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Creative snow sculptures have been appearing around North Perth as the Municipality hosts their annual Snow Sculpture Contest on until Feb. 20. To participate in the contest or to get more information, visit the Recreation, Facilities and Programs page on the municipality’s website. Pictured above i

There is plenty to be learned within the classroom setting, certainly no one would question that. But sometimes to gain true perspective, students must venture outside the walls of a school and walk in someone else’s shoes to gain the practical experience future leaders require, while gaining key at

Earlier in Canada’s history, artists were mainly itinerant, moving from place to place and working to fulfill commissions from wealthy patrons. Most earned an income painting portraits.

Emersyn, 8, and Hannah, 5, skate alongside cousins Brooklyn, 11, and Blake, 9, at the Atwood Lions Club’s outdoor rink on Feb. 2. The rink has remained closed for the last week following an increase in temperatures throughout the area.

To help celebrate its upcoming 15th anniversary in business, Kempston and Werth Realty Ltd. is offering a timely promotion to coincide with North Perth’s most anticipated annual event.

A delegation from the Atwood Lions Club was heard at the recent North Perth council meeting on Feb. 13. Atwood Lion Tyler Martin gave a presentation to council outlining the proposed project for a pathway and park beautification project in Atwood Lions Park.

On Feb. 10, Matthew Rae, Member of Provincial Parliament for Perth-Wellington, announced the completion of two broadband projects in North Perth during a press event at Gerber’s Workwear in Donegal, one of the many businesses in the area that now have access to high-speed internet.

Midwestern Newspapers has been nominated for 12 Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) 2022 Better Newspaper Competition awards, the organization announced on Feb. 14.

Local efforts to raise awareness and funding for area elementary school nutrition programs through the 2022 World Milk Day initiative saw nearly 170 cases of Ivanhoe (a subsidiary of Gay Lea) ‘Nothing But’ 100 per cent Canadian cheese snacks delivered to five schools on Feb. 6. Doug and Dave Johnsto

In late January, North Perth Westfield Elementary School students got the opportunity to see the inner workings of the Listowel clock tower under the supervision of clock maintainer/technician Tim Bakelaar. The students had been reading a book in-class detailing a character that maintains clocks for

The recent cold weather allowed the Atwood Lions’ outdoor rink to finally open up to skaters late last week, with a few brave souls pictured bearing the extreme cold on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 4, to take to the ice. With temperatures expected to further climb this week, it’s unknown if ice technici