I have slipped back into a bit of a habit, if you would like to call it that.
News
How did you celebrate the New Year? We spent ours fighting a parasitic virus
It’s 2 a.m. on the day this paper starts getting thrown together, ‘pagination’ as my colleagues say, and by this point, I would normally have about five or six, maybe even seven articles all on the verge of completion. Thousands of words of the Listowel Banner ready to submit for your consumption.
North Perth average home sale price exceeds $750K in December
The average sale price of homes in North Perth surpassed the $750,000 mark in December.
Smoke alarm alerts Listowel family to basement fire, Jan. 9
If there’s one continued message that North Perth Fire Chief Janny Pape would like to convey to residents, it’s that smoke alarms save lives.
Frigid morning walk
Keith Hurlbut and dog Chase braved the frigid morning temperatures on Jan. 10 for a stroll through Listowel Memorial Park.
Tip from public leads to impaired charge
Another impaired driver was arrested in Perth East, thanks to a traffic complaint from a member of the public.
North Perth man charged with weapon, threat offences
A North Perth resident was charged after an altercation at a residence that involved a weapon.
MPAC growth assessment puts North Perth fourth in province among municipalities under 15,000 people
With strong growth being reported across Ontario for 2021, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) valued more than 86,680 new properties and improvements to existing properties totalling $38 billion. North Perth was fourth in growth for a municipality with a population under 15,000.
Majority of Canadians believe they’ll contract COVID, regardless of precautions
A new poll shows a majority of Canadians believe they will be infected by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Education minister confirms Jan. 17 return to classrooms
School bells will ring on Jan. 17, summoning children back to classrooms following a two-week delay with around two million students stuck at home learning virtually.
Listowel Banner’s 2021 year in review, Part II
Just as the year before, 2021 was once again dominated by the constantly evolving situation surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic. There was plenty that made headlines over the last 12 months, as the Listowel Banner looks back on the year that was in a two-part segment. Part II features the month
Klassen says reduced case testing, focus on high-risk settings will transition COVID-19 pandemic into endemic
With the province’s public health units undergoing changes in the ways in which they record and test for positive cases of COVID-19, Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) Medical Officer of Health Dr. Miriam Klassen says that the methodology will ultimately transition the pandemic into an endemic.
Team effort
It appears as though winter is finally here to stay in the area, with Listowel’s Mike Chmatil and daughter Elliott tackling some chilly shovelling duties before getting their online schooling lessons underway on Monday morning, Jan. 10.
Huron Perth home sales set new all-time annual record in 2021
The number of homes sold through the MLS System of the Huron Perth Association of REALTORS totaled 101 units in December 2021. This was down by 4.7 per cent (five sales) from December 2020.
