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Nominations Open for Ted Blowes Community Service Award

The Ted Blowes Community Service Award was created in memory of former Stratford Mayor Ted Blowes and the contributions he made to our community.

Nominations are now open for the 2025 award.

The Communities in Bloom committee is looking for assistance in choosing and honouring someone who resides in Stratford, St. Marys or Perth County and contributes through volunteerism, beautification and education to make a difference in their community.
Nominations will be accepted until Friday, August 15 and...

Notice of Intent to Consider Declaring as Surplus and to Dispose of 38 Coriano Street

In accordance with the Sale and Other Disposition of Land Policy P.3.1, Notice is hereby given that Stratford City Council is considering declaring all of Plan 140 BLK BB PT BLK T, municipally described as 38 Coriano Street, City of Stratford, County of Perth, Province of Ontario to be surplus to the needs of The Corporation of the City of Stratford.

The City owns this property which is approximately .15 hectares. This property is currently designated a Residentially Zoned R1(4) Area.

The lands...

Accessibility Award Nominations Open

This is National AccessAbility Week, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the ongoing efforts of those who are working to remove barriers in our community.

For the past 14 years, the City of Stratford’s Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) has presented its Accessibility Award to acknowledge one business, organization or individual in Stratford that has worked hard to make their space or service more accessible to everyone.

Nominations are now open for the 2025 award.

The AAC is looking for...

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...