February is truly the month of love! Flowers are purchased by the hundreds of thousands to show our loved ones just how much they mean to us on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. Did you get your roses?
Opinion
How did we get here?
The North Huron community is reeling from the news a council member was hospitalized with injuries suffered in an altercation following the Feb. 17 council meeting.
My existential crisis
Most of you readers probably have no idea who I am or why I have suddenly started con- tributing to the Midwestern Newspapers Corp, so I thought I would tell you a little about my- self.
The horizon looms
It is a good news story that the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) trustees adopted their 2026 budget late last month, but it doesn’t line up with what is on the horizon.
Tragic news about school shooting puts Trump’s attempt to steal bridge into perspective
A quick glance at national and international headlines earlier this week was not for the faint of heart.
We can blame it all on Chaucer
Contrary to popular belief, St. Valentine was never the patron saint of chocolate.
Prominent homes: Listowel’s lawyer
Continuing on with my series on homes in Listowel and the people who lived in them, the first home in this month’s article is the home built by William Champley Kidd in 1901.
This is the time to start the work of Christmas
“I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.” -Jesus -John 12:46
Memories of Wingham: John Congram remembers the Maitland River and the trombone
By most standards the Maitland River is just a small river but to me as a kid it was greater than the greatest rivers of the world.
Take it for the team Canada! Turns out we need the snow and cold
Love your maple syrup? Well, no cold, no syrup!
Pens: the small joy in our lives
There are times while parenting small kids that you are abruptly reminded of the simple joys of life. I say abruptly, but also somehow the reminders are always perfectly timed in some divine, mythological way that we don’t understand in the moment.
Bank move rational displays ‘arrogance’: Wood
To the Editor: The Bank of Montreal has announced it is abandoning branch service in Mildmay and Walkerton. No counter service. No ATM. No human beings. Just a locked door, a press release, and a suggestion that we all “go online.”
The plague of AI operators
There’s nothing more disheartening than calling a company for help and being met with the flat, emotionless voice of an artificial intelligence (AI) operator, programmed with a narrow list of options it insists will “assist” you.
Beat the ‘Blue Monday’ blues
We have just passed – hopefully unscathed – the dreaded Blue Monday. The third Monday of January is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year, for many reasons.
Numbers on homelessness speak for themselves – trying to solve 2026 crisis, 1970s funding not working
Recent data released by Wellington County and Guelph shows 85,000 people in Ontario were homeless in 2025, up eight per cent from the previous year.
