Launch of Community Outreach with Habitat for Humanity Build
In 2018, the congregation of the Bailieboro-Springville United Churches got together and formulated a dramatic outreach program. They provided $100,000 in start-up funds to finance the construction of a Habitat for Humanity home in the community. More donations followed. Congregation members Don and Pat Wood severed off a corner of their farm at Whitfield…
Millbrook Needler’s Quilt Guild to Host Show and Sale
A group of dedicated quilters will be hosting its first-ever Quilt Show and Sale on May 9th and 10th at the Cavan Monaghan Community Centre. The show will feature approximately 100 quilts on display, a vendor market, a Members Boutique, and a Tea Room. Cathy Vickers, one of the guild members, has…
Farms at Work Events Discuss Benefits of Pasture
Are you ready to take your pasture game up to the next level? Or just getting started? Join pasture specialist E. Ann Clark for a two-part webinar series, online discussion forum, plus two summer pasture walks. Discover the benefits of pasture and learn how others are converting grass into money. Over two…
Local Advantage Program Offers Support to Businesses
Peterborough County has launched an economic development program called The Local Advantage. It’s an outreach program designed to support local economic development officer efforts to support local businesses by providing practical, accessible, comprehensive support to businesses throughout the county. Local Advantage sessions in Cavan Monaghan are scheduled for the second Wednesday of every month,…
Registration Open for Minor Ball Hockey
Starting in April, the pad at the CMCC will be filled with Minor Ball Hockey enthusiasts six evenings a week as minor hockey players switch their hockey skates for sneakers for a warmer hockey experience. This will mark the 9th year that the Peterborough Ball Hockey Association lead by Guye Vondette…
Time to Take Stock
We haven’t seen snow like this for a very long time so we may have forgotten the danger it poses. Our homeowner taking snow off his roof is not paranoid, he’s clairvoyant. On Monday friends of ours learned that a section of the roof on their home in Oakville had collapsed, with snow and…