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.
Email Retention
On April 11 Council agenda there is a staff report recommending policies regarding emails sent and received by the Township. As reviewed in the report there has been extensive engagement with other municipalities and different agencies including the Province. The...
Building Division
On April 11th Council agenda there is the year end report from the Building Division. Reading this report certainly gives the data to support what has been very evident: there is a lot of building activity going on in King Township. I also want to mention the...
Oak Ridges Moraine: some history and today’s challenges
As the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) is a very significant landform which influences King significantly and for which King has stewardship responsibility, the speaker at the AGM for Concerned Citizens of King Township (CCKT) is very timely. Steven Gilchrist was one of the...
Apartment West Side Keele
On Monday April 4 Council agenda there is a report regarding the applications to amend the Official Plan and the zoning bylaw for King City-Schomberg to enable the building of a six story apartment building with 247 units. The site for this building is west side of...
Nobleton North
On Monday April 4 Council agenda there is a report regarding applications to amend the Official Plan and the Nobleton zoning bylaw to enable the development of six single detached dwellings at north west corner of Mactaggart and Hwy 27. As reviewed in the report these...
Commemorative Tree Dedication Ceremony at HCC
Are You on the Voter’s List?
To ensure that you are able to cast you vote in the upcoming municipal election on October 24 voterlookup.ca/home.aspx. For information about key dates regarding the election and other details check out king.ca.
Offensive Actions Against Spongy Moths (formerly called gypsy moth)
Wednesday, April 20 at 6:30 pm there will be free informational webinar on the LDD moth (or spongy moth, previously known as European gypsy moth) hosted by several authorities. The webinar will provide an overview of the LDD moth life cycle, how to identify them,...
Mayor’s Celebrationof Youth Arts
April 7- May13 you can see an art exhibit featuring work by secondary students from Country Day School, King City Secondary School, and Villanova College at the Municipal Centre. You can see the works after completing your business with the municipal staff or you...
Intl Women’s Day Art Exhibit and Forum
The International Women's Day art exhibition at our Heritage & Cultural Centre is well worth a visit. The artists were given the theme of "community." Looking at each piece caused me to think about what this word really means. This is a new event in King;...
Digital Resources About King
As you may have noticed the municipal king.ca is continuing to evolve. There is a very informative section on all things to know when you have a building project. The King Community Guide king.getsactive.com is a valuable resource for drop in programs and more....
Keele West
On Monday, April 4th there will be the statutory public meeting for an application to amend the King City Community Plan (KCCP) and the Schomberg King City Urban Areas Zoning By-law 2017-66 to provide for the re-development of lands on west side of Keele across from...
Recent Comments
thank you Dorita for the acknowledgment.
Thank you so much.
Well put! It is a wonder it fell out off the radar for so long. Glad someone cared enough.
I am thankful for the work you do, and your sensitivity to King's green heritage especially.
Two of your posts, Deb, left me hanging after the ... so I had to read further. Very clever enticement…
Hello Bert, I agree totally with your point that there is the legislative means to ensure that designated properties are…
Under the Ontario Heritage Act Building standards by-law 35.3 (1) If a by-law passed under section 15.1 of the Building…
My thoughts: buildings with significant historical and architectural value deserve protection from loopholes in law. Lack of funds or will…
I agree with you that Council needs to address this demolition by neglect so that it cannot happen. This should…
I'll be there! And some of my friends too. Enjoy! Last year was an experience of a different kind, and…