Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Nov 21, 2009, 7:19 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Good morning everyone. This morning I'd like to talk a little bit about Indie music, and in particular Canadian Indie music. As was reported in The Meaford Indepe...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Nov 15, 2009, 8:49 pm
The Meaford Independent is back online. Thank you for your patience. Stephen
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Nov 15, 2009, 8:52 am
Article & Image © Stephen Vance, 2009 Speaking of stuff that can happen that is beyond our control, and having to deal with it, if you haven't been to The Meaford Public Library since they re-op...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Nov 15, 2009, 6:59 am
Ever have one of those days when things just went wrong? That has been my day since yesterday morning. The poor folks at the hosting company that I use for websites including The Meaford Independent...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Nov 14, 2009, 9:36 am
Good morning everyone, It has been a super crazy week with the launch of The Meaford Independent, and some other projects that we have been working on. I had a fun Morning Musings prepared for this ...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Nov 11, 2009, 7:03 pm
Hello everyone! I am very excited to introduce a brand new online newspaper serving the community of Meaford. In the months since I published my first article on this blog site, it has become clear ...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Nov 7, 2009, 9:06 am
Article & Image © Stephen Vance, 2009 As has been noted by several people, there has been a lack of articles posted on this site over the past week. This is in part because I have been waiting for ...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Nov 5, 2009, 4:45 pm
The 3rd quarter report from the Meaford CAO is now available on the municipal website. You can check it out by clicking here. Before you click- if you don't use Microsoft Publisher (or if you ar...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 31, 2009, 7:30 am
Article & Image © Stephen Vance, 2009 Halloween is one of those dates on the calendar that if it wasn't for the fact that I have children, I would completely ignore. I don't have anything a...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 29, 2009, 6:57 am
Article & Image © Stephen Vance, 2009 Good morning everyone. It is one year ago today that 'Mr. Writer: Musings From Meaford' was born. Time has flown by so quickly. In this past year, 2...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 27, 2009, 4:08 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 I understand as much as the next guy the benefit making a statement, and I am certainly not against acts of protest. I do get frustrated though, when members of counci...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 27, 2009, 12:22 pm
Article & Image © Stephen Vance, 2009 As was reported on this site on Saturday, the Municipality of Meaford experienced another large deficit for the 2008 calendar year. Al White of BDO Dunwoody ca...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 27, 2009, 11:43 am
Article & Image © Stephen Vance, 2009 The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing- Municipal Services Office, held an information and education session at the Meaford Council Chambers prio...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 24, 2009, 9:55 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Good morning everyone. I'm a little late with the Saturday Morning Musings this week because I have been on the phone all morning talking to some Meaford Coun...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 23, 2009, 7:30 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 For every business that is a household name, there are hundreds more who though they might not have the same profile, are the workhorses that keep our economy ticking. ...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 21, 2009, 10:44 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 According to most legends, dragons are evil, fire-breathing creatures whose primary purpose is to protect a vast amount of valuable treasure. In those same legends, th...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 17, 2009, 8:05 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Maybe I lack compassion, or perhaps I am too cynical and I don't take some things seriously enough, but I must admit that I have found it quite entertaining to watc...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 15, 2009, 10:26 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Some creative thinking and a concern for a growing community issue resulted in a unique and educational project that brought together a local service club, elementary s...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 14, 2009, 10:30 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Where are the 2008 audited financials? The question was asked again by Councillor Jim McPherson on Tuesday night, and once again the reply was, well..."soon". It is s...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 14, 2009, 8:58 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Scott and Tyler Knight finally have a deal with the Municipality of Meaford, and can now move forward with the long awaited development of their property on Highway 26 ...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 14, 2009, 7:05 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Representatives from the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Library came before Meaford council on Tuesday night to present their annual update which included highlights fro...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 10, 2009, 9:00 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 I tend to keep my nose out of debates about the generation of electricity. It isn't that I don't have opinions on the subject, it is simply a matter of wanting...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 10, 2009, 7:47 pm
Every day I get email from readers about a variety of topics. I keep promising that at some point I will share some of these excellent email messages, but I get tied up with other things, and put the...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 10, 2009, 8:37 am
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 The final day of the Meaford Farmers' Market 2009 season brought with it a great turnout, some chilly October wind and rain, and a 320 pound pumpkin. Loca...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 8, 2009, 7:30 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 I almost didn't get out of bed this morning. I am so depressed about what happened yesterday that it has sucked all of the life out of me, and I just can't see...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 5, 2009, 9:03 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 A panel of four representatives from the community of Port Dover presented their "First Impressions" of the downtown core of Meaford during an information packed and in...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 3, 2009, 7:31 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Photos courtesy of Ms. Writer It was a very soggy Scarecrow Invasion on Friday as rain poured down, and strong winds provided enough of a chill for all in attendance, a...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Oct 2, 2009, 8:34 am
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 For those that do not read the Meaford Express, I thought I would post an article of mine that is featured in the September 30th paper. It is a neat story, an...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 29, 2009, 9:35 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 It was suggested to me this morning that I mis-represented history in my description of the amalgamation of Ontario municipalities, including the merger of Sydenham-Mea...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 26, 2009, 8:04 am
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 My favourite season is upon us. Autumn, I love everything about it. I love the cooler weather, I love the leaves turning colour, I love the rough water down ...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 24, 2009, 3:34 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 It is not often that I am completely stunned by something that someone says, but yesterday was one of those rare occasions when I was floored by a question that was ask...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 22, 2009, 8:45 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 It was quite interesting to witness the special meeting of Meaford Council at Woodford Hall last Wednesday. The stated purpose of the meeting was to allow residents of...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 22, 2009, 4:27 pm
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 As you will be able to read in the Meaford Express tomorrow, or on their website now, I took a little drive out to Bognor on Sunday after MPP Bill Murdoch told...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 21, 2009, 8:46 pm
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 The bridge may still be out, but as Papa Smurf once said, we're "Not far now!" Yes, there does appear to be a light at the end of the tunnel for residents...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 19, 2009, 8:06 pm
Hey, I came across this cool blog post about Meaford's Beautiful Joe Park as I was preparing to write an article for the Express about today's Autumn Adventure event that was put on by the Bea...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 19, 2009, 7:46 am
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 Good morning everyone. It is hard to believe that after last night, there are only three weeks left of the Meaford Farmers' Market season. It doesn't...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 17, 2009, 10:09 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Photo courtesy meaford.ca Some good news for our friends in the western part of our municipality, the Woodford Community Centre will soon be getting a new roof. Meafor...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 17, 2009, 9:54 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 I had hoped to find some time this week to post a few new articles, but I have had a very busy week with work as well as some other projects. And now as I stare at the...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 15, 2009, 8:18 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 I don't know about you, but I have been trapped at those road side "Voluntary Survey" stations three times in the last couple of months. The survey project which h...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 12, 2009, 7:14 pm
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 Meaford resident Lindy Iversen and her furry friend Mannie- a year and a half old Border Terrier, participated in a canine agility demonstration at the Thornbu...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 11, 2009, 8:29 am
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 Good morning everyone. A little early, but I will be busy tomorrow morning, so I figured I would post the Saturday Morning Musings today. What a devastating ...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 11, 2009, 6:51 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 As has been talked about for weeks, it is now official. Someone has filed a $9.7 million lawsuit against the Municipality of Meaford, current and former members of cou...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 10, 2009, 3:49 pm
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Hello all, just a quick update about the two Meaford firefighters injured while fighting the blaze at Reeds Restaurant & Bar on Wednesday morning.. When I spoke to Mea...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 10, 2009, 8:37 am
The article below is as printed in the September 9th Meaford Express with the addition of a few extra photos. (As always, click on the photos for a larger view) Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 20...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 9, 2009, 2:17 pm
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 Meaford firefighters and other emergency personnel were called to an early morning fire at Reeds Restaurant & Bar at 27 Nelson St. W., on Wednesday. The blaze...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 8, 2009, 8:10 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 Howdy readers. I received a phone call this morning from a former employee of the Municipality of Meaford, during which I was accused of having offensive material on m...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 7, 2009, 9:15 am
Article © Stephen Vance, 2009 I was fortunate to have been able to attend two nights of the Meaford International Film Festival this year. It was my first time at the festival. The first two year...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 5, 2009, 8:10 am
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 Can you feel it? There is a soft breeze moving around us, engulfing us in warmth and happiness. I can hear wonderfully sweet music from the birds in the tree...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 4, 2009, 10:30 pm
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 His Excellency Mr. Yerlan Abildayev, the first Kazakhstan Ambassador to Canada, visited Barbetta Orchards in Meaford on Thursday as part of his tour of the mun...
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Stephen V. posted an article on Mr. Writer: Musings from Meaford - Sep 3, 2009, 6:54 am
Article & Photos © Stephen Vance, 2009 Meaford Hall was host to a reception welcoming the Kazakhstan Ambassador to Canada to Meaford on Wednesday. Members of Council, area politicians, and other in...
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