Gotta Guy Plumbing
Do you have a guy? The catchy name certainly sticks in the mind, which is what Ida resident, Dave Westbye, was going for when he set out on his own in a new plumbing business. A licensed journeyman plumber, Dave brings more than twenty years of experience to the job, where he has faced…
New Year, New Business for Bethany Couple
It’s not news that the pandemic has wreaked havoc on restaurants everywhere. After ten months of financial pressure, Rob Foster and Sherry-Anne Smith, owners of Coach’s Diner and Pizzeria in Bethany, decided it was time to launch plan B. The couple have been operating the diner for the past six years. Thanks to enthusiastic…
Community Care Programs Continue During the Lockdown
Community Care Peterborough (CCP) programs continue under the Sta-At-Home Order issued by the Premier last month. Deemed an essential service, their health care and seniors support programs are necessary to keep the most vulnerable safe in their own homes. According to the Executive Director, Danielle Belair, the organization’s our food support services for seniors…
OREA Strategy Focused on Rural and Northern Growth Opportunities
After analyzing a survey conducted this summer to investigate the impact of the pandemic on the residential real estate market, last week the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) issued a new policy report describing opportunities for small Ontario communities to make a comeback. Small town Ontario has faced years of social and economic decline…
Valentine’s Day
This week before the stricter lockdown began, I managed to buy some birthday cards for our grandkids with January birthdays. When I stepped up to the card rack, the first cards I saw were Valentine’s. So, of course, I picked out one for Tom. Buying cards always takes me a while. There is so…
Space Creatures of Millbrook
The poet T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the cruelest month, but he clearly never spent a winter in the Kawarthas. It’s merciless out there. If you like looking at the night sky, though, February is also a month of long nights with steady atmosphere and stars bright and clear as chips of glass.…