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Fox, Rae launch election campaigns
LISTOWEL – On Jan. 28, Perth-Wellington Liberal Riding Association officially nominated Ashley…
Brockton seeks assistance from county in paying for court security and prisoner transportation costs
BROCKTON – Mayor Chris Peabody said in an interview Tuesday that he’s interested in seeing what…
Young at Heart Club scores
CHEPSTOW – Even though, winter returned after a three-week break for blizzard Mondays, the Young…
Picture of the Past
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Oh, what you can learn from a tube of saliva
About a week before Christmas, I spit into a plastic tube and shipped it off to British Columbia. That sounds weird – I should explain that it was for a 23andMe DNA test.
Grandpals gears up for spring
WALKERTON – Shirley Richardson, co-ordinator of the GrandPals program, is gearing up for a busy…
County urges residents to prepare for emergencies
BRUCE COUNTY – The start of a New Year is a time when lots of people re-evaluate, re-assess, and…
County launches innovative Side Gig Program to support entrepreneurs
BRUCE COUNTY – Business to Bruce partnership with the Province of Ontario has announced the…
Is user-pay a fair way to lower taxes?
The big question when government bodies large and small set their annual budgets is how to make a tax increase palatable – or at least unlikely to infuriate taxpayers.
Museum offers screening of Underground Railroad documentary in celebration of Black History
BRUCE COUNTY – In recognition of Black History Month, the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre…
South Bruce bridge inspection report recommends reconstruction of Bannerman Bridge this year
SOUTH BRUCE – At an estimated cost of $1.1 million, the South Bruce bridge inspection report…
White pine: gentle giants of our forests
Written by: Shannon Wood The eastern white pine is perhaps the most regal and majestic tree in our…
Paisley Crokinole results
Crokinole was played at the Paisley Legion on Saturday, Feb. 1 with 26 in attendance. Neil Cook was…
Countdown to Listowel’s 150th Anniversary: Tales from those who settled the Town of Listowel
There are some discrepancies in the retelling of the Town of Listowel’s history. Although much credit is given to John Binning, he actually purchased land from a Mr. Henry. Henry is a bit of a mystery, his first name is not even known now over a century later.
