King Weekly Sentinel

Freedom and democracy taken for granted

We are quite lucky in this country, the True North Strong and Free. We know it, say it, but many of our citizens don’t likely grasp the true meaning. We take democracy and our rights and freedoms for granted. Didn’t we have these all along?

No need to open highway corridors to development

York Region Council voted in favour of asking the province to allow employment areas along 400 series highways and permit the extension of Lake Ontario ...

Residents concerned about sales office

The following letter, to the mayor and council, was submitted to the Sentinel.My wife and I received a notice in the mail that a report ...

Council lauded for stance

Thank you for your very clear affirmation at the council meeting on Jan. 27 of the importance of King Township being “one King,” and having an operating budget for one King.

Watt’s books a must-read

It is with sadness that I learned of King’s own Gavin Watt’s possible retirement from the intensive process of writing his series on 18th century ...

Council vote is ‘ironic’

It’s ironic that King Township proudly proclaims that “King loves its trees,” yet by a vote of 6-1 council chose to not implement a proposed tree ...

More balanced tree bylaw is needed

I’ve read the debate regarding the proposed tree bylaw and recently attended the proposal of the same to King council. A number of concerns stand ...

Cancelling tree program shortsighted

I’m writing to express CCKT’s high level of concern with the provincial government's announcement of cancelling the Forest Ontario program of planting a total of 50-million trees in Ontario over several years.

Congratulations to council on new rec. centre

Despite the rant from a failed Ward 1 candidate in this paper on Feb. 21, the King City rec. centre at Seneca is a great ...

ASK lauds Sentinel coverage

Arts Society King (ASK) is fortunate to receive fantastic support and recognition from King’s local community newspaper, under Mark Pavilons’s leadership and editorial guidance. Over ...

Cost of Township Wide Rec Centre grows to $86 million

The cost of the new Township Wide Recreation Centre has grown by $10 million. King councillors approved the project’s budget increase to $86 million. The additional $10.1 million will be funded buy developer charges and a temporary funding strategy from the Township reserves. The contract, for $73.2 million, was awarded to JR Certus Construction.

Lecce, Mulroney retain portfolios

The two MPPs serving King will retain their minister portfolios. Stephen Lecce,MPP for King-Vaughan, keeps his post as Education Minister, while York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney remains as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Francophone Affairs.

King updates its tree management plan

One-third of King Township enjoys a healthy tree cover. Protecting those trees – an asset potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars – is vitally important. King staff presented a draft Tree Management Plan to councillors recently. While the plan was praised and seen as forward-looking, some residents don’t believe it goes far enough. In fact, some wanted council to reopen the discussion on a private tree bylaw, an effort that failed to draw support a few years ago.