The Second Hand Rose Shop presents the cheque to a local rep.
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Listowel Legion Poppy Campaign begins Oct. 25
The annual Poppy Campaign of the Royal Canadian Legion will commence on Friday Oct. 25.
Turnbacks – Walkerton Herald-Times, October 24, 2024
Turnbacks from this edition of the Times, Oct. 21, 1992
Capitals lose to Barons but down Mitchell on weekend
In PJHL action, the Walkerton Capitals are back on home ice this weekend, hosting Kincardine Friday for a 7:30 p.m. game; then it’s back on the road Saturday in Mount Forest for an 8 p.m. match.
Provincial government presents $44,400 capital grant to Walkerton Golf and Curling Club
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Ontario’s Minister of Rural Affairs, presented the award Oct. 16
What’s Happening at the Bruce County Public Library
The Library was a busy place in October with the Walkerton Little Royal Fair, Canadian Library Month, and Ontario Public Library Week.
Hamlets, villages eligible for CIP incentive programs
Council here approved the expansion of the Attainable Housing Secondary Community Improvement Project Area (CIPA), effectively making hamlets and villages in the municipality eligible for financial incentive programs.
Battle of the Badges in Listowel over the weekend
Battle of the Badges held at the Steve Kerr Memorial Arena in Listowel on Oct. 20.
Police release Operation Impact stats
Members of the South Bruce OPP participated in the Thanksgiving holiday long weekend traffic campaign called Operation Impact, from Oct. 11 to Oct. 14.
Subsidized child care fees to be capped at $22 per day in 2025
Those eligible under the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System (CWELCC) will see a $2 per day reduction in child care fees in North Perth.
Area hospitals share in $375,209 from Health Care Heroes Radiothon
On October 19, 2024, the CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon took to the airwaves with a mission to inspire support for local hospitals in mid-western Ontario.
Annual OPP billing to hit Brockton taxpayers right in the pocketbook
Chris Peabody, mayor of Brockton and Bruce County warden, said prior to the Oct. 22 Brockton council meeting that he anticipated a motion stemming from one item on the agenda – the report on the OPP 2025 annual billing statement.
Perth County adopts new Official Plan without amendment for Eden Grove development
Despite opposition from several delegations, Perth County council adopted its new Official Plan (OP) at an Oct. 17 council meeting without including amendments for development projects underway.
Hallowe’en party ideas from 1924
Witches, ghosts, carved pumpkins, and scary black cats are what we think of this time of the year as Halloween approaches. Maybe you are going to get dressed up to go trick-or-treating or to host a party.
Bruce County Council endorses CANDU nuclear reactors
Council approved an amended motion at the Oct. 17 meeting by Warden Chris Peabody (Brockton), and Deputy Warden Luke Charbonneau (Saugeen Shores), supporting the continued operation of and investment in CANDU reactors in Ontario.
