Aquatics Centre currently closed for renovations

The Aquatics Centre has been closed to the public since November 2024, to accommodate renovations to the space that would address safety concerns caused by saltwater and high humidity. These renovations were deemed essential to ensure the facility could be used safely and effectively by the community. Due to unexpected recently discovered structural issues caused by saltwater and high humidity stemming from insufficiently sized HVAC equipment installed during the original construction, the renovation work is now expected to extend closure until fall 2025. 

Project updates and a reopening date, once confirmed, will be provided through local media, the Town website (www.townofstmarys.com), Facebook (www.facebook.com/stmarysontario) and Twitter/X (www.twitter.com/townofstmarys).

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Bingo Licence

Municipalities are authorized to license charity bingo games with maximum prize boards of up to $5,500.

On this page:

  1. Licences
  2. Bingo application checklist
  3. Bazzar licence
  4. Applications and report forms

Licenses

The following types of bingos may be licensed by municipalities:

  • Regular Bingo
  • Merchandise Bingo
  • Loonie Pot Bingo
  • Decision Bingo
  • Table Board Bingo
  • Media Bingo

Bingo application checklist

  • Licence Fee (3% of prizes)
  • Completed AGCO Form
  • A game schedule outlining:
    • Bingo games to be played
    • Winning arrangement of numbers for each game
    • Value of the prize for each game
    • Minimum and maximum payouts for variable prize games
    • Set percentage used to calculate the variable prizes for the individual Table Board Bingo games
    • Price of the bingo paper, if applicable
    • Total value of all prizes offered
  • Name and address of the premises where the bingo event is to be held
  • Any special purchase provisions for used bingo paper exchanged for new paper (e.g., $0.25 instead of $0.50)
  • The starting and ending time for the time slot for the licenced Regular Bingo event and any bingo games played in conjunction with it

Bazaar licence

A bazaar is a sale of goods held to raise money for a charity. Municipalities may issue licences to allow organizations to hold lottery events in conjunction with a bazaar, as long as the lottery events are ancillary to the bazaar.

The following types of lottery events are permitted at bazaars:

Wheels of fortune

  • A maximum of 3 wheels with maximum bets of 2 dollars

Bingo

  • A maximum of $500 in prizes

Raffles and penny auction raffles

  • Raffles with a maximum of $500 in prizes
  • Penny auctions allow participants to buy tickets and choose which prizes they would like to win, with a maximum prize board of $500

Applications and report forms

St. Marys Bingo Licence Application Checklist (required)

Bingo Licence Application Form

Bazaar Licence Application Form

Bingo Report Form

Media Bingo Report Form

Bazaar Report Form 

If you require any documents listed on this page in an alternate format, please contact the Clerk's Office at 519-284-2340 ext. 212 or clerksoffice@town.stmarys.on.ca.

Contact Us

Town of St. Marys (general contact)
Town Hall: 175 Queen Street East
Mail: P.O Box 998
St. Marys, ON N4X 1B6

T: 519-284-2340
F: 519-284-2881
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