The Class of ’24 has been through a lot, be it at the elementary school level, secondary school,…
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June 13, 2024 turnbacks
Listowel Banner Ten Years Ago 2014 – LDSS principal Diane Homewood retired after working there…
Today, I lost a good friend
No, no one had died. However, a good friend of the last nine years has moved away.
Mr. Livingstone, I presume?
Last month I wrote about Mr. John Livingston, the man who co-owned a linseed company with his brother James and built Livingstone Manor.
Summer vibrancy reminder of grandeur of creation
Dear friends, as we step into the warmth and vibrancy of summer, we are reminded of the beauty and grandeur of God’s creation.
Think you know all about someone? Think again!
Motorcycle gang - what do you picture when you think of this? Long beards, massive groups, tattoos, and leather jackets? Do you also think dirty, reckless and violent? It’s time to see the truth, and hopefully what I am about to share will do just that.
Ghostwriting
I have this theory about dogs. The theory is, that the best dogs are not the most well-behaved dogs, they are the most memorable dogs.
Why manufacturing matters
Made in China. It’s the label you see on most products sold in stores throughout the country. The odd time, you’ll see a product manufactured in some other country. But you almost never see a product that’s made here in Canada any longer.
Midwestern Newspapers’ June 6, 2024 turnbacks
2014 – Industrial wind turbines and preservation of agiruclutral land were the main talking points at an all-candidates meeting held in Listowel last week, were around 100 people attended the event as seven candidates for Perth-Wellington spoke to the issues facing the community.
Memories of Wingham: Mary Tervit Wallace
WINGHAM – Mary is the daughter of George H. Tervit and Annie Robertson Tervit. George H. Tervit…
Rising food bank use is unsustainable
The word coming from Food Banks Canada is “unsustainable,” according to recent news about the report card on the number of Canadians using food banks.
Investment dollars fleeing Canada
Investors, it seems, are increasingly losing confidence in Canada and putting their money elsewhere.
Natural remedies for a natural life
My television, through its advertising, continually recommends special pills, creams, etc., to cure all remedies. I don’t believe these advertisements.
This country’s ‘herd immunity’ to measles at risk
When a child dies of measles, it is a tragedy. When it happens in a country with readily available, free, effective vaccine, it is even more tragic.
The hypocrisy of the NFL on display in kicker commencement speech fiasco
Don’t come for me – I have a healthy respect for football. If a game is happening, it’s on in our house. There’s a reason sports have been a part of cultures throughout human history: they have the power to bring people together, and that’s important in times of division.