Letter to Simcoe.com September 20 2010MIDLAND – For a number of years, I have had the sincere pleasure of working with Gord McKay in the creation and operation of Zero Waste Simcoe, of which he sits as chairperson. ...

News release from Gord McKay - September 17 2010The recent downturn in the economy has hit Midland particularly hard.  Many of our citizens have been laid off, given reduced hours or been forced to commute outside of Midland to find employment. And less work means less money for our residents, our sh...

Letter to the Midland Mirror September 9 2010MIDLAND – Re: “End of the road for flat-rate rides,” The Mirror, Aug. 26.I cannot remember any Midland town council that has made life more difficult for residents as this present membership – with taxi meters, the end of heavy-item pickup and garbage bag ...

Mayoral candidates couldn’t be more different in style and substanceBy Nicole Million Simcoe.com Sep 15, 2010MIDLAND – The race for mayor in Midland is a study in contrasts.In one corner is incumbent Jim Downer, a former butcher whose 17 years on council have stamped him as a meat-and-potatoes populi...

By Nicole Million Simcoe.com Sep 15, 2010MIDLAND – The 2010 municipal election is being dubbed a historic one by many running for office, and both candidates for deputy mayor in Midland are hoping to nab their place in that history. ...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press September 8 2010When Midland Mayor Jim Downer met Brad Duguid in Toronto recently he handed the Liberal cabinet minister a document dealing with an issue he asked to have expedited.The document was a year-old request from Midland and Penetanguishene seeking "urban ...

By NATHAN TAYLOR, QMI AGENCY September 8 2010Oro-Medonte Township will consider changes to its working relationship with a conservation authority at a meeting Wednesday night, but one councillor says the public hasn't been given sufficient time to review what's being recommended. ...

News release from the Gord McKat campaign - September 3 2010Midlanders receive a lot of services from our Town – everything from fire protection, to policing, to sports programs and indirectly, waste pick-up. These services help make Midland a great place to live. ...