LISTOWEL - The Listowel Lightning swim team hosted a meet on July 25 at the Listowel Memorial Pool.
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Etiquette isn’t just for home
Over the weekend I found myself visiting friends and going out for dinner. I went to one of those kinds of places that allow you to pick your own ingredients for your meal. You know, the cooler behind glass with the employee, ideally, building your meal – be it a burger, a salad, a wrap, a sandwich
Pre-transition meeting results in questions
Maitland Conservation (MC) board has a better idea of what the amalgamation proposed for Huron County will look like after a pre-transition committee meeting was held between the conservation authorities slated to become the Lake Huron Regional Conservation Authority.
Maitland Conservation moves forward with Goderich project
Instead of holding a special meeting to approve a tender for the construction of the Goderich Restoration Complex, the Maitland Conservation (MC) board decided to give signing power to Chair Ed McGugan (Huron-Kinloss) and Vice Chair Matt Duncan (North Perth) and report back during the MC board meeti
Food, drinks, candles and cosmetics: Beekeeping in Perth County
For generations, professional and hobbyist beekeepers throughout Perth County have been harvesting honey and other hive products for a variety of purposes. Delicious food and drinks, candles, cosmetics, and natural remedies are a few everyday uses for this versatile harvest.
“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.
‘Hitched’ to music: hometown talent rises to the surface, locks in for Hayloft
LISTOWEL – This year’s Hayloft hometown musical injection comes with a hitch- being at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex grounds when rock day kicks off. Opening up the event on day two of the festival is local band, Hitched.
Listowel Panthers compete at Scorpion Beach Tournament
EMERALD LAKE - The Listowel Panthers beach team recently competed at the Scorpion Beach Tournament at Emerald Lake on July 4 in the U15 division.
Missing toddler located by police
NORTH PERTH – The Perth County OPP have located a missing toddler after multiple resources deployed in North Perth.
Howick approves severance despite staff recommendation to deny
HOWICK – Council here recently approved a proposal to divide a 100-acre farm into two 50-acre agricultural parcels, despite planning staff recommending the application be denied as it does not meet provincial, county and township planning policies.
Tender awarded for drain upgrades in Howick
HOWICK – Howick council has awarded a contract for improvements to municipal drain no. 20, approving a tender priced at $122,249 plus HST for work intended to upgrade the aging drainage system.
North Perth council supports Elma Street severance application for four-plex, home
LISTOWEL – At the July 6 North Perth council meeting, an application proposing to build a single detached home and four-plex residential building at 740 Elma Street West was supported. Although not included in the planning report, a delegate at the meeting said this stems from the expropriation at
Living in a horror movie for the second time in my life
Last Tuesday, unless you live underground (which would not have been a bad idea that day), locals…
Local mother’s initiative leads to sensory kits in OPP cruisers across Ontario
LISTOWEL – Across Ontario, OPP are now equipped with specially crafted sensory kits to help…
Cornerstone Thrift hosts ‘Community Partner Days’
Conerstone Thrift has organized "Community Partner Day" once every other month, where a not-for-profit organization from Listowel is able to help in store on a Saturday.
