The 2025 Blyth Festival season began with a comedic and bold critique of Canadian historical perspectives while amplifying the inclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation recommendations for the arts community.
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You can’t just jump the fence and run the race again Skippy
You can ask my daughter – I’m a firm believer of encouraging and practicing the act of getting up and trying again when things don’t go your way the first time, and I’ve tried to teach her the same. That said, there needs to be some rules about how you can do that.
Listowel Lions Club’s truck show lined up another impressive display of classics
Listowel-area truck enthusiasts braved the extreme heat on Sunday, June 22.
Senior Legionnaires lineup ‘shows promise’ as season gets underway
After a long winter and challenging spring training, the Listowel Senior Legionnaires have recently kicked off their Midwestern Ontario Senior Baseball League (MOSBL) season.
Legion, expert seek to connect Memorial Crosses with area
Historical medal reclaimer Dave Thomson and the Listowel branch of the Royal Canadian Legion are looking to work on recovering First World War memorial medals that may belong to local families, if they can connect with or identify those families.
‘The junior farmer is much in the fore today’
In July 1915, local papers published the Annual Report from Ontario Minister of Agriculture, James S. Duff.
The N.E.A.T. Club Members visit the Monkton Diner
Every week in the summer, the North Easthope Antique Tractor Club (N.E.A.T.) heads to different area locations to have breakfast with over 50 members in attendance. It is a fundraiser for the different locations they visit.
Perth County Council returns to courthouse, votes to renovate chambers
Upon returning to the Perth County Courthouse for the first meeting in five years, Perth County Council promptly voted to renovate the council chambers at its June 19 meeting.
Blyth Festival Art Gallery opens The Rural Queer Agenda show
In what several participating artists called a necessary and unprecedented idea, the Blyth Festival Art Gallery opened The Rural Queer Agenda show over the weekend, highlighting art from 2SLGBTQIA+ artists from rural communities.
Elma Minor Ball marks annual Minor Ball Days June 20 – 21
There were two days packed full of games and fun for players and fans.
Perth County Celebrates opening of new courthouse entrance, admin offices
Following a council meeting yesterday, Perth County held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the new courthouse entrance and administrative offices.
Readers encouraged to celebrate abundance this summer
Sometimes I suffer from a truly first world problem – the problem of too much. I have too much to do. I have too much stuff. There is too much going on around me. By times, I feel overwhelmed and even a little cranky about it all.
HPPH urges residents to take precautions during hot, humid conditions
A multi-day heat event is expected this weekend, starting Sunday, June 22, 2025. Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) encourages residents to be prepared and to take precautions to prevent heat-related illnesses.
LDSS and Eastdale students collaborate on interactive play for outdoor mud kitchen
This spring, Listowel District Secondary School’s art club collaborated with Listowel Eastdale Public School’s Kindergarten class to design and paint rocks to be used in the Kindergarteners’ outdoor mud kitchen.
Council denies request but calls Atwood tiny home ‘great project’
Home Suite Home Affordable Housing wrote to North Perth Council on June 9 to request the waiver of municipal tipping fees as the company was preparing an Atwood location for the construction of a charitable pocket home.
