Thomson Tract named for land donor

Thomson Tract named for land donor

In the spring of 2017, John Thomson of Mulmur graciously offered a tract of forested land to the County of Dufferin.  The Thomson family owned the 29.58-acre property for more than 50 years (the family first began acquiring property in Mulmur in 1901).  Adjacent to...

Two stunt driving charges laid in Mulmur

Dufferin OPP Traffic unit officers charged two drivers with stunt driving excessive speed last weekend. The first incident occurred at 2:25 p.m. when officers clocked a westbound Honda at 138 km in a posted 80 km per hour zone on Highway 89 at the Blind Line in Mulmur...
Gowan Park pavilion contractor replaced

Gowan Park pavilion contractor replaced

A new contractor has been hired to complete the pavilion at Gowan Park. Clearview Township’s general manager of parks, culture and recreation, Terry Vachon, said the first contractor hired for the job last year did not meet their contractual obligations.  Consolidated...

Clearview flies pride flag at hub

Clearview Township will fly the pride flag for the second time after Councillor Connie Leishman asked for an exception to a municipal policy. “I am tired of saying no when I am the kind of person who wants to include everybody,” said Leishman. “We are Clearview. A lot...
Inaugural Ayla Lundy Memorial Award presented at grad

Inaugural Ayla Lundy Memorial Award presented at grad

Lilly Hall (from left) accepts the inaugural Ayla Lundy Memorial Award, in memory of her best friend, from Aylaʼs siblings Cole and Stephanie, and teacher Myrna Lowe-Whitley, at the Grade 8 graduation ceremony at Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School June 27. NCPS...

New CAO, clerk now on duty at Mulmur town hall

CAO Tracey Atkinson and clerk Kerstin Vroom are in their new roles at town hall in Mulmur as of this week.  The retirement of Terry Horner, who was both CAO and clerk, has precipitated a change up in roles at the municipal office. Atkinson, who has been a part-time...