News and Updates in King Township
I use this blog to inform you of issues within the Township which are being assessed at the Council table as well as tell you about events happening in the Township which are of interest.
Contest For A Free LILA Kitchen Composter
The Township of King has partnered with LILA to offer one lucky household a free LILA Kitchen Composter during Circular Economy Month (October 1- 31). The Lila kitchen composter allows you to turn your food scraps into high quality organic compost with minimal energy...
Redeveloping Nobleton Lions Community Park
On Council October 16 agenda there is a report recommending a strategy for the redevelopment of Nobleton Lions Community Park. Its bold and exciting and includes enhancements to the park with new amenities, moving the library and possibly moving the historic and...
Resolution To Reduce Phosphorous in Lake Simcoe
On October 16 Council agenda there is a motion tabled by Councillor Eek seconded by Councillor Anesty to approve a resolution asking the Government of Ontario i) to update the Lake Simcoe Phosphorus Reduction Strategy and ii) to develop and fund implementation of a...
Financial Reports
On the October 16 Council agenda there are a couple financial reports. I am very satisfied to see these quarterly reports as it is a good indicator that we are managing our funds well and is a good review of projects underway across the whole Township. Here is one...
STOP 413!
Last year's Harvest Ontario Walk to Stop the 413 was a huge success and also a lovely day out in sunny, autumn weather. This event is organized by a large coalition of environmental groups and local residents including Grandmothers Act to Save the Planet, EcoCaledon,...
Beharriell Briefings
There is a new event scheduled for Sunday, Oct.29 4pm: the Beharriell Briefings. Everyone is invited to participate either as an attendee or to make a 3-5 minute "briefing" which presents a solution to one of the four (4) problems identified below. There is no age...
Traffic Calming in King City
Throughout the 2022 municipal election campaign every candidate heard that there was a need for traffic calming. In 2023 in Ward 5 work has been done to address the issue in 2 areas: the network of streets leading to the GO train station and the neighbourhood west...
Road improvements in Ward 5
Five (5) Projects to improve roads are being implemented over the next couple months; two are in Ward 5. Keele Street from Lloydtown Aurora Road to Kettleby Road for rehabilitation. The other project is the 18th Sideroad,Jane west to Hwy 400 which will be converted...
Official Plan Review: process begins
The Special Council meeting September 26 is an introduction to the Official Plan Review There will be a presentation and then comments and questions from public and Council members. As explained upfront the review (which to be clear is a review in order to update...
Protecting the GB one more time!
I say well done to all those who have voiced their opposition to carving out the Greenbelt. Its our opposition as shown in rallies & protests, in letters and on petitions which has caused premier Ford to back pedal. Victory celebrations are entirely appropriate;...
Corporate Service Inventory
On Sept. 25 Council agenda there is a staff report presenting the Inventory of services provided to the community including the standards to be achieved. For example, how often is the grass cut at the baseball diamonds, what programs are to be offered at Cold Creek. ...
Extensions to draft plans of subdivision
On September 25 Council agenda there is a report recommending the extension of lapsing provisions for the 7 developers involved with the King City East developments. The concept of lapsing provisions and the details for each of the 7 are covered in the report. In...
Recent Comments
I'll be there! And some of my friends too. Enjoy! Last year was an experience of a different kind, and…
Nobody minds population growth -it's a fact of life and Canada as a whole needs more people - esp. young,…
Hello Jacqui…..your concern is very valid. This subdivision,as is case for any new one within urban boundaries of King City,are…
We refer to the subdivision as “starter castles”. Our main concern is the issue of water. Are these properties on…
Now that a 84 metre monstrosity has been erected directly across from this subdivision, why should there be an objection…
Hi Bruce, I anticipate that my query about why three years will lead to understanding about factors other than the…
Debbie, this is a good question. Three years does seem like a very long time to complete a review. I'm…
The super powers granted to Mayors serve to disallow the Mayor to hide behind the excuse that Council won't approve…
Amen to you Debbie. I couldn't agree more.
It was different. I think one’s evaluation of it being better or not is highly influenced with one’s previous experience.…