Having nightmares about congested roads in town? Time is running out for East Gwillimbury residents to show their support for the need of a dedicated connection between highways 400 and 404. Resident can comment on the Province of Ontario’s Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review, which features four plans: the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Greenbelt Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and Niagara Escarpment Plan up until Oct. 31. For more than a year,... [read more]

  Best Life Croquet Mike Barrett/Metroland James Albert, 4, of East Gwillimbury puts his mallet on the ball in a game of Best Life Croquet, hosted by ReWilding Lake Simcoe during the Georgina Farmer's Market at The Link, Sunday. ReWilding Lake Simcoe and its association through Ontario Water Centre has transformed outside property at Link through government grants to not only spruce up barren space but make it environmentally sustainable as well. Sept 4,... [read more]

Georgina Advocate By Heidi Riedner A new all-way stop was good to go Tuesday in the hopes of making a busy Sutton intersection safer. York Region council approved the new traffic measure for its regional road to address the issue of impaired sight lines at the busy intersection beside Sutton high school. The intent is to provide motorists turning on to Dalton Road from Baseline Road a clear view of traffic in all directions. A study by an independent consultant concluded... [read more]

~ Content via Georgina Advocate It will cost $15,000 right out of the gate to see if an estimated $7-million fix of the baseball diamonds at West Park in Keswick is an option. That is because most of the park is in a flood plain and includes wetlands that are both under the jurisdiction of the Lake Simcoe Conservartion Authority. Since extensive excavation, fill and drainage would be part of an overall full rebuild of the diamonds, which includes lighting and above-ground... [read more]

Accessibility a key feature on new models Decked out Photo/STEVE HUGHES Provincial transportation minister Steven Del Duca at Friday's announcement of an enhancement of the GO bus double-decker fleet. Content VIA Vaughan Citizen By Amanda Persico  It appears the province of Ontario is doubling down on the double-deckers. Announced today, new, fully accessible, low-floor, low-height double-decker GO buses will start service in the... [read more]