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Changes coming to King and Keele in King City

July 5, 2023   ·   0 Comments

To facilitate improvements in King City and improve traffic flow, King is opting for some changes to King and Keele. Staff noted that stopping prohibitions and no-parking zones will improve pedestrian safety and connectivity in the core. Council supported amendments to the York Region Bylaw to prohibit or regulate parking and stopping on Regional roads. Councillors also supported intersection improvements at King Road and Keele Street and a pedestrian crossover on Keele Street.

Pressures pushing up King’s 2024 budget

As King prepares for its 2024 budget deliberations, staff are warning councilors that next year’s increase cold be in the 4% to 5% range. However, that’s just an estimate at this point, and staff have been directed to prepare options for council’s consideration to “reduce and offset” the 2024 tax increase through service level adjustments.

King’s roads need attention, report reveals

While King Township has worked hard maintaining its huge road network, some local roads are in desperate need of attention. Staff presented its 10-Year Paving Strategy recently, noting much more funding is needed to address the shortfalls.

It’s time to head outdoors with SunnyFeel products

A record number of Canadians will head outdoors this summer for adventure. Our connection with Nature has suffered in recent years, and now more than ever, people want to embrace it again. SunnyFeel, a producer of essential outdoor goods, is dedicated to encouraging healthy and active lifestyle with high-quality products.

McDonald’s offering refreshed flavours with McWraps

Variety is the spice of life, literally. Especially when referring to the new flavours of McWraps, by McDonald’s. Now available in Zesty Lime, Sweet Chili and Chicken & Bacon, these are sure to please any tastebud. The refreshed McWrap® and Chicken Snack Wrap® lineup, featuring “craveable” flavours and made with quality fresh ingredients are a welcome addition to the fast food market.

Schomberg’s Micaela Aguiar advances to quarterfinals as the number 1 seed in Ms. Health and Fitness Global Competition

Schomberg resident Micaela Aguiar is ranked #1 heading into the quarterfinals of the 2023 Ms. Health & Fitness Competition. The winner of the competition will be featured on the cover of the Muscle and Fitness HERS magazine and pocket $20,000 U.S. After five elimination rounds, the dedicated local fitness and yoga instructor was still leading the international event. Aguiar – who described herself as a “shy and introverted person” during our meeting at The Grackle Coffee Shop on Main Street – is nonetheless “super excited and nervous simultaneously to have passed through five phases of the competition from Top 50 in the world to Top 15 to Top 10 to Top 5 to the quarterfinals of the competition.”

King’s Township-Wide Recreation Centre taking shape

The new Township-Wide Recreation Centre in King – a fully accessible recreation complex with a lap pool, ice surfaces, athletic fieldhouse and a multi-purpose room – is ...

Township of King lifts ban on outdoor and open-air burning

Due to the improving weather conditions, including soaking rain on Monday morning, King Fire and Emergency Services has lifted the burn ban put in place ...

Township of King issues total ban on outdoor and open-air burning

Effective immediately, a total fire ban has been issued in the Township of King and across York Region. This ban is necessary given the current ...

Police charge trio in drive-by

Three Toronto men have been charged with numerous offences in the drive-by shooting in Lloydtown earlier this year. The investigation revealed an organized crime connection. The incident has left the 65-year-old local senior with life-altering injuries. Investigators with the York Regional Police Serious and Organized Crime Bureau made the arrests last week, along with a few others, in an indepth investigation.

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