Tag: Stratfords
Stratford Perth Pride asks city to take ownership of Stratford’s downtown rainbow crosswalk
Following a request from Stratford Perth Pride, Stratford council will consider having the city take on ownership and ongoing maintenance of the recently restored rainbow crosswalk in the city’s downtown.…
Stratford’s economic development corporation celebrates 2022 highlights
Officials with Stratford’s economic development corporation shared some of the highlights of their busy 2022 this week at its annual general meeting. Held at the Festival Theatre, the Stratford Economic…
Stratford’s Technical Training Group receives $420K in support for pre-apprenticeship programs
The Province of Ontario is providing nearly $420,000 in funding to support a free pre-apprenticeship training initiative for residents of Huron and Perth counties, Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae and Huron-Bruce…
MacLeods Scottish Shop wins Stratford’s 2022 Accessibility Award
News Local News Stratford’s accessibility advisory committee presented the city’s 2022 accessibility award to MacLeods Scottish Shop owner Rob Russell at Monday’s Stratford council meeting. Posted Mar 29, 2023 •…
Stratford’s most ambitious young reader aims to read 500 books for this year’s MS Read-a-Thon
News Local News Books Stratford’s Izzy Marchenko, 6, is determined to read 500 books and raise $5,000 dollars for the MS Society of Canada through this year’s MS Read-a-Thon. Published…
Renos to Stratford’s ‘Allen’s Alley’ building to include apartments, real estate office
News Local News A heritage building in downtown Stratford known for its unique pedestrian gateway to the city’s downtown core will soon be home to over a dozen residential apartment…
Stratford’s draft 2023 budget carries proposed seven per cent levy hike
News Local News Stratford’s finance-and-labour-relations committee gave its seal of approval to the city’s draft 2023 budget Tuesday, which carried with it a more-than $73-million tax levy representing a nearly…
Don McDougall, Stratford’s 2023 business leader of the year, knows an opportunity for success when he sees it
News Local News Once the youngest president of Labatt Brewing who helped establish the Toronto Blue Jays as a new Major League Baseball franchise, Stratford’s Don McDougall will be honored…
Stratford’s Loreena McKennitt being inducted into Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame
News Music Local News Entertainment Canadian singer-songwriter Loreena McKennitt, a long-time Stratford resident whose prolific music career has spanned the better part of four decades, is being inducted into the…
PHOTOS: Hundreds take part in Stratford’s Coldest Night of the Year
Their hands were cold but their hearts were warm. Hundreds of people bundled up for a long walk around the Avon River in Stratford on Saturday, raising about $140,000 for…