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Unemployment rate in four-county region decreases to 5.4%

Submitted May 1, 2025Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

In March, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic  Region decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 5.4 per cent.

Five charged in school and church break-ins

Submitted May 1, 2025Listowel Banner, Local News, Police

Perth County OPP have charged five individuals in connection to recent break and enters and property damage, a police report states. 

Erb awarded King Charles III medal

Submitted May 1, 2025Listowel Banner, Local News

United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) Executive Director Ryan Erb has been awarded a King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of his service to the community through UWPH.

Conservative John Nater re-elected in Perth Wellington

Patrick Raftis May 1, 2025Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Rural

Conservative incumbent John Nater will return to his seat on the Opposition benches to represent Perth-Wellington in the next parliament.

Listowel Minor Hockey Association hands out awards at year-end banquet for U8 to U21 teams

Submitted May 1, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Sports

On April 17, the Listowel Minor Hockey Association (LMHA) named award winners to celebrate the season.

Ranch to give away calf at live broadcast

Submitted May 1, 2025Contests, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

For the fifth consecutive year, 100.1 The Ranch is proud to celebrate the hard-working farmers and families that power the dairy industry.

Kin Cares Youth Group holds its third annual Kin Cares Carnival

Denny Scott May 1, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News

The Kin Cares Youth Group held its third annual Kin Cares Carnival over the weekend at Kin Station…

The Capitol Theatre: A Small Town’s Cinematic History

Submitted May 1, 2025Editorials, Listowel Banner, Local News, Pieces of the Past

 This week I will take you back to the somewhat humble beginnings of Listowel’s own Capitol Twin Cinema.

Public health gives notice of new measles exposures

Submitted May 1, 2025Listowel Banner, Local News, News

Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) is advising the community of new measles exposures.

Lightning Jr Boys Hockey Team compete in Canlan Spring Highschool Classic April 9-10

Submitted May 1, 2025Listowel Banner, Local News, Sports

The Lightning Jr Boys Hockey Team travelled to Vaughan on Apr 9-10 to compete in the Canlan Spring…

AMDSB, HPPH to highlight vaping impacts

Submitted May 1, 2025Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural

The Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) has partnered with Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) to tackle youth vaping and the impacts of technology and social media.

Huron-Bruce MPP Ben Lobb Scrum Interview

Lobb holds Huron-Bruce for sixth straight term

Denny Scott May 1, 2025News, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

The 2025 federal election race in the riding of Huron-Bruce has come to an end, with Incumbent Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) candidate Ben Lobb being re-elected as Member of Parliament (MP).

Smile! It’s the sweetest time of year again at Tim Hortons

Pauline Kerr May 1, 2025News, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON - Thursday, April 24, marked the official launch of the Walkerton Tim Horton Smile Cookie event. Smile Cookie week runs until May 4.

Bridgerton Quartet Maya Valdez

Music of Bridgerton brought to life by visiting quartet, local musicians

Denny Scott May 1, 2025Listowel Banner, News, Wingham Advance Times

Montreal String Quartet Thomas Beard and Friends’ String Quartet performed songs inspired by the soundtrack to the Netflix period drama Bridgerton in a concert called The Queen’s Quartet on April 27 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Wingham.

Trustees undecided, weighing the options from North Perth Boundary Review survey

Kelsey Bent May 1, 2025Listowel Banner, News

SEAFORTH - The responses from the school boundary review survey are in, and there is a narrow margin separating options.

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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…

See all Kincardine area articles.

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Panthers senior beach volleyball wrap-up

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

See all Listowel area articles.

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

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.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

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.

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

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

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.

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.

Conservation consolidation limits representation for local counties

By Denny Scott

After months of pushback from local lower- and upper-tier councils, the Province of Ontario released the ‘Improving Ontario’s Conservation Authority System’ document, detailing the amalgamation of the province’s conservation authorities.

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