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Celebrate the Holiday season in St. Marys!

The festive season starts this weekend.

The wreaths are hung, and the lights are strung – just in time for the holiday season to return to St. Marys!

Santa Claus arrives this Friday, November 17 to kick off the season via the Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Parking on Queen Street from Water to Peel and on Water Street South from Queen to Jones is prohibited during the parade. Closures will begin at 4:00 p.m. on November 17. Visit www.stmaryskinsmen.com for more information...

Section of Queen Street closed Saturday, November 11 for Remembrance Day service

Disruption

Queen Street East will be closed between Church Street North and Peel Street South from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 11, 2023, for the Town’s Remembrance Day service.

The service will start at 10:45 a.m. at the Town Hall cenotaph. Residents can attend in person or view a livestream at www.facebook.com/stmarysontario. A Facebook account is not required to view the live stream.

Contact

Erica Martin-Coddington | Public Works & Planning Assistant
519-284-2340, ext. 221 |

Service Ontario office closed November 10

Disruption

The St. Marys Service Ontario office will be closed on Friday, November 10, 2023. It will re-open for regular hours on Monday, November 13, 2023.

Patrons can access a range of services online during the closure (www.serviceontario.ca). These services are easy to use and available 24/7.

Contact

Denise Feeney | Deputy Treasurer
519-284-2340, ext. 238 | dfeeney@town.stmarys.on.ca

Town tests preparedness with annual emergency exercise

When it comes to emergency management, practice makes perfect. 

That’s the idea behind the Town of St. Marys' annual emergency exercise. The exercise brings Town employees and their peers together for a simulated emergency. This year, the simulation was based on an imagined cyber incident that affected the Town’s water and wastewater systems.

Those involved in the annual exercise include members of the Town’s Emergency Control Group – like the Fire Chief, Director of Public Works, and...

St. Marys welcomes the Holiday season

Holiday season starts with Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade and lighting of WinterLights

Christmas is looking festive and fun this year in St. Marys!

The holiday season begins in St. Marys on Friday, November 17 as Santa Claus will arrive in St. Marys via the Kinsmen Santa Claus parade. The Kinsmen are planning a traditional parade with a departure from the Pyramid Recreation Centre at 7:00 p.m. This year’s parade will follow its familiar route up James Street, west on Queen Street through the downtown...