The first Lyme disease-positive tick of the season was identified by Peterborough Public Health early this month. Ticks can be as small as a sesame seed and their bites are usually painless, so this serves as a good reminder to be on the lookout for ticks and to bring in… Continue reading
Each of us carries baggage from our individual pasts. That stuff we would like to forget, and wish we had done differently. Often our baggage has produced chips and cracks, scars in our being. We’d like to relive our lives, making different choices. We’d like not to have those scars…. Continue reading
Millbrook resident Gillian Webster has been selected for the U19 Team Ontario Field Lacrosse team this season. This is not the first time this impressive young lady has made a provincial Lacrosse team. In 2015, Gilliam was one of the youngest members of the U18 team and travelled to… Continue reading
Things were looking bleak the week before the Fair this year. Unprecedented rain, while welcome, had left the fairgrounds soggy and organizers concerned. Fortunately the skies cleared and the fair occurred with the only four straight days of sunshine we’ve experienced in weeks. Thanks to a PA day, Children’s day… Continue reading
This year marks 150 years of Confederation, and with the entire country celebrating, the Cavan Monaghan Libraries are joining in the festivities. The Summer Reading Program, organized this year by Camryn Neilson, is taking the idea of celebrating Canada to heart, and is being designed specifically around our great… Continue reading
Children’s Day at the 168th Millbrook Fair comes early this year thanks to a Friday PA day, so doors open at 9:30 on Thursday June 8th for students in grades 1 through 3 who will be ushered through a series of stations featuring lessons about agriculture. Gates open for general… Continue reading
In the coming weeks, legislation will be introduced to create the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, which will, if passed, replace the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). After a six-month consultation process, changes unveiled by Municipal Affairs Minister Bill Mauro last month are expected to limit appeals of official plans, allow density… Continue reading
Council awards the contract for the purchase of a 2017 Single Axle Truck The replacement of Pumper One in the Fire Department fleet is scheduled for this year as the current vehicle is at the end of its life cycle based on the Fire Underwriters Survey and the expense forms… Continue reading
