Stratford council restarts Grand Trunk Community Hub development At Monday's council meeting, Stratford councillors voted to restart development of the Grand Trunk Community Hub in and around the former locomotive-repair shop in downtown Stratford, starting with the removal of the repair shop's leaky and asbestos-filled roof. Author of the article: Galen Simmons Publishing date: Jul 27, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 4 minute read • After being delayed by more than a year and a half during the COVID-19 pandemic, work on developing the former locomotive repair shop and surrounding lands in downtown Stratford into a new Grand Trunk Community Hub is set to resume after Stratford council voted Monday to continue with a community hub master plan drafted in 2018. (Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald)