Saturday, June 3, 2023

Councillor's Corner

By Meaford Mayor, Barb Clumpus Dear Residents: Coming out of the October 2014 Municipal election campaign, there were many expectations of your new Council. I’d like to take this opportunity to let you know how we have responded to those expectations. One priority was to communicate more effectively and more frequently, and to make it easier for you to find out about things going on in our community. A second priority was to take a good hard look at how we are...
By Councillor Jaden Calvert As you are probably aware, I put forward a motion at the council meeting on March 2nd, which was carried, for staff to be directed to research the Blue Dot project and to help craft a declaration for the Municipality of Meaford recognizing people’s right to live in a healthy environment. The Blue Dot project is a growing national grassroots initiative based on the idea that everyone in Canada deserves the right to enjoy fresh air, clean...

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