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With donations still being accepted until March 31, as of press time, the St. Marys Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser saw 145 walkers and 30 teams raise more than $45,155 for important local causes. The Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) 2025 was held on Feb. 22. It is a family friendly walk in support of those most vulnerable in the community with all funds raised going to the St. Marys Outreach program and the Nourish Market. There were also over 30 volunteers who stepped up to help the walk run smoothly. Walkers had the choice of completing either the two-kilometre or five-kilometre routes. The committee of Jackie Cousins, Gwen (WENDY LAMOND PHOTO) STEPPING OUT INTO THE COLD FOR A GOOD CAUSE Bradley, Louise and Marco D’Angelo, Rob and The Kinette Club of St. Marys members volunteered at Coldest Night of the Year 2025 (CNOY25) but also raised money for the club’s team. Pictured left to right are Tasmin Sterkenburg, Sandie Leslie Edney, Cathie Szmon and Sue Fowler Vanderschot, Terri Iredale, Wanda Mossey, Nancy Riddell, Michelle Lester, Joanna Campbell, Julie from Peak Realty, Terri Iredale from the KiShackleton and Leslie Munroe. nettes and Chris Schroer from the United Way Perth-Huron worked hard to make sure checkin went well and every corner was covered. Schroer starts his planning for the walk in early fall and the rest of the committee first met in December. “So many came out to help, it definitely takes Police hoping St. Marys will declare intimate-partner violence an epidemic a village,” Cousins said of the event. An event this size relies a lot on sponsorship. GALEN SIMMONS mittee members through last year’s crime The following sponsors were recognized by statistics for the town. At the top of the list Local Journalism Initiative Reporter was calls for service related to mental health Schroer as he welcomed all the eager walkIn St. Marys last year, the Stratford Police with police responding to 83 incidents over ers at the Pyramid Recreation Centre (PRC): Service responded to a total of 2,465 calls the course of 2024, up from 74 in 2023. The McDonalds, the St. Marys Healthcare Foundafor service – 170 less than in 2023 – and laid next-highest number of calls for service po- tion, St. Marys Dentistry, Forman Electric, St. 483 charges, 45 fewer charges than the year lice responded to last year was for incidents Marys Insurance Group, Peak Select Realty, prior. related to domestic violence with 73 calls All Roads, Easy Lift Doors, Veterinary PurAt the Feb. 19 St. Marys community polic- to police made over the course of the year, chasing, St. Marys Landscaping, Meridian and Ideal Supply. ing advisory committee meeting, Stratford down from 107 in 2023. CONTINUED TO PAGE 12 police deputy chief Gerry Foster took comCONTINUED TO PAGE 9
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