Stratford’s wildflowers are not weeds.

On January 8 the City of Mississauga’s nuisance weed and Tall Grass Bylaw was ruled unconstitutional, a violation of Charter-protected expression via naturalized gardens.  This past Wednesday, the City voted to replace the nuisance weed bylaw with less restrictive...

Win a free rainbarrel!

  On April 25, Stratford’s sixth annual Earth Day Street Party will be held at Factory 163, (163 King Street) from 11:30 – 2pm.   We are now taking orders for our rain barrel sale, which will be held at the Street Party. 1. Because we must arrange...

Seedy Sunday 2026 at the local

At the Local, 612 Erie Street, Stratford  When winter really starts getting you down, Seedy Sunday appears on the horizon. It’s a blessing.  Nobody is ever cranky or mean. People spend their time trying to teach you things, or give you things, or swap stuff. It...

Violet Davenport is our contest winner!

We are happy to announce the winner of our 2025 contest for the best student environmental cartoon. The $100 prize goes to the very talented Violet Davenport, age 10, of Stratford Middle Years School.  Violet is an artist who speaks for her generation: her drawing is...

Words of wisdom from the robins

If you were lucky enough to visit the Canadian Tire garden centre in Stratford last week, you might have seen this: We live in a community where people respect nature. The nest sat there for weeks. Staff watched over them, but there was no fence, no screen to protect...