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The City of Stratford would like to acknowledge a generous donation of potentially life-saving equipment to help local first responders and front-line workers in the battle against COVID-19.

Several thousand surgical face masks, KN-95 respirator masks and safety glasses arrived in Stratford earlier this week, and will be shared by the Stratford Police Service, the Stratford Fire Department, and other organizations in Stratford and Perth County in need of personal protective equipment (PPE).

The masks...

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...

The City of Stratford has been recognized by the Share the Road Cycling Coalition with an honourable mention as part of its Bicycle Friendly Communities award program.

The awards celebrate communities across Canada who have taken steps to support a growing interest in cycling. Judges evaluate a community based on achievements in engineering, education, encouragement and evaluation/planning, and provide feedback in the form of a report with recommendations for improvement.

In Stratford, groups like...

The City of Stratford has selected Taylor Crinklaw as its new Director of Infrastructure and Development Services. He begins in that role Monday, April 26.

Mr. Crinklaw was most recently the Director of Public Works for the City of Woodstock. He has previous experience with the City of Stratford’s Infrastructure and Development Services Department, having served as Project Engineer from 2015 to 2019.

He is a professional engineer (P. Eng), with a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering....

To the Stratford Community,

We continue to feel the effects in our community of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has changed all of our lives dramatically in the last few weeks.

There are a number of organizations in Stratford and the surrounding area that are working together in an effort to lessen the impact of COVID-19 locally, and provide some support – both social and economic – for those who have been most affected by it.

SOCIAL SUPPORTS

Stratford’s Social Services Department continues to work...