Pieces of the Past

2014 - Candice De Weerd was crowned the 2014 Listowel Fair Ambassador

1974 - Both the Town of Listowel and the Village of Brussels, according to a report by the Ministry of Environment, were polluting the waters of the Middle Maitland River with “untreated municipal-industrial wastes” entering the river through “uncontrolled municipal and industrial sewers”.

- CN will abandon railway line;

The idea for a public swimming pool and a local chapter of the Lions Club to create it came from a heartbreaking event. 

2014 – LDSS had 63 Ontario Scholars graduate. 

2014 – Seven contestants compete for fair ambassador title: Amy Kieftenburg; Candice De Weerd; Stephanie Farrish; Rebekah Hamilton; Hailey Weber; Megan Thompson; Jodi Vanden Braak. 

After being encouraged and advised by then MP John Richardson to apply for funding for the library…

2014 – Listowel and Wingham hospitals prepared to participate in a provincial program to increase the sharing of information across health care providers.

On July 1, 1879, the Canadian government passed a law passed designating the anniversary of…

When Teeswater became home to “the world’s first great woman swimmer” you’d think she might talk about her past life.

As most know, Ontario’s official flower is the white trillium. Found in the forests and woodlands…

Road trips and family drives are great ways to enjoy a summer day. Beginning in 1923, the Listowel Chamber of Commerce invited “motor hikers” to travel together in annual “community motor excursions” to advertise their town and others on the route. That first year, the caravan travelled to Kincardin