We hosted an E-Waste day today. And it was a great success! This was an opportunity for our residents (and others!) to safely dispose of those electronic devices that were no longer wanted or needed. Computers, monitors, TVs, telephones, batteries, turntables, the occasional toaster and I think I saw an 8-track! We need to wait… Continue reading »

  The Municipal Act requires each municipality to enact tax deferral programs for low income seniors and low income disabled persons. For our two tiered structure, the Region of York manages the text of the policies for the lower tier, while the lower tiers administer the actual programs with the taxpayers. The following link will jump… Continue reading »

Once again, State Farm sponsored the Festival of Trees for Southlake at Upper Canada mall. This is a fund raiser, where various groups decorate a Christmas tree and the public votes on their favourite. In addition, 7 of the local municipalities (Aurora, Bradford West Gwillimbury, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Newmarket and Whitchurch Stouffville) sponsor a… Continue reading »

Much to the pleasure of a certain female in my life, Movember is over and I have shaved it off! Considering that I had a moustache for almost 40 years, I can’t believe how happy I was to have it off as well. But, it was for a very good cause and thanks to MoBro… Continue reading »

In the November 12th, 2011 edition of the Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21538187 (still one of the best newsmagazines around) there is an inspiring story about amputee football (soccer for us North Americans). With Africa’s recent history of civil wars, there is, unfortunately, no lack of amputees. According to Linday Maggs, who is making a documentary on the… Continue reading »