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McHappy Day a fun way to help GBGH, families needing care away from home

McHappy Day a fun way to help GBGH, families needing care away from home

‘A great community event,’ says Georgian Bay General Hospital president/CEO on annual fundraiser to help MRI funding and nationwide charities for families with sick children
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'Change' of heart, mind sees Gordon backpedal on bike-lane stance

'Change' of heart, mind sees Gordon backpedal on bike-lane stance

‘Undeniable evidence’ from ‘godfather of complete streets and walkability’ changes Midland mayor’s mind on return to four-lane Yonge Street. 'Sprawling car-dependent neighbourhoods contribute to poor health,' deputant tells mayor
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Weather, fires and infrastructure fails: Midland's top risks

Weather, fires and infrastructure fails: Midland's top risks

Mayor looks at age of downtown buildings for structural integrity during fire services community risk assessment presentation
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Midland aims to cut red tape, 'get shovels in the ground' for home builds

Midland aims to cut red tape, 'get shovels in the ground' for home builds

‘Allowing homeowners to just decide on parking spaces is not ideal in my opinion,’ says councillor on Bill 185 concerns as town submits comments to province
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Severe weather biggest risk to Tiny Township infrastructure: report

Severe weather biggest risk to Tiny Township infrastructure: report

Five-year community risk assessment report cites weather and infrastructure failure as Tiny’s largest risks from fire service perspective, advises annual data collection for reports
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'Mind-blowing' engineering report to save Midland money now, in future

'Mind-blowing' engineering report to save Midland money now, in future

‘We don’t want this to be a red-tape type of thing for developments,’ says engineering manager on standards document updated from 2012
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Midland wants 'negligent owners' to clean up vacant storefronts

Midland wants 'negligent owners' to clean up vacant storefronts

‘Our bylaw department can’t go into to even clean up the storefronts’ on private property,' says councillor on issue of taxing long-time vacancies in downtown to beautify core
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Council checks out future options for Tay's three library system

Council checks out future options for Tay's three library system

‘Nobody is going to be jumping on any quick decisions on this; it’s too large a decision,’ assures councillor as Tay library board offers future library services
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Recent power outage shines light on potential risk residents face

Recent power outage shines light on potential risk residents face

‘Sometimes you think (emergencies) will never happen – but they do,’ says Walker on reliability of preparedness during community risk assessment presentation
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Tiny council hears short-term rentals compliance heading in right direction

Tiny council hears short-term rentals compliance heading in right direction

'We’ve been doing a lot more this year (for) enhanced education on the subject, and it’s really paying off in getting a lot better education out to some of these people,' bylaw enforcement official says
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