At FE Madill Secondary School, the newspaper club, filled with students from all grades, meets regularly to actively cover the latest news and events within their school community. This is their student newspaper!
Editorials
Listowel Florist changes hands, as owners celebrate retirement, new chapter
Sharing the gifts of florals, home decor and more continue with young local couple
Local students encouraged to apply for provincial summer company program
STRATFORD – On Jan. 7, 2025, Stratford Perth Centre for Business announced the application…
Naughty, nice or inexplicable
Santa Claus has had a pretty busy season so far.
Message to all who make Christmas merry and bright
This is the time of year that makes it or breaks it for many merchants. They count on holiday shoppers to edge them into the black for the year.
Remembering the Montreal massacre
We know some of the victims’ stories, or at least the bits police and sometimes family members and witnesses share with the media.
Time to take a look at what voters care about
Before we cast our ballots in the next election, be it federal (could happen any time, Oct. 20, 2025 at the latest), provincial (June 4, 2026 at the latest) or municipal (Oct. 26, 2026), we had better figure out what we are voting for – or against.
Housing cost increase plays major role in rise in food bank use
News last week that more than a million people living in Ontario turned to food banks over a 12-month period starting in the spring of 2023, should be concerning to us all.
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.
Area politicians push for respect from province on health care issues
A push from Bruce County council to have the province reconcile its approach to health care in this area with the region’s importance to Ontario’s economy and social fabric is garnering support from local municipalities.
Canada’s soccer stars work to overcome impact of ‘Dronegate’
With every Olympic Games there are stories of triumph and disappointment and the 33rd Olympiad currently underway in Paris will be no different.
‘God willin’ and the creek don’t rise’
A lot of our communities have stormwater and sewer systems that would qualify as antiques, were they cars.
When it comes to Alice Munro, we can’t separate art from artist
I gave myself more time to write this column than usual. I wanted to sit with the news of Andrea Skinner’s abuse at the hands of her step-father, and the revelations of her mother Alice Munro protecting him and their marriage over her daughter.
Heat is just as deadly as cold
Canada’s housing crisis has been brewing for a long time, although it burst into the headlines during the COVID pandemic.
Support for local news
We’ve been critical in recent (and not-so-recent) weeks, of numerous initiatives of Premier Doug Ford’s Conservative Ontario government, so it seems only fair to shine a light on a positive development emanating from that corner.
