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With the 2026 Budget Adopted, Council Can Return Focus to the Many Issues Facing This Municipality

Stephen Vance, Editor - February 12, 2026 0

Shaping and approving the annual operating and capital budgets is one of the most important tasks undertaken by a municipal council each year, and...

Diyet & The Love Soldiers: An Evening of Indigenous Storytelling, Song, and Northern Soul

Staff - February 12, 20260

Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre will present Diyet & The Love Soldiers, an evocative musical trio whose sound blends alternative country, folk, roots, and traditional music, creating melodies and stories deeply rooted in Diyet’s Indigenous worldview and northern life. Born in a tent and raised in a cabin on the shores of a glacial lake in the Kluane region...

With the 2026 Budget Adopted, Council Can Return Focus to the Many Issues Facing This Municipality

Stephen Vance, Editor - February 12, 20260

Shaping and approving the annual operating and capital budgets is one of the most important tasks undertaken by a municipal council each year, and with the 2026 budgets now adopted, Meaford's council can now shift their focus to the many issues facing the municipality. The entire budget process went very smoothly this year, and given the transition to the Strong...

TC Energy Says Pumped Storage Project Grounded in Need For Long-Term, Sustainable, and Dependable Energy Solutions

Letters to the Editor - February 12, 20260

Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this important discussion about Ontario’s future energy system. TC Energy is proposing the Ontario Pumped Storage Project (Project) because Ontario is facing rapid growth in electricity demand and needs reliable, clean, and flexible solutions to meet long term needs. Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator projects electricity demand will increase 65 per...

Reader Offers Thoughts on Council’s Ludington Visit

Letters to the Editor - February 12, 20260

Editor, It was informative to read in the Independent (Feb. 4) that Deputy Mayor Shirley Keaveney and Councillors Harley Greenfield and Tom Bell had such a good time on their TC-Energy-sponsored trip to Ludington, Michigan, to assess the effects of its 53-year-old pumped storage project on the local landscape. Unfortunately, in the report from Meaford’s CAO Sean Everett, who also tagged...