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After 15 years of starts and stops, high hopes and minor setbacks, New Hamburg playwright Lisa Hagen is enjoying her time on the red carpet as her play about two women reclaiming their freedoms and their lives from the constraints of old age is taking its rightful place on the silver screen.

October is Cyber Security Month across Canada and this year’s theme is “Get cyber safe – for future you.”

Concerns about changes to monthly electricity bills were the largest concern among the 50 people who attended the two open houses held about the possible merger between Tillsonburg Hydro Inc. (THI) and ERTH Power.

The St. Marys Fire Fighters Association held an open house at its station on Oct. 11 for Fire Prevention Week. The event featured demonstrations, displays of fire trucks and fire safety education.

In one week, the St. Marys Lincolns reinserted themselves in the conversation for best in the Western Conference by quelling one of the west’s hottest teams, dismantling the top-ranked squad and walking into a difficult arena and eating the home side’s penalty kill alive.

Could a batch of sourdough cinnamon buns from a small Paris bakery be the Toronto Blue Jays’ secret playoff weapon? Staff at Little Paris Bread Co. aren’t saying for sure but they’re not ruling it out either.

The second phase of the $50 million Streetscape project in downtown Woodstock is expected to be finished soon. The city released an update on the project last Friday.

It was an emotional morning for the CIBC Run for the Cure committee on Sunday. “We want to give a huge thank you to everyone who signed up to participate, fundraised, donated and helped spread the word about the Run,” said Norfolk committee director Gail Catherwood at the Lions Ball Park in Simcoe.

Having just been announced as the Stratford Festival’s next artistic director, Jonathan Church is looking forward to immersing himself fully in the festival and getting to know its artists and audiences before he officially takes over the role from Antoni Cimolino in November 2026.

After community members voiced concern over the return of an Indigenous-themed logo on one of their 50th anniversary jerseys, the Stratford Warriors will retire the design, according to an email obtained by the Times.

Wilmot Township is preparing a new official plan and the public has an opportunity to get educated and provide input.

Though Wilmot Fire Chief Rod Leeson spoke about the urgent need to replace the Wilmot Fire Department’s 75-foot aerial ladder truck, township councillors have opted not to proceed with the sudden opportunity to purchase a 100-foot ladder truck at a reduced price.

The Township of Wilmot is accepting applications for participation in a community steering committee that will guide the next phase of the controversial Prime Ministers Path project.

It might be difficult to draw a similarity between one of the toughest hockey players to ever lace up in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the building of a long-term care home, but for Dr. Steven Harrison, it makes perfect sense.

With the deck from the former Kinsmen bridge over Participark gone, crews have been concentrating on repairs to the masonry piers that will support the new bridge.

Glendale High School just passed a huge milestone in regard to the funds it has raised for the Terry Fox Run. The funds from this year’s students brought the school’s total raised over the $100,000 threshold.

With rental prices continuing to skyrocket, Paige Noel, a 20-year-old St. Marys native, was doubtful she would be able to stay in or near the town in which she grew up.

Staff at Towne and Country Cheese Shoppe enjoyed a busy and successful Sample Fest on Oct. 4. Kicking off its fifth business anniversary, Towne and Country Cheese Shoppe at 117 Queen St. E held a Sample Fest for its customers. Anyone coming in had a chance to try a variety of cheeses, dips and hot meals such as macaroni and cheese, shepherd’s pie, pepperoni pizza and beef pot pie.

The DeClark family of Thorndale is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Gavin DeClark, a 17-year-old whose life was tragically cut short in a collision on Medway Road Sept. 29.

Students at Paris Central School laced up for Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope with record-breaking results this year, raising more than $7,000 for cancer research. Principal Adam Walker said the school community set a goal of $6,400 but quickly surpassed it, ultimately collecting $7,278. With just 256 students enrolled, Walker said the achievement speaks volumes about the determination and generosity of the small school.