This year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario annual general meeting and conference attracted over 2,500 municipal leaders, government officials, civil servants as well as other interested stakeholders. Among those other stakeholders were a wide range of companies and organizations who are co
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Huron County Plowing Match deemed a success
Organizers of the 2023 Huron County Plowing Match are calling the event a success. The match, which ran Aug. 17-18 at the farm of Pete and Leisa Albers on Browntown Road, may have been dampened by rain but not in spirit.
IN PHOTOS: 167th Teeswater Rural Fair
The 167th Teeswater Rural Fair was a successful one, running Aug. 17-20.
Delta Waterfowl Headwaters Chapter hosts fundraising dinner
The Delta Waterfowl Headwaters Chapter held its fundraising dinner at the Listowel Agricultural Hall on Aug. 12, where guests were treated to a delicious homemade dinner and a plethora of hunting auction items to bid on. Pictured from left: Committee members Parry Blancke, Colin Barbour, Sawyer Mart
167th Teeswater Fair set for Aug. 17-20
Very few fairs have as long and storied a history as the Teeswater Fair.
Huron County Plowing Match set for August 17-18
This year’s Huron County Plowing Match has been anticipated by hosts Pete and Leisa Albers for years.
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week award presented to Dr. Hannah Jansen
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week has been a mainstay for the agricultural industry in Grey and Bruce counties since 1966.
Listowel Farm and Maker Market opens
Harlow, a two-year-old golden doodle, joins his human, Abby, for a nice walk to the Agricultural Hall grounds to check out the vendors on opening day at the Listowel Farm and Maker Market, held on July 22. The market will run every other Saturday until Sept. 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m
Rainy weather forces some cancellations, but fails to derail Listowel Fair
It takes a monumental group effort in planning an event the size and scope of the four-day Listowel Agricultural Fair, and sometimes the mid-summer weather doesn’t always cooperate. But as Listowel Agricultural Society President Elizabeth Johnston said, the latest running of the fair this past weeke
Vanessa Kloostra claims ambassador crown at 167th Listowel Fair
The Listowel Agricultural Society has its 2023-24 Fair Ambassador, and it is Monkton’s Vanessa Kloostra.
OFA Viewpoint: Farmers push for change to protect farm animals against stray voltage
Electricity is an essential service for all of us, but for decades, livestock farmers in rural Ontario have been struggling with a devastating side effect of that service that affects both people and animals.
4-H Dairy Club members compete at Eastgen Challenge
It has been a busy week for members of the South Bruce 4-H Dairy Club, with the first show of the season and the fourth meeting.
Middle Maitland Restoration Fund hopes to bring river back to life
The Middle Maitland River was once a robust waterway full of wildlife and clear water. Residents of a certain age happily tell stories to their children and grandchildren of swimming or fishing in the river during their youth.
North Easthope Tractor Club visits Milverton church
Pastor Bonnie Schelter-Brown of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milverton welcomed the North Easthope Tractor club (NEAT) to their church for a homemade breakfast last week. Dozens of tractors toured through the Perth County town, giving the ‘farmer wave’ to those residents who welcomed them, and
Bert Johnson’s trees – a story of patience
As American poet Lucy Larcom once wrote, “he who plants a tree, plants a hope.”
