Posts By Mark Pavilons
CCTV cameras are active in King
Three new CCTV cameras are active in King, specifically in Nobleton.Stephen Lecce, MPP for King—Vaughan, announced last week that all seven CCTV cameras in King—Vaughan, ...
Are people in our lives by chance or design?
I’ve often wondered about just how and why certain people end up in our lives, or become a few paragraphs in our personal storybook. Sure, our work and social circles bring us into contact with literally hundreds of souls. But we don’t click with each and every one. We aren’t drawn, like electricity, to everyone’s heart and soul. And yet, we find them, or they find us.
Alumni see changes first-hand from goodwill missions
t truly does take a village to affect change. Alumni of St. Michael Catholic Secondary School spent a week in the Dominican Republic, boosting the efforts of a champion for human rights. The group visited Sister Maude Rhenau, who’s been fighting for the rights of migrant Haitian workers for decades.
Bending the truth is part of democratic politics
My son recently asked me why politicians aren’t punished for lying. That should be against the law, he argued. I puzzled and puzzled until my puzzler was sore. “Well, you see, er, well, there are different kinds of lying … Um, white lies, bold-faced lies, bendies, stretchies …” I uttered.
King’s U10AA Rebellion crowned tournament champs
Congratulations to King Township Minor Hockey Association, who organized the largest tournament of its storied history this past weekend Jan. 30, 31 & Feb. 1. The tournament spanned over 9 ice pads throughout King Township and the GTA, it included 78 teams throughout Ontario in the U10AA-U18AA age groups and over 500 hours of game time.
Province stepping in to strengthen accountability at York board
Concerns over “infighting” has prompted Ontario’s Education Minister to take action against the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) Minister Paul Calandra is taking action against the in response to serious concerns that risk disrupting learning and undermining student outcomes.
Shedding the building blocks of life in our tears
Are the tears that roll down my cheeks when I’m alone filled with all that I am? Do such small things contain all of my memories and bits of pieces of my life?
King recognized with aging-friendly award
Stephen Lecce, MPP for King—Vaughan, alongside Rob Flack, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, recognized Mayor Pellegrini and the Township of King, for receiving ...
Police looking for suspects following King home invasion
Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are appealing for witnesses and are seeking to identify suspects, after a home invasion in the Township ...
Allowing the erosion of our civil liberties
Most of us skip along merrily in our daily lives, enjoying the rights and freedoms granted to us in this beautiful country of ours. We are a multi-cultural mosaic – a welcoming, giving, embracing society. We also cherish, and extend basic human rights, to all who’ve been denied them. We are activists, lobbyists, environmentalists, and community role models. We care about our neighbours.
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