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NEW CULVERT INSTALLED
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A new, larger box culvert was lifted into place by crane along Queen Street West in St. Marys over the weekend. Work continues at the drain, located beside The Beer Store, as the road closure remained in place.
Local historians speak out in favour of retaining West Quarry pillars St. Marys council to consider whether restoring pillars is feasible ST. MARYS
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After hearing from several local historians about the importance of retaining St. Marys’ connection to its past as a significant producer of limestone, town council may reconsider a decision to have six large pillars located at the West Quarry demolished as it moves ahead with developing a recreation plan for the site. At the Nov. 25 St. Marys council meeting,
a delegation of four local historians including Mary Smith of the St. Marys Museum, Lauri Leduc of Stratford Walking Tours, and Larry Pfaff and Paul King, both members of the town’s heritage and culture advisory committee, asked council to consider stabilizing the stone pillars as a visual reminder of St. Marys’ industrial heritage. “For 30 years, we’ve been giving walking tours of the Riverview Walkway, and that is
After more than a year, the pool at the Pyramid Recreation Centre (PRC) in St. Marys will see its reopening to the public next month, and a grand reopening event to mark the occasion on Jan. 24, 2026. At the Nov. 25 St. Marys council meeting, director of community services Stephanie Ische presented a brief update on the progress of the nearly $2-million aquatics centre renovation, which saw the pool first close in November 2024 to address safety and structural-degradation issues caused by the use of saltwater early on in the pool’s lifespan and the installation of an HVAC system that was later deemed inadequate for a pool this size. “I know everybody is anticipating the opening of the pool,” Ische told council. “To bring everyone up to speed, we do have water in the pool and the (new) ventilation system has been turned on. Things are progressing. The anticipated date for the handover back to the town is to be (Nov. 28), so we’re hoping everything goes well; fingers crossed.” Ische told council there are still a few outstanding pieces that need to fall into place before the pool can reopen to the public. They include an inspection by Huron Perth Public Health, the cleaning of the pool deck after construction crews leave and the training of lifeguards, all of which will happen over the next few weeks. “While we will have a soft launch – I call it that because we don’t know the exact date we will re-
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