Growth is a topic often bridged at municipal council meetings and the general consensus among both…
Opinion
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.”
Let integrity take centre stage
What the heck was the drone soccer spy thinking? Drones are not exactly new technology, and they do…
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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
Area politicians push for respect from province on health care issues
A push from Bruce County council to have the province reconcile its approach to health care in this area with the region’s importance to Ontario’s economy and social fabric is garnering support from local municipalities.
Christian peace and love in an age of unrest
The world today does not seem very peaceful. That seems pretty obvious. From civil war in south America to carnage in Ukraine and Palestine, the world is in fact anything but peaceful.
The Trials of Maggie Pollock will make you a believer
Blyth Festival Theatre’s latest stage performance, The Trials of Maggie Pollock, is based on an unusual trial that took place at the Goderich courthouse in 1920, one where the accused was convicted of witchcraft.
Why let the tourists have all the fun?
It has come to the attention of a lot of us that the best deals on everything from retail to entertainment are probably found right here at home.
Farming Fast Forward: delivering a sermon at the fair
The theme for the 2024 Fair was Farming Fast Forward. I had the privilege to deliver the sermon at…
Canada’s soccer stars work to overcome impact of ‘Dronegate’
With every Olympic Games there are stories of triumph and disappointment and the 33rd Olympiad currently underway in Paris will be no different.
‘God willin’ and the creek don’t rise’
A lot of our communities have stormwater and sewer systems that would qualify as antiques, were they cars.
Listowel Banner July 25, 2024 turnbacks
2014 - Candice De Weerd was crowned the 2014 Listowel Fair Ambassador
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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”.
When it comes to Alice Munro, we can’t separate art from artist
I gave myself more time to write this column than usual. I wanted to sit with the news of Andrea Skinner’s abuse at the hands of her step-father, and the revelations of her mother Alice Munro protecting him and their marriage over her daughter.
