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Arts & Entertainment

Taste of Togetherness attracts large crowd in inaugural year

Heather MacEwen June 4, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Food, Local News, Wingham Advance Times

WINGHAM – The first annual Taste of Togetherness festival was held May 30, at the Wingham Branch…

North Perth Pride holds its annual family Pride event

Heather MacEwen June 4, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Music

LISTOWEL – North Perth Pride held a family Pride event at the Listowel Kin Station on May 30. The…

Wingham theatre packed for CKNX Barn Dance Reunion Show

Patrick Raftis June 4, 2026Arts & Entertainment

WINGHAM - The CKNX Barn Dance Reunion show, part of the local radio station’s 100th anniversary celebrations, at the Wingham Town Hall Theatre on May 31 included performers from local radio and television shows, the original touring Barn Dance productions and the later Barn Dance Historical Society

Locally-made documentary chronicles storied career of artist and the generational impact made through colour

Rachel Hammermueller May 28, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Local News, News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Outside of Wingham, Cory Bilyea sits across her dining room table, face lighting up when asked about when, decades earlier, her earthwalk crossed paths with Michael “Cy” Cywink.

Drawing a skill, not a gift

Submitted May 28, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

BROCKTON - Most adults I meet say the same thing: “I can’t even draw a stick figure.”

FFCO names local egg, pullet farmer Tonya Haverkamp recipient of championship award

Heather MacEwen May 28, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Business, Listowel Banner, Local News

LISTOWEL – Farm & Food Care Ontario (FFCO) recently held its annual conference in Elora where…

Play keeps the audience guessing

Marlene Ottens May 28, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News

ST. JACOBS - Drayton Entertainment’s second show of the season at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse is the stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel of the same name.

Fulfilling my promise to Michael ‘Cy’ Cywink

Cory Bilyea May 28, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Wingham Advance Times

It began with a direct question born of absolute urgency. Michael “Cy” Cywink was searching for…

Knox Presbyterian Church to host Canadian Staff Songsters for upcoming concert

Heather MacEwen May 21, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Music, News, Wingham Advance Times

LISTOWEL – Getting to meet people where they are is often when opportunity finds you. The…

Students write original musical My World is a Fishbowl to be shown at LDSS

Nicole Beswitherick May 21, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, News

LISTOWEL - Opening night is approaching for the original musical My World is a Fishbowl at Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS).

North Perth Pride planning month of family-fun events

Rachel Hammermueller May 14, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

North Perth Pride is gearing up for another month of celebration with events kicking off May 30 and continuing all through June.

Huron County’s fourth annual Pride festival focuses on activism, celebration, community

Rachel Hammermueller May 14, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Local News, News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

The county will be the scene of multiple events June 2-7, all with the aim of bringing the community together. 

Regional quilt show promises to ‘make memories’ – colourful ones

Submitted May 14, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Contests, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

MILDMAY - New Millennium Quilters Guild is hosting the “Making Memories” Quilt Show on Friday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mildmay Carrick Recreational Complex.

Elma Township Public School puts on Spring Performance

Abigail Brubacher May 7, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, News

Elma Township Public School had its students put on a performance...

Blyth Festival Gallery opens season with student show

Denny Scott May 7, 2026Arts & Entertainment, News, Wingham Advance Times

The Blyth Centre for the Art’s Blyth Festival Art Gallery’s 2026 season officially opened over the weekend with the Student Show which welcomed artists from local schools.

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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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Waterloo Ravens host preseason game in Listowel

LISTOWEL - The U22 AA Waterloo Ravens hosted a preseason game against the Barrie Jr. Sharks on Aug. 30 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex in Listowel.

Maitland Conservation maintains its stance against the makeup of the new regional area, seeking explanation of methodology from the province

WROXETER – The province previously announced the borders of the newly-established regional conservation authorities; however, it announced the number of members that will make up the boards governing these new locations more recently on July 29.

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New ATV trail opens the door to off-road adventure

TEESWATER - After a year of construction and about $65,000 in upgrades, the Huron Shores ATV Club has officially opened the new Sideroad 30 multi-use trail, creating a legal route for off-road vehicles.

Student entrepreneurs wrap up summer of business with a barbeque

HANOVER – Thirty-five students from across the Saugeen Connects region wrapped up a summer of running their own businesses with a community barbecue and marketplace.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Summer of music comes to an end

WALKERTON - Aug. 29 and 30 marked the end of this summer’s Music in the Park, with an open mic event on Saturday at Market Garden Park.

Pedestrian safety issues considered

WALKERTON – Coun. Greg McLean put forward a motion calling for Scott Street to become a pedestrian priority area; Deputy Mayor Kym Hutcheon seconded the motion.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Fall Farm Frolic open doors to explore Huron County farms, food and arts

This free, self-guided event will open the gates at seven farms and agricultural businesses across Huron County.

MRI machine at Goderich will bring health, economic benefits for community

At their Aug. 12 meeting, Huron County council heard from representatives of the Magnetic Moments Capital Campaign, promoting continued commitment to fundraise for MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) services in Huron County. 

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

AI and other false promises

By Denny Scott

AI is being sold as a panacea – or a one-cure-fixes-all medicine, if you prefer, when it’s not even AI. AI is being sold as a panacea – or a one-cure-fixes-all medicine, if you prefer, when it’s not even AI. Much like the hoverboards that came out a few years back that were, at best, pale imitation

Fall Farm Frolic open doors to explore Huron County farms, food and arts

By Submitted

This free, self-guided event will open the gates at seven farms and agricultural businesses across Huron County.

MRI machine at Goderich will bring health, economic benefits for community

By Rachel Hammermueller

At their Aug. 12 meeting, Huron County council heard from representatives of the Magnetic Moments Capital Campaign, promoting continued commitment to fundraise for MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) services in Huron County. 

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