Municipalities Newsletter

Residents requested alternate design to reduce the impact on their neighbourhood

Researcher who appealed Sault Ste. Marie Police Service decision to withhold statistics on internal disciplinary actions calls recent ruling 'huge blow to transparency in police oversight'

The educational outlook was released recently in two reports examining long-standing education gaps by the Chiefs of Ontario, a regional organization representing 133 chiefs

Other top stories in Oro-Medonte, Springwater and Essa this year included legal costs, councillor reprimand and criminal charges at Boots and Hearts

Reducing the level of tax paid to purchase local wine is expected to benefit the industry on all levels.

On Jan. 29, city council will consider a number of zoning changes intended to make it easier to build new housing in the Sault

'We are in a cost-of-living crisis,' says Coun. Nickolas Harper, as town calls on federal government to extend supplement to those living outside municipality's urban area

'They (the province) can act in a bunch of different ways. They can tell the other townships, come back to the table. They could unilaterally do something,' says Barrie mayor

'I never, ever want to take more money than is necessary for the budgets. It’s not our money to begin with'

During public meeting, Barrie council hears both sides about what it could mean to allow up to four units per residential property in the city