Celebrating agriculture’s rich local history is an integral aspect to the Huron Perth Junior Farmers (HPJF), as is utilizing the collective experience and advice of long-time farming families to prepare the next generation for their turn at the helm.
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‘No Mow May’ nearly underway as Perth County finishes mowing report
‘No Mow May’ is getting underway across North America.
AMDSB encourages local residents to consider role of school board trustee
The Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) is providing information to the public in an effort to encourage Huron-Perth residents to run for school board trustee.
Listowel Memorial Hospital Auxiliary steps up 2022 fundraising efforts
As Volunteer Month is celebrated with renewed hope, the Listowel Memorial Hospital Auxiliary joins in honouring its dedicated volunteers.
Fifty Archives Treasures: Earl Eggert’s homemade Rostock newspaper collection
Earl Frederick Eggert was born on April 3, 1911 and grew up on a farm in Ellice Township. Seen in the accompanying photo as a child posing with his great-grandfather Jeremiah Kalbfleisch, grandmother Annie Doerr, and mother Eva Eggert, he eventually attended Stratford Business College and worked as
Hope in suffering
We all face suffering, at times, in this life. It is very difficult and challenging. It can feel like God is absent and does not care about what we are going through. We may be experiencing this right now or have in the past. We may ask ‘where is God when I am suffering?’
Turnbacks – April 28, 2022
Ten Years Ago 2012 – The Fisher Family Primary Care Centre celebrated its grand opening. Local…
April 20 Listowel fire causes ‘extensive’ damage
Quick response from the North Perth Fire Department (NPFD) prevented a fire from spreading to adjacent apartments in a three-unit building located at the intersection of Elma Street West and Havelock Avenue on April 20.
‘A Third Way’: Mayor Kasenberg’s North Perth education plan receives $1.8 million in funding from province
It isn’t every day that a mayor can take part in an announcement like the one made on April 19. Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece held an announcement at Smith Steel and Fabrication in Atwood with North Perth Mayor Todd Kasenberg, where they outlined funding for a fabled “third way” that Kasenbe
Ray and Diane Homewood named Norm Stirling Citizens of the Year
Ray and Diane Homewood have been named this year’s Norm Stirling Citizens of the Year.
Out and about
April 24 was certainly the day to be out and about, with local residents taking full advantage of temperatures reaching the mid-twenties on Sunday. Sean and Marsha Auxilly and son Jaxson, 16 months, enjoyed the North Perth Trail in Listowel’s southwest end this past weekend, before cooler weather on
Listowel BIA’s Win This Space 2022 event cancelled
The Listowel Business Improvement Area (BIA) put out an update regarding the ‘Win This Space’ 2022 event, announcing that the contest is cancelled after a tumultuous few years.
Automated smart system lessens grower workload in the greenhouse
As the labour shortage facing the greenhouse vegetable sector intensifies, growers are increasingly looking for alternatives to help them fill critical positions.
OFA VIEWPOINT: OFA outlines importance of biosecurity as a shared responsibility
As farmers, we know that it’s the finite details that make all the difference. This could be closing the latch on a gate, applying the parking brake, or checking your blind spot when making a left-hand turn. Biosecurity includes a collection of those details to maintain safety standards and protect
