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Ontario announces $500 million in funding for municipalities

Mike Wilson October 30, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Local municipalities to benefit from Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund allocations TORONTO ­–…

Ontario may have avoided worst-case COVID-19 scenario: health experts

Mike Wilson October 29, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Province expects between 800 to 1,200 new cases a day for most of November TORONTO – The…

MNR reminding hunters they are not alone in the woods

Mike Wilson October 23, 2020Independent Plus, News

BARRIE – Fall is the perfect time to be outdoors – the weather gets cooler and stunning fall…

Palmerston man charged with assault; police seize stun gun

Mike Wilson October 22, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, News

LISTOWEL – Perth County OPP have charged a 30-year-old Palmerston man after an alleged assault…

Canadian entrepreneurs shifting priorities with COVID-19

Mike Wilson October 21, 2020Independent Plus, News

MONTREAL – Most small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are looking ahead and taking action to…

Ontario government proposes changes to Blue Box program

Mike Wilson October 19, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Province wants producers, not municipalities, to pay for the cost of recycling TORONTO — The…

Province provides advice on Halloween celebrations

Mike Wilson October 19, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Chief Medical Officer of Health: avoid parties and take precautions if trick-or-treating TORONTO…

Stop 23 Auto Sales makes multi-year pledge to Palmerston, Listowel hospitals

Mike Wilson October 3, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, News

Listowel dealership pledges $200,000 over five years to be split between the two hospital…

Province introduces new public health restrictions, changes to COVID-19 testing

Mike Wilson October 2, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Ontario requiring masks indoors, transitioning to appointment-based testing, pausing social…

Ontario could see 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day in October

Mike Wilson September 30, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Officials urge everyone to ‘do their part’ as modelling shows increase in cases for all age…

Ford: ‘Ontario is now in the second wave of COVID-19’

Mike Wilson September 28, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

TORONTO – On the same day that Ontario reported 700 new cases of COVID-19 – the highest…

WOAA cancels 2020-21 Senior Hockey season

Chris Daponte September 25, 2020Independent Plus, Local News, News, Sports

MIDWESTERN ONTARIO – With area hockey associations still assembling their Return to Play plans…

Mildmay man faces sexual assault charges after incident with minor

Mike Wilson September 23, 2020Independent Plus, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

MINTO – A Mildmay man faces sexual assault charges following an incident here last weekend…

Driver found asleep behind wheel, charged with impaired

Mike Wilson September 18, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, News

LISTOWEL – A scary situation resulted in charges for two people, but fortunately no one was…

Ontario government proposes legislation to freeze residential rent in 2021

Mike Wilson September 17, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Proposed legislation would also extend ban on commercial evictions TORONTO ― The Ontario…

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“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

See all Kincardine area articles.

Intimate Partner Violence response an employers’ responsibility, new consultation service helps workplaces prepare

“Meeting this obligation calls for a clear workplace policy and program, proactive risk assessments, and staff training,” and many workplaces lack this expertise.

Kin Trail Bridge replaced under reconstruction

LISTOWEL – Construction workers were visible last week working on the Kin Trail Bridge, on the North Perth Trail section between Victoria Avenue South and Salisbury Avenue South, in Listowel.

See all Listowel area articles.

Schools honour Truth and Reconciliation

GREY-BRUCE – Students across Grey-Bruce marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.

Teeswater students honour veterans through No Stone Left Alone ceremony

TEESWATER – Sacred Heart School students joined Legion members, families and volunteers at Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery on Sept. 30 to honour veterans and ensure their stories are not forgotten.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Schools honour Truth and Reconciliation

GREY-BRUCE – Students across Grey-Bruce marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.

Brockton honours the day of Truth and Reconciliation

Elder Shirley John and Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody led the Walk for Wenjack on Sept. 30.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Beard honoured with naming of new pavilion at Wawanosh Valley

Local dignitaries, Maitland Conservation (MC) staff members, volunteers, donors and guests were welcomed to the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area last month to mark the opening of a new pavilion there named after long-time MC staff member and General Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Phil Beard.

Grenade in donated goods leads to evacuation of downtown Wingham

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) report that a box containing an “item... of concern” resulted in a significant police presence and evacuation of the Wingham downtown core last week.

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

The price of staying alive

I was six years old when I got my first insulin pump – a year after I was diagnosed with Type 1…

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

Columnists

Schools honour Truth and Reconciliation

By Emily Bowen

GREY-BRUCE – Students across Grey-Bruce marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.

Teeswater students honour veterans through No Stone Left Alone ceremony

By Emily Bowen

TEESWATER – Sacred Heart School students joined Legion members, families and volunteers at Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery on Sept. 30 to honour veterans and ensure their stories are not forgotten.

Brockton honours the day of Truth and Reconciliation

By Emily Bowen

Elder Shirley John and Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody led the Walk for Wenjack on Sept. 30.

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