Ladies
and Gentlemen
A long Easter week-end and it looks as if the fine weather
is here to stay. King Street is very busy with spring shoppers and I understand
the Easter bunny has been busy too.
Enjoy.
Tuesday starts with County Council at 9:00 am. One of the more interesting items for Midland
is the vote on funding for inter-urban trails. The County will consider providing
partial funding for a number of trails in the County including the Fuller Avenue
bike trail. Midland’s portion of this shared
project is already in the 2014 budget. Hopefully
we can complete the Fuller trail this year with our good neighbour.
Later that day I meet with a young man who is considering
running in our upcoming election. Despite many citizens being down on their political
leaders, the job of municipal Councilor is a tremendously important one for our
future. In the coming term your elected leaders will decide upon the development
of the Unimin lands, your taxes and even the future of your police service. Please
make sure you vote and if you have any interest, consider running for public office.
Many
of you will recall the fabulous Butter Tart festival that the Town hosted last
year. Well it’s back! On Thursday April 24th at 1:30 pm at the
Boathouse restaurant the BIA launches the 2014 edition of the World’s Best
Butter Tart Festival. There will be some surprise announcements. All are
welcome to attend.
At
2:00 pm is the Huronia Economic Alliance meeting at the Penetanguishene Fire
Hall. The meeting will discuss our new economic development corporation and the
hiring of the economic development officer. Right after that meeting the four
mayors will turn their attention to the recent LHIN RFP situation that could have
moved ophthalmological services out of North Simcoe. We will be considering a
game plan to ensure that we have adequate levels of healthcare in North Simcoe for
all of our citizens.
Then at 7:00 pm Thursday evening Council will meet at
Town Hall to discuss what should be done with the nearly $900,000 2013 budget surplus. You are welcome to attend.
Friday April 25th at 12 noon will see the
start of the 2014 Midland Home Show.
This is your opportunity to see in one spot all of the local vendors
that you will need for your home repair and services. The show wraps up on
Sunday.
Weekend
Saturday
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Midland Home Show all day at the NSSRC
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Huronia Foundation for the Arts and the MCC host
a joint dinner/dance fundraiser at MCC starting at 6:00 pm. A few tickets are still available.
Sunday
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Midland
Home Show all day at the NSSRC
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We
are the Villagers hosts a pancake breakfast at Brian Orser Arena in Penetanguishene
from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
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Shelter Now is hosting a Bowls for Beds fundraiser
at their location starting at noon
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And
in closing some further information from Enbridge Gas for those trying to cope
with the high costs for natural gas in our province.
“We recognize that the recent gas rate
increase may make it difficult for some customers to pay their natural gas
bills. The OEB’s Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) provides emergency
financial assistance of up to $500 towards their energy bill. In 2013, more
than 2,700 low-income households received assistance on their natural gas
bills. We also have the Home Weatherization Retrofit Program for qualified
low-income homeowners which offers free energy saving measures, such as
insulation, to help lower future energy bills and increase comfort in the home.
As
you may know, Enbridge Gas Distribution has a policy of not turning off gas to
residential customers with a history of non-payment during the cold winter
months. This year, we have delayed the date at which we will begin
disconnections, from April 1st to April 22nd as the cold
weather has lingered well into spring. Lastly, if a customer is having or
expecting to have difficulty paying their bills, we would encourage them to
contact us (Enbridge), so that we might work with them to make payment
arrangements.”
Gord
McKay
Be
part of Midland’s Year of Making Decisions - 2014
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