By Stephen Vance, Editor
Those who don't attend Meaford council meetings missed quite a performance on October 26, when councillors tied themselves in knots trying to undo a proposal that just two weeks ago had the support – albeit narrow – of council.
The issue? Community Grants policy.
The problem? Some members of council were reluctant to turn over administration of the...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
I stopped in to our local bookseller last week in hopes of picking up a copy of the latest Stuart McLean book. After not finding it on the shelves, I asked at the counter and the response I heard, while not surprising, made my heart sink.
I was told that while the book may come in to...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
The initial approval given by the trustees for the Bluewater school board for a plan that would move elementary school grades 4 through 8 to the Georgian Bay Secondary School building, while grades K-3 would be merged and housed at SVE, allowing for the closure of the Meaford Community School, is a reasonable solution to a...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Is anyone else getting tired of this federal election yet? In spite of the 'extended mix' Prime Minister Harper dropped on us this time around, I haven't yet tired of the debates, nor have I found myself exhausted from the media coverage as I had suspected might happen. What I am tired of has surprised even...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
I was just 16 when I volunteered to help out on an election campaign for the first time. From my teen years until my mid 30's I volunteered to help out a campaign in every single federal and provincial election that came along, and a few municipal campaigns as well.
While it's no secret that I lean...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
After taking the hot and hazy month of August off, Meaford's council was back in action on the Meaford Hall stage on Monday. This council is less than three months away from a full year on the job, and while they have for the most part had an impressive year, the year to come is looking...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Labour Day weekend is here, and you can feel the excitement in the air – and not just from parents of kids that will return to school in a few short days.
Meaford is a beehive of activity this weekend with the Meaford International Film Festival, the Fall Fair, the Farmers' Market, the Net Shed, and a...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Meaford Hall's Opera House is now licenced for alcohol consumption, but was it really necessary, and is it really a good idea?
Don't get me wrong, I'm the first to admit I enjoy a good, stiff drink, but in the seats of the opera house? I've been to many plays, movies, and concerts at Meaford Hall, and...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Over the last decade I have often heard from anti-Meaford Hall folks that the building should have been torn down. The more dramatic type of anti-Meaford Hall folks have gone so far as to suggest that the building should be burned to the ground.
So there must have been a momentary rush of excitement followed by a...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
If history is any indication, we have just entered the window of time when Meaford's CAO is likely to say goodbye and head off to greener pastures. To be clear, there are no rumours that our CAO is planning to leave, there have been no rumblings, no whispers, I'm just talking about history – and not...
