LISTOWEL – Parkview Gardens hosted a full turnout for the North Perth Public Library’s Tell Me a Story; Trailblazing Women event on Oct. 15.
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Bill 125 proposed to reduce appeal, availability of vapour products to youth
STRATFORD – The Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) Board of Health received a letter in its correspondence regarding support for Bill 125 at its Oct. 9 meeting.
Youth charged with second degree murder for 2025 North Perth vehicle collision
NORTH PERTH – One person, an 18-year-old North Perth resident, has been charged in relation to a motor vehicle collision that claimed the lives of two people in the Municipality of North Perth last year.
First-round OHL prospect Callum Brooks makes Cyclones debut
LISTOWEL – The Greater Ontario Hockey League’s (GOHL) Listowel Cyclones played a successful game against the Strathroy Rockets on home ice on Oct. 30.
Author publishes memoir on family’s journey to Canada after Second World War
LISTOWEL – A former reporter for the Listowel Independent and now a newly published author, Stephanie Donkers recently published her family memoir: Echoes Across the Atlantic.
Rise & Thrive helps young moms through Care Closet, Nourishing Connections
LISTOWEL – Rise & Thrive is a new support service in North Perth that helps young, at-risk mothers by providing monthly programming, access to essential resources and local support programs.
Lightning senior girls basketball team fall to Mustangs
WINGHAM - The Listowel District Secondary School senior girls basketball team hit the road on Oct. 28, travelling to Wingham to run the court against the F.E. Madill Mustangs. The Mustangs blew past the Lighting 45-20.
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Lightning field hockey team finishes season in third
EXETER – Finishing in the middle of a pack of six, Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS) Varsity Girls Field Hockey Team’s season has come to an end.
Community members gather to create belonging plan
LISTOWEL – What does it mean to belong? How does that feel? If everyone felt like they belonged, what would we see around us?
Local Student Vote results for councillors differ from municipal election results
ONTARIO – Although under the voting age, more than 140,000 elementary, middle and secondary school students from throughout Ontario cast a faux ballot for candidates running in their home municipal and school board elections.
Library open house collects comments on forthcoming development
LISTOWEL – Members of the public were invited to voice their visions and dreams of what the Library can continue to offer to the community at an Oct. 21 open house event, ahead of the continuation of the United Housing (UH) Perth Huron’s library development project.
Cyclones win both games over weekend on home ice
LISTOWEL – The Greater Ontario Hockey League’s Listowel Cyclones played two games on home ice last weekend, coming away with two solid wins.
Howick approves winter maintenance for Gorrie, Wroxeter villages
HOWICK – At its most recent meeting, council here received two reports regarding winter maintenance for the upcoming season in the township.
Maitland Conservation chair resigns from regional conservation authority transition committee, citing contravention of Municipal Act
WROXETER – On Oct. 22, the day after the most recent Maitland Conservation Board Meeting, chair Ed McGugan shared his letter of resignation from the Lake Huron Regional Conservation Authority (LHRCA) Transition Committee, effective immediately.
