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Comment – July 2025
Keeping Perspective As he lay fading away at PRHC, our late friend and neighbour Allan Bigelow wished for one last walk along the road facing his property on Larmer Line. It’s the simple things that resonate so deeply as the end of a life approaches, and so I understand that… Continue reading
Letter to the Editor – July 2025
Letter to the Editor: The Millbrook Fair Board would like to acknowledge the generosity of the many businesses and organizations that provided financial support for the 174th Millbrook Fair. They include: Over the Top Cattle Company; Town & Country Commercial Property Maintenance; Moody’s Bar & Grill; Haass Acres; Starfra Feeds;… Continue reading
Plaque to Commemorate Fire Department Line of Duty Deaths
On June 6th, Fire Chief Bill Balfour submitted a report requesting Council support for a policy acknowledging Line of Duty Deaths among Fire Department staff that are attributable to their work activities, a policy that aligns with Ontario’s Presumptive Legislation under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. The report… Continue reading
Community Futures Provides Financial Support and Advice for Small Business
Last month, Community Futures Loans Manager Brayden Clark came to the CMCC to discuss the various financing options for fledgling new businesses in the community. A dozen entrepreneurs came to the presentation to learn about the wide range of flexible financing options from this local expert who was an entrepreneur… Continue reading
Board of Health Discusses Measles Outbreak
At the June 18th Board of Health Meeting, Chief Medical Officer for the combined Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland and Peterborough Board of Health Thomas Piggott raised the topic of the measles in the region. Earlier this month, two case of measles were diagnosed in Peterborough and one in the City of… Continue reading
Cavan FC Hosts Circle K 2v2 Grassroots Festival for Young Soccer Players
Our local soccer club is hosting a free development event in partnership with Ontario Soccer on Saturday, July 12th at Maple Leaf Park. This free event is open to all players in the community-no Cavan FC membership is required. The action kicks off at 10 am and runs until… Continue reading
Energy Storage Battery Systems Developer Seeks Council Support for Local Project
Yogesh Kumar of Nexus Energy made a presentation to Council on June 23rd about the possibility of establishing an energy storage system in Cavan Monaghan. A Canadian corporation headquartered in Toronto, this company seeks to protect customers from energy market volatility through its subsidiary companies which store energy power from… Continue reading
Common Ground – July 2025
By Jill Williams “I came to love my rows, my beans, though many more than I wanted. They attached me to the earth, and so I got strength like Antaeus.” -Henry David Thoreau At the end of June I planted bush beans to replace the sadly bolted spinach. A very… Continue reading