Jun 28, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
Important milestones in our Sustainability Plan have been accomplished. Terms of Reference (TofR) for the Sustainability Committee (SC) was approved by Council 6/25. And the Sustainability Plan was launched to all Municipal Staff this week. Next step: appoint the 4...
Jun 13, 2012 | Debbie in the Community
At the 6/11 Council meeting I tabled a motion regarding large scale developments of wind turbines. Although the Province through its Green Energy Act has eliminated a municipality’s ability to approve or not approve such applications I believe we can not sit back and...
Jun 13, 2012 | Debbie in the Community
On Sunday I participated in a tour of the recently opened Museum and Community Centre in Whitchurch-Stouffville in the village of Vandorf; it was organized by the Historic Society of King. What a fabulous public space. What a demonstration of what can be achieved...
Jun 13, 2012 | Debbie in the Community
Noon-8PM check out what is happening at King City Memorial Park. To name a few: a jazz band, community BBQ, children’s activities. A big feature of the day is to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the King City Lions. Imagine: 60 years of helping the people of King...
Jun 2, 2012 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
With the hiring of a contractor as a Heritage Planner we are starting to make some progress on protecting our cultural heritage by listing properties on the Heritage Register. But from the brief debate at Council 5/28 it is evident that there are challenges ahead as...
Jun 2, 2012 | Debbie in the Community
Another milestone for the Valley King development in King City: specifically the subdivision agreement was approved at the May 28 Committee of Whole. The agreement includes several notable features: street lighting which is both LED and dark sky compliant, a traffic...
