August 2024 Archive

Echo Water sets the industry standard in hydrogen water technology

We are all looking at ways to improve our lifestyles and adopt a healthier way of living. Staying hydrated is a must and the old adage of drinking plenty of water has never been more accurate. One of our newest allies in the battle against toxins is hydrogenated water.

Big Arch is big on taste

The Golden Arches have come to life again, through an amazing new burger from McDonald’s. The Big Arch made its debut and boy, will customers love this new sandwich. It’s heralded as the “biggest bite” on the Canadian menu, and they’re right.

Learning to enjoy a half-filled glass

What is a full life, and conversely, what’s a half-lived life? That’s a question that springs to mind lately, when I’m starring at the clock, taking stock. According to Herman Melville: “Perhaps the most devastating scenario imaginable is to face death knowing that because of some imagined fear, you have, you have always chosen a half-lived life in which you avoided doing the things your heart beckoned you to do.”

First phase of construction will start in September, lane reductions and parking restrictions in place

York Region is set to enhance driving conditions for motorists and safety for pedestrians with significant road improvements at King Road and Keele Street, scheduled ...

Witnesses sought after pedestrian killed

Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses after a pedestrian was fatally struck in the Township of King.On Tuesday, ...

Hundreds attend King Animal Hospital’s grand opening

The King Animal Hospital opened with much fanfare last week, in ideal mid-summer conditions and might have been the most secure event in King Township history. Hundreds attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the 60,000-square-foot, cutting edge veterinary hospital tucked away on 19th Sideroad between Bathurst and Dufferin.

Community reeling from loss of local teen

The entire King community is mourning the tragic loss of a local teen. Jack Shepherd, 16, died Aug. 16 in an ATV accident in Schomberg. He’s described as a “ray of light” to all who knew him. Jack’s uncle Randy Shepherd, a King firefighter, and minor hockey president, noted the family received thousands of messages over the past week.

The intricacies of human venting

Venting: “… to give often vigorous or emotional expression to … to relieve by means of a vent.” We all do it. Sometimes it’s as if the human shell is one giant pressure cooker, hissing inwardly until she blows. And the results can be quite loud and messy.

Police seek witnesses in suspicious disappearance of Vaughan man

Investigators with the York Regional Police Homicide Unit are appealing for witnesses after a Vaughan man was reported missing under suspicious circumstances from the Township ...

Knowledge, wisdom are meant to be shared

Our entire species and our history is built on accumulated knowledge. From our earliest ancestors who created fire and the wheel, to today’s cutting-edge medicine and space exploration, our knowledge is expanding exponentially. Thanks to the internet of all things, we can access, decipher and yes, share this newfound information. Offering it is one thing, but all we know you can lead our fellow horses to water, but we can’t make them drink.

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