Editorial: LSRCA goes rogue
By: Mike Anderson
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's (LSRCA) controversial reissue of a section 28 permit, which grants the DG Group permission to bulldoze...
Opinion: Georgina council’s 33 per cent pay hike is offensive
By Karen Wolfe
WOW! It seems Georgina council (with the exception of Mike Waddington) has decided that members of the next council deserve a 33...
T’WAS JUST AFTER CHRISTMAS (THE SEQUEL)
By: Gerald “Longfellow” Bones
T’was just after Christmas in Georgina town,
And Council’s big spending was getting us down.
With seven on council, it seems there’s but two,
Who...
Opinion: Why can’t I buy a hot dog or an ice cream cone at...
Georgina was "unofficially" deemed Ontario's food truck capital this summer by the Culinary Tourism Alliance, which works with communities to grow food tourism.
It's great...
Opinion: Ontario is changing the way it regulates hazardous waste disposal and that’s bad...
By Karen Wolfe
I attended an on-line webinar recently hosted by the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) because I was interested in the Ministry of...
Opinion: Should Johnston Cemetery be moved?
By: Daryl Urquhart
What’s in a memory? What’s the point of Remembrance Day? Why do we honour the accomplishments of people long dead? How...
Editorial: The case for wearing a face mask
By: Mike Anderson
From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic our public health officials have been unanimous in their condemnation of uninfected people wearing face...
Editorial: Georgina gives cannabis economy a pass; along with new jobs and taxes
Editorial: Mike Anderson
It’s safe to say that Georgina has turned its back on the new cannabis economy – along with the jobs and tax...
Opinion: Town needs to address homelessness and low-income housing crisis
While Town staff and council should be commended for supporting a community fridge in Keswick, there is still a serious lack of emergency and...
Opinion: 2020 draft budget too rich for my blood
By: Karen Wolfe
I’m thinking the 2020 draft budget brought down by the Town of Georgina on October 23rd is going to result in a...
