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Bruce County council approved two planning matters, and deferred its decision on a third, during its final scheduled meeting of 2023.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walkerton gave a donation to Walkerton District Community School’s elementary and secondary breakfast clubs. Trinity holds a small endowment fund, which is designed to support the broader work of the church with a three pronged international, national and local f

When the matter of development charges (DCs) came before Brockton council in October, council put a hold on proceeding with a study, pending a decision by Bruce County council on implementing county DCs.

Council has authorized a lease agreement, as amended, with Victoria Jubilee Hall (VJH).

Brockton hit the ground running in January 2023, and kept up the pace throughout the year.

Michelle Isoghi and Betty Davies were among the volunteers who served up Christmas dinner – turkey with all the trimmings – to those in need at the BigDoor. The dinner was held the Tuesday before Christmas.

In PJHL action, the Walkerton Capitals lost 6-2 when they hosted the Fergus Whalers in a rare Wednesday night game on Dec. 20. It was the last scheduled game of the year for the Capitals.

The Listowel U11 LL2 Cyclones followed up their recent Regional Silver Stick championship with a narrow 2-1 win over the Howick Hornets Gold at the Steve Kerr Recreational Complex on Dec. 12.

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives are riding a three-game win streak heading into the Ontario Elite Hockey League’s Christmas break.

The LDSS junior girls’ volleyball team (1-1) split its opening two matches of the 2023-24 Huron-Perth season on Dec. 12 in Listowel, beating South Huron before falling to Stratford DSS.

At this point, it’s likely inevitable that the Listowel Cyclones will usurp the Elmira Sugar Kings as the top team in the GOJHL’s Midwestern Conference. They’ve certainly played like the top team for the last two months.

The Junior Christmas Concert at Listowel Eastdale Public School presented a mashup of genres with some familiar festive songs.

Milverton Public School held its annual Christmas concert on Dec. 13, featuring the kindergarten classes performing such toe-tappers as “Reindeer Roundup” and “Reindeer Boogie.”

The students of Elma Township Public School hosted its annual holiday concert on Wednesday, Dec. 13 in the school gymnasium. Those in attendance were treated to eight different musical numbers, while also learning about different holiday traditions.

While often prepared around the end of November and set aside to let the flavour develop until Christmas, it’s not too late to prepare a steamed pudding for your holiday gathering. You don’t need special equipment – a large pot, a bowl that can withstand being set in a pot of boiling water and some