Some local students doing their first day back to school walk in 1976 made front page news.
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Lemonade for a Cause
Three youngsters were seen selling lemonade and cookies in Listowel on Saturday, Aug. 31
Atwood Fire Station celebrates its 50th anniversary with the Perth Water Games
Atwood Fire Station celebrated its 50th Anniversary on September 6 by hosting the Perth County Water Games
Grey Wellington Theatre Guild celebrates its 50th anniversary
Celebrated at the 50th Anniversary Gala at the Harriston Town Hall Theatre on Sept. 7
Local unemployment rate up nearly one per cent
The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.9 percentage points in August, to 3.7% - the largest percentage increase of all regions in Ontario although the region’s unemployment rate remains the lowest in Ontario.
Cyclones home games named municipally significant events
At their Sept. 9 meeting, council here approved a motion to designate the Listowel Cyclones home games during the 2024/25 season at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex as municipal significant events.
United Way announces new Perth-Huron campaign co-chairs
STRATFORD - United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) recently announced Kristin Sainsbury and John Wolfe as 2024-25 campaign co-chairs.
Province announces $8.3 million in local healthcare funding
STRATFORD - Perth Wellington MPP Matthew Rae recently announced $8,306,373 to increase land ambulance funding for Perth County and ensure the region has enough nurses and eligible health professionals dedicated to offloading ambulance patients in our emergency departments.
Minto celebration of Indigenous culture to feature music, stories by Listowel artist
HARRISTON – The Town of Minto’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee welcome all to celebrate Indigenous Culture on Sept. 25, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Harriston-Minto Community Complex, 111 George St. S. Harriston.
The Mirror’s reflection is always an attraction
In anticipation of this month’s release of the Stratford-Perth Archives’ free, local newspaper database, we are showcasing histories of Perth County newspapers. Today, we take a look at the Stratford Mirror and its interesting founder. The Mirror will be just one of the newspapers available via the
Listowel Banner’s Sept. 5 turnbacks
2014 - North Perth council supported a recommendation from Coun. Warren Howard to step back from the Multi-Municipal Wind Turbine Working Group.
Half-century celebrations abound
Fifty-year milestones are understandably rare for community organizations, but there are several coming up in our area within the next couple of weeks.
We need both supervised consumption sites and addiction treatment hubs
The provincial government’s plan to move supervised drug consumption sites from school zones looks good at first glance.
OPP support Law Enforcement Torch Run
LISTOWEL - The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) ran down Main Street and Wallace Avenue in Listowel on August 22 to support the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for the Special Olympics.
Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo, Stratford Perth launches Better Together Capital Campaign for new facility
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
