News from around St. Marys.
Social distancing urged while patrons stand in line at local business By Pat Payton It’s safe to buy ice cream and other food products at Hearn’s Ice Cream, says owner Bob Hearn. Due to the on-going health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic, the popular ice cream shop is taking all the necessary precautions to…
By Spencer Seymour, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter While many retail stores have been closed this week to help slow down the spread of the coronavirus, other stores deemed essential, such as our supermarkets and hardware stores, have made adjustments in their business so to serve our community safely. Stonetown Foodland Throughout the Sobeys group of…
No Visitors Unless Exceptional Circumstances Effective March 20, 2020, visitors will no longer be permitted access to any Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA) hospital site unless under exceptional circumstances. “This is part of our ongoing efforts to protect the public, patients, their families, and members of the HPHA Team from the potential transmission of the…
Essential services remain operational, Mayor Strathdee says By Pat Payton Following the lead of the Province of Ontario, the Town of St. Marys made the decision last Thursday to declare a ‘State of Emergency’ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. To date, there are two confirmed cases of COVID-19 among St. Marys residents. The…
Stonetown Karate Centre member named athlete-of-the-month for March By Pat Payton Since starting karate when she was just five years old, Jalyne Lorentz has come a long way in a relatively short time. Being the youngest in her family, who call Uniondale home, she followed her three older siblings, Jaron, Jenessa and Jelena, and mom…
By Stewart Grant Since the summer of 2016, I’ve held the volunteer position of Treasurer for the St. Marys Lincolns Junior B hockey club. It has been a remarkably interesting and challenging experience, to say the least. The Lincolns’ status as “the second-oldest continuously-operating Junior B hockey club” has been threatened at various times throughout…
To all St. Marys Minor Hockey Association players, families, and volunteers: As a result of the COVID-19 virus and concern for our players, staff, and participants, we announced last week that we would have to cancel all Hockey Canada sanctioned activities effective immediately. At the time that we posted this information on March 13, 2020,…
By Pat Payton Centre Charlotte Richardson collected three points and goalie Marta Rintoul provided shutout goaltending as the Cascades Peewee girls blanked the Stratford Aces 4-0 last Thursday night at the PRC. The WOGHL ‘C’ playoff game was the last one played in St. Marys this season. Later that night, Hockey Canada cancelled all remaining…
Lincolns’ spring camp next month will also not take place By Pat Payton LEAMINGTON – Prior to Hockey Canada cancelling all of its sanctioned activities (effective Friday, March 13) due to the on-going health concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic, St. Marys Lincolns and Leamington Flyers played the first game of a best-of-seven Western Conference…
Curtin, Burke named to Western Conference all-star teams By Pat Payton A 30-win season and a third-place finish have brought individual awards to the St. Marys Lincolns. The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) recently announced its 2019-20 award winners for the Western Conference, and Lincs received three special honours. The biggest award involving the…