Ladies
and Gentlemen
Summer is here with a vengeance – It’s about time. If you
have been downtown lately you have probably noticed the buzz - lots of early visitors;
lots of homes are being sold; and lots of discussion about new business and new
people coming to Town. Augurs well for
our lovely community.
Monday May 4th will see your Council out on the
road – literally. They will be touring many of the Town facilities to get acquainted
with all parts of Town operation. I on the other hand will be in Midhurst with
the County’s’ Audit Committee meeting –-- oh well. If you are downtown at 2:00
pm at Neehozday Park (next to the library) the staff of the Georgian Bay Native
Friendship Centre will be conducting a ceremony recognizing the conclusion of the
trial for the murder of Andrew Mixemong.
Relatively quite on Tuesday. I will be in Bradford West Gwillimbury for
the launch of the meetings to develop Affordable Housing Plans in each Simcoe
community. Midland will be visited on the
25th.
Wednesday May 6th. Up bright and early for McHappy Day. This
annual charitable event raises funds for Ronald McDonald House and other local
charities. Come by for a coffee. At 4:30 pm, a reception will be held at Ste.
Marie to welcome in the newly appointed Board for our new Destination Marketing
Organization (DMO). Tourism in our area
is about to really get into gear.
At 7:00 pm it’s the May Planning and Development
Committee meeting at Town Hall. Lots of
good development news including:
-
Zoning amendment regarding the Hanson lands
along Hwy 12
-
Home occupation by-law review
-
Midland Bay Landing official plan amendment
regarding the noise study
On Friday May 8th at 11:00 am you are welcome to
attend the Waterfront Steering Committee at the Town. Then at noon is a very
special event for our entire area. Men and women from North Simcoe will gather at
the Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre (175 Yonge St.) to begin the journey
of ending men’s violence towards women.
This powerful testament will include the men present signing the pledge to
take action to end that violence. All are welcome.
That
6:00 pm evening it’s the ever popular Huronia Museum Heritage dinner at the NSSRC.
Call the museum for tickets.
Weekend
Saturday
-
9:00 am come down to Little Lake Park for a cleanup
of our park trails
-
7:30 pm the Toronto Mass Choir visits St
Pauls. This cutting edge choir just has
to be heard. TMC’s music incorporates contemporary gospel, traditional gospel
and Caribbean music influences. A quality Brookside event.
*****
Things will go quickly now with the warm weather. Please
mark on your calendar:
1)
Thursday May 21st at noon Gord Hume will be at
the Midland Public Library. He will present on “Places and Spaces” – donations
to Library. Please RSVP – to trisha.sherdian14@gmail.com
2)
The
Pan Am torch will be in town on June 10th. I will let you know of its route later
3)
The
Martels will be making their farewell performance at the NSSRC on Saturday July
11th. Proceeds from this final dance are going to assist the Bunn's
Kids program. All tickets are $25 at Johnstone's Music Land and the
Harbourmaster, Midland Town Dock
And three more items in
closing:
1)
There
is a lot if information and misinformation out there about the police dispatch.
I have provided some answers on my blog at http://newsfromthetown.blogspot.ca/
2)
The
link shows the Mayor of Guelph speaking to Rotary about Community wellbeing.
These comments resonate with where we are headed in Midland. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_27gDxRBjU&feature=youtu.be
3)
And
lastly we are looking for a few good citizens to direct the Citizen’s Healthcare
initiative over the next few years. Information was provided in my April 19
blog. If you are interested in
applying, please forward your resume to Mr. Claude Marchildon at
claudemarchildon@rogers.com before May 15, 2015. The Terms of Reference
for the Committee are posted on http://www.midland.ca/chsc
Gord
McKay
Be
part of Midland’s Year of Bold Action - 2015
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