Sep 18, 2014 | Debbie in the Community, The Issues
October 27th, municipal election day, is less than 6 weeks away and I will be out & about knocking on doors in next couple days. It is an excellent opportunity to meet residents and business owners in Ward 5; I hope that I will be fortunate enough to meet many of...
Sep 18, 2014 | The Issues
The Staff report for Community Improvement Plan (CIP) for our 3 villages is on the agenda for Council 9/22; it recommends approval of the plan. I am thrilled to see this report and to see us reach this stage as I believe that this program is a key enabler for the...
Sep 18, 2014 | The Issues
It has come to Council’s attention that our efforts to curb the proliferation of signs across the Township with our new by-law and enforcement of that by-law has had some unintended consequences. Specifically our agricultural businesses in the rural areas of the...
Aug 27, 2014 | The Issues
Throughout the last few months there have been a series of meeting in our 3 villages to develop a Community Improvement Plan (CIP); there is now a proposed plan. The public meeting for the plan is Monday, September 8th at 6 PM in the Council Chamber. For those...
Jul 27, 2014 | The Issues
Reading the Environmental Commissioner’s 2014 report on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions is a very sobering task: Ontario’s actions have been so inadequate. Ontario was once so courageous and innovative: since 1990 GHG emissions from our electricity grid have gone...
