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Town and hospital receive generous protective equipment donations

Posted on Friday, May 15, 2020 01:00 PM

Masks, suits and goggles donated by two families with connections to Canadian care

The Town of St. Marys and the St. Marys Memorial Hospital are happily sharing three donations of personal protective equipment (PPE), donated last week by two families with connections to Canada.

“We are very grateful for these donations,” Mayor Al Strathdee says. “PPE remains very difficult to get and we don’t have much inventory,” he says of municipal supplies.

Isolation suits were presented to Mayor Al Strathdee by...

Home Support Services receives funding to expand Meals on Wheels program

Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 07:15 AM

Town of St. Marys Home Support Services has been given a funding boost. The program received $3,600 from the Province’s Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility as part of its efforts to coordinate the subsidized delivery of meals, medicines and other necessities to seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. TD Bank also generously donated $300 to the program.

The funds are being used to expand the Town’s Meals on Wheels program to ensure it can continue to support vulnerable seniors and meet an expected...

Town provides update on status of waste management services

Posted on Monday, May 11, 2020 12:30 PM

The Town of St. Marys has some good news for residents who have been busy de-cluttering and doing yard work during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Curbside leaf and yard waste collection starting May 18, 2020

Following the Province of Ontario’s lead in reducing COVID-19 restrictions, the Town has reversed its decision to delay the curbside leaf and yard waste collection program. The program will now begin on its original date of Monday, May 18, 2020 for properties in the southeast and southwest areas...

Town Council approves yard sale ban

Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2020 11:45 AM

An additional means for residents to help flatten the curve

Spring cleaning and pandemic restlessness may have created an “urge to purge” but until social distancing restrictions are lifted, yard sales will not be an option.

At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 28, Town Council approved a ban on yard sales, as they run contrary to the current provincial emergency orders banning public gatherings of five or more people and non-essential work. Stratford Police Service was consulted in the staff recommendation...

Town, Library and Adult Learning offering free finance-focused webinar series

Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2020 10:00 AM

As part of its COVID-19 relief efforts, the Town of St. Marys is teaming up with the St. Marys Public Library, Adult Learning Programs of Perth and other community partners to offer a free finance-focused webinar series. The three-part series will address the economic challenges presented by the pandemic and will feature speakers with expertise in employment, finance, business development and government.

The series will be presented live on the Town’s Facebook page. To participate through Facebook,...