Category: 2015
Unique and Hardy Plants from Anna’s Perennials
Karen Graham Cacti growing in Cavan? Prickly Pear thriving north of Peterborough? Are these garden phenomena the result of accelerated global warming? You might wonder about climate change when strolling through the display gardens…
Fall Canning
Lorraine Hughes Growing up it was just natural for me to be around a hub-bub of fall activity in the kitchen. Whether it was in my grandparents’ or my parents’ kitchen, I remember the…
A Passion for Chair-making
Bill Slavin And this time when he looked at the chair, for the first time he noticed the caption – a chair design that was developed in the Irish counties of Cavan Monaghan! Chair-making…
Snowy Ridge Environmental Review
Ron Awde On Thursday, September 16, with only twelve days before the commencement of the Snowy Ridge Hearing, The Environmental Review Tribunal issued a decision after several weeks of delay, to grant Capstone Infrastructure’s…
Walton Wood Farm’s Success Inspires Business Owners and Entrepreneurs around Peterborough
Melodie Seto On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the popular Peterborough entrepreneurial social event, E-Connect, featured two successful business women as guest speakers for the evening, one of which created her business from home on a…
Kawartha BBQ Delivers Southern Style with Local Flavour
Karen Graham With many years of food experience in his youth, Onafrychuk was interested in launching a business of his own to develop his own style of cooking, but was not prepared to give…
Mike Perry First Candidate to Host Local Meet and Greet Event
Karen Graham Last Tuesday, NDP Candidate Mike Perry was at the Legion offering some insights to the platform his party is proposing in the upcoming federal election. He first outlined the Fair Vote System,…
What’s New in our Elementary Schools? (Besides Sex Ed)
Karen Graham After absorbing the students from South Monaghan Public School last September, enrolment at Millbrook South Cavan has stabilized and sits this month at 416 students. Principal Sheryl Hunter believes the school day…
Revisiting Local Landmarks in Manvers
Sarah Sobanski Last Sunday was Ontario Heritage Foundation’s second Doors Open tour in the township of Manvers and surrounding area. In partnership with Manvers Historical Society, the tour encouraged history buffs to discover the…