Come out to the McKellar Active Living Fair on Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the McKellar Community Centre Rink.  This event will showcase the many businesses and organizations that service McKellar with opportunities to get active, get healthy, and get involved in the community.  Try out yoga, tai chi, shuffleboard and more!  Partake in the Fish Fry Lunch fundraising for the Canadian Junior Dragonboat Team three members of which are residents of McKellar [...]

Sunday, June 23rd 2013.  Exhibition of Bert Weir's Bushwall Series open 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.  Recital: 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Brenda Muller, cello. Bill Shookhoff, piano.  Admission by donation for the recital.  Exhibition runs until October 14th 2013.  The Strawhouse Gallery, Centre Road and Lakeside Drive, McKellar.  Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.  By appointment 705-389-9847 [...]

While on tour in the Eastern United States, from California, Bill Amatneek is making two Canadian stops. One in Toronto and one in McKellar!  Backroom stories about musicians - a wonderful combination!  Saturday June 15, 8 p.m., at the Strawhouse Gallery, 3 Lakeside Drive, McKellar.  Suggested donation $20.  705-389-9847.  http://www.strawhousegallery.ca   Please join us for a concert of riveting storytelling with legendary roots-music string bassist and award-winning author, Bill Amatneek [...]

MLCA has been informed that there were errors of omission in the website posting of Thursday, May 30th, in regard to McKellar Reeve's expenses. The MLCA Board believes it is vitally important that the information the Association disseminates be accurate and, if an error has been made, it be quickly corrected.   1.  The MLCA story stated that the Reeve's expenses were, "with one exception, in compliance with Remuneration By-law 2011-12" based on a similar statement contained in lawyer Fred Dean's letter to Council of September 17th 2012 [...]

Finally, residents will be pleased to hear that expenses submitted by Peter Hopkins during his first year as Reeve of the Township of McKellar were, with one exception, in compliance with Remuneration By-law 2011-12.  The one exception, in the opinion of the first lawyer hired by Council to look into the matter, resulted from unclear definitions in the by-law. This is good news for the Reeve, whose integrity was being questioned, and the Township as a whole as the controversy divided loyalties within the community [...]