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The Town of St. Marys is moving forward with its plan to contract police services from the City of Stratford. The Town’s application to bring the Stratford Police Service to St. Marys was approved by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) on April 13 and by members of Council on April 25.

The decision to change providers followed an extensive review of policing alternatives that was undertaken by the Town in 2016. The review explored ways that the Town could enhance the service that is currently...

Disruption
Emily Street from the overpass to Glass Street will be closed for construction

Date of Disruption
Closure begins Monday, April 24 at 7:00 a.m.

Location
Emily Street from the overpass to Glass Street

Duration of Disruption
April 24 to mid-August

Additional Information
Local traffic only will be permitted. A detour route has been established to send non-local traffic down the gravel Glass Street extension to James Street North.

For details about the Emily Street Reconstruction project, please visit...

The Town of St. Marys will be flushing all water mains and hydrants during the weeks of:

• April 23 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
• April 24 to 28 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• May 1 to 5 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Town of St. Marys will also be undertaking a valve exercising program during the above dates and times for all areas north of Trout Creek. The valve turning program is being completed to help ensure ongoing system functionality.

Potential service disruptions

During the routine flushing and valve...

Leaf and yard waste to be collected every other Monday starting May 15 

The Town of St. Marys is making changes to curbside leaf and yard waste collection. Under the new program, leaf and yard waste will be picked up every other Monday from mid-May to mid-November. Collection dates will also fall on recycling weeks to make it easier for residents to remember the schedule. 

The changes aim to improve service levels by enhancing the frequency and convenience of leaf and yard waste collection....

Software demonstration will take place at Municipal Operations Centre on Monday, April 10

The Town of St. Marys is joining the Township of Perth South, as well as over 100 other municipalities, in the use of a new bids&tenders web portal that will eventually allow vendors to submit bids completely online. The Town of St. Marys section of the portal can be accessed at https://stmarys.bidsandtenders.ca.

This technology is being rolled out in two phases:

Phase One allows vendors to view, register and...