Millbrook Classic Car Show in the New Downtown
Local Lions produce another great event The Annual Car Show did not disappoint this year, as shiny and not so shiny specimens of antique vehicles lined the streets of Millbrook on July 2nd. For many participants, the cars on display represent the culmination of many years of sleuthing, tinkering and creative problem solving…
Quilts for Fort McMurray
The devastating wildfires in Fort McMurray have touched many, moving people to find ways to demonstrate support to the victims of the tragedy in a tangible way. For Zion Line resident Shirley Challice, the need was more keenly felt, as her daughter Katie Bedford had been living in that town with her husband Nate…
Revised Discharge of Firearms By-Law Approved
After much deliberation, Council passed a revised version of the draft Firearms Discharge By-Law at the June 20th Regular Council Meeting. In the end, the revisions recommended by Kyle Phillips who had led the investigation into the numerous complaints the township had received in 2015 regarding obnoxious use of firearms in various parts of…
The Council Column – Summer 2016
With the arrival of summer a number of events and projects are coming up. First, however, given the weather we have been experiencing, please check the Township website regularly for notices regarding burn bans. As I write this Sunday night, the following applies: June 24th, 2016 – I wish to advise you of the…
Concerned Residents Meet to Discuss Wind Turbine Solicitation
Over 80 residents and landowners including a representative from Brookfield Properties met at Galerie Q on June 16th to discuss the arrival of companies seeking to lease land on behalf of industrial wind turbine operators for new turbine development. The meeting was very informal and was designed to gage interest in developing an effective…
Comment – It’s Complicated
There are some troubling signs in the world these days. People are turning inward, focussed on their own well-being, shrugging off perceived burdens that are holding them back. Brexit is threatening to unravel the entire European Union, Trump is proposing walls, and closer to home there is evidence that political views are becoming more…