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Victoria Jubilee Hall features Valentine’s motif

Submitted February 12, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The lighting in the Victoria Jubilee Hall tower has something sweet and romantic for Valentine’s Day.

County set to enter home stretch with new Official Plan

Pauline Kerr February 12, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON - Bruce County’s new Official Plan, seven years in the making, will be a step closer to becoming reality at the Feb. 12 meeting of Bruce County council – but the process still has a number of steps still to cover.

Playoffs begin for A-ZONE level teams, tournaments continue on

Denny Scott February 12, 2026Listowel Banner, Sports, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Midwestern Newspapers follows minor hockey cation for the week of Jan. 5 through Jan. 11.

History isn’t just the big events: everything is within the author’s scope

Denny Scott February 12, 2026Columns, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Journalists, reporters, editors – whatever the title is, these are the people that are responsible, as a previous boss of mine said, for crafting The First Draft of History (my apologies to my coworkers for the near-flippant use of capitalized characters, I promise, it will only happen once).

South Bruce Council looks to run some equipment ‘until failure’ as part of budget discussions

Denny Scott February 12, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

The Council of the Municipality of South Bruce is taking a “wait and see” approach with a number of proposed capital projects for the 2026 budget, removing them in lieu of running the equipment longer.

Young at Heart Club card scores

Submitted February 5, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

CHEPSTOW - The Young at Heart Euchre and Solo Club card scores for Monday Feb. 2

Two donations of $5,000 to Hospital ‘Buy-A-Bone’ campaign

Submitted February 5, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

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Museum hosts celebration on Family Day

Submitted February 5, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

BRUCE COUNTY - The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre is inviting families and community members to celebrate Lunar New Year and Family Day on Monday, Feb. 16, with a festive day of culture, creativity and hands-on fun.

Elmwood, Cargill, Chepstow now eligible for Spruce the Bruce grants

Pauline Kerr February 5, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON - Brockton is once again partnering with Bruce County for the Spruce the Bruce program, which launched for 2026 on Feb. 2.

Bruce-Grey hospitals to receive $2.2 million for additional CT services, clearing surgical backlog

Submitted February 5, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

OWEN SOUND - The Government of Ontario is supporting three health care services in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound with over $2.2 million in new funding to reduce waiting times for diagnostic and surgical services. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Paul Vickers announced the funding in a press released issued Monday.

The Herald-Times 2025 Year in Review

Midwestern Newspapers February 5, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times, Year in Review

The following is the final sinstallment of a Herald-Times review of events and images from 2025.

Pens: the small joy in our lives

Kelsey Bent February 5, 2026Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

There are times while parenting small kids that you are abruptly reminded of the simple joys of life. I say abruptly, but also somehow the reminders are always perfectly timed in some divine, mythological way that we don’t understand in the moment.

OUTDOOR RINK – THANK YOU POLAR VORTEX!

Pauline Kerr February 5, 2026Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON - The extended cold spell has resulted in delightful conditions for Brockton’s ice trail, located behind the Walkerton arena on the ball diamonds.

County pushing to to finish OP review

Pauline Kerr February 5, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON - The meeting of Bruce County Council originally scheduled for Feb. 5 has been rescheduled to Feb. 12.

AMO releases update to report on homelessness: Municipalities Under Pressure One Year Later

Pauline Kerr February 5, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

GREY-BRUCE - Last month, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) released the report, Municipalities Under Pressure One Year Later: An Update on the Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis.

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Editorial

The uncommon common sense – part ??

Common sense, and the lack thereof, is something I’ve written about a number of times over the years because, unfortunately, every day there seems to be more and more people who couldn’t pour water out of a rubber boot without instructions being printed on the heel.

Michael Cy Cywink’s Grand Entry and the bravery of the butterfly

I can still hear Michael’s joyful laugh. It was a rich, belly-shaking sound that could instantly…

Proving the need for Pride by trying to destroy it

I, like most, if not all parents in the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB), woke up Monday morning to an email explaining that vandals had struck schools in the school board – unidentified individuals had used tools to cut down Pride flags at AMDSB schools.

Columnists

New aerial apparatus replacement approved for fire department

By Rachel Hammermueller

The Council of the Township of North Huron approved the purchase of a refurbished aerial apparatus, replacement of Ladder 2, at its July 20 meeting.

Alice Munro Literary Garden to move to library downtown

By Rachel Hammermueller

The decision from North Huron Council comes after a carried vote at their July 20 meeting, where council members were given two options for the landmark’s relocation: the library or Riverside Park.

Assault charge withdrawn in Mills case

By Rachel Hammermueller

George Mills, the 69-year-old Central Huron resident charged in connection with an altercation in February resulting in North Huron Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer hospitalized with injuries, had one charge – Assault Causing Bodily Harm – dropped by the Crown.

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