News from around St. Marys.
The OPP say they had “an amazing response” last Saturday with the Food Drive and they are hoping for a similar response this Saturday for the Toy Drive. Last Saturday 18 shopping carts full of food were collected filling three cruisers. “The Perth County OPP Auxiliary Unit wishes to thank the community for their generosity…
By Dan Rankin Perth South Council has set the schedule for its 2017 budget deliberations, including budget consultation and public participation opportunities, with Councillors set to first take a look at the consolidated draft budget on Jan. 20, 2017. Treasurer Rebecca Clothier said the format and schedule “pretty much mirror” what has taken place in…
On Wednesday morning at the St. Marys Tennis Courts, Andrea Hodges, the driving force behind the 2014 “Support Our Courts” reconstruction of the courts, held a ceremony to dedicate a new donor wall recognizing the many local people and groups who helped make the idea a reality. Pictured, from left, are Rena Spevack, chair of…
By Dan Rankin When the St. Marys Lincolns brought goaltender Kyle Morning on in relief in the second period last Friday night during Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame night at the Pyramid Centre, it certainly wasn’t what you would call a save situation. St. Marys starter Tristan Lewis had already made 28 saves before he…
Longtime Toronto Blue Jays beat writer Larry Millson has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2016 Jack Graney Award. The St. Marys, Ont.-based shrine presents this award annually to a member of the media who has made significant contributions to baseball in Canada through their life’s work. “Larry Millson is…
According to a news release from Perth—Wellington MP John Nater, the employer application process for funding under the Canada Summer Jobs 2017 program will open Monday, Dec. 5. The program provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local priorities, while helping both students and their…
According to a press release issued on Nov. 23, Health Canada has completed its re-evaluation of the neonicotinoid pesticide “imidacloprid,” and has published its draft risk assessment for public comment. Among their conclusions are that the use of imidacloprid “is not sustainable, and the levels of this pesticide that are being found in waterways and…
By Dan Rankin Joe Wilhelm, vice president of Ulch Transport Ltd., is well aware of how truck drivers are often portrayed in pop culture. “The stereotype some people might think of is a truck driver that smokes cigarettes and eats donuts,” he said. “Historically, truck drivers are not always the healthiest people.” “We want to…
The federal government has begun a search for a new chairperson for VIA Rail and that’s cause for guarded optimism by the members of All Aboard St. Marys and Transport Action Ontario. “We’re reading this as an indication that Ottawa wants to bring about some of the high-level change VIA has long required,” says Chris…
By Dan Rankin The ribbon was cut on Water Street’s renovated ‘Green bridge’ under sunny skies on Sunday, Nov. 27. The future of the 118-year-old structure was rung in with some old-fashioned symbols from its past, including a horse-drawn wagon and bagpipe music provided by Les Brunton. “St. Marys is a special place where we…