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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.

A long-time Paris retirement home will close its doors this fall, leaving dozens of residents and their families scrambling to secure new accommodations. Grand River Estates, formerly known as Penmarvian, announced Friday it will cease operations Nov. 28, giving residents the minimum 120 days’ notice required under Ontario’s Retirement Homes Act.

Child Care will continue onsite until new school opens next year

Following years of arguments, vandalism and controversy, the Prime Ministers Path is be reinstalled in Baden.

Chris Glassford of Glassford Productions has been rapidly expanding his ribfest business, adding three new festivals to Your Local Ribfest’s 2025 summer tour, including the first Norfolk County Ribfest on July 18-20. They also have festivals i

St. Marys native Kaleb Pearson has climbed to the professional hockey ranks after signing a contract with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL).

St. Marys natives Elissa Gammon and Alexandra Stephens competed and won a trove of medals as part of Team Canada at the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, held July 14-20 in Brandenburg, Germany.

A train derailment involving approximately 24 railcars occurred early Friday morning in Paris, prompting a swift response from emergency crews but resulting in no injuries or hazardous spills. The derailment happened shortly before 6:00 a.m. along the CN Railway line between Oak Park Road and Market Street, however, business owners in the area reported the occurrence near the Dundas Street bridge by No Frills. CN Rail initially reported the incident as two derailed container

Oxford MP Arpan Khanna is launching a nationwide consultation on reforms to Canada’s bail system to gain input for a Private Member’s Bill he will present this fall.

Construction is officially underway at the site of the new 288-bed peopleCare long-term care home on Vivian Line 37 in Stratford, following a groundbreaking ceremony held on July 17.