More Privatization Will Not Make Our Health Care System Better

OPINION This was the subject of a presentation by Andrew Longhurst at the Mount Community Centre one evening in June. Longhurst is a health policy researcher, political economist, and PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. The event was sponsored by the Peterborough… Continue reading

Cavan-Monaghan Receives First Quarter OLG Payment

Last month, the township received the first quarter (April 1 – June 30) OLG payment totaling $87,728 for hosting Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs.  The City of Peterborough’s payment for the same period was $734,414. Since the gaming site opened in November 1999, Cavan Monaghan has received $61,786,063 and since… Continue reading

Millbrook Mobile Detailing Cleans Your Ride – or Boat or House

Tanya Borg started her first mobile detailing business in Courtice during the Covid pandemic. There was a great demand for clean vehicles, sanitized ones, in fact.  Tanya could deliver.  Customers included young families looking to keep their youngsters safe and elderly people worried about germs.  Then there were contracts with… Continue reading

Hench-zukes Discovered on Zion Line

In a rare statement issued just days ago, the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) disclosed troubling details about a potential threat to public safety. Even more unusual is the very precise local nature of this warning. During a tense press conference held at the Millbrook Legion, CSIS Agent Zelda… Continue reading

One Paw at a Time Helps Owners Enjoy Their Dogs

For twenty minutes, Stark, a five-year-old purebred Dalmatian, sat gazing patiently at his owner Becky, wondering when the conversation she was in would be over and the fun would begin. They were at a fun place after all, surrounded by parkland beside the Millpond, which he knew could be a… Continue reading

On The Pond! Canada Brings Summer Fun on the Ice

Since the ice returned to the CMCC in mid-July, it has attracted a line-up of hockey schools and training camps for aspiring hockey players with bookings all day, all week.  The CMCC was also the location of a one-day hockey tournament for youngsters organized by Rob Carleton, President of On… Continue reading

Toilet Rebate Program

At the last Council meeting, Council brought back a rebate policy to encourage the replacement of toilets with water efficient versions. The largest use of water in most homes comes from the flushing of toilets, as much as 24% according to the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario’s Annual Energy Conservation Progress… Continue reading