Posts By Mark Pavilons
Month-long awareness efforts in King focus on pedestrians, cyclists, impaired driving, and speeding
King Township is revving up for its “Safe Streets Start Here” traffic safety campaign, kicking off today with a four-week drive to make King’s roads ...
Open houses in King City, Nobleton
King Township is hosting a pair of in-person Community Open Houses on the Doctors Lane and Old King Road Neighbourhood Plans to seek input from ...
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.
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