Monday, May 23, 2022

Stephen Vance, Editor

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Editorial

Library Board’s Unconventional Appointment Raises Eyebrows

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Like others, I was taken by surprise with the news of the Meaford Library Board's decision to appoint municipal CAO Rob Armstrong as CEO...
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Council’s Paid Parking Project Has Seen One Reversal After Another

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It would not be unfair to suggest that Council's paid parking pilot project has been a muddled mess since its very inception, and this...
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It Feels Like The World Has Gone Crazy

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If you've been feeling like the entire world has gone crazy, you are not alone. Protests on Parliament Hill, a potential war brewing on the...
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Statutory Public Budget Meeting Sees No Engagement From Ratepayers

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The annual statutory public budget meeting is an opportunity for ratepayers to learn about the coming year's municipal budget and to offer their input...
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Is it Really Almost Over?

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With the first month of 2022 nearly finished, our pandemic life continues, but if the recent announcement by the Province holds true, by the...
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2022 Municipal Budget an Achievement Given the Circumstances

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Budget time is a time of heightened anxiety for those who serve on municipal councils. No matter what a council does there are going...
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Tensions Are Rising…Have We Reached Our Breaking Point?

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The outdoor temperature might have plummeted over the past week, but tensions among most everyone certainly seem to be rising. I have noticed it...
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Welcome to 2022 and a Bit of Déjà Vu

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Welcome to 2022, a year that we are kicking off with a step backward. Like many parts of the world, Ontario has been grappling...
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It’s Time For a Break

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It has been a long year, a long two years in fact, and with 2021 winding down, it is time for this scribe, and...
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Words Matter…

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Words are important. The words we choose to use, how we choose to use them, and the context in which we choose to use...
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Council Expands Paid Parking Program, But is it Worth it?

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From time to time, while taking in a council meeting from my spot at the media table I am reminded of just how frustrating...
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Santa is on the Way…

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I don't know anyone that has anything overwhelmingly positive to say about the experience of the past two years, and I think it is...
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