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Jan27

No Need For Panic

MeBWmediaMeaford may have lost two of their top ten administrators in the first few weeks of the new year, but there isn't likely much reason to assume that the sky is falling, and other senior managers will begin an exodus from our municipality.

We also don't need to worry that the loss of the CAO and the Director of Human Resources will cause the administration of the municipality to fall apart and grind to a halt.


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Jan27

Ontario Moving In The Wrong Direction Says Waste Expert

gasificationunit-“Ontario, I’m sorry to say, has given up its leadership position and is now going in exactly the wrong direction,” said Dr. Paul Connett, an internationally renowned ZeroWaste campaigner at a press conference held by the Ontario ZeroWaste Coalition (OZWC) at Queen’s Park on Tuesday.


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Jan26

Meaford Loses HR Director

davies_certificateLess than three weeks after Meaford CAO Frank Miele announced that he was resigning from his post to take on the CAO position in Gravenhurst, the municipality has lost another top administrator.

The Independent learned late Wednesday that Human Resources Director Karen Davies has parted ways with the municipality. Davies had been with the Municipality of Meaford for six years.


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Jan25

Big Hike in Conservation Authority Levy

gsc_titleRepresentatives from the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority visited Meaford Council on Monday January 23 to present their draft budget for 2012.

GSCA Chair Dick Hibma and CAO John Cotrill told council that Meaford's annual levy would jump from $141,413 in 2011 to $153,954 in 2012, an increase of nearly 9 percent.

While members of council were pleased with the budget in general, they along with Meaford's Treasurer David Kennedy are confused about the larger than expected increase, especially given that communities like the Town of the Blue Mountains will experience a levy increase of just 2 percent in 2012.


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Jan25

Walker: Liberal Government Breaking Promises to Municipalities

walker_at_debateBruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker was extremely disappointed to hear that the Liberal government is back-pedalling on its key election promise to deliver savings to municipal budgets by uploading the full cost of court security.


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