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thespec.com | Galen Simmons
When it comes to the ongoing fight against climate change, it is easy to lose heart as stories about the disastrous impacts of global warming seem to make headlines every day. Whether it’s fires, floods, backwards policy changes, or the threat of extinction faced by an endangered species, there are plenty of negative stories to go around. But what about the positive stories?
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thespec.com | Galen Simmons
Touching on some of the most-pressing issues for rural voters in the Region of Waterloo, all four federal candidates running in the Kitchener-Conestoga riding met for a federal all-candidates meeting in New Hamburg early last week.
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thespec.com | Galen Simmons
Calls for service from St. Marys residents to Stratford police have been increasing somewhat significantly month over month since January. At the regular St. Marys community policing advisory committee meeting April 16, Stratford deputy police chief Gerry Foster took committee members through monthly St. Marys crime statistics for January, February and March.
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thespec.com | Galen Simmons
A tender for the reconstruction of a portion of Elgin Street East in St. Marys included in this year’s capital budget has been awarded at a cost of roughly $915,000, nearly $67,000 under budget. The project includes the reconstruction of Elgin Street East from Wellington Street South to James Street South. While $1,001,000 was budgeted for the project, a relatively competitive bidding process saw 10 companies vie for the project.
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thespec.com | Galen Simmons
The members of Perth County council received a combined $231,096 in pay and expense reimbursement over the course of 2024, a report published on the county’s website indicates. According to the county’s 2024 statement of remuneration and expenses for council members, Rhonda Ehgoetz, who served as warden until the annual warden’s election in December 2024, earned the highest pay among county council members at $46,643.57 inclusive of CPP contributions and Employer Health Tax (EHT).
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