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Local OPP recruiting for Youth In Policing Initiative
SOUTH BRUCE - The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have announced that recruitment is now underway for the 2026 Youth in Policing Initiative (YIPI).
Hayloft Music Festival named as a Top 100 Ontario Festival
LISTOWEL – North Perth now has a Top 100 Ontario Festival title to add its growing list of…
Chepstow card scores from March 2
CHEPSTOW -The card scores for euchre and solo at the Chepstow Lion’s Hall on Monday March 2.
North Perth updates communications plan, with focus on sharing council highlights
LISTOWEL - North Perth Residents will soon see social media posts, as well as paper copies, from the Municipality of North Perth sharing council meeting highlights.
Listowel to turn green for 49th Paddyfest, the town’s iconic Irish festival
LISTOWEL - The popular Paddyfest Irish Festival is back for its 49th year, with a full slate of events scheduled across two-weeks, running from March 13 to 22.
Pathway to the Past: Dentist’s home on Binning Street
Have you ever walked past a home and wished you could see inside? Even just a tiny peek? Back in…
LDSS hosts WOSSAA, finishes fourth
LISTOWEL - Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS) hosted the 2026 Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) AA Championship for Senior Boys Basketball on Feb. 25.
Jantzen tops local euchre scoreboard
WALKERTON - Euchre scores for Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Walkerton library.
Reeve denounces ‘intimidation tactics’ as recording ban lifted by council
Reeve Paul Heffer used the opening of Monday night’s North Huron Council meeting to issue a warning about growing hostility toward municipal officials, after an altercation following last month’s meeting left Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer with “significant injuries” and unable to attend.
To boldly go where no one has gone before
Recently, a former American president said something about believing in the possibility of space aliens – it is, after all, a huge universe, filled with possibilities.
Listowel resident, council weigh in on ATV wayfinding signage
LISTOWEL - A request from the Huron Shores ATV Club (HSATV) spurred a delegation from a resident as well as council discussion about the bylaw which allows ATVs on the roads within the Municipality of North Perth.
World Day of Prayer 2026 theme “I will give you rest: come”
WALKERTON - The theme “I will give you rest: come,” drawn from Matthew 11:28-30, will guide this year’s World Day of Prayer (WDP) service in Walkerton, set for Friday, March 6 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church. A Service will also be held at Brucelea Haven and Maple Court at 10:30 a.m.
Cyclones debut new mascot, take 5-1 victory over Sarnia
The Listowel Cyclones - 10th in the Western Conference of the Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOHL)- carried out a 5-1 victory over the Sarnia Legionnaires (12th in the Western Conference of the GOHL) on Friday, Feb. 27 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex.
Leslie Motors successful bidder for new FDNH vehicle replacement
North Huron Council approved the purchase of a 2026 Ford F-350 with a cap from Leslie Motors for $85,575.00, plus applicable taxes, to replace the aging 2008 Dodge Ram currently serving as Squad 5 at the Wingham fire station.
