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This Bill 23 situation is going to get far worse before it gets better. Premier Doug Ford has done himself several disservices in this fractured, adrenalized legislative process which he […]
Who needs the G5? They’re gone and we still have a lot to deal with, so let’s jump in. First, and I am not debating the opinions of any letter […]
By Mike Williscraft There is no joy in Mudville today (see Grimsby), but relief, yes, definitely relief. I had accumulated a long list of oddities during the campaign run. […]
There were zero surprises at Monday’s special council meeting – called to deal with findings submitted in two letters from the office of Ombudsman Ontario which were tabled at the […]
As far as Grimsby council meetings go, Monday was pretty soft. There were a couple of dust-ups but nothing few “Points of Order” couldn’t clear up. Funny side note…I […]
Well, we know one person who won’t be running for election or re-election in Town of Grimsby’s municipal election extravaganza this fall – Dorothy Bothwell. If you ask 100 people […]
Sometimes, one just has to accept a gift, say thanks, and move along, even when there is no realization as to how such a gift found its way to […]
Over the last year, I have been trying to step back and assess how many years it will take the Town of Grimsby to recover from the antics of […]
Nobody was happier than I when the plug got pulled on Grimsby’s council session Monday night. This was not due to the cause – a major power outage which affected […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow It was Thanksgiving Day on Monday and, boy, was I thankful there was no Grimsby council. Those days are like Christmas around here. The mood is […]
It was noted on this page last year when it was learned West Lincoln would be getting into a major planning study for future residential development in Smithville that they […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow When the wheels come off at Grimsby council, the vehicle does not just pull to a stop and dysfunction reigns. No, this crew takes that vehicle, […]
1:58:33 “Huh, no it wasn’t” That was Coun. Randy Vaine’s response when Coun. Lianne Vardy asked him to show his face at Monday’s council meeting Zoom while an Integrity Commissioner […]
Congratulations to Doug Burton and Roger Judge on their recognition as Life Members of the Beamsville & District Lions Club. Anyone who has dealt with the Lions in the last […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow So, it’s Sept. 30. Yes, you may be seeing this a day early or a day late, but this edition of stellar prose is in our […]
It is only fitting in an edition in which we give a very classy former MP Shirley Martin a send off and have coverage of Canada’s federal election to review […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow There are some columns which just write themselves. Then there are those you really don’t want to write. This is one of the latter. As you […]
A major downtown development was the subject of an initial public meeting for Official Plan and zoning bylaw amendments Monday night. The proposal – at the corner of Elm and […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow As stated last week when I clearly outlined how Grimsby Councillors Kevin Ritchie and Dave Kadwell would engineer things to ensure they both got a spot […]
It was a relatively simple part of the planning appeal process, but it marked the start of something which will, essentially, determine whether or not Grimsby’s east end gets significantly […]
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