Meaford CAO Frank Miele unveiled plans for an interesting and unique initiative at last Monday's (December 14) meeting of council.

What has been billed as the Virtual Green Technology Centre, the project will see a high profile eco-conference held at Meaford Hall on March 20th, and transmitted live to 10,000 participants over the internet.

The word solstice literally means "sun standing still." At 12:47 PM on Dec. 21st , the sun will stand still at an altitude of 21.9 degrees. On this day, you can watch the Sun's path in the sky from sunrise to sunset forming the shortest and lowest arc. This is our shortest day of the year.