Pandemic rules loosening, but public health measures still required: Health unit A steady supply of COVID-19 vaccine and decreasing case counts in many regions of Ontario are allowing the province to loosen public-health restrictions Wednesday, which means slightly relaxed gathering limits and a little more capacity at local shops.
Author of the article: Beacon Herald staff
Publishing date: Jun 29, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • A couple in Stratford enjoy drinks on the patio at Mercer s Beer Hall. Outdoor dining tables will be allowed to seat six people when the province moves into Step 2 of its reopening plan Wednesday. (Galen Simmons/Stratford Beacon Herald)
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Looking to help local restaurants struggling during the provincial lockdown, Stratford council will reconsider the fees set by the city for the installation of pedestrian boardwalks that will allow downtown restaurants to establish sidewalk patios for pandemic-friendly outdoor dining this summer.
During Monday’s council meeting, Coun. Cody Sebben asked his colleagues to reconsider a previous vote that requires restaurant owners pay $196 per month – plus no more than $800 for delivery, installation and removal – for the wooden boardwalks first introduced in front of participating downtown Stratford restaurants last year.
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Looking to help local restaurants struggling during the provincial lockdown, Stratford council will reconsider the fees set by the city for the installation of pedestrian boardwalks that will allow downtown restaurants to establish sidewalk patios for pandemic-friendly outdoor dining this summer.
During Monday’s council meeting, Coun. Cody Sebben asked his colleagues to reconsider a previous vote that requires restaurant owners pay $196 per month – plus no more than $800 for delivery, installation and removal – for the wooden boardwalks first introduced in front of participating downtown Stratford restaurants last year.
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Looking to help local restaurants struggling during the provincial lockdown, Stratford council will reconsider the fees set by the city for the installation of pedestrian boardwalks that will allow downtown restaurants to establish sidewalk patios for pandemic-friendly outdoor dining this summer.
During Monday’s council meeting, Coun. Cody Sebben asked his colleagues to reconsider a previous vote that requires restaurant owners pay $196 per month – plus no more than $800 for delivery, installation and removal – for the wooden boardwalks first introduced in front of participating downtown Stratford restaurants last year.
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Author of the article: Chris Montanini
Publishing date: Apr 09, 2021 • 28 minutes ago • 3 minute read • Barb Hacking, a member of the local Communities in Bloom Committee (left), and Angela Brayham, Gallery Stratford’s director and curator, are asking the community for donations as they organize a beautification effort highlighted by a new mural on Stratford’s so-called Bridge to Nowhere. Galen Simmons/Stratford Beacon Herald
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A pedestrian bridge in Stratford’s Confederation Park known by some as The Bridge to Nowhere will be getting a splash of colour this spring, part of a public art project organizers say will transform the structure into a symbol of hope for the future.