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SUTHERLAND CUP WIN – The Listowel Cyclones completed their run to the Sutherland Cup championship with a 4-3 overtime win over the St. Marys Lincolns in game five of the final series on home ice, May 12. Cyclones General Manager Trent McClement and team Captain Carter Coombs hold the cup after their win at the Steve Kerr Memorial Arena. More coverage on pages 7-9.
Cyclones claim Sutherland Cup PATRICK RAFTIS AND NICOLE BESWITHERICK MIDWESTERN NEWSPAPERS STAFF
LISTOWEL – The Listowel Cyclones captured the second Sutherland Cup in team history with a thrilling 4-3 overtime win in game five of the final series,
sparking a massive celebration among a capacity crowd at the Steve Kerr Memorial Arena on Sunday night. “I’m just so proud of all our players, they showed up every day to the rink, and it was a long, tough grind for them. And, you know, they continued
to put in the work for the right reasons, and they got rewarded last night, and I just am so happy for them,” said Cyclones Assistant Coach Holdyn Lansink in an interview with The Listowel Banner the following day. “It’s a feeling that’s hard to put into words, doing it as a player
and now as a coach. It’s two completely different feelings,” added Lansink, who played for the Cyclones during their first Sutherland Cup run in 2018. “It’s been a long eight months but because of a group of dedicated players who believed in Continued on page 7
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North Perth approves Transportation Master Plan Plan proposes truck bypass, new pedestrian and cycling routes KELSEY BENT
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NORTH PERTH – The final version of the North Perth Transportation Master Plan (TMP) was presented and adopted by council unanimously at the May 6 meeting. “The TMP will become a roadmap for implementing needed policy, program, and infrastructure improvements that are outlined in the plan,” Lyndon Kowch, manager of operations wrote. The TMP is intended to guide the municipality until the year 2041. There are three overarching themes within the TMP: policy and program change (and studies); active transportation improvements; and road network/ truck by-pass actions/development. Kowch’s report to council stated the final TMP has not changed greatly from the draft provided to council and the public in December 2023. Among the changes to the document was the inclusion of the
growth forecast from a recent study by Watson and Associates which states Listowel’s population will grow by an estimated 12,000 by the year 2041, and the associated traffic projections. Other changes included the phasing of the truck bypass routes. The TMP recommends building truck bypass routes around Listowel on existing roads, with the estimated total cost being $16,545,000. The plan recommends a phased approach, with a focus on diverting the east-west traffic to the south of town. According to the TMP, the first truck route is an interim solution until an alternative route is investigated and local truck travel patterns are monitored further. This route would see Perth Line 86 westbound traffic turn left on Perth Road 147, before turning right onto Perth Line 84, and then right again onto Highway 23, and lastly turning left at the roundabout at the intersection of Perth Line 86 and Highway 23. This route is recommended to be designated in the next five years. The second proposed truck route
would see Highway 23 southbound traffic turn right onto Line 87, left onto Perth Line 165, and left onto Perth Line 86, before turning right at the roundabout intersection with Highway 23. This route is recommended to be constructed in 10 years. The document also states routing traffic to the Northeast side of town should be determined later, if still needed after the implementation of previous routes. Pedestrian and cycling network improvements The final TMP includes revised mapping of pedestrian and cycling routes with total estimated
costs for the pedestrian network $5,240,600, and the cycling network $1,532,800. This includes sidewalks, bike lanes, multi-use paths and trails. The TMP mapping proposes new pedestrian routes in Listowel on 17 different streets, as well the MTO has proposed a pedestrian route along Highway 23 between Line 75 and Line 55. Also proposed in the master plan is the development of new cycling routes on seven rural roads, as well as many streets within Listowel. Asset-based capital projects that are recommended within the TMP will be included in upcom-
ing budgets for council’s final approval. Additionally, a five-year forecast will be developed by staff with cost estimates and a timeline as part of this preliminary reporting and a 10-year forecast will be developed as per budget policy. “The timelines in the TMP are aggressive, it is expected that staff from operations and facilities will bring forward recommendations that reevaluate the feasibility of implementation of all asset-based recommendations for active transportation corridors and pedestrian corridors suggested in the plan,” Kowch wrote. The entire 558-page TMP document can be viewed on the municipality’s website.
Consultant hired for Perth County Road Rationalization project KELSEY BENT
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PERTH COUNTY – The possibility for the maintenance of six North Perth roads to be assumed by the county, has taken one step
forward. John McClelland, director of public works, recommended county council select Tatham Engineering Limited, of Collingwood, as the consultant for the Road Rationalization process,
and pay the amount of $38,600 plus HST, at the May 2 meeting. The county has been working on the road rationalization process since 2020. The project intends to reassign ownership and Continued on page 3