Tag: Stratford
Stratford councilor plans to revive Avon Crest heritage designation debate
News Local News At least one politician in Stratford wants to reopen a previously settled debate about the future of the city’s first public hospital, a privately-owned 130-year-old building on…
Stratford Mission Depot partners with Brantford philanthropist to send medical supplies to Turkey and Syria
News Local News Jean Aitcheson of the Stratford Mission Depot and Anwar Dost, a Brantford philanthropist and vice president of the Muslim Association of Brantford, prepare to load medical and…
Looking for family-friendly fun in Stratford? We’ve got you covered
News Local News The Family Day long weekend is here. Make the most of the holiday with these no-cost (or low-cost) ways to have fun in the city. The Beacon…
Equity team raises concerns over no female representation on Stratford police services board
News Local News The Community Equity Action Team, a local community advisory committee of the Stratford police services board, is raising concerns around the lack of women currently serving as…
Stratford adopts new land acknowledgment
News Local News City councilors in Stratford have formalized a new official land acknowledgment that will recognize the Neutral (Attawandaron), Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples at future meetings and events. Stratford…
Stratford business owners hosting free skate Family Day Weekend to introduce new venture to community
Tyler MacIntosh and Peter Amo, owners of Drop-In — a new recreation-marketing business aimed at developing an online hub to promote local recreation programs for people of all ages and…
Mitchell parents start Stratford area’s first PFLAG Canada chapter
News Local News A Stratford-area couple starting up Perth County’s first Pflag Canada chapter say they want to share with others the lessons they learned after their oldest child opened…
Stratford councilors concerned with tax hike as new staff positions added
News Local News Stratford’s finance and labor relations committee approved the addition Tuesday of several new staff positions under the city’s community services department to Stratford’s 2023 draft budget, raising…
Nine injured in two-vehicle crash north of Stratford: Police
Nine people were injured – two seriously – after a two-vehicle collision involving a pickup truck and a minivan Saturday near Listowel, police say. Emergency crews responded to the crash…
SIU seeking witnesses to arrest at Stratford Transit terminal last week
Ontario’s police watchdog is seeking witnesses to a 34-year-old man’s arrest at the city’s downtown transit terminal last week. In a press release posted to the Ontario Special Investigations Unit…