December 2025 Archive
Looking for comfort in all kinds of places
We humans need comfort as much as we need food and water. During the holidays, one specific carol extends tidings of “comfort and joy.” Just what is comfort and why is it so import to us humans? A lexicon defines it as “a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint” or “the easing or alleviation of a person’s feelings of grief or distress.”
DC study, bylaw revamped again
King’s 2025 Development Charge Background Study and Bylaw returned for more tweaking, sparked by recent changes mandated by the Province. King council and staff reported on the DC bylaw, which is set to expire Jan. 13, 2026. Since the release of the background study on in October, the Province enacted Bill 60 – Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 – which introduces several amendments to the Development Charges Act (D.C.A.) that impact the Township’s 2025 background study.
King sets transportation policies in long-term planning and budgeting
The framework has come together for King’s comprehensive transportation plan. Councillors received the revamped Transportation Master Plan, setting in motion a process that identifies local assets, and also shared infrastructure responsibilities with the Region. As government mandates change, the document also explores joint funding models, and assesses opportunities for road uploads where regional functions are evident.
Koffler evolves into innovative school
A research facility in King has totally reimagined the future of school design.Koffler Scientific Reserve (KSR) is a school for instruction and research in ecology ...
York Region passes landmark $5.2 billion 2026 Budget to support community needs
York Regional Council approved a $5.2-billion 2026 Budget, the fourth and final year of the 2023 to 2026 multi-year budget aligning with this term of ...
Breaking bread takes on a whole new meaning
God moves in mysterious ways. Even the non-religious types in our midst utter this phrase from time to time. I was reminded of this, and one other indisputable fact – I am not alone. A very nice King couple – Roger and Irene – treated me to a fabulous lunch, simply because they wanted to meet the person who writes about life, and is welcomed into their home every week, via the newspaper. While they had a sense of who I was from reading my columns, they wanted to see what I was really like.
Resident gives a voice to dogs, looking for volunteers and fosters
A King resident is speaking up for the most loyal among us – dogs. Kalynn Borland volunteers with Across the Ocean Rescue, a dog-rescue organization serving the GTA. “Right now, we are overwhelmed. We have an influx of large-breed dogs — many of them still puppies — who were born for wide-open land, family protection, and purposeful living,” she said, With a heavy heart, she’s reaching out in the hopes of saving “the lives of several incredible dogs who desperately need our community’s help.”
Nama M1 ups the ante in at-home healthy concoctions
You don’t have to travel to get that barista-quality milk from your favourite shop. You can become that barista, right in your own kitchen. The Nama M1 gives you total control as to what’s going in your healthy creations. The M1 makes plant-based milk in a flash, giving you the ingredients and flavours that suit your taste.
King budget maintains service levels, comes with a 3.49% tax hike
King Township Council adopts 2026 municipal budget that maintains current service levels with a minimal 1.5% increase to the operating budget.Both the Township’s Capital and ...
King Theatre Company presents A Christmas Carol by Jacqueline Goldfinger
King Theatre Company (KTC) is thrilled to announce its holiday production of A Christmas Carol by Jacqueline Goldfinger, running Dec. 13–21, at Schomberg Community Hall.Experience ...
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