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NOTIFICATION OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – CITY OF STRATFORD

Please be advised that Jones Street, from Charles Street to Caledonia Street, Stratford, will be temporarily closed to through traffic, local traffic only, today, Friday, October 2, 2020 for one day only for road maintenance. 

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 Please be advised that Mercer Street, from Charles Street to Caledonia Street, Stratford, will be temporarily closed to through traffic, local traffic only, today, Friday, October 2, 2020 for one day only for road maintenance. 

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City of Stratford Seeking Advisory Committee Members

The City of Stratford is seeking interest from members of the public to fill vacancies on City advisory committees and local boards. These public appointments are open to Stratford residents and eligible electors who are at least 18 years of age (with the exception of the youth representative positions who can be under 18 years of age). Experienced and new members welcomed.

You can make a difference by serving on an advisory committee or board. The purpose of advisory committees and local boards...

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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday, Sept. 26

The City of Stratford will be holding its final Household Hazardous Waste collection of the year this Saturday (September 26) for residents to drop off materials labelled as corrosive, explosive, flammable or poisonous.
The collection will take place in the northwest parking lot of the Rotary Complex, 353 McCarthy Road West, from 8 a.m. to 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,...

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Hydrant Repainting Program Continues in Stratford

The City of Stratford is continuing with its hydrant repainting program, which began in the fall of 2018 and will see every hydrant in the City repainted over a three-year period to meet the National Fire Protection Agency colour code.

Hydrants will receive a surface preparation, a primer coat, and a final coat.
The white colour is the primer coat. The final coat is yellow.
The top cap or connection arms of the hydrants are also colour coded to let firefighters know the water flow (gallons per...

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City of Stratford and Rhyzome Networks to Expand Free WiFi for Local Educators, Students

The City of Stratford has partnered with Rhyzome Networks to offer free WiFi service to educators and students in an initiative aimed at supporting safe social distancing at local schools.

New equipment will be added and adjustments made to expand and amplify the WiFi signal in strategic locations in Stratford, including the area around Stratford District Secondary School and St. Michael Catholic Secondary School, as well as at other green spaces throughout the city.

The goal is to allow teachers...

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