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.
Actions Against Spongy 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,...
Clean-up Beautiful King
Everyone talks about "beautiful King!" Saturday, April 23rd is the day to remove the litter on the roadways, the streets and parks. The municipality will provide yo with the bags and gloves; and will pick up the bags filled with garbage. Register your...
Second COVID Boosters
York Region is now offering fourth dose vaccinations (second booster doses) to individuals aged 60 and over as well as First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 and older. Eligible individuals can book their fourth...
Increase Usage of 407 and Don’t Build the 413
On Council agenda for April 11 there is a motion which I put forward asking the Province to increase the use of 407 ETR rather than build the 413 highway. The motion was seconded by Councillor Boyd in an earlier meeting. In March 2021 I put forward a motion that...
Motion for a Lake Simcoe Cleanup Fund
On April 11 council agenda there is a motion put forward by Councillor Eek indicating support for federal funding for a Lake Simcoe restoration fund. I was very pleased to second this motion which indicates specifically how that fund should be used. As reviewed in...
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
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Recent Comments
What I would like to see is the actual recycling of most of the items in the blue boxes. We…
Good overview and assessment of current situation, and the situation that got us to this point . King Twp has…
thank you for your feedback and acknowledgement of the effort required to understand the budget.
Hi Nancy, Working sessions are really education type meeting for Council members. There isa Council report in the agenda and…
This has got to be the strangest working session. “Overview of King’s Citizen Experience Plan” does not allow for citizens…
Hi Deb, as always your blast/posts are SO helpful! You are a marvel. Your summaries are succinct, informative, opinionated with…
Hi Bruce, just yesterday somebody was telling me about Simcoe and the choices they had.
Hi Debbie, Of interest, Simcoe County has had the carts on wheels for recycling, organics and garbage for some time…
Hello John, good question. I cannot answer at this point; you can be sure I’m going to be finding out.
Since the township is saving on the recycling expense, will this savings be passed on to us the tax payers…