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Hamilton Spectator
30-07-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Servicing plan paves way for growth in St. George township
County of Brant Council heard more about the new St. George Water and Wastewater Capacity Allocation policy and the St. George Infrastructure Front-Ending Agreement during the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. As the County of Brant continues to grow, staff have been working to find ways to ensure critical access to safe, reliable, and sustainable water and wastewater services, particularly to the community of St. George. Given that the town's servicing capacity is currently limited, the County has been investing in major upgrades to support long-term growth. Projects currently include upgrading and expanding of the St. George Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to 3,900,000 litres (3,900 m3) a day, and a new water treatment facility with additional wells in order to improve system reliability. With that being said, the amount of proposed development in the town exceeds the upgraded wastewater system's capacity and in response, the County developed a draft Water and Wastewater Capacity Allocation Policy and presented it to Council back in June. The draft policy outlined how the County will ultimately allocate limited wastewater servicing capacity in a way that is both sustainable and cost-effective. 'Staff prepared the draft St. George Water and Wastewater Servicing Allocation Policy (draft allocation policy) to allocate the available capacity (3,900 m3/day) of the expanded wastewater treatment plant to the proposed development lands,' read the report from David Mellor, General Manager of Operations. While the estimated cost of the proposed wastewater plant is $60 million and the water plant is $14 million, the Province awarded the County a $35 million grant to be used towards the cost of the WWTP. With that being said, the cost and ability to borrow all the money required for development-related projects is putting a financial strain on the County and so the St. George Landowner's Group (Losani, Empire, Riverview, Pinevest and Stremma) has since agreed to front-end finance some of the costs of the infrastructure in a another agreement with the County. 'As a result of this arrangement, some allocation is reserved for the Landowners Group (LOG) in exchange for the financing,' said Mellor. According to his report, the allocation of the 3,900 m3 a day will be as follows: As for eligibility and timing in regards to development, only those with Draft Plan Approval who meet all registration conditions are eligible and developments will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis (with the exception of the LOG). Infill developments will have priority access only while capacity is available. After presenting the policy to Council back in June, staff then went on to conduct several streams of public consultation through Engage Brant and through direct communication with potential developers. During Tuesday's meeting, Mellor presented the results of the consultation to Council. 'We received 12 comments online, and the majority of them were related to specific inquiries from a technical nature like the flows,' he said. Other inquiries included: Overall, staff's recommendation was to put out more explanatory documents along with the policy, and that the final policy be passed with no changes. After a few questions for councillors, the vote to approve the St. George Water and Wastewater Servicing Allocation Policy as a final document was carried, and Rob Walton, the General Manager of Operations, in consultation with Senior Management was delegated the authority to administer the St. George Water and Wastewater Policy. Council then moved on to the next item on the agenda, being the St. George Infrastructure Front-Ending Agreement, which goes hand-in-hand with the new policy Back in June, Council heard that the LOG approached the County in an effort to to assist with the financing and the construction of various transportation, water and wastewater servicing projects within the St. George community. The partnership will ultimately help to provide services which will allow housing development to proceed in the town. 'Between water, wastewater and roads there is approximately $85 million of infrastructure to be constructed external to the developments. With the other infrastructure needs in the County, this amount could be difficult for the County to finance,' read Mallor's report. '…To show their commitment to development in St. George, the LOG approached the County offering to build and finance the needed infrastructure which includes the wastewater plant ($60 million), water plant on Howell Road ($14 million), Hwy 5 Roundabout ($5 million) and the sanitary trunk sewer ($6million). Staff have agreed that the LOG can build the roundabout and the trunk sanitary sewer through the Losani Development.' On top of the $35 million grant the province awarded the County for the WWTP after the financial agreements with LOG commenced, the County will also be applying for $10 million of funding for the water plant as well. If successful, the LOG may not have to provide as much money as initially proposed. In the end, Council voted to approve the St. George Infrastructure Front-Ending Agreement with the LOG. Kimberly De Jong's reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative. 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Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Former Tory minister David Mellor leaves viewers stunned as he shows off dramatic new bob on Good Morning Britain
Former Tory minister David Mellor stunned audiences as he showcased a dramatic new haircut on Good Morning Britain. The noted ladies' man, who resigned from the cabinet in 1992 after an affair with actress Antonia de Sancha, showcased his long luscious locks during a debate with GMB host Susanna Reid. David, 76, styled his naturally grey mop down to his shoulders which he paired with a navy blue suit and open-necked white shirt. The top Conservative's new look caused fans of the politician to flock to social media with praise for the stylish bob. Twitter user Gabrielle Stubbs said: 'He does have a cute bob, it kinda suits him!' Another said: 'Wow great hair.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The noted ladies' man, who resigned from the cabinet in 1992 after an affair with actress Antonia de Sancha, showcased his long luscious locks during a debate on GMB Some even thought the famed Chelsea football fan resembled another former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe. While others asked if he takes style tips from his Tory colleague and Celebrity Big Brother star Michael Fabricant, who is also noted for his famous bouffant. David used his appearance on the popular breakfast show to argue in favour of the two-child benefit cap. He said: 'I come to this with regret as I had my fourth grandchild last week, but the money isn't there.' Host Ed Balls asked the former Conservative MP: 'David when you were in the cabinet you had family credit, which was there to help poor families into work and if they had three or four children they got extra money for the third or fourth child. So were you wrong at the time?' David fired back: 'Probably yes. The thing is it is really not possible to put provision of assistance for children of families above all the various pressures that there is.' 'I think the problem is we don't have the ability to fund his kind of expenditure at this time.' Balls then invoked another famously-coiffed politician, asking: 'So if Boris Johnson has lots of kids cause he's reach that's fine?' David responded with a vicious barb against the former prime minister's children: 'I personally think it would have been no bad thing if he hadn't had any children. So don't worry I'm not in any hurry to have a new generation of Johnsons.' He also debated with Clare Muldoon, a writer and mother-of-four, who argued in favour of scrapping the two-child benefit cap. David was the Member of Parliament for Putney from 1979 to 1997, and served in a number of government positions including Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State for National Heritage. Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
Times
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
It's so tempting to abolish the culture department — but don't do it, Keir
It often surprises younger colleagues to learn that, for most of the 20th century, Britain's arts somehow survived — indeed flourished — without a cabinet minister or government department with responsibility for culture. Tucked into a broom cupboard somewhere in Whitehall was an 'office for arts and libraries' with a staff of about three people run by a junior minister. (The exception was Jennie Lee, who had cabinet status as arts minister in the 1960s.) It was only in 1992, when John Major had to find a suitably grand and flamboyant job for the grand and flamboyant David Mellor, that the Department of National Heritage was founded, only for its initials to be instantly translated as 'department of nothing happening'. When Tony Blair came to
Telegraph
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Teapots, napkin rings and butter dishes: The retro homeware making a surprise comeback
A nice cup of tea is as British as it comes, but actually pouring one from a Nearly a third of 29- to 44-year-olds said teapots were back in fashion, according to a recent survey carried out by B&Q. It's something that the British homewares brand David Mellor has found, too, reporting a 20 per cent increase in its white bone china range, with the most growth for traditional products – such as teapots – according to Corin Mellor, the company's creative director. 'We've found that younger generations are taking entertaining more seriously,' he says. Mellor says sales of cups and saucers are up, and cake stands are another trending product. It all dovetails neatly with the continued popularity of For Fleur Kenny, a home buyer at Selfridges, the return to traditional homewares is due in part to the continued popularity of Sugar Plum Bow earthenware butter dish by Anna + Nina, £38, Fashion editor and ceramicist Deborah Brett is a fan of the napkin ring: 'My German grandmother always gave each of my siblings and I a silver serviette ring with a linen napkin to use while we stayed with her,' she says. 'At every meal, we knew which one was ours. It's such an elegant tradition and one I passed on to my children. I had theirs engraved with their names, and when my grandmother passed away, I inherited hers.' When Brett started her own ceramics line, DB Ceramic, napkin rings were the first products she made; and now, they are among her most popular items. As she puts it: 'The idea of adding joy to something everyday, to the mundane, through small but chic details, is something worthwhile and uplifting.'
