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

September Council Meetings

After a summer hiatus regular Council meetings are resuming. As it has been awhile I am providing below summary of the September Council meetings. Tuesday, Sept 6 the there will be a Public Planning Council meeting at 6 pm.  (The Council meetings are usually Monday but due to Labour Day this is on Tuesday.)  Agenda for the meeting is the statutory public meeting for an application for a zoning...

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Marylake: LTC Update

On  August 17 the building permit for a 160 bed longterm care facility at Marylake has been given.  This follows the approval of the site plan application by the Director of Growth Management Services.  I have expressed many times since February 2021 concerns about the project, specifically its compliance with the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan.  The final frustration is that approval...

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Earthworks at Jane/King

Preparation for earthworks , including pre-grading, at the Blackwood site at southeast corner of Jane/KingbRoad has begun.  The Blackwood site is a portion of the larger subdivision called King Jane Industrial Holdings; the draft plan for the latter was approved February 2023. The Blackwood portion is employment lands which will  accommodate low rise, low density office and/or industrial...

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Exciting September in King

September is going to be an exciting month in King:  informative speakers, laughter, delights for the eye and opportunities to learn about and try the electronic tools replacing combustion engines. Two interesting speakers : Sept 9 11-12pm  Asha Frost: an Indigenous Healer, Medicine Woman, Mentor, and author .and Sept. 24 1 pm Alistair Jolly, Supervisor, Archeaology with  Toronto Region...

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Recent Comments

  1. Hello Ian.Fist I will say that I understand your disappointment; the road is very rough. have asked Staff for some…

  2. Hello Stephen, I am so glad that have looked at the budget and have asked a great question. This DC…

  3. The Zancor building has not been funded by residents taxes, but $22,900.00 is raised by decelopent charges. Where is that…

  4. I do agree that road safety on King's rural roads should be addressed. How does passing a motion improve rural…

  5. Thank you for the update on the planned budget for 2025. I am disappointed that Manitou Drive will not be…