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Posted by Wendy King on 10/13/2010
By Chris Fell – The Municipality of Meaford has a new fire chief. Mike Molloy officially took the reins of the Meaford Fire Department on Thursday, September 30. He is replacing former chief Steve Nickels, who is retiring after nearly five years as the municipality’s first full-time fire chief. Molloy is a 16-year veteran of [...]
09/20/2010Read More
Friday October 1, 2010 – DETOUR NOTICE & ROAD CLOSURES In preparation for the OPP Golden Helmets & Rotary Club Parade, barricades will be set up at 3:00 pm to exclude vehicular traffic along the parade route and surrounding streets (see map below). This allows for the Golden Helmets to practice & perform, and for [...]
08/22/2010Read More
The streets of Meaford will once again be invade by scarecrows as the 14th annual Scarecrow Invasion and Family Festival returns for another year. Beginning in mid-September scarecrows of every size, shape and description will begin popping up all over Meaford, hanging from light standards, posing on bridges and greeting customers in storefront displays. The [...]
02/22/2009Read More
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:30pm – 9:00pm Location: Meaford Hall North Gallery Annual General Meeting featuring guest speaker Anna Bradford – Director of Culture for the city of Hamilton – speaking about Municipal Cultural Planning. She will be providing insight into how best to utilize and include community consultation and decision making, creating social and [...]
01/31/2009Read More
Amber Easton has gone from $80,000 a year in salary to scrambling for work. At a time in her life when she should be scaling the corporate ladder, she has instead spiraled into a deep depression. She recently lost her car and now faces eviction from her apartment. Just last week, the 35-year-old longtime [...]
01/30/2009Read More
Michael Steele, a former Maryland lieutenant governor, was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee on Friday. Steele, the first African-American to hold the post, defeated South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson, 91-77, in the final round of voting among the RNC’s 168 members. Only 86 votes were needed. “This is our opportunity. I [...]
01/29/2009Read More
NATO representatives and lawmakers from alliance nations will meet in Iceland Thursday to discuss security challenges that are likely to arise as the Arctic Circle thaws. Global warming is opening up more parts of the Arctic to development and raising security concerns. The area — one of the planet’s most fragile and pristine ecosystems — [...]
01/28/2009Read More
Kofi Annan says the United Nations needs to be reformed. 1 of 2 The worldwide economic recession has exposed a “crisis of global governance” that can only be addressed by the radical reform of the United Nations, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday as the World Economic Forum got under way in Switzerland. [...]
01/28/2009Read More
Every life is a book of secrets, ready to be opened. The secret of perfect love is found there, along with the secrets of healing, compassion, faith, and the most elusive one of all: who we really are. We are still mysteries to ourselves, despite the proximity of these answers, and what we most long [...]
01/28/2009Read More
Music Contact International is a choir concert tour operator which specializes in Invitational Festivals, Special Events, and Custom Concert Tours. We offer choirs the highest standard of service in the field and the most outstanding concert opportunities. Choirs traveling with Music Contact International are guaranteed the most comprehensive travel preparation and the most exciting [...]
01/27/2009Read More
President Barack Obama presented a humble and conciliatory face of America to the Islamic world Monday in the first formal interview since he assumed office, stressing his own Muslim ties and hopes for a Palestinian state, and avoiding a belligerent tone — even when asked if America could “live with” an Iranian nuclear weapon. The [...]
