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Council tailors attainable housing rent to unit types, allows renting to family

Kelsey Bent May 28, 2026Listowel Banner, News

LISTOWEL - North Perth council updated its affordable housing CIP to better appeal to renter realities.

Six file nomination papers in North Perth for election

Denny Scott May 28, 2026Listowel Banner, News

A number of individuals have filed paperwork for the upcoming municipal election for North Perth, bringing the total to six candidates.

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Sting down Milverton in HCFL season opener

Denny Scott May 28, 2026Listowel Banner, Mildmay Town Crier, Sports, Wingham Advance Times

The Huron County Fastball League’s (HCFL) 2026 season kicked off over the weekend with the Milverton Millwrights visiting the Sebringville Sting on Friday, May 22.

LDSS students learn about firefighting, paramedic practices through visit

Denny Scott May 28, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, News

Late last month, students from Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS) attended the North Perth Fire Department’s Listowel site to learn about the healthcare responsibilities firefighters and paramedics have.

Government decisions need to be reviewed with rural lens

Denny Scott May 28, 2026Columns, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Federal and provincial governments are forgetting how important rural and agricultural communities are to the country.

Ag Society host inaugural Listowel Ribfest

Kelsey Bent May 27, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, News

LISTOWEL - Three crews were cooking up a storm at the first annual Ribfest at the Listowel Fairgrounds under scattered showers for most of the weekend.

Vehicle-pedestrian collision in Listowel sends one person to hospital with serious injuries May 22

Midwestern Newspapers May 22, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Police

The collision occurred at the intersection of Wallace Avenue North and Elizabeth Street East.

Howick to purchase new pickup truck for public works department

Nicole Beswitherick May 21, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Wingham Advance Times

HOWICK - Finch Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC Ltd., of London, has been awarded the tender for Howick’s new patrol truck.

Council agrees to look into additional rural road markings in next budget

Kelsey Bent May 21, 2026Listowel Banner, News

LISTOWEL - With the goal of improving sightlines, especially at night, North Perth Council pledged to investigate more road markings on rural roads in the next budget.

Hayloft Music Festival receives $55,000 as part of Experience Ontario 2026

Submitted May 21, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, News

PERTH-WELLINGTON - Matthew Rae, Member of Provincial Parliament for Perth-Wellington, announced that six local tourism operators will receive a total of $365,000 through the 2026 Experience Ontario program.

Sexual assault culture in hockey: TSN Journalist Rick Westhead speaks on world juniors trial, misconduct in Canadian sports

Rachel Hammermueller May 21, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Rural, Sports, Wingham Advance Times

Panelists spoke to a culture of elitism in hockey; players becoming alphas in their communities. When they enter a locker room, they’re told “those are your brothers,” and essentially, there are “no consequences,” as Westhead worded it. 

Local Lion receives Helping Hand Award for Ukraine relief event

Submitted May 21, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, News

Monkton Lion Rama Shtovba received the Helping Hands Award from the Lions International Foundation on May 13.

Do they really not make things like they used to?

Denny Scott May 21, 2026Columns, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Just so nobody gets the idea that I’m some kind of curmudgeon in a dark room hunched over my…

Hepatitis B vaccine likely to shift from Grade 7 to first year of life

Nicole Beswitherick May 21, 2026Listowel Banner, News, Wingham Advance Times

Four resolutions from the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) were submitted to the Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) Board of Health for consideration at its last meeting.

Knox Presbyterian Church to host Canadian Staff Songsters for upcoming concert

Heather MacEwen May 21, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Music, News, Wingham Advance Times

LISTOWEL – Getting to meet people where they are is often when opportunity finds you. The…

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“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.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

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Annual Take Back the Night rally gathers large crowd to end violence against women

Stratford’s third annual Take Back the Night rally gathered a large crowd the evening of Sept. 18…

Listowel Agricultural Society honours fair volunteers and sponsors; private showing of We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes

LISTOWEL – A special evening honoring Listowel Fair volunteers and sponsors was held at the…

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Landowners say trail approval ignored earlier objections

TEESWATER – Landowners along Sideroad 30 say they have dealt with ATV riders crossing their properties, damaging fences and disturbing their farms for years – long before the road was officially opened as an ATV trail this past summer.

South Bruce wraps up summer recreation season as Teeswater arena returns to ice

TEESWATER – South Bruce’s recreation department wrapped up a busy summer with more than 200 day campers, nearly 300 swimming lesson participants and a repaired arena floor in Teeswater, which is now ready for the return of ice.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Walkerton Terry Fox

FOR TERRY: The Dupuis family showed up as a group of enthusiastic participants in this year’s Terry Fox Run in Walkerton.

Grey Bruce Health Coalition releases new OHC report

WALKERTON – “Bait and switch” is an old and less-than-ethical technique – someone shows the customer a quality item at a good price, but when they take the bait, they discover the deal has changed – higher price, lower quality and/or hidden costs. 

See all Walkerton area articles.

Local motorcycle club makes annual donations to feed school children

Members of the local Independent Motorcycle Club toured to four local schools on Sept 18, donating…

Wingham’s 39th Terry Fox Run raises $42,000

The annual event had 255 attendees, showing up to make a difference.

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

The price of staying alive

I was six years old when I got my first insulin pump – a year after I was diagnosed with Type 1…

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

Columnists

Annual Take Back the Night rally gathers large crowd to end violence against women

By Rachel Hammermueller

Stratford’s third annual Take Back the Night rally gathered a large crowd the evening of Sept. 18…

Local motorcycle club makes annual donations to feed school children

By Rachel Hammermueller

Members of the local Independent Motorcycle Club toured to four local schools on Sept 18, donating…

Wingham’s 39th Terry Fox Run raises $42,000

By Rachel Hammermueller

The annual event had 255 attendees, showing up to make a difference.

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