Municipalities Newsletter

After a week of particularly bad crime news, Downtown Association chair Nicholas Rosset is willing to consider helping pay for private security patrols

'We are going to the province to ask very specifically about their promise to make municipalities whole ... we need to make sure those dollars are there,' said official from warden's caucus to Simcoe County council

One idea suggested was a nurse practitioner-led clinic that would allow them to build a patient roster while reducing physician’s workload

'It’s worth every penny,' says Hillsdale resident

The zones near schools have resulted in a 10 km/h reduced speed limit at more than 60 school locations on regional roads

Jocelyn Ratepayers for Accountable Government accuses reeve of 'unilaterally' withdrawing appointment to council; he insists that is not true

City needs 3,115 new housing units by 2036 to accommodate population growth of 8,400; thousands of homes with three or more bedrooms currently occupied by just one person

The speed limit will drop from 50 to 40 km/h in two new Community Safety Zones: one spanning the Cassellholme and Castle Arms buildings, while the other includes Sunset Park school and the Steve Omischl Sports Complex

'We need to think of all the ramifications to allowing all the committees to go back to in-person,' said Coun. Paul Allen

‘We recognize not only are we in a climate crisis, we have a limited amount of time to prevent the worst effects of that from becoming something we’re bequeathing to our kids and grandkids,’ said Coun. Jonathan Scott