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A crowd of Indigenous people and non-Indigenous allies from Huron and Perth counties clad in orange shirts gathered at Market Square in Stratford on Sept. 30 for a solidarity Walk to Remember to Falstaff Family Centre for the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The public had another chance to comment on the Main Street and Wallace Avenue intersection one-way street pilot project during a public information centre on Oct. 4.

Many students currently enrolled in the senior years of their secondary school careers may be surprised to learn that they have likely already checked the boxes on multiple course requirements for the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program.

When it comes to businesses implementing mandatory vaccination policies, experts say safety outweighs privacy in the context of the pandemic.

To acknowledge Indigenous people here in our region and across Canada, out of respect for the survivors of the Indian Residential School System and the many generations since who have lived the intergenerational trauma caused by the system, but most of all to honour those children who didn’t make it

With the adoption of a corporate vaccination policy on Sept. 27, North Perth moved one step closer to a return to in-person council meetings.

The new Riverview Park Residence on Listowel’s Havelock Avenue has garnered plenty of community attention since its design plan was first launched, and on Sept. 25 the general public was able to get a firsthand look at the sprawling new seniors’ retirement living home.

Huron-Perth physicians recently released a joint statement on vaccine exemptions and common myths circulating about COVID-19 vaccinations. On Sept. 27 Mary Atkinson, executive director at North Perth Family Health Team (NPFHT), discussed the vaccine exemptions and myths with the Listowel Banner.

While Friday night’s score may not have accurately depicted how close the game actually was against the Stratford Warriors, the Listowel Cyclones still needed a big bounce-back game in their 2021-22 regular season home opener on Sept. 26 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex. And they certainly got it.

Research on the importance of Pride celebrations in rural communities based on responses from over 300 respondents in 95 rural communities across Ontario was recently conducted by AJ Adams, a social change advocate who works to enhance LGBTQ2+ efforts in small towns.

The residents of Trowbridge participated in the Terry Fox Run on Sunday, Sept. 19, raising over $800. This was the second annual event in Trowbridge.

Mirrors made of polished stone, dating back to 6000 BC, have been found in Anatolia or modern-day Turkey.