Category: June 2016
Today’s Faith – Celebrating Joy
When I arrived shortly after two, the line-up stretched down the church aisle, out the door and down the steps. All of us had come to offer our love and support to the Wilson…
Firearms By-Law Discussion Draws Crowd
Cars lined County Rd. 10 and the crowd spilled into the gymnasium at Monday night’s Special Council Meeting to receive public input on the proposed by-law to limit the discharge of firearms in…
Industrial Wind Turbine Companies Soliciting Township Property Owners Again
Emboldened by success in Manvers township and encouraged by the provincial decision in March to procure more green energy, industrial wind companies are back in the area, approaching property owners along Carmel and Zion…
Making Art Accessible: Galerie Q Launches New Exhibit
Switching gears from the works of renown Royal Canadian Academy artists, Galerie Q Curator Kathryn Last launched a new exhibit this weekend offering Canadian paintings priced below $1000. With a self-explanatory title: Paintings Under…
Legion Bikers Ride for their Wounded Comrades
Under clear skies and warm breezes, 42 motorcyclists embarked on the third Annual Bike Event hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 402 last Saturday for a day of comradery that extended beyond the…
New Trail Link to Towerhill Subdivision to Proceed
After our funding request for a trail linkage was rejected by the province, Council asked staff to investigate alternative ways to proceed with the project. At their last meeting, the Millbrook Valley Trails Committee…
The High Public Health Stakes of E-cigarettes
What are Bubblegum, Snickerdoodle and Sweet Tarts? They are flavours for e-cigarettes, meant to entice youth to try this new device, which contains a power source and heating element designed to produce a vapour…
Is Moderate Alcohol Consumption Healthy?
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines moderate drinking as no more than one drink per day for women (7 drinks per week) and two drinks per day for men (14 drinks…