Watershed Research Project Approved for the Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance (BCWA)
The community non-profit group the Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance is excited to announce, that an in-kind research project proposal submitted to Fleming College has been accepted! This month BCWA will be kicking off this community-based watershed mapping project through the Geomatics capstone project in the School of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences at Fleming…
ORCA Seeking Feedback on Floodplain Mapping Project
Otonabee Regional Conservation Authority (ORCA) has undertaken extensive floodplain mapping projects in seven high priority areas within the Otonabee Region watershed. Floodplain mapping has been created in study areas within Meade, Curtis, Jackson, and Baxter Creeks, North and South Kawartha Lakes, Ouse River in Norwood and for several tributaries around Lakefield. The Otonabee Region…
The Power of the Sunflower
The sunflower has been the national flower of Ukraine since the mid-1700s, and a symbol of peace throughout the country’s history. The flower also plays a major role in the Ukraine economy, as Ukraine is a major world supplier of sunflower oil, and their seeds are the most popular snack item in the country.…
COVID-19 Pandemic is Not Over
After the provincial masking mandate ended last week, I am continuing to wear my tightly fitted respirator style (N95/KN95) mask when I am out and about in the community in indoor settings around others. A tightly fitting respirator mask may reduce my risk of contracting COVID-19 by up to 83%. But it also goes…
The Library Listens; the Library Responds
The Library and all residents of Cavan-Monaghan are lucky to have a local newspaper. The disappearance of local reporting is a very unfortunate trend. And last month’s article (Frustration over Library budget mounts) offers the Library and its Board the opportunity to once again help readers know more about the Library; what it offers…
Letter to the Editor – April 2022
Re: Taking a Stand In Mr. Hancock’s letter published last month, he bases his stance on the premise that since we all, vaccinated or unvaccinated, carry and shed the virus equally that we are all in the same boat, so why the shaming, the blaming and the attacks. Those who are vaccinated are less…