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Lisa Thompson named Ontario’s new agriculture minister

Pauline Kerr June 21, 2021Local News, News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Lisa Thompson, MPP for Huron-Bruce, former education minister and most recently, government and consumer services minister, has been named the new minister of agriculture.

Duncan encourages action to manage phragmites along Perth County roadways

Colin Burrowes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May 20, 2021Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

On May 6, Coun. Matt Duncan encouraged Perth County council to support an initiative by the Township of The Archipelago to take action managing invasive phragmites along roadways.

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Farm Frolic opens doors to wide variety of county creations, landscapes, products

By Rachel Hammermueller

The Huron County Farm Frolic on Sept. 19 charted a map to several farm open houses, from longhorn cattle to wineries to pumpkin patches.

Council discusses school safety signs for Anabaptist schools

By Rachel Hammermueller

A topic heard often at this time of year, school safety was discussed during Huron County’s council meeting Sept. 23.

Huron County OPP saw 131 collisions in summer months, decrease in violent crime

By Rachel Hammermueller

Each time the Huron County OPP board meets, the detachment commander provides data tables of the latest in local crime occurrences. At their Sept. 21 meeting, Inspector Laura Lee Brown’s report paints a picture of July and August in the county, and the charges put forth from Huron County OPP.