Celebrating 60 Wonderful Years, Bill and Joan Glass of Meaford at Meaford Hall today. Surrounded by friends and family on a beautiful sunny day.
Wishing you all the best, Mr. and Mrs. Glass.
John Malloy
BY CHRIS FELL -
The Municipality of Meaford is on the verge of selling the old fire hall to the Stanley Knight Heritage Society.
Meaford council held a public meeting concerning an Official Plan Amendment and a zoning bylaw amendment for the fire hall property at its planning meeting held on Monday night.
Both amendments were passed by [...]
. . . And what can we do about it?
These are two of the questions that are at the heart of the Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium.
The AWAKENING THE DREAMER, CHANGING THE DREAM Symposium is currently being offered worldwide and is beginning to change lives and ultimately change [...]
Born in Glasgow, Scotland but raised in and around the suburbs of Toronto, James became a professional musician at 20. He is a modern-day storyteller, songwriter, singer, guitar player and performer.
James has three albums of original songs, the latest…”the vibewrangler sessions”; as well “the chianti bros.” (1994) and “boomer” (1999).
James’ song Big Muskoka Moon has [...]
Movies Under The Stars – At Blue Mountain
Wednesday, July 8
Fast & Furious 4 (PG 13)
Brian O’Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.
Friday, July 10
Inkheart (PG)
A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of [...]
The Thornbury Summer Antique Show, now in its 19th year, has for many good reasons become known as Southern Georgian Bay’s Premier Summer Antiques Event.
In fact, you may be quite surprised by the wide ranging knowledge base covered by the twenty-six experienced antiques dealers participating in this show. The antique merchandise offered for sale represents a fine selection of [...]
Celebrities & Amateurs are paired with 160 golfers from the PGA in a ProAm format. Benefiting The Wayne Gretzky Foundation. The ONLY stop on the nationwide tour! Phone (519) 752.7199.
Email dana@destinationblue.ca
Tickets For Charity
This year, the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic presented by Samsung is pleased to announce the launch of our ‘Tickets for Charity’ program. In [...]
summer concert series
Quartetto Gelato
11 July
We couldn’t have a 10th anniversary celebration without Quartetto Gelato! Their ever-evolving repertoire, performed with amazing virtuosity and presented with humour and joy, charms audiences everywhere they perform. Classical in training ? eclectic by design ? Quartetto Gelato thrills audiences with music that travels the globe including classical masterworks, operatic arias, [...]
The Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
Police officers across the country play a leadership role in organizing the Canadian Cancer Society’sCops for Cancer events by involving the community in other fundraising and cancer awareness activities.
This program started in 1994 when an Edmonton police officer with a shaved head posed for a picture with a [...]
By JEFFREY WASSERSTROM -
In April and May of 1989, people around the world were inspired by the protests in Tiananmen Square, then horrified when the June 4 massacre turned Beijing streets into urban killing fields. China has changed enormously in the twenty years since then, but the Communist Party’s attitude toward 1989 has remained constant. It [...]
Recently, auto giant General Motors (GM) followed Chrysler and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, making it the fourth largest U.S. company to ever take such a step. As a result of the pre-packaged bankruptcy plan, the U.S. government will own a 60 percent stake in GM, with the United Auto Workers (UAW) receiving 17.5 percent, the Canadian government taking 12.5 percent, and [...]
I’m a ‘farm kid’ from Proton Township – raised with 7 sisters in the high, flat farming country at the bottom of Grey County. Like many farm kids, my education and career took me away from my home community – and brought me back again.
I made the decision to run for Liberal candidacy because [...]
Another first at Bogusia’s in beautiful Meaford, Ontario.
Nelleh brought her family for dinner and celebrated with her first ice cream cone, Neleh and her clothes really enjoyed the chocolate.
By Stephen Vance -
There has been much talk about the proposed plan to pave portions of the Georgian Trail. I must admit, I have mixed feelings about this idea.
My first instinct is to express frustration at our seemingly insatiable need to transform and manipulate natural spaces into something that we find to be more aesthetically [...]
On behalf of the Meaford & District Chamber of Commerce, Meaford Municipal Farmers’ Market, Meaford BIA and friends in the community, a David Harper Memorial Tree Dedication will take place on Friday, June 19th at 3pm. The ceremony will coincide with the opening of the Farmers’ Market next to the Meaford Harbour Pavilion.
A sugar maple tree and stone with a memorial [...]
