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Minto reopens playgrounds, plans for office reopening
MINTO – All playgrounds in Minto are now open and town officials say the municipal office will…
Woman charged after breaking into rural North Perth home
NORTH PERTH – A woman is facing charges after she allegedly broke into a house during a recent…
Region to enter Stage 3 on Friday
Limit on indoor gatherings increasing to 50; theatres, dine-in restaurants allowed to reopen…
Driver charged after tractor takes down hydro lines on Highway 23
NORTH PERTH – An Owen Sound driver has been charged after the tractor they were operating pulled…
Palmerston Lions Club to hold bottle drive on July 25
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Lions Club will be holding a returnable bottle and can drive on…
One-third of region’s workers underutilized, says Statistics Canada
WALKERTON – According to new data from Statistics Canada and the Four County Labour Market…
Local municipalities issue burn bans
MIDWESTERN ONTARIO – Several local municipalities have issued open-air burn bans as a result of…
July 4 collision in Perth East injures 2, kills horse
PERTH EAST – Two people were injured after their car struck and killed a horse that was running…
Perth County OPP looking to speak with driver of suspicious vehicle
NORTH PERTH – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are looking to speak with the…
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair cancelled due to COVID-19
TORONTO – Organizers have cancelled this year’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, but promise it…
Ontario extends emergency declaration to July 15
TORONTO ― The Ontario government has extended the current state of emergency to July 15 – and…
Province asks school boards to plan for all scenarios come September
School boards will be able to decide a plan that works best for their students, staff based on…
Lucknow’s Music in the Fields cancelled, returning in 2021
LUCKNOW – One of the biggest events in Bruce County this summer is the latest event to be…
UPDATED: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health issues order requiring facemasks in all businesses
Businesses must also provide hand sanitizer to be used by all customers entering/exiting businesses…
