Township Will Stick With Syrofoam Recycling Despite County Charge
by: Celia Hunter At County Council last week, the Township of Cavan Monaghan requested that the County reconsider its decision to charge the township for delivering polystyrene it collects at the transfer station to the Pido Road disposal and recycling depot. The County recently proposed a $1500 charge to the township for this service.…
Shield Source Gone
Shield Source Incorporated (SSI), a manufacturer of self-luminous life safety signs located at the Peterborough Airport, has completed the decontamination and clean-up of their facility. The CNSC has issued a Licence to Abandon which confirms that SSI has provided adequate evidence that the clean-up is complete and allows SSI to leave the facility for…
Sustainable Peterborough Presents Annual Report Card to Council
by: Celia Hunter Ken Doherty, Chair of Sustainable Peterborough, and Anca Pascalau, Sustainability Coordinator, outlined the strides being made in Peterborough County and City in areas such as economic development and employment, agriculture and local food, natural and cultural assets, energy and climate change, land use planning and healthy communities. There were a number…
County Passes 2014 Budget
The 2014 County budget was approved by County Council at their April 2 meeting. According to the press release, the approved budget will see a tax rate increase, net of assessment growth, of 1.88%. “This budget represents an extremely responsible approach to fiscal management.” said J. Murray Jones, Peterborough County Warden. “We have approved…
Growing With the Times At Pineneedle Farms
by: Karen Graham Pineneedle Farms has been a family business operating in the Pontypool area for several generations. During the 1950’s, Pontypool was the largest supplier of Christmas trees in North America. Many local landowners had signed 12 year leases to Christmas tree growers who would harvest the most pleasingly proportioned specimens when the…
The Circus Came To Millbrook For Wrap Up Show
by: Karen Graham On Sunday afternoon, the Millbrook Figure Skating Club hosted their final exhibition of the season with a circus themed show entitled “Under the Big Top”. The enthusiastic crowd was treated to a colourful production involving all willing members (some younger performers suffered last minute jitters and withdrew) of the local club.…