Jul 25, 2011 | Debbie in the Community
Sunday I reminded myself that King does not have a monopoly on beautiful countryside. Nor does it have a monopoly on committed, creative volunteers with a passion for heritage. As you might be looking for a little afternoon jaunt and wanting to see something...
Jul 18, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
As the details we hear usually about Metrolinx and “the big move” are interesting but rarely provide insight into how our daily needs for public transit in King are being addressed, it was great to hear their presentation at Council 7/11. To my mind effective public...
Jul 18, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
Have you ever experienced the phenomenon of declaring what you want without knowing how your dream will be fulfilled and then, all of sudden, the possibilities start to appear? That has been happening to me these last couple weeks. So what is my wish? A...
Jul 4, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
I am delighted to tell you that the Greenbelt Alliance has categorically criticized the recommendation for a new highway in Vaughan as being the way to address the congestion between the urban growth centers as part of the GTA West Corridor. Click here to read their...
Jul 4, 2011 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
How do you set priorities when you don’t have enough money to do everything? Like many municipalities King has a huge backlog of road maintenance projects; I suspect our situation is particularly acute as we are responsible for a lot of local roads but our population...
Jul 4, 2011 | Debbie in the Community
Very unfortunately King will be joining the list of municipalities visited by the destructive emerald ash borer. Not only is the insect destructive, the control method is harsh: cut the tree down! York Region has released its management plan for trees in their...
