Community Centre Project Tenders Offer Budget Challenge
It’s the kind of surprise that is unwelcome but common in construction projects – cost over runs. Despite cost-cutting reports and what the architect describes as “bare bones” building features, tenders for the construction of the new Community Centre all came in above the budget. The firm of MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects had proceeded…
New Forest School will Offer Unconventional Academic Experience This Fall
Rather than embracing technology with smart boards and small screens in a climate-controlled classroom, the Road Less Travelled Academy is adopting a throw-back approach to early education, using nature as the backdrop and over-arching theme behind its curriculum. It is the newest Forest School in Canada, and is set to open its doors…
New Seniors Dance Program Delivered by National Ballet School
Sharing Dance with Seniors is a sixty minute dance class for seniors designed with accessibility in mind. Participants of varying levels of physical ability will find many ways to join these stimulating classes taught by members of the National Ballet School in Toronto and delivered to local communities each week using video streaming. In…
Health Effects of Cannabis Use
The final Senate vote on Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, is set to take place on June 7th, and this bill is very likely to pass. A recommendation within this bill is that cannabis packaging will display warnings regarding pregnancy risks, addiction risk, mental health impairments, effects on youth, and driving under the…
Township Committee Recognizes Heritage Contributions
In 1985, the Provincial Government designated the third week in February as Ontario Heritage Week and representatives from the Municipal Revitalization and Heritage Advisory (MRHA) Committee marked this year’s celebration with the launch of their inaugural Heritage Recognition Awards. Representatives from the MRHA Committee were on hand at the March 5th Regular Meeting of…