James Matthews

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Rosemont firefighters gear up for wildfire season

1 week ago | citizen.on.ca | James Matthews

June 19, 2025 · 0 Comments By JAMES MATTHEWSJust west of Alliston, the Rosemont District Fire Department has grown in a couple of ways.
Orangeville Council votes against town staff’s recommendation to approve York Street townhouses

2 weeks ago | citizen.on.ca | James Matthews

June 12, 2025 · 0 Comments By JAMES MATTHEWSA dozen new townhouse-style units would help fill the dearth of Orangeville’s housing options.
Orangeville to strengthen advocacy with higher levels of government

1 month ago | citizen.on.ca | James Matthews

May 29, 2025 · 0 Comments By JAMES MATTHEWS Orangeville council is steering itself toward a closer advocacy relationship with the provincial and federal governments. To that end, council shed light on its Government Relations Advocacy Plan during its May 26 meeting. It’s long been true that building strong relationships with government and community stakeholders is the main plank in effective advocacy. According to a report to council, the town’s plan is designed to develop, coordinate,...
Orangeville council lobbies against strong mayor powers

1 month ago | citizen.on.ca | James Matthews

May 22, 2025 · 0 Comments By JAMES MATTHEWSOrangeville Mayor Lisa Post wants nothing to do with the so-called provincial strong mayor powers.
Mayor shuts down repeated question from resident on Hansen Blvd.

2 months ago | citizen.on.ca | James Matthews

April 17, 2025 · 0 Comments By JAMES MATTHEWSSome interactions beg the question as to when enough is enough.
Orangeville strengthens Bee City status with pollinator conservation

2 months ago | shelburnefreepress.ca | James Matthews

April 3, 2025 · 0 Comments Written By JAMES MATTHEWSOrangeville council is creating a buzz about local bee habitat.
Area man with Autism navigates the job market

2 months ago | caledoncitizen.com | James Matthews

By JAMES MATTHEWS Students will soon be beating the streets in search of summer jobs, and Sheri El-Sarraf remembers well the difficulty her son Sebastian faced in securing employment. She said that difficulty was exacerbated by a perceived unwillingness to give the lad a chance. She's thankful he did eventually find a place among the Orangeville employed. But he's yet to find a place in the industry for which he went to college and studied, she said.
Having taxpayers foot the bill is unsustainable: Mono mayor

Mar 6, 2025 | citizen.on.ca | James Matthews

March 6, 2025 · 0 Comments By JAMES MATTHEWSMono staff never cease the search for ways to lower municipal taxes.
Orangeville council hears about proposed six-story development on Broadway

Feb 27, 2025 | citizen.on.ca | James Matthews

February 27, 2025 · 0 Comments By JAMES MATTHEWS Proponents of a Broadway housing development knocked a storey off the proposed building and have put more housing units into their revised plan. The development in Orangeville is proposed to be located on 2.4 acres of land at the south side of Broadway between Third Street and Fourth Street. The municipal addresses are 48, 50, 50A, and 52 Broadway. There’s an auto body shop and parking lot at the site right now. Mill Creek flows through the...
Mono collects the lion’s share of last year’s parking tickets

Feb 5, 2025 | citizen.on.ca | James Matthews

February 5, 2025 · 0 Comments By JAMES MATTHEWSMono Bylaw Enforcement wrote 325 parking tickets last year.