Posts By Mark Pavilons

Township seeks community feedback on proposed commercial licensing framework

King Township is exploring creating a commercial licensing system to better support local businesses, ensure they follow regulations and help with future planning to manage ...

Pizza Nova rolls out new meatball pizza for ‘National Meatball Day’

Pizza Nova unveiled its latest Signature Pizza – the Meatball Pizza. For many lovers of Italian food, this is a gift from heaven. Crafted with high-quality ingredients and bold flavours, this new pizza brings the comfort of a classic Italian dish to Pizza Nova’s signature handcrafted pizzas. This is a work of art, and tastes as good as it looks.

King Rebellion upsets national champion Blues 4-3 in Collingwood to take Game 1 of OJHL Quarterfinals

The King Junior A Rebellion drove north to snowy Collingwood on Friday night and upset the second-seeded Blues 4-3 to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven OJHL West quarterfinal series. The seventh-seeded Rebellion – in front of 761 raucous fans at Eddie Bush Arena – also ended Collingwood’s league-best 14-game unbeaten streak. The Blues’ last loss was January 18 when they dropped a 4-1 decision to the first-place Flyers in Leamington.

Taking a look at our purpose in life

My oldest daughter, as an offshoot of her own spiritual journey, asked me to reflect on a series of questions to help me “heal.” “What do you think is your purpose in life, and how do you want to fulfill this purpose?” Wow. We all have a raison d’etre I suppose, but one’s real, true purpose may be elusive. How do we know why we’re here on earth? Some say there’s a plan, it’s just not revealed to us very often, if at all.

Join Earth Hour events, be a part of a journey towards a greener, more sustainable future

Help King Township celebrate planet Earth by taking part in a series of free educational environmental initiatives taking place this March as we head into ...

Municipalities buy Canadian in face of U.S. tariffs

The on-again, off-again “trade war” with the U.S. has taken another turn. Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump exempted certain imports from Canada that comply with the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) — primarily auto components — will avoid the 25 per cent tariffs for a month. The American stance softened in light of a downturn in the U.S. market after the initial tariffs were imposed. On April 2, Trump plans to announce what he calls reciprocal tariffs to match the tariffs, taxes and subsidies from other countries.

Democratic principles even more important today

Ontarians just had a chance to exercise their privilege of voting in last week’s provincial election. Like the outcome or not, we are lucky that our system allows for, and even encourages, our input and participation. Believe it or not, our politicians want us to be engaged. We have a bit of a love-hate relationship with democracy but now, more than ever, our democratic principles are vitally important.

Lecce re-elected for third term as Blue Tidal Wave sweeps Conservatives to historic victory

By Jim Stewart King–Vaughan MPP Stephen Lecce cruised to victory on Thursday night, much to the delight of hundreds of supporters who gathered at the ...

Large win margins for King’s incumbent MPPs

Both of King’s MPPs were re-elected by large margins over their opponents, in Thursday’s provincial election. The majority victory for Doug Ford’s Conservatives saw voter confidence grow locally, giving both Conservative politicians a renewed mandate.

Are we all more closely connected than we think?

tuck in our own heads, it’s easy to get distracted by our self-centredness. To us, and our brains, we are all that really matters. Everything else is just a bonus.

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