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Town Council approves fire hall renovation
Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 10:30 AM
Project will modernize and improve local fire service
The St. Marys Fire Station is officially slated for an upgrade. On February 18, 2020, Town Council unanimously approved a major renovation to upgrade and modernize the 55 year-old facility.
The project will significantly improve health and safety conditions for the department’s dedicated crew of volunteer fire fighters. The upgraded station will include new, gender neutral showers, washrooms and change areas where crew members can clean up after...
River Valley Tube Slide and Snowshoeing passes now available for checkout at the Library
Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 09:00 AM
The St. Marys Public Library wants to keep residents of St. Marys busy all year round with a variety of recreational passes available for checkout. In a continued effort to provide non-traditional collection items to the public, the St. Marys Library has added two passes to River Valley Tube Slide to the list of services provided.
Valid on Wednesdays and Thursdays, this pass affords you free admittance to tubing (from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.) and snowshoeing (all day). Please call ahead (519-225-2329)...
Water main break in James St. South area
Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 06:45 AM
A water main break has occurred in the James St. South area. Residents in the area from Queen to Elizabeth and St. George to Church might experience no or low water pressure. Crews are currently on site and working as fast as possible to restore service.
Administrative error identified on water and sewer bills
Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2020 03:30 PM
Please note that an administrative error has been identified on the November water and sewer bills for the Town of St. Marys. Residents may notice that the bill shows the per unit sewer charge as $1.33/cubic metres instead of the current approved rate of $1.30/cubic metres. Through discussions with Festival Hydro who administer the water and sewer billings on behalf of the Town, as well as a system verification, it has been confirmed that the bills were calculated correctly using the approved rate...
PRC ice time fee changes necessary to accurately reflect true costs
Posted on Friday, January 03, 2020 10:00 AM
In 2019, the PRC performed a comprehensive service delivery review. As part of that review, a full cost analysis of ice time at the PRC was conducted.
Staff looked at the whole picture – including utilities (approximately $1,000 per day in hydro alone when both ice pads are up and running), staffing, infrastructure, insurance, and all related expenses – to come up with an accurate hourly cost of offering ice.
Staff discovered that the PRC was losing money on the vast majority of Ticket Ice booked....