Council Chooses Mayor as Advisor to Peterborough Police Services Board By
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 raised, Deputy Mayor John…
Samantha Shaw Secures a Seat for the Autumn Colours Classic Young Guns Showcase
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 – presented by Lucas Oil…
Millworks Art Sale in Support of Mill
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 one day sale, which…
Pharmacy Technician- A New Health Professional
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 possible medication interactions, and…
Chilling Reading for Chilly October
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 The Enchanted might be…
The Waiting Room
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 a warm place with…