Disclosure of land deals leads to tension around Council table

March 2, 2016 · 0 Comments

Efforts by two Councillors to be more open about land deals involving Town Hall led to heated words around the Council table last week. One was a motion from Councillor John Abel calling ...

St. Max students take reins of police bomb robot

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Muzzo to be sentenced March 29

Three days of testimony were given in the case last week in Newmarket. Crown attorney Paul Tait said a...

Council questions value of LEED as JOC nears a tarnished Gold

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Mavrinac residents speak out against potential “parkland” sale

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