Stratford council turns down temporary, one-way Wellington Street proposal Stratford council voted against a proposal to temporarily convert Wellington Street in downtown Stratford into a one-way street this summer to enhance pedestrian access to Market Square and allow restaurants on the street to extend pop-up patios into the roadway.
Author of the article: Galen Simmons
Publishing date: May 11, 2021 • 3 days ago • 2 minute read • Stratford council has voted not to temporarily convert Wellington Street in downtown Stratford into a one-way street this summer, something proponents of the proposal said would offer enhanced pedestrian access to Market Square and allow restaurants along the street to expand pop-up patios. (Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald)
Stratford launches COVID-19 rapid-testing pilot program for local businesses A new pilot program is putting rapid-screening COVID-19 tests in the hands of small-business owners and their employees to help identify asymptomatic cases before they lead to workplace outbreaks.
Author of the article: Galen Simmons
Publishing date: Apr 22, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 3 minute read • Stratford Mayor Dan Mathieson and City Centre BIA chair Rob Russell show off the rapid screening COVID-19 tests that will soon be available, free, to local businesses through the city’s new StaySafe pilot program. Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald/Postmedia Network
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Stratford businesses will soon be better equipped to prevent workplace outbreaks of COVID-19 thanks to a new rapid screening test pilot project beginning next week.
Stratford Festival to host open-air summer season cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Author of the article: Chris Montanini
Publishing date: Feb 21, 2021 • February 22, 2021 • 3 minute read • Despite Huron-Perth emerging from Ontario’s most recent lockdown under the government’s orange-restrict guidelines, Jessie Votary, the general manager of Ramshackle Industries’ four worker-owned restaurants in Stratford, has decided to keep her dining rooms closed. Cory Smith/Stratford Beacon Herald jpg, SF
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Jessie Votary, the general manager of Ramshackle Industries’ four worker-owned restaurants in Stratford, is keeping an eye on the numbers – and not just the total amount of meals heading out the doors of Old Man and Son or The Red Rabbit.
“Making a decision that is between the health of your business and the health of the humans around you is not one that can be made lightly; it’s a difficult equation,” she said. “The reality is the (first) time we went into lockdown, there were about 100 cases a day in the provin
More than just sales on the minds of Stratford s small business operators stthomastimesjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stthomastimesjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.