Though they have deferred official adoption of their strategic priorities for this term until the full package of 16 top priorities can be adopted at once, a read-through of the 131-page report that contains the project charters for each of the identified priorities makes clear that this council has developed an ambitious plan for their four-year term.
Fifteen priorities are...
As summer gives way to autumn, Meaford's council is back to work after a shorter than traditional summer break, as they eye the completion of the first year of their term as council.
Back in January, I wrote that the newly elected and inaugurated council had a busy year ahead; a busy year it has been, and it isn't over...
The Labour Day long weekend is upon us, and in Meaford that means a busy weekend ahead. With the 166th annual Meaford & St. Vincent Fall Fair taking place at the Fairgrounds, and the 17th annual Meaford International Film Festival being hosted at Meaford Hall, there will be no shortage of things to do in Meaford over the final...
On Thursday of last week, three men brutally assaulted an Owen Sound restaurant owner at his place of business before fleeing. Sharif Rahman, 44, owner of The Curry House, a popular Indian restaurant in downtown Owen Sound, had to be transported to a London hospital where he has been on life support since the attack.
News reports have said that...
It has been a while since a Meaford council has had to hire a new Chief Administrative Officer. Five years in fact, a good run in an era of ever-rotating CAOs in municipalities everywhere. But with Rob Armstrong's sudden departure last week after serving as CAO for the past five years, council is now on the hunt for a...
The Summerfest organizers did it again. The mid-summer festival organized by three downtown businesswomen last year, returned for its second edition on Saturday of the Civic Holiday long weekend, and the large crowds who filled the downtown and waterfront area were a testament to the fact that Summerfest is already a much anticipated summer event in just its second...
Summerfest is returning to downtown Meaford this weekend, on Saturday, August 5. The event was considered by many to be a smashing success after the inaugural Summerfest last year, and I am certain this year's event will build upon last year's success.
Created and driven by a handful of downtown businesswomen, the introduction of Summerfest last year was most welcome...
Two weeks ago, in my 3Rs...Rants, Raves & Rumours column in the print edition of our newspaper, I wrote about resident frustrations about a pedestrian crossing at Parker and Sykes Streets that they feel is dangerous. In spite of an article I wrote a year ago about those concerns, and a pledge from municipal staff at the time to...
Tucked away in the far reaches of this municipality is a little piece of paradise that features a lush green forest, the soothing sound of water rushing along a creek bed, and a bounty of nature that would have kept the likes of John Muir busy for weeks exploring. While this little piece of paradise might make the perfect...
Power, energy, electricity: we've been hearing a lot about it in the news lately as the Province of Ontario moves toward ensuring that this province has enough of it in the years to come.
This week, the provincial government released their Powering Ontario’s Growth plan, which outlines the steps the province is taking in order to meet the ever increasing...
