The first long weekend of the warmer months is upon us: the Victoria Day weekend, the May two-four weekend, whatever you call it, this long weekend is the gateway to summertime fun in these parts.
After what can often be long, cold winters, though certainly not this past winter, we Ontarians are eager to get outdoors and embrace the warm...
As the spring air temperatures continue to rise, leading us into the summer months, so will the speeds on our local roads and highways in what has become somewhat of a summer tradition: speeders and stunt drivers invade our roads each summer.
Motorists drive beyond the speed limit year-round of course, but the winter months, often featuring slippery ice-covered roads,...
The citizen members of the newly created Pumped Storage Advisory have been selected, and will soon get to work.
A total of 24 applicants were interviewed over three sessions on March 27, April 3, and April 4, and the interview panel's recommendations were presented to council during a closed session held on April 15. The appointments were approved in a...
Around this time last year, I wrote about my concerns with artificial intelligence (AI), and in the dozen months that have followed, my concerns have only grown.
As I expressed a year ago, I have real concerns about whether we will know what to believe in the future, whether we will know what is real and what is not, as...
When spring arrives, I begin thinking of the coming farmers' market season. Our local farmers work hard year-round, but their busiest times are of course in the spring and autumn, and at this time of year they are busy planting and preparing for the season to come. Before long, they will have freshly grown vegetables, fruits, and proteins available...
The winter snow is gone, and much of the sand and grit has been swept away. With Earth Week approaching it is time to give this community a spring cleaning.
No matter your views on environmental issues, I think one thing we can all agree on is that a cleaner community is a better place to live than a trashy...
Later this month (April 18), this community will host its first ever volunteer recruitment fair, and as the date has been approaching, I have been reflecting upon the value of volunteering to communities, as well as to those who do the volunteering.
When I first moved to Meaford in the autumn of 2005, the following spring I began volunteering with...
The report presented to council on Monday by Principles Integrity, which provides this municipality with Integrity Commissioner services, was a reminder it is an important tool not only for residents who might have a concern about the conduct of a member of council, or council as a whole, but also for members of council themselves who can seek advice...
Tuesday, March 19 marked the first day of spring. While we have had a very spring-like winter season with long stretches of balmy (for the time of year) temperatures and little in the way of snowfall, when I awoke on Tuesday morning, the first day of spring, the ground was covered in a thin layer of snow that had...
Each year around this time, the municipality releases a report which shares with the public the remuneration received by our members of council. In spite of the suggestion by some that our members of council should 'cut their pay' in order to reduce taxes, the reality is that you could completely wipe out all council remuneration, and you wouldn't...
