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Columns

The ‘spring rush’ is on: gardening tips from 1925

Claire Drake - Stratford-Perth Archives April 3, 2025Columns, Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

As temperatures rise and the first signs of spring begin to show, many will start to prepare their gardens for the growing season. In 1925, the Listowel Horticultural Society supplied a few gardening tips to readers of the Listowel Banner and the Atwood Bee to help them “get ready for the season tha

As the Crow Flies

Shannon Wood April 3, 2025Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

One of the most common birds found year-round in our area is the Common Crow, or as it’s more…

How to stay safe on farms

Submitted March 27, 2025Columns, Rural, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

Staying safe at work is always important. That’s especially true on Ontario’s farms, which aren’t just a workplace, it’s also where those of us who farm live and raise our families.

Artificial Intelligence is coming to healthcare

Bob Murray March 27, 2025Columns, Wingham Advance Times

Yesterday, I had an appointment with my oncologist (cancer). The purpose was (I think) to bring me up to date with my progress in fighting melanomas (the trigger for re-emergence of my DM).

The beauty of creativity and art is in the (flawed) details

Denny Scott March 27, 2025Columns, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

In my wild and crazy youth, I was a big fan of concert bootlegs. Don’t get me wrong, as someone who works in a creative industry, I know the dangers of these unlicensed releases as it impacts the bottom line of the people captured – but if there isn’t going to be an official release...

Prayer of Recollection

Kevin Nethercott March 27, 2025Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion

I find I often try to carry around the burdens, stresses and worries of this life on my own and…

Shunned but unbroken – a First Nations woman’s journey of resilience

Cory Bilyea March 20, 2025Columns, Opinion

The passing of an Indigenous elder and the subsequent discord between family, community members and…

Measles outbreaks the result of a ‘perfect storm’

Pauline Kerr March 20, 2025Columns, Opinion

In Texas, it took the death of a child to spur people to get vaccinated against … measles, a…

You don’t know what you got until it’s gone – Part two

Kelsey Bent March 20, 2025Columns, Opinion

Two years ago I wrote a column about my eldest’s favourite toy, a little lion stuffy,…

PM’s concern for Canadians was always evident

Patrick Raftis March 13, 2025Columns, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

Aside from a few ceremonial details, the Justin Trudeau era is officially over.

Alive and well – how do they survive?

Submitted March 13, 2025Columns, Walkerton Herald-Times

Unsurprisingly, many wildlife species in this area leave when the cold weather blows in. Of course, that goes for the two-legged occupants as well.

Surviving trade war will take more than flag-waving

Pauline Kerr March 13, 2025Columns, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

The trade war the United States declared has had some unexpected results already, not all of them bad.

Memories – good and bad

Bob Murray March 13, 2025Columns, Wingham Advance Times

My dementia is slowly progressing in my brain. There seems to be continuous announcements with potential solutions to help those diagnosed with one of the many dementias. 

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Betty Jo Belton, Stratford-Perth Archives March 6, 2025Columns, Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

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.

Who is afraid of Mark Carney?

Denny Scott March 6, 2025Columns, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

I’ve got a bad habit of doing this, but I’m going to add a provision to this editorial before we even get into it and break the rules right away and tell you my political leanings. I’m pretty much dead in the centre most days. So I can usually find common grounds, politically, with most people most

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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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Annual Take Back the Night rally gathers large crowd to end violence against women

Stratford’s third annual Take Back the Night rally gathered a large crowd the evening of Sept. 18…

Listowel Agricultural Society honours fair volunteers and sponsors; private showing of We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes

LISTOWEL – A special evening honoring Listowel Fair volunteers and sponsors was held at the…

See all Listowel area articles.

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.

South Bruce wraps up summer recreation season as Teeswater arena returns to ice

TEESWATER – South Bruce’s recreation department wrapped up a busy summer with more than 200 day campers, nearly 300 swimming lesson participants and a repaired arena floor in Teeswater, which is now ready for the return of ice.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Walkerton Terry Fox

FOR TERRY: The Dupuis family showed up as a group of enthusiastic participants in this year’s Terry Fox Run in Walkerton.

Grey Bruce Health Coalition releases new OHC report

WALKERTON – “Bait and switch” is an old and less-than-ethical technique – someone shows the customer a quality item at a good price, but when they take the bait, they discover the deal has changed – higher price, lower quality and/or hidden costs. 

See all Walkerton area articles.

Local motorcycle club makes annual donations to feed school children

Members of the local Independent Motorcycle Club toured to four local schools on Sept 18, donating…

Wingham’s 39th Terry Fox Run raises $42,000

The annual event had 255 attendees, showing up to make a difference.

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

Annual Take Back the Night rally gathers large crowd to end violence against women

By Rachel Hammermueller

Stratford’s third annual Take Back the Night rally gathered a large crowd the evening of Sept. 18…

Local motorcycle club makes annual donations to feed school children

By Rachel Hammermueller

Members of the local Independent Motorcycle Club toured to four local schools on Sept 18, donating…

Wingham’s 39th Terry Fox Run raises $42,000

By Rachel Hammermueller

The annual event had 255 attendees, showing up to make a difference.

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