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May
Mayor Black explained part of the bylaw that was passed in April with capital works, and the Township's lawyer determined not enough public notice had been given before the session. The Municipal Act requires 21 days, but the public only had 11 days notice before the meeting. "It's a technicality," she remarked, adding she was glad the problem was discovered before the project had progressed much more. "It was improperly constituted," remarked Councillor Underhill. + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + Fr. Suren Nathan of the Anglican parish of Lloydtown was named King Township's Citizen of the Year. + + + + + + + People in the Holland Marsh area were wondering if a transformer station was the only facility that Hydro One was thinking of installing in the area. As things turned out, there was the possibility that a generating station was being considered. The utility hosted an open house session two days after they announced to Township council that they were eying a site for the transformer station. Local resident Clayton de Vries was expressing concerns that a generating station may be next. He stated a power company had put in an option to buy a nearby property, and he suspected a generating station was being considered. He thought that would make some sense, considering how close the transformer station is slated to be. That was a possibility, according to Sam Mantenuto, chief operating officer for Northland Power. He confirmed the company was looking at a number of sites in northern York Region, adding increased local power generation was one of the points the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) suggested as a means to easing the strain of electricity demand in the area (along with a transformer station and better supply and demand management). "We have not committed to any one site," he declared. + + + + + + + May's action in the municipal political arena opened with Councillor Cober announcing he would be seeking a second term as Ward 4's representative. + + + + + + + The halls of King City Secondary School were busy for its 45th anniversary celebrations. + + + + + + + The provincial government quietly approved legislation to extend the terms of municipal politicians from three to four years. The provisions were included in budget bills that were passed in the legislature. + + + + + + + Canada Cords were presented King/Kettleby District Guiding members Jennifer Matos, Julia Rainey, Shelly Fisher, Alexandra Ratchis and Alexandra Eapen. + + + + + + + Horseshoes became the name of the game as the King Quickshoe League was launched in King City. + + + + + + + MPP Greg Sorbara was a happy and relieved man after a court ordered his name be taken off search warrants issued to the RCMP the previous October, and it took less than a week for premier Dalton McGuinty to restore him to his post as finance minister. The 23-page ruling from Justice J. Nordheimer of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice concluded his name should not have been included in the documents. "In reviewing the contents of the information in this case, I am left with the nagging concern that the application for a search warrant, at least as it related to (Sorbara), was very much premature," the judge stated in his ruling. "There were a great many questions that were unanswered in the investigation, many of which needed to be answered before a decision could properly be reached that there were reasonable grounds to believe that (Sorbara) had committed a criminal offence such as to validate the application for a search warrant." Sorbara said this was not a time to think of inflated or bruised egos. "We're all part of the same team," he observed. "One day you're playing second base and the next day you're playing shortstop." + + + + + + + MP Lui Temelkovski got lucky with his private member's motion on rural mail delivery. In a random draw, his bill made it to the House of Commons order paper for debate in June. + + + + + + + Officials with the new Regional Cancer Centre at Southlake were looking for ways to pay for it, and that included asking local taxpayers to foot some of the bill by adding $80 per King household annually over the next five years to the property tax bill. Although they voiced enthusiastic support for the project, councillors weren't able to commit to any definite funding, and that included the $80 annual levy on households. Township CAO Scott Somerville said it was too late in the year to add it to the 2006 budget. As well, it being an election year meant the current council didn't have the authority to impose financial commitments on those who would take office on the new council. Dr. Bruce McLeod, former moderator of the United Church of Canada was in Kettleby to help the congregation of York Pines United Church celebrate the 40th anniversary of their current home. + + + + + + + The Nobleton community put on an eventful celebration for Queen Victoria's birthday. The following weekend, crowds travelled to Schomberg for the Agricultural Society's annual fair. Local resident Jennifer Atkinson was crowned fair ambassador. + + + + + + + Gary Waldrum was appointed head coach and general manager, replacing Colin Stewart, who stepped aside at the end of last season. Waldrum, 47, had been with the organization for four years as an assistant coach. |
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