The Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) Board of Health received a report presented by Medical Officer of Health Dr. Miriam Klassen on Feb. 14 pertaining to a primer for municipalities in Perth and Huron counties on reducing alcohol harms.
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Walkerton Centennial Park Pavilion partly collapses
WALKERTON - The Centennial Park Pavilion partly collapsed on Monday, Feb. 24.
In Bruce County, kids say the darndest things
BRUCE COUNTY - You wouldn’t usually turn to a history book for some funny one-liners. Yet here they are, in Norman Robertson’s History of the County of Bruce, published by the Bruce County Historical Society.
Local volunteer acknowledged with Coronation Medal
BRUCE COUNTY - Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre congratulates King Charles III Coronation Medal recipient, Muriel Shular on achieving a prestigious volunteer award.
SVCA: Government help needed for long-term frazil ice situation
FORMOSA - The weather has been the main topic of conversation recently, and it was a definite concern among directors at the Feb. 20 Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority board meeting. With some roads still closed, most directors attended the meeting virtually.
Election Day Wish List
The first political party I ever joined was the federal Progressive Conservative party. I was 19…
Raising resilient youth: nine things every child needs from their parents
STRATFORD – Avondale United Church, in association with Kiwanis Club of Stratford, along with…
Listowel Celtics U15 – first local girls organized basketball team hosted tournament for the first time this past weekend
LISTOWEL – Girls U15 Basketball over the weekend saw Listowel Celtics hosting their first…
Council takes stand against provincial downloading, defeats proposed healthcare funding policy
BRUCE COUNTY - Bruce County council has voted down a proposed plan for a health-care funding policy – not because such a policy isn’t needed for the county and lower tiers, but because it is.
Listowel 150th events lining up
The Listowel 150th anniversary steering committee continues to draw events and activities into the schedule for the celebration this year.
The history of Stillman’s Creameries
Stillman’s Creameries welcomed community members from across Perth County to visit their Stratford plant on Feb. 24 and 25, 1925.
U15 boys basketball team travelled to Kincardine
The weather was in cooperation this past weekend for the U15 boys team to travel to Kincardine. The…
Listowel 150th events lining up
LISTOWEL – The Listowel 150th anniversary steering committee continues to draw events and…
SVCA budget highlights presented to Brockton Council
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) General Manager/Secretary Treasurer Erik Downing presented the highlights of the authority’s 2025 budget to the Council of the Municipality of Brockton, including a significant increase as a result of a wage comparison study.
Perth-Wellington candidates discuss housing costs, ER closures, tariffs on agriculture
Candidates gathered at the Listowel Ag Hall on Feb. 21 for the third and final Perth-Wellington riding debate ahead of the Feb. 27 provincial election.
