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Listowel / ˈ l ɪ s t ə w əl / is an unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada, located in the Municipality of North Perth. Incorporated as the Town of Listowel in 1875, it was dissolved in 1998 following amalgamation with several other communities in the northern section of Perth County .
Listowel used to have its own railway station on a broad gauge line between Tralee and Limerick city; however, this was closed to passengers in 1963, to freight in 1978, and finally abandoned and lifted in 1988. The station building has been preserved as a private residence. Listowel is located at the head of the North Kerry limestone plain.
The Councillors represent Elma, Listowel and Wallace. [23] The mayor for the 2022-2026 term is Todd Kasenberg. Kasenberg was a newcomer to local politics when he was elected in the fall of 2018. He owns a marketing consulting company and is a member of the Atwood Lions Club and the Linguists of Listowel Toastmaster Club. [24]
Perth County is a county and census division in the Canadian province of Ontario in Southwestern Ontario, 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Toronto.Its population centres are Listowel, Mitchell and Milverton.
The total length of Highway 23 is 97.7 kilometres (60.7 miles). The highway was first established in 1927 between Highway 8 in Mitchell and Highway 9 in Teviotdale, via Monkton, Listowel and Palmerston. As part of a depression relief program, it was extended south to Highway 7 in 1934.
Junction on Listowel and Ballybunion Railway Ballybunion Turntable at Listowel Passing loop at Lisselton. This was a 14.4 km (8.9 mi) monorail built on the Lartigue principle in County Kerry in Ireland. It linked Ballybunion with the North Kerry line at Listowel. It had one intermediate station and a passing loop at Lisselton.
Listowel needed to be linked to the railroad and it was decided to bend the route toward Listowel. It was also decided that a yard with maintenance shops would be needed. The mainline under Canadian National ownership became part of the Fergus, Owen Sound and Southampton Subdivisions. Passenger service ceased in 1971.
Map; CPN5. Location in Ontario. Runways; Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 2,000 610 Turf Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1] Listowel Airport (TC LID: CPN5) is ...