Community News from St. Marys and area.
Downtown St. Marys will come alive with street performers, horse-and-wagon rides, food vendors, the Apple Land Train and more during the 21st Annual Stonetown Heritage Festival’s family street festival on July 9. As a prelude, events get underway Friday, July 8 with the Nick and Dan’s BBQ from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, and the…
Fundraiser on Saturday The very successful Ford Motor Company “Drive 4UR Community” will be held tomorrow Saturday June 11 and this time the proceeds will be going to the St. Marys Hospital Foundation. The concept is an easy one with people being asked to test drive a Ford product and for each test drive Ford…
Pictured while touring ancient churches carved out of the rocks in Lalibela, Ethiopia, from left, back row, are Jacques and Jane Cousineau, Joan Doupe, Jeff Doupe. Front row: Gabby Doupe, Emmett Doupe, Anna Doupe and Bob Doupe. By Dan Rankin Anna Doupe and her husband Jeff first visited the landlocked east African nation of Ethiopia…
June 4th marked the opening of the weekly Thorndale Farmers’ Market. After a long winter the opening of the market tells us that summer is just around the corner. In exchange for supporting our local farmers and artisans customers get the freshest of ingredients grown just down the road. It is too early in the…
Every year CJ Bear acts as a Goodwill Ambassador for the Teddy Bears’ Reunion held in St. Marys in August. This year CJ travelled to Europe with Gary Hazelwood who was there for business purposes. In the picture CJ poses with Emmah Jola and Karolina Biieniek in Warsaw Poland. Although CJ likes to travel he…
Pictured in front of Community Living St. Marys and Area’s Create a Smile quilt, executive director Marg McLean, left, accepts a $1,500 cheque from Orr Insurance and Investment representatives Brandon Boyd and Janelle Muir-Phillips to kick start fundraising for the 13th Annual Create A Smile Walkathon, which is set to be held in St. Marys…
Thornale resident Ravi Gupta founded the Hike for Happiness mental health fundraiser three years ago to get people talking about mental illness and to help remove the stigma. Since then, the annual event has raised over $26,000 for mental health initiatives and programs. This year’s event, which took place May 29, raised over $14,000 for…
On Saturday, the St. Marys Lions held their annual toll bridge event on Victoria Bridge, describing it in a press release as a “magnificent day,” despite the sweltering heat. Net proceeds of the day totalled nearly $3,000, which will go towards the revitalization of Cadzow Park. The group thanked St. Marys residents for their generosity,…
Will be held on Water Street Baseball Family Street Festival will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. This year it will be held in downtown St. Marys on Water St between Queen St and Jones St. The change in location is due to the re-construction on Queen Street. But…
A pair of announcements signalling some major developments at the St. Marys Golf and Country Club were made this past weekend at the club’s Third Annual Bridal Open House. The first, and one sure to have an impact on those who will be planning weddings in St. Marys in the years to come, is the…