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Are Meaford Residents Suffering From Burn-Out – or Apathy?

Stephen Vance, Editor - June 7, 2010

By Stephen Vance, Editor It was somewhat shocking to see such a sparse crowd at the public input session for the current municipal branding initiative...

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Council Logic Can Be Difficult to Follow

Stephen Vance, Editor - May 31, 2010

By Stephen Vance, Editor There are times when I sit in the Meaford council chamber that all I can do is bite my tongue and...

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Meaford to Get Branded

Stephen Vance, Editor - May 19, 2010

By Stephen Vance, Editor Meaford is about to embark on a “branding exercise”. There is no cause for alarm (or excitement depending on your perspective), I...

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Is P3 Funding Really The Way to Go?

Stephen Vance, Editor - May 14, 2010

By Stephen Vance, Editor It was with some amount of concern that I listened to Meaford CAO Frank Miele pitch the concept of P3 Funding...

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The Truth a Bitter Pill to Swallow

Kaisha Thompson - May 11, 2010

By Kaisha Thompson, Contributing Columnist There are always two sides to every story but when it comes to Ontario drug reform the only side we’re...

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Where’s The Beef?

Stephen Vance, Editor - May 10, 2010

By Stephen Vance, Editor Meaford CAO Frank Miele released the municipal 1st Quarter report today. The report is included in the agenda for the Monday...

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Legal Action No Day At The Beach

Stephen Vance, Editor - April 19, 2010

By Stephen Vance, Editor It is never a good thing when a municipality sues their own residents and taxpayers. The ongoing legal battle between the Municipality...

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Liberal Government Sacrifices Rural Ontario Yet Again

Guest Contributor - April 17, 2010

By Bill Murdoch, MPP You may have already heard the news that the McGuinty Liberals have proposed major funding cuts to community pharmacies in their...

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Let’s Get Some Young Guns On Council

Stephen Vance, Editor - March 31, 2010

By Stephen Vance, Editor With slightly less than seven months until the municipal election, just one candidate has formally declared that their name will be...

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That’s Premier Bognor Bill to you…

Guest Contributor - March 24, 2010

By Shane Jolley, Guest Columnist For a while I thought I could resist weighing in on last week’s hoopla over Bill Murdoch’s desire to give...