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

By-law Investigation Map

The Township of King has posted a new feature at king.ca/by-law that allows visitors to King’s website to check on the status of a bylaw complaint.  As I often hear frustration that making a complaint to Bylaw is like making a complaint to a black box as its not evident that anything is being done OR that it is necessary to call Bylaw to get a status report.   Here is the press release providing...

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Gates at Marylake Monastery

Gates at Marylake Monastery

On Council agenda for January 9 there is a report on the subject of the Entrance gates at Marylake Monastery (15th SDRD/Keele.)  These Entrance Gates are designated on the Heritage Register.  As reviewed in the report the need for maintenance was identified as there was visible deterioration; but, rather than following the required process for a Heritage Permit, as required by the Ontario...

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Presentations for Jan. 9 Council

As I have posted earlier there are a couple agenda items about municipal water and sewers.  At the 5 pm working council meeting on January 9 there is a presentation about the quality management systems for the water; the presentation is now included on the agenda.  And in the later Council meeting there is a staff report recommending the 2023 rates; there will be presentation by the Director of...

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International Women’s Day Exhibit in King

International Women’s Day Exhibit in King

The King Heritage & Cultural Centre is pleased to present the 2nd annual art exhibit in recognition of International Women's Day. Stereotype Smash will open on Saturday, January 14 and close on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Here is schedule for the talks by the participating artists. The 2021 exhibit was truly excellent; diversity in medium and artists; the latter came from all across Ontario...

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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…