Create Your Own Mental Wellness Plan

Among the more popular New Year’s resolutions are ones focused on improving one’s health.  That usually means signing up for an exercise program, joining a gym or adding physical activities to the daily To Do list.  Physical health is not the only health item requiring our attention.  These days we… Continue reading

Local Bull Earns Top Prize in US National Show

  Steve Burgomaster compares his prize bull’s latest achievement to winning the Super Bowl.  In January, his Charolais bull Double Vision from Sharodon Farm in Omemee won the 2018 US National Reserve Champion Bull title. The weekend event also included the national stock sale.  In the semen auction, Double Vision… Continue reading

Heritage Stands the Test of Time

As I was driving home from Ottawa after a Christmas visit, I stopped in at the High Spring Trading Post and Saddlery between Marmora and Havelock, to say hello to Rick Mocon.  Above the cash register in the store are clippings and photos from the era of Frontier Days in… Continue reading

Homeguard Inspection Program

Those whose winter plans include an out of town vacation may find improved peace of mind regarding their vacant home after taking advantage of the Peterborough Police Services free Homeguard Inspection program.   This is a community-based crime prevention initiative of the Peterborough Police Service Auxiliary officers and that allows community… Continue reading

Your “Love Footprint”

Today we talk a great deal about shrinking our “carbon footprint.” Advertising, education, news reports, books, magazines, and other people have all had a part in raising my consciousness on environmental issues. I have soaked in enough warnings about not polluting our environment that I find it difficult to casually… Continue reading

Council Column – February 2018

Here we are in mid-winter, the temperature has been like a yo-yo, and we start counting down the days in anticipation of spring and warmer weather! Early February, Council will be adopting a finalized 2018 budget. I have to commend Staff for all their hard work over the last four… Continue reading