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The City of Stratford has begun its spring hydrant flushing.

Hydrant flushing 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.

Property owners may experience discoloured water temporarily as a result of this process, but water quality is not affected. Discoloured water will clear, but before doing laundry, please check to see that water has cleared.

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Notice is hereby given to the municipal electors of the City of Stratford.

Nominations in the City of Stratford will be accepted beginning on Monday, May 2, 2022, for the following elected offices for the Municipal Election to be held on Monday, October 24, 2022:

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Stratford passed a municipal-wide Development Charges By-law No. 41-2022 on the 6^th day of April, 2022 under section 2 (1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O., 1997 c. 27, as amended (“the Act”);

AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal under section 14 of the Act, in respect to the Development Charges By-law, by filing with the Clerk of The Corporation of the City of...

Stratford – On January 3, 2022, the Province of Ontario announced the provision of emergency child care for eligible essential workers for their school-aged children.

In Stratford, Perth County and St. Marys, these spaces will be allocated in chronological order from application date and will only be available to those who are listed by the Province of Ontario as workers eligible for emergency child care. Eligible families will also be required to have exhausted all other possibilities for child...

In keeping with recent guidance from the Province of Ontario, the City of Stratford will be implementing the following changes to help limit the spread of COVID-19:

• City administrative offices will be open by appointment only, effective immediately
• Services will continue to be provided by telephone and online where possible
• City recreational facilities, including the Rotary Complex, Agriplex, Allman Arena and Dufferin Arena, will be closed to the public starting Wednesday, Jan. 5
• To purchase affordable...