LISTOWEL – The Kinsmen Club of Listowel wrote to council for its annual approvals to allow the 2024 Paddyfest celebrations to occur.
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The foundation of exercise – stability
Does performing daily tasks leave you with muscle pain, aches, or stiffness? Why does this happen? One possibility is that for many people, they lack the necessary stability to effectively perform these tasks.
North Perth approves $2.2M contract for waste water treatment plant sludge removal
A five- year contract will see Ontario Greenways Inc. of Mitchell, be paid $2,280,000 excluding taxes over five years, for the removal, hauling, and disposal on agricultural fields of biosolids – also referred to as sludge – from the North Perth Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) located at 6115 Line
Thomas James Smith and 60 Bay St.
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County OP public meetings held
There was a capacity crowd of over 350 Perth East and area ratepayers who attended an evening in Milverton earlier this month, to discuss the latest draft copy of Perth County’s proposed Official Plan.
Annual Guns & Hoses event to support Victims Services Huron County
On Sunday, March 3, the Huron East Fire Department will face off against members of the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police in a charity fundraising hockey game to support Victim Services Huron County.
Annual Paddyfest darts tournament packs Parkview Gardens
LISTOWEL – Parkview Gardens in Listowel was a packed house for the annual Paddyfest darts tournament on Feb. 24.
There’s an economic storm brewing
No one likes being the bearer of bad news, but I truly believe with every bone in my body, that we’re headed for some severe times in the years ahead.
From the Minister’s Desk: Everyone is invited to live out Jesus’s invitation to follow
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” (John 1:43)
North Perth recommends six roads for county uploading
Perth County has notified local municipalities that they will embark on a road network assumption process which will provide a “framework to inform the process of reviewing and rationalizing the inter-county road network to ensure appropriate accountability to the road users and to appropriately cla
Ambidexterity – all in the family?
Leonardo da Vinci is said to have been able to draw his brilliant works of art with his right hand, and then effortlessly switch to his left when it came time to write down his countless theories or draft another engineering plan that were centuries ahead of their time.
CNOY participants walk to raise thousands for North Perth’s most vulnerable
LISTOWEL – Over 125 walkers and 20 sponsors braved the frigid late-winter conditions for United…
Howick discusses fire department calls, unrecoverable expenses
HOWICK TOWNSHIP – On Sept. 28, 2022, the Howick Fire Department responded to a collision involving a stolen truck and trailer. According to a report from Josh Kestner, Howick fire chief and bylaw enforcement officer, the response fees totaled $4,644.30.
January unemployment rate increases to 4.8 per cent in region
WALKERTON – In January, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to 4.8 per cent. The provincial unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage point to 5.8 per cent, both unadjusted for seasonality.
Free parking happens only in Monopoly
The “free parking” square on the Monopoly board tends to be a favourite, especially for those whose opponents like to pile houses and hotels on their properties, and rake in horrendously huge rents – almost like real life.
