Simon Martin

5 days ago | yorkregion.com | Simon Martin

The region recently announced new cameras will be installed on roads in all nine municipalities as part of its automated speed enforcement (ASE) program. The region had been rotating three speed cameras to various locations until last year, when 20 cameras were installed at fixed locations. Already a Subscriber? Sign in The program is growing in 2025, with 20 more speed cameras set to come online, bringing the total on regional roads to 40.

1 week ago | yorkregion.com | Simon Martin

Stouffville council is a little fed up with York Region’s handling of Ninth Line around Musselman’s Lake. “They’ve been studiously avoiding this for years now,” Ward 1 Coun. Hugo Kroon said. “They’re just ignoring it, ignoring and ignoring it.” Already a Subscriber? Sign in Kroon made the comment during a council meeting earlier this month as a report for a comprehensive transportation study of Ninth Line around Musselman’s Lake came forward.

1 week ago | yorkregion.com | Simon Martin

Stouffville will soon be home to one less drugstore. Rexall has announced that it will be closing its Stouffville store in the Longo’s plaza effective June 6. A sign on the window of the store, located at 5779 Main St., says prescription records will be transferred to the Rexall located at 16900 Yonge St. in Newmarket. Already a Subscriber? Sign in The Stouffville Rexall store opened at the plaza in 2019.

1 week ago | yorkregion.com | Simon Martin

Former Stouffville mayor Justin Altmann has received a fine in connection with his failure to file financial statements from his unsuccessful 2022 campaign and won’t be eligible to run in the next municipal election. According to a Town of Stouffville news release, Altmann, along with Keith Singer entered guilty pleas May 28 for failing to file their financial statements following the 2022 municipal election. Altmann was a candidate for mayor and Singer was a candidate for Ward 4 councillor.

1 week ago | yorkregion.com | Simon Martin

If you thought the speed cameras in Stouffville were going anywhere, council has a clear message. “To all you lead foots out there; too bad so sad,” Ward 1 Coun. Hugo Kroon said. Already a Subscriber? Sign in Kroon made the comments in response to staff update on the automated speed enforcement (ASE) program, or speed cameras, on May 21. The update was light on details about the program and included no information on the number of tickets issued or a total amount of fines collected.