Welcome to my blog! MY primary objective is to alert my constituents and others in King Township about issues being reviewed at the upcoming Council meetings. I do this as I believe the quality of Council decisions is enhanced when the public is engaged. I hope that residents will make deputations and/or send emails to Council to express their opinion and/or to ask important questions. Also, I include notice of meetings and events which I think are particularly important. I welcome your comments, whether you agree or not with me, and only edit to eliminate inappropriate language.
Recent Posts
Celebrating without being together
We are all so focused on the pandemic; let us not forget to celebrate our important events, our rituals. Because of the pandemic the way we celebrate will undoubtedly be different in most cases as we are unable to congregate with others. This reality is particularly poignant over the next few days as many will be wanting to keep the spirit of Passover or to celebrate Easter. To those...
Important Updates from King and YR
King Recognizing the level of effort and complexity of organzing events of this magnitude, and in consideration of all the best advice from public health officials, the Township is taking to following action: postpone or cancel all public and private events at municipal facilities or parks up to and including Canada Day. Full removal of ice at Trisan until June 30. There will be no spring...
Original Art Challenge
Original Art Challenge from ASK for all ages and all types of art: song, poetry, painting, sculpture. All details here.
COVID-19: King specific info
Remember to check in regularly with King's COVID-19 information hub. There you will see direct links to ShopKing and a new information section: Resources for Seniors. In order to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens, King has created an online information resource for seniors. It includes information on how to get essentials like groceries and prescriptions while keeping a physical...
Hello Stephen, heat pumps "run" on electricity. As the Ontario grid is mainly supplied by water power and nuclear switching…
Sounds interesting! What do heat pumps require to heat a home? Does it take any natural gas or strictly electrical?
No I can't. I have asked about it other years and have been told and didn't retain the answer. Need…
Thank you nancy. Deputations or emails expressing support would be great.
I do know that there is a process for making concrete which produces less GHG...I looked into it several years…