News from around St. Marys.
Last Thursday’s Virtual Awards Ceremony organized by teacher/coach Annette Wrigley By Pat Payton The following are the most valuable players and sportsmanship award winners on St. Marys DCVI school sports teams for the 2019-20 season. Some of the spring sports were not completed this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic that forced schools to close…
Today, he’s a bench coach with the Major League’s Philadelphia Phillies By Pat Payton Rob Thomson’s road to a long Major League baseball career went through Stratford. As a baseball player in his early 20s, playing for the Stratford Hillers organization and living in the Festival City had a big impact on Thomson. It had…
Wednesday, July 1 is Canada Day and despite social distancing, our town will still celebrate! The festivities have already started, as entries to the Virtually Delicious baking contest are on Facebook, ready for your votes. Artists of all ages can participate in the traditional colouring contest, found on page 19 of this paper. Drawn by…
Council to discuss COVID response live online on Monday, June 29 Town Council has been faced with many challenging decisions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but with social distancing guidelines, councillors have not had many opportunities to be face-to-face with residents to discuss and explain these decisions. On Monday, June 29, all members of Town Council…
Funds used to purchase a high elevation monitor nozzle The St. Marys Fire Department has a brand new tool that could make the difference between life and death during an emergency. It’s all thanks to a $5,000 donation from Dowler Karn, which was presented to Fire Chief Richard “Andy” Anderson earlier this month. The funds…
Plans are to expand golf club’s patio this summer as well By Pat Payton ‘Social Thirty-One.’ It’s the name of the restaurant St. Marys Golf and Country Club is currently promoting and expanding. “It started out as a take-out restaurant and we had a lot of success with it,” says Matt Staffen, General Manager and…
By Stewart Grant A video, created and edited entirely in St. Marys for the people of our community, has already been seen and shared by a population far exceeding our town borders. Within 48 hours of Tuesday’s release of the “Strong as Stone” video on the Town’s Facebook page, it had already been shared nearly…
By Spencer Seymour, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter “We’re not as bad as the United States.” I’ve heard that from some Canadians over the last two weeks as they condemn America. Some of us are sleeping easily because we’re not as bad as the U.S. If that’s why you’re sleeping easily, you should still be awake.…
By Drs. Shannon Glitz and Carol Venn Optometrists are the front-line workers of the vision care system, and their services are at the heart of screening and diagnostic services in Ontario. We are passionate and proud to deliver high quality, accessible eye care in urban centres and rural communities across the province. The pandemic has…
Online and offline, many ways to celebrate our nation Canada turns 153 this year, and despite social distancing, St. Marys is celebrating in grand style. The fun has already begun, as entries have started to come in for the “Virtually Delicious” red-and-white baking contest. The deadline is extended to end-of-day on Sunday, June 21 to…