According to the Crown, Mills has now completed a Direct Accountability Program (DAP) and the additional charge of Obstruction of Justice was withdrawn.
News
2027 Blyth Festival Season leans into music
“Once again, we’re championing Canadian stories, with a vibrant mix of comedy, music, true-life drama, and literary adaptation.”
Walkerton Hospital donations
The community continues to support the Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation.
Grand prize for art tour presented
WALKERTON – Walkerton’s Fish Art Walking Tour made a splash this summer, with 269 participants completing the full 12-sculpture tour as part of the Municipality of Brockton’s Find the Fish Walking Adventure.
Library open house collects comments on forthcoming development
LISTOWEL – Members of the public were invited to voice their visions and dreams of what the Library can continue to offer to the community at an Oct. 21 open house event, ahead of the continuation of the United Housing (UH) Perth Huron’s library development project.
Walkerton Herald-Times Oct. 29 Turnbacks
From Oct. 28, 1987.
Cyclones win both games over weekend on home ice
LISTOWEL – The Greater Ontario Hockey League’s Listowel Cyclones played two games on home ice last weekend, coming away with two solid wins.
Halloween – when trees walk and shadows howl
There is something in the air at the end of October – a wisp of wood smoke and the scent of fallen leaves and … something else.
Howick approves winter maintenance for Gorrie, Wroxeter villages
HOWICK – At its most recent meeting, council here received two reports regarding winter maintenance for the upcoming season in the township.
Formosa resident’s years-long push for sidewalks meets uncertain future
FORMOSA – After moving to Formosa in 2020, Marleen Muldoon began asking why a stretch of sidewalk along Bruce Road 12 had disappeared and whether it would ever be replaced.
Halloween at the Saugeen Children’s Safety Village
FAIR OR FOWL – Little – and not-so-little - trick-or-treaters, including the group above most fair and fowl above, flocked to the Saugeen Children’s Safety Village on Oct. 24 for what has become a delightful Halloween tradition.
Provincial delays causing issues for Bruce development
WALKERTON – Bruce County staff presented an update presented to Bruce County council on planning-related and regulatory changes over 2026, which led to a suggestion that the province needs to get its own house in order if they want things done faster.
Maitland Conservation chair resigns from regional conservation authority transition committee, citing contravention of Municipal Act
WROXETER – On Oct. 22, the day after the most recent Maitland Conservation Board Meeting, chair Ed McGugan shared his letter of resignation from the Lake Huron Regional Conservation Authority (LHRCA) Transition Committee, effective immediately.
Listowel residents host 17th annual Halloween Sick Kids fundraiser
LISTOWEL – Martine and Jeff Middlemas are in their 17th year of hosting their annual SickKids fundraiser Halloween house.
Vaccines available for high-risk
OWEN SOUND – The highlight of the Oct. 2 meeting of the Grey Bruce Board of Health was the update on the fall respiratory season.

