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Modelling shows 11,000 to 22,000 Canadian deaths over course of pandemic

Mike Wilson April 9, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Tam: ‘We cannot prevent every death, but we must prevent all the deaths we can’ By Chris…

Police investigating break and enter at trailer park near Clifford

Mike Wilson April 8, 2020Independent Plus, Local News, News

HOWICK TOWNSHIP – The Huron County OPP is seeking tips from the public to help catch the…

Palmerston pair offering shut-ins help with errands and shopping

Mike Wilson March 20, 2020Independent Plus, News

By Patrick Raftis PALMERSTON – A local couple are among those looking to help others during the…

Province passes legislation to allow round the clock deliveries, electronic council meetings

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

TORONTO ― Twenty-six of the province’s MPPs met today (March 19) in a special sitting of…

West Grey to hold meeting on municipal bridges

Mike Wilson January 31, 2020Independent Plus, Local News

WEST GREY — The Municipality of West Grey will hold a meeting on the management of its bridges.…

Minto resident arrested after kicking parked car in Palmerston

Mike Wilson January 16, 2020Independent Plus, Local News

PALMERSTON – Wellington County OPP have charged a 28-year-old Minto resident after it was…

It’s time for province, teachers to play ‘Let’s Make a Deal’

Mike Wilson January 16, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

For months now, a big topic in Ontario news is the contract negotiations, or lack thereof, between…

Wingham man facing 10 charges connected to recent break-ins

Mike Wilson January 10, 2020Independent Plus, Local News

WINGHAM – A Wingham man is facing 10 criminal charges connected to a string of break-ins that…

Cash, guns, jewellery worth $180,000 stolen from Bluevale home

Mike Wilson January 10, 2020Independent Plus, Local News

BLUEVALE – Police are hoping the public can help them solve a recent break-in and theft from a…

Man wanted on outstanding warrants in Wellington County arrested in Atwood

Mike Wilson December 16, 2019Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News

ATWOOD – A man with outstanding warrants was arrested during the evening hours of Dec. 12 in…

Brussels company fined for fatal work incident

Chris Daponte December 5, 2019Independent Plus, Local News, News

STRATFORD – A Brussels-based contracting company has been fined $150,000 after pleading guilty to…

Pop-up to provide local shoppers with a special experience

Mike Wilson November 15, 2019Business, Independent Plus, Local News

ARTHUR – A special holiday shopping experience is set to come to Arthur Nov. 23-24. A temporary…

Rural broadband, attracting labour force among priorities for Perth-Wellington MP John Nater

Mike Wilson October 31, 2019Independent Plus, Local News, News

PERTH-WELLINGTON – Conservative John Nater was overwhelmingly re-elected as the Member of…

Experiencing Minto Fire’s training exercise from a different perspective

Mike Wilson July 18, 2019Independent Plus, Local News, Opinion

Mike Wilson shadowed Minto firefighters during their July 11 mass search and rescue training The…

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Sully Burrows- ready to ‘rally around’ with a Paddyfest crowd

LISTOWEL – Playing Friday Night’s Paddyfest Concert is Perry Sounds’ own, Sully Burrows. The…

Gearing up for another legendary Paddyfest Friday night

LISTOWEL – This year’s Paddyfest concert showcase features Nate Haller as the headlining and…

See all Listowel area articles.

Council welcomes new member Michael Crawford

WALKERTON - Mayor Chris Peabody welcomed the Municipality of Brockton’s newest councillor, Michael Crawford, and invited words of greetings from other council members at Brockton Council’s Feb. 24 meeting.

When the weather turns cold … Brockton has new warming centre

WALKERTON - Coun. Greg McLean made an announcement in the “new business” portion of the Feb. 24 council meeting that promises to help fill a gap in service for the community’s most vulnerable citizens.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Joe Kerr Ltd. loses bid for North Huron gravel maintenance services; new company wins contract instead

After decades of providing North Huron with gravel maintenance services, local contractor Joe Kerr Ltd has lost its bid on a Request for Tenders (RFT) from the township for the supply and delivery of maintenance gravel, part of its annual rural roads maintenance program.

F.E. Madill Secondary School held its annual Living Library event on Feb. 25.

Several members of the community came to share their lives and work with students as ‘living books.’

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

From lived experience to lasting support – putting farmer mental health first

In March 2019, my husband Brian and I began milking cows in our new dairy barn near Cannington in Durham Region.

How did we get here?

The North Huron community is reeling from the news a council member was hospitalized with injuries suffered in an altercation following the Feb. 17 council meeting.

The horizon looms

It is a good news story that the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) trustees adopted their 2026 budget late last month, but it doesn’t line up with what is on the horizon. 

Columnists

Joe Kerr Ltd. loses bid for North Huron gravel maintenance services; new company wins contract instead

By Cory Bilyea

After decades of providing North Huron with gravel maintenance services, local contractor Joe Kerr Ltd has lost its bid on a Request for Tenders (RFT) from the township for the supply and delivery of maintenance gravel, part of its annual rural roads maintenance program.

F.E. Madill Secondary School held its annual Living Library event on Feb. 25.

By Cory Bilyea

Several members of the community came to share their lives and work with students as ‘living books.’

Huron County Indigenous Housing and Homelessness planning strategy to include Indigenous voices

By Cory Bilyea

As part of the ongoing Huron County Housing and Homelessness planning strategy, a discussion panel was recently convened to explore local rural Indigenous community priorities and lived realities that intersect with housing stability (including safety, well-being, services, and access).

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