LOCAL HEADLINES

The St. Marys Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser saw 145 walkers and 30 teams raise more than $45,155 for important local causes.

Ahead of the provincial election on Feb. 27, four candidates went head-to-head in a debate

The Finnbilt Construction U9 MD Boys St. Marys Rock captured the gold medal at the U9 Full-Ice Tournament in Aylmer Feb. 7-9 in thrilling fashion.

A total of 119 industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) properties in St. Marys could soon be on the hook for paying for recycling-pickup services after curbside collection of recyclables transferred from the responsibility of Ontario municipalities to producer responsible organizations (PROs) in April 2024.

A homework club is looking for volunteers to assist Ukrainian students with their learning. V.J. Knutson, a former teacher, set up a homework club for Ukrainian students between the grades of senior kindergarten to Grade 11.

“Start the Presses!” was the big headline in the Saturday, Feb. 15 online edition of The Paris Independent.

St. Marys council has approved a partnership between the town and the AMBSB's specialist high skills major program.

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s (CBHFM) class of 2025 will consist of six new inductees.

Jeff Bell is the new Councillor for the Township of Perth South, having been chosen by Council among a group of five Perth South residents who each put their names forward to serve the community.

Though the Ontario minister of transportation recently welcomed an application from Perth County for funding through the Ontario Transit Investment Fund (OTIF) to support the PC Connect rural-route bus service set to be discontinued at the end of March, Perth County council is standing by its decision to end the bus service that connects rural communities within the county.

Another week, another blemish-free set of games for the St. Marys Lincolns, who extended their winning streak to 15 games, the longest segment of consecutive wins in the entire Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) this season.

Good things happen when a plan works out. This is the case at Angela Dawn Aesthetics & Medispa on Water Street.

A longstanding dispute between St. Marys’ pickleball and tennis groups over use of the town’s courts appears to be closer to resolution.

Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth and Quadro Communications are hoping more people will sign up to support the hospice during the Hospice Hearts Monthly Gifting challenge.

Michael Hitchcock, one of the most universally beloved figures in St. Marys and Stratford, will represent his two home communities when he golfs at the Special Olympics Ontario (SOO) Provincial Summer Games in Brantford on July 10-13.

The St. Marys Lincolns picked up three wins in four days to extend their winning streak to 13 straight games and in doing so, guaranteed themselves a playoff spot.

Tim Hortons and Special Olympics Canada partnered together on Friday, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 for their annual limited-time donut fundraiser. 100% of the proceeds from the Special Olympics donut sales go to Special Olympics athletes across Canada.

The St. Marys Lincolns picked up three wins in four days to extend their winning streak to 13 straight games clinching a playoff spot.

Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27 to raise awareness about the importance of reading.

“As everyone is aware, there are more grants requested than there is money … There’s only so much to go around,” said Mayor Al Strathdee.