Proposed Boundary Adjustment Discussions
Discussions between the City of Peterborough, and the North Monaghan Ward, now within Cavan Monaghan, have been an ongoing between the two municipalities for the better part of the past 25 years. During that time, nothing has ever matured beyond simple discussions, to a proposal that could be brought forward to all 3 affected…
Doors Open at Compass Child Care Services in Millbrook
After months of construction and a few missed deadlines, the much anticipated early learning centre housed in the new addition of the Millbrook South Cavan School will open for business on April 3rd. It features full time capacity for ten infants aged six weeks to 18 months, 15 toddlers and 24 preschool children. The…
Township Hires Expertise to Assist in Community Centre Development
The township has hired the services of retired City Director of Facilities and Special Projects Mary Gallop to help guide them through the process of tendering and building the proposed new Community Centre. She has joined as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee which began its work this month. Gallop joined the city…
Community Expresses Concern over Proposed Nina Court Subdivision Extension
A dozen local residents attended the Public Meeting portion of the March 20th Council meeting to express their concerns over certain aspects of the proposed Nina Court subdivision extension proposed by the Veltri Group. The proposal covers a 28 unit block, and requests approval for the development of five detached homes and 26 semi-detached…
Comment
Who would want to leave this township? So far the only ratepayer the decision makers have heard from was a lone North Monaghan resident who spoke out at the City’s March 20th meeting expressing her opposition on the belief that annexation would boost her property taxes significantly. Based on the current Memorandum of Understanding,…
Letter to the Editor – If Ditches Could Talk…
Pushing my daughter in her stroller, we headed down our dirt road to drop off some fresh eggs at a neighbours’ house. I started to notice a few beer cans in the ditch and stopped to pick them up. By the time we had walked there and back I had collected a dozen beer…