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Settle back for some laughs with Doris and Ivy in the Home

Marlene Ottens June 27, 2024Columns, Opinion

ST. JACOBS – Two women of a certain age become friends at a retirement home –  sounds like…

Kincardine celebrated Pride on June 22

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

KINCARDINE– People show their brightest colours at the Kincardine Pride parade on June 22, …

Emergency funding granted for Wescast Community Complex

Cory Bilyea June 27, 2024Wingham Advance Times

Interim Director of Public Works and Facilities Chip Wilson presented a report to council here on June 17, requesting emergency funding for the Dectron Unit (dehumidifier) at the Wescast Community Complex after a power surge on May 1 damaged the unit.

Ontario Health Coalition hearings highlight grim reality

Kelsey Bent June 27, 2024Listowel Banner, News

The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) hosted several hearings throughout the province June 8-18, collecting feedback from community members impacted by hospital and emergency department closures.

First Responder walk aims to break stigma surrounding mental health

Rachel Hammermueller June 27, 2024Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Police

Sergeant Manny Coelho worked as a police officer for decades before truly addressing his mental health.

Turnbacks, June 27

Midwestern Newspapers June 27, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times

LISTOWEL: TEN YEARS AGO 2014 – North Perth Manager of Environmental Services Mark Hackett…

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kurtzville celebrates 150 years

Submitted June 27, 2024Listowel Banner, Local News

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kurtzville celebrated it’s 150th anniversary with a special service on May 26.

Pieces of the Past

Jennifer Georgiou June 27, 2024Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

As the days grow longer and warmer, and the scent of freshly cut grass fills the air, there’s a…

Lang officially resigns as deputy mayor

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

The main item on the agenda for the June 18 meeting of Brockton council was the report by integrity commissioners Jeffrey Abrams and Janice Atwood of the firm Principles Integrity, on Deputy Mayor James Lang. 

Kids Fly at SMA event held at Saugeen Municipal Airport on June 22

Emily Bowen June 27, 2024News

The popular Kids Fly at SMA event at Saugeen Municipal Airport on June 22 introduced a crowd of young people aged eight to 17 to the fun of flying.

OPP focus on “Big Four” safety factors for Canada Day; multiple impaired driver arrests in Perth County

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

As part of the Canada Road Safety Strategy 2025, the OPP is promoting and enforcing laws around safety equipment for the annual Canada Day campaign, which runs from Friday June 21 through Monday July 2.

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

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“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

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Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Panthers senior beach volleyball wrap-up

LISTOWEL – Panthers senior girls volleyball teams played their final beach volleyball games…

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Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Teeswater arena roof repair approved as council opts for lower-cost fix

TEESWATER – A lower-cost roof repair will move ahead at the Teeswater-Culross Community Centre after council approved a $37,940 project that addresses current leaks while keeping the door open for a larger replacement if provincial funding is approved.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Steve Travale elected to the 2026/28 AMO board of directors

OTTAWA – Steve Travale, Brockton council member, has been elected to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) board of directors’ rural caucus.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Council strikes committee for future of Galbraith Memorial Gates

It was discussed by council that the importance of these gates being a war memorial, and multiple members of council having heard inquiries from the community on the memorial’s future, spurred this action forward. 

Council approves garden suite, bylaw a 10-year timeline

Morris-Turnberry council approved a garden suite agreement and authorized establishing a 10-year temporary-use bylaw, amended from the previously used 20-year timeline.

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

Here we go again with the value of the Sunshine List

If you read last week’s Listowel Banner you will have seen that North Perth Coun. Allan Rothwell, a retired government employee, thinks the public salary disclosure (also known as the Sunshine List) needs to be adjusted for inflation.

Columnists

Council strikes committee for future of Galbraith Memorial Gates

By Rachel Hammermueller

It was discussed by council that the importance of these gates being a war memorial, and multiple members of council having heard inquiries from the community on the memorial’s future, spurred this action forward. 

Council approves garden suite, bylaw a 10-year timeline

By Rachel Hammermueller

Morris-Turnberry council approved a garden suite agreement and authorized establishing a 10-year temporary-use bylaw, amended from the previously used 20-year timeline.

Conservation consolidation limits representation for local counties

By Denny Scott

After months of pushback from local lower- and upper-tier councils, the Province of Ontario released the ‘Improving Ontario’s Conservation Authority System’ document, detailing the amalgamation of the province’s conservation authorities.

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