By Stephen Vance, Editor
Her party weathered a storm of scandals and suspected scandals for months, they endured the shadow of a less than beloved former Premier, and yet in a somewhat stunning turn of events, Kathleen Wynne becomes Ontario's first elected female Premier, and her Liberal party will form a majority government, ending a tumultuous period of minority government...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
As with the last municipal election, we've had several readers contacting us seeking thoughts and advice on who they should vote for in the upcoming election, or wondering if we will be publishing a list of candidates that we endorse.
We've had similar questions with regard to the upcoming June 12 provincial election.There is a long tradition...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
I'm having a difficult time rounding up any enthusiasm for the upcoming provincial election, which is odd for me as I have always been somewhat of a political junkie.
I felt much the same the last time we were heading to the polls to elect our provincial government in 2011. A boring election campaign, with a lack...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Five years ago the first Earth Day clean-up at Meaford's Memorial Park attracted a small handful of volunteers who tromped through the park on a chilly Sunday in April gathering up every piece of trash and dog droppings they could find.
For the most part, the volunteers who participated in the first two years are the same...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
A criticism I hear regularly, and with increasing frequency about Meaford is that it has become a NIMBY community.
Wind turbines? Not in my back yard. Waste to energy incinerator? Not in my back yard. Cell tower placement? Not in my back yard.
Whether Meaford is deserving of the NIMBY moniker I'm not so certain, however Meaford residents...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
The recent changes to the rules regarding medical marijuana in Canada are a bit of a mixed bag from a patient perspective. Where previously patients were permitted to grow their own medicine, under the new scheme patients must destroy their plants and begin purchasing their medication from large-scale, government-regulated producers. That change, if it holds –...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
I'm not much for ‘Hallmark holidays’, or for special interest created events that tell us what we should be doing, and when we should be doing it.
From my perspective, if you love your gal, you don't need Valentine's Day to be the day to show it – one would hope that would be expressed throughout the...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
The last week has provided many hopeful signs that we are finally escaping the cold grip of winter, and we're heading into warmer temperatures, and soon perhaps, a blossom or two will appear.
Spring. A time of renewal, rebirth, and new life all around us.
It isn't just the natural world around us that is humming with...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
What Meaford's council did in response to a plea from residents to establish a policy for the placement of microwave cell towers, and to make attempts to delay a proposed tower in a residential neighbourhood if at all possible, was astonishing – in a good way.
After listening to three representative speakers who all spoke to concerns...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Something has been bothering me about the Owen Sound Police Services proposal for assuming policing duties in the Municipality of Meaford, and it has nothing to do with the quality of service or the proposed costs and potential cost savings identified by staff.
What's been bothering me about this whole issue comes down to human nature.
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