Summer is winding down. The evenings are beginning to cool, and the leaves on the trees will soon begin to turn colour. School kids will return to the classroom to embark on another year of learning, and shorts and sandals will soon be replaced by scarves and mitts. While there are still a few weeks of summer left officially,...
Nobody likes potholes. Not only can they ruin an otherwise pleasant drive, they can damage your vehicle, and bring frustration to a perfectly good day. Potholes just aren't fun, and motorists understandably loathe them.
Over the summer I have seen many Meaford residents complain on social media about the state of some of the roads in this municipality. While those...
As summers tend to do, this summer has flown by quickly. We are now in the middle of August, and in just a few weeks summer vacations will come to an end, and students will return to the classroom. Parents' schedules will shift from days at the beach or the park to making lunches and ensuring homework gets completed....
One of my faults, a fault that has frequently brought me frustration, is that I have a knack for stripping away the fun in life in favour of focusing on the serious.
I can't count the number of times I have been in a conversation about a fun, feel-good news story that I have quickly deflated by saying something along...
If you have been on local social media pages in recent months, you are no doubt aware of the spike in property crimes that has been experienced in the Municipality of Meaford, particularly since the summer weather arrived.
Among the most reported items stolen from residential properties in recent months have been bicycles, along with tools, sports equipment, and even...
Summer is in full swing. The air is warm, the sun has been shining, and everywhere I look I see folks enjoying the summer weather. From hikers I meet on the Georgian Trail, to the sail boats out on the bay, to the blissful aroma of a neighbour's backyard barbeque, many are taking full advantage of all that summertime...
As they do each year, Meaford's council will take the month of August as their summer break.
The summer break is a time for council to get some down time to recharge and refresh, and for staff, many of whom take vacation time in the summer months anyway, to have a few weeks free from preparing reports for council meetings,...
As someone who has been a municipal governance nerd for 35 years, I am accustomed to empty council chamber galleries, even for important meetings like budget presentations. I get it, municipal governance isn't for everyone: it isn't sexy, it often isn't exciting, but it certainly is important, and can impact us all.
Every now and then, typically due to a...
A friend of mine who lives in one of Ontario's larger cities asked me over the weekend about small town living: what I like, what I don't like, and what I would change if I could. He also asked if I ever miss living in a larger city.
My friend has been toying with the idea of escaping big city...
Another Canada Day long weekend is upon us, and for me, aside from a fabulous excuse for some summer celebration fun, this holiday is also a time to reflect upon the good fortune I have received in life simply by being able to call Canada home.
I could just as easily have been born and raised elsewhere, in a less...
