THE BEACON HERALD THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2024 THEFT INVESTI- GATION Suspect faces multiple charges A2 Ue aN LIGHTS ON Two major installations announced A3 STRATFORD, ONTARIO Stratford 5 ee a et Benied | ALL ABOUT THAT BASS David Ingram, 9, of Hensall managed to catch this bass shortly after arriving at the Mitchell Fish & Game Club's annual fishing derby this past weekend. The well-stocked pond of bass and speckled trout, located just outside Fullarton, was a busy place in the early going before the heat on this humid Saturday morning. intensified. Every St. Marys joins angler at the derby, regardless of catch, received a prize. ANDY BADER/POSTMEDIA NEWS | Third Stratford council meeting cancelled | | BILL ATWOOD | The standoff between the City of Stratford and a trio residents temporarily banned from munic- ipal property took another turn Monday night when yet another council meeting was cut short. For the third time in the past | month, councillors passed a mo- | tion to end their meeting early because one of the three banned | residents tried to attend. While this meeting did get alittle further into the agenda than the previous two, it was less than 30 minutes old when Barb Shaughnessy en- tered the council chambers. She | was quickly spotted by Mayor Martin Ritsma, who paused the meeting to ask her to leave. Following a brief back and ous impact on her health, Ritsma called for a recess. Following the break, Coun. Bonnie Hender- son expressed frustration with Shaughnessy’s appearance at the meeting. Turning in her seat to look at Shaughnessy, the councillor told the banned resident she was “be- ing disrespectful to the whole city.” “I can’t hold my tongue but I can’t believe it. I had a lot of re- | spect for youbefore. You are show- | ing exactlyhowyoufeel about our | city. Disgraceful,” Henderson said. Amotiontoadjournthe meeting passed 9-2, with only Couns. Geza ‘Wordorfa anid Cody Sebben voting against it. | Leant holdmy | tongue but I cant believe it. Ihada lot of respect for you before. You are showing exact- ly how you feel about our city. Disgraceful. COUN. BONNIE HENDERSON “T’ve heard from many people in our community and share in their concerns about the process and implementation of the banning of individuals from all city facilities,” ebben sai Stratford, BRU Ta wa eE ef Listowelin realignment Stratfo rd Perth Community WANA Foundation Wi celebrates Wiis §=©20 years OPINION i BILL ATWOOD The Tory The Stratford Perth Community giant killer Foundation celebrated 20 years of strikes “45 % serving the community this week While Shaughnessy would not go so far as saying the two coun- cillors were supporting her, she Lloyd Robertson led a panel of local non-profit leaders - Margaret Smart, executive director of the Local Community Food Centre; Cate Trudeau, executive director of Shelterlink Youth Services; Fanis Juma, executive suggested their votes against the director of Family Services Perth Huron; and Indigenous knowledge carrier | meeting’s early adjournment Patsy Anne Day - during Tuesday's annual general meeting of the Stratford | could reflect a belief the city’s re- Perth Community Foundation. rzx aTWoOD/BEACON HERALD | spectful workplace policy - the with a special edition ofits annual general meeting. Speaking to a room of support- ers and donors at Grayson Mills in Stratford, Heidi Culliton, the foundation’s executive director, said 2023 was “another” big year for the Stratford-based non-profit. The foundation’s 2023 successes included the awarding of 129 grants that totalled more than $700,000. These grants helped support “a wide range of community organi- zations,” including those that fo- us on 11 th i | the Red Cross and the United | Way Perth-Huron, that partici- | pated in the federal fe) ment, children in the arts, sports, social services, seniors and truth and reconciliation, Culliton said. The foundation also bestowed 23 scholarships worth a combined $30,000, the executive director Fy 4 ded. The foundation was also one of three local partners, along with $400-million Community Ser- vices Recovery Fund. Through that one-time investment, the Strat- | ford Perth Community Founda- tion distributed $307,000 to eight local organizations for priorities has tl izati their mechanism used to ban her and fellow residents Mike Sullivan and Ken Wood - is being abused. “There is no need to, and there’s noactual reasonin the procedural bylaw that governs how council works, that says somebody who’s banned can’t sit there. We're not athreat. As you can tell from what Mr Sullivan did, and then myself operations. | SEE COMMUNITY ON A2 | we were just sitting there,” she said during a Wednes- day morning telephone interview. h id she went to CANADA Er Poe RAE EN, gene : Liberals not Widow bristles at lawyer's ce ks Sor questions about texts, car sketch pollfinds A# 2 JANE SIMS ST. THOMAS As Boris Panovski’s murder case lingered in the crim- inal justice system, the anxieties and frustrations ate away at the widow of a slain Toronto-area businessperson. Last November, she was told through a text message exchange with investigating officer OPP Staff PM40063982 7 ill 2 ‘a $1.00 plus tax fi Sgt. Phil Hordijk, that the retrial of the former high-flying dog trainer wouldn’t begin until spring 2024. Eva Willer Frigo, 56, the wife of Donato Frigo, 70, who was shot to death at the Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area on Sept 13, 2014, re- plied that she felt “stuck.” “I wish Boris would die, but ifhe dies he’s considered innocent, and he wants to die when he’s found guilty,” she wrote back tothe police officer. | “I said what?” she said while | testifying at Panovski’s retrial on Tuesday when shown the mes- sage by defence lawyer Margaret | Barnes during Willer Frigo’s sec- | ond day in the witness box. | “And you meant it, right?” | Barnes said. | Willer Frigo paused before she | answered, but when she did, her | council chambers to request a video of the events that allegedly took place at the Feb. 26 council meeting that led to the ban. She claimed the city is denying that request, which she made through lawyer David Donnelly. Ristma declined tocomment on the ongoing ban. While there have been ongoing questions about what actions or comments led to the ban, Ristma said he was unableto speak direct- ith the trial and, in- deed, the criminal justice process, was palpable. SEE QUESTIONS ON A2 lyon that topii came from the chief administra- 1's office. SEE MEETINGS ON A2