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Council divided over veto, integrity complaints, and strong mayor powers in Rideau Lakes

LAURIE WEIR CHANTRY — The controversy around the Chantry office renovation continues to spark division at Rideau Lakes council. At the Aug. 5 regular meeting, Coun....

Rideau Lakes mayor vetoes office plan again, warns more vetoes ahead

LAURIE WEIR CHANTRY — What month is showing on the calendar? Is it February? Is it Groundhog Day? You might think that if you’re tuning into...

‘I will not be bullied into quitting’: Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom reacts to second non-confidence vote and resignation request

LAURIE WEIR It was a marathon 5.5-hour municipal services committee meeting on Monday, June 22, and the mayor left before the final vote — one...

New homes, easements and sidewalk fixes: Mississippi Mills council updates

SUBMITTED The final regular Council meeting before summer break began with a delegation from Andy West and Joey Graff with the Mississippi Mills Youth Centre, who...

Q&A with Rideau Lakes by-election candidate: Jordan DeLong

LAURIE WEIR Residents in South Crosby Ward of Rideau Lakes Township will head to the polls June 26 to choose a new representative. The seat...

Rideau Lakes mayor’s use of strong mayor powers sparks backlash and a fact check by his own MPP

LAURIE WEIR Mayor Arie Hoogenboom used newly granted strong mayor powers to veto a council decision then claimed provincial backing, only to be publicly contradicted...

Mississippi Mills council talks housing growth, road work and Strong Mayor Powers – June 3 meeting recap

SUBMITTED June 3's Mississippi Mills council began with two public meetings. The first was a statutory public meeting related to a plan of subdivision and zoning...

Rideau Lakes council fails to override mayor’s veto on Chantry office costing; staff now tasked with repair plan

LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes council failed to override Mayor Arie Hoogenboom’s veto on the Chantry office retrofit project during a special meeting on Wednesday, May...

OPINION: What will this Rideau Lakes veto cost taxpayers?

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,...

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

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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