News from around St. Marys.
Other parts of the building to re-open in weeks ahead For more than six months, the Pyramid Recreation Centre has been closed to the public due to concerns about COVID-19. On Thursday, October 1, 2020, skaters will finally be welcomed back to one of the building’s ice pads. There will be a number of new…
Thrift Store re-opens on Water Street, Tuesday to Saturday By Pat Payton The Salvation Army foodbank in St. Marys is in need of certain food items. This summer, the St. Marys Sally Ann recently came under the umbrella of the Stratford Salvation Army, and Stratford captain Mike Mailman and his wife Melissa come to St.…
Jill O’Connell given Golden Hammer Award for 50 years of hardware service Long-time employee Jill O’Connell, of Sam’s Home Hardware, has received the Golden Hammer Award for 53 years of exemplary service in the hardware industry. The Golden Hammer Award is the highest honour a team member can receive and is presented to individuals who…
GOJHL teams get the green light last week to begin scrimmaging By Pat Payton The St. Marys Lincolns are going to be a different looking team in 2020-21. After a very strong 30-win season and third-place finish in the Western Conference standings, the Lincs were the talk of the town last spring. With a veteran…
Ice going in at PRC this week for Oct. 1 start-up By Pat Payton Last Tuesday, Sept. 15, town council made the decision to open just one ice pad at the Pyramid Recreation Centre (PRC) for now. The PRC staff was scheduled to begin installing ice on Sept. 21. Mayor Al Strathdee says five user…
By Pat Payton Retrogression decided the champions in two of the three divisions at the annual Ladies Scramble last Thursday at St. Marys Golf and Country Club. A total of 124 golfers (31 teams) took part in the Texas Scramble format. Entries from Beamsville and London both came in with seven-under-par scores of 65 in…
By Spencer Seymour, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Two Facade improvement grant applications, one relating to a commercial property and the other for a residence, were approved during Monday night’s meeting of the St. Marys Heritage Advisory Committee. New sign, lights for Snapping Turtle Building Inspector Jason Silcox prepared reports for the Committee on both a…
The Town of St. Marys is providing an update on its plans to re-open the Pyramid Recreation Centre, St. Marys Station Gallery and Town Hall. The Town is carefully monitoring the rising number of COVID-19 cases and is following all guidelines from the Province of Ontario and Huron Perth Public Health. All re-opening plans are…
First female firefighter hired Four new volunteer firefighters have officially joined the ranks of the St. Marys Fire Department. Sarah Black, Ian Edwards, Ryan Hartsell and Matt Smale were added to the team earlier this summer. Three of the firefighters were hired to fill vacancies left by retirements; the fourth is a new position that…
United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) announced the organization distributed $800,225 to support vulnerable and newly vulnerable people across Perth and Huron during the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 is a global crisis, but it affected so many individuals right here in Perth and Huron,” said UWPH Executive Director Ryan Erb. “We were able to utilize UWPH’s organizational strength…