2023 Media Releases

For Immediate Release: March 23, 2023 At a special council meeting held yesterday, Stratford Town Council passed resolutions to adopt the 2023/24 Town operating and capital budgets, and the 2023/24 Stratford Utility operating and capital budgets. The budgets are balanced without tax increases, and only a modest increase to the base rates in the Stratford Utility budget for the upcoming year. The Town’s operational budget has a surplus of just $300.

In lieu of an in-person debate/forum, the Town of Stratford has selected a different approach for the current provincial election. All candidates were provided a list of 8 questions created internally with staff and council input, as well as through a public input opportunity. These questions were provided to all candidates in Districts 5 and 6...

The Town of Stratford is aware of a public input process extended to current Birchwood Intermediate School parents and guardians by the Public Schools Branch. We believe that this opportunity should include the wider community, particularly future....

At a public meeting held on Monday, March 6, 2023, Councillor Ron Dowling, Chair of Finance and Technology, presented residents with the draft 2023/24 Town of Stratford budget.

For Immediate Release: February 13, 2023 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, Feburary 8, 2023.

For Immediate Release: January 12, 2023 The following items were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Stratford Town Council held on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.

The Town of Stratford launched three new social engagement programs, including a mobile application, all to increase social connectivity for seniors in the community. Stratford Connects consists of three programs: Senior Match and Exchange, Newcomer Match and Stratford Grandparents.