Last month, Fire Chief Bill Balfour presented a Master Fire Plan that was initiated to ensure the Fire Department was prepared to deliver fire protection to residents throughout the township today and for years to come. The Master Fire Plan was prepared by Emergency Management and Training, and provides a… Continue reading
The first draft budget outlined in Director of Finance Kimberley Pope’s December presentation was unique in several ways. First, the Operations Budget showed just a 0.1% increase over that of 2020, which is good news. Last year that section showed an increase of 15.9% over the previous year. Second, because… Continue reading
Guye Vondette has his fingers crossed that the season will fly this year. After holding out as long as possible, he finally had to cancel the season last year, but forty percent of his registered players chose to roll over their registration for the upcoming season. This is the fifth… Continue reading
STEM is a curriculum based on the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These subjects permeate every part of our lives and help us interpret the world around us. A deeper understanding of these subjects better equips us to sort fact from fiction, a skill that is becoming more… Continue reading
My husband and I came here so we could raise our family in the country. We are from Scarborough, Ontario. Alas it was only a matter of time before the city followed us here. Although they call it progress, some things are better not touched. I’ve been reading a lot… Continue reading
Can you imagine taking a pile of rocks, stitching them together with silk into a tube, then crawling inside and calling it home? You’d be safe from predators, and you’re not stuck in one spot, you can stick your feet out and walk around with your home going everywhere you… Continue reading
In early December, I reached out to community on the Facebook Hoopla site in an attempt to gather essential items for the Peterborough Men’s Shelter. The facility was seeking toiletries such as deodorant, shampoo, soap and shaving supplies for their clients. I mentioned that small donations put assembled together would… Continue reading
Early in December, representatives from Kawartha Credit Union (KCU) made a presentation to Council following up on an earlier expression of interest in delivering banking services to the community through its Mobile Solutions Unit. Think of this unit as a branch on wheels in which in-person banking services are provided… Continue reading
