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Walkerton

Do they really not make things like they used to?

Denny Scott May 21, 2026Columns, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

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

Municipality explores options for scattering garden

Pauline Kerr May 15, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Those looking at options for the dignified placing of ashes of loved ones should note that Brockton council is looking at the possibility of having a scattering garden in the Walkerton Cemetery.

Brockton mayor wants to see county road in Pinkerton reopened

Pauline Kerr May 15, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The county road through Pinkerton, closed since flooding earlier this spring caused a breach in a private dam, is now, according to Mayor Chris Peabody, “high and dry – the water is 250 feet away.” He said in an interview Tuesday, May 12 that he’d like to see that road reopened sooner rather than la

Collaboration a key topic at hospital board meeting

Pauline Kerr May 15, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

A major topic of discussion during the May 6 meeting of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre board of directors was collaboration – including with fellow board members, the leadership of other area hospital corporations and organizations, and with community partners.

Wing Fry Guys and Chepstow Lions Club donate $1,500 to Easter Seals

Submitted May 14, 2026News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The Wing Fry Guys in conjunction with the Chepstow Lions Club have donated $1,500 to the Easter Seals.

Rotary Club of Walkerton supports local literacy

Submitted May 14, 2026Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON - The Rotary Club of Walkerton is proud to announce the successful completion of a community literacy initiative that provided more than 240 new books to local schools in the Walkerton area.

Bruce County announces Ian Hanney as new director of human services

Submitted May 14, 2026Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON - Bruce County recently announced the appointment of Ian Hanney as the county’s new director of human services.

50th annual Cargill pike derby winner

Submitted May 14, 2026Contests, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Nine-year-old Deluka Brick, shown alongside his boating partner, his “Popsy” Don Clark...

Regional quilt show promises to ‘make memories’ – colourful ones

Submitted May 14, 2026Arts & Entertainment, Contests, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

MILDMAY - New Millennium Quilters Guild is hosting the “Making Memories” Quilt Show on Friday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mildmay Carrick Recreational Complex.

Picture of the Past

Submitted May 14, 2026Turnbacks, Walkerton Herald-Times

From May 10, 1995: Jim Shields puts the new parking meter rates into the downtown meters.

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“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

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Ruck 2 Remember launches 13th annual Road to Recovery march

WINGHAM/LISTOWEL – Ruck 2 Remember recently announced its 13th annual Road to Recovery, a four-day endurance march taking place Sept. 16–19 from Wingham to Guelph.

The Meighen and King Tour in 1926

In September 1926 the race was on to win a federal election and Perth County voters found…

See all Listowel area articles.

BGCDSB launches new office for student, family concerns

HANOVER – Parents and families will now have another step to follow when school-level concerns remain unresolved, as the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board (BGCDSB) has launched a new office to handle student and family inquiries.

Spikes for Danica returns to Mildmay fair with growing community support

MILDMAY – Mildmay’s volleyball community is preparing to honour Danica Baker for a second year in a row, with nearly 20 teams already signed up for the Spikes for Danica tournament with days still left before registration closed.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Holstein Show attracts competitors from Bruce, Grey, Huron

WALKERTON – Spectators at the 29th Bruce Grey Holstein Show held on Sept. 1 at the Walkerton Agricultural Society’s buildings watched as judge, Richard Osborne, of Hagersville, placed 105 head of Holsteins exhibited by breeders of Bruce, Grey and Huron counties.

Province urged to look at data centres locations

WALKERTON – Bruce County will have its say on a topic that has been getting plenty of news coverage in recent months – data centres.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Council approves new well at Bluevale’s Pioneer Park

Council here approved, in principle, the installation of a well at Pioneer Park in Bluevale. Next steps for this project include municipality staff seeking quotes and establishing guidelines, to be approved by council. 

Playwright Ted Johns revisits fan-favourite with Aylmer’s Ghost

The play, a two-act, one-person production, focuses on the last days of Aylmer Clarke, the protagonist of He Won’t Come In from the Barn, a play first produced by Paul Thompson at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto in 1977. 

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

The price of staying alive

I was six years old when I got my first insulin pump – a year after I was diagnosed with Type 1…

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

Columnists

BGCDSB launches new office for student, family concerns

By Emily Bowen

HANOVER – Parents and families will now have another step to follow when school-level concerns remain unresolved, as the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board (BGCDSB) has launched a new office to handle student and family inquiries.

Council approves new well at Bluevale’s Pioneer Park

By Rachel Hammermueller

Council here approved, in principle, the installation of a well at Pioneer Park in Bluevale. Next steps for this project include municipality staff seeking quotes and establishing guidelines, to be approved by council. 

Playwright Ted Johns revisits fan-favourite with Aylmer’s Ghost

By Submitted

The play, a two-act, one-person production, focuses on the last days of Aylmer Clarke, the protagonist of He Won’t Come In from the Barn, a play first produced by Paul Thompson at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto in 1977. 

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