Tag: town
Opinion: Town’s budget process promotes spending, not savings
By Karen Wolfe
The release of the 2024 draft budget calls for a 5.5 per cent increase in taxes. Last year the increase was 6.8...
Remembrance: WW2 veteran Jim Parks recalls landing at Juno Beach
By Mike Anderson
Private Jim Parks was 19 when he landed at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944, with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (RWRs).
He joined...
Town’s draft budget calls for 5.5 per cent tax hike in...
By Mike Anderson
The Town of Georgina presented its draft budget to council on November 8, which calls for a 5.5 per cent tax hike...
Remembrance: WW2 veteran Jim Parks recalls landing at Juno Beach
By Mike Anderson
Private Jim Parks was 19 when he landed at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944, with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (RWRs).
He joined...
Keswick girl inspires new youth road safety initiative
By Michelle Poirier
A new youth road safety initiative is ready to roll out across York Region next year, after a successful initial run.
The initiative...
Scotiabank slated for closure after 120 years on High Street
By Mike Anderson
Scotiabank has announced it will close its Sutton branch and move customers to its Keswick branch by April 18, 2024.
According to a...
Town wants beach associations to incorporate as not-for-profit organizations
By Mike Anderson
The Town is moving forward with its plan to have road-end beach associations along Lake Drive lease or purchase the Town-owned shoreline...
Georgina Town Council pledges to build 6,200 new homes by 2031
By Mike Anderson
On October 4, Town Council voted 5-2 to accept a provincial housing target and housing pledge that would see 6,200 new homes...
Centre to train CNIB Guide Dogs to open in Georgina
By: Michelle Poirier
The Howard & Delores Beck Puppy Development Centre will open in Georgina as a centre to support, socialize and train future CNIB...
Georgina’s homeless struggle to find shelter
By Mike Anderson
Amanda, 36, and her dog Bella, a 12-year-old Pug, have been homeless for almost two years.
They were living in the woods behind...
