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St. Marys, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from St. Marys: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for St. Marys

How St. Marys sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for St. Marys follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put St. Marys in national context first.

St. Marys recreation facilities keeps St. Marys lively · December 2023

St. Marys recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of St. Marys.

December 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for St. Marys

How St. Marys compares with nearby cities on City Score.

St. Marys's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

St. Marys recreation facilities in St. Marys · December 2023

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley

St. Marys recreation facilities still orients St. Marys. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in St. Marys

Published residential mill-rate context for St. Marys.

Residential mill rates for St. Marys appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. Marys beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

St. Marys recreation facilities, St. Marys · November 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

Walk or drive through St. Marys long enough and St. Marys recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how St. Marys explains itself today.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys downtown, St. Marys · November 2023

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of St. Marys.

St. Marys downtown still orients St. Marys. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys: On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7. · November 2023

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

November 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in St. Marys

Where St. Marys sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in St. Marys shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the St. Marys permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

St. Marys recreation facilities, St. Marys · October 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation facilities still orients St. Marys. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why St. Marys downtown still draws people in St. Marys

St. Marys downtown is a reason people stay fond of St. Marys.

October 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What stands out in St. Marys

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley

Walk or drive through St. Marys long enough and St. Marys recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in St. Marys

Published residential mill-rate context for St. Marys.

Residential mill rates for St. Marys appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. Marys beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

St. Marys: St. Marys service economy ties to county seats, highway

St. Marys service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through

September 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

From groundwater to the tap in St. Marys

St. Marys draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at St. Marys Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where St. Marys drinking water begins and the answer is groundwater, then St. Marys Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the St. Marys water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

St. Marys recreation facilities, St. Marys · September 2023

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation facilities still orients St. Marys. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to St. Marys.

St. Marys appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

A lesser-known corner of St. Marys

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

Walk or drive through St. Marys long enough and St. Marys recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how St. Marys explains itself today.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for St. Marys.

Broadband rows for St. Marys come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the St. Marys internet page.

What still surprises about St. Marys

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

August 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys on the radon map

How St. Marys sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for St. Marys follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put St. Marys in national context first.

July 2023

A bright spot in St. Marys

St. Marys recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation facilities still orients St. Marys. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How St. Marys compares nearby

How St. Marys compares with nearby cities on City Score.

St. Marys's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Worth knowing in St. Marys: OpenStats tracks St. Marys across water, radon, broadband, hazards,

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley

Walk or drive through St. Marys long enough and St. Marys recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in St. Marys

Published residential mill-rate context for St. Marys.

Residential mill rates for St. Marys appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. Marys beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

St. Marys: On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

July 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

Landmark: St. Marys downtown

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of St. Marys.

Walk or drive through St. Marys long enough and St. Marys downtown comes up. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of St. Marys.

St. Marys grew the familiar Canadian way: schools, rinks, churches, and a main street that still anchors weekends. Walk the older blocks and you can still spot seams between eras.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys recreation facilities still surprises

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

St. Marys recreation facilities still orients St. Marys. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in St. Marys

Where St. Marys sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in St. Marys shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the St. Marys permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

A named place in St. Marys

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

Walk or drive through St. Marys long enough and St. Marys recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how St. Marys explains itself today.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

St. Marys downtown keeps St. Marys lively

St. Marys downtown is a reason people stay fond of St. Marys.

St. Marys downtown still orients St. Marys. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys: St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats.

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley

May 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in St. Marys

Published residential mill-rate context for St. Marys.

Residential mill rates for St. Marys appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. Marys beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Worth knowing in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published

St. Marys service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through

St. Marys recreation facilities still orients St. Marys. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys water via St. Marys Water Treatment Plant

St. Marys draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at St. Marys Water Treatment Plant.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit St. Marys's source: groundwater. Treatment at St. Marys Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the St. Marys water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Landmark: St. Marys recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

Walk or drive through St. Marys long enough and St. Marys recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near St. Marys

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to St. Marys.

St. Marys appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding St. Marys recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

April 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in St. Marys

Advertised broadband availability for St. Marys.

Broadband rows for St. Marys come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the St. Marys internet page.

March 2023

St. Marys: St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

St. Marys recreation facilities still orients St. Marys. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around St. Marys

How St. Marys sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for St. Marys follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put St. Marys in national context first.

Why St. Marys recreation facilities still draws people in St. Marys

St. Marys recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of St. Marys.

Walk or drive through St. Marys long enough and St. Marys recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys service economy ties to county seats, highway corridors, and regional employers that keep main street businesses busy through the year. On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how St. Marys explains itself today.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys beside its neighbours

How St. Marys compares with nearby cities on City Score.

St. Marys's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Worth knowing in St. Marys: On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley

February 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in St. Marys

Published residential mill-rate context for St. Marys.

Residential mill rates for St. Marys appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read St. Marys beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

St. Marys recreation facilities, St. Marys

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation facilities still orients St. Marys. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys downtown, St. Marys

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of St. Marys.

February 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

St. Marys: OpenStats tracks St. Marys across water, radon, broadband, hazards,

OpenStats tracks St. Marys across water, radon, broadband, hazards, and City Score where data is available.

Walk or drive through St. Marys long enough and St. Marys recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley and its seasons.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in St. Marys

Where St. Marys sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for St. Marys comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the St. Marys permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

St. Marys recreation facilities keeps St. Marys lively

St. Marys recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of St. Marys.

January 2023 in St. Marys: St. Marys recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

On OpenStats City Score, St. Marys ranks 97 of 7.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

St. Marys and groundwater

St. Marys draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at St. Marys Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where St. Marys drinking water begins and the answer is groundwater, then St. Marys Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the St. Marys water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

St. Marys recreation facilities in St. Marys

St. Marys is part of the Ontario civic atlas on OpenStats. Long before municipal boundaries, Indigenous nations already knew this valley

St. Marys recreation facilities still orients St. Marys. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in St. Marys.

St. Marys recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

More on St. Marys: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.