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OPINION: What will this Rideau Lakes veto cost taxpayers?

Laurie Weir - May 28, 2025

Township has spent $500,000 on paperwork for two projects that have gone nowhere fast LAURIE WEIR Raise your hand if you saw this one coming. Raises hand. Yes,...

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ANALYSIS: Bold leadership or democratic overreach? Rideau Lakes tests strong mayor powers

Laurie Weir - May 27, 2025

LAURIE WEIR It wasn’t just a veto. When Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom blocked a long-planned office retrofit using Ontario’s new strong mayor powers, it sent...

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Mayor cites housing priorities in formal veto of Chantry retrofit bylaw

Laurie Weir - May 26, 2025

LAURIE WEIR Mayor Arie Hoogenboom has released his formal rationale for vetoing the bylaw that would have sent the Chantry municipal office retrofit to tender,...

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Mayor drops veto bomb on Chantry office tender in Rideau Lakes

Laurie Weir - May 26, 2025

LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom dropped a last-minute bombshell during his update at Monday’s Municipal Services Committee meeting, announcing that he had formally...

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Rideau Lakes calls on all Ontario municipalities to oppose strong mayor powers

Laurie Weir - May 26, 2025

Council adopts amended motion, commits to leading coordinated legal and advocacy effort LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes Township has deepened its opposition to Ontario’s strong mayor legislation,...

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Implementation of strong mayor powers sparks concern in Rideau Lakes

Hometown News - May 6, 2025

LAURIE WEIR As Rideau Lakes Township begins implementing Ontario’s strong mayor legislation, questions continue to surface at the council table — and not everyone is...

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Resident questions ‘exclusive’ deal with tennis club in Rideau Lakes

Laurie Weir - May 6, 2025

LAURIE WEIR A Rideau Lakes resident served an ace of a critique at township council Monday night, alleging taxpayers are footing the bill for an...

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