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LOCAL HEADLINES


Broken Rail Brewing supports Save Local Craft Beer campaign
Broken Rail Brewing, a craft brewery in St. Marys, is advocating for lower taxes on craft breweries amid the launch of a new Ontario Craft B

Emily Stewart
Oct 30, 2024


Stonetown Cheese wins awards at Royal Agricultural Winter Fair cheese competition
A selection of local artisanal cheese from St. Marys recently earned some accolades from the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.

Emily Stewart
Oct 30, 2024


Legion banners pay tribute to local veterans
Locals and visitors to town may have noticed the banners proudly displayed on the lampposts downtown, up and down Queen Street.

Wendy Lamond
Oct 23, 2024


Shackleton competing at karate worlds in Portugal
Kenzie Shackleton will represent St. Marys and Thompson’s Martial Arts as a member of Team Canada at the upcoming World Karate Championships

Spencer Seymour
Oct 23, 2024


St. Marys Aquatics receives Cook-Rees grant
The Cook-Rees Memorial Fund for Water Search and Safety is granting over $10,000 to aquatic programs in St. Marys.
Contributed
Oct 23, 2024


Leaders hit milestones as Lincs stay unbeaten
The St. Marys Lincolns have gotten nothing but good results to start this season, most recently with wins in back-to-back games.

Spencer Seymour
Oct 16, 2024


Feedback from online survey to help determine the future of PC Connect rural bus service
Users of Perth County’s PC Connect rural-route bus service have until the end of this month to share their feedback on the local transit ser

Galen Simmons
Oct 16, 2024


Study shows St. Marys’ downtown parking sufficient to meet current demand
At the Oct. 8 town council meeting, deputy clerk Morgan Dykstra presented the results of parking surveys conducted between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Galen Simmons
Oct 16, 2024


New St. Marys events coordinator a familiar face for locals
Those seeking guidance from the Town of St. Marys in organizing events may recognize the town’s new events coordinator.

Galen Simmons
Oct 9, 2024


St. Marys Community Players to stage The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Beginning Oct. 17, St. Marys Community Players is performing the entertaining and hysterical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Julia Paul
Oct 9, 2024


St. Marys McDonalds manager wins Roy Kroc Award
The person behind the St. Marys McDonalds recently received an internationally recognized award in honour of McDonalds co-founder Roy Kroc.

Emily Stewart
Oct 2, 2024


King Charles III Coronation Medals awarded to five local individuals
Following a nomination and review process here within the riding of Perth-Wellington, a ceremony was held on Sunday, Sept. 29 in Listowel.

Galen Simmons
Oct 2, 2024


Pyramid Recreation Centre pool to close for seven months for major renovations
The Town of St. Marys will incur a major, unplanned expense to address the serious deterioration of equipment in the aquatics centre.

Galen Simmons
Oct 2, 2024


Tampon Tuesday event held in St. Marys
Many people are unaware that menstrual-hygiene products are one of the most requested yet least donated items at local food banks.

Wendy Lamond
Sep 25, 2024


St. Marys DCVI holds Terry Fox Run raising money for cancer research
On Friday Sept. 20, St. Marys DCVI held its annual Terry Fox Run.

Wendy Lamond
Sep 25, 2024


St. Marys BIA calls for artists to help beautify downtown utility boxes
Local artists and those with a connection to St. Marys will soon have an opportunity to help beautify downtown.

Galen Simmons
Sep 25, 2024


Council endorses plan to revitalize downtown St. Marys’ Lind Park
The Town of St. Marys will apply for federal funding to revitalize an underutilized park downtown.

Galen Simmons
Sep 18, 2024


St. Marys council endorses agreement to move Service Ontario to Municipal Operations Centre
Though it hasn’t yet been finalized by the province, St. Marys council has signalled its intent to renew an updated service agreement.

Galen Simmons
Sep 18, 2024


Lincs focused on ‘building good habits’ as new season arrives
The St. Marys Lincolns view the regular season as a 50-step journey in preparing to be the best version of themselves.

Spencer Seymour
Sep 11, 2024


Convenience stores enter the alcohol market
A significant change took place Sept. 5 as convenience stores in Ontario were allowed to start selling alcohol.
Contributed
Sep 11, 2024
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