crime

By Rachel Hammermueller

Each time the Huron County OPP board meets, the detachment commander provides data tables of the latest in local crime occurrences. At their Sept. 21 meeting, Inspector Laura Lee Brown’s report paints a picture of July and August in the county, and the charges put forth from Huron County OPP. 

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