By Stephen Vance, Editor
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I had no idea what to expect two years ago when, on an unseasonably warm day in mid-November of 2009, I made the last few clicks that officially launched The Meaford Independent website.
This week as we at The Meaford Independent celebrate our second anniversary, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to...
By Susanne Wussow, Publisher
To our readers,
We're celebrating our second year of publishing independent news, commentary and letters - no Big Brother telling us what to write, print or say. It's just Indie and us, holding up a mirror to Meaford and reflecting the activities, goings-on, and community news in a clear and forthright way.
And we'd like to thank you, our readers, for reading the Independent, supporting...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
The more I think about it, the more I think that Meaford Mayor Francis Richardson might be right.
When asked during a recent public budget presentation meeting at Meaford Hall if he was disappointed with the low public turnout for such an important meeting, the Mayor said he wasn't disappointed at all, and in fact the Mayor...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
We've been very concerned at The Meaford Independent about a comment made by Councillor Deborah Young at the October 24 meeting of council. Concerned because we care.
At that meeting, Councillor Young stated that false information had been given to the public about the proposed waste-to-energy facility that was being considered by council.
Councillor Young did not provide...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
I received an email late last week from a reader who had plenty of nasty things to say about our members of council and our CAO.As you can imagine, I get plenty of these messages from Meaford residents who are angry about everything from stray cats, to pot-holes, to concerns about municipal expenditures.
This particular email was...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
I can't say that I was overly surprised as I watched Meaford's council decide to do away with a bylaw that has been on the books since 2007 which requires the municipality to appoint an integrity commissioner to investigate complaints lodged against members of council.
After all, we haven't had an integrity commissioner in more than three...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
The beach bags have been traded in for backpacks as the children head back to school this week after a summer filled with fun and freedom.
This is a week that is always filled with mixed emotions for both parents and students.
While some students will be less than thrilled to shift from leisurely days of skateboarding or...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
We've taken some heat recently at The Meaford Independent for our series of articles profiling municipal employees.
“What's with the apologist crap in The Independent?” one reader wrote in a message in reference to a profile of Meaford Treasurer David Kennedy.
Some others have written to inform us that our municipal staff are nothing but a bunch of...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
They promised a Canada Day bash to remember, and the collection of community groups who worked tirelessly to put it all together certainly delivered.
Residents and tourists gathered in large numbers in the heart of urban Meaford from the moment that the pancakes hit the grill early in the morning, until the last firework exploded over the...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
As frustrating and unnecessary as it may seem, we really do have to question everything we see and hear. It shouldn't have to be that way, but it is.
When I was much younger I accepted that most people are honest, and I didn't spend a whole lot of time questioning information that was presented to me....
