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A perspective on COVID-19 statistics: Part 1

Midwestern Newspapers May 14, 2020News

By Dr. John Pronk, ND If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past six months you have…

Brockton launches scholarship fund to mark 20th anniversary of Walkerton water tragedy

Mike Wilson May 14, 2020Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

BROCKTON – The Municipality of Brockton has launched a new scholarship fund to support local…

Brockton launches scholarship fund to mark 20th anniversary of Walkerton water tragedy

Midwestern Newspapers May 14, 2020News

BROCKTON – The Municipality of Brockton has launched a new scholarship fund to support local…

Province waives co-pay for people using the Ontario Drug Benefit Program until July 1

Mike Wilson May 13, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

TORONTO — Those using the Ontario Drug Benefit Program (ODBP) stand to benefit from the…

Province waives co-pay for people using the Ontario Drug Benefit Program until July 1

Midwestern Newspapers May 13, 2020News

TORONTO — Those using the Ontario Drug Benefit Program (ODBP) stand to benefit from the…

Province could take over management of long-term care homes struggling with COVID-19

Mike Wilson May 13, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

TORONTO — The Ontario government now has the power to temporarily take over management of…

Province could take over management of long-term care homes struggling with COVID-19

Midwestern Newspapers May 13, 2020News

TORONTO — The Ontario government now has the power to temporarily take over management of…

North Perth man charged in Fergus assault, robbery

Mike Wilson May 11, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

FERGUS – A North Perth man now faces assault, robbery and weapon charges in connection with an…

North Perth man charged in Fergus assault, robbery

Midwestern Newspapers May 11, 2020News

FERGUS – A North Perth man now faces assault, robbery and weapon charges in connection with an…

Ontario allowing school board employees to be voluntarily redeployed to congregate care settings

Mike Wilson May 9, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Ford: ‘I am encouraging any available educational workers to help out if you can’ TORONTO —…

Ontario allowing school board employees to be voluntarily redeployed to congregate care settings

Midwestern Newspapers May 9, 2020News

Ford: ‘I am encouraging any available educational workers to help out if you can’ TORONTO —…

United Way Perth-Huron renewing call for financial support

Mike Wilson May 9, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News

Organization says the high number of requests they’ve received shows how many are struggling…

United Way Perth-Huron renewing call for financial support

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Organization says the high number of requests they’ve received shows how many are struggling…

Province releases plan to resume scheduled surgeries and procedures

Mike Wilson May 8, 2020Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Elliott: Hospitals must maintain the capacity to respond to COVID-19 TORONTO — The province has…

Province releases plan to resume scheduled surgeries and procedures

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Elliott: Hospitals must maintain the capacity to respond to COVID-19 TORONTO — The province has…

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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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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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