By Stephen Vance, Editor
With all that is taking place in the world around us, it is quite easy to feel thankful as we head into this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. As we soak up the few remaining snow-less days while bracing ourselves for the shovelling and the subsequent sore backs that the coming winter will bring, it is a good...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
They've already been knocking on doors, hammering in signs, stepping up on Soap Boxes, and next week, they will be participating in public meetings and debates. Election season is in full swing, and in just two weeks, the 10 day voting period begins, so the candidates in this year's municipal election want you to know their...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
There will be new faces on Meaford's council after the October 27 municipal election. How many new faces has yet to be seen, but we certainly have plenty of choice in this election.
With a total of 20 candidates – five running for Mayor, two hoping to secure the Deputy Mayor's chair, and 13 candidates seeking the...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Residents of Meaford are concerned about the potential health effects posed by a proposed cell tower to be located somewhere within the urban area of the Municipality of Meaford.
I fully respect the rights of citizens to express concern, to protest, and to lobby government. I am well read, and well-travelled enough to be able to acknowledge...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Election campaigns can often become very serious affairs. Serious issues, serious debates, serious competition.
While some aspects of an election campaign should rightly be serious, The Meaford Independent wants to inject some fun into this year's municipal election, and we will start that fun this Saturday outside our Sykes Street office when we introduce our election Soap...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Caught between a rock and a hard place. A Catch-22. A no-win situation. No matter how you describe it, the conundrum Meaford's council finds itself in, faced with a decision about a compromise location for a proposed cell tower and having to weigh the concerns of residents against the realities of modern technology, can't be fun.
For...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
It still seems strange to me that in our neck of the woods, the annual Fall Fair is a sign that the kids are about to return to school.
In spite of my thinking it somewhat strange, after 40 something years I've embraced having a Fall Fair in August, and it has become a favourite time of...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
As of this morning, The Meaford Independent has received replies from eight of the 17 candidates that have as of this week announced their intention to seek a seat on Meaford's council.
We may still see some more candidates with the nomination deadline just a few weeks away, in fact, while writing this column, I received an...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
It isn't often these days that I become distracted by international news. Typically I live and breathe local issues and events, and though I keep informed about what is going on in the rest of the world via podcasts, some favourite magazines and news websites, that information gathering is reserved for my spare time.
Every now and...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
It's been more than five years since I've had an actual week of vacation time – you know, time away from work, email, the phone. It's been even longer since I've had more than a week off, and longer still since I've actually gone away for a vacation.
And while that isn't going to change this...
