REPORT ON COUNCIL May 14, 2007Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:00 a.m. – 5:54 p.m.Regular Evening Meeting: 7:00 p.m. – 7:27 p.m.All members of Council present. (Mayor Peggy Breckenridge absent in the morning.) CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 4:56 p.m. – 5:53 p.m. NO REPORTS RE 2006 SWIMMING WATER INVESTIGATIONS: Under [more]
REPORT ON COUNCIL May 14, 2007Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:00 a.m. – 1:51 p.m.Regular Evening Meeting: 7:00 p.m. – 7:16 p.m.All members of Council present. CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 10:52 a.m. – 1:50 p.m. REMEMBER: LETTERS TO THE TOWNSHIP ARE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS! After some discussion of a report by [more]
Georgian Bay Sport Fishing in Trouble? By Al Taylor For some years now, sport fishing in Georgian Bay has been in decline. Some say the Bay never recovered from over-fishing at the turn of the century, others say commercial fishing boats or the cormorants are to blame. Perhaps invading species [more]
A Bird in the Hand? Rare Birds in Tiny By Tim Tully In his article in Issue #27 of The Tiny Cottager Bill Johnson noted the wonderful sight of a mature Bald Eagle in front of his cottage on the western shore of Tiny north of Concession Road 20. And, in fact, [more]
Wyebridge: a Tiny Township Treasure By Bonnie Reynolds When traveling to the cottage, you might miss one of the treasures Tiny Township has to offer: the village of Wyebridge. Located on Highway 93, just a few minutes south of Midland, here you find a unique collection of places to shop, [more]
Flying the Flag Al Taylor The Canadian flag waving atop your own flag pole or off the stern of your boat has a great feel to it, especially in cottage country against the backdrop of the trees, sky, and water. I personally feel a lot of pride about flying our [more]
A Walk in the Woods – with a Twist of Lyme (read this before venturing outdoors this spring) By Ewa Milewska Early in June 2005 one of the very first really warm spring days arrived in Tiny Township. I could finally wear just sandals on bare feet, shorts and a [more]
Dump Site Musings By Christine Dow I have been thinking about an article by Martin Mittelstaedt that appeared in the Globe and Mail on Saturday, December 16th, 2006 entitled “Earth’s cleanest water creates thorny issue.” The sub-title, “In Tiny Township a precious resource faces threat from proposed garbage dump” generated [more]
Report on Council MUNICIPAL ELECTION: Of Tiny’s 19,491 electors, only 28.2% of non-residents and 42.5% of residents cast valid votes, 34% overall. 1,218 ballots were spoiled, primarily because voters failed to include a Voter Declaration Form. Fortunately the outcome of the election was not affected. Here are the official results: Mayor [more]
OMB Hearing into Trailer Park Proposal Takes Surprising Turn On 1 May, the trailer park proposed for the brow of the Nipissing Ridge south of Concession Road 3, ran into unanticipated difficulties. The development proposal was before the Ontario Municipal Board because the proponent, Dr. Donald Stubbs, had appealed the [more]
The Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Associations