Heeringas inherit a love of farming
Don and John Heeringa grew up on Larmer Line operating a dairy farm begun by their parents Karl and Ina – hence the name Karlina Farm. Karl and Ina arrived in Canada from Holland after WWII looking to start a new life on a farm of their own. Karl came from a farm family…
Is it Wise to Stake our future on Gambling?
By Councillor Jim Chaplin With all the controversy swirling around the future location of a casino in the Peterborough area it is understandable if the public is confused. None of us know for sure what that future holds but like most things political, and this is political, common sense rarely enters the…
Dr. Willoughby Belch
Those of you who know the Belch family probably associate them with buffalo. You have probably seen their sign on Sherbrooke Street offering buffalo meat for sale, and, Dr. Belch’s website is called “Buffalobill”. However, the “Buffalo” farm on Sherbrooke Street run by the Belch family actually raised Bison, as a true buffalo, which…
April – the Cruelest Month?
APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. So begins TS Eliot’s famous long poem The Waste Land. And certainly this April is being very cruel! There has been lots to see and hear but the “one step…
Lynda Todd, Millbrook Ward Councillor
by Lynda Todd, Millbrook Ward Councillor, Cavan Monaghan Township Opinions expressed here are those of the writer and not necessarily those of Council or staff. First, congratulations to the new owner of The Millbrook Times, Karen Graham, and editor Celia Hunter for continuing the wonderful tradition of publishing this newspaper. In a time…
JoEllen Brydon is fascinated by stories. Capturing those stories in vibrant acrylics on canvas and board is her passion. JoEllen is a long-time Mount Pleasant resident and a proud member of the Mount Pleasant Women’s Institute, which, she admits, she first joined because she sensed it would be a rich source of…