Official Plan amendment advances Tribute build
Creemore Commons is one step closer to becoming a reality, after Clearview Township council voted to approve Official Plan changes related to the proposed development. Technical changes to the Official Plan will amend land use designations on portions of the property south of Country Road 9 and east of Mary Street. Some land classed as […]
Clearview looks to province to absorb new policing costs
Clearview Township council has voted to push back against a nearly 23 per cent increase in the proposed cost of policing. Treasurer Kelly McDonald told this week’s meeting that historically, the township’s budget for Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) services has increased around two per cent a year. She says news of the big proposed increase […]
Budget deliberations begin with 10.6% increase
With a 10.6 per cent increase in Clearview Township’s annual budget, council members will be looking to make cuts before it is presented to the public in January. This week, council members sat through two budget workshops where they heard from various departments about planned spending in 2025. CAO John Ferguson noted staff has tried […]
Mad River Honey wins big at The Royal
When it comes to bottling the sweet stuff nature has to offer, friends Sue Clarry and Brian Thomson have proven they can make the grade. Mad River Honey has won first place at The Royal Winter Fair in the golden liquid honey category, competing against 16 entries from across Ontario. “It was a big surprise […]
Clearview obtains real estate for youth centre, offices
Clearview Township has unveiled plans to purchase the Stayner Care Centre, a 49-bed nursing home and the adjacent building containing six apartments. The facility is located at 7308 Highway 26 with the main building set toward the rear of the 1.7- acre property and the “Wilcox Block” apartments fronting on Highway 26. CAO John Ferguson […]
Water rates going up due to lower than expected growth
Water and sewer rates will be increasing in Clearview Township as a result of unrealized growth projections. At the Nov. 4 council meeting, Ken Sharratt, of Sharratt Water Management, presented a forecast that will serve as the foundation for a six- year Water Financial Plan and 10-year Municipal Asset Management Plan that are required […]
More local input promised as policing costs set to rise
A new Huronia West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment Board will give Clearview Township a voice in the way the detachment is run. The board, formed under the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA) which came into effect in April of this year, includes representatives from Clearview, Springwater and Wasaga Beach. The board is comprised […]
NCC begins ‘plantation thinning’ at nature preserve
At the end of the month, Creemore Nature Preserve will be closed to the public for two to four weeks for plantation thinning. The Creemore Nature Preserve is a 204-acre property on Concession Road 6 that was donated to NCC in 1996 by the Mingay family. The forest management activities in the tree plantations, established […]
Agreement struck in time for water grant application
Clearview Township has finalized agreements with its three largest developers in order to submit an application for provincial funding that could result in new water capacity for Stayner. A priority council meeting was held on Oct. 28 to finalize Water Capacity Allocation Agreements with the developers in order to position the township to apply […]
ECA secures funding for geospatial, ecology study
The Escarpment Corridor Alliance (ECA) has no interest in becoming another layer of bureaucracy for landowners to battle, according to executive director Jarvis Strong. The ECA has spent the last two years educating the community about the conservation corridor concept, and working to secure voluntary participation. “Contrary to what you may have heard, we are […]