Bank robbery in Nobleton
      The York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit is seeking pubic assistance in identifying and apprehending the suspect responsible for robbing the Nobleton branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) just before Christmas. The suspect entered the bank at about noon Dec. 22. He immediately force...
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Here's looking back at 2006
      Some years stand out in memories long after they have gone by, while others just seem to mark the on-going passage of time. There weren't an appreciable number of major traumatic events to mark 2006 for the future, but some noteworthy things took place. It was year Stephen Harper got promoted and ...
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January
      Not much of 2006 had passed before King Township's population started to expand. Young Richelle Wing-Yu Chiu entered the world Jan. 4 at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket. The fourth daughter of Morris and Jenny Chiu arrived at 8:41 a.m., weighing in at six pounds, 12 ounces.
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February
      Nobleton residents didn't have to wait too long to see what the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) thought of the Slokker Canada proposal for the northwest quadrant of the village, and there wasn't much room for debate when the ruling came down.
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March
      Simple but starkly worded warning signs were put forth as an immediate solution to the dangers that had been identified on Canal Road in the Holland Marsh. + + + + + + + The Chambers of Commerce in Nobleton and Schomberg announced talks had been going on for some weeks about merging into one bod...
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April
      Councillors got the chance to experience life from a firefighter's point of view. Several of them suited up in firefighting gear to take part in training exercise hosted by King Fire and Emergency Services. They actually had to enter the smoke-filled house, and Councillor Bill Cober had to help br...
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May
      After all the trouble they went through to establish how much households would be charged for their share of the sewer installation in King City, Township councillors learned they would have to do it all over again. Mayor Black explained part of the bylaw that was passed in April with capital work...
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June
      MP Lui Temelkovski made his first pitch in the House of commons for his private member's motion to get rural mail delivery restored. There were immediate signs of universal support from all parties, although the governing Conservatives were taking a few shots at the Liberals.
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July
      Nobleton's Dietmar Trillus spent the Canada Day weekend competing successfully at the Ontario Spring Classic in Scarborough. He was in a FITA (International Archery Federation) round, shooting 144 arrows at various distances, scoring 1,397 out of a possible 1,440, giving him the high score among t...
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August
      York Mills resident James Durbano, who owns property in Schomberg, announced he would be making a second stab at getting elected to council, representing Ward 5. + + + + + + + The rearranging of the provincial riding boundaries means some politicians hadhad to move a bit.
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September
      It was announced early in the month that the new sewers in King City were commissioned and residents in the completed phases were able to arrange connections. + + + + + + + The new school year also saw the arrival of a new principal in King. Beverly Coles took the helm at Holy Name Catholic Scho...
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October
      The month opened with four alumni being added to the King City Secondary School Class of Distinction. Those added were Ed Millard, class of 1966; Wendylee Stott, '85; Greg Betty, '83; and Louise Gilchrist, '74. + + + + + + + Members of the Class of '06 at KCSS collected their diplomas and plenty...
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November
      There were a lot of happy people in the Nobleton area to commemorate the acquisition of 170 acres from Slokker Canada. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) assumed ownership of the site and, while protecting it from development, plan to rehabilitate the land by restoring it to a na...
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December
      The new King Township council was sworn in in a ceremony at The Kingbridge Centre by Rev. Nicola Skinner of All Saints' Anglican Church. + + + + + + + There wasn't much snow on the ground, but that didn't stop people from having a great time at the annual Main Street Christmas in Schomberg.
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