The Illusion & The Reality

Election 2010 Countdown - Will The Face Of Council Change on October 25th   IS IT TIME FOR A CHANGE It is possible that the face of council will change drastically this year with all wards being contested as are both the regional and mayors seat. It will be interesting to see how many of the old ...

Municipal Election 2010 - You might ask yourself is there a connection between my properties assessment for taxation and my right to vote? YES - The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) can have an Impact on Your Right To Vote? You may not be on the Voters List if you recently purchas...

  Have you recieved your mail in Ballot? You should have recieved them by the 12th of October. Kathy and I have not recieved our mail in ballots yet so today I am off to the Uxbridge Township Offices to see why not and to ensure that we are added to the Voters List and to pick up our ballots. Pro...

A reminder of the importance of having Smoke Alarms in your home. That irritating beep, beep, beep can save your life. Also a reminder to change the batteries in your smoke alarms.BEEP BEEP BEEP!!! A sound You Can Live With.  It's Fire Prevention Week October 3rd to 9th This Year's Theme Is   Smo...

I just checked out Kathy's post Algonquin Park, Ontario - Fall Foilage Nearing Peak Viewing - Road Trips and the link to Algonquin Parks peek colour chart. The Friends of Algonquin Park Site she links to is filled with a lot of interesting and useful information about the park, the programs offer...

Toronto Real Estate Market Declines 8% Headlines like this, in most cases, are based on AVERAGE HOME PRICES across the entire Toronto real estate board. Does that mean prices have fallen across the board? not necessarily Could it mean that there are not as many higher end homes selling? possibly ...

  The annual Toronto Waterfront Marathon/Half Marathon/5k race is happening on Sunday September 26th, and Kathy Will be lacing up her shoes to take part! Matthew House is once again participating in this major charitable funraising event. Pledge Your Support   Matthew House and The Scotia Bank Ch...

  You and "YOUR" Property Tax Bill Local Municipal Elections - Your Only Opportunity To Determine who Spends Them Local Municipal Councils, Councillors and Mayors are the closest of all politicians to you and I the taxpayer. Generally they are the most responsive to our questions and comments on ...

  And we certainly do remember those 21% interest rates, they certainly had an impact on the economy     Random Thoughts ... Canadian Mortgages and  Rates... Fact or Fiction Fact or Fiction ... Mortgages rates have exceeded 20% in the past Fact or Fiction ... Mortgages rates today are at or near ...

Your Bribe Is In The Mail   How Dumb Is This   In an effort to cut taxes and create 591,000 jobs and make our province more attractive the Provincial Government increased our tax load by implementing the HST (harmonized sales tax) - how can increased taxes create more jobs? - the first cheque wil...