“TORONTO – Ontario will embark on a $29-billion transportation plan funded through redirected gas taxes and new “green” bonds, Premier Kathleen Wynne says. The goal is to spend about $15 billion in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and up to $14 billion in the rest of the province. “Twenty-nine billion dollars over the next […]
Dear Friends, Driving north on Highway 410 at night can be at bit like looking for Waldo when you hit the Valleywood / Highway 10 merge. There is a conspicuous absence of light standards through that last 2 km of undulating roadway. Why these mandated light poles have not been installed by the M.T.O. in […]
The Ontario Government has provided a Notice of Commencement regarding the GTA West Transportation Corridor Route; the planning and environmental assessment study is in Stage 2. The focus seems to be on the design and development of the route. For full details on this second phase of the project please visit their website by clicking […]
Something of note for the citizens of Caledon: The Town of Caledon has initiated a study to determine how intensification will be incorporated throughout the Town of Caledon. If you are interested, you invited to attending one of the three meetings scheduled for Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the following times and locations: 9:30am-12:00pm Caledon […]
News has come out this week about a 5 million square foot Canadian Tire warehouse potentially being located in Bolton. Check out the full article from the Toronto Sun here: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/09/19/canadian-tire-warehouse-project-divides-bolton There seem to be mixed opinions about the project. The potential increase in traffic volume could be more than this small town could handle, […]
“The Caledon Central Pool is closed. “Residents are advised that the Caledon Central Pool at 18355 Kennedy road in Caledon is closed immediately and indefinitely,” read a release from the Town of Caeldon. The issues so far are mould, and rust. “The Town of Caledon is taking a precautionary move to close the facility based […]
The bucolic perfectly situated Caledon Central Pool is being threatened with being permanently closed. Here is a perfect opportunity for our Village Associations to speak forcefully about something that has brought immeasurable benefit and pleasure to the many thousand that reside within the Caledon Hills. Please raise your voices in a clear resounding chorus and […]
“Trenton farmer Frank Meyers made the news last week with his seven-year fight to stop the Department of National Defence plan to expropriate his farm, which has been in his family since 1798. DND wants Meyers’ farm to build a new training and administrative campus for the Canadian Special Forces Command and the situation is […]
There have been 583 accidents and counting on Highway 10 inside 2 years plus 65 fatal or near fatal accidents have occurred along a 20 km stretch of highway 10 south of Orangeville. Many at or near our local intersections in the last 30 months. The 410 merger with highway 10, has resulted in the […]
If you find that your pipes have frozen, you may need to contact your plumber. But here are some helpful tips provided by The City of Toronto, so that you can try thaw out the pipes yourself: Turn on a tap in the basement, preferably the cold water faucet in the laundry room. Use a […]