Leonard Knott Before this week’s Cavan Monaghan Township Council meeting, it seemed the public was going to be canvassed by posters or newspaper ads for an advisor to the Peterborough Police Services Board. There was discussion about how best to attract candidates. That changed this week. When the matter was… Continue reading
Jim Clarke Short track racing has always been about catching a break. Being in the right spot at the right time to gain a position in the running order, or landing a ride instead of watching the action from the sidelines. With Peterborough Speedway’s 23rd Annual Autumn Colours Classic –… Continue reading
Bill Slavin Local and regional artists have rallied around Millbrook’s mill! A request for artists to donate their work in support of the current fund-raising campaign to save Needlers’ Mill from destruction has met with overwhelming success. Thirty artists have stepped up to the plate with donated work for the… Continue reading
Karen Graham With the expanded role of the Pharmacist came a new pharmaceutical support position called the Pharmacy Technician, a designation regulated by the Ontario College of Pharmacists. Staff in these positions provide technical assistance to the Pharmacists under their direct supervision by collecting patient medical history to help identify… Continue reading
Sarah Sobanski Reader’s Release is a monthly column where members of Cavan-Monaghan Libraries review a book from the library’s new monthly releases to keep you updated on the hottest reads available to you locally. If you’re feeling dissent in the looming shadow of Halloween just around the corner, Rene Denfeld’s… Continue reading
Barbara Aiken Munneke How many remember the waiting room where the ladies would go to sit and wait for their men who were attending the Mill? The ladies would buy their groceries and take their parcels there to wait on the Mill-goers. The waiting room had public washrooms and was… Continue reading
David Gray-Donald Only 39% of Canadians aged 18-24 voted in 2011. In the 25-34 age bracket, the turnout was only slightly higher at 45%, whereas in the older demographic aged 55-74, over 70% of eligible voters went out to cast their ballots in that year. Numbers in the previous three… Continue reading
Karen Graham Cody Todd of Todd Equipment Ltd. hosted the quarterly meeting of the Twin-Power Heritage Association on Sunday where more than 70 people arrived to learn what is happening in the world of Massey Ferguson tractors. They are members of the Ontario chapter of the Massey-Harris-Ferguson Collectors Club, an… Continue reading
Karen Graham For this, the 8th anniversary of local children`s theatre group, Fun Folk Theatricals, the organization will operate under the leadership of local children`s author Shan McFadden who takes over from Pat Barr who has ably led the group for many years. They often perform original works, and this… Continue reading
