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St. Marys director of corporate services André Morin appointed City of Stratford’s new CAO
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ing, council approved the addition of the $602,500 replacement of a 1.8-metre corrugated steel culvert, part of the Bolton Municipal Drain that collects water in a tributary northwest of St. Marys and crosses the west end of town before discharging into the Thames River. “We discovered some issues with the Queen Street West culvert … through inspection,” St. Marys infrastructure services manager Jeff Wolfe told councillors. “We
Despite receiving applications from coast to coast to fill the vacant top staffer position, the City of Stratford’s next chief administrative officer (CAO) won’t have to be flown in from far away. On July 21, during a special Stratford council meeting, Stratford councillors unanimously voted to appoint Stratford resident André Morin as its next CAO, which means St. Marys’ current director of corporate services and treasurer will be moving on to the Festival City. “Congratulations on being appointed as the CAO of Stratford, but I would like to, on behalf of council, thank you for your time here,” St. Marys Mayor Al Strathdee told Morin at the July 22 St. Marys council meeting. “Certainly, we’re excited for you, we think that’s a great opportunity, but also the town has really benefitted from your knowledge in updates in terms of our budget process. It’s been very smooth the last number of years in terms of modernizing our technology and our IT department, as well as having a very, very robust communications department, which we previously didn’t have. So, I think that your leadership has been tremendous for the town and we’ve benefitted greatly for the time you’ve been here.” “It’s obviously bittersweet,” Morin responded,
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Pictured from left to right are Sandy Stephens, Christina Boscarato and Peter Rice, who all tied for first place with 18 games won in the St. Marys Tennis Club’s innovative mixed-doubles tournament on July 26. See full story and photos on page 19
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Council has agreed to adjust the Town of St. Marys’ 2025 capital plan to help pay for the urgent replacement of a Queen Street West culvert after it was found to be undersized, a factor that has led to its deterioration and, if left as is, could have serious consequences related to traffic movement in town. At the July 22 St. Marys council meet-
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