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AMDSB surpass provincial averages in Specialist High Skills Major participation, completion by 16%

Kelsey Bent January 23, 2025Local News, Wingham Advance Times

Local schools have garnered a good reputation in the trades industry, however, the latest stat associated with Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) participation and completion will only further benefit it. 

Finding answers to rural health-care crisis

Pauline Kerr January 23, 2025Columns, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

Desperation makes people do crazy things – like driving for miles in a snowstorm, and standing in a lineup, outside, in the snow, that snakes around the block – to see if you can sign up for a family doctor.

South Bruce committee focuses on firefighter-specific health concerns

Rachel Hammermueller January 23, 2025Local News, Police, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Council here heard an update on the municipality’s health and safety activities at their Dec. 10 meeting.

Morris-Turnberry sees slower 2024 for building permits, construction values

Rachel Hammermueller January 23, 2025Local News, Wingham Advance Times

At their Jan. 14 meeting, council here heard a year end report from the municipality’s building department, offering a glimpse of 2024 in growth from a construction perspective. 

Over one thousand line up to sign up for new family doctor

Pauline Kerr January 23, 2025Listowel Banner, News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

A thousand people who live within 100 kilometres of Walkerton now have a family doctor.

Howick decreasing maintenance gravel activities to decrease proposed 2025 tax rate increase

Nicole Beswitherick January 23, 2025Listowel Banner, News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

After a request that staff here aim to decrease the overall proposed tax rate increase of 9.6 per cent, staff looked into whether decreasing maintenance gravel activities in 2025 could be a potential solution.

OMHA introduces Representative ‘Zone’ hockey for 2025/26 season

Patrick Raftis January 23, 2025Listowel Banner, News, Rural, Sports, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) and its Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) League are introducing a pilot project creating ‘A’ Zones for the 2025-26 season.

Howick Hockey Day event included a faceoff between Howick Optimists and Howick Fire

Kelsey Bent January 23, 2025Listowel Banner, Local News, Sports, Wingham Advance Times

HOWICK – The Howick Hockey Day finale on Jan. 18 was a faceoff between the Howick Optimists Club…

Donate in Memory of Kurt David Stamper

Midwestern Newspapers January 22, 2025Local News, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

On January 19, The Stamper Family suffered an unimaginable loss of their son, Kurt David, aged 3, in a tragic farm accident at their home. A GoFundMe page has been organized, and the funds raised will be going directly to the family for all funeral related expenses.

Morris-Turnberry won’t move forward with memorial gate repair

Rachel Hammermueller January 16, 2025Local News, Wingham Advance Times

At their Dec. 17 meeting, council here decided not to repair, replace or move the memorial gates located at the Turnberry Conservation Area for the time being.

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Sully Burrows- ready to ‘rally around’ with a Paddyfest crowd

LISTOWEL – Playing Friday Night’s Paddyfest Concert is Perry Sounds’ own, Sully Burrows. The…

Gearing up for another legendary Paddyfest Friday night

LISTOWEL – This year’s Paddyfest concert showcase features Nate Haller as the headlining and…

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Council welcomes new member Michael Crawford

WALKERTON - Mayor Chris Peabody welcomed the Municipality of Brockton’s newest councillor, Michael Crawford, and invited words of greetings from other council members at Brockton Council’s Feb. 24 meeting.

When the weather turns cold … Brockton has new warming centre

WALKERTON - Coun. Greg McLean made an announcement in the “new business” portion of the Feb. 24 council meeting that promises to help fill a gap in service for the community’s most vulnerable citizens.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Joe Kerr Ltd. loses bid for North Huron gravel maintenance services; new company wins contract instead

After decades of providing North Huron with gravel maintenance services, local contractor Joe Kerr Ltd has lost its bid on a Request for Tenders (RFT) from the township for the supply and delivery of maintenance gravel, part of its annual rural roads maintenance program.

F.E. Madill Secondary School held its annual Living Library event on Feb. 25.

Several members of the community came to share their lives and work with students as ‘living books.’

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

From lived experience to lasting support – putting farmer mental health first

In March 2019, my husband Brian and I began milking cows in our new dairy barn near Cannington in Durham Region.

How did we get here?

The North Huron community is reeling from the news a council member was hospitalized with injuries suffered in an altercation following the Feb. 17 council meeting.

The horizon looms

It is a good news story that the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) trustees adopted their 2026 budget late last month, but it doesn’t line up with what is on the horizon. 

Columnists

Joe Kerr Ltd. loses bid for North Huron gravel maintenance services; new company wins contract instead

By Cory Bilyea

After decades of providing North Huron with gravel maintenance services, local contractor Joe Kerr Ltd has lost its bid on a Request for Tenders (RFT) from the township for the supply and delivery of maintenance gravel, part of its annual rural roads maintenance program.

F.E. Madill Secondary School held its annual Living Library event on Feb. 25.

By Cory Bilyea

Several members of the community came to share their lives and work with students as ‘living books.’

Huron County Indigenous Housing and Homelessness planning strategy to include Indigenous voices

By Cory Bilyea

As part of the ongoing Huron County Housing and Homelessness planning strategy, a discussion panel was recently convened to explore local rural Indigenous community priorities and lived realities that intersect with housing stability (including safety, well-being, services, and access).

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