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More flooding, more closed roads, more insurance claims
The weather gurus have confirmed that Toronto has been hit with not one but two serious storms this summer – two once-in-a-hundred-year storms within weeks of each other – flooded basements, water rescues on urban streets, roads closed and … insurance claims.
Perth County Kennel Club’s first dog show in 1946
On Wednesday Dec. 4, 1946, the Perth County Kennel Club held its first ever dog show in Stratford.…
Listowel Banner Turnbacks: Aug. 22, 2024
TEN YEARS AGO 2014 – Listowel native, Corey Conners, was extended an invite to 2015 Masters and…
Kids heading back to school have everything but road safety on their minds
The countdown is on! What seemed like an endless summer ahead only yesterday, has dwindled to mere days before school resumes.
Don’t disengage now
The newspapers under the umbrella of Midwestern Newspapers Corp. have recently covered items at their perspective municipal councils that have attracted major public interest.
Walkerton Herald-Times Aug. 19, 1992 turnbacks
Movie playing at Paramount theatre in Hanover: A league of their own;
Turnbacks; Wingham Advance-Times August 15, 2024
Turnbacks for August 15, 2024
Turnbacks; Walkerton Herald-Times August, 2024
August 21, 1991 – Walkerton would grow by 1000 if all subdivision developed; – White sugar…
Bravo to French leaders for ‘taking the plunge’
A lot of focus with the Summer Olympics has been on the Seine River. The river has played a key…
Is growth always good? Depends who you ask
Growth is a topic often bridged at municipal council meetings and the general consensus among both…
Walkerton Herald-Times August 15, 1990 turnbacks
- Blue boxes arrive here;
Pieces of the Past: Election Riot of 1863 in Stratford
There was what we would now call a federal election in Canada in the summer of 1863. The campaign literature from one of the candidates who ran in Stratford rivals social media posts in modern times with comments about court cases and accusations of “unprincipled behavior.”
Let integrity take centre stage
What the heck was the drone soccer spy thinking? Drones are not exactly new technology, and they do…
Listowel banner August 8, 2024 turnbacks
2014 - Charges pending after violent collision south of Millbank resulted in seven injured and transported to the hospital after a gravel truck struck a minivan.
