The end of October is here, and for many that means it is time for Halloween. This year has seemed to move along quickly, for me at least, and it is hard to believe that Halloween is already upon us, leaving just two months before the calendar will flip to 2026.
On Friday evening doorbells will ring and costumed children...
Autumn is a busy time of year for many as we shift away from the warm summer months, while preparing for the chilly winter months to come.
Autumn is a time for raking leaves and putting outdoor furniture away; it is a time for swapping summer tires for snow tires, and for hauling the warm winter gear out of storage...
For many in this community, the recent news that the Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) has submitted a business case to the Ministry of Education for a new school in Meaford will be a cause for an emphatic 'we told you so', as from the moment Meaford's $29.6 million dollar 'super school' opened in 2021, combining students from two...
After a hugely successful and highly attended Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival, along with the ever popular Apple Harvest Craft Show last weekend, we are now heading into the Thanksgiving long weekend. Though last week was unseasonably warm and free of rain, as I write this column in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the temperature has dropped significantly,...
October has arrived, autumn is in full swing, the leaves are beginning to change colour, and this weekend Meaford's Big Fall Weekend arrives, which means it is time for the ever popular Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival along with the Apple Harvest Craft Show.
Over the past few weeks you have no doubt noticed the numerous scarecrow displays married with...
After being presented with two options for filling the council seat left vacant after three-term councillor Steve Bartley's recent departure, Meaford council has opted to appoint a replacement rather than hold a by-election, a wise choice given the timing.
With the next municipal election a little over a year away, council's decision to appoint someone to fill Bartley's vacant seat...
Words and ideas, no matter how repulsive we might find them to be, are never an excuse for violence.
If you have spent even just a little time reading or viewing the news over the past week, you have certainly seen many reports about the public assassination of American conservative activist and influencer Charlie Kirk last week, while he was...
Meaford councillors returned to the council chamber on Monday for their first meeting after their annual August break.
Council's last meeting before their summer break was held on July 21. During that meeting council received some good news regarding the costly future expansion of the municipal wastewater treatment plant, which could be delayed by several years thanks to sewer relining...
In Meaford, with the arrival of the month of September comes the invasion of scarecrows as the organizers of the Scarecrow Invasion & Family festival decorate the community in advance of the big event, which arrives this year on Friday, October 3.
As I write this column on Tuesday morning, a team of volunteers is preparing to start decorating the...
With the Labour Day long weekend now upon us, we are in the midst of summer's last gasp, and in just a few weeks autumn will arrive.
This weekend parents will be busy double- and triple-checking their lists in order to ensure that their children are prepared for the first day of the new school year. There will no doubt...
Grey Bruce Public Health has been in the news over the past couple of weeks, and not just locally. The upheaval, which from the outside has appeared to be chaotic, not to mention confusing, began a couple of weeks ago when we learned that all seven of the municipal representatives on the board had been removed after receiving letters...
With council being on their annual summer break for the month of August, it occurred to me that, at this time next year, some of our current members of council along with (hopefully) a full roster of new candidates will be well into their campaigning for a seat at the council chamber after voters cast their ballots on October...
This summer season is certainly passing by quickly, but then summers tend to do that. We are already through the first week of August, which means that in just a few weeks the Labour Day long weekend will be upon us, marking the unofficial end to summer fun, as just a few weeks after Labour Day, autumn arrives.
Thus far,...
With the many hot and steamy days that we've experienced over the past few weeks, summer is definitely in full swing, and with the Civic Holiday long weekend upon us, it is time for another Summerfest.
For the fourth year in a row, Summerfest returns to downtown Meaford from August 1-3. The first three Summerfest events brought Meaford's downtown core...
