News from around St. Marys.
Town Hall, Station Gallery and Aquatics Centre opening soon The Town of St. Marys is providing an update on its plans to re-open Town Hall, the St. Marys Station Gallery and the Aquatics Centre, located in the Pyramid Recreation Centre. The municipality is carefully monitoring the rising number of COVID-19 cases and is following all…
By Spencer Seymour, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Golden Arch of McDonald’s coming in the Spring? This Tuesday’s meeting of St. Marys Town Council (occurring after the newspaper goes to press) will be of great interest to area residents, as Council members consider a Site Plan Agreement for 752 Queen Street East. Morgan Dykstra, Public…
It was 1991 when what was to become a St. Marys institution, The Cheese Shoppe, first opened its doors! Now, after a complete renovation, it’s ready to open its doors again. On October 8th, you’ll be able to get delicious soups, salads and sandwiches bursting with ingredients, along with all the other Cheese Shoppe staples…
The Stratford & District Chamber of Commerce presented their 2020 Business Excellence Awards at a Drive-in style event held at the Cooper site parking lot on October 1st. The Gala, usually held annually in May at the Best Western Plus the Arden Park Hotel, was postponed until the Chamber could find a suitable replacement for…
Playing in front of family at Calgary Olympics was also a career highlight By Pat Payton When Merlin Malinowski was playing minor hockey in the small town of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, he had the dream that many Canadian boys have. And that dream was to play professional hockey. Just before his 15th birthday, Malinowski left…
Lincs return to the PRC for workouts; skates are Wednesday and Friday nights By Pat Payton He’s a player the St. Marys Lincolns didn’t want to part with last season. But now he’s back, and Lincs’ management couldn’t be happier to have forward Ethan Lamoureux in their 2020-21 plans. They believe the 18-year-old Ilderton native…
This past weekend, the St. Marys Ringette Association family returned to the ice at the PRC. “What a delight it was to see all the smiling faces, well at least their scrunched up eyes above their masks,” reported Michael Lynch, president of the SMRA. The Association has several protocols in place that ensures a very…
Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in North America and is gaining in popularity right here in St. Marys. Pickleball is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong. Pickleball can be played as a singles or doubles game; the court rules are the same for both. A pickleball game is played to…
By Carol Miller, Special to the Independent Bridges divide, bridges unite, bridges provide a shortcut: a hiker’s delight! The Bamberg Creek Bridge, the newest and longest structure on the Avon Trail, was completed during the wicked 35 degree temperatures of July and August — in just seven weeks. The 28-foot walking bridge across Bamberg Creek…
Enbridge Gas and the St. Marys Fire Department recently announced they are working to improve home safety and bring fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to zero. St. Marys Fire Department received 144 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms through Project Zero–a public education campaign that will provide 7,500 alarms to residents in 35 municipalities…