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New air quality reports available from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Posted on Friday, November 29, 2019 12:00 PM
The Town of St. Marys is working with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) and the Perth District Health Unit (PDHU) to provide information about air quality in our community.
Recently, the MECP provided the Town with two new reports. The full reports are available to view online at www.townofstmarys.com/airquality and the summary of the reports is below:
2017-2018 Airpointer Survey of St. Marys Cement (St. Marys, Ontario): Final Report October 2019
The air monitor results...
Town Council approves consolidation of all 2020 Town fees and charges
Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 04:30 PM
In an effort to handle current provincial budget cuts, be better positioned for potential future cuts, and ensure that a high level of service can still be provided to residents without undue tax increases, the Town performed a comprehensive service delivery review in 2019.
As part of the review, every department was asked to review their respective user fees, both to determine if current fees were adequate and if new fees were required. A full cost analysis of many services the Town provides was...
Alert Ready emergency alerting system to be tested at 2:55 p.m.
Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 11:15 AM
On November 27, 2019, Ontario, along with other provincial and territorial emergency management organizations, will issue another test of Alert Ready, Canada’s emergency alerting system.
Most provinces and territories will issue one test message to be distributed over television, radio and compatible wireless devices. In Ontario, the test will commence at 2:55 PM EST.
Alert Ready is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians. Test alerts educate and simulate to Ontarians...
Abandoned kittens find new home
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:45 AM
Stratford Police Inspector adopts kittens who survived being left at St. Marys Cemetery
Some “good mews” has come from the sad story of five kittens who were abandoned at St. Marys Cemetery in early October.
Last week, Inspector Mark Taylor of Stratford Police Services adopted the two surviving kittens from the St. Marys Veterinary Clinic, where the pair were being nurtured after a woman discovered them after hearing mewing from a trash can while walking her dog at the south end of the cemetery.
The...
New “no winter maintenance” areas authorized
Posted on Friday, November 22, 2019 04:30 PM
In 2019, the Town of St. Marys performed a comprehensive Service Delivery Review in an effort to be better positioned for current and potential future provincial budget cuts while ensuring that a high level of service can still be provided to residents without undue tax increases.
As a result of the Service Delivery Review, Public Works staff were directed to consider closing certain sections of the sidewalk/trail network to increase efficiencies. Due to the choice of suitable contractors and the...