This is week 22 of the continuing series celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stratford-Perth Archives and its treasures. This week’s treasure is a painting of Dr. Percival Lawrence Tye of Milverton, painted by Perth County artist Bruce Stapleton.
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Wildlife in the Middle Maitland
The Middle Maitland River is typically teeming with life this time of year, with Canada geese and frogs amongst the regular creatures you’ll likely spot walking through Listowel Memorial Park.
Turnbacks
Ten Years Ago 2012 – The seventh annual Relay For Life event took place in North Perth,…
IN PHOTOS: Relay for Life 2022 – Stratford
Relay For Life ran in Stratford on Saturday, June 11.
Eastdale Fun Night set for Friday, June 17
Listowel Eastdale Public School will mark the return of its Fun Night fundraiser this Friday, June 17.
Conners finishes sixth at Canadian Open
Listowel’s Corey Conners marked his best finish to date at the RBC Canadian Open at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto this past Sunday, finishing sixth at the PGA Tour event.
North Perth pools, splash pad open as of June 13
The unofficial start of summer was marked with the opening of North Perth’s popular recreational cooling-down water amenities on June 13.
IN PHOTOS: Over 1,000 attend Premier Equipment open house
Premier Equipment Ltd. north of Listowel held an open house on June 10, an event that over 1,000 members of the public attended over the course of the day last Friday.
Kasenberg expresses interest in innovation committee
Innovation was the key subject of North Perth Mayor Todd Kasenberg’s luncheon on June 8, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. After speaking on the good, the bad, and the hopeful, Kasenberg turned his attention to the opportunities the COVID-19 pandemic may present to the community and the need for in
Celebrating Indigenous History Month: Asking the right questions
June is National Indigenous History Month, a time of reflection and learning, but the local history concerning Indigenous People surrounding Listowel is not well documented or well known.
Inspiring Our Future campaign launches with $340,000 donation from volunteer team
The volunteer leaders heading up the Inspiring Our Future capital campaign in support of the renovation of the Brussels, Morris and Grey (BMG) Community Centre have collectively pledged $340,000 to the project. These personal gifts have been essential to helping kick off the campaign, which aims to
NWMO announces successful demonstration of engineered barriers
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) recently announced that they have successfully completed a “full-scale demonstration of the engineered barriers that will safely contain and isolate Canada’s used nuclear fuel in a deep geological repository (DGR).”
Teeswater Curling Club applying for grants to renovate kitchen, more
In a delegation, Shannon Wood informed council that the Teeswater Club has applied for a grant of $150,000 to renovate the local facility.
Teeswater United Church closes after 143 years
On Sunday, May 29 the last worship service was hosted at the Teeswater United Church after 143 years.
