In an era where finding agreement can be a challenge at the best of times, I think we can all agree that the past two years have been expensive. We have all felt the pain of high inflation rates that came on the heels of the pandemic.
With the monthly inflation rate reaching eight percent at times, the costs of...
No matter where you are in this municipality over the coming weekend you are bound to see an abundance of red and white as the Municipality of Meaford joins the rest of this nation to celebrate Canada Day.
From urban Meaford, to Bognor and Annan, there will be no shortage of fun to be found, no matter your interests.
In this...
According to Statistics Canada, last week Canada's population surpassed 40 million people, a milestone you might not have realized we were on the verge of reaching.
Statistics Canada's 'population clock' uses modelling to estimate Canada's population in real time. The counter hit the 40 million mark on Friday afternoon, June 16.
At just 156 years, Canada is a young nation, a...
The next phase of shoreline rehabilitation along Bayfield Street is to be undertaken this coming September after council approved the award of tender to local company Naturally Green Landscaping Ltd., at Monday's council meeting.
Though the water level in the bay has dropped over the past two years, lessening the risk of damage to our shoreline on extremely windy days,...
After being elected in October of last year, the seven members of Meaford's council established their priorities for this four-year term, and topping their list is short-term rentals, an issue that this and the previous council have heard complaints about from a handful of residents over the past few years.
This month, council got the ball rolling, and they have...
In the wake of a major structure fire on Thursday evening that saw a local auto repair shop destroyed, and caused concern for the potential for contamination of our municipal water system, this community, from first responders, to municipal staff, to local business owners and residents have responded in a fabulous way.
Meaford's fire department, along with neighbouring departments that...
With the Victoria Day long weekend, often referred to as the 'unofficial start of summer', now behind us, Meaford is open for summer.
Memorial Park is now open to campers, and the marina has filled up with boats ready for another season. Last week we saw outdoor patios returning to restaurant row on Sykes Street. Those patios have become popular...
When I was a child in the 1970s, on a hot summer day I would roller skate to the local swimming pool with my beach towel draped around my neck. Once at the pool I would pay the quarter, or whatever the minimal cost was, and I would enjoy some time splashing, swimming, and cooling off. Most of us...
Over the course of two sessions held on Monday and Tuesday of this week, members of council heard from nearly 30 local organizations hoping to secure funding from the municipal Community Well-being Bursary Program, which has replaced the previous community grant program. The annual funding for this program is $40,000, while the 29 applications submitted seek some $83,350 in...
Though it has felt slow in coming, we have arrived at the month of May. The damp and chilly April we have experienced is shifting to what many of us hope will be warmer and sunnier weather, and one of the things I get excited about as May moves toward June, is the start of a new farmers' market...
