Posts By Mark Pavilons

Township, Region working through province-wide salt shortage

The record snowfall last week compounded an Ontario-wide salt shortage, caused by high demand from frequent snowstorms and supply disruptions at major mines. King entered the winter maintenance season prepared, with their material storage facility filled to capacity. To date, the Township has used approximately 4,700 tonnes of sand and salt over its network road and sidewalk network.

King crews worked around the clock to clear snow

Last week’s snowstorm kept many residents at home, and those who ventured out experience some of the worst conditions in years. The estimated 20-centimeter accumulation had King roads crews working day and night to clear streets and highways. The Township declared a Significant Weather Event, and urged motorists to exercise caution if venturing out.

Numbers and stats don’t lie – we are all miracles!

We were given the most precious gift of all, through all the odds, twists and turns, global events. We emerged from a loving mother, and hopefully welcomed into a gracious family. We had no choice where, when or to whom we would be gifted. Given the vast array of situations and inequities on this planet, we could have ended up on desert plains, snowy mountains or modern, urban centres.

King home target of two shootings in three days

Investigators from the York Regional Police Firearms Investigations Team are seeking witnesses after a residence in the Town of King was targeted in two separate ...

Searching far and wide for our ‘Place’

I’m exhausted. But not too tired to run up that hill one more time, hand in hand with my “Jill.” But we’d leave our pails – and all that they contain – behind for others to fill. I imagine, once we reach the summit, it opens up to a picture-perfect meadow, with a Disney-esque log cabin, sans dwarves.

Lindsay extends King’s winless streak to seven with 5-1 win at Zancor

Kaden Koutroulides fired two goals and George Cote turned aside 34 of 35 shots to lead the Lindsay Muskies to a 5-1 win over the slumping King Junior A Rebellion on Sunday afternoon at the Zancor Centre. Koutroulides credited Cote’s stellar play for his club’s big road win: “He’s an unbelievable goalie for us. Best pickup we made as a team this year. It’s on us that he didn’t get the shutout. He made big saves for us all game.”

Council opts to include internet voting for 2026 election

King residents will have the option of voting via the internet, in this year’s municipal election. Council opted to pursue staff recommendations that combine the use of Internet Voting, in addition to the alternative voting methods approved at its meeting of March being use of paper ballots with optical scan tabulators, and alternative voting methods for accessibility purposes, including a vote at home program for municipal and school board elections held in the Township of King.

Looking for comfort in all kinds of places

We humans need comfort as much as we need food and water. During the holidays, one specific carol extends tidings of “comfort and joy.” Just what is comfort and why is it so import to us humans? A lexicon defines it as “a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint” or “the easing or alleviation of a person’s feelings of grief or distress.”

DC study, bylaw revamped again

King’s 2025 Development Charge Background Study and Bylaw returned for more tweaking, sparked by recent changes mandated by the Province. King council and staff reported on the DC bylaw, which is set to expire Jan. 13, 2026. Since the release of the background study on in October, the Province enacted Bill 60 – Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 – which introduces several amendments to the Development Charges Act (D.C.A.) that impact the Township’s 2025 background study.

King sets transportation policies in long-term planning and budgeting

The framework has come together for King’s comprehensive transportation plan. Councillors received the revamped Transportation Master Plan, setting in motion a process that identifies local assets, and also shared infrastructure responsibilities with the Region. As government mandates change, the document also explores joint funding models, and assesses opportunities for road uploads where regional functions are evident.

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