Wasaga Beach Discussion 260 of 365; Where does the Mayor live? Who remembers 001 of 365? Here we are at 260 and it is still a discussion I think is worthy of re-living. Discussion 001 started with; “Should the law in Ontario be changed so that those seeking to run for office must “live” in the community they [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 259 of 365; Playing Fast and loose in Wasaga Beach Remember when Mayor Brian Smith said he would do things so fast that by the time we realized what was going on it would be too late? Well, establishing an Entertainment Corporation was one thing, it’s done! But now, there are upcoming letters of incorporation for [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 258 of 365;   future High School I was driving out Sunnidale Road this morning. I saw all of the site preparation being done at the site of our future High School. As I drove by, all I could think of is how much further ahead the Public School board is than the Separate School Board [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 257 of 365; Wasaga Sands Twin Creeks I just can’t get used to calling it Twin Creeks. I suspect I will always refer to the golf course lands as Wasaga Sands. But I hope I never have to get used to street names to replace the fairways. Like many things in Municipal politics, issues only turn [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 256 of 365; One voice…. Keep our beaches public! The following letter to the editor is worth a read, so I dedicate 256 to this important letter. ——————- Historic Beach Access and Usage Rights in the Township of Tiny This letter is not promoting trespassing, which many have been led to believe they are guilty of. [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 255 of 365; Wasaga Poll Change it up- time for a poll. If the Provincial Government offered shared funding for Mayor road projects, which would be your choice? It may be 10 years before we can afford to do whatever gets in second place.

Wasaga Beach Discussion 254 of 365; VESTING Ok, with all that has been discussed recently with the various Beach Access Paths and Private Property signs popping up every where, I wanted to see if anyone would consider assisting to get an injunction against the Town of Wasaga Beach? (I am not going to head this up. I have to [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 253 of 365; PAY ATTENTION TO TOMORROWS COUNCIL MEETING! Be cautious of what you consider the “truth”. One of the items in a special council meeting this week is related to property rights. Recently, in Social Media, there are many “truths” being presented in relation to these issues. I’m hoping by Friday there may be [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 252 of 365; Wasaga Council who what where why I get it Brian Smith, his Council and his CAO’s would rather I simply be quiet. Then they could simply do what they want when they want and nobody would care because very few people actually follow day to day politics. Well, I’m not going away. This [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 251 of 365; Wasaga Cease and Desist 5 of 5- prompted by the Town Hall last Thursday night!! I just want to show I am being fair to Mayor Smith. When he allowed those on the panel to introduce themselves, he stated, “Tomorrow they will be saying the Mayor doesn’t know who the town staff [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 250 of 365; How the Town of Wasaga Beach spends I will just put this out there. Wow! Council Cheque Register Jul 01, 2024 - Jul 31, 2024 https://www.wasagabeach.com/en/town-and-government/resources/Documents%20-%20Treasury/Council%20Cheque%20Register%20-%20July%202024.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawF04SVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTqDyMdRn_RlVRwW4Htsd-dbiArvHPH-uFjZCV5Nq7ZcJWeZd1NPTprUrw_aem_eeSRuaRwhfTw_sfDJ8URug

Wasaga Beach Discussion 249 of 365; Why does the Town want to take over the Beach? 4 of ???- prompted by the Town Hall Thursday night!! Probably the last issue from Thursday evening that had multiple people ask questions was the recent letter to the Province asking for the Provincial parks to be turned over to a different [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 248 of 365; Future Wasaga Beachfront a Secret 3 of ???- prompted by the Town Hall Thursday night!! First of all, I have to say… I think I misread something. I was under the (mistaken?) impression that Thursday nights meeting was going to be started with a detailed update about our Beachfront development. When the [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 247 of 365; Cutting access to Wasaga's Beaches 2 of ???- prompted by the Town Hall Thursday night!! There were so many important issues raised I wanted to break these issues into seperate discussions for ease of commenting purposes. This next issue is HUGE! Several people who spoke were all there to ask about a [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 246 of 365; Road Safety in Wasaga Beach 1 of ???- prompted by the Town Hall Thursday night!! Sometimes I get it right. Sometimes I get it wrong. I was right about those who support Council booing those they disagreed with. No attempts were made to control the behaviour. Sadly, many people who may have [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 245 of 365; Impending Demolition of Wasaga Beach One Two in one night. Catching up, but please don’t skip 244 just because I posted this. With all of the discussions of impending demolition at Beach One and the upcoming public meeting to ask questions about the re-development of this area, I thought it was very [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 244 of 365; Wasaga Beach council meeting "belongs" to Mayor Today, September 12, 2024 our Council had their regular Council meeting. I say “their” meeting as Mayor Smith emphasized at the end of the meeting that it is not “our” meeting and he says a lawyer told him it never was. One item on the [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 243 of 365; Wasaga Beach Entertainment Corporation Such a busy time…. Loving the opportunity to host relatives from overseas and show them why we love living where we do! But… Council business continues, so today we discuss Thursdays agenda: All I can initially say about this one is WOW! To the legion, I wish you [...]

So this morning I was drinking my coffee and reading emails and someone asked me “what happened to our vaunted Blue Beach status?”. It was in reference to the latest post I made about our town’s declining online reputation.I checked at swimdrinkfish.ca and lo, we are off the list. This is a WTF moment.It is an international award given [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 242 of 365; Corruption in Wasaga Beach I’m working on a series of discussion posts, but it will be a few days until they are ready. Meanwhile, I will just reach into my “waiting discussions” vault and grab an important one for today. Corruption! What is it? Does it exist in Wasaga Beach? It is [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 241 of 365; What would you do instead? It’s a simple question this Council does not want to ask. Why? Because they know the answer most would give. That would be that ANYTHING would be better than selling out our Main Beaches! Demolition is due to start this fall. What guarantees (not letters of “intent”) do [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 240 of 365; Get to work now A good starting point! In the last few weeks no less than 3 people have had serious conversations with me about becoming a member of Council. In at least two of those conversations, the focus was on how to win an election. My advice was (and always will be) [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 239 of 365;   I am lucky to be a tour guide to my Sister in Law and her husband for a couple of weeks. Tonight after dinner I said let’s head to the beach to watch the sunset.   They were astounded at what a beautiful sky we were presented with. The reality is [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 238 of 365; Wasaga Beach public consultation lies. Remember the Town Hall meeting back in August? It was postponed until September 19 at 7PM. Do you remember why it was postponed? That’s right… the Town wanted to provide more opportunity for community engagement. lol… So how have they advertised this? So far I have seen [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 236 of 365; Big Issues in Wasaga There are so many BIG ISSUES involving our Council and the direction they are taking our town. I think reflecting on the sheer number of these issues is overwhelming for most, but it is important to realize WHY so much is happening at once. Mayor Smith has modified processes [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 235 of 365; Only 130 discussions to go until year two. Great plans for year two… standby! Be guests of the Wasaga Beach Tax Payers First things first... My posts have been a little tardy recently. Why? Well, that’s simple to explain; I am a Grandpa and that position is far more important than social [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 234 of 365; Note: I could not get the email links below to work. I will fix them tomorrow. Congratulations Wasaga Beach Congratulations Wasaga Beach. As a community, we are one step closer to a full public high school. Whether we move forward now is entirely up to the Province of Ontario. Yes, everyone has heard [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 233 of 365; PROBABLY MY MOST IMPORTANT POST THIS YEAR! There is a board meeting tonight for the Simcoe County District School Board. If you cannot attend at the last minute, at least watch it live on YouTube so they can see your numbers. (I cannot get there in person). Quite frankly, I am SHOCKED [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 232 of 365; No Comment? There has been a great deal of interest today in an article written by Sneh Duggal of “The Trillium”. I know clips are being shared but thought it might help to copy and paste the content in its entirety. So, here you are; Lecce was lobbied for new Wasaga school [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 231 of 365; Opaque Wasaga Corporations So much to write about these days, but today, I will keep it short. I do however hope you will carefully consider the true ramifications of the following concerns. Please talk about this. Do it here on FB. Do it over your back yard fence. Do it at work. [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 230 of 365; What is wrong with the attached screenshot? Is this the crowds Brian Smith boasts about when he claims tourism is up to its highest levels? This Council has spent way too much money and time promoting concerts. Sure… have a free concert and everyone will flock to the beach. But what about [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 229 of 365; I don’t back down to bullies It’s hard to believe I have posted 229 discussion posts so far. It has become part of my daily routine. In watching the August 22 Council meeting, I couldn’t believe how many times our elected officials mentioned that they had heard or read something in Social [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 228 of 365; Secrecy About WDI In discussion #227 I mentioned an important document and the passing of a Shareholder Direction regarding Geosands (WDI). We still do not know the outcome of this vote as the minutes have not been released and mysteriously… the recording was stopped so we have no record of the discussions [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 227 of 365; Shame, nastiness and bullying by council “Please read to the end… WDI shareholder direction motion not available in video replay of meeting!” Aug 22, 2024. Please look this date up on the Towns Website and check out the agenda… then go to YouTube and look for that meeting. What you will find [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 226 of 365; CLARITY REGARDING COUNCIL CLAIMS OF OPEN AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT! Important edit: Insert below where appropriate: A well respected voice concerning Wasaga Beach politics reached out and reminded me that the Town has created seperate municipal corporations that allow them to make important decisions without public oversight. As he said… this is a [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 224 of 365; Council Meeting, but you can’t speak PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR NEIGHBOURS! What is today’s discussion about? - Council Meeting Thursday, but you can’t speak up unless you apply to make a delegation. That’s right, earlier this year, Council removed the Question Period or Public Comment period from their Council Agendas. Now [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 223 of 365; June Cheque Register... finally As a tax payer and long time resident, it’s important to celebrate the little things. Finally, the June Cheque Register is ready for review. The one thing that is important to note is the change in the way “Visa” charges are being reported. There was a time when detail [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 222 of 365; Dog Days of Summer “The Dog Days of Summer”There are all kinds of good explanations for this phrase. Sure they are the hottest days, but I was prompted to write about DOGS tonight because of our weekend away in Ottawa. Normally, heading to our Nations Capital for a weekend would first mean [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 221 of 365; We ask millions to visit yearly. We have the longest freshwater beach in the world. We promote that fact daily, so people from all corners of our world will surely want to visit. I only started visiting in the 60’s, but imagine the problems with fecal matter in the 40’s and 50’s [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 220 of 365; Wasaga Beach what the heck is happening? Beach One? Beach Two? Main Street ? Downtown? Main Street Proper? Provincial Park? Municipal Property? Privately Owned? For anyone new to Wasaga Beach in recent years, we almost need a definitions section at the beginning of most discussions that defines what some of these often [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 219 of 365; Wasaga Beach Tax Payers really need to pay attention It’s time for Wasaga Beach Tax Payers to really pay attention and get involved. Recently there have been all kinds of distractions that have “appeared” to have been at the top of Councils priorities. I don’t think they have been. Bylaw attacks against [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 218 of 365; Wasaga Beach meetings postponed? IMPORTANT EDITS: I copied the wrong date regarding the Town Hall meeting. It is on the 19th of September, not the 18th. There was an important oversight in their planning though. This is the same night as the Chamber of Commerce business awards. Or… WAS IT AN OVERSIGHT? In [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 217 of 365; Wasaga Beach fake identities In the last discussion we talked about bullies and how online forums are sometimes easy to misunderstand when it comes to intent. If you actually knew all people posting, you could perhaps assign certain personal traits to that persons words. Unfortunately… it rarely works like that and occasionally [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 216 of 365; Wasaga Beach Bully I want to go back to the discussion from the other day. I said; “The one thing I hope is that people considering stepping into public office don’t unnecessarily worry about is the vile, unnecessary bullying. “ Bullying can stimulate a wide variety of responses. If it succeeds in its [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 215 of 365; October 26, 2026! So many people have asked me this week when the citizens of Wasaga Beach can replace the existing Council. So I thought I would share the actual date with you. It may seem like October 26, 2026 is a long way off, but really… it’s only 26 months. Over the [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 214 of 365; Same old Wasaga Beach Trolls Well, this has been an incredible week. The sheer number of Brian Smith and Joe Belanger’s online support team that have been resurrected from silence is a good indicator that the efforts of many are being noticed. Another observation is that there are a whole lot of [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 213 of 365; Pitchforks and Hatchets meeting Wow, there are lots of comments and posts and discussions today about Wasaga Beach Council, particularly Mayor Smith. It seems poop on the beach, sign bylaws, resident parking and the fire sales of critical property holdings were all tugging on poor Brian all at once. I guess if [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 212 of 365; The Great Signage removal barbecue Today was an interesting day. I was lucky enough to have time to sit and chat with many of our customers at Grandmas Beach Treats. I invited them to come and enjoy a sign removal barbeque on Tuesday at 6:00. Please help us again. Today’s poll only [...]

Wasaga Beach Discussion 211 of 365; Weaponized Wasaga Bylaws On July the 29th, the CAO for The Town of Wasaga Beach (during a special council meeting) shared with the public that Grandmas Beach Treats had 34 Signs that were in contravention of the towns new sign bylaw. He did not share the number of signs that he felt [...]