Patrick Bales

Preaching persistence, Mayor Lynn Dollin wants to see a healthier Innisfil: 'If you get the foundation right, then the building won’t collapse'

Innisfil staff tasked with shrinking proposed tax-rate jump to 5.5 per cent or lower after two lengthy days of budget discussion by council

'Grandstanding' councillor and 'self-serving' deputy mayor go back and forth over matter; town council also passed a resolution asking the county to repeal the increase

Innisfil is 'large geographically, so one of the things they’re looking at is how and where the population is going to grow,' said town clerk

Owner of property where former Barclay Square restaurant sits envisions a larger commercial space for the site, but feels obtaining road allowance is essential to project's success

Licences could work in Innisfil, mayor says, but 'I don’t want to put (staff) through months of work ... only for (council) to say no'

'You have to get the proper zoning and bylaw amendments in place,' before town can support application, family told

Inflation, provincial changes and growth challenges all loom large over budget process

Mayor and councillors want Ontario government to take more responsibility for regulating rental companies like Airbnb and Vrbo

Remuneration for council, the public library board and the committee of adjustment was $343,998 in 2023; Mayor Lynn Dollin topped the list of earners, collecting more than $102,000 in pay and expenses