News from around St. Marys.
By Dan Rankin Nine members of the public joined several Perth South councillors, the mayor, staff and some West Perth municipal officials at the township offices in St. Pauls on Wednesday to discuss strategy ahead of an upcoming Perth County meeting on proposed policy changes to surplus farmhouse severances. The county meeting, set for next…
By Dan Rankin Work began this week on accessibility upgrades to the St. Pauls Pavilion. The project will include automatic door openers for both washroom doors to provide better accessibility in entering and exiting the washrooms, Chief Building Official Martin Feeney told Perth South Council April 5. The original tendered amount of just over $26,000…
The Al Hadid family stands to receive a warm welcome at the open house at the Pyramid Centre Tuesday evening. By Dan Rankin Organizers at the Pyramid Centre kept setting up more and more chairs Tuesday evening as dozens of St. Marys and area families continued to pour in and fill them up, shaking hands…
A group of local students are hoping a rain barrel fundraiser will help cover the costs of a June 2017 trip to South Africa. From left, are Meg Linklater, Aralynn Mallalieux, Ali Struthers, Avery Armstrong, Maia Moore, Nathalie Bettger and Abbey Thorup. Absent were: Emily Vink, Sullivan Mitchell, Thomas Wrigley, Scott Williams and Max Boonstra.…
The last competitive curling shot of the 2015-16 season could not have been more dramatic. Two teams played an exciting game last Sunday for the chance to represent St. Marys in the Travelers Ontario Club Championship Playdowns, which take place in October. The Finalists were the team of Derek Shackleton, George White, Ian Morton and…
Pictured are the St. Marys Golf Course and Country Club staff members who were out last Friday for the Member’s Night dinner. Pictured, from left, back row, are Ellyse Hodgson, assistant superintendent Brett Dick, Matt McCarthy. Front row: general manager Matt Staffen, Joe Osmansoy, superintendent and co-owner Sandy Fifield, head chef Jason Skipper, wedding and event…
On Easter Sunday, the Mikita grandchildren (from left, Elliot, Connor, Jillian, Zach, Lauren, Riley and Noah) said goodbye to “their bridge,” the Trafalgar — the bridge on the edge of our property — used and enjoyed by five family generations. So sad to see it go. Donna and Mike Mikita
Last Friday morning, the Kinette Club of St. Marys donated the proceeds from their annual Easter Egg Hunt at Westover Inn to the St. Marys Food Bank. Donations from participants in the egg hunt plus proceeds from coffee sales contributed by Westover amounted to $518 for the food bank. Non-perishable food items donated at the…
Members of Stonetown Arts gathered upstairs at the St. Marys Library on Tuesday afternoon to work on some Oscar Wilde-themed art as part of a challenge that ties in with the St. Marys Community Players’ upcoming production of Wilde’s comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest,” which runs April 21-May 1. By Dan Rankin In honour…
Pictured are, from left DCVI Inclusion Team members Skylar Algra, Johanna Hainer, Raelyn Marshall, Team leader Bailey Wiffen, Jaron Camp and DCVI Principal April Smith. By Dan Rankin Prior to hearing about 2016 budget highlights and learning about the Queen Street reconstruction, local industry representatives gathered for breakfast at the St. Marys Golf and Country…