Listowel’s 150th Anniversary Committee spearheading massive celebration

July 24, 2025 @ 7:38 amListowel Banner, News

Pictured with the event billboard located in front of the town’s clock tower, is the Listowel 150th Anniversary Steering Committee, from left: Director Kate Turvit, Vice-Chair Miles Dadson, Director Dianne Fitzgerald, Director Sue Thompson, Secretary Pat Berfelz, Chair John Verwey, Director Vince Judge, Director John Conners and absent from the photo Honorary Chair Bert Johnson. (Kelsey Bent photo)

The Listowel Banner spoke with the Listowel 150th Anniversary Committee Chairman John Verwey, and Opening Ceremony Chair Vince Judge, to discuss the upcoming events and how the celebration came together. Q: How did you set out planning an event of this scale? Verwey: “It was the diligent and hard work of the eight steering committee…

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Kelsey Bent is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.