Tag: meaford
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 […]