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Jose Bautista gives Canada emotional embrace SPENCER SEYMOUR Independent Sports Reporter
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town from its list of municipalities with those powers. At council’s May 27 meeting, Coun. Marg Luna introduced a resolution for council to oppose Strong Mayor Powers and request the province not include the Town of St. Marys in the province’s expansion of those powers to 169 additional municipalities, which came into effect on May 1. In her
Much of the speech given by the headliner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2025 class could be classified as a love letter to Canada, with Jose Bautista delivering a heartfelt speech. But, not before getting a laugh out of what was the largest Hall of Fame Induction crowd in recent memory. “By the way, we got great weather today; maybe a little too hot for some of you, but that’s what you get,” Bautista joked. “Quit complaining about the long winter this year.” As the Toronto Blue Jays’ legend began his speech, he acknowledged many of the all-time greats he now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with as a Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer. As the Toronto Blue Jays’ legend began his speech, he acknowledged many of the all-time greats he now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with as a Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer. “I’m humbled to take my place amongst so many great figures in Canadian baseball history. To be in the same Hall as Vladimir Guerrero, Pedro Martinez, Tony Fernandez, George Bell, Carlos Delgado, Roy Halladay, and my friend Russell Martin is an honour that I sincerely cherish and appreciate.” Bautista recounted a 2008 meeting with Pittsburgh Pirates’ brass during which he was informed he had been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. Bautista, who had struggled to find consistent playing time in the major leagues up to that point, was like many baseball players who get dealt north of the border in that he wasn’t overly familiar with Toronto and Canada in general. “I’ll admit that, at the time, I didn’t know a whole lot about Canada, or Canadian baseball culture,” Bautista began. “Of course, I was familiar with the Montreal Expos and their connection to my home country, the Dominican
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Pictured from left to right are George Asay, Loris Asay, Greg Hamilton, Jose Bautista, Carol Lee Noga Scott, Gary Snyder, and Brad Kaufman. The group either were inducted or represented inductees as part of the 2025 class enshrined in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum hosted on June 7 in St. Marys. Not pictured was Érik Bédard, who was inducted as part of the 2025 class but was unable to attend. Arleene Noga, Amanda Asay, and Gerry Snyder were inducted posthumously.
St. Marys council unanimously rejects Strong Mayor Powers Council asks province to remove St. Marys from list of municipalities with strong mayors GALEN SIMMONS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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In a move intended to remove Strong Mayor Powers as an option for future town mayors to make unilateral decisions without the consent of the majority of council, St. Marys council has passed a motion rejecting the use of Strong Mayor Powers now and asked the province to remove the
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