Local author Deborah Dickson’s debut children’s book Always Kiss Me Goodnight is now available at North Perth Hospice in Listowel.
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North Perth officially appoints new CBO
Council unanimously passed a bylaw at its July 8 meeting to officially appoint Sally McMullen as the Chief Building Official (CBO) for the Municipality of North Perth.
Integrity commissioner finds Kellum did not have conflict of interest
A report by Guy Giorno, Integrity Commissioner for the Municipality of North Perth, dated July 2, 2024, found Deputy Mayor Doug Kellum did not violate the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. The report stemmed from a complaint made by Ron Scott.
Please think before you speak
I got into journalism in 2019 after many years of reading, watching, and hearing the majority of Canada’s and the United States’ mainstream media repeatedly get it wrong when reporting on Indigenous People.
Time to end the code of silence
It took the police over two weeks to release information that most people who had heard or seen the news report had already figured out. The killer of a woman and her two children in Harrow, Ont., was the woman’s husband and the children’s father. The Walsh family died of gunshot wounds, the man’s s
Council removes holding on Listowel mobile home community expansion
Council agreed to remove a holding provision, thus allowing the expansion of the Listowel mobile home community at its July 8 council meeting.
July 18, 2024 Turnbacks
2014 – LDSS had 63 Ontario Scholars graduate.
2024 Listowel Fair Program
The 2024 Listowel Agricultural Fair runs July 18 to 21.
Heat is just as deadly as cold
Canada’s housing crisis has been brewing for a long time, although it burst into the headlines during the COVID pandemic.
Council defers decision on community flagpole, seeking input from diversity committee
Council had requested that staff collect information regarding the potential installation of a Community Flagpole for the Municipality of North Perth.
Character Square parkette opened
The Municipality of North Perth held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the new parkette located in the downtown core of Listowel on July 3.
2024 Listowel Agricultural Fair: ‘Farming Fast Forward’
The annual fair looks to the future of farming and celebrates the past at this year’s event
Legionnaires walloped the Lucan Irish
The Listowel Legionnaires walloped the Lucan Irish 21-6 at home on July 7.
The Golden Anniversaries is hilarious, heartwrenching and you will be happy you saw it
Why do couples always get to this comfort level with each other where they can well and truly speak their mind - no matter the inappropriateness or vulgarity, and direct it at not only each other but also others outside of the relationship? When this happens no one is safe, not their friends, neighb
Listowel Farm and Maker Market opens for season
LISTOWEL – The first Listowel Farm and Maker Market for the 2024 season was held on the lawn of Listowel Agricultural Hall on June 29.
