Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) is proving it's commitment to the environment. The public school board released details of a three-year environmental action plan on Wednesday, outlining its commitment to developing and fostering an ethic of care for the environment in staff and students, according to a media release. AMDSB...

After accomplishing a lot in a relatively short amount of time with an important local business organization, Eddie Matthews has some new plans. Matthews is retiring as GM this summer from the Stratford and District Chamber of Commerce. “When I joined the chamber, I knew it would be a chance to...

Stratford Police are hopping on two wheels to help support the Optimist Club of Stratford. Scheduled for Saturday, the third annual Spring Community Bike Sale is taking place at the Rotary Complex from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. SPS Constable Darren Fischer says you can purchase a "new-to-you" bike that police...

Whether in small, peer group settings or through organizing a large, multi-speaker mental wellness event, Jean-Guy Poirier is raising awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder. Poirier, of Stratford, started ‘PTSD The Truth Behind the Smile’, a peer support group, on Facebook in 2017 after a hospital stay. That followed his own...

Jasmine Clark will discuss the history of Optimism Place, how it helps community members and the story behind the need for expansion at an upcoming event hosted by Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Stratford. Clark, Executive Director at Perth County’s women’s shelter since 2017, has worked in the violence...

A 76-year-old Huron East man faces charges after police said he tried to hit another person while driving a truck. Huron County OPP says they were called to a dispute between two men in Seaforth on Wednesday, April 3rd. Police say two males were arguing while officers were at the scene,...