Tag: meaford
Meaford pumped storage plan advances despite ‘ratepayer value’ concern
TC Energy’s Meaford pumped-storage proposal failed get past the province’s electricity system and market operator’s first step in a three-gate evaluation process, a letter from Ontario’s energy minister reveals. But Energy Minister Todd Smith’s Nov. 10, 2021 letter to the Independent Electricity System Operator directs Lesley Gallinger, its president and chief executive officer, to advance […]
Meaford likely moving to online permit model for all open-air fires
Fire bowl, roasting spit, chiminea, backyard pit . . . Meaford will let you start a fire, but with a permit ensuring residents are safe while backyard burning. At a March 14 meeting, Meaford’s committee of the whole recommended council enact a new bylaw regulating all open-air burning in the municipality including small backyard fires. […]
Military vehicles to return for vehicle training
You may once again see military vehicles on local highways, but there’s no need for alarm.
Meaford’s Scarecrow Invasion set to celebrate its 25th year
Meaford’s most popular and well-known festival is making its return in 2022. Plans are in place for the annual Meaford Scarecrow Invasion and Family Festival to celebrate its 25th year in operation this fall after taking two years off amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The scarecrows will invade the bayside town in early September with the […]
Employers asked to register now for job fairs
Employers are invited to register to participate in one of three in-person job fairs planned for late March and early April in Grey County. These job fairs will take place in Hanover March 30 at the P & H Centre, March 31 in Owen Sound at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre and April 5 in […]
Fire destroys workshop, cause undetermined
Fire destroyed a workshop near a home along East Bayshore Road/Grey Rd. 15 Wednesday night, on the eastern fringe of the city, Inter Township Fire Department Deputy Chief Andy Redmond said. The homeowner reported the fire just before 8 p.m. and firefighters arrived six minutes later but the roof had already caved in and the […]
Polar dippers brave the bay in opposition of TC Energy’s proposed pumped storage facility
Talk about going crazy for a cause. Nearly a dozen dippers braved the Georgian Bay water Sunday at Fred Raper Park in support of Save Georgian Bay, a group of residents in opposition of a Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project being proposed by TC Energy at the 4th Canadian Division Training Base in Meaford. On a […]
Paid parking likely to only affect Memorial Park in Meaford again this year
Meaford may swerve away from plans proposed late last year to expand paid parking in the municipality for tourists and non-residents. Council planned to expand its paid parking program this year to David Johnston Park and the harbour after a pilot program last summer at Memorial Park generated just over $15,000. However, at Monday’s committee […]
Meaford approves 2022 municipal budget
Meaford councillors approved municipal budgets for 2022 in a unanimous vote at its meeting Monday. The municipal increase is 4.9 per cent increase amounting to $133 for the average residential property in the municipality this year. That’s based on an average assessment of $274,391. The estimated blended rate increase including county and school board rates […]
Save Georgian Bay volunteers to brave the icy waters in fundraising effort
A group in opposition to TC Energy’s proposed hydroelectric pumped storage facility in Meaford is taking their fight to the frigid waters. The Save the Bay Polar Dip is set for Feb. 27 from 1 to 2 p.m., at Fred Raper Park in Meaford. The Save Georgian Bay team has raised nearly $8,000 of their […]