More Recognition for Alex Bushell’s Lab Improvement
It has been a bit of a whirlwind for Lab Improvements founders Alex Bushell and Steve Wright. Having left their former employer after an international takeover in 2013, Bushell and Wright began working out of the Innovation Cluster’s incubator at Trent University, developing their CapTrack product, which is an innovative, benchtop medical specimen capping…
Canada 150 Awards to Recognize Outstanding Individuals and Organizations
Last month local MP Jamie Schmale announced plans to recognize individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to communities across Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock to coincide with Canada`s 150th birthday. “I want to recognize the individuals and organizations in our communities that have made our riding what it is today,” said Schmale. “Our community’s deep roots…
Millbrook Valley Trails Work Day Volunteers needed!
This year’s Annual Millbrook Valley Trails Work Day will take place Saturday May 6 at 9 am starting at the Distillery Street trailhead beside the pond. In case of rain the rain date will be Saturday May 13. Please bring gloves, a rake and a shovel if possible, wear suitable footwear, and bring that…
Comment – 100 Years in the Making
There are several Canadian events celebrating their 100th year anniversary this year, and we are reminded of two of them regularly on television. First there is the battle at Vimy deemed as Canada’s coming of age event when we earned international respect as a nation. Then there’s hockey. It has been 100 years since…
Community Gardeners at Work in 2017
Volunteers get out the rakes and shovels at the first working meeting of the Community Garden, as they prepare the beds and plant a few early crops.
Letter to the Editor – Annexation – What a mess!
So, here we go again, the City of Peterborough is after more land and they only want it on their terms or at least that is how it looks. After 25 years of trying to make a deal with Cavan-Monaghan they can’t accept a deal that their own staff agreed to. Now, some councillors…