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...
Stephen Vance, Editor
We might officially be more than a month away from the start of the winter season, but over the past week Mother Nature has made it known – winter starts now.The past week has left no doubt that we have traded in the sounds of lawn mowers and street sweepers for the sounds of snowblowers and plows,...
Stephen Vance, Editor
Meaford's council was once again grappling with the proposed pumped storage facility at Meaford's military base. Like many residents, members of council are also concerned about the proposal and they want to learn more about it in spite of constant accusations from some in the community that council hid the proposal from the public.Some in the community...
Stephen Vance, Editor
As I was getting set up for last week's council meeting, the Deputy Mayor approached the media table and handed me a small container displaying the municipal logo. Inside the container was a red silicone reusable straw. The Deputy Mayor explained that as part of Waste Reduction Week the municipality was giving away the straws at municipal...
Stephen Vance, Editor
Like many Canadians I stayed up well past my bedtime on Monday in order to watch the election results trickle in, and though I was a little groggy when my alarm rang at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, after taking a look at the updated results one thing was clear to me – we still need electoral...
