News from around St. Marys.
Mason Pickering lets a wicked slapshot go at the Little Falls Carnival last Thursday night. Emmett Doupe, Isaac Zurbrigg, Ryan Hodkinson and Carson Brock enjoying the Little Falls Carnival. (Jake Grant photos) Fernando Portillo gets a temporary tattoo at the Little Falls Carnival (Stewart Grant photo)
The downtown re-construction is progressing on schedule Director of Public Works, Jed Kelly told Council on Tuesday. He said that the hard surface restoration should be done by July 7. The next phase will be from Water Street to Thomas Street which will include the Victoria Street Bridge. Kelly said that a decision has been…
Travis Mann, of St. Marys, completed the 50 km Run in the “Conquer the Canuck” run at the Shade’s Mills Conservation Area in Cambridge on Saturday, June 11 with a first-place time of 4 hours, 53 minutes and 34 seconds. Mann, a former DCVI track standout, is currently attending Nipissing University in North Bay, where…
A very successful ‘Drive 4UR Community” was held last Saturday sponsored by St. Marys Ford. Kipp Edwards told the Independent that the fundraiser had achieved their goal and as a result the St. Marys Hospital Foundation will receive the maximum amount as set out by Ford Canada. Pictured at the event were (from left) Councillor…
From left, this semester’s St. Marys DCVI Co-op students for the St. Marys Independent Newspaper and Grant Haven Management Inc., Spencer Seymour and Edie Johnson (respectively) pose Wednesday during DCVI’s Co-op appreciation luncheon. Both Seymour and Johnson have been regulars in the Independent office at 36 Water Street South since February. By Dan Rankin “It’s…
Downtown St. Marys will come alive with street performers, horse-and-wagon rides, food vendors, the Apple Land Train and more during the 21st Annual Stonetown Heritage Festival’s family street festival on July 9. As a prelude, events get underway Friday, July 8 with the Nick and Dan’s BBQ from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, and the…
Defensive role limited due to partial tear in rotator cuff Santo Domingo – Mia Valcke, who lives in St. Marys and plays for the Stratford Midget Tier 2 boys’ baseball team, scored four of her tournament-leading nine runs as the U20 Team Canada went undefeated to win the inaugural Women’s International Cup at Estadio Quisqueya…
There was a long list of competitions to take part in and prizes to win at the 30th Annual Rotary Golf Tournament, held June 9 at the St. Marys Golf and Country Club to raise money for community projects. The winners of the McDonald’s Independent Putting Contest, for a prize of four 18 hole passes…
As Ontario’s population ages, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a degenerative disease that affects the brain, will affect a growing number of people. According to the Alzheimer’s Society, approximately 747,000 Canadians currently live either with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. That number is expected to increase to 1.4 million in the next 15 years.…
Thursday, June 16 Event: Home Run Derby & Celebrity Slo-Pitch Game Time: 6:00 pm – Home Run Derby – Team Canada Baseball, Team Canada Fastball and Team Canada Slo-Pitch players taking part 7:00 pm – Celebrity Slo-Pitch Game – Team Hentgen vs. Team Martinez Celebrities scheduled to appear at the game include 2016 inductees Pat…