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City of Stratford Reaches New Collective Agreement With CUPE Local 1385

On May 16, 2022, Stratford City Council agreed to a two-year collective agreement with The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1385, representing Stratford inside employees.

The agreement is effective from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022, and has been ratified by members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees – Local 1385.

“We are pleased to have reached a fair and reasonable agreement with the City of Stratford’s inside employees, who continue to provide an important and valued service...

Work Begins on Huron Street Reconstruction - Phase 1

Work has begun on the first phase of the City of Stratford’s Huron Street Reconstruction project.

This project involves replacing underground infrastructure and rebuilding the roadway on Huron Street between the Huron Street bridge and John Street.

Two-way traffic will be maintained throughout the construction period, but some temporary lane reductions and intersection closures will be required.
During the first stage, Huron Street will be reduced to two travel lanes (on the existing westbound lanes)...

Spring Hydrant Flushing

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 of Passing of Development Charges By-Law 41-2022

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 6th 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...

Emergency Child Care Available for Eligible Essential Workers

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...