The month of November is upon us, and this month is always a special month in the Meaford Independent office as it is our anniversary, and this year we are celebrating lucky 13.
On November 10, 2009, The Meaford Independent was launched. First as an online only newspaper, and then a few years later we expanded to include our weekly...
Meaford voters elected a new council on Monday, and next month our new council will be inaugurated, and will get to work managing the business of the corporation of the Municipality of Meaford.
When our new council is installed, there will be five familiar faces, and two new faces around the council horseshoe. Newcomers Brandon Forder and Robert Uhrig will...
Monday, October 24, is election day. With election day fast approaching, on Monday afternoon before writing this editorial, I brewed some coffee, and spent two hours re-watching the video archive of the candidate meeting held on October 3, at Meaford United Church.
For this latest viewing, I focused less on what the candidates said, and more on what residents were...
As election day inches closer, candidates hoping to capture a seat at the council horseshoe will be busy working to share their vision with anyone who will listen, but as I was reminded recently, many simply aren't listening, and they don't care to.
For those of us who follow local governance closely, it can be easy to forget that half...
Another Thanksgiving long weekend is upon us, and while I'm not much for holidays or celebrations, Thanksgiving is my favourite of the holidays, and it falls conveniently during my favourite time of year.
Over this long weekend families will gather for feasts, many of which will include the traditional turkey, and all the fixings. It's a time to come together...
Hampered by pandemic restrictions for the past two years, Meaford's Big Fall Weekend has returned.
Throughout the month of September we have enjoyed the many scarecrow displays erected by volunteers for the annual Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival, which will be held on Friday, September 30, followed by the always popular Apple Harvest Craft Show which will return to the...
Four years can certainly fly by, and it might be hard to believe, but with council's four year term nearing its end, another municipal election is on our doorstep.
Though it might feel like just yesterday, four full years have passed since the last Municipal Election Guide issue of our paper was on store shelves.
We are facing another municipal election...
Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I fully enjoy the Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival, and I have for all of the 17 years that I have lived in this municipality. Sometimes, however, we must get real even about things that we love, and our beloved Scarecrow Invasion is an environmental embarrassment for a municipality...
There has never been a time in my life that I have felt moved enough about an issue to protest. Even when an issue might be important to me personally, outrage is an emotion that I simply cannot muster. For me, I just don't feel that there are many things worth the energy of outrage.
From my perspective, our time...
In recent discussions that I've had with some locals about the final roster of candidates in the upcoming municipal election, more than a few have noted the lack of female candidates.
In 2014, seven of the 20 total candidates for the various council positions were women, equivalent to 35 percent.
In 2018, of the 16 candidates who ran for council positions,...
