The system will enable civil organizations, such as police, fire, paramedics and other public services to bridge between their communication systems to share information and co-ordinate action in the event of an emergency.

The Rotary Club of Stratford has re-launched the decades-old Block Parent Program in a big way.

At Provincial Championships in Hamilton

This was the first game for this age group, on a larger pitch with 11-a-side, and the off-side rule in place. There was impressively no off-sides called in the match. Natalie Dinsmore and Megan Arnold had standout performances at midfield for the visitors, and Kitchener awarded Payton Dias with a sportsmanship award after the game.

The display, entitled Most Rare Visions: 60 Years of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, opened last month. It features content from each decade of the Festival’s history, including costume pieces, props, set models, rare photographs and footage, interactive displays, and a room with rare artifacts dating back to 1953–1956.

Long-time Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Broadway star Barry MacGregor will premiere his second one-man show on May 28 at the 2012 New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts. MacGregor’s monologue – which he wrote and performs – is called Tales of the Theatre: Volume II.

What's new at Stratford Public Library

New children's offerings at Stratford Public Library.