Category: December 2014
Sumac Ridge ERT Hearing… Tribunal Listens to Curve Lake First Nation
Andy Harjula This is the first part of two stories about the Environmental Review Tribunal’s (ERT) visit to hear testimony from Curve Lake First Nation on December 9, 2014. The second installment will be…
Micro-Needle Means Painless Injections… Steelworks Design Develops Groundbreaking Technology
Celia Hunter Don Barnet, President of Steelworks Design, located on Whittington Drive in Cavan Monaghan, hosted a press conference on Monday to announce the launch of the production, for clinical trials, of a new…
Making a Difference in the Community… Committee Vacancies Call for Volunteers
Celia Hunter When asked why being the chairperson of the Millbrook BIA for the past eight years is important to her, Bonnie McQuarrie responds with no hesitation, “It is very simple! Everything I have…
Christmas in the Village Invites All
Celia Hunter The annual Christmas in the Village celebration in Millbrook involves so many groups and individuals in the community that there is truly something for everyone.
Primerica Opens in Millbrook
Karen Graham John Frizzle and wife Madelaine have recently relocated their Primerica office from Peterborough to downtown Millbrook, adding new financial service expertise to our community.
Bruce Johnston Library Introduces Kids and Council at ‘Snuggle Up and Read’ Event
Karen Graham Cavan Monaghan Library’s CEO/Librarian Karla Buckborough and the libraries’ Storytime host Lindsay Molloy organized a reading event last Saturday morning that invited Cavan Monaghan council members to join children at the library…
Local Business Knows Customer Service Draws a Crowd
Celia Hunter Fraserville resident Gerri Manley decided 15 years ago to make a career change. She had won accolades in her position at Milltronics for her outstanding customer service skills, and she was interested…
Expert Witness Explains The Value of Hedgerows
Andy Harjula At the Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) hearings appealing the approval of the Sumac Ridge Industrial Wind Turbine project, Dr. Judith Girard presented testimony regarding the value of hedgerows to Song Sparrows, which…
Sumac Ridge Environmental Review… Panel Introduced to Eastern Hognose Snake at Hearing
Andy Harjula Warren Preston appeared before the ERT panel on November 17 to address two issues of concern at the appeal of the decision to approve the Sumac Ridge Industrial Wind Turbine project.