LOCAL HEADLINES

On Saturday, the St. Marys Fire Department took part in annual survival training. Captain Greg St. Clair designed the obstacles based on the International Association of Firefighters survival program outline.

A group of students from Paris District High School is proving that youth-led environmental action can create real change in the community. What began as a classroom assignment through the school board’s Eco Action Project has evolved into a county-approved initiative focused on restoring habitat, supporting pollinators and addressing erosion concerns at Watts Pond in Paris.

Woodstock Police have made an arrest following a lengthy suspicious death investigation in the city.

A new pedestrian crossover is coming to Downie Street to improve walkability in the downtown core.

Students from all three Stratford high schools, Nancy Campbell Academy, St. Michael Catholic Secondary School and Stratford District Secondary School (SDSS), once again met at the Stratford City Hall auditorium for the second annual Regional Model United Nations (MUN).

If the first two games of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) final series are any indication of what will happen moving forward, fans are in for a heck of a ride.

Nine bronze statues depicting former Canadian prime ministers have a new lease on life in Baden. Wilmot Township council recently voted in favour of renting the Prime Ministers Path (PMP) statues to Createscape Waterloo Region for 20 years, for $2 per year.

The Showmen, a RoseLe Studio Film by Daryl Granger, made its debut Monday night at The Simcoe Strand with two showings, and at four other Ontario theatres simultaneously. The two-hour full-length documentary highlighted the ins and outs, the ups and downs, the thrills, and sometimes spills, involved in running a carnival midway, featuring World’s Finest Shows, a long-time Norfolk County business.

Imagine Broadway with parallel parking, or a truck bypass route on Quarter Line Road or Tillson Ave. Although those alternatives may not be likely, they were examined in the town’s Traffic Master Plan and explained during an open house for the study last week.

After a local family’s first-hand experience with cardiac arrest, the community has rallied together to install four new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in outdoor community spaces in Lucan.

Dove’s Nest Thrift Store in Exeter has been a place to find affordable shopping in the community for more than 25 years. Above are the members of the five-person board that works to keep the store running. From left are secretary Joanne Cooper, treasurer Joan Heywood, president Donna Regier, store merchandiser Josey Christmas and store window display designer Janice Webber

County of Brant Ward 2 Paris Coun. Lukas Oakley will not seek re-election in the upcoming municipal vote, ending his first term on council as he looks to pursue a full-time career in public service.

The Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Ontario is so old that some of its inaugural participants may have actually seen the Toronto Maple Leafs win a Stanley Cup.

On April 21, well into the third period of Game Seven, the St. Marys Lincolns were down 2-0, with little going their way.

The fifth annual Huron Hospice Candlelight Memorial Walk continues to grow as a meaningful community tradition, offering a space for reflection, remembrance and healing.

The City of Stratford is moving forward with the second phase of the Huron Street reconstruction project.

After city clerk Tatiana Dafoe read out a long motion pertaining to Stratford’s keystone Grand Trunk renewal (GTR) project on April 27, Coun. Bonnie Henderson’s hand shot up from the far end of the horseshoe.

Tavistock will have to wait at least one more game to clinch a berth in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s Schmaltz Cup championship series.

The Ford government recently introduced legislation that, if passed, would see the Region of Waterloo’s Regional Chair appointed by the province – not elected.

A possible merger between Tillsonburg Hydro Inc. and ERTH Power will move forward, subject to Ontario Energy Board approval.