The chair of the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) suggested local trustees focus on themselves in the first board meeting after the Ontario Education Minister’s comments about eliminating the school trustee position altogether.
Editorials
Suppressed fury
I was recently invited to participate in an op-ed campaign, which took my writing to a different…
Finding a cure
A few weeks ago, I was scrolling on Instagram and found a post that caught my attention. The post stated that, in China, researchers have developed a stem-cell based treatment that “cured” a type one and type two diabetic a year after treatment.
A current update
This has been quite a past month. My health issues – dementia, autoimmune, cancer, arthritis, a bad right knee and melanoma to list just a few – continue as in the last six months, but non-health issues keep cropping up.
Heritage homes and inhabitants: part 1
This article begins a short series of articles that will share the brief histories of some of Listowel’s historic homes and a bit about some of the families who lived in them.
An inside look at the art of broom making
Though there are modern cleaning gadgets such as the “autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner” available now, the broom was, and still is, a household essential. And if you lived in Perth County in the early 20th century, there was a good chance your broom bore the mark of E.G. Crawford.
Latest Blyth production tunes into local community
For those in the audience that had direct connections to the story, they were delighted. For those who didn’t, they were equally entertained, as history unfolded, telling the story of one of its most notable citizens – Doc Cruickshank.
Perspective is everything
Last week, I was having one of those weeks as a parent where everything was difficult. I had to do some disciplining, which I don’t enjoy doing – honestly, who does? I entered the second round of potty training – teaching my youngest. I was also dealing with the struggle that is finding childcare du
Terry Fox runs are fast approaching
Communities across Canada are preparing for Terry Fox runs on Sunday, September 14.
How summer helps connect farmers and politicians, from fairs to farm tours
Summer is a time of long days, local fairs, barbecues, community celebrations — and for Ontario farmers, it’s also prime harvest season for everything from hay and grain crops to fruits and field vegetables.
Listowel 150th one for the history books
It was a party 150 years in the making and, by all accounts, Listowel’s weekend homecoming celebration was a huge success.
Longevity – life is increasing, with activity
In 2017 I had a SPECT brain scan at a local hospital. The results: Abnormal perfusion in the right temporal lobe and right basal ganglia.
Remembering Hibbert Township’s rural properties
On Aug. 9, 1889, the Stratford Beacon published an article by the editor of the Mitchell Recorder which recounted his tour of two farms in Hibbert Township.
Becoming North Perth: amalgamation of Listowel, Elma, Wallace
The amalgamation of the Town of Listowel, the Township of Elma and the Township of Wallace into what is now North Perth triggered a lengthy process of restructuring and recalibrating for those living in the municipalities, and those chosen to lead it.
Listowel’s policing history older than town itself
Policing in these parts is older than the town of Listowel itself; the first policeman, Robert Woods, hired on in 1869, six years before the town’s incorporation.
