Pre-Registration required for January 14th orientation at Town Hall Are you interested in the behind-the-scenes aspect of theatre productions? Then consider registering for the orientation workshop to be held at the Town Hall on January 14th. This two-hour workshop is designed for persons with a possible interest in volunteering for tech positions with the theatre…
By Stewart Grant The St. Marys Lincolns began 2017 the same way that they finished 2016: with a victory. Even more impressive, the win came at the expense of the first-place LaSalle Vipers. On Wednesday night at the Vollmer Recreation Complex in LaSalle, the home team jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first…
St. Marys Rock ANAF Bantam BB Team Wins Regional Silver Stick Now undefeated in their last 22 consecutive games, Brandon Boyd’s ANAF Bantam BB squad dug deep to defeat Burlington and then Welland in a pair of one-goal games to prevail at the recent Regional Silver Stick Tournament in Pelham. The following is a review…
Ridgetown Releases 10-year study on Farm Input Costs By Stewart Grant A ten-year study (2007-2016) on crop production costs released in December by the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus concluded that “the US Great Lakes region has had a price advantage over Ontario in the majority of farm input products surveyed” The report noted that…
Happy New Year to our readers. We’re pleased to welcome Brett Bellamy of the Algonquin College Applied Museum Studies Program to St. Marys for a 4-month co-op placement. Between now and the end of April, Brett will work on archiving, researching and cataloguing our collection of documents and artifacts. Meanwhile, the members of our Selection…
By Doug Brown The Christmas Bird Count began as a protest by 27 conservationists against the traditional winter bird shoot by counting birds instead of hunting them. This is the 116th count beginning on Christmas Day 1900. The local counters from the Stratford Field Naturalists were part of about 50,000 volunteers who took part in…
By Stewart Grant I’m writing these words on December 30th. On Wednesday, we attended the funeral of our beloved editor, Dan Rankin, who died on December 22nd at the age of 29 following a horrific car crash. For the last ten days, ever since the accident, Dan has dominated our thoughts night and day. The…
January The first Syrian refugees arrived in St. Marys. Town Treasurer Jim Brown introduced a new proposal that would see properties with tax arrears of three years or more possibly being sold to recoup the taxes. It was announced that the Library would receive $36,700 for a space/service study and Community Players $38,300 for the…
The Harlton Family Foundation presented $50,000 to the “Someone I Know” campaign last week in front of the family homestead near Granton. The Harlton Family is passionate about our local Healthcare and keeping our Hospital and Tradition Mutual Centre for Wellness vibrant and viable, and their amazing donation keeps the Campaign moving towards its $5…
Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating two separate bicycle thefts that occurred over the weekend. On Saturday December 31, 2016, between approximately 11:00 pm and 7:00 am, a blue and grey Kona women’s mountain bike was stolen from an unlocked garage on Waterloo Street South in the Town of St Marys. On Sunday…