TEN YEARS AGO 2014 – Joey Pupura brought his Neil Diamond tribute show to the Listowel Legion.…
Pieces of the Past
Listowel band at the Canadian National Exhibition
Going to the Canadian National Exhibition each year is a tradition for many people. Now held for eighteen days at the end of August, it is Canada’s largest annual exhibition. Its roots began in the 1840s as an agricultural fair. As times have changed, it has changed to reflect societal influences in
Turnbacks – Wingham Advance Times, August 22, 2024
fifty to one hundred years in turnbacks for August 22, 2024.
Perth County Kennel Club’s first dog show in 1946
On Wednesday Dec. 4, 1946, the Perth County Kennel Club held its first ever dog show in Stratford.…
Carrying the Royal Mail in the Bruce
The mail must go through, they say—through snow and rain and gloom of night. Even if it means walking 45 miles, and back.
‘Corn: Our Mother, Our Life’
Now is the time for fresh corn! Margaret Visser’s 1986 book, Much Depends on Dinner, a classic on…
Walkerton Herald-Times August 15, 1990 turnbacks
- Blue boxes arrive here;
Pieces of the Past: Election Riot of 1863 in Stratford
There was what we would now call a federal election in Canada in the summer of 1863. The campaign literature from one of the candidates who ran in Stratford rivals social media posts in modern times with comments about court cases and accusations of “unprincipled behavior.”
Listowel banner August 8, 2024 turnbacks
2014 - Charges pending after violent collision south of Millbank resulted in seven injured and transported to the hospital after a gravel truck struck a minivan.
A Pathway to the Past: A call to action
Writing is hard. Finding the right topic can be a struggle. With this being my sixthn article, I was struggling with what to do. I wanted to write something a little different, something new. I needed to give a breather to historical facts about our community and thought a call to action for our h
Pictures of the Past: August 2, 1989
From Aug. 2, 1989.
History of Mitchell’s 150th anniversary
Mitchell is hosting a 150th anniversary homecoming this summer and the “welcome home for fun…
Wingham Advance Times Aug. 1, 2024 turnbacks
1924 - “Scottie” Ross brought a bunch of about as nice looking speckled trout as we have even seen, into our office on Thursday morning. He went out good and early and just where he went is his own business evidently for he is not telling anyone. He caught nineteen beauties, but we can’t vouch for h
Listowel Banner July 25, 2024 turnbacks
2014 - Candice De Weerd was crowned the 2014 Listowel Fair Ambassador
Wingham Advance Times July 25,2024 turnbacks
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”.