Category Archives: November 2014

by: Karen Graham At last week’s final BIA breakfast of the year, many brave souls ventured out into the premature winter wonderland to talk about the many roles volunteers play in our community.

by: Celia Hunter It was a triumph of a collaborative effort last Tuesday as volunteer groups and agencies teamed up to offer a variety of services around a Meet Your Needs Day at the Old Millbrook School.

The four Public Schools that participated in the Remembrance Day Poster, Essay and Poem Contest were Millbrook South Cavan, North Cavan, Rolling Hills and James Strath.

In the midst of a winter storm last Tuesday, November 19, a sizeable crowd was on hand at the Pontypool Community Centre when local presenters were given their chance to speak at the Environmental Review Tribunal Hearing into the Sumac Ridge Industrial Wind Turbines project.

Millbrook’s long-standing fundraising concert series, The Give a Hoot Café, raised a generous cash contribution and hundreds of foodstuffs for the Millbrook & District Food Share on Saturday, November 15.

Celia Hunter The Lye Tracker organ at St. Thomas is one of only three in the province of Ontario to receive a ‘Category A’ designation granted by the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO).

Karen Graham The season of giving has begun, and the community is once again jumping in big time.

At this month’s Board of Health meeting, the Peterborough County-City Health Unit released its annual Limited Incomes: A Recipe For Hunger report based on the recent Nutritious Food Basket survey.

Andy Harjula The Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) began hearing objections on Monday to the approval for WDP Canada to build five industrial wind turbines on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Approximately 52 residents were in attendance at the first day of hearings.