On Thursday October 1, 2026 Steve was John Monkhouse’s guest on BrantVotes: The Podcast. It is an informative discussion that covers a wide range of topics – from Steve’s priorities for housing, managing growth and the Master Plan for North of the Nith to his day job, Paris Sketchers and his old apartment above a […]
Based on Steve’s post on his Councillor Ward 2 Facebook page, July 7, 2026 Very Hot Topics were on the agenda for the Special Council meeting July 7th that started at 4:00pm, as we discussed future building height limits and parking solutions for Downtown Paris. I’ve seen and absorbed lots of varying opinions. These are […]
Originally posted on Steve’s Councillor Ward 2 Facebook page, Nov 28, 2024. Updated May 2026 (scroll down) On November 27, 2024 the County of Brant held two Open House meetings (afternoon and evening sessions) to engage the public on how to best manage future residential and commercial growth in Downtown Paris. This is a very […]
Based on original post on Steve’s Councillor Ward 2 Facebook page, Sept 6, 2025 When I was first elected almost 8 years ago, I attended a meeting where the head of Planning reported to our new Council that there were 5400 new dwellings in the pipeline just for Paris (at various stages of review, approval […]
Original post on Steve’s Councillor Ward 2 Facebook page, June 23, 2025 On the Agenda for the Council meeting June 24, 2025: Housing Needs. We definitely need to find ways to ensure that sufficient housing is available, and that the right mix of housing types1 is available for our residents now, and in the future. […]
Original post on Steve’s Councillor Ward 2 Facebook page, May 23, 2025 Forty years ago, as a teenager working at Calbeck’s grocery store in the north end of Paris, we would often carry out groceries for the seniors who lived in the apartment building across the street on Trillium Way. We would walk over with […]
Steve, along with all of the candidates for County of Brant Council Ward 2 recently had the opportunity to submit responses to a list of questions from the Expositor. The candidates’ responses were published in the article ‘Meet the candidates for Brant County Ward 2‘ by Brian Thompson on October 13, 2022. This article provides […]
This was originally posted to Steve’s Facebook Page April 6, 2022. The information presented was accurate as of that date, however changes may have occurred since then. I often hear questions about how the County pays for services, especially those related to growth: Does Growth indeed pay for Growth? The answer is found under the […]
The original version of this article was posted to Steve’s Facebook page March 3, 2019 Note: The Creation of Modest Housing Options is one of Steve’s Priorities for the upcoming (October 24, 2022) election Some food for thought: We had a chance to visit friends at a retirement community in Florida in 2019. This was […]
Ward 2, Paris, is now the home of the County of Brant’s latest ARU (Additional Residential Unit). This lovely dwelling in the rear yard of Avery Moore Kloss and Jason Kloss, is the culmination of an original desire to help increase modest dwelling availability in Paris and several months of navigating the municipal process, and […]
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