Voter kits are in the mail

In the 2014 municipal election, voters in Clearview and Mulmur will have a choice to vote online or using the telephone. Eligible voters will get a letter in the mail containing a web address, a toll free phone number and a pin number. Once on the phone or website,...

Bylaw exemption allows for first food cart approval

Clearview councillors have made an exception to the rule in the case of a new vending bylaw to allow for approval of the first application. The township received an application from Todd Jackson, requesting to set up a year-round food cart that would serve hot dogs,...

Fire plan recommends future improvements

Clearview council has received the final draft of a Master Fire Plan prepared on behalf of the Clearview Fire Department. The Master Fire Plan is a strategic blueprint for fire protection that addresses all local needs and circumstances based upon costs the community...

NVCA names interim CAO

The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) board of directors has announced that Gayle Wood will be joining the organization as interim chief administrative officer starting in October. Wood is replacing Wayne Wilson, who had been in the role for the past 22...

Catherine Gildiner comes ashore in third memoir

In the third and final installment of her memoirs, Catherine Gildiner is coming of age in Coming Ashore. Gildiner writes about her formative years as a child in Lewiston, New York in Too Close to the Falls, followed by an account of life in the civil rights-charged...

Korean author comes to Canada with $20 and a gold ring

In the midst of preparing my remarks from a recent interview, I was diligently stringing my words together when it suddenly occurred to me, I had been presented with a recently published book that contained more information than I could possibly include in this...