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Perth South residents can no longer check out books, e-books and other materials at the St. Marys Library amid a funding dispute between the library board and the Township of Perth South.
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A major geomagnetic storm from the sun gave Ontario residents the chance to see the Northern Lights from the comfort of their homes over the weekend. This photo was taken by Scott Stroud from the Queen Street Bridge in St. Marys and posted to St. Marys Life. Thanks, Scott!
Improved Rotary All Wheels Park officially open By Wendy Lamond A good crowd met on James Street Monday afternoon to officially open the new and improved Rotary All Wheels Park. Deputy mayor Brogan Aylward welcomed everyone, thanked the donors and spoke about how much the upgrades mean to the town. Also in attendance were other members of council, the All Wheels fundraising steering committee, Rotary Club members, Saputo representatives, St.
Marys Kinsmen Club members and town residents. The budget that was needed for the upgrades was $400,000. The Rotary Club of St. Marys made a commitment to donate $100,000 over ten years, the skatepark fundraising steering committee raised another $108,443, Saputo St. Marys contributed $25,000 and the St, Marys Kinsmen donated $10,000. These were just a few of the local donors who made the All Wheels
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Last month, Perth South council voted to cut the township’s library services budget and asked the St. Marys Library board to reduce its funding request. The library board voted down that request, citing the fact that St. Marys residents already subsidize library services for their neighbours in Perth South and, as a result, Perth South residents no longer have access to the library’s physical collections, e-resources, programs, computer services, printing, or Perth County Information Network resources. “This was an extremely difficult decision for the board to make,” said St. Marys Public Library board chair Cole Atlin in a press release. “We would like to continue to offer services to Perth South, but not at the expense of St. Marys’ residents. We hope Perth South council will reconsider its decision so we can once again provide high-quality library services for all.” At the April 4 library board meeting, board members discussed a March 20 letter sent by Perth South CAO Fred Tranquilli informing the board the township council had reduced its budgetary allocation for library services from both Stratford and St. Marys to just $53,734 combined. Meanwhile, as part of a 20-year service agreement
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