Otonabee Microgreens
Newly minted Environmental Studies graduate Max Chalovich was eager to get his business started and launched Otonabee Microgreens before his studies were complete. This young entrepreneur is encouraging us to boost our nutritional consumption with microgreens. These are very young vegetable seedlings harvested within a few weeks of germination. Unlike sprouts, which are seeds…
Millbrook Minor Hockey Fundraising Initiatives
The pandemic affected almost everyone’s pocket book, including local clubs and service organizations. During the pandemic, the fundraising role in the Millbrook Minor Hockey club stood vacant at a time when the association was operating at a deficit. The club has decided to get back on track and focus on replenishing the coffers to…
Life – A Lonely Journey?
Last week, I watched a pair of cardinals enjoying our bird feeder. Red feathers flashing in the sun, they swooped and settled for breakfast. At first, they were individuals, two heads twisting, wary eyes checking for intruders as they nibbled at the seed. Then came the shift. The less colourful female flew to the…
New Spring and Summer Programs at the CMCC
Join Fia, Ember and their friends at the CMCC to sail around the smooth, flat all-purpose flooring that hid under the ice surface all winter long. Bring in your own roller skates or roller blades as there are no equipment rentals available. The rink is available from 4 to 5pm on Fridays until July…
Common Ground – May 2023
“May, with alle thy floures and thy grene, Welcome be thou, fair fresshe May.” – Chaucer Back in the depths of winter I was asked, probably rhetorically, why we live here. I will answer the question anyway. We live here because spring is so glorious. Dr Johnson said that a man who is tired…