Last and certainly not least in our questionnaire series is the questions put to the Mayoral candidates on growth, planning and very importantly, governance in Grimsby. With only two candidates in the race, it was hoped we could provide you with two opinions on the questions. Only Mayor Jeff Jordan chose to respond and his opponent, John Dunstall, decided not to respond despite several emails sent to him regarding the questionnaire.
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It’s a Friday and the final post of the ward-by-ward roundup of candidates and their views on matters of growth, planning and development for your consideration. Ward 4 is by far the most transitional of wards with the largest group of new voters thanks to development over the past four years. Responses were received from all but one of the Ward 4 candidates, due to extenuating circumstances.
Continue readingAnother day, another political ward. Today we will look at who is running in Ward 3 and how they tackled questions relating to responsible growth and development in Grimsby. If you aren’t sure what Ward you are in you can visit this Town page with the electoral map. Responses to our questions were received from all five Ward 3 candidates.
Don’t forget, you can vote for two candidates for Ward Councillors!
Continue readingThe deadline of September 23, 2022 @ 12PM is drawing near if you want to speak or make comment at the Town’s Zoom-only “open house” meeting for the lands known as 502 Winston Road (aka “321 Hunter Road”) scheduled for September 26, 2022. The meeting will focus on the applicant’s request to have the Official Plan amended to re-designate the land, which is in the Greenbelt, from “Specialty Crop Area – Tender Fruit and Grape Lands” to just “Rural”.
Continue readingToday our questionnaire makes the short journey to Ward 2, which saw large changes in its boundaries after the recent Ward Boundary review. If you aren’t sure what Ward you are in you can visit this Town page with the electoral map. Responses to our questions were received from all five Ward 2 candidates.
Don’t forget, you can vote for two candidates for Ward Councillors!
Continue readingHere is the first in our series of candidate profiles sprinkled in with some questions relating to planning and development and growth in Grimsby. All Ward and Mayoral candidates were emailed a short questionnaire last week and sent a “last call” reminder email before the deadline. Each day will feature one of Grimsby’s four municipal wards, with answers from the Mayoral candidates as a wrap on the series.
Continue readingAfter developer LJM was granted 11 storeys by the OLT in Hamilton after having agreed to 6 storeys with the city, that rather precedent-setting decision did not go unnoticed by other developers and their various consultant groups. It now seems that New Horizon Development Group (NHDG) is attempting a similar feat with their trio of skyscrapers in Stoney Creek.
Continue readingThe OLT has provided their written decision from the recent hearing on both the proposed new build and demolition of heritage buildings on the Cole’s property. The folks over at SaveMainStreet have written a thought-provoking post on the decision. Rather than re-invent the wheel, we suggest you read their post by clicking this link here.
As most readers are aware Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, passed away earlier today at the age of 96. The Queen was the longest-reigning and longest-living of all British monarchs.
While there are Official Portraits of the Queen, it thought it fitting to show a photo of the Queen and Prince Philip during their visit to Niagara Falls in the autumn of 1951. She was well-loved by not only those in the UK, but those in and out of the Commonwealth, including Niagara.
Our condolences go out to the Royal Family and all those here in Canada and around the world who admired her grace and charm. She is succeeded by her son, King Charles III. Vivat Rex.
We received a Facebook message yesterday from a resident asking about GCFRG candidate debates, well there are none. But after some asking around we did find out that a few local residents have organized Ward “Q&A” sessions.
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