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Staff - November 7, 2024. The Municipality of Meaford extends its deepest gratitude to all veterans and active service members as we enter National Veterans’ Week from November 5 to 11, and approach Remembrance Day on November 11. This significant day offers us the opportunity to honour those who have bravely served our country and made the ...
Obituaries - The Meaford Independent
Obituary: Burgess, Lucy ‘Isabel’. Lucy Isabel Burgess (nee Huffman) was born on April 20, 1937, in the Toronto area, and peacefully passed away on October 19, 2024, at the age of 87 in Meaford, Ontario. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend whose warmth and kindness touched everyone.
News - The Meaford Independent
Stephen Vance, Editor - November 7, 2024. On Monday, Meaford's council was presented with a 2025 draft budget package that makes clear that council is in for a challenging time as they work toward establishing the municipality's budget for next year. As presented to council on Monday, the draft budget calls for a rate increase of 6.33 percent ...
Municipality Provides Update on Centreville Beach Issue
1 day ago · November 13, 2024. Updated: November 13, 2024. By Staff. Last weekend, community members came together to express their concern regarding the land ownership at the location informally known as Centreville Beach or lot 38. This coming together allowed Meaford CAO Kymm Buckham the opportunity to speak with members of the community at the location ...
Community News - The Meaford Independent
Staff - November 4, 2024. Grey Bruce Public Health has issued its 24th Opioid Alert of 2024 after receiving notification of a suspected fatal opioid-related poisoning. The suspected overdose occurred in Owen Sound on Monday, October 28. Fentanyl is the substance believed to be responsible for the overdose. “On behalf of Grey Bruce Public ...
Editorial - The Meaford Independent
Stephen Vance, Editor - August 1, 2024. If you have been on local social media pages in recent months, you are no doubt aware of the spike in property crimes that has been experienced in the Municipality of Meaford, particularly since the summer weather arrived. Among the most reported items stolen from residential properties in recent months ...
A New Year Begins - The Meaford Independent
Jan 11, 2024 · The shadows following Meaford’s council into the new year include the proposed pumped storage facility, which has cast a shadow on this municipality for the past four years, a continued wave of new development proposals, and the reality that there are never enough resources to meet everyone’s needs and wants.
Council News - The Meaford Independent
Council Presented 2023 Audited Financial Statements. Stephen Vance - October 23, 2024. At their Monday, October 21 meeting, Meaford's council received the draft report outlining the audited financial statements for 2023, provided by independent auditor Traci Smith of BDO Canada. “We have audited the consolidated financial statements of the ...
It’s Time For a Break - The Meaford Independent
Dec 16, 2021 · By Stephen Vance, Editor. It has been a long year, a long two years in fact, and with 2021 winding down, it is time for this scribe, and our Meaford Independent team, to take a little break. On Monday the final council meeting of the year was held at Meaford Hall, an important meeting to close out the year as the draft budgets for 2022 were ...
After Eight Years, Bridges 21 & 22 to be Replaced and Reopened
March 6, 2024. Updated: March 6, 2024. By Stephen Vance. Eight years after their closure, two small boundary road bridges located on the Holland-Sydenham Town Line between Grey Road 29 and the 2nd Concession South have moved closer to being replaced, and an important route for area farmers reopened. During their February 26 meeting, Meaford ...