WOOLWICH AND WELLESLEY PROPERTY OWNERS are at risk of losing their homes and businesses, thanks to skyrocketing taxes. According to Woolwich director of finance Colm Lynn, there hasn’t been a tax sale in the township for more than ten...
THE REGION’S LONG STANDING POLICY TO contain urban sprawl from encroaching on rural areas – the so-called countryside line – is one of the key arguments against a proposed industrial development on the Woolwich side of Bridge Street,...
Woolwich’s plans for a heritage designation to be applied to St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elmira are on hold for now. Woolwich council this week put of a decision pending furher consulation with the church, which is currently...
That’s the Latin phrase emblazoned on the Royal Canadian Legion crest, which is featured on a new commemorative stamp being rolled out to honour the 100th anniversary of its founding. Initially adopted following the First World War, the...
THE LOCAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROP ERTY Taxpayers Alliance, which monitors the eight municipal governments in the Waterloo Region, recently approached all of the mayoral and council hopefuls to learn who supports capping property...
DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH WERE TOP of mind for the two candidates vying for the mayor’s seat in Wellesley as they met for a town hall meeting Monday night. Joe Nowak, who is seeking his fourth term, and newcomer Chris Martin took part in the...