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Ontario Extending Stay-at-Home Order across Most of the Province to Save Lives
Posted on Tuesday, February 09, 2021 09:30 AM
This media release was distributed by the Ontario government and is being shared on its behalf.
TORONTO — In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the government is moving to a regional approach and maintaining the shutdown in the majority of the public health regions in Ontario, including the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health and workplace safety measures. When it is safe to do so, the province will gradually transition each region from...
St. Marys Fire Department gets ready to move into the new fire station.
Posted on Monday, February 08, 2021 12:30 PM
After nearly nine months of renovations, the St. Marys Fire Station is ready to welcome its crew. This Saturday, February 13 is the official move-in date for the St Marys Fire Department.
“Last May we started renovating the fire hall. Despite the additional challenges presented by the pandemic, we were able to keep moving the project forward,” says Grant Brouwer, Director of Building and Development Services for Town of St. Marys.
The upgraded station boasts new, gender-neutral showers,...
Town offers free telephone programs as part of Community Wellness initiative: Ensures supportive connections are accessible to everyone
Posted on Friday, February 05, 2021 02:00 PM
Since the outset of the pandemic, the Friendship Centre has recognized the importance of accessible programming for everyone in the community. The Centre’s telephone programs ensure that residents who do not use the internet can still make meaningful connections with others.
“When things shut down last year, we got creative” says Hillary Bennett, Senior Services Program Coordinator at the Friendship Centre. “The team began delivering activities virtually, first through Facebook Live,...
Public Open House February 9, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2021 11:30 AM
St. Marys Town Council is holding a Virtual Public Open House on Tuesday February 9, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. to outline the draft municipal budget, including the consideration of a 0.85% tax levy increase. Residents can watch the meeting on the Town of St. Marys YouTube channel.
The draft 2021 municipal budget is available online at www.townofstmarys.com/budget and in print upon request.
If you have any questions or would like to be a delegation at the...
St. Marys Fire Department shares alarming smoke and carbon monoxide non-compliance rates
Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2021 02:45 PM
A family having a fire and losing everything (sometimes with fatal outcomes) is a weekly occurrence in Ontario. In more than half of these instances, smoke alarms were either not present or not working as intended. Why, even after decades of smoke alarms being mandatory, are these tragic consequences still the norm?
Since 2009, approximately 1,000 people in Ontario have died in fires. In comparison, that is equivalent to the Town of St. Marys losing 14% of its population, including the...