Peterborough County Approves 2025 Budget

Early last month, Peterborough County Council approved the 2025 Budget. While spending rose by 8.4%, the tax rate increase is rising by less than that as the County dips into some reserves to reducing the tax increase experienced by ratepayers to 6.28%.  This increase includes a dedicated infrastructure levy of… Continue reading

Common Ground – January 2025

“Now, by two-headed Janus…” Shakespeare The solstice is the beginning of winter but it’s also the start of longer days and our turning towards the light and faraway spring. January is named after the Roman god, Janus, who is represented as having two faces. One face looks forward to the… Continue reading

Royal Canadian Millbrook Legion Remembrance Day Parade 2024

Legion members and dignitaries march behind the piper in unusually mild temperatures at the Remembrance Day procession. The event drew a crowd of residents and Millbrook/South Cavan Public School students who came to commemorate our Armed Forces past and present.

Local Healthcare Town Hall

Peterborough County’s Healthcare Advancement Coordinator Lori Richey came to Cavan Monaghan to provide an update on her efforts to recruit full-time physicians to the region on Monday. She was hired to help stem the growth in the number of Peterborough County residents without a family doctor which is estimated to… Continue reading

New Telecommunications Tower Policy Approved

At the November 19th meeting, Council approved a new policy for these unsightly but necessary pieces of infrastructure that have become a critical component of modern life. After an initial proposal presented earlier this month was met with some resistance, staff went back to the drawing board and returned with… Continue reading

Firefighter 2024 Graduates

Pictured are the 2024 Firefighter graduates at their Graduation on Sunday, October 6th at the EOETA in Norwood. Pictured from left to right are Jeff Davis, Zoran Kocovski, Breanna Pollock, Vasil Kocovski, Owen Williams who have joined the Cavan Monaghan Fire Department. Welcome aboard!

Township Reserves Provide a Glimpse into Financial Sustainability

At the November 4th meeting, the township’s accounting firm Baker Tilly provided the 2023 Consolidated Financial Statements for final approval by Council. In her presentation, Baker Tilly representative Joanna Park acknowledged the strong controls built into financial procedures at the municipality and indicated that their review resulted in no comments… Continue reading

COMMENT – December 2024

It’s getting uglier out there.  These days people are circling the wagons to protect themselves against ominous threats.  Across the globe we see tightening immigration, new tariffs, widening gaps between rich and poor and inconceivable suffering over arguments about whether nations can even exist.  Stand offs of “us” against “them”… Continue reading