Originally posted on Steve’s Councillor Ward 2 Facebook page, May 3, 2026 Thursday night [April 30, 2026] was Candidate Information Night in Council Chambers and one of the guest speakers was my friend and former Wardmate Marc Laferriere. For a moment before the meeting we had a chance to sit in our old chairs and […]
Originally posted to Steve’s Councillor Ward 2 Facebook page, January 16, 2026 I am happy to share that the 150 year old oak tree near the site of the new North Paris Fire Hall will remain in place and has been given tree protection for the duration of the construction process. (I know that some […]
Originally posted to Steve’s Councillor Ward 2 Facebook page Oct. 19, 2025 My sincere compliments to Neil Edwards and the team of volunteers who have created the Home of Heroes program, with the very informative website and recently installed signs indicating where Veterans live/lived. We have lived across the street from Bob Hasler for 30 […]
Original posted to Steve’s Councillor Ward 2 Facebook, August 26, 2025 While I am one of the people who fondly remembers when the “Welcome to Paris” sign showed a population of 6600 (for many years), we all deal with the challenges of managing the growth of the community that we love. For many, the desire […]
Original posted on Steve’s Councillor Ward 2 Facebook page June 3, 2025 Here’s a little photo glimpse of Paris History, just taken downtown this morning. My whole life I have heard of the Mill Races that ran under Downtown, to propel the Mills….this is the first time I have ever seen parts of it in […]
This was originally posted to Steve’s Facebook page August 20, 2021 Note: The 2022 Paris Fair runs September 1-5. Talk about Throwback Thursday! The last time I was this close to this horse drawn ice cream wagon was 50 years ago, with a quarter in my hand, getting a vanilla cone! Yes, in the “good […]
This was originally posted to Steve’s Facebook page June 4, 2021 Here is an example (from St Catharines) of Heritage Markers that are being used for self guided walking tours of a community not too far away from us. This idea for signage is something that the County of Brant Heritage Advisory Committee has been […]
This post is the fourth in Steve’s series about his Priorities. I’ve been a member of our local Heritage Advisory Committee since before I became Councillor and I currently sit as the Chair of that committee. We have done a lot to promote the wonderful Heritage characteristics of our community – lots of posters and […]
I love pictures of Paris from “back in the day”. Our former neighbour Ginny Henderson-Martin sent me this picture this week, courtesy of her sister Bev. The writing on the back says, 1948, Jim McIntyre, Bob Howes, Mike Mountain. My Dad figures it was taken in front of the house he lived in on the […]
This was originally posted to Steve’s Facebook page February 18, 2021 It’s Heritage Week in Ontario and I’m celebrating and staying warm in my vintage Penmans socks, that were made right here in Paris, over 50 years ago! While our Town now has million dollar homes and visitors who take selfies by the rivers, it […]
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