Category Archives: April 2014

by: Celia Hunter The Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA) Board will meet this Thursday, April 17, 6 pm at the Otonabee Conservation Centre on Milroy Drive, Peterborough, to consider, among other items, a report authored by D.M.Wills Associates, regarding the Millbrook Dam.  

by: Celia Hunter Cathy Meehan is a big fan of Millbrook and a new face at Centennial Place. Cathy moved into the Office Manager position this past January and has settled in well. She enjoys coming into the village to work and to shop and browse through the shops downtown…. Continue reading →

by: Karen Graham This past Sunday morning, the Youth group led by Liz Shaunessy, Dian Anderson, Cathy MacIntyre and Dave and Carolyn Brackenridge hosted a pancake breakfast for the community. This is a non-denominational group of teens who meet at Centreville Presbyterian Church on the third Sunday of each month… Continue reading →

by: Celia Hunter The Earth Day Team has met and the plans are set. The community – all ages – from everywhere around – is invited to meet at the Old Millbrook School in Millbrook on Easter Monday, April 21 at 1 pm for an informal celebration of Earth Day.

by: Celia Hunter Gary King, CAO of Peterborough County, during his annual presentation to Cavan Monaghan Council on Tuesday, April 8, was asked by Councillor Chaplin for an update on the status of Airport Road.

by: Celia Hunter At County Council last week, the Township of Cavan Monaghan requested that the County reconsider its decision to charge the township for delivering polystyrene it collects at the transfer station to the Pido Road disposal and recycling depot. The County recently proposed a $1500 charge to the… Continue reading →

Shield Source Incorporated (SSI), a manufacturer of self-luminous life safety signs located at the Peterborough Airport, has completed the decontamination and clean-up of their facility. The CNSC has issued a Licence to Abandon which confirms that SSI has provided adequate evidence that the clean-up is complete and allows SSI to… Continue reading →

by: Celia Hunter Ken Doherty, Chair of Sustainable Peterborough, and Anca Pascalau, Sustainability Coordinator, outlined the strides being made in Peterborough County and City in areas such as economic development and employment, agriculture and local food, natural and cultural assets, energy and climate change, land use planning and healthy communities…. Continue reading →

The 2014 County budget was approved by County Council at their April 2 meeting. According to the press release, the approved budget will see a tax rate increase, net of assessment growth, of 1.88%. “This budget represents an extremely responsible approach to fiscal management.” said J. Murray Jones, Peterborough County… Continue reading →