Festive Events in King

Calendars are filling up with Christmas special events.  Whether you share in the religious belief at the foundation of Christmas or not I hope that you will take the opportunity to participate in some of the activities as they are a wonderful way to enjoy the...

The Greatest Gift

From time to time we hear stories in the media about the shortage of organs for transplants and the long waiting lists.  At a recent Council meeting we heard a presentation about this supply/demand imbalance and learned about one big step for addressing it.  A couple...

LIC Amendment Approved

There is a new tool for us to achieve our targets for reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and at same time it can enable private property owners to improve their own carbon foot print.  Local Improvement Charge (LIC) regulation has been amended so...

Events For Fun and Learning

Rebel Tour     Sunday, November 4. (follow the 1837 route from Lloydtown to Toronto).  Details here. King City Christmas  Wednesday November 21  5-8PM at the Four Corners (Keele/King Road) We Still Believe   November 24, 25 (Saturday, Sunday) This is the 1st Annual ...

What Comes After Slots At Racetracks?

For good reason anxiety in the equine sector continues despite their being talk of a new model to replace the Slots At Race Tracks Program (SARP).  An edited version of the recommendations from the expert panel to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs...

The original Schomberg Arena

I attended the 3 sessions to hear input from the public as to their ideas about how to proceed with the Schomberg Community & Agricultural Arena  (a.k.a. old Schomberg arena). As one of the general options is to re-purpose the arena, Staff did have the building...