4+ week, 1+ day ago   (614+ words) The mayoral candidate is aiming for the city to have a framework before a project proposal comes to Stratford. While the provincial government released its own first draft Thursday of a data centre playbook that will help guide the development…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (581+ words) While number of drug deaths and hospitalizations decreased last year that doesn't tell the full story, CMHA Huron Perth CEO says As a community paramedic, Dana Lake spends much of her time working with those who are struggling with substance…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (468+ words) Poor cell coverage in rural Ontario has gone on for years, Perth-Wellington MP says. Perth-Wellington MP John Nater is calling on one of Canada’s largest telecom companies to provide a more reliable wireless service to his constituents. Last week, Nater…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (358+ words) Both Guys and Dolls and Something Rotten! have been extended to mid-Novemeber A couple of Stratford Festival musicals have been extended to mid-November due to popular demand. With the new performances added to the season calendar, Guys and Dolls and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (487+ words) Local candy-maker Chocolate Barr’s newest expansion has inspired a little bit of nostalgia for Derek Barr. Located at 658 Erie St, the popular retailer’s soon-to-be-opened factory will be housed in the same building where Barr’s dad worked at the former Coca-Cola…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (491+ words) It took Ken Gene two days to craft a quasi-goodbye to let customers know he was putting his popular family-run Chinese restaurant on the market. Then he stared at the screen on his phone for 10 minutes before finally posting the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (381+ words) A line of intense, late afternoon storms that swept through the region last week, damaging trees and hydro poles and leaving thousands in the area without power at one point, also produced a pair of tornadoes east of Stratford and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (310+ words) Huron Perth public health is reminding residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites after mosquitoes collected from a trap in Listowel tested positive for West Nile virus – the first positive findings of the virus this season in Huron and Perth…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (511+ words) Five mayoral contenders and 26 council hopefuls headline the list of candidates for the 2026 Stratford municipal election. Martin Ritsma will seek a second term in the city’s top elected position. Other candidates for the Oct. 26, 2026 election include Couns. Jo-Dee Burbach and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (384+ words) Letter writer Robert Verdun warns city officials that Stratford's lawsuit could have negative consequences Stratford city council’s lawsuit against the Province of Ontario is a total waste of taxpayers’ money, and illegal too. The issue of Strong Mayor Powers is…...