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St. Marys Public Library reopening its doors

Limited hours but many services available Tuesday, August 4

After almost five months of closed doors, the St. Marys Public Library is pleased to announce that it will reopen on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

“We are really looking forward to seeing our regular patrons and to welcoming new ones,” says St. Marys Public Library CEO Sarah Andrews. “We’re eager to help you find something to read or watch for August, use our computers, or grab some books for your children and grandchildren. Welcome back!”

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Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan for City of Stratford, Town of St. Marys and Perth County

Stratford, St. Marys, North Perth, West Perth, Perth East and Perth South are looking to their residents for input as they collaboratively develop a Community Safety and Wellbeing (CSWB) Plan. All municipalities in Ontario are required, under the Province's Safer Ontario Act, 2018, to develop a CSWB Plan by 2021.

The goal of the CSWB Plan is to achieve the ideal state of a sustainable community where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, access to services and where individuals and families...

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Open-air fire ban lifted in Perth County

Effective immediately today, Monday, July 27, and thanks to consistent enough rainfall over the past week, the open air fire ban has been lifted in the County of Perth, including the Town of St. Marys. Burn permits can now be issued and must abide by the respective municipality’s open air burn by-law. To apply for a burn permit for the Town of St. Marys, visit www.townofstmarys.com/burnpermits. 

With the monitoring of rainfall and vegetation conditions, Fire Chiefs are confident that residents...

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Friendship Centre receives grant from Stratford Perth Community Foundation

Funding will be used to launch “Friendship Centre Without Walls”

The St. Marys Friendship Centre has been given a funding boost. The centre recently received $20,000 from the Stratford Perth Community Foundation through the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund.

The centre is using the funding to launch a new “Friendship Centre without Walls” program. The initiative is an expansion of the current Community Wellness Program, which was started in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Town shares preliminary re-opening plans for select municipal facilities

The Town of St. Marys is sharing preliminary re-opening plans for select municipal facilities as it prepares to move into Stage 3 of the Province’s COVID-19 recovery framework. Stage 3 comes into effect in St. Marys as of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 17, 2020.  

All re-opening decisions have been made with the guidance of the Town’s Municipal Operations and Services Recovery Framework. This document outlines the Town’s approach to re-opening and emphasizes the need to balance the safety of patrons...

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