Steve Kannon

Township expects improvement to sidewalk snow-clearing in Elmira

Construction is expected to begin later this spring on an addition to St. Boniface Catholic Elementary School in Breslau.The project will add space for another 262 students at the school that opened in 2021 to replace the former St. Boniface school in Maryhill. Current enrolment is 444 pupils.The

Fending off elimination twice, the third time was not the charm as the Elmira Sugar Kings’ season came to an end Tuesday night via a 6-2 loss in St. Marys.The Lincolns advance, taking the second-round GOHL playoff series 4-2.The loss came after the Kings won games four and

Everything old is new again, as the province, not the residents, will now choose Waterloo Region’s chair.Just prior to the long weekend, the province announced plans to appoint the heads of eight fast-growing regions, including the Region of Waterloo, as a way to speed up development, its number-one

Breslau property owners can expect to be hit up for their share of rehabilitating a municipal drain covering some 600 acres in the village, with the bills coming higher than original estimates.The final cost to repair what’s known as Breslau Municipal Drain No. 1 hit $8.6 million,

When Woolwich residents go the polls for the municipal election in October, one resident wants to see a referendum question on the future of the sidewalk snow-clearing contract in Elmira.Addressing Woolwich councillors Tuesday night, Marc Christiaens made a pitch to put the issue to a vote, pointing to numerous

What is today largely farmland that houses a former gravel pit would become a sprawling business park under a proposal rolled out this week in Woolwich council chambers.CRA Lands Limited is looking for sweeping changes to the use of the land on the north side of Bridge Street at

Sandy Shantz, who’s held the post for the past 12 years, announces she won’t seek re-election

A slightly scaled-back iteration of a St. Jacobs residential development gained no more traction with neighbours than did the version rolled out a year earlier.A subdivision at 51 and 55 Hawkesville Rd. would see the maximum number of units drop to 124 from the 151 proposed last year, Woolwich

Make that two current Woolwich councillors interested in taking the mayor’s seat at the table.Ward 1 Coun. Evan Burgess this week announced his candidacy for the job, joining Ward 2 Coun. Eric Schwindt in the race. The current mayor, Sandy Shantz, said she would not seek re-election after