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Tour for Teens raises $60,000 for Youth Unlimited YFC centres

Submitted June 27, 2024Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Sports

STRATFORD – On Saturday, June 8 in Stratford, 113 riders participated in 25 km, 50 km or 100…

WDCS Student presents a display of her original art works

Emily Bowen June 27, 2024Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

From June 18-20, Rachael Cullum, a Grade 13 student at Walkerton District Community School, shows off and sells the several paintings she created.

Looking for some support from adults

Axl Dusharm June 27, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion

Youth are part of a world that adults are unable to understand what it is like to grow up in.…

Saving Graceland shines spotlight on local mental health issues

Kelsey Bent June 27, 2024Arts & Entertainment, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

Show on Blyth stage until Aug. 8

RCMP Musical Ride trots into Teeswater

Cory Bilyea June 27, 2024Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

The RCMP Musical Ride trotted into Teeswater on June 19, bringing an estimated 4,500 spectators to the small farming town.

County urges province to pause health-care service cuts

Pauline Kerr June 27, 2024Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Two members of Bruce County council – the mayors of Saugeen Shores and South Bruce – are asking the province to take a more wholistic approach when it comes to health care in this area.

June 27 Cartoon

Submitted June 27, 2024Cartoons, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital…

Council votes to move the Elmwood community centre EV charging station; requests location inquiry

Pauline Kerr June 27, 2024Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times

The Elmwood electric vehicle charger will be moving from its current location, at the side of the community centre.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 259 commemorated Decoration Day with special honours

Cory Bilyea June 27, 2024Listowel Banner, News

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 259 commemorated Decoration Day 2024 with special honours to esteemed First World War One flying ace Lt. Col. Andrew McKeever on June 22 at the Fairview Cemetery in Listowel.

Ontario government announces funding for seniors programs in North Perth

Nicole Beswitherick June 27, 2024Listowel Banner, Local News, News

Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae announced $26,781 in funding for North Perth senior programs on June 14.

History of Wingham

Midwestern Newspapers June 20, 2024Local News, Wingham Advance Times

In the early 1850s, settlers began moving into the townships in the Queen’s Bush north of the Huron Tract. One of these townships, Turnberry, was surveyed by 1853 and a plot for a market town designated where two branches of the Maitland River met.

Family, Friends & More Homecoming 2024 schedule

Submitted June 20, 2024Local News, News, Wingham Advance Times

Wingham Homecoming 2024 runs July 26 to July 1.

Wingham Homecoming 2024 – a community celebration

Cory Bilyea June 20, 2024Local News, Wingham Advance Times

The 2024 Wingham Homecoming celebration is approaching quickly, and organizer Joe Carter is overwhelmed with the support he and his wife Heidi have received since announcing they would take over organizing the event late last year.

Graham’s Post Alice puts difficult rural issues centre stage

Rachel Hammermueller June 20, 2024Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

Playwright Taylor Marie Graham’s production Post Alice had its second run during the Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story June 5 - 9 on Blyth’s Harvest Stage. 

The Wingham Hospital Auxiliary awarded two life memberships

Submitted June 20, 2024Local News, Wingham Advance Times

The Wingham Hospital Auxiliary awarded two life memberships (which are awarded after 25 years of membership) at their Annual Meeting on June 10.

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Municipal, conservation leaders call for pause on restructuring

Municipal leaders and conservation experts are warning the restructuring of conservation authorities (CAs) outlined in provincial Bill 68 could jeopardize decades of successful watershed management, reduce local governance and impose significant financial burdens on municipalities.

County capital budget to drain reserves down to $1 million

Thirty-three projects totalling $9.6 million were approved for tender in the 2026 Perth County capital budget. The next part of the budget, the draft operating budget, is slated to be presented at the Jan. 22 Perth County Council meeting. 

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Walkerton Rotary Club Lottery Draw winners

Winners of the Jan. 8 Walkerton Rotary Lottery Draw

Brockton’s first Mayor’s Budget comes in at increase of 2.64 per cent to levy

WALKERTON - Brockton council has successfully completed its first Mayor’s Budget, coming in with an increase to the municipal tax levy of roughly 2.64 per cent over last year.

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Municipal, conservation leaders call for pause on restructuring

Municipal leaders and conservation experts are warning the restructuring of conservation authorities (CAs) outlined in provincial Bill 68 could jeopardize decades of successful watershed management, reduce local governance and impose significant financial burdens on municipalities.

Maitland Conservation adopts 2026 work plan

Maitland Conservation (MC) board members approved their 2026 work plan and budget despite ongoing uncertainty stemming from the province’s plan to amalgamate conservation authorities (CAs).

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Editorial

What do we do with all the dark?

Happy new year! Yup. You heard me. The family of Jesus’ followers around the world is celebrating…

World Diabetes Day: Myths, facts, why it matters

Every year on Nov. 14, people around the world recognize World Diabetes Day (WDD) – a day that honours Canadian scientist Sir Frederick Banting (on his birthday), who co-discovered insulin alongside Charles Best in 1922.

The meaning behind Diabetes Awareness Month

November marks Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on a disease that affects millions of people worldwide – including right here in North Perth.

Columnists

Municipal, conservation leaders call for pause on restructuring

By Cory Bilyea

Municipal leaders and conservation experts are warning the restructuring of conservation authorities (CAs) outlined in provincial Bill 68 could jeopardize decades of successful watershed management, reduce local governance and impose significant financial burdens on municipalities.

Maitland Conservation adopts 2026 work plan

By Cory Bilyea

Maitland Conservation (MC) board members approved their 2026 work plan and budget despite ongoing uncertainty stemming from the province’s plan to amalgamate conservation authorities (CAs).

County capital budget to drain reserves down to $1 million

By Kelsey Bent

Thirty-three projects totalling $9.6 million were approved for tender in the 2026 Perth County capital budget. The next part of the budget, the draft operating budget, is slated to be presented at the Jan. 22 Perth County Council meeting. 

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