Council Column – Mayor Scott McFadden
The final day of October brings with it Halloween, as well as the final property tax installment for the 2016 year. This year marks the end of the last Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) assessment cycle, which used a valuation date of January 1, 2012 for your property, and formed the basis of the…
Editorial Comment
At this year’s World Peacekeeping Summit, Canadian Defence Minister, Harjit Sajjan, announced that “Canada is back,” offering up to 600 soldiers and 150 police to the UN Peacekeeping Force. He hopes to boost uniformed forces by 7,000 members, to 75,000. This might be difficult, as the Department of National Defence (DND) is experiencing retention…
Letter to the Editor #1
I would like to express my appreciation to the two staff who were working at the Home Hardware in Millbrook on Thurs Sept 22, 2016 at about 4:45 pm. My mom is a resident at Centennial Place and due to some significant memory issues, she relies on “routines” and uses her watch to…
Letter to the Editor #2
We would like to thank the City of Peterborough Police Department and Constable William Trudeau for solving the issue of the item stolen from our property. Our item has been returned and we are thankful. It is good to know there is such good service and protection in our community. Have a wonderful…
New Legislation for Invasive Plant Management in Ontario
The Invasive Species Act will come into effect on November 3rd, but the regulations associated with this legislation which have not yet been made public, will not take effect until a later date. Kellie Sherman, Coordinator, Ontario Invasive Plant Council joined the October 17th Council meeting to outline the growing threat of invasive plants…