In my past travels I had the privilege to visit Romania and see the second largest administrative building in the world (the “People’s Palace”). The history of the building is fascinating and may draw similarities to our Tiny Township proposed administrative building (the not so “Tiny Palace”). [more]

Joint grant approved for updating Midland Waste Treatment Facility, appointments to TTAC Ad Hoc committee, Borrowing By-law for construction financing, Council meeting time changed to 2:00pm, County of Simcoe insurance pool, snow fencing trial, backyard chickens, Seniors Community Grant Application program, review of Health and Safety Policies, annual Accessibility Status Report, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) recommendation, affordable housing, deputations: concerns over lack of democratic process and public engagement,
concerns over cost overruns and lack of finalized budget for new admin building as well as environmental oversight, senior staff overtime, changes to deputation procedure, campus building option for new admin building [more]

FoTTSA reached out to candidates in the Simcoe North provincial electoral district for answers to questions impacting our community. We hope this information will help you identify the party, and/or candidate, that best represents your interests. [more]

Comparative departmental activities 2023-2024, TTAC Planning Site Report submission, proposed beach access project conc 5, Council meeting time change and deputation scheduling, 2025 draft budget and volunteer firefighter recruitment/retention issue, Charity Golf Tournament, TTAC Ad Hoc Committee, deputations: financial concerns, taxes, referendum on TTAC [more]

Dynamic Beach Management By-Law, TTAC minutes clarification, Council meeting start time, TTAC financing through Infrastructure Ontario, Tiny Beaches Road and Active Transportation study, alternative voting method for municipal and school board trustee 2026 elections, Climate Protection Program cost review request, benefits of Lobby Registry request, deputations: Movember Campaign, proposed beach access project conc 5 [more]

December 2nd , 3rd and 4th , 2024 Council met over three evenings to review the draft budget prepared by staff. All council members were in attendance. The first evening was primarily taken up with presentations from various groups seeking funding in 2025. These are addressed further in this review. [more]

– discussion re TTAC minutes, Source Water Protection update, snowmobile trail use agreement, damage to ice age grass at TTAC site, Deputations: council meeting times, ice age grass, public feedback re TTAC, Climate Protection Program recommended withdrawal
– Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund [more]

flag raising discussion re-opened, funding application for Wyevale ball park lighting, firefighting water supplies, sewage system inspector, Heritage Advisory Committee reports, Housing Enabling Water System Fund Septage application, Council meetings schedule, Community Settlement Strategy, market review of salaries and benefits, move to County Group Benefit Plan, Blue Flag Beach criteria, request from Midland for financial support of Sports & Rec Centre, deputations: ice age grass endangered species, TTAC correspondence tracker, outstanding tax revenues, Gordian Report on building condition assessment [more]

Pickleball courts at Balm Beach, renewal of library agreements, Emergency Services Report, modernizing the Municipal Elections Act, user fees for recreational amenities, Natural Assets Management Roadmap Opportunity, National Breast Feeding week flag raising, deputations: golf carts on roads, Movember, Georgian Bay Festival [more]

See what 1059 respondents told us in FoTTSA’s latest survey. [more]