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The Stratford Perth Museum is seeking nominations for 2021 honourees on its Agriculture Wall of Fame.
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“If you build it, they will come” is not just the memorable line from movie Field Of Dreams. For Anne Melady and Rita Christie, members of the West Perth…
Article content “If you build it, they will come” is not just the memorable line from movie Field Of Dreams. For Anne Melady and Rita Christie, members of the West Perth Environment, Forestry & Trails Committee, it also refers to a purple martin house they put up at the West Perth Wetlands in May. Along with committee member Bert Vorstenbosch, Sr., the two women put up the house that faces the southeast cell at the back of the wetlands, and have seen at least one and possibly two of the birds around the house already. If it was erected earlier this spring, more could have nested there, bu...
Author of the article: Andy Bader Publishing date: Apr 19, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 3 minute read • West Perth Coun. Jeff Marshall, pictured with son Lewis, 10; twins Maria and Nick, 4, and 12-year-old dog Lightning pose on the newly-completed trail west of the Henry Street bridge April 15. The trail, along with the tunnel on the bridge's east side, have proven a popular addition to the municipality's trail system. ANDY BADER/MITCHELL ADVOCATE Article content Over a 20-minute span during the middle of a typical spring weekday, a family of six including three young cyclists,...