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Play ball! Those words will be heard starting Aug. 21 as Woodstock Minor Baseball (WMB) plays host to the best U13 baseball teams in the country. The Friendly City is hosting the tournament for the third consecutive year and will do so again in 2026.

If the first public open house for the City of Stratford’s new 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan proved anything, its that solving the national housing crisis locally will take all heads working together.

CONNOR LUCZKA, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Stratford city council will remain as 11 members for the next term, after a move to...

A proposed nature trail and the construction of a fence behind residential properties is causing some confusion among Tavistock (EZT) residents.

Aalanna Rusnak of Courtland is taking her pageant career to the next level this week competing at Miss World Canada, August 12-17, in Vaughan. “It’s a lot more intense, a lot more goes into it,” said Rusnak in the days leading up to the national pageant. “Basically, everything is taken up like 10 notches and it’s like a whole different ball game. Girls are more prepared… it’s not like Teens, this isn’t their first time competing, they know what to expect, they’re more season

Flying in a Harvard is a step back in time

A whopping 70 young golfers came to the St. Marys Golf and Country Club (SMGCC) on Aug. 5 for the annual Midwestern Ontario District Junior Optimists Championship tournament.

Residents and out-of-town visitors explored St. Marys during the Doors Open event over the weekend and learned more about the community and its heritage.

Residents of and visitors to St. Marys had their first opportunity during Doors Open St. Marys Aug. 9 to explore first-hand the town’s plans for the former Mercury Theatre building at 14 Church St. N. now that initial renovations are complete.

Getting around Paris these days feels a bit like solving a puzzle with missing pieces. With detours crisscrossing town, drivers are resorting to creative—and often frustrating—routes to navigate their daily commutes. One increasingly popular workaround to bypass the bottleneck between Dundas and William via Willow Street is the scenic detour through Green Lane. But that option is now off the table too, adding to the mounting frustration. Last week, the County announced yet

A company that offers guided walking tours through Stratford’s past is expanding to St. Marys with a new ghost walk launching in September.

Local families in St. Marys and Stratford are needed to host international students, offering a unique cultural exchange and helping keep school programs alive.

Last week, anyone who stopped in at Meadowridge Variety to top up their tank, grab a drink or buy their weekly lotto ticket may have noticed some new faces behind the counter.

Following a string of seasons that proved difficult to compete in the Pollock Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and an added struggle to recruit and retain players, the Goderich Flyers Hockey Club decided to bow out for the upcoming season.

Musicians from around the world are making their way to Goderich, drawn by the renowned Celtic Roots Festival, and a promise of music, connection and lakeside sunsets. 

Over seven days of racing in Germany, Stratford youth showed the world what dragon boat racing means to the Festival City.

After news broke July 24 that a sluice gate at the RT Orr Dam in Stratford had become stuck open due to debris, local businesses responded in the most Stratford way possible: they banded together to “help fill Lake Victoria” with a heartfelt and humorous social media movement now known as the Save the Avon Bucket Challenge.

The town’s largest construction project of the year was expected to be underway this week with the start of the replacement of the Kinsmen Bridge.

To the naked eye, a clump of soil is little more than a dead pile of dirt. But to Jason Henry and Stephanie Vickers, it is - or at least should be - an entire ecosystem of life.

The provincial government has pledged over $4 million to connect more people to primary care in the Waterloo Region, including rural areas.