Hard-working forward also leads Western in points at the holiday break By Pat Payton Special to the Independent LONDON – April Clark, of St. Marys, is off to a great start to the 2017-18 season, leading the University of Western Ontario Mustangs women’s varsity hockey team in scoring. The hard-working forward is now in her…
On Saturday the above team spent from 8-12 divided into 3 teams with coach and parent drivers taking them on a random acts of kindness scavenger hunt around town. Activities included singing Christmas carols at the nursing home, working the kettle bell, distributing hand made Christmas cards and kindness cards, helping carry groceries for people,…
Team also posts two road wins on weekend By Pat Payton Special to the Independent St. Marys Golf and Country Club ‘BB’ Atoms got another balanced scoring attack in a 7-2 Shamrock League victory over Lucan Irish on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the PRC. Pacing the offence was forward Jayden Tipping, who clicked for two…
Former Lincs’ goalie to play in 2018 Winter Olympics By Pat Payton Special to the Independent After a nine-day layoff, St. Marys Lincolns hope to halt a seven-game losing skid when they return to GOJHL action tonight (Dec. 15) against Sarnia Legionnaires. Game time at the PRC is 7:30 p.m. Lincs go into the game…
For the seventh time in eight years, Etobicoke, Ont., native Joey Votto has won the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Tip O’Neill Award. Canada’s baseball shrine presents this honour annually to the Canadian player judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to baseball’s highest ideals. To determine the winner, the…
Takes Next Step On Tuesday of this week, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) announced proposed regulatory changes to the Health Protection and Promotion Act, which could pave the way for a merger between the Perth District Health Unit and the Huron County Health Unit. The changes need to happen before the next…
Influenza has arrived in Perth County. While there are currently fewer than five lab-confirmed cases of influenza, many people who are sick are not sick enough to be hospitalized and tested. Therefore, the lab-confirmed cases may only represent a small number of people who have the flu. “The flu has been circulating in the province…
If you have any info call OPP The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit continues to investigate the incident involving a suspicious male and vehicle in the Town of St. Marys on the evening of Saturday December 9, 2017. Between the hours of 7:00 and 7:30 p.m., a 9-year-old boy was walking on…
Hospital foundation unveils donor wall Wednesday, Dec. 20; gets go-ahead for expansion The members of the St. Marys Memorial Hospital Foundation feel especially festive this year. The foundation’s first-ever capital campaign, Someone I Know, exceeded all expectations by surpassing its $5 million goal in early autumn. And just this week the foundation received approval from…