Stephen Vance, Editor
Small-town retail shops have had it tough for quite a while. First came large shopping malls in nearby cities, then it was the advent of the 'big-box' stores, and most recently the (perhaps) crushing blow to small-town retail has come from online shopping.Many lament the loss of healthy downtown shopping districts in small towns, and some long...
Stephen Vance, Editor
TC Energy held their third community information meeting at the Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre on Thursday, January 23, and if others in the community viewed those meetings through a similar lens as mine, I have to say they failed to impress or convince.Not that TC Energy would really feel the need to connect with and...
Stephen Vance, Editor
I wouldn't blame you if you had grown tired of shovelling snow after last weekend's heavy snowfall. While the amount of snow we received paled in comparison to what our friends in Newfoundland have been dealing with over the past week, it was still a significant amount.On Friday of last week I took note of the various...
Stephen Vance, Editor
'Shoreline erosion' is a term that we can expect to hear and read with significant frequency in the coming months, and possibly years, and at council's first meeting of the new year a comprehensive update was provided by staff, outlining the challenges facing the municipality thanks to high water levels in the bay.If you've spent any time...
Stephen Vance, Staff
The holiday season has come to an end and a new year is underway, and if you were hoping for a peaceful, tranquil start to 2020, you have no doubt been disappointed, at least on the international front.We've all seen the devastating news footage of the wildfires in Australia in the early days of this new year....
Stephen Vance, Editor
As I left the Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre after TC Energy's public meeting last Wednesday I had several thoughts running through my head, the most prominent of which was that the residents of Meaford represented this community well at that meeting.In spite of some nasty winter weather, Meaford residents arrived in droves, quickly filling the...
Stephen Vance, Editor
We are nearly halfway through this month of December, and before we know it the calendar will turn from 2019 to 2020.
In recent days I have noticed an uptick in the energy and pace of those around me, with many busily preparing for the coming holiday season. With gifts to buy and recipes to source and test,...
Stephen Vance, Editor
Next week TC Energy will hold a public meeting at the Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre (Wednesday, December 11, 5:30 p.m.), and like many others in the community, there is much that I am hoping to learn from that meeting.TC Energy's proposed pumped storage facility has caused quite a stir in the community, and rightly so....
Stephen Vance, Editor
Two full days in the council chamber sitting through presentations followed by questions followed by more presentations and more questions might not seem like much fun, and it isn't, but it was time very well spent.The idea for the new format for council budget discussions was that of Councillor Tony Bell, who had become frustrated with the...
Stephen Vance, Editor
Councillor Harley Greenfield told council on Monday that while he acknowledges that our planet's climate is changing, he objects to the suggestion that there is any sort of crisis or emergency. And further, he suggested that we Canadians share none of the blame, and therefore we aren't responsible for cleaning up the mess.“I'm going to put on...
