GREY BRUCE – Almost a year after Ontario’s chief medical officer of health (MOH), Dr. Kieran Moore, assumed the powers of the Grey Bruce board of health, local governance has been restored.
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Junior Legionnaires host double header
LISTOWEL - The Listowel Legionnaires Junior Team hosted a double header on July 25 against the London Talons. The local boys struggled to round the bases, posting 3-2 and 15-5 losses.
SVCA’s 2027 draft budget calls for 2.5 per cent increase
FORMOSA – Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) is working on its 2027 budget, as the province has directed. Conservation authorities (CAs) have been instructed to have their budgets completed, including invoices sent out to municipalities, by the end of this calendar year.
Smoke gets in your eyes – and lungs
The song, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” was written by composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harback for the 1933 musical comedy Roberta, and has been performed and recorded numerous times, by many famous musicians and singers.
Local Lions Clubs working together for a great cause
Six local Lions Clubs - Neustadt and District, Formosa and District, West Grey/Durham, Chepstow and District, Mildmay and District, and Pike Lake Minto - have united to make a transformative contribution to community hospice care.
Listowel Minor Soccer U8 team smiles at the end of its’ season
NEWRY - The Listowel Minor Soccer U8-2B team participated in the year-end tournament on July 24 and 25 after a fun-filled season. The team went 1-2-0 in the tournament, which was hosted at the soccer fields at Elma Township Public School.
Listowel sees smoke skies from Northern Ontario wildfires
LISTOWEL - Out of the ordinary hazy orange and yellow skies were seen across Ontario throughout the day on July 15. The smoke of several active and severe wildfires west of Thunder Bay were blown to southwestern skies overnight.
Walkerton Herald-Times July 30 Turnbacks
From July 30, 1996.
Howick authorizes up to $300,000 for new pumper-tanker
HOWICK – Howick council has authorized staff to spend up to $300,000 from the township’s fire reserve to purchase a used pumper-tanker after one of the fire department’s aging trucks failed its annual pump performance test and was removed from emergency firefighting service.
OPP lay over 1,800 speeding charges in traffic campaign across province, Perth County
LONDON – West Region members of the OPP laid 4,372 charges across 13 detachments during the Canada Day traffic campaign, with most charges laid for speeding.
Local run club hosts a Try-A-Triathlon event
LISTOWEL - A group from the local Saturday Morning Runners run club organized and participated in a Try-A-Triathlon event at the Listowel Memorial Park on July 20.
Howick to partner with Hanover for technical rescue services
HOWICK – Howick Township will enter into an agreement with the Town of Hanover to provide specialized technical rescue services, with officials calling the partnership the most practical and cost-effective way to ensure residents have access to specialized emergency response capabilities.
‘Window of opportunity’ closing for Pinkerton dam repair
PINKERTON – Time is running out to get the Pinkerton dam repaired this year.
Elma Express U17 Girls compete in Mitchell Girls Fastball Invitational
MITCHELL – The Elma Express U17 Girls recently competed in the Mitchell Girls Fastball Invitational.
North Perth councillor moves to increase public sector salary disclosures to $200K
LISTOWEL – North Perth Coun. Allan Rothwell spoke to an item within the July 20 consent agenda package, which seeks to adjust public sector salary disclosure based on inflation.
