Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Stephen Vance, Editor

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Cuts to Capital Budgets a Double-Edged Sword For Council

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Last week I shared some of my thoughts on Council's first day of budget deliberations for 2021, which focused on the operating budgets. This...
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Some Random Thoughts on Council’s First Day of Budget Deliberations

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Stephen Vance, Editor Meaford's Council certainly has a challenge ahead of it. With a bare-bones draft budget featuring no frills or enhancements calling for an...
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COVID-19 Has Ripped the Heart & Soul From Our Daily Lives

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Stephen Vance, Editor As I sat at the back of the opera house at Meaford Hall prior to Monday's council meeting, the theatre was all...
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Confidence in the Vote is Everything

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Stephen Vance, Editor A decade ago I was fully supportive of what I saw as a natural progression to online voting. At the time I...
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Draft Budget Calls For 8.7% Increase in 2021, Is it Time to Get Real About Bag Tags?

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Stephen Vance, Editor Municipal budget season is now in full swing with the tabling of the draft budgets for 2021 at Council's October 19 meeting....
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The Pandemic Has Been All Consuming, So it Can be Easy to Forget That We Are Faring Well in Grey Bruce

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Stephen Vance, Editor For the past seven months our daily lives have all but been consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has impacted our economy,...
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In Spite of the Virus, We Have Much For Which to be Thankful

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Stephen Vance, Editor 2020 has been a year like no other we have experienced. The COVID-19 pandemic that has consumed our daily lives has been...
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COVID-19 Cases Are Spiking, Now is Not the Time to Let Down Our Guard

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Stephen Vance, Editor With COVID-19 cases spiking across the province, it would appear that the long predicted second wave is now upon us. Here in...
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Brace Yourself For Budget Season, it Could be Ugly

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Stephen Vance, Editor This year's municipal budget season is likely to be like most everything else in 2020 – it will be ugly, a little...
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Council Makes the Best of a Bad Situation With Arena Decision

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Stephen Vance, Editor Though four options were presented to Council regarding the operation of the Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre and arena, none of...
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Patience and Understanding Will be Needed as Our Kids Return to School

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Stephen Vance, Editor The return to school in 2020 is like nothing students, parents, or teachers have seen before, and understandably anxiety levels are running...
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Return of In-Person Council Meetings Another (Small) Step Toward Normalcy

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Stephen Vance, Editor At the start of April, with the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, gatherings were limited to just five people, making it impossible...
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