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St. Marys Fire Department has a new “Fire Chief for a Day”

St. Marys Fire Department is pleased to share that 8-year-old Kathryn Holliday, a grade three student of Little Falls Public School was this year’s “Fire Chief for a Day”.

With Fire Prevention Week October 9-15, 2022, came the opportunity for elementary students to enter to win a “Fire Chief for a Day Experience”. The 2022 Fire Prevention Week theme was: "Fire Doesn’t Wait, Plan Your Escape”. The task was to have students plan and draw their own home escape plan.

Kathryn’s escape plan illustrated...

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Notice of Public Meeting for November 22, 2022

Development Charges Background Study

On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, the Council of the Town of St. Marys will hold a public meeting, pursuant to section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to present and obtain public input on the municipality’s proposed development charges (D.C.) by-law and underlying background study.

In order that sufficient information is made available to the public, the background study is available online at the municipality’s website (www.townofstmarys.com/DevelopmentCharges)....

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Church Street North entrance of Library to be temporarily closed

Starting Thursday, October 20, the Church Street North entrance of the St. Marys Public Library will be temporarily closed to accommodate refurbishing work being completed on the Church Street North door. This entrance will be closed for approximately two weeks. The library will remain open for regular hours of operation. All staff and patrons are being asked to use the Queen Street East entrance during this time.

We apologize for this temporary inconvenience and thank you in advance for your patience...

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Local author hosting two talks about time as Royal Family nanny

Residents will have two opportunities to go beyond the walls of Buckingham Palace this month as local author Jean Alice Rowcliffe shares tales of her time as a nanny to the Royal Family.

Rowcliffe’s first speaking engagement is happening on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium. The event is being hosted by the St. Marys Public Library as part of its Living Library series, in celebration of Ontario Public Library Week.

During the talk, Rowcliffe will be interviewed by library...

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Museum’s popular seminar series returns this October

After a two-year hiatus, the popular St. Marys Museum seminar series returns this fall with two engaging evening presentations.

On Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., Dayna Prest will discuss LGBTQ+ history and sense of place in the area around St. Marys. The seminar coincides with LGBTQ+ History Month in Canada, an ideal time to learn more about these important stories in our community.

Prest has a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Political Science and a Master of Arts in Feminist and Gender...

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