April 26, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Tri-party grant benefits capital works program

King to receive COMRIF funding for culverts

King has received some good news from COMRIF. Mayor Margaret Black announced Friday the Canada Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) had approved a grant of $952,666 to help fund the replacement of four culverts in the municipality. More...

Special Sections

Community

Matt Gilmour in charge of police for a day

Whoever said "a little child shall lead" might have had Matt Gilmour in mind. More...

Defibrillators are very easy to use, and can save lives

Defibrillators may seem like scary and intimidating devices to some people. But the reality is they are very easy to use, and could save the life of a victim of cardiac arrest, if used quickly enough. More...

Food bank will operate Saturday

The King Township Food Bank will be open for business this Saturday (April 29) from 9 until 11 a.m. More...

Letters

Drivers should respect horses and riders

After riding indoors all winter, we, as riders, welcome the warm weather. More...

Arts & Entertainment

Musical Moments coming to Laskay

The singing group Musical Moments, founded in 1994 by former Canadian opera star Joan Hall and now consisting of five individuals, will be performing at a Laskay Hall fund-raiser next week. More...

Schools

PREMIER GOES TO SCHOOL

Premier Dalton McGuinty brought the spirit of Earth Day with him Thursday when he visited Kleinburg Public School. He was addressing students in the school gym about the importance of Earth Day and taking care of the environment. More...

Nobleton Notes

Region seeking public input for expanded Nobleton water supply

It's still early days in the class environmental assessment for the expanded water supply for Nobleton, but about 20 local residents attended an open house session recently to learn more. More...

Why not plant some trees this week in honour of Arbour day?

"It is better to sleep on things beforehand than to lie awake about them afterward." (Balstar Gracian). More...

YOUTH GROUP HELPS NEEDY IN TORONTO

Members of the Youth Group from St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Schomberg (which includes members from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in King City), travelled to Toronto Friday night to support the work of Evangel Hall. More...

Learn about the Humber at historical society talk

Water receives a lot of attention in today's world, and in yesterday's life it was rivers like the Humber that mattered to native people and early pioneers. More...

News

Consensus to be sought on solving east-west transportation issues

It's not clear at this stage if common ground can be found, but King councillors Monday night directed Township staff to meet with counterparts in other municipalities on dealing with east-west transportation issues in the middle portion of York Regi More...

Clean-up day in Marsh

The Dufferin Marsh Committee is hosting clean-up day Saturday. More...

Crowd comes out for rummage sale at All Saints'

There was all sorts of merchandise available Saturday at the annual rummage sale at All Saints' Anglican church in King City. Barbara Kinsley was showing some of the many linen goods on sale to Barbara Stenhouwer of Gormley. More...

Editorial

Bill's Bulletin Board

I think the record will clearly show that I am no great fan of Stephen Harper, although I do believe he's a big improvement over Jean Chretien. More...

Two tips - Don't litter and pick up what you find

It's encouraging, delightful, inspiring and repulsive, all at the same time. More...

Sports Beat

Junior A coming to King

Things promise to be pretty "Wild" in King City Sunday afternoons during the next hockey season. More...

Baseball season is under way

Spring is a time of optimism and new beginnings, and this is certainly the case when it comes to the 2006 season of baseball in King Township. More...