Fire Station Plan Discussions Focus on Site Selection
At the last Council meeting, Fire Chief Bill Balfour presented recommendations for the Conceptual Design and Site Selection for the new Fire Hall. The report was based on the analysis and recommendations from Greenview Environmental Management, consultants who prepared a Site Selection Report in which four potential sites were analyzed. The location options were…
New Parkland Comes to Towerhill Development
At the May 17th Council meeting, Recreation Coordinator Melissa Als presented a report outlining the plans for the installation of the playground design that was included in the subdivision agreement in the Towerhill South subdivision. The features of the plan are extensive, and include children’s play structures, adult exercise equipment, a basketball court, a…
4th Line Theatre Pivots to New Format for August
After fifteen months of making, revising and pitching plans to host a show following the theatre’s normal format, management at the Winslow farm have decided to proceed with a slightly different format. While the two plays originally scheduled for the 2021 season have been postponed until 2022, the theatre will open its doors to…
COMMENT: Are We There Yet?
Not quite, but we’re getting closer. With COVID-19 cases falling and vaccine rates rising, it’s hard to image that we won’t be released from our homes in some small way in the next two weeks. Tying re-opening phases to case counts and administered vaccinations is a policy that actually supports the cliché that “we’re…
Baxter Creek Golf Club, Fraserville
Golf clubs across the province, including Baxter Creek, are happy to welcome back golfers to their facilities.
COMMENT: A Vision for Arena Repurposing
I was interested to learn that the municipality is securing Green Infrastructure funds for the renovation of the old Millbrook Arena. As much as I applaud the township for not simply off-loading the building to the private sector, I do wonder why we need yet another “multipurpose community hub”, most probably a sports complex…