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We’re all to blame for the current state of affairs
What’s wrong with the world today? How often have you heard that question? How often have you asked it?
What’s on the mind of today’s youth?
We tend to criticize our youth for being unprepared for the harsh, cruel world that currently exists. If they are ill equipped to meet the current and future challenges, the solution rests with us – parents, teachers and society as a whole.
Sensitivity or just knee-jerk reaction?
What is happening in our society? With horrible strife and conflict in Africa, and an odd U.S. election campaign, it’s good to see we’re now taking on serious issues at home – whether sports logos and team names are “racist,” and removing clown paraphernalia from store shelves.
Confronting our fears can be daunting
As we approach the festive Halloween season, we’re inundated with images of the supernatural and from beyond the grave. It’s all in good fun, of course. Confronting our fears, however, can be a bit of a challenge for some.
Social media lowering our collective IQs
Those of us who are “connected,” have a grasp on the power of social media. But in reality, we’re like little children playing with a new toy, not fully understanding how it works or what it is. We just push all the buttons, leap on the information highway and join the long “commute” to our destination.
Moving the McGillivrays receives amazing response
The biggest residential home build of Scott McGillivray’s career has come with its own unique challenges. And those are revealed, for the whole world to see, weekly on TV. Moving the McGillivrays is a 10-part series on HGTV Canada that welcomes viewers into Scott McGillivray’s family life and home. It follows the McGillivrays’ real-life adventures as they build their dream home together in King Township.
King putting more teeth into response to Province
The updating of important provincial legislation is causing a lot of frustration among municipal politicians and planning staff alike.
Enjoying other worlds and those who bring them to life
Record numbers of humans and extraterrestrials descended upon the Metro Convention Centre over the Labour Day long weekend, in search of answers. What they found, amidst the hundreds if not thousands of costume-clad individuals, was a place where time stood still and reality was merely an opinion.
Zoning change first step in sale of municipal property
A change in zoning is the first step in preparing the current municipal office site for sale. With the construction of the new municipal centre under way, King will sell its current home – the strip plaza on King Road and Banner Lane. To help facilitate the sale, and provide options in keeping with the King City Community Plan, council gave staff the go-ahead to look into rezoning the property.
Council to keep user fee hikes to a minimum
User fees in King will rise again in 2017, but they’ll be in line with the rate of inflation. In a call by Mayor Steve Pellegrini, Township staff will revisit their user fee recommendations, keeping the hikes within a reasonable 2.5%
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