While area municipalities remain in charge of garbage collection, a new province-wide approach to recycling should mean fewer trash bags to pick up at the curbside.
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Wallace Minor Hockey holds annual memorial Wallace Fun Days Jamboree last weekend
From Jan. 8-11, Wallace Minor Hockey held its 41st annual Bruce Williams Memorial Wallace Fun Days…
Howick Fire Department and Rolling Acres Grain commemorate new UTV vehicle
On Jan. 8, members of the Howick Fire Department met at Rolling Acres Grain Inc. in Belmore.
1928 Listowel Banner subscription contest
In early 1928, staff at the Listowel Banner newspaper did the same as they launched an initiative to attract additional subscribers. Their “Subscription Contest” was introduced in the Feb. 2 issue which dedicated two full pages to the announcement.
Surge push to semi-finals in Aurora’s Bentolila tournament
Midwestern Newspapers follows minor hockey cation for the week of Jan. 5 through Jan. 11.
Exchanging words
Since the dawn of the internet, and especially lately, Merriam-Webster and its counterparts like the Oxford English Dictionary (O.E.D) has lost this status.
Howick to update IT services, offer hybrid council meetings
HOWICK - Council here authorized the CAO/Clerk to engage Fort44 Inc., GHD and Wightman Telecom for the provision of fractional IT services, website design and to replace the current analog phone system.
New business Cornerstone Thrift celebrates successful opening in former Spinrite outlet store
LISTOWEL – Cornerstone Thrift welcomed their first customers the morning of Dec. 2. At 10 a.m.,…
Cyclones win two games before holiday break
LISTOWEL - The Listowel Cyclones (10th in the Western Conference of the GOHL) had a strong pre-Christmas weekend, coming out with two wins.
Beautification committee asks for change in bylaw enforcement
HOWICK - At its Dec. 9 meeting, council here received a delegation from Howick’s Community Improvement and Beautification Committee about the idea of exploring the possibility of expanding the township’s bylaw enforcement time, budget and capabilities.
