Area Businesses join in the Spirit of Giving
As the decorations go up, area businesses are also bringing out boxes, barrels and bins to collect unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items to make Christmas merry and brighter for some local families and individuals. At Clarke’s Service Centre and Jule’s Kitchen on Tupper Street in Millbrook, there is a bright blue barrel on…
Mount Pleasant’s Women’s Institute Celebrates Renovated Hall Kitchen
By Andy Harjula On Saturday, November 16, a large crowd gathered at the Women’s Institute Hall in Mount Pleasant to celebrate the official opening of the new kitchen. The renovations and upgrades were made possible with the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation and a Community Funding Grant through the Township of Cavan Monaghan,…
November’s Nuances
By Glen Spurrell November’s Nuances This “in-between” season–not really fall any longer and certainly not winter yet–often gets treated as simply something to be endured or waited out. This is a great shame because there are many subtle delights; and as climate change rears more and more its ugly face we’ll probably have more…
4th Line Invites Youth to talk about bullying
4th Line Theatre is hosting a Sounding on issues facing young people and cyber bullying, messaging and harassment. Soundings and community reminiscences are an important part of 4th Line Theatre’s New Play Development Program and its ongoing historical research. 4th Line Theatre is hosting this Sounding on Saturday, November 23, 1-4 pm at…
No Time for TV for this Crestwood Student
Excerpt from report by Jordan Pind The past two and a half months have been quite possibly the best months of my life and they have flown by. My first host family has been perhaps the best host family any exchange student could ever have asked for. They truly treat me like family and…
Micro Fit Projects Approved
By Celia Hunter At the Council meeting held November 4, Cavan Monaghan Director of Public Works, Wayne Hancock presented a report recommending the placement of nine 10 kW ground-mounted solar panels on municipal properties, with a suggested reduction by one of the total, it having been noted that a solar panel at the Transfer…