CJCS 1240 Radio - Local and Community Events in Stratford Ontario

With cottage season fast approaching, Hydro One is reminding everyone to be vigilant about electrical safety.

Many local residents will be out of town for the long weekend.

Before heading up to the cottage, customers should plan ahead and use Hydro One's free mobile app on smart phones and tablet devices.

This will allow them to check the status of power outages anywhere in Hydro One's service area.

For customers heading up to the cottage for the first time this season, there can be a lot to do, especially if the cottage was closed during the winter.

To help prepare, here is a checklist of some electrical safety tips from Hydro One to start your cottage season off safely:

If you've been looking for a fury feline friend, you can have two!

The Stratford-Perth Humane Society is holding a 'Buy One Get One for $10' cat sale from May 1^st to September 1^st.

The Companion Cat Campaign is a response to the spring and summer season which brings a flood of cats and kittens to the local Humane Society.

Adopting one or two as pets makes room for other cats needing to be rescued.

The Stratford-Perth Humane Society is at 345 Douro Street in Stratford.

You can reach them by phone at 519-273-6600 or go to its website.

Police have warned local residents over and over again to lock their vehicles when they're not using them.

But that message still isn't sinking in.

On Friday morning, the Perth County OPP in Mitchell was contacted by four West Perth residents.

Three unlocked vehicles were entered sometime between 10:30pm last Thursday at 7:00am on Friday.

The vehicles were parked at residences on Toronto Street East in Mitchell.

The items stolen included a Dell 15 inch laptop computer, a "Sonim" hard cased cell phone, a leather case containing photographs and an expensive cigar.

Residents are urged to remove valuables from their vehicles and to lock them.

Anyone with information about these thefts is asked to contact the Perth County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Stratford residents who enjoy their beer, wine and liquor should think about stockpiling their reserves.

LCBO workers have a strike deadline for this Friday and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has set up strike headquarters.

One of the major issues in the labour dispute is the pay difference between full and part time LCBO employees.

If the workers do go on strike it would be the first labour disruption at the LCBO in 87 years.