Meaford, Ontario

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Meaford is a municipality in the Grey County area of Southern Ontario, Canada with a population of approximately 10,500. It is located on Nottawasaga Bay.

The current mayor of Meaford in Wally Reif, and the town and nearby area is served by the Meaford Express newspaper. Meaford is on the eastern edge of the Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound federal and provincial electoral district.

Beautiful Joe also made his home in Meaford. The dog's story became a widely-read novel in the late 19th century.

The Canadian Army maintains a base, the Land Forces Central Area Training Centre, just outside the town of Meaford.

1 2001 amalgamation
2 Past mayors
3 Personalities
4 Transportation
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] 2001 amalgamation

In 2001, with the amalgamation of various townships in Southern Ontario, the Township of Meaford assumed the lands once part of St. Vincent and Sydenham Township, named in part for Lord Sydenham, governor of Canada from 1839 to 1841.

A transition team preparing for the expanded municipality voted in September 2000 to name it Georgian Highlands, with the existing Meaford name ranking second. Highland Hills, Georgian Shores, Bayview, Trillium, Big Head Valley, Georgian View, Cape Rich, Bay Shore Highlands, Georgian Bay Highlands, North Grey and Queen's Bush were other names considered. [1]

But the council of the new Georgian Highlands municipality voted 4-3 on 5 February 2001 voted to return to the old Meaford name, citing confusion with nearby municipalities such as Georgian Bluffs and Grey Highlands. A by-law to formalise this change was subsequently passed on 5 March 2001, also by a 4-3 vote.