“With one bold stroke that has left our big cities gasping, Stratford, Ont., famous mainly for producing Howie Morenz, will this summer claim its birthright with a Shakespearean festival starring Alec Guinness on the banks of the Avon” proclaimed Maclean’s magazine on May 1, 1953.
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Turnbacks
Ten Years Ago 2012 – A Minto man was charged after a North Perth resident was stabbed in Mapleton…
1952 Goderich jailbreak overshadowed by Toronto’s Don Jail breakout
Seventy years ago, in the same year as the famous jailbreak from Toronto’s Don Jail, the Goderich Gaol had two inmates escape.
Hail to the Queen
If you search “on this day” for a certain amount of years ago, some interesting things will pop up.
Listowel Walk for Alzheimer’s raises $6,800
The Listowel edition of the annual Walk for Alzheimer’s saw participants raise approximately $6,800 for the Alzheimer Society Huron Perth on May 28. Twenty-one participants took part in the Walk directly at Between The Lines Sports Campus on Saturday, with several more either conducting their own wa
Stolen Listowel vehicle recovered
Another vehicle was stolen last month, after it was left running while parked at a business in the Municipality of North Perth.
Mischief charge laid near Listowel after rock thrown at cruiser
On May 23 at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a mischief on Line 84 in Municipality of North Perth.
‘Human resource limitations will be the greatest challenge’
The Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) released highlights from May’s board of directors meeting.
Tyke bike
Listowel’s Spencer Weber, 4, is helped along by mom Tina during the May 28 Bike Rodeo hosted in partnership between the Municipality of North Perth, the Ontario Provincial Police, and The Brain and Mind Matters Community Fund – an organization supporting mental health through traumatic brain injurie
Equipment Ontario welcomes LDSS High Skills Major class
Grades 11 and 12 students from Listowel District Secondary School’s (LDSS) High Skills Major class spent the day visiting several businesses in the area, including Equipment Ontario, to learn about applications of computer technology in various areas of the ag sector and also aspects of safety train
North Perth school boundary decision delayed again by trustees
On May 24 at the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) Board of Trustees meeting, members again voted to defer the boundary review decision.
Quick Feet 2013 team wins tournament in Toronto
The Quick Feet 2013 boys’ hockey team travelled to Toronto last weekend to compete in the Memorial Holiday Classic CCT Tournament. The team went undefeated and ended up in the gold medal game against the Brant Outlaws; the same team that upset Quick Feet two weeks prior in another gold medal match u
Cobras win Big Bruce Volleyball Club tournament
CHESLEY – After two years of restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Big Bruce…
WOWSA expands network to Brockton, South Bruce
The Women of Wellington Saugeen Area (WOWSA), is thrilled to announce the expansion of its women in business network, to further inspire, empower and connect women in business and professionals in the County of Wellington and Saugeen River region in Ontario.
