The Illusion & The Reality

  These week end events provide a great opportunity to learn about the communities of Uxbridge and Port Perry.   Uxbridge, Ontario ... Getting to Know Us If you are new to the Uxbridgeor Scugog area, or thinking about moving to Uxbridge, this week end is a great time to get to know theUxbridge Ar...

A very timely post by some one who knows and understands the Dangers of Cleaning Your Bird Houses and FeedersThe fledglings have flown south with their parents, the nests are abandoned, and you have decided that it is the perfect early spring day to take down and clean your bird houses before the...

  Just a reminder that Habitat For Humanity operates in York and Durham Regions as well as many other regions throughout Ontario. This is a very wortwhile effort to give a HAND UP not a Hand Out   Habitat for Humanity Expands to Oakville - Building Two Homes This YearHabitat Halton, the Habitat f...

Just 2 days to the The Matthew House Makeover Reveal The Reveal is to be aired on the W Network Thu, Apr 01, 2010 - 10:00 PM E/P Uxbridge, Ontario - Moving to Uxbridge? # 3 in a series of Posts A Community With A Heart In addition to many local support groups and orginizations Uxbridge residents ...

You And Your Property Tax Bill -Elected Officials VS Apointed Officials What is wrong with this picture Uxbridge residents, or their counterparts in the other areas of Durham Region get to elect all but one of the people who sit on their Local and Regional Council. Currently The Regional Chair is...

You And Your Property Tax Bill - Wetlands In her Post Uxbridge - It's Official - Spring Has Really Sprung Kathy speaks of the spring time danger of our flooded streams and rivers. Every year we watch the levels in our back yard rise at least a couple of feet. Our worst year saw the water rise ove...

You And Your Property Tax Bill - The Illusion and The Reality       For many the process of appealing your property assessment is as convoluted as this picture. Many people think that they are appealing their property tax bill when they arrive at an appeal. They do not realize that it is in fact ...

  Water levels in streams and rivers running through Georgina on their way to Lake Simcoe are continuing to rise as the snow melts and with the continuing light showers.   Uxbridge - It's Official - Spring like weather has arrived The weather man on the radio declared winter officially over today...

Real Estate and The Competition Bureau   Is the Competition Bureau barking up the wrong tree?   There are those that feel the drive behind the Competition Bureau's efforts is to broaden the access to realtor.ca which allows the public to view property listings right across Canada. While it does n...

Muskoka  - Road Trips - Spring Is On The Horizon What a gorgeous sunny day!! To celebrate the anticipation of spring we took a break from our busy world and headed up to our country getaway to see if the heavy winter snow had done any Damage. Three of our grandsons along with mom and dad joined u...