Editorial

When Meaford's council was presented with the first draft of the 2025 municipal budgets, they had anticipated holding three full days of discussions before establishing a final budget that could be approved during council's December 9 meeting. It hasn't worked out that way of course, and though it might be four months later than they had planned, council is...

For those who oppose TC Energy's controversial hydro-electric pumped storage proposal, it can be uncomfortable, if not infuriating, to see council discussing future negotiations for community benefits, among other considerations, should the project ultimately move forward. It is important however, even when faced with what has been an unpopular proposal for many, for council to prepare as best as...

Over the weekend I was having an online chat with a long-time friend, who shared with me that they are feeling like 'the world is going a little crazy', and I must admit it can certainly feel that way. My friend said that all of the at times chaotic news over the past few months has raised their anxiety, and...

It is now the end of February, and I for one am done with winter. I will be happy to feel the air warm, and see the snow melt, leading to budding trees and greening grass in the weeks to come. The month of March is nearly upon us, the gateway to springtime, the lone month standing between winter storms...

We are a week away from a provincial election, an election that we weren't expecting until June of next year, however Premier Doug Ford opted to call an early election for the end of what has been a stormy February. While many of us would have been quite happy to have left the next provincial election until next year, here...

Centreville Beach is a lovely, tranquil spot that many of us have enjoyed from time to time over the years. The small beach area is perfect to enjoy with a morning coffee, or on a hot summer afternoon with the kids. For many years most of us assumed that the property was owned by the municipality as there was...

Over the past few weeks we have all been bombarded with news story after news story focused on newly inaugurated President Donald Trump and his threats to impose hefty tariffs on Canadian goods.  Because apparently Canada is a bad neighbour which takes advantage of the mighty USA. All I can say is poppycock. I must give credit to President Trump,...

Meaford's council will be busy as we head into February. With a second attempt to develop a municipal budget for 2025 now underway, councillors will be busy scouring the new budget documents in hopes of finding opportunities for cost savings in order to shape a budget that will both meet the needs of the municipality and the pocketbooks of...

Like many, I was somewhat surprised upon hearing the news of the bold and brazen theft from Meaford's LCBO outlet earlier this month. The fact that someone can walk into a tiny small town liquor store and walk out with $1,000 worth of product without paying for it, nor meeting any resistance, is shocking indeed, though not exactly uncommon in...

As I have written a time or two over the years, few things make me happier than seeing residents engage in the process of municipal governance, and that is exactly what we saw at Monday's council meeting, as residents attended council to make presentations and to participate in the public question portion of the meeting. The focus of concern...