A Poem for the Time
The more you give, the more you get The more you laugh, the less you fret. The more you do unselfishly The more you live abundantly. The more of everything you share The more you’ll always have to spare. The more you love, the more you’ll find That life is good and friends are…
Local Cartoonist Keeps Us Smiling
Cory Cole has a reputation around town, and her son, of all people, was the one who started it. Three years ago when her son Sam was in Grade 5 at Millbrook South Cavan Public School, Cory made a little pineapple lunch note and stuck it in Sam’s lunch box to be delivered to…
Watershed Health Resonates Loudest in the Spring
For many, spring represents welcome change and a fresh start. To some, spring also represents trout fishing! For trout such as brook trout and brown trout, the onset of the first aquatic insect hatch marks the beginning of a critical time where their priority is focused on feeding to support high energy demands for…
Let’s Give Our Trails a Break
With the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak now a reality, the country is shutting down. People have been asked to stay home and distance themselves from others. We are all struggling to find creative ways to manage our idle time while also maintaining our physical and mental wellbeing. The trails have never felt like…
Recycling in the Ditch
Residents are frustrated with the volume of recycling material that ends up scattered along township roads and in ditches on collection day since the elimination of bags for these items. Bagging is no longer allowed since the new contractor took over in November as they slow up the collection process. Some residents are restoring…
My Eyes for Beauty Pine*
Early spring is always the time when I most want to see something in bloom, or smell a scent, or hear birdsong. And this year that need is greatly heightened because of the Coronavirus and the measures put in place to slow the pace of this dreadful pandemic. I hope you too can take…