By Mike Williscraft NewsNow It was Thanksgiving Day on Monday and, boy, was I thankful there was no Grimsby council. Those days are like Christmas around here. The mood is […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow When the wheels come off at Grimsby council, the vehicle does not just pull to a stop and dysfunction reigns. No, this crew takes that vehicle, […]
1:58:33 “Huh, no it wasn’t” That was Coun. Randy Vaine’s response when Coun. Lianne Vardy asked him to show his face at Monday’s council meeting Zoom while an Integrity Commissioner […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow So, it’s Sept. 30. Yes, you may be seeing this a day early or a day late, but this edition of stellar prose is in our […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow There are some columns which just write themselves. Then there are those you really don’t want to write. This is one of the latter. As you […]
A major downtown development was the subject of an initial public meeting for Official Plan and zoning bylaw amendments Monday night. The proposal – at the corner of Elm and […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow As stated last week when I clearly outlined how Grimsby Councillors Kevin Ritchie and Dave Kadwell would engineer things to ensure they both got a spot […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow As this edition is printing, the rubber will be hitting the road when it comes to Grimsby and Lincoln amalgamating fire departments. Lincoln will have its […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Despite it being August and most residents paying attention to other things right now, I was deluged by comments regarding last week’s story regarding Grimsby Council’s […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow As I was watching the show Monday night I was racking my brain…trying to think of what Coun. Randy Vaine and Coun. Kevin Ritchie remind me […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow People in Lincoln who think they are seeing development pressure now have not seen anything yet. The tidal wave of building has come around the lake […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Let’s talk a little about about letters to the editor, shall we? We get a lot of them every week – sometimes on topics covered in […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Couple of important things before I get into the mundane world of municipal council… I was saddened to hear on Monday of the passing of John […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow People know I am busy, but they really don’t know the half of it. That is because much of the time I spend trying to get […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Gotta say, it is a tough ask for anyone to feel sympathetic toward anyone in the G5 these days but please, good reader – if you […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow So, now that it is done and out the door, let’s talk a little One Team. One Dream. Magazine. That is the biggest, most work-intensive publication […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow So let’s talk a little Grimsby Power this week. Simply, this is a hydro utility owned by you – the taxpayers of Grimsby. Grimsby town council […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Nobody wonders why, in last week’s offering, I noted grave concern the current Grimsby council could decide the fate of the Town’s fire department by entering […]
If you’re going to make an omlette, you’re going to have to break a few eggs. And if you want to preserve a high-quality and ultra economically friendly volunteer fire […]
By Mike Williscraft NewsNow There really is only one explanation for Coun. Kevin Ritchie acting like a horse’s behind at nearly every Grimsby council meeting. His ongoing attempts to hamstring […]