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City of Stratford Declares State of Emergency Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2020 09:30 AM
To reinforce the serious nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential threat it poses to the community, Mayor Dan Mathieson has declared a State of Emergency for the City of Stratford.
“This declaration recognizes that the health, safety and welfare of Stratford residents is our top priority,” said Mayor Mathieson, “and we want to ensure that we can dedicate all available resources to protecting ourselves against this virus.”
The declaration of a State of Emergency is available to municipalities...
Ontario Superior Court Rules in City's Favour on Appeal of Cooper Site Expropriation Decision
Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:09 AM
The City of Stratford has received a favourable ruling from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Divisional Court related to the Cooper Site (Grand Trunk) Additional Expropriation compensation
award.
In a unanimous decision dated November 25, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court dismissed an appeal by 1353837 Ontario Inc. of an earlier decision of the Ontario Land Tribunal
upholding the City’s original offer of market value for the lands in 2009. The City was also
awarded...
Community Services Director David St. Louis Announces His Retirement
Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 03:20 PM
David St. Louis, the City of Stratford’s Director of Community Services, has announced that he will be retiring effective December 31, 2022.
Mr. St. Louis has been an important member of the City’s Corporate Leadership Team since joining the City in December 2007, and has been responsible for the administration and direction of parks, recreation, cemetery and transit operations.
He contributed to a number of significant projects during his time here, including the construction of the new Stratford...
Stratford Attainable Housing Project Phase 2 Begins
Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2022 08:49 AM
The City of Stratford and investStratford have launched the next phase of the Stratford Attainable Housing Project, which aims to develop programs designed to create more attainable market housing in Stratford.
To address challenges in the availability and attainability of suitable and adequate housing, the City of Stratford is researching and developing an Attainable Market Housing Community Incentives Toolkit (CIT), and Attainable Market Housing Pilot Project to encourage the generation of more...
Stratford Transit Introduces Electronic Fare Option
Posted on Friday, July 08, 2022 11:59 AM
Starting July 18, Stratford Transit will introduce an additional option to pay for Transit fares, using your mobile device.
The HotSpot app, which is currently used to pay for parking within the City, now includes an electronic feature to pay for Transit fares. Monthly passes and tickets can be purchased from your mobile phone at any time with a major credit card and securely stored in your “wallet” through the app.
Signing up is easy and offers additional amenities such as monitoring your account...
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