Showdown in Stonetown

When the 81-year-old St. Marys Journal Argus was taken over by the Metroland chain, editorial quality went down, opening the way for a folksy upstart. But is the town big enough for the both of them?

Every Friday afternoon around four o’clock, 13-year-old Kelly Waugh picks up 80 newspapers, climbs onto her scooter and wheels her way through the neighbourhood delivering the St. Marys Independent. She cruises along Jones Street East and then Huron Street in the cozy, romantic town located 20 minutes southwest of Stratford, Ontario. Nestled quaintly in the […]