Living the dream, simply

There’s a word that comes up often in conversation with Sam Holwell and Caesar Guinto, especially when they’re talking about Creemore Kitchen, the restaurant they opened five weeks ago on Mill Street. It’s there when Holwell recalls the reaction he and Guinto had to...

A day of fun for the kids

When Laurie Copeland called on the community to pitch in and help out with the inaugural Creemore Children’s Festival two years ago, she was totally unprepared for how successful the venture would be. When the day came, Mill Street was teeming with children, all of...
Electoral review to start with the public

Electoral review to start with the public

The 2014 municipal election dominated conversation at Clearview Council’s Monday night meeting, with two important decisions being made: first, to proceed with a public review of the Township’s ward system this fall in advance of the election, and second, to utilize...

Quarry expansion allowed to proceed

Walker Aggregates will be allowed to proceed with the expansion of its Duntroon quarry, after a court dismissed the Niagara Escarpment Commission’s legal challenge of the Consolidated Hearings Board’s approval of the project this week. The challenge was heard before...

Water woes after Monday's big storm

Clearview Township general manager of transportation Steve Sage estimates that last Monday’s torrential downpour caused about $100,000 worth of damages to the municipality’s roads and infrastructure. The worst damage by far, he said, was to the section of Nottawasaga...
To run or not to run…

To run or not to run…

On July 6, Dunedin’s Peter Taylor knew there was only one answer to that question. He was at the start line for his second Sinister Seven – 148 kilometres, 7 stages ranging from 12 to 35 kilometres, with elevation gain/loss of 5,320 metres that must be finished in...