by Kristi Green | Mar 13, 2014 | News
By Cat Flack Many believe that St. Patrick was an Irishman who charmed all the snakes off the Emerald Isle into the roaring sea to make Ireland snake-free. Well, I am here to tell you who he really was, and how the legend of his snake-clearing tale came to be. Patrick...
by Kristi Green | Mar 13, 2014 | News
By Drew Gulyas Don’t tell my seven-year-old daughter, Charlotte, but I am thinking about giving up on her Grade 2 spelling homework. No discredit to her teacher. Since September, I’ve seen my child’s reading ability make a steady climb from a place of total...
by Kristi Green | Mar 13, 2014 | News
By Brent Preston Most Canadians pay attention to municipal politics only at election time, or when an issue arises that has a direct, personal impact on them, like when someone tries to build a wind turbine in their backyard. Municipal Councillors are also wrapped up...
by Kristi Green | Mar 13, 2014 | News
Not every “old hall” in Clearview will be represented at the Township’s Small Halls Festival, which is planned for the fall. The festival will feature events (such as music shows and card games) at each of the Township-owned community halls: Station on the Green,...
by Kristi Green | Mar 13, 2014 | News
Clearview has scratched plans to build a trail from Creemore to Collingwood because building arrangements became too complex. “There were multiple private owners,” explained Councillor Robert Walker at the March 3 Council meeting. “That’s too many negotiations to make...
by Kristi Green | Mar 13, 2014 | News
After several water main breaks in Creemore this winter, Clearview has moved pipe repairs up its to-do list. Since December, there have been two leaks to the same section of pipes on Elizabeth Street east of Mary Street, which Public Works repaired. There was also a...