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South Bruce OPP reminding residents to be ‘bear wise’

Mike Wilson May 28, 2020Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY – The South Bruce OPP is reminding residents to take simple precautions…

South Bruce OPP reminding residents to be ‘bear wise’

Midwestern Newspapers May 28, 2020News

SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY – The South Bruce OPP is reminding residents to take simple precautions…

Bruce County announces new director of library services

Mike Wilson May 28, 2020Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

BRUCE COUNTY – The Bruce County Public Library has announced the appointment of their new…

Bruce County announces new director of library services

Midwestern Newspapers May 28, 2020News

BRUCE COUNTY – The Bruce County Public Library has announced the appointment of their new…

A perspective on COVID-19 statistics: Part 3

Mike Wilson May 28, 2020Independent Plus, Opinion

By Dr. John Pronk, ND In the past two segments (Part 1 and Part 2), I shared some of the recent…

A perspective on COVID-19 statistics: Part 3

Midwestern Newspapers May 28, 2020News

By Dr. John Pronk, ND In the past two segments (Part 1 and Part 2), I shared some of the recent…

Simcoe resident charged in Huron County internet child luring case

Mike Wilson May 28, 2020News

HURON COUNTY – The Huron County OPP have arrested and charged a Simcoe resident with multiple…

Simcoe resident charged in Huron County internet child luring case

Midwestern Newspapers May 28, 2020News

HURON COUNTY – The Huron County OPP have arrested and charged a Simcoe resident with multiple…

Poll shows majority of Ontarians believe mental health crisis will follow COVID-19

Mike Wilson May 28, 2020Listowel Banner, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

TORONTO – Seven out of 10 Ontarians (69 per cent) believe the province is headed for a “serious…

Poll shows majority of Ontarians believe mental health crisis will follow COVID-19

Midwestern Newspapers May 28, 2020News

TORONTO – Seven out of 10 Ontarians (69 per cent) believe the province is headed for a “serious…

Brockton rescinds order banning garage, yard sales

Mike Wilson May 28, 2020Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Though allowed, municipality urging people to refrain from holding sales BROCKTON – The…

Brockton rescinds order banning garage, yard sales

Midwestern Newspapers May 28, 2020News

Though allowed, municipality urging people to refrain from holding sales BROCKTON – The…

THE IVORY SILO: Do as I say, not as I do

Mike Wilson May 27, 2020Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

By Stewart Skinner Last fall, Jess and I took the plunge and finally bought a house – a house…

THE IVORY SILO: Do as I say, not as I do

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By Stewart Skinner Last fall, Jess and I took the plunge and finally bought a house – a house…

North Perth resident charged with uttering domestic threats

Mike Wilson May 27, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

PERTH COUNTY – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police have charged one person after a threat…

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Select Your Region

“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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Panthers senior beach volleyball wrap-up

LISTOWEL – Panthers senior girls volleyball teams played their final beach volleyball games…

2026 Hayloft Music Festival

To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital…

See all Listowel area articles.

Teeswater arena roof repair approved as council opts for lower-cost fix

TEESWATER – A lower-cost roof repair will move ahead at the Teeswater-Culross Community Centre after council approved a $37,940 project that addresses current leaks while keeping the door open for a larger replacement if provincial funding is approved.

Tentative agreement reached for school bus contract negotiations

BRUCE COUNTY – Families across Grey-Bruce, weeks before school was set to start, have been told a contract has been reached regarding bus services for students.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Steve Travale elected to the 2026/28 AMO board of directors

OTTAWA – Steve Travale, Brockton council member, has been elected to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) board of directors’ rural caucus.

Peabody ‘not giving up’ on court security cost issue

WALKERTON – The mayor of Brockton, Chris Peabody, had promised months ago – at the April 14 council meeting, to be exact – to bring the matter of court security costs to this year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Council strikes committee for future of Galbraith Memorial Gates

It was discussed by council that the importance of these gates being a war memorial, and multiple members of council having heard inquiries from the community on the memorial’s future, spurred this action forward. 

Council approves garden suite, bylaw a 10-year timeline

Morris-Turnberry council approved a garden suite agreement and authorized establishing a 10-year temporary-use bylaw, amended from the previously used 20-year timeline.

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

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

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

Here we go again with the value of the Sunshine List

If you read last week’s Listowel Banner you will have seen that North Perth Coun. Allan Rothwell, a retired government employee, thinks the public salary disclosure (also known as the Sunshine List) needs to be adjusted for inflation.

Community newspaper publishers need fair rates, quality service from Canada Post

Community newspaper publishers are asking the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Québec Lieutenant, to direct Canada Post to offer publishers the same rate it offers to the country’s dominant flyer printer.

Columnists

Council strikes committee for future of Galbraith Memorial Gates

By Rachel Hammermueller

It was discussed by council that the importance of these gates being a war memorial, and multiple members of council having heard inquiries from the community on the memorial’s future, spurred this action forward. 

Council approves garden suite, bylaw a 10-year timeline

By Rachel Hammermueller

Morris-Turnberry council approved a garden suite agreement and authorized establishing a 10-year temporary-use bylaw, amended from the previously used 20-year timeline.

Steve Travale elected to the 2026/28 AMO board of directors

By Pauline Kerr

OTTAWA – Steve Travale, Brockton council member, has been elected to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) board of directors’ rural caucus.

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