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Grace Glass Advocates for Radical Change in Roadside Management

By Karen Graham | March 26, 2014 - 8:29 pm |April 16, 2014 March 2014
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Local citizen Grace Glass addressed Cavan Monaghan Council on March 25 to ask for a radical change in how ditching and brushing are accomplished along municipal roads. She called the current practice of scraping roadside ditches clean of all vegetation and cutting back large trees no longer acceptable, and stated,… Continue reading →

Farms at Work… Chan Speaks Up For Native Bees

By Karen Graham | March 26, 2014 - 8:27 pm |April 16, 2014 March 2014
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By: Karen Graham Susan Chan the Native Pollinator Program Manager for the Farms at Work organization was at the Old Millbrook School last Wednesday evening to offer her broad expertise to local landowners on how to enhance the attractiveness of their properties to native bee pollinators. As an executive member… Continue reading →

Loons Support Local Economy

By Karen Graham | March 26, 2014 - 8:24 pm |April 16, 2014 March 2014
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By: Karen Graham Last Sunday afternoon, Transition Town Peterborough hosted a Buy Local, Live Local Expo at the Trentwinds International Centre. Over 20 local vendors had booths demonstrating the variety of products and services available from small businesses in the area who are encouraging the local economy, including The Chocolate… Continue reading →

Artist Talk Features Playwright

By Karen Graham | March 26, 2014 - 8:20 pm |April 16, 2014 March 2014
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4th Line Theatre will feature playwright Ian McLachlan in this Sunday’s Artist Talk at the Peterborough Museum and Archives.

Neal Cathcart to Run in North Monaghan

By Karen Graham | March 26, 2014 - 8:19 pm |April 16, 2014 March 2014
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by: Celia Hunter Former Reeve Neal Cathcart has filed his nomination papers for the position of Councillor in North Monaghan ward. He entered the 2014 local election race on March 21.

Speed Skaters Bring Home the Medals

By Karen Graham | March 26, 2014 - 8:17 pm |April 16, 2014 March 2014
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by: Celia Hunter Madalyn and Miller Ashton skate with the Kawartha Quarks Speed Skating Club and practice at the Evinrude Centre in Peterborough on Tuesday nights. Their practice pays off.

Step Right Up, Win a Bruce Lepper Carving

By Karen Graham | March 19, 2014 - 6:49 pm |April 2, 2014 March 2014
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by: Celia Hunter This Saturday, March 22 is the night to ‘Step Right Up!’ and join in the fun of fundraising at the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society’s gala event at the Millbrook Legion.

New Gallery Has Stories to Tell

By Karen Graham | March 19, 2014 - 6:46 pm |April 2, 2014 March 2014
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by: Celia Hunter For seekers of treasures and rare finds, Millbrook’s downtown recently became even more intriguing with the opening of Crawford Fine Art. Located a lawn’s length from the Millbrook Station mu…ral at 18 King Street East, the gallery and boutique are owned by artist Sherry Crawford.

Zooming In… For The Bests, Community Matters

By Karen Graham | March 19, 2014 - 6:44 pm |April 2, 2014 March 2014
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by: Celia Hunter Last Friday evening, Roy and Irene Best found themselves once again at the Mount Pleasant Women’s Institute Hall. Roy was MC for the first of what is hoped will be a series of Coffee Houses featuring music by local artists. Irene was on hand as President of… Continue reading →

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