KITCHENER - The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth (HSKWSP) launched its Better Together Capital Campaign on Aug. 28, with a ground-breaking ceremony attended by community leaders and supporters. The six million dollar campaign, supported by both the City of Kitchener and the Cit
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North Perth approves new development charges, implementation policy for attainable housing CIP
NORTH PERTH - North Perth council supported new development charges (DCs), and the implementation policy for the Attainable Housing Community Improvement Plan, at the Aug. 26 council meeting, paving the way for future development.
Council supports three severances west, south of Listowel
LISTOWEL – North Perth Council’s support of three severance applications, at its Aug. 26 meeting, gives a preview of local development to come.
New experience in the offing – See you in October
I have some exciting news to share with you. Earlier this year, I submitted an application to the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) and CBC Indigenous for a journalism fellowship opportunity. I was not one of the selected journalists.
More flooding, more closed roads, more insurance claims
The weather gurus have confirmed that Toronto has been hit with not one but two serious storms this summer – two once-in-a-hundred-year storms within weeks of each other – flooded basements, water rescues on urban streets, roads closed and … insurance claims.
Kids heading back to school have everything but road safety on their minds
The countdown is on! What seemed like an endless summer ahead only yesterday, has dwindled to mere days before school resumes.
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.
GRCA issues warning ahead of 40mm weekend forecast
A weather system forecasted to arrive later this evening and continue over the weekend is expected to bring up to 40 mm of rain to the Grand River watershed. Thunderstorms may further increase the amount of rainfall in localized areas.
OPP: Gorrie individual arrested after some negotiating
A large police presence was seen in the village of Gorrie on Thursday, Aug. 15 responding to a family dispute.
Search warrant yields over $9,300 worth of stolen property
An investigation conducted by the Huron-Perth OPP Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), Grey-Bruce CSCU, West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), West Region OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), OPP Aviation Unit, and members of the Huron OPP detachment resulted in the seizure of stolen property
Why let the tourists have all the fun?
It has come to the attention of a lot of us that the best deals on everything from retail to entertainment are probably found right here at home.
Resort to Murder is hilariously horrific and terrifyingly tremendous
Murder and humour don’t usually go together. Perhaps the only exception is in Resort to Murder by Brigitte Solem, on stage at the Blyth Festival Theatre’s Memorial Hall.
‘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.
2024 Listowel Fair Program
The 2024 Listowel Agricultural Fair runs July 18 to 21.
Butterfly effect would be a game changer
Among my favorite movies is The Butterfly Effect. The 2004 film features Ashton Kutcher as a troubled time traveller who discovers, to his chagrin, that attempts to correct mistakes in the past can generate unintended consequences for the future.
