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Celebrate spring at Spring Forest Festival York Region will be celebrating Earth Week with a number of events, including an invitation to the Spring Forest Festival next Saturday (April 26). It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More ... King residents raise concern over a letter sent by OPA to Mayor Black By Anneleen Naudts Comments made at a March 30 public meeting regarding a possible generating station in the Holland Marsh area prompted the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to send a letter to Mayor Margaret Black. OPA criticized presentations made by community groups, writing the presentations "unfortunately, contai... More ... Generating facility will not use a lot of water, OPA states By Bill Rea The electricity generating facility being planned for northern York Region is not going to be as bad as some people in the area fear. Numerous concerns were raised at a recent public meeting, relating to excessively tall smoke stacks, as well as fears that a facility like this would use on the or... More ... Region now to consider signals at Keele Highway 9 By Bill Rea If traffic signals are to go on Highway 9, it now looks like it's going to be at the intersection of Keele Street, and at King Township's expense. That was the latest proposal of the transportation and works committee of York Regional council last Wednesday. More ...
Schomberg IGA was among the several locations where Cancer Society volunteers were selling daffodils Recently. One Friday afternoon saw Councillor Bill Cober, accompanied by his five-and-a-half year old daughter Taylor, selling with Breanna and Stefania Capobianco. Mayor Margaret Black was on hand t... More ... Government not helping Ontario By Judith Moses It's time to start holding our leaders accountable for their behaviour as well as their policies. Every Ontarian should be outraged with the way the federal Conservative Finance Minister criticized our province in recent weeks. More ... Bi-annual lead testing predominantly for private residential water taps By Anneleen Naudts A community wide sampling and testing program is under way to check for lead in King Township's water piping. As part of measures introduced by the Province in June 2007 to reduce the presence of lead in drinking water, the Township will sample and test water from its municipal distribution syste... More ...
By Bill Rea The new King Chamber of Commerce is up and going, with an executive and even a new banner and Web site. The Chamber held its first networking breakfast last Friday morning, where the members attending received pep talk from Scott McGammon, vice-president of communications and stakeholder relation... More ... Tim Hortons supporting Envirothon program The Ontario Forestry Association (OFA) has announced that Tim Hortons is the lead corporate sponsor of the 2008 Ontario Envirothon Competition. Each year, the Ontario Envirothon program reaches more than 5,000 students, where the top 120 from across the province earn the chance to compete for the... More ...
The annual Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival at Kortright Conservation Area took place recently, attracting plenty of people anxious to see the sweep sap flow. (Top Left) Nature interpreter Bernadette McSorley was pouring sap into one of the big pots over the open fire. (Top Right) Nature interpreter J... More ... Domestic violence a serious crime in York Region By Jon Yaneff As York Regional Police detailed at a recent presentation on domestic violence, it is the largest problem they face. In 2007, there were 4,225 domestic violence occurrences in York, with about 1,300 (1,039 males and 277 females) charges resulting. Also 62.5 per cent of the homicides in York were ... More ... York Regional Police have named their chief for a day York Regional Police has announced that Grade 5 student Gajanen Kukaneshan, from Armadale Public School in Markham, is the winner of the annual Chieffor a-Day contest after delivering his winning essay before a panel of judges last month. More ... Liberals liked Duncan's budget, and Conservatives didn't By Bill Rea Finance Minister Dwight Duncan seemed pretty impressed with the provincial budget he brought down recently, and his fellow Liberals are cheering him. But the same can't be said for Conservatives, both in Ottawa and at Queen's Park. More ...
Nobleton Community Hall was filled with hungry people Saturday night, ready for the annual Roast Beef Dinner, hosted by Nobleton United Church. Sue Hamilton and Tim Morrison were busy getting the carved beef to the tables. Chantal Patterson, 3, of Bolton needed a bit of help from her mother Heather ... More ...
Twins Veronica and Erica Fiorentino, 6, flanked Daniel Pignatao, 10, as they walked along the runway, dressed in fashions from Kid's Country in King City. More ... Enter the photography contest on the Oak Ridges Moraine The Moraine Through Your Eyes Dust off your camera and click your way across the Oak Ridges Moraine for the second Moraine in Focus Photo Contest. More ... Police Military Tattoo tickets on sale York Regional Police is reminding residents that tickets are now on sale for the first York Regional Police Military Tattoo, held to honour those who give tirelessly and selflessly for the protection and safety of the community. More ... Art workshops at King Museum Acclaimed local watercolour artist Ken MacFarlane will host three new artistic workshops at the King Township Museum. The topics offered will be Landscapes (April 19), Northern Landscapes (May 24) and Seascapes (June 21). The cost for each class is $65. Refreshments will be offered but students ... More ... Will the weather stay fine? Schomberg Agricultural Society sure hopes so! Submitted by Andy Macpherson Final preparations are under way for the 158th Schomberg Agricultural Spring Fair, to be held May 22 - 25. This year's theme is "Sheep and Goats". There will be many events throughout the grounds with this theme in mind. Don't miss the Sheep Dog herding and goat milking demonstrations or the bir... More ... Socializing colts Horse Health and Safety Q.: I would like to know your thoughts on socializing colts. Do you feel they should be raised with geldings to teach them social skills or kept separate from other horses? Dr. Suzanne Millman, Ontario Veterinary College A.: I strongly think that colts should be socially housed. This could be... More ... Potscaping speaker to church Kettleby Happenings York Pines United Church The York Pines United Church Women are sponsoring a special evening occasion for May 14. The speaker is Marjorie Mason, who will talk on the Art of Potscaping. Those attending will learn to create their own amazing containers of plants or vegetables for their deck or b... More ... Fiddle club holds monthly jams The Bond Head Olde Tyme Fiddle Club holds monthly fiddle dances and jam sessions. The next will be April 22 at Bond Head Community Hall, at Highway 27 and County Road 88. All musicians, dancers and listeners are welcome. It begins at 7 p.m. and admission is $4. More ...
Historian Ninette Gyorody, of the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, was at the King Township Museum Saturday conducting a workshop on making cocktail hats. Sisters Joanne Sytsma of King City, Hannie Gould of Oshawa and Alie Struik of Brampton were busy working on their cocktail hat creations. More ...
The Art Group at the King City Seniors' Centre will be hosting an art show and sale next Friday (April 25) at the centre on Fisher Street. The artists have been getting their various creations ready for the event. Hazel Campbell was busy last week, working on this oil painting of a western scene. More ... |
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