Author Archives: Karen Graham

Recycling bale wrap is available free in Peterborough County. This will be the second year the Switch Energy for both bale and boat wrap programs have been available in the County.

Cavan Monaghan Council has submitted a request to County Council concerning the Airport Road closure and the schedule for completion of the reconnection of the road. Cavan Monaghan Council has been in favour of the project from the beginning and has requested a status update at County Council’s May 2… Continue reading →

by: Celia Hunter At their April 17 meeting, the Board of the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA) is expected to set a date to discuss the Millbrook Dam Environmental Assessment recommendations.  

Discoveries Will Re-Write a Page in Canada’s History by: Mark Starowicz Thirty two years ago we bought a farm on the 13th line of Cavan, with a modest but pretty brick house built in 1865. I’ve always loved history, so I was excited that we now owned a piece of… Continue reading →

Cavan Monaghan is the only municipality in the County that collects polystyrene at its local transfer station, and has been since 2012. The County has paid the cost as it does for individuals who bring polystyrene for recycling to the Pido Road disposal site. The County is now proposing to… Continue reading →

At last weekend’s Juno Awards, Serena Ryder not only co-hosted the show, but earned Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. In her speech she noted,”I did want to say I come from a really small town, Millbrook, Ontario … and this has been a dream of mine… Continue reading →

Passion for History Leads to Millbrook and the Bell “There’s a persistent idea that Canadians aren’t interested in their own stories,” says Mark Starowicz. “I’ve made a living proving that isn’t true.”