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Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan for City of Stratford, Town of St. Marys and Perth County
Posted on Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:30 AM
Stratford, St. Marys, North Perth, West Perth, Perth East and Perth South are looking to their residents for input as they collaboratively develop a Community Safety and Wellbeing (CSWB) Plan. All municipalities in Ontario are required, under the Province's Safer Ontario Act, 2018, to develop a CSWB Plan by 2021.
The goal of the CSWB Plan is to achieve the ideal state of a sustainable community where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, access to services and where individuals and families...
Open-air fire ban lifted in Perth County
Posted on Monday, July 27, 2020 01:00 PM
Effective immediately today, Monday, July 27, and thanks to consistent enough rainfall over the past week, the open air fire ban has been lifted in the County of Perth, including the Town of St. Marys. Burn permits can now be issued and must abide by the respective municipality’s open air burn by-law. To apply for a burn permit for the Town of St. Marys, visit www.townofstmarys.com/burnpermits.
With the monitoring of rainfall and vegetation conditions, Fire Chiefs are confident that residents...
Friendship Centre receives grant from Stratford Perth Community Foundation
Posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 09:15 AM
Funding will be used to launch “Friendship Centre Without Walls”
The St. Marys Friendship Centre has been given a funding boost. The centre recently received $20,000 from the Stratford Perth Community Foundation through the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund.
The centre is using the funding to launch a new “Friendship Centre without Walls” program. The initiative is an expansion of the current Community Wellness Program, which was started in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
Town shares preliminary re-opening plans for select municipal facilities
Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 02:45 PM
The Town of St. Marys is sharing preliminary re-opening plans for select municipal facilities as it prepares to move into Stage 3 of the Province’s COVID-19 recovery framework. Stage 3 comes into effect in St. Marys as of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 17, 2020.
All re-opening decisions have been made with the guidance of the Town’s Municipal Operations and Services Recovery Framework. This document outlines the Town’s approach to re-opening and emphasizes the need to balance the safety of patrons...
Public boat launch closed during daytime hours starting July 15
Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2020 12:30 PM
Repairs to Mill Dam may also impact access to Trout Creek and Mill Race Island
Disruption
The public boat launch located at Milt Dunnell Field will be closed between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday starting on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
The closure is due to work being done on the face of the nearby Mill Dam. The boat launch will be used by workers to access the dam.
A rope will be installed from the boat launch to the working area of the dam during daytime hours. As a result, access to...