Tag: Government

Accessibility matters to the Town of Midland, and as part of that, The Midland Accessibility Advisory Committee for the Town of Midland, Ontario has a survey for residents of, and visitors to, the Town of Midland. The survey has been created in order to learn what others in or visiting the community are experiencing.

In a recent letter to editor of MidlandToday.ca I wrote that “We need to give municipalities the legal and financial tools to be able to ensure the safety, well-being and success of all residents”. I now add that we also need to make sure councils are not dysfunctional.

Council makes mistakes, as do any humans, but they care and went through a great deal of stress and anguish to give Midland the best budget they could.

The Ontario government is consulting with the public on improving accessibility to K-12 and post secondary education.

It is budget time for the Town of Midland, and they have a survey for resident and business owner priorities

In response to my negatively expressed concerns, Mayor Stewart Strathearn came back with a well though out, and very positive response.

It’s a nice looking report that has good information on root causes and issues of concern. It also has a lot of ‘aspirational’ objectives.

The Province of Ontario has a couple of interesting consultations.

Council’s Task Force on Affordable Housing Survey #1: Do We Have a Housing Problem?