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Ontario invests in women in sport’s The Next Play program

Submitted March 14, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

The Ontario government is investing up to $380,000 in Canadian Women & Sport’s The Next Play program to create more opportunities for girls to be active.

Drives, Applekings knotted up 2-2 in McLean Trophy series

Dan McNee March 14, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

Things are heating up in the OEHL ‘A’ championship series, as the Georgian Bay Applekings and Milverton Four Wheel Drives are all square in the best-of-seven tilt for the McLean Trophy following weekend action.

Cyclones blank Bombers twice to jump out to 2-0 series lead

Dan McNee March 14, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

The Listowel Cyclones wasted no time in getting off to a productive start in their 2024 GOJHL post-season run, jumping out to a 2-0 series lead over the Caledon Bombers in the Midwestern Conference quarter-finals.

Drives, Applekings knotted up 2-2 in McLean Trophy series

Dan McNee March 14, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

Things are heating up in the OEHL ‘A’ championship series, as the Georgian Bay Applekings and Milverton Four Wheel Drives are all square in the best-of-seven tilt for the McLean Trophy following weekend action.

Teeswater Crokinole results from Feb. 28

Submitted March 7, 2024Sports, Wingham Advance Times

Despite the snowy conditions on Wednesday, Feb. 28, some avid crokinole players braved the weather and had a good time playing at the Teeswater Town Hall.  

Listowel U6 Black team play the annual Minto Jamboree

Submitted March 7, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

The Listowel U6 Black team played three games this past weekend in Palmerston at the annual Minto Jamboree.

Wingham curling team finishes fourth in division at provincials

Submitted March 7, 2024Sports, Wingham Advance Times

This past weekend, the Wingham Warriors curling team traveled to Stroud, Ont. for the Elementary School Curling Provincials. 

Cyclones wrap regular season with pair of wins

Dan McNee March 7, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

LISTOWEL – It’s been five years since the Listowel Cyclones last won a playoff series, a…

In the spotlight at Skate Wallace Carnival

Cory Bilyea March 7, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

Many skaters performed at the Skate Wallace Carnival at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex in Listowel on Saturday, March 2.

Capitals on the brink, down 3-0 to Whalers

Dan McNee March 7, 2024Sports, Walkerton Herald-Times

The Fergus Whalers got hot at the right time down the stretch of the 2023-24 PJHL regular season, and that heater evidently carried into the upstart club’s first round playoff matchup with the Walkerton Capitals.

LDSS captures WOSSAA ‘AA’ basketball bronze

Dan McNee March 7, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

Following another strong Huron-Perth Athletics basketball campaign this past winter, the Listowel District Secondary School senior boys’ squad captured the bronze medal at the WOSSAA ‘AA’ regional championships on Feb. 22 in London.  

Ironmen trail Bulldogs 2-1 in Pollock quarters

Dan McNee March 7, 2024Sports, Wingham Advance Times

The Kincardine Bulldogs looked poised to take a 3-0 series stranglehold on the Wingham Ironmen late in Game 3 on Sunday night at the Davidson Centre, but Jesse Coombs evidently had other plans.

Three local athletes bring home medals from Olympic weightlifting provincials

Nicole Beswitherick March 7, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

The Ontario Masters Provincials in Olympic Lifting was held in St. Thomas on Feb. 24, and local athletes Stephanie Brooks, Karla Daviau and Angie Alexander all came home with medals.

Hymers tourney set to roll this weekend, March 8-10

Dan McNee March 6, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

U11 hockey teams from across the region and beyond will once again take centre stage – rather, centre ice – in North Perth this weekend, as the annual Gord Hymers Tournament is set to roll March 8-10.

Upper Maitland Mustangs U9 fall short in championship finale

Submitted February 29, 2024Listowel Banner, Sports

The Upper Maitland Mustangs U9 HL squad participated in the recent Barrie Sharks Winter Classic Tournament where the girls won every game up until the championship finale, finishing as silver medalists. 

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Over 50 attend No Tyrants protest co-organized by Kincardine man

Contributed photos The No Tyrants protest, aimed at highlighting autocratic activities, specifically those in the United States, that was held in Owen Sound late last month brought over 50 protestors to Owen Sound’s city hall. Co-organizer Kevin Larson was very happy with the turnout, especially compared to another political protest around the same time.

Denny Scott dscott@midwesternnewspapers.com OWEN SOUND – A local rally aimed at refuting the…

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Vehicle-pedestrian collision in Listowel sends one person to hospital with serious injuries May 22

The collision occurred at the intersection of Wallace Avenue North and Elizabeth Street East.

Howick to purchase new pickup truck for public works department

HOWICK - Finch Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC Ltd., of London, has been awarded the tender for Howick’s new patrol truck.

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South Bruce continues practice of not recording council meetings despite regional trend

TEESWATER - A series of motions tied to transparency and accountability stirred debate at the May 12 South Bruce council meeting.

South Bruce wraps up Adam Street project as Teeswater water tower nears major milestone

TEESWATER - The Municipality of South Bruce has completed a multi-year reconstruction project on Adam Street, while work continues on the new water tower in Teeswater that is expected to be operational by late September.

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CHESLEY -  Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) is welcoming a new member to its senior leadership team with the appointment of Papy Mukenge as superintendent of education. The position will take effect Aug. 1, 2026.

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board acknowledges support for new replacement school, child care centre for Mildmay

MILDMAY - The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board (BGCDSB) is acknowledging support from the Ontario government following official approval of a new replacement school and child-care centre for Mildmay.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Howick to purchase new pickup truck for public works department

HOWICK - Finch Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC Ltd., of London, has been awarded the tender for Howick’s new patrol truck.

WAHS hosts ‘bring and brag’ session at May meeting

The May meeting of the Wingham and Area Historical Society saw another successful ‘bring and brag’ session with several members showcasing family heirlooms, including an antique butter churn and a 1940’s children’s book.

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

Do they really not make things like they used to?

Just so nobody gets the idea that I’m some kind of curmudgeon in a dark room hunched over my…

This is what you get when you vote for a party instead of a person

Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu could be facing a (likely doomed to fail) legal challenge from the very people she represents.

Where’s the chaos? The surveillance state? Mind-controlling drugs?

We awoke Tuesday morning in a world unlike any we had seen before: one in which a federal party didn’t win a majority but slowly, steadily built its way up to one - and then kind of won one in a by-election.

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Vehicle-pedestrian collision in Listowel sends one person to hospital with serious injuries May 22

By Midwestern Newspapers

The collision occurred at the intersection of Wallace Avenue North and Elizabeth Street East.

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CHESLEY -  Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) is welcoming a new member to its senior leadership team with the appointment of Papy Mukenge as superintendent of education. The position will take effect Aug. 1, 2026.

South Bruce OPP officer receives Commissioner’s Citation for Lifesaving

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SOUTH BRUCE - Provincial Constable Mike Scott has been presented with the Commissioner’s Citation for Lifesaving.

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