Council expanded its municipal fleet by three at its Feb. 5 meeting.
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100 years ago on Valentine’s Day…
Valentine’s Day is for cards, chocolate, flowers, love and parties. One hundred years ago, different organizations from across Perth County celebrated the day with teas and socials. Area newspapers – the Stratford Beacon Herald, the Mitchell Advocate, and the Listowel Banner – all had write-ups abou
Coldest Night of the Year goes next weekend
United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) reminds everyone in North Perth there’s still time to register for Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY), a family-friendly walk in Listowel on Feb. 24 in support of local individuals experiencing hurt, hunger and homelessness.
‘Historic’ health care funding announced for Listowel-Wingham Family Health Team
In what is being called a ‘historic investment’ by the Ontario government, the Honourable Lisa Thompson, MPP for Huron-Bruce, and Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington, announced that the Listowel-Wingham Family Health Team will receive $822,604 to expand primary care to serve an additional 2,000 re
Every which way at the Listowel Gymnastics Club
LISTOWEL – The Listowel Gymnastics Club is the place to be on weekends for area youth, who are…
Fourth annual This Is Home fundraiser hosted by It Takes A Village
It Takes a Village (ITAV) hosted its fourth annual This Is Home fundraiser and awareness campaign on Feb. 10
Listowel Banner, The Ranch 100.1FM host ‘Business After 5’ event
LISTOWEL – The North Perth Chamber of Commerce is hosting a series of ‘Business After 5’…
Cyclones add two more wins as trek towards top seed continues
The Listowel Cyclones added two more wins to their sterling regular season resume this past week, while maintaining a five-point cushion in the club’s bid to claim the Midwestern Conference’s top seed for the first time since 2018-19.
The chair looms large
The first time I stepped into the editor’s office at the top of the stairs at 185 Wallace Ave. N. in Listowel, it seemed very big indeed.
The Me Too movement has been quite an equalizer
The five were literally at the top of their game, as members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team.
HPPH discusses provincial increase, municipal overage
Despite having a $27,000 overage of municipal funding and a successful response from the COVID-19 funding, Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) is still grappling with budgetary issues due to the amount of funding from the province.
From the Minister’s Desk: Love
If you’ve never seen the adorable answers kids give to the question, “What is love?” you should Google it and have a laugh! Sometimes they nail it with such innocence it wakes me up a little.
ITAV initiative ‘This Is Home’ sets sights on men’s mental health
For the past few years, It Takes A Village (ITAV) in downtown Listowel has become much more than an outlet for the community’s most vulnerable to access food, clothing and other living essentials. It has also become a flash point for sparking integral conversations within the community pertaining to
Two-car accident at Highway 23 and Perth Line 84
LISTOWEL – OPP attended the scene of a two-car accident on the morning of Jan. 31. Pictured is…
80 per cent of people living in Huron feel safe walking after dark; 54 per cent in Perth
According to the United Way Perth-Huron Quality of Life report, living in a safe community is a large component of a resident’s self-perceived well-being.
