Patrick Raftis is a Senior Reporter for The Wellington Advertiser, focusing on local news in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. With his work also appearing in The Listowel Banner, Patrick covers a wide range of topics including municipal affairs, community events, infrastructure projects, and social issues impacting the region.
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Patrick Raftis' coverage focuses on local government, community events, and infrastructure in the Ontario region. His articles often feature announcements from local government bodies and cover a wide range of topics such as politics, health & wellbeing, business & industry, agriculture & farming, and finance & economy.
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By: Patrick Raftis, Listowel Banner
The Listowel Lions Club hosted an afternoon of entertainment in the Smith’s Market Square parking lot on Oct. 11. (Pat Raftis photo)
Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently raised some eyebrows after promoting newly-elected MPP Tyler Allsopp, who won the Bay of Quinte byelection on Sept. 19, to a parliamentary secretary position before he had even entered the doors of the Ontario legislature.
By: Patrick Raftis
LISTOWEL – Local youngsters got a chance to meet some of their favourite characters at the Listowel Public Library on Oct. 26. Afterward, youngsters followed a map to participating downtown businesses offering Halloween treats during the event, which was organized by the Listowel BIA. To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly…
By: Patrick Raftis
WINGHAM – For 40 years Allan Dickson has been providing area residents with flowers and plants for every occasion. However the history of Lewis Flowers, the business he operates with his wife, Connie, goes back much further – 130 years. The Wingham-based flower shop and greenhouse can trace its roots back to 1894, when T.C.……
While there are as yet no general elections in the offing for Ontarians at the federal or provincial level, a couple of votes of great consequence are much in the news this week.
By: Listowel Banner
LISTOWEL – Royal Lepage Don Hamilton held their annual chili lunch fundraiser on Nov. 8, with all proceeds going to It Takes a Village. Staff members serving up the food included, from left: Shelly Peleshok, Karen Flewwelling, Bob Heimpel and Julie Eisler.
I’d like to write a column explaining how Americans made such a counter intuitive choice for president in their most recent election. But I just can’t. I can understand the frustration of many citizens, facing the impact of tough economic and socially disruptive times, searching for alternatives to a repetitive approach to government that has…
By: Patrick Raftis, Listowel Banner
Left: Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae was acclaimed on Nov. 16 as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the riding in the next provincial election. (Contributed photo) Right: Ashley Fox, who represented the provincial Liberal party in Perth Wellington 2022 is seeking the party’s nomination for the next election. (Facebook photo)
Turns out all these years of political fuss about debts and deficits were just smoke and mirrors, since our upper tiers of government are clearly awash in cash. How else could you explain the recent decisions of governing parties at both provincial and federal levels to offer straight up tax rebates of $200 and $250…
By: Listowel Banner, Patrick Raftis
ATWOOD – The North Perth Fire Department (NPFD) was called to a house fire on Bowman Court in Atwood on Dec. 13. According to NPFD Fire personnel, they received the call at 10:55 a.m., arrived on scene at 11:04 a.m., and remained there until 4:40 p.m. There were no injuries and the occupants of the…
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