By Stephen Vance, Editor
Councillor Lynda Stephens announced a notice of motion at the February 18 meeting of council. Stephens suggested that Meaford should consider changing its name to Georgian Highlands, and she would like to see the question of whether to rename the municipality on the ballot for the October 27 municipal election.
The motion should be on the agenda...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Meaford's senior staff has reviewed and analyzed the proposal submitted by the Owen Sound Police Service, and they have presented a report to council with their conclusions.
After reading the report, it is clear that senior staff is in favour of abandoning the OPP in favour of the Owen Sound Police Service, and they estimate that hundreds...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
I can't imagine that it has been much fun to be a Meaford snowplow driver over the last few weeks. As all of us are painfully aware, January was one heck of a month on the snow front. By the end of the month our area had already received more snow than a typical full winter...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Meaford council has an important decision to make about policing in the coming weeks, and it is encouraging to see that they aren't going to make any decision without consulting the public first.
Municipal staff is expected to submit a report to council at their February 10 meeting which will offer an assessment of the proposal put...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
It's no secret that I'm not a hockey guy. In spite of having been born in small town Ontario where hockey is king, in spite of the high profile the NHL has in this country, it just doesn't grab me the way hockey does for so many others. I couldn't tell you the difference between a...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
I don't envy Meaford's council and senior staff as they begin to process, analyze, and compare the proposal submitted by the Owen Sound Police Service for assuming policing service in the municipality to the service that the OPP has provided for more than a dozen years.
At first glance, it is apparent that some money can be...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
The words “Museum Curator Resigns” seem straightforward enough, but for those unfamiliar with Meaford's museum, or the curator who has dedicated 20 years of her life to a job that she clearly loves, may not realize the many questions that crop up as a result of the resignation.
It would be easy to explain such a sudden...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
With 2013 in the history books, and 2014 in its infancy, we've taken a look at where we've been over the last three years, and where we are heading in the coming year.
In the middle of December, we sent five questions to each member of Council seeking their thoughts about the successes and failures of this...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Hello Santa, it has become a bit of a tradition for me to send along a letter during the holiday season each year with my wish list for my community of Meaford.
I hope all is well up in the North Pole, and that Mrs. Claus and those reindeer are doing fine.
I have to say, Santa, that...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
If I was a member of Meaford's council, I would be scratching my head with confusion at the moment, and I would bet that those councillors who are paying attention are confused indeed.
The source of the confusion?
It occurred to me recently that many of the same people who argue that Meaford should be making cuts...
