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Imagine, for a moment, a disaster scenario in which you and your family were given a couple of hours’ notice to gather what possessions could be easily carried, and airlifted to a community hours away.
You would have no idea of what t
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Edith (Blanchard) Gibson of RR 1, Gowanstown passed away, surrounded by her family, at Palmerston and District Hospital on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the age of 78. She was born in McKillop Township on Nov. 13, 1929.
Edith was the beloved wife of Ben; and dea
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Mr. Lloyd Millford Gowing, formerly of Listowel, passed away at Victoria Hospital, London on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the age of 78.
Lloyd was the dear father of Ilona and Gerry Wilfong of RR 1, Listowel, Sheila and Alex Logue of Listowel, Pam and
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Mr. Garry Lavern Zehr of Listowel passed away at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at the age of 58.
Garry was the beloved husband of Sandra (Litt) Zehr; dear father of Chantile and Christopher Taplay of Listowel, De
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Ivan Smith of Listowel passed away peacefully at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the age of 77. He was born in Listowel, a son of the late Wilfred and Velma (Bowes) Smith.
Ivan was a member of Atwood Presbyterian Church, a
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Mr. Orville Gordon “Ike” Bender of Listowel passed away at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at the age of 65.
Ike was the beloved husband of Mary (Crewson) Zimmerman; dear father of Kim and Craig Neabel of List
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Kurtis Bartliff came out the big winner at the Listowel Cyclones awards banquet last week, taking home the awards for top rookie, scoring champion and sharing the MVP title.
Coach Mike Brooks led the night by presenting Bartliff with the tea
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The Listowel Lightning rugby teams had another rough go of it last week as they hosted the Mitchell Blue Devils in league play.
The Seniors were down early in the first game of the afternoon, fighting back and forth between the Listowel goal after
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The Supervised Access Visitation and Exchange program of Huron Perth has a new home in Listowel.
The program, which supervises visits between non-custodial parents or relatives and their children in a neutral setting has been operating loca
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Area caregivers will be helping to close out Nurses Week next week by addressing their primary concern facing the health care sector today in Ontario.
Local nurses, the public and other delegates will be gathering at the Norgan Theatre in Palmerst
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The first layoffs connected to the phased closure of the Campbell Company plant in Listowel are expected to take effect June 30, company officials confirmed this week. Jacqui Nelson, the company’s director of corporate communications, told T
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BREAKFAST BUILDS CHARACTER – Wallace Public School hosted a fundraising breakfast for North Perth’s Community of Character initiative at the school on Saturday, May 3. Among those serving up the pancakes and sausage were WPS stu
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North Perth and the entire surrounding community were dealt perhaps the harshest economic blow this area has experienced in decades, with the announcement Monday the Campbell Company of Canada will cease operations in Listowel within a year.
While
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LDSS’s badminton teams made their way to Wingham to compete in the Huron-Perth finals last week, earning some spots at WOSSA for the Lightning.
The Seniors had a tough day of competition, with 18 teams competing in the singles, doubles and m
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The Junior and Senior Lightning rugby teams dove head-first into the season last week, meeting some tough opposition from league veterans, the Madill Mustangs.
The Seniors were the first on the field, with Madill on the early offensive. Listowel l
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North Perth council gave its stamp of approval on a number of projects during their April 21 regular meeting, including a proposed retirement home in Listowel’s south end.
Council unanimously carried the bylaw amendments that will allow Wynd
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An OMB pre-hearing into the proposed Ameribuild Inc. plan of subdivision was held last Tuesday and by all appearances, the parties involved seem willing to talk.
Ameribuild plans to develop over 100 single-detached homes and six blocks of townhous
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ARTIST STUDIO TOUR 3 – Listowel oil painter Eva Robertson’s in-home gallery was one of the many stops on the Artist Studio Tour 3, a self-guided tour of various artists and their genres that spanned across Perth, Huron and Wellington counties
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News that Campbell Soup Company – one of North Perth's largest employers – will close its Listowel plant within a year, rocked the community as news of the pending closure spread, Monday.
Campbell employees were called to the plant for
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