Tag: Stratford
Stratford chefs come full circle with Bluebird Restaurant
News Local News In Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck’s 1908 children’s play The Blue Bird, Tyltyl and Mytyl, the son and daughter of a poor woodcutter, begins on a fairy tale-like…
Major attractions in this year’s Lights On Stratford festival visited over 83,000 times
News Local News The main attractions in this year’s Lights On Stratford festival were visited over 83,000 times during the annual event’s six-week run, officials say. Affinity is a light…
Stratford Public Library offers dozens of recommendations for Black History Month
News Local News local-entertainment Entertainment Books Stratford’s public librarians are highlighting a wide range of contemporary works exploring the Black experience in North America as communities across the continent begin…
Grand Trunk Community Hub action plan included in draft 2023 Stratford budget
News Local News Stratford finance and labor relations committee voted Tuesday to include an action plan for the further development of Stratford’ planned Grand Trunk Community Hub in the city’s…
Stratford council meetings to remain virtual while city hall elevator repairs continue
News Local News Stratford city hall. Chris MontaniniStratford Beacon Herald Stratford politicians have decided against a return to in-person meetings while they wait for a broken elevator inside city hall…
Twenty two ‘prolific offenders’ identified by Stratford police in 2022
Stratford police officers and dispatchers are now equipped with a list of 22 prolific offenders identified by a Stratford Police Service analyst based on police data compiled from last year.…
Stratford to consider increasing minimum insurance requirements for businesses
News Local News Stratford council will consider an amendment to the city’s business-licence bylaw that would, if approved, increase the minimum commercial general-liability insurance requirement from $2 million to $5…
St. Michael employee charged with assaulting 16-year-old Stratford high school student
Stratford police have charged a St. Michael Catholic secondary school employee with assaulting a 16-year-old student from Stratford District secondary school Monday morning. Police said they were contacted shortly before…
Former Stratford parks keeper returns to lead community services department
News Local News After first being hired as a parks keeper for the city in 1995 and then moving on to work for other nearby municipalities, Tim Wolfe has returned…
Stratford embarks on city-wide equity, diversity, and inclusion talks
News Local News In the wake of several hate-related incidents reported recently in Stratford – including the vandalism of a pro-LGBTQ+ restaurant in its downtown core – representatives from some…