The Christmas Bazaar at St. Joseph’s Church on Nov. 18 was a busy site only minutes after opening its doors for the lunch and Christmas Greenery sale. Pictured at the by donation bake table was Julie Immink, Sherri Hicks, and Lisa Martin.
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Express Tiny Homes – providing the opportunity to create financial freedom and living flexibility
With affordable housing becoming an all-encompassing topic the last few years, it’s no secret that finding suitable and inexpensive living options has become extremely difficult in today’s economy.
COVID, flu vaccines now available in Huron-Perth
As of Oct. 30, the COVID-19 XBB vaccine and the influenza vaccine (“flu shot”) are available to everyone aged six months and older.
‘Every fentanyl addict out there is just a hurting person hiding from whatever problem they have’
For a casual observer, the growing opioid crisis in Canada may seem like a problem localized within larger urban centres, in distant cities like Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto. The reality is that no community’s population is immune from opioid addiction and overdose-related deaths, and that include
Critical comments, bad blood with Invenergy leads council to defeat decision to support Palmerston Energy Centre
Members of council criticized and reminisced of the history North Perth has with Invenergy, before defeating a decision to grant their support to the Palmerston Energy Storage Centre at its Nov. 20 meeting.
Church group makes donation to Listowel Salvation Army
The Britton WMS group of Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel, knit and donated 350 cotton dishcloths to the Listowel Salvation Army Family Services. A dishcloth is put in each box they pack for Christmas. Pictured with the donation on Sunday, Nov. 19 are, from left: Ethel Corry, Hannah Thompson, Shir
Set7 aims to add skilled trades courses in effort to secure funding
Two free skilled trades training programs could be available to North Perth residents, should the municipality secure a new stream of funding.
Listowel Ag Society hosts Christmas Showcase
Shelby Donegan of the Victorian Inn and Spa smiled for the camera at the doorway to their unique display outside of the Listowel Agricultural Society’s Christmas Showcase on Nov. 18. Inside the festive camper housed a slew of the local company’s products all made in-house.
An old, yet new commandment
1 John 2:7-8 says, “Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment – to love one another – is the same message you heard before. Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also a
AI and the robot politician
Last Tuesday, as I was awaiting the start of a local council meeting that I was covering, I received a phone call from an unidentified caller.
What is the difference?
The figures shared at the Nov. 13 North Perth council meeting regarding school bus blow-bys were jarring, to say the least.
Santa Claus is comin’ to Perth County…
At this time of year, we begin to see a great increase in holiday preparations and celebrations.
Too many hurdles are hobbling small businesses in Canada
I have spent most of my business career owning and managing large corporations, including Magna International Inc., one of the world’s largest auto parts suppliers.
Independence for the win
This coming weekend will see a few folks all across Ontario trek from home to a polling station to cast a ballot in the Ontario Liberal Party’s leadership contest. The party is using ranked ballots for the first time, allowing participants to rank their candidates one through four and has moved away
Nov. 25: Time to end violence against women
The police tape strung up around the Sault Ste. Marie home the week before Halloween did not look out of place.
