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

Reimagining Public Spaces in Nobleton

Do you, your friends and/or your family spend time on Nobleton?  If so your input into the reimagining of the Nobleton Lions Community Park and surrounding amenities at 19 Old King Rd. in Nobleton.  King is hosting an open house on Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. at the Dr. William Laceby Nobleton Community Centre and Arena. Attend the open house. Visit speaking@king.ca to learn more and to take a...

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Expanding Broadband

To help close the digital divide and provide access to high-speed internet to every corner of the Region, YorkNet is embarking on a large-scale Expansion Project. To help support the Project, YorkNet applied for and received funding from the federal and provincial governments through the Universal Broadband Fund.  For residents who still do not have reliable internet this may be of interest. ...

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GO King Developments

On June 5 council agenda there is a statutory public planning meeting for a development at 12734 and 12750 Keele St.  As indicated in the report the area is in our major transit area and intensification and the proposed intensification (144 units in 6 storeys) is appropriate.  Given the amount of development in the immediate area (see further below) I think there needs to be serious...

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Sign Bylaw Variance Application for 3rd party advertising

On June 5 council agenda there is a Bylaw staff report recommending denial of a sign variance application as it the proposed signage would advertise third party messaging which is contrary to our sign by law. When I first started reading this report I anticipated that I would reach a conclusion fairly quickly as I have always been very happy that we have resisted littering our roadsides with...

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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…