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One of the most-anticipated Stratford holiday traditions is returning for its 37th year on Dec. 13 at the Stratford Rotary Complex.

Before facing the Six Nations Ironmen on Nov. 22, the Stratford Irish made a series of transactions in a span of 48 hours.

The now beloved tradition of Rod Beattie’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol is returning to the Stratford Perth Museum for three performances in December. This one-man show is riveting to children and adults alike as Beattie masterfully transforms into each of the characters driving the story before the audience’s eyes.

Students at the Stratford Campus of Conestoga College are looking for community support to ensure seniors living with dementia have a comforting gift for the holidays.

According to Optimism Place, a Stratford-based women’s shelter, Perth County OPP receive more than 600 calls a year regarding intimate partner violence.

Off The Wall (OTW) held it’s fall fundraiser Nov. 24, themed “A Scandalous Affair” and inspired by the Stratford Festival’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The evening saw a near sold out crowd of supporters and former students gather for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in excited anticipation of the evening’s entertainment provided by none other than Sara-Jeanne Hosie and Liam Tobin from this year’s production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The stars were accompanied on the piano by Kare

The U11 A Stratford Aces captured the gold medal at the Stratford Festival Cup Challenge on Nov. 14-16.

The level of optimism was very high for the Stratford Hunter Steel Warriors as they entered the week with a four-game winning streak and faced the St. Thomas Stars and the Strathroy Rockets on home ice.

Local fiddle fans and those who enjoy Christmas music or a good, old-fashioned variety show will have two opportunities next month to catch Canadian fiddle champion Scott Woods and his band perform their Christmas Hoedown.

Local architect Robert Ritz wants the public to start thinking of the Grand Trunk building as the solution, not the problem.

In a letter to the editor published in the Times on Nov. 21, Ken Dodd called the recently distributed 360 litre recycling carts “ginormous” and “wrong on many levels.”

The Huron-Perth Lakers U16 AAA squad continued its strong start to the 2025-2026 ALLIANCE season with two wins this past week.

Stratford is no stranger to the world stage and here is another opportunity to be present internationally. SpringWorks-PuppetWorks! has undertaken an ambitious project to not only program outstanding puppetry in all forms, but also to conceive and construct a strolling creation to represent Stratford locally and beyond.

The beloved holiday tradition of the performance of Messiah will be extra special this year as the Stratford Concert Choir (SCC) and the Stratford Symphony Orchestra (SSO) collaborate to bring the grand experience to audiences. There will be two performances, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.

Kinna Sohna, the boutique space at 55 York St., is celebrating 25 years of traditional craftsmanship and ethical fashion with 15 per cent off most items from Dec. 4-7.

Our Stōr(y) will host a creative event showcasing Stratford’s identity through the eyes of many this December. 

Hot off the road promoting her new album, Callie McCullough is coming to Revival House for the conclusion of her tour, with up-and-coming singer/songwriter sensation Nora Joy opening. The concert takes place on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. These two Stratford powerhouses will bring their own brand of music together for a night of new and familiar songs.

As of 2027, after next year’s municipal elections in all four of the county’s lower-tier municipalities usher in new councils, members of Perth County council will begin seeing an increase to their base pay.

When given the opportunity to undergo a highly experimental procedure with a 100 per cent guarantee of conception after trying every other method, how far will one couple go to start a family and what lessons about parenthood and their relationship will they learn along the way?

Kinna Sohna, the boutique space at 55 York St. in Stratford, is celebrating 25 years of traditional craftsmanship and ethical fashion with 15 per cent off most items from Dec. 4-7.