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Service Ontario office closed August 24 - 25, 2023

Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 09:25 AM

Disruption

The St. Marys Service Ontario office will be closed Thursday, August 24 to Friday, August 25, 2023. It will re-open for regular hours on Monday, August 28, 2023.

Patrons can access a range of services online during the closure (www.serviceontario.ca). These services are easy to use and available 24/7.

Contact

Denise Feeney | Deputy Treasurer
519-284-2340, ext. 238 | dfeeney@town.stmarys.on.ca

Section of James Street South closed for Teddy Bear Reunion Parade

Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2023 10:58 AM

Details

A section of James Street South will be closed on Sunday, August 20, 2023, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. from the D.C.V.I high school entrance to Elizabeth Street and travelling on Elizabeth to East Ward Park entrance for the Teddy Bear Reunion Parade.



Contact

Erica Martin-Coddington | Public Works and Building Assistant
519-284-2340, ext. 221 | ecoddington@town.stmarys.on.ca

St. Marys Fire Department performs low angle rescue as training exercise

Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 09:06 AM

Last week, the St. Marys Fire Department conducted low angle rope rescue training off a steep embankment in an old quarry.

Low angle rescues are performed when a slope is too steep for rescuers to safely carry someone without the use of ropes and other equipment. The training scenario imagined that a man had sustained a head injury when he tumbled down the embankment along the quarry.

The exercise involved sending a firefighter down the embankment with harnesses and a rope line to retrieve a...

Service Ontario closed August 14, 2023

Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 09:21 AM

Update (posted August 15, 2023)

The closure of Service Ontario due to staff illness has been extended to today (August 15, 2023).

It will re-open on August 16, 2023 for regular hours.

The St. Marys Service Ontario office is closed today (August 14, 2023) due to staff illness. 

It will re-open on August 15, 2023 for regular hours. 

To access Service Ontario online 24/7, please visit www.serviceontario.ca.

St. Marys fire Department conducts traditional “Push-In” ceremony for new fire engine

Posted on Thursday, August 03, 2023 01:50 PM

The St. Marys Fire Department conducted a fire truck “Push-In” ceremony on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, to recognize the arrival of the brand-new engine, a 2023 Freightliner Top Mount Enclosed Cab Pumper.

A time-honoured tradition among fire stations, a "Push-In" ceremony occurs when the fire department pushes a new fire truck into the station.

Dating back to the 17th century, "Push-In" ceremonies originated when early hand-drawn fire engines and other apparatuses required hand pushing into the...