Wasaga Beach Discussion 261 of 365; Wasaga Budget anticipation I can’t imagine what the various department heads are thinking at this point. In a little over two weeks, the process of budgets is supposed to move to the next step. Three things will affect the 2025 budget. 1) The operating and capital budgets. Anticipate cuts cuts cuts! 2) [...]

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 [...]