Tag: Stratfordarea
Ontario Health will consider merging Stratford-area mental health agency with addiction services provider
News Local News The Ontario Health-appointed supervisor leading reforms at a beleaguered mental health organization in Stratford is recommending a merger between Resilience Huron Perth and Choices for Change, a…
Stratford-area Christians focus on message of hope as in-person Easter services return
News Local News 1: Usher Heather Herman greets parishioner Alan Carr at Avondale United Church in Stratford on Good Friday. Many Christian places of worship planned in-person Easter services this…
Stratford-area family shares devastating impacts of fatal drunk driving collision in BC
News Local News A little more than a month after a 41-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty in BC Superior Court to the drunk-driving…
Ideas from Stratford-area youth receive a boost from United Way grants
Youth-led projects across Huron and Perth counties, including an idea at Stratford District secondary school that’s making art supplies accessible to more students, received a financial boost from the United…
Stratford-area labor force continues to shrink
The shrinking Stratford-area labor force has hit a two-year low, figures released Friday by Statistics Canada show. Already starving for labourers, Stratford’s widespread economic region – including Perth, Huron, Bruce…
Majority of Stratford-area small business owners remain ‘optimistic,’ despite pandemic
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News A global public-health crisis about to enter its third year has been particularly hard on the area’s arts and tourism sectors, but business openings…
Stratford-area jobless rate rises slightly to 3%
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The Stratford area’s chronically low unemployment rate rose slightly at the end of 2021, hitting three per cent in December, up from 2.8 per…
Stratford-area jobless rate drops below 3 per cent
Content article The Stratford area’s unemployment rate has dipped below three per cent for the first time since 2019, new figures released by Statistics Canada show. Content article According to…