By Stephen Vance, Editor
Welcome to the Monday morning after the deadline for candidates to file their nomination forms to run in the upcoming municipal election.
For a while it looked as though Meaford was heading toward an acclimation festival come October 25, but in the final few days before the deadline a flurry of activity took place at the municipal...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
It is true that in recent columns I have spent a lot of time expressing frustration - or perhaps it is fear – that we have a serious problem in this community when we have no candidates for the upcoming municipal election. I have though, perhaps stumbled upon a contributing factor to this lack of candidates.
A...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
And The Race is On! ...Sort of
Meaford voters will actually get to vote in the upcoming municipal election, but don't get overly excited just yet.
In the past week we gained a candidate in the run for council when local real estate agent Mike Poetker filed his papers with the clerk, formally declaring his candidacy.
While that would...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
I had hoped that by this stage of the summer there would be plenty to write about - and debate about - with regard to the upcoming municipal election. So far though, the only thing that can be said about the municipal election is that there is nothing to say.
On June 28th I asked the question...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Judging by many of the letters to the editor, and the latest poll run on TMI, it would appear that there are many folks who are unhappy with the changes the municipality has made to the collection of residential trash and recyclables.
It is no secret that I have been hugely supportive of both the implementation of...
By Kaisha Thompson, TMI Columnist
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Oka Crisis, the land dispute between the Mohawk community of Kanesatake and Oka residents. The standoff began July 11th, 1990 lasting until September 26th, 1990.
The dispute began when Oka, the nearby town wanted to expand their golf course (from 9 holes to 18 holes) and add residential...
By Stephen Vance, Editor
Don and Kathy Evanson want to start up a hot dog vending cart business in downtown Meaford. That fact shouldn't really be a news story, but it is going to be.
Why?
Well, we live in a society that at times seems hell-bent on drowning itself in rules and regulations most often in an effort to protect what...
By Kaisha Thompson, TMI Columnist
What has this country come to? How has this happened? When will this lunacy stop? These have been the thoughts on my mind and no doubt many others after watching the madness of the G20 in Toronto then again on Canada Day.
Canada, our home and native land, is the victim of police cruisers being firebombed,...
Staff
From Everyone at The Meaford Independent, we wish you the best on this Canada Day.
Stephen Vance- Editor
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Education Columnist
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Nature Coumnist
By Stephen Vance, Editor
June is nearly gone, which means that the municipal election is a mere 120 days away. You would think that by now we would at least have some Mayoral candidates to consider.
Prime campaign season is upon us. With the Canada Day weekend fast approaching, what better time for Mayoral hopefuls to be out on the campaign...
