Bluescaping – Green Infrastructure to Protect the Water Table
After last year’s drought, local conservation authorities are introducing new tools to minimize the impact of development on local hydrology. Most construction projects inevitably affect water drainage by increasing water runoff and reducing the natural absorption process of rain and snowmelt. Problems arising from stormwater runoff can be significantly reduced by incorporating some design…
Revised Dam Design Revealed at ORCA Open House
ORCA and Hatch design engineers were on hand last week to connect back with the community about the changes to the Millbrook Dam rehabilitation project scheduled to start this fall. The presentation revealed several improvements that were appreciated by residents who dropped in to see the new drawings. One of the main changes is…
ORCA Announces Remedial Work to Protect Millbrook Dam
The Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA) will be undertaking remedial actions at the Millbrook Dam to ensure the structural integrity of the dam. The work will involve the construction of a cofferdam in the mill pond in front of the existing penstock pipe and the strengthening of the toe berm. Public access onto the…
Local Guitar Craftsman Has International Reputation
Five kilometers west of Cavan you will see a sign with a large guitar on it on the south side of 7A. There is the home and workshop of Roger Stuckless (Roger Stuckless Custom Guitars), Cavan’s resident luthier. Since 1992, Roger has been hand crafting beautiful and unique guitars. His custom-ordered instruments are known…
“Now is the Winter of our Discontent”
I’m sure many have heard or read this line from Shakespeare’s play, Richard III? They are the opening lines of the play that lay the groundwork for the portrait of Richard, the king, as a discontented man who is unhappy in a world that hates him. With all that has happened recently in Federal,…
Real Estate Market Update
Residential real estate values in the Peterborough area in 2016 rose 10%, a rate which began to escalate at the end of the year. Competition for residential properties is heating up, and the practice of waiting a week or more between the listing date and the review of offers which has been common in…