Ontarians will no doubt be thrilled to learn there is no shortage of physicians in the province.
Opinion
Small business is bleeding
Everyone knows you don’t kick someone when they’re down.
Life as a person of colour in North Perth
The golden rule states, “treat others as you would like to be treated,” but many people don’t follow this guide. I experience this often. I am a person of colour and living in a predominantly white community. This article is to share my perspective and help others learn how to be more inclusive.
April 4th turnbacks
2014 – The Ontario Provincial Police sought three suspects in connection with an armed Listowel home invasion on Barber Avenue, after they entered the residence and assaulted two occupants, stealing a quantity of cash and electronics at gunpoint.
March 28th turnbacks
2014 – The long winter was stretching the Perth County roads maintenance budget thin.
March 21st turnbacks
Ten Years Ago 2014 – Canadian rock and country musician Dallas Smith performed at the sold-out,…
Bruce County Memories: Teddy the Bear goes to war
The outbreak of the First World War resulted in a surge of patriotism. The army had no trouble finding recruits in Bruce County. By March 1916, 1,156 men had signed up and the 160th Bruce Battalion was rated as “over-strength.”
‘Beg to differ’
To the editor, Today (Aug. 19) as I watched the moving ceremonials in France commemorating the…
Hot take on the hot weather
As I get older, I find that I love summer and the hot weather less and less.
TURNBACKS
2012 – Nashville General Manager David Poile reflected on Listowel Junior Cyclones alumnus Nick Spaling’s second year playing full-time with the Predators. Survivors of the horrific Hampstead crash....
Van Allen Insurance staff inspired by Bell Let’s Talk
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God is indeed merciful
I was going through my daily devotions a short while ago, and I stumbled across a verse in a Psalm that resonated strongly with me. It’s from Psalm 103:8: “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”
How much grace does God have?
Recently, as I observed the difficulties some people were walking through and knowing the struggles others have had to navigate through with the pandemic, I was reminded of how much we need the grace of God.
Turnbacks
Ten Years Ago 2012 – The location for a new elementary school in Listowel was approved, while a new recycling plant was coming to the Listowel Industrial Park. Canada’s Got Talent contestant Angela Ewtushik and her dog Rally’s journey on the show came to an end.
MMIWG – I made it out alive – So many didn’t
In 1979, when I was 13, already having experienced much trauma in my short life, I was lured away…
