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Councillors continue to hash out their procedural bylaw By Bill Rea King councillors spent another hour last week going over staff recommendation on how to adjust the procedural bylaw governing meetings of Township bodies, and there's still more work to do. But there's also been some progress made. More ... Police Services Board elects new chair and vice-chair Danny Wheeler at the helm Regional Councillor Danny Wheeler of Georgina was elected chair of the York Regional Police Services Board at its May meeting. Wheeler, who is also the Town's deputy mayor, succeeds Mayor Dave Barrow, whose term expired May 24. Wheeler was first appointed by Regional council to the board in Janua... More ... Yellow Brick House getting community recognition award Yellow Brick House, a non-profit organization that provides emergency shelter and services to abused women and children in York Region, will be receiving the Community Recognition Award - Quarter Century Organization from the Town of Aurora. This award is to recognize the contributions made by Yel... More ... Complete lineup is announced for Kingfest, which is coming later in June Kingfest, the first largescale music festival in York, has announced its complete lineup for the June 22-24 event. The Friday evening concert June 22 opens with King City band The Salads, at 6 p.m. in the festival's beer tent, while Joel Plaskett, the Trews and Sloan will hit the main stage start... More ...
Local dignitaries like Ron Ivany of the Rose Gallery in King City, Garry Conway of Arts Society King and Mayor Margaret Black were on hand Thursday at the library in King City to view some of the creations by art students of Maryann Darrigo. The students seen here, holding up samples of their work, ... More ...
By Bill Rea It's never too early to start using one's head when it comes to taking risks in life. Students at King City Secondary School recently heard from a man who made a bad choice once, and he'll likely be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his days as a result. More ...
By Bill Rea They say "the early bird catches the worm," and that would probably apply to politics too. But Phil Bannon could probably come up with counter argument to that. The deputy mayor of Whitchurch - Stouffville declared his candidacy for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the provincial ridin... More ... What does the new dividend tax regime mean for you? With the implementation of the changes to the taxation of dividend income announced in the2006 federal budget, it's a good time to revisit the taxation of all investment income, including interest, dividends and capital gains. In comparing the different tax rates on these sources of investment inco... More ... |
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