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Both teams win twice against ‘A’ opponents at International Silver Stick tourney By Pat Payton PORT HURON, Mich. – The Firefighter Peewees and ANAF Bantams represented St. Marys minor hockey very well at the 2020 International Silver Stick tournament here this past weekend. Both ‘BB’ teams showed they could play against top-ranked ‘A’ calibre opponents,…
Team skates to 8-3 win over Elora-Fergus Sunday On Sunday afternoon, the wintry weather let up and the St. Marys U-16 Snipers hosted the Elora-Fergus Edge in WRRL action at the PRC. It didn’t take long before the home-town crowd was cheering as Jillian Sterkenburg opened the scoring just two minutes in with Cierra Boyer…
Firefighter Peewees win on the road in Game 2 in Dorchester By Pat Payton DORCHESTER – Paying the price! Coach Brent Rae said that’s what the Cement ‘BB’ Midgets did to win the pivotal third game of their OMHA playoff series with the Dragons here last Tuesday, Jan. 14. With just 10 skaters, the Cement…
Saturday’s game in Strathroy postponed due to inclement weather By Pat Payton The St. Marys Lincolns stopped Komoka’s five-game road winning streak with a convincing 8-1 victory over the Kings last Friday night at the PRC. About 600 fans watched the GOJHL game on ‘Snipers Night.’ With the win, the Lincs (22-9-3-3) moved eight points…
April Clark passes 100-point plateau with Western, sets new record By Pat Payton Prior to last Friday night’s game at the PRC, the St. Marys Lincolns honoured rookie forward Ryan Burke as their St. Marys Buick GMC player-of-the-month for December. The 16-year-old rookie from London collected two goals and eight assists for 10 points in…
A classically trained Chef that has returned to his roots after having spent his entire career cooking all over the world The St. Marys Golf & Country is delighted to announce the hiring of Chef Nathan Brown as the new Executive Chef at the St. Marys Golf & Country Club, located at 769 Queen St.…
By Paul Dreossi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The St. Marys Planning Department presented a plan on Tuesday, January 14 during the evening Council Meeting that considers the future residential growth needs of the Town over the next 25 years. Before purchasing additional lands for future growth can be considered, the province mandates that towns must…
By Paul Dreossi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter During the Perth South Council meeting that took place on Tuesday, January 14th, Mrs. Andrea Page made a presentation on behalf of the Stratford General Hospital’s 2020 fundraising campaign. Page’s presentation reminded Councillors that Ontario Health Care funding does not cover 100% of the costs associated with running…
By Nancy Abra Last Wednesday evening, January 15th, the Bank of Montreal held a public meeting at Thorndale Community Centre regarding the closing of the BMO branch in Thorndale. Debbie Czaniecki, BMO Regional Vice-President for Kitchener-Waterloo-Stratford, along with 15 local and regional BMO staff were in attendance. Czaniecki said the meeting was to help Thorndale…
Mayor Al Strathdee returns to Council By Paul Dreossi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At the first St. Marys Town Council meeting of the new year, Mayor Al Strathdee returned after his medical leave. He thanked everyone for their kindness, including Councillors and town staff for their efforts. He especially thanked Deputy Mayor Marg Luna for…