The following is the final sinstallment of a Herald-Times review of events and images from 2025.
News
Cyclones take victory at home ice game
The Listowel Cyclones (10th in the Western Conference of the Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOHL)) played two games last weekend, coming out with a win and a loss.
Winter preparedness: Small choices that make a big difference
Winter in North Perth is nothing new, but each season brings its own reminders about how quickly conditions can change.
Pens: the small joy in our lives
There are times while parenting small kids that you are abruptly reminded of the simple joys of life. I say abruptly, but also somehow the reminders are always perfectly timed in some divine, mythological way that we don’t understand in the moment.
OUTDOOR RINK – THANK YOU POLAR VORTEX!
WALKERTON - The extended cold spell has resulted in delightful conditions for Brockton’s ice trail, located behind the Walkerton arena on the ball diamonds.
Smith Steel & Fabrication of Atwood acquired by Tri-Mach Group
TMG is headquartered in Elmira, providing full-service manufacturing and is known for industrial solutions for the pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries.
County pushing to to finish OP review
WALKERTON - The meeting of Bruce County Council originally scheduled for Feb. 5 has been rescheduled to Feb. 12.
AMO releases update to report on homelessness: Municipalities Under Pressure One Year Later
GREY-BRUCE - Last month, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) released the report, Municipalities Under Pressure One Year Later: An Update on the Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis.
In Photos: Central Perth Minor Hockey Fun Days
MILVERTON - Central Perth Minor Hockey Fun Days saw numerous games hosted in Milverton between Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
OPG updates Bruce County on its operations, highlights 2025 accomplishments
WALKERTON - Kapil Aggarwal, vice president of nuclear sustainability at Ontario Power Generation (OPG), along with Erik Rogerson, director of operations and maintenance, and Brent Fisher, senior manager of corporate relations, made a presentation to Bruce County Council in January...
County council adds to 2026 operating budget
STRATFORD - According to the 2026 Perth County budget document, the proposed amount to be collected through the tax levy is estimated at $27.5 million, representing a 7.93% increased tax rate from 2025.
Bank move rational displays ‘arrogance’: Wood
To the Editor: The Bank of Montreal has announced it is abandoning branch service in Mildmay and Walkerton. No counter service. No ATM. No human beings. Just a locked door, a press release, and a suggestion that we all “go online.”
Study shows population growth could attract a new grocery store to Listowel, current gaps in local commercial/retail sectors
LISTOWEL - Data from the recently-completed North Perth Retail Market Demand Study shows that future population growth could attract more national chains to Listowel, one example shared was a new grocery store.
Walkerton Senior card results
WALKERTON - Euchre results from Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the Walkerton library.
Investing in wetlands is an investment in shared prosperity for Canadians
Canada’s wetlands are not scenery. They are working infrastructure, and one of the country’s most underused economic assets.
