The Ombudsman of Ontario has concluded Springwater Township council did nothing wrong when it held a closed-session meeting on May 3, 2023. According to the report, which will be presented to council on Wednesday during its meeting, provincial ombudsman Paul Dubé received complaints alleging that council’s discussion of a rainbow crosswalk project, the hiring process […]

In its first three months, Essa Township’s automated speed enforcement (ASE) program — also known as speed cameras — has issued ‘penalty orders’ totalling more than $330,000. While only about half of that amount — $166,000 — has been collected, Essa officials are confident they’ll get it all, at one point or another. “The time […]