April 2014 Archive

Provincial Junior C cup going to final series

It has been a long road, and the two Ontario Junior C hockey teams still remaining will now play for the top prize — the Schmalz Cup.

One good turn is always appreciated

Hopefully, acts of kindness are still in vogue. We are about to celebrate Good Turn Week (April 26 to May 4), boosted by Scouts Canada.

Plenty to thank for CCKT’s forum

On behalf of the board of Concerned Citizens of King Township (CCKT), I want to thank not only our own community for making this first-of-its-kind ...

Developer requests sales office on former Holy Name School property

Signature Communities is looking to set up a new home sales trailer in the parking lot of the recently vacated Holy Name School in King City. Signature has submitted a zoning bylaw amendment application to permit the temporary use a portion of the former Holy Name School site as the location for a new home sales and marketing trailer.

King reaps benefits of York’s N6

King’s membership in the N6 – York’s “Northern 6 municipalities” – is paying dividends. And this collaboration continues and exemplifies the concept of strength in numbers. King council received an information report from CAO Susan Plamondon recently.

Polar Bear Dip raises money for Seneca students

Seneca staff, faculty and students rallied together and took a chilly plunge for the third annual Polar Bear Dip to raise funds for the Campaign for students last week at the College’s King Campus.

Climate change is already here

Climate change, like gravity, is not a matter of opinion. In the summer of 2003, 52,000 people died in Europe as a consequence of the heat wave. A refrigerated warehouse outside Paris was used by undertakers as they did not have enough space in their own facilities.

Virtual worlds fraught with dangers for all ages

The Internet today is a weird and wonderful place. It’s also a virtual world filled with almost everything imaginable – and unfortunately, many things unimaginable.

Project on old arena lands moving hastily

I just read an article in the King Sentinel that the proposed “transitional care facility” is moving ahead at the old Schomberg arena site. I’ve ...

Catracchia crowned Miss Earth Ontario

A local competitor has added a new crown to her collection. Nobleton’s Bianca Catracchia will represent Toronto in the Miss Earth Canada pageant that will take place in Montreal this August.

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