By Stephen Vance, Editor
Back in December I raised some concerns about the proposed revisions to the Procedural Bylaw which outlined how Meaford council meetings would be conducted for the coming term.
My feeling was that overall the document was a very good one that was filled with some positive changes, however my concerns at the time focused on the new...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
The proposed 2011 municipal budget will be presented to the public at a special meeting on Wednesday March 9 at 7 pm at Woodford Hall.
After experiencing multiple years of budget deficits, the municipality has been working to dig itself out from beneath the crippling effects of carrying that financial burden.
A 'five-year plan' was developed that would...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
My poor computer was practically smoking today with the sudden burst of email that arrived after an article in the Sun Times informed readers that the municipality has backed off on its pledge to name the anonymous blogger who authored a website that was highly critical of Meaford Mayor Francis Richardson and some members of staff...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
The Municipality of Meaford has moved into the social media age with the launching of their own Facebook page two weeks ago.
In addition to the municipal Facebook page, Meaford Hall, the Meaford Museum, and the Meaford Public Library have all created pages on the popular social networking site.
Initially popular for personal social networking, sites like Facebook...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Ah Mother Nature. She is unpredictably moody, seems to have difficulty making up her mind, and can at times be more of a tease than... well... let's just leave it at that.
This past week in Meaford as the temperatures began to increase, and the snow slowly melted away, I found myself waking each morning excited about...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Something happened at Meaford Hall on Tuesday evening that doesn't happen often enough in our community. Members of council, municipal staff, the Chamber of Commerce, and the community itself gathered to celebrate a significant achievement.
On Thursday of last week the Municipality of Meaford was presented with an award from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO)....
By Stephen Vance, Editor
As the 2011 budget inches closer to completion there will be increased pressure on members of council to find areas to slash costs in order to have a tax increase that is as low as possible, or even better many would suggest, to have no increase in taxes at all.
In recent weeks I have myself received...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
A lot goes on behind the scenes in order for the water to flow from your tap as you fill your kettle for your morning coffee. And in a post-Walkerton world, provincial legislation is making every attempt to ensure that the water that goes into that kettle is as safe as possible. But that safety which...
By Kaisha Thompson, TMI Columnist
This past weekend MP Larry Miller put forward a solution to the ever growing coyote problem, he stated that: “What the MNR needs to do when it comes to unregistered guns and what have you, they’ve got to start turning their heads the same way as they do with commercial fishermen that break the law.”...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
It has been a heck of a year in Meaford!
With so much going on throughout the year in our little corner of the planet, it can be easy to forget that there is a world beyond our own problems. It can also be easy to forget that in the grand scheme, what we see as problems,...
