Lincolns hold golf day, awards night May 28 Spring Camp starts June 5 in London
SportsBy Indy June 3, 2016
By Dan Rankin The St. Marys Lincolns held their 33rd annual golf day on Saturday, May 28, prior to the presentation of the team's 2015-2016 season awards. Events on the day recognized the 40th anniversary of the 1975-1976 Ontario championship squad, while looking ahead to the team's 60th anniversary season later this year. Nine awards…
DCVI Lady Lukes Slo-Pitch Team wins A Division at OFSAA Slo-Pitch Festival May 27 in Dorchester
By Dan Rankin The 21st Annual OFSAA Girls High School Slo-Pitch Festival took place last weekend at Slo-Pitch City in Dorchester with 32 schools taking part. St. Marys DCVI has been competing at the annual OFSAA-sanctioned tournament run by Slo-Pitch Ontario against schools from across the province for 10 years, and for the first time…
Blanshard Nursery School Open House
Local SchoolsBy Indy June 3, 2016
On Wednesday, the Blanshard Nursery School, which currently operates on the Holy Name of Mary School's main floor, held an open house for parents of children aged 30 months to five years interested in registering them for this fall. Two kids at the open house Wednesday were Oliver Snider, 4, left, who will be starting…
2016 Hike For Happiness raises over $14,000 for Community Mental Health Programs May 29
Community, NewsBy Indy June 3, 2016
Thornale resident Ravi Gupta founded the Hike for Happiness mental health fundraiser three years ago to get people talking about mental illness and to help remove the stigma. Since then, the annual event has raised over $26,000 for mental health initiatives and programs. This year's event, which took place May 29, raised over $14,000 for…
Features, Letters to the EditorBy Indy June 3, 2016
Dear Editor, St. Marys Community Players production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" was greatly appreciated by large audiences who frequently applauded (even the choreographed set changes) and gave many standing ovations. We wish to thank our talented actors and behind the scenes crew for making this a production we are proud of. We also…
St. Marys Lions annual toll bridge a success
On Saturday, the St. Marys Lions held their annual toll bridge event on Victoria Bridge, describing it in a press release as a "magnificent day," despite the sweltering heat. Net proceeds of the day totalled nearly $3,000, which will go towards the revitalization of Cadzow Park. The group thanked St. Marys residents for their generosity,…
Liberal Party holds biennial convention in Winnipeg
PoliticsBy Indy June 3, 2016
By Stephanie Egelton From May 26-28 the first gathering of Liberals from all across Canada since the election of Justin Trudeau in October was held in Winnipeg. Trudeau's Liberals won a Majority Government, improving from third party status with 34 seats to 184. The first order of business for delegates at the convention (besides standing…
Conservative leadership candidate Bernier calls dairy and poultry supply management "a cartel"
AgricultureBy Indy June 3, 2016
In an announcement Tuesday in Ottawa, Quebec MP and Conservative party leadership candidate Maxime Bernier declared his opposition to the practice of controlling prices in Canada's dairy and poultry industries, also known as supply management. In the speech, delivered in English and French and posted to his personal Facebook page, Bernier acknowledged that he formerly…
More Than 94,000 Ontarians Join in Grassroots Referendum to Stop Devastating Hospital Cuts
Commentary, FeaturesBy Indy June 3, 2016
Voting was held at Downtown GM In order to protest hospital cuts the Ontario Health Coalition held a "voting referendum" with the results being forwarded on to the Provincial Government. From across Ontario representatives from dozens of communities facing devastating cuts to their community hospitals carted thousands of ballots to the Ontario Legislature. The votes…
Location change for Baseball Street Festival
Will be held on Water Street Baseball Family Street Festival will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. This year it will be held in downtown St. Marys on Water St between Queen St and Jones St. The change in location is due to the re-construction on Queen Street. But…