LOCAL HEADLINES

The Stratford 18U Nationals kept pushing this week to get closer to winning but couldn’t overcome their mistakes, resulting in six consecutive losses. Five of these losses occurred during the Intercounty Baseball Association regular season, including all three games on June 7 and 8.

The U16 Stratford Strikers were looking to finally reach the top of the mountain in this year’s rendition of the Graham Bunting Classic during the weekend of June 6 to 7.

A new season of music along the Avon River performed on a pontoon boat will be soon underway, with new and returning musicians, matinée shows, live streams and even silent discos.

The founder of the Whyte Packing Co., John Whyte Sr. was born in 1822 in Ardlui, a tiny hamlet at the north end of Scotland’s famous Loch Lomond.

Early on in Lisa Wilde’s career at the Emily Murphy Centre, she sat in a playroom in their Barron Street location, watching a young toddler play.

Lady Glaze Doughnuts’ first day back in Stratford had customers waiting at the door upon re-opening.

On June 4, during National AccessAbility Week, the City of Stratford’s accessibility advisory committee (AAC) was available to meet with and answer questions from residents interested in learning more about accessibility throughout the city.

With more than 1,500 new library cards activated in 2025, Stratford Public Library continues to see growth in membership, programming and community use.

Shakespeare’s champion rodeo steer wrestler Cody McGonigle keeps on winning.

Guys and Dolls is one of those all-time great musicals in which every actor, dancer and singer who takes the stage has the chance to shine.

The Bunker Performance Lounge & Café is the setting for a new episode of the American television series Legacy Makers, and co-owners John Crawford, Candace Crawford and Jereme Berg are the stars. The show explores the journey of influential entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders who are shaping the world around us.

The Stratford 15U Nationals experienced a high mix of lows and highs, which resulted in a .500 week against Brantford and Cambridge.

The Stratford U15 Strikers Girls team began their 2026 season with a flawless 3-0 record after a 3-2 comeback victory over Kitchener TFC on June 1 at the Vancea Financial Group (VFG) Field in Festival Hydro Park.

The Stratford Shakespearean Gardens celebrated its 90th anniversary last week, complete with cake, a fete and perfect garden party weather.

An iconic building in Stratford with a rich hospitality history will once again continue its legacy with Bijou at the Church.

With most of the spring planting near completion across the province, the Ontario Pork Congress (OPC) is expecting large crowds at this year’s show at the Rotary Complex on McCarthy Road in Stratford.

The Stratford Walk for Alzheimer’s brought out lots of families raising awareness on Alzheimer’s disease at a new location for the event.

A position paper from United Way Perth-Huron’s United Housing is suggesting that funding to prevent and end homelessness should be directed to housing first models with supports, rather than temporary tiny shelters and similar accommodations.

Hundreds of people gathered on June 1 at Avondale United Church not to mourn, but to celebrate a life well lived in Kelly Walker, a prominent citizen, musician, husband, stepfather. They came from near and far to be there to share their time with Walker, a man of compassion and humour who touched so many lives.

Stratford Poet Laureate David Stones has recently started a new initiative for residents at McCarthy Place Retirement Residence, where poetry aims to bring together shared experiences and memories from the past.