Public Notices

Spring Hydrant Flushing

Spring flushing of fire hydrants has begun in the City of Stratford, and will continue over the next six weeks.

This is something that the City does twice a year, typically in the spring and the fall, to remove iron that may have settled in the watermains, and as preventative maintenance on fire hydrants.

For Thursday, April 24, crews are expected to be working in the areas of:

• Maple Avenue, Graham Crescent, Wyatt Street, Whitelock Street
• Ontario Street, Douro Street, Devon Street

Customers in these...

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday

The City of Stratford will be holding its first Household Hazardous Waste collection of the year on Saturday, April 26.

The collection will take place at the landfill site at 777 Romeo Street South from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Trained professionals will be on hand to safely receive things like:

• Paints (please do not bring empty containers), varnish, solvents, caulking, glue
• Fuels, antifreeze, brake fluid
• Used motor oil and filters
• Batteries (household, rechargeable, automotive)
• Household cleaners (i.e....

Registration Opens March 1 for City Summer Day Camps and Swimming Lessons

Registration opens at midnight Saturday, March 1 for the City of Stratford’s summer day camps, swim day camps and swimming lessons.

Camps and lessons will begin in July and run until the end of August.

For more details about summer camps, and to register starting March 1, please visit www.stratford.ca/daycamps For more details about swimming lessons, and to register starting March 1, please visit www.stratford.ca/swim

Scam Alert - Parking Ticket Text

The City of Stratford has recently been made aware of another possible scam attempt involving text messages about unpaid parking tickets. Similar scams have been circulating in communities across Canada.

Please note that the City of Stratford would never send a text message about an outstanding parking ticket, and parking tickets cannot be paid through texts.

If you have received such a message, do not click on the link or provide payment details.

Suspected fraud can be reported to the Canadian...

City of Stratford Launches New Property Tax Calculator Online

So where exactly do your tax dollars go?

The City of Stratford has just launched a new easy-to-use online tool that will tell you.

Just select your property classification (residential, commercial, industrial, etc.) and type in the assessed value of your property from your assessment notice or recent property tax bill.

The tool will then calculate how much of your property taxes go toward the various programs and services the City provides. It’s broken down into the day-to-day expenses to run the...