Community News from St. Marys and area.
Public meeting held online last Tuesday By Spencer Seymour, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The process continues with regards to the proposed development at 665 James Street North, the former home of the Flooring and Paint Store. In February, the Independent wrote that the “James Street North apartment proposal sent back to drawing board”, as the…
Helping Canadian Wildlife During A Pandemic By Jennifer Thorpe “The work that goes on in our clinic makes a big difference, not only to the individual animals that we treat and release, but also to the volunteer caregivers. Hearts are touched and lives are changed in a selfless spirit of co-operation focussed on giving back…
Masks mandatory at official grand re-opening By Pat Payton The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 236, is re-opening this Saturday, Aug. 1 and will hold a meat draw upstairs, starting at 5 p.m. “It will be our official grand opening since Covid,” Legion past president Peter Bushfield told the Independent. “We shut down when everybody else…
to Help Families with Young Children Afford Food Huron Perth Public Health recently received a $3,375 donation from the United Way Perth Huron. The donation will help local Perth families, connected to the Health Unit through the Healthy Babies Healthy Children program, purchase food and other essential baby items. The funding comes at a critical…
Effective immediately, thanks to consistent enough rainfall over the past week, the open air fire ban has been lifted in the County of Perth, including the Town of St. Marys. Burn permits can now be issued and must abide by the respective municipality’s open air burn by-law. To apply for a burn permit for the…
From August 4 to September 25 Church Street will be closed between Queen Street East and Station Street from Tuesday, August 4 to Tuesday, September 25. The Town had awarded the contract for the project to MacLean Taylor. The closure is due to work being done on the Church Street Bridge that includes: Bridge deck…
Lucas Jeffrey joins staff with his business Riverside Barber By Pat Payton The stylists at Glo are working hard to keep their clients safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. Glo was one of many local businesses forced to shut down in mid-March when the government deemed hair salons non-essential workplaces. Closed for over three months, the…
By Spencer Seymour, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Subjects up for discussion at the July 13th Heritage Advisory Committee meeting included temporary patio permits, the first heritage grant applications of the year, and a property being removed from the non-designated properties list. Grant Brouwer, Director of Building and Development for the Town of St. Marys, spoke…
Funding will be used to launch “Friendship Centre Without Walls” The St. Marys Friendship Centre has been given a funding boost. The centre recently received $20,000 from the Stratford Perth Community Foundation through the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund. The centre is using the funding to launch a new “Friendship Centre without Walls”…
The Town of St. Marys is hosting a public meeting to consider proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments related to the development of 665 James Street North. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 28 at 6:00 p.m., as part of Town Council’s regular meeting. The meeting will be held virtually due to…