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A group of friends is pictured before enjoying the delicious meal at the Listowel Agricultural Society’s Harvest Dinner on Oct. 28 at the Agricultural Hall. The event featured a social hour, meal, and auction. Pictured: Bonna May, Russell May, Joyce Spense, David Martin, Marj Martin, Susan Martin, M

Though Halloween has passed, we hope you had more treats than tricks.

As recommended by staff, council selected an Alberta company’s proposal for the new playground at the Wallace Optimist Park with a cost of up to $117,486.59 excluding taxes.

In accordance with Office of the Fire Marshall mandates, all new firefighting recruits in Ontario must be trained in and perform skill sets on vehicle extrication practices, which is exactly what new North Perth Fire Department recruits were tasked with on Oct. 22 at the North Perth landfill site in

Members of council have compared the lack of adequate cellular service to a public health and safety issue, as well as a barrier to economic growth. 

It’s evident that the public has indeed seen excellence over the last year in terms of the local business community, with six worthy recipients honoured last week at the 2023 North Perth Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Gala.

Canada’s Housing Minister Sean Fraser has been recently quoted that he is prioritizing “the most ambitious” applications to the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), which will distribute $4 billion to housing projects across the country over a three-year term.

Maitland Conservation (MC) members reviewed the draft three-year work plan and watershed strategy at their regular board meeting held on Oct. 11 in Wroxeter.

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives are still seeking their first win of the inaugural 2023-24 Ontario Elite Hockey League campaign, after dropping a 4-0 decision to the visiting Saugeen Shores Winterhawks on Oct. 21.

The Listowel District Secondary School varsity boys’ baseball squad and the varsity girls’ field hockey team both took early exits from the Huron-Perth Athletics postseason this fall.

Palmerston’s Brian Kaye and Listowel’s Rod Sachs claimed their second Provincial Legion Senior Golf Championship last month, beating out a field of 144 players at the Orchard View Golf Club near Leamington.

When Listowel’s offense begins to match up more consistently with its nightly defensive efforts, the Junior Cyclones are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the GOJHL’s Midwestern Conference.

One county councillor says “the story has gotten worse” regarding the court closures that have added to the case backlog in Perth County’s provincial offences court.

A successful barbecue coordinated between the Listowel Scotiabank and Watson’s Home Hardware locations late in the summer generated $5,500 in proceeds that were presented to the MAP59 fundraising committee on Oct. 18. Food for the event was provided by ‘The Baker’s Daughter,’ operated by Crabby Joe’