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Columns

Lenten Organ Recital Series returns

Submitted February 19, 2026Columns, Walkerton Herald-Times

CHESLEY - The Lenten Organ Recital Series returns this year to St. Mark’s Church, Chesley. Church officials state the event offers “a peaceful midday musical oasis throughout the Lenten season.”

We serve by serving others

Jan Briggs-McGowan February 19, 2026Columns, Walkerton Herald-Times

You know the Walkerton Legion as a place to relax with friends, have a friendly game of darts or pool or maybe watch the Olympics on the big screen.

Tragic news about school shooting puts Trump’s attempt to steal bridge into perspective

Pauline Kerr February 19, 2026Columns, Opinion, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

A quick glance at national and international headlines earlier this week was not for the faint of heart.

‘If you maintain it, they might come’ just doesn’t have the same ring

Denny Scott February 19, 2026Columns, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

To paraphrase one of the greatest movies of all time (and probably the greatest baseball movie of…

We can blame it all on Chaucer

Pauline Kerr February 12, 2026Columns, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

Contrary to popular belief, St. Valentine was never the patron saint of chocolate.

Prominent homes: Listowel’s lawyer

Jessica Carter February 12, 2026Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion

Continuing on with my series on homes in Listowel and the people who lived in them, the first home in this month’s article is the home built by William Champley Kidd in 1901.

This is the time to start the work of Christmas

Submitted February 12, 2026Columns, Listowel Banner, Local News, Opinion

“I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.” -Jesus -John 12:46

History isn’t just the big events: everything is within the author’s scope

Denny Scott February 12, 2026Columns, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Journalists, reporters, editors – whatever the title is, these are the people that are responsible, as a previous boss of mine said, for crafting The First Draft of History (my apologies to my coworkers for the near-flippant use of capitalized characters, I promise, it will only happen once).

Memories of Wingham: John Congram remembers the Maitland River and the trombone

Submitted February 5, 2026Columns, Opinion, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

By most standards the Maitland River is just a small river but to me as a kid it was greater than the greatest rivers of the world.

Take it for the team Canada! Turns out we need the snow and cold

Submitted February 5, 2026Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion

Love your maple syrup?  Well, no cold, no syrup! 

Women’s wages in 1850s at Windsor Hotel

Submitted February 5, 2026Columns, Pieces of the Past

Photographs and records relating to working women from over a hundred years ago are somewhat rare and it can be difficult to have a detailed understanding of what their lives were like.

Winter preparedness: Small choices that make a big difference

Submitted February 5, 2026Columns, Listowel Banner, Local News, Police, Rural

Winter in North Perth is nothing new, but each season brings its own reminders about how quickly conditions can change.

Pens: the small joy in our lives

Kelsey Bent February 5, 2026Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

There are times while parenting small kids that you are abruptly reminded of the simple joys of life. I say abruptly, but also somehow the reminders are always perfectly timed in some divine, mythological way that we don’t understand in the moment.

Bank move rational displays ‘arrogance’: Wood

David Wood February 5, 2026Columns, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

To the Editor: The Bank of Montreal has announced it is abandoning branch service in Mildmay and Walkerton. No counter service. No ATM. No human beings. Just a locked door, a press release, and a suggestion that we all “go online.”

Investing in wetlands is an investment in shared prosperity for Canadians

Andrew Holland February 5, 2026Columns, Walkerton Herald-Times

Canada’s wetlands are not scenery. They are working infrastructure, and one of the country’s most underused economic assets.

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April unemployment rate decreases to 5.2 per cent

WALKERTON – In April, the unemployment rate in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region…

Over 50 attend No Tyrants protest co-organized by Kincardine man

Contributed photos The No Tyrants protest, aimed at highlighting autocratic activities, specifically those in the United States, that was held in Owen Sound late last month brought over 50 protestors to Owen Sound’s city hall. Co-organizer Kevin Larson was very happy with the turnout, especially compared to another political protest around the same time.

Denny Scott dscott@midwesternnewspapers.com OWEN SOUND – A local rally aimed at refuting the…

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Max Smith Band bringing country-punk to Hayloft Music Festival

“We’re a very high energy band. We like to bring emotion to the crowd and be able to sing and jump around, while also be able to bring a more intimate vibe too, so when we play our softer stuff, we want to be able to reach you as well.” - Max Smith

Regional track and field see local schools compete at F.E. Madill

F.E. Madill Secondary School hosted junior and senior elementary school students for their annual…

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Math gains emerge in early grades as Bluewater board outlines achievement plans

CHESLEY - Trustees with the Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) received updates on mathematics achievement efforts and a broader student achievement strategy during a governance standing committee meeting on June 2.

Bluewater District School Board passes balanced $299M budget amid rising costs and funding gaps

CHESLEY - The Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) has approved a balanced $299.1-million budget for the 2026 - 2027 school year, navigating financial pressures while continuing to maintain a focus on student achievement and well-being.

See all Mildmay area articles.

‘Freiburger Bash’ celebrates four major events for Marvin and Angela Freiburger

WALKERTON - When Marvin and Angela Freiburger hold a celebration, they go all-out.

D-Day commemoration

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102 members were joined at the Walkerton Cenotaph by several community members on June 7, to commemorate D-Day, or the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, with a brief ceremony.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Regional track and field see local schools compete at F.E. Madill

F.E. Madill Secondary School hosted junior and senior elementary school students for their annual…

New sign in Bluevale tells story of Walt Disney’s local connection

A permanent historical information sign at the junction of Clyde Street and Morris Street in Bluevale tells the story of the famous family in the region..

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

Government decisions need to be reviewed with rural lens

Federal and provincial governments are forgetting how important rural and agricultural communities are to the country.

Do they really not make things like they used to?

Just so nobody gets the idea that I’m some kind of curmudgeon in a dark room hunched over my…

This is what you get when you vote for a party instead of a person

Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu could be facing a (likely doomed to fail) legal challenge from the very people she represents.

Columnists

Max Smith Band bringing country-punk to Hayloft Music Festival

By Heather MacEwen

“We’re a very high energy band. We like to bring emotion to the crowd and be able to sing and jump around, while also be able to bring a more intimate vibe too, so when we play our softer stuff, we want to be able to reach you as well.” - Max Smith

Regional track and field see local schools compete at F.E. Madill

By Rachel Hammermueller

F.E. Madill Secondary School hosted junior and senior elementary school students for their annual…

New sign in Bluevale tells story of Walt Disney’s local connection

By Rachel Hammermueller

A permanent historical information sign at the junction of Clyde Street and Morris Street in Bluevale tells the story of the famous family in the region..

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