Among my favorite movies is The Butterfly Effect. The 2004 film features Ashton Kutcher as a troubled time traveller who discovers, to his chagrin, that attempts to correct mistakes in the past can generate unintended consequences for the future.
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A parka with shorts? Why not?
With the arrival of Canada Day, many of us muse about what it means to be Canadian.
New apartment building in East Ridge has plenty to offer
The new apartment building going up in East Ridge, Walkerton, the first of three, no longer looks like a construction site. The building has taken on the appearance of a building that will soon have people who call it home.
July 4, 2024 Turnbacks
2014 – Listowel and Wingham hospitals prepared to participate in a provincial program to increase the sharing of information across health care providers.
Margaret’s Mercantile to reopen in Cargill
The popular shop, operated by volunteers with the Cargill and Greenock Swamp Promotional Organization (CGSPO), has offered assorted local items from preserves and maple products to crafts, and has been housed in various buildings in Cargill.
HOMECOMING 2024: Weekend highlights from this year’s big event
Wingham Homecoming 2024 was celebrated from June 27 to July 1 with a wide range of activities taking place around the community.
Wingham BIA Bucks program changing
The Wingham BIA Bucks program is undergoing a procedural change, according to a press release from BIA Treasurer Doug Kuyvenhoven.
School board approves budget of $251 million for 2024/25
HURON-PERTH - The Board of Trustees of AMDSB received and approved the 2024/2025 Budget at its meeting on June 25.
Listowel Lions Club hosted a Vintage Pickup Truck Show
LISTOWEL – The Listowel Lions Club hosted a Vintage Pickup Truck Show on June 23. “Some pretty…
Medical students explore rural medicine, life in Wingham for Discovery Week
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry students out of Western University made their way to Wingham and Listowel a few weeks ago for Discovery Week 2024, which marks the 26th anniversary of the partnership.
Grey Bruce Public Health provides council with information on protecting communities from hookah lounges
Council here received a letter from Grey Bruce Public Health (GBPH) on June 25 providing information to municipalities and counties on the option to implement a bylaw “to protect the community from hookah lounges” and other regulatory approaches.
Where will the 800th poppy rock be placed?
A tiny group of researchers has been honouring our veterans buried in several local cemeteries, and is in the midst of big plans for the next ceremony.
Mill Pond Gallery celebrates great Canadian game of crokinole
Crokinole enthusiasts from three different clubs gathered at the Mill Pond Gallery on June 28 to celebrate the great rural Canadian game.
Van Allen Insurance wins 2024 North Perth Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament
LISTOWEL – The 2024 North Perth Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament was held at the Listowel Golf…
Charbonneau and Peabody re-elected chair and vice-chair of Westario at AGM
Westario Power has announced the re-election of Luke Charbonneau as chair and Chris Peabody as vice-chair at the June 25 annual general meeting of shareholders. Their continued leadership will guide the company into another year of significant progress and achievement.
