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Former Blyth public works, fire hall buildings to be demolished

Cory Bilyea May 18, 2022Local News, News, Wingham Advance Times

North Huron council held a lengthy discussion with public works director Jamie McCarthy about her report regarding the former Blyth public works and fire hall buildings.

Pride flag will fly in North Huron this June

Cory Bilyea May 18, 2022Local News, News, Wingham Advance Times

The Township of North Huron will fly the Pride flag this year to honour the local LGBTQIA community for the entire month of June.

Wingham Terry Fox Run organizers pass the torch

Cory Bilyea May 18, 2022Local News, News, Wingham Advance Times

The Wingham Terry Fox Run will continue long into the future, thanks to CTV News London videographer and Wingham resident Scott Miller and his good friend Steve Jackson. The pair recently announced that they would pick up where Dale and Linda Edgar left off.

Volunteers cleaning up the Wroxeter Park and hosted a bottle drive fundraiser.

Kelsey Bent May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Local News

A group of volunteers did double duty last Saturday, both cleaning up the Wroxeter Park and getting it ready for the season, but also, they hosted a bottle drive fundraiser.

Local hockey heavyweight preparing for Ice Wars comp

Patrick Raftis May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Sports

With hundreds of fights under his gloves over decades of competitive hockey at various levels, Minto 81’s forward Corey Allen could certainly be considered an ice warrior.

LDSS varsity boys’ baseball

Dan McNee May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Sports

The LDSS varsity boys’ baseball squad was in tough against the visiting St. Michael Catholic Secondary School Warriors

LDSS senior boys rolling early with undefeated soccer record

Dan McNee May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Sports

It’s become quite evident that the LDSS senior boys’ soccer squad couldn’t wait to get the spring season going, as the Lightning (4-0-2) remain undefeated following their first six games of the campaign.

LDSS juniors capture WOSSAA badminton crown

Dan McNee May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Sports

What a spring for the Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS) junior badminton team.

Local SHSM students discuss food waste, potential solutions

Submitted May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Local News

On April 28, 30 of the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students from LDSS met at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex to learn about food waste and discuss how North Perth might minimize the amount of waste going into area landfills.

County staff finds new small business property subclass will add costs to municipalities

Connor Luczka, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Local News

The county’s tax policy will be set on May 19’s county council, but until then, council has decided to opt out of a new subclass the province created almost a year ago.

Proposed bird watching program to move sites

Connor Luczka, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Local News

A proposed bird watching site at the wastewater treatment plant lagoons is dead in the water, but the proposed program could still take flight.

LDSS’s longest-tenured teacher to retire in 2022

Dan McNee May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Uncategorized

Scott Mitchell is a man of many interests.

Walk for Alzheimer’s returns in person for May 28 at BTL

Connor Luczka, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Local News

The Alzheimer Society Huron Perth is putting on its first in-person IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s since 2019.

Ontario Party candidate Sandy MacGregor seeks Perth-Wellington seat

Connor Luczka, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Local News

“I’ve always been interested in politics,” Ontario Party candidate for Perth-Wellington, Sandy MacGregor said, “but what’s been going on the last two years with the pandemic and people that have their privileges and their freedoms taken away...

Planting seeds: It Takes A Village’s market to start May 28

Connor Luczka, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May 12, 2022Listowel Banner, Local News

Andrea Charest of It Takes a Village is in the midst of planning a market, but, as she says, its more than that. It’s about planting seeds.

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“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

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Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Panthers senior beach volleyball wrap-up

LISTOWEL – Panthers senior girls volleyball teams played their final beach volleyball games…

See all Listowel area articles.

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Teeswater arena roof repair approved as council opts for lower-cost fix

TEESWATER – A lower-cost roof repair will move ahead at the Teeswater-Culross Community Centre after council approved a $37,940 project that addresses current leaks while keeping the door open for a larger replacement if provincial funding is approved.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Steve Travale elected to the 2026/28 AMO board of directors

OTTAWA – Steve Travale, Brockton council member, has been elected to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) board of directors’ rural caucus.

See all Walkerton area articles.

Council strikes committee for future of Galbraith Memorial Gates

It was discussed by council that the importance of these gates being a war memorial, and multiple members of council having heard inquiries from the community on the memorial’s future, spurred this action forward. 

Council approves garden suite, bylaw a 10-year timeline

Morris-Turnberry council approved a garden suite agreement and authorized establishing a 10-year temporary-use bylaw, amended from the previously used 20-year timeline.

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

Here we go again with the value of the Sunshine List

If you read last week’s Listowel Banner you will have seen that North Perth Coun. Allan Rothwell, a retired government employee, thinks the public salary disclosure (also known as the Sunshine List) needs to be adjusted for inflation.

Columnists

Council strikes committee for future of Galbraith Memorial Gates

By Rachel Hammermueller

It was discussed by council that the importance of these gates being a war memorial, and multiple members of council having heard inquiries from the community on the memorial’s future, spurred this action forward. 

Council approves garden suite, bylaw a 10-year timeline

By Rachel Hammermueller

Morris-Turnberry council approved a garden suite agreement and authorized establishing a 10-year temporary-use bylaw, amended from the previously used 20-year timeline.

Conservation consolidation limits representation for local counties

By Denny Scott

After months of pushback from local lower- and upper-tier councils, the Province of Ontario released the ‘Improving Ontario’s Conservation Authority System’ document, detailing the amalgamation of the province’s conservation authorities.

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