News from around St. Marys.
Emily Woodhouse winds up for a kick on net Tuesday against South Huron. She scored a hat trick in the 5-0 win. St. Marys DCVI’s Senior Girls Soccer Team picked up a big win over South Huron on Tuesday in the first of a pair of games held at St. Michael’s Catholic Secondary School in…
Victoria Day Tea Party at the Museum Please join the St. Marys Museum in celebrating Victoria Day by attending its annual Victoria Day Tea Party on Sunday, May 22 from 1:30 to 4:00p.m. During this social afternoon the Museum will be offering visitors a delicious cup of tea and other refreshments, sweet treats and an assortment…
“Telling the story of agriculture and food production has never been more important,” writes Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) executive member Mark Reusser, in a press release this month about a new multimedia partnership by the OFA and Bell Media called “Fields to Forks.” “With increasing misconceptions and concerns about agricultural practices, we all know…
By Dan Rankin Regular readers of our “This Date in History” section may remember the tale, featured in our March 18 issue, of the Tolpuddle Martyrs: five English farm labourers and a preacher who were sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union back in 1834. Their story has an interesting local…
Finnbilt General Contracting Ltd., located on Perth Line 29 just south of Stratford, presented a cheque for $125,000 to the St. Marys Memorial Hospital Foundation on Friday morning. Over 20 employees joined Finnbilt President Glenn Finnie (front row, centre) for the presentation. Accepting the cheque were (middle row, at left) Marie Ormerod, HPHA VP of…
A 19 year-old male from Waterloo has been arrested in connection to a disturbance that took place a week and a half ago at the Central Huron Community Centre. On April 24, 2016 at approximately 1:30 a.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the community centre after receiving a call about a…
St. Marys fund also planned By Dan Rankin At their meeting on Tuesday, Perth South Council heard from Stratford Perth Community Fund officials about plans to introduce a new fund that would specifically benefit projects within the municipality. A similar new fund will be rolled out specific to St. Marys this year as well, they…
Perth South Council shows off the new Perth County Emergency Preparedness Guide available at the Township office in St. Pauls and online at PerthCounty.ca/emergency_management. By Dan Rankin May 1-7 is National Emergency Preparedness Week, a week Perth County and its member municipalities are devoting to reinforcing the importance of having a plan – for yourself,…
Pictured, new St. Marys Fire Department Chief Richard “Andy” Anderson, middle, poses at the entrance to the St. Marys Fire Hall Sunday during the annual Firefighters Breakfast with firefighter Jim Burlingham, left, and Captain Kevin Edwards. Chief Anderson takes over beginning May 9. Turnout was high in spite of the weather, with the firefighters serving…
Dutch funeral home owner Vivienne Heddes, left, took a tour of Andrew L. Hodges Funeral Home Ltd. on Wednesday morning. Heddes was in St. Marys visiting her son Joep who has been on Rotary exchange in St. Marys since the winter. By Dan Rankin Usually, if you want to talk about your business with someone…