Celebrating the Heart of Our Village: Millbrook Community Care’s Volunteer Appreciation Event
Volunteers congregate in the lobby of the club house at Baxter Creek Golf Club last week to celebrate their extensive contributions to the community. In turn, club owners graciously paid for the entire event, saying thank you in a tangible way to those who work tirelessly to serve the 453 Community Care Clients who…
Remediation Project to Address Erosion beside Millbrook Dam
Flaking of the surface of the spillway is not a safety concern, but remedial work is required to shore up erosion in other areas. At last week’s Council meeting, Otonabee Conservation CAO Janette Loveys Smith was on hand to share information about pending dam work and impact of the merger of conservation authorities across…
Province Proceeds with Regional Consolidation of Conservation Authorities
Changes to the management of Conservation Authoritiesis proceeding through the legislature. It includes the creation of a provincial overview agency within the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks to govern the pending changes to our Conservation Authority structure. The new agency, called the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA),will provide centralized leadership, tools and resources…
Garden Consultant Promotes Native Plants to Build Biodiversity
Cutline Christina in her garden with a native Nannyberry. Christina Rennich is a native plant and garden consultant using her expertise to help build beautiful, sustain-able gardens that contribute to biodiversity in Cavan Monaghan. Her objective is to help transform gardens into diverse hotspots for nature with plantings that attract birds, butterflies, moths and…
Comment – May 2026
As the world gets crazier, it’s comforting to look around our community and feel grateful for what has been created here. Seeing images of the planet from the Artemis II space craft helped put somethings into perspective. Many events last month encouraged us to appreciate and respect our natural environment, offering tools and insight…
Earth Day at the CMCC
Sustainability was on the agenda last Saturday as the township hosted Earth Day celebrations organized by members of the township’s Sustainability Committee. After the crush of visitors at last year’s event, organizers moved the event to the floor of the ice pad at the CMCC. This gave visitors more room to visit the fourteen…