CM Firefighters Join Thertell Family at Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony
On the first weekend in September, a group of Cavan Monaghan Firefighters joined members of the Thertell family and along with hundreds of other fire service members, families and supporters at the 22nd annual memorial weekend of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters’ Foundation (CFFF). This is annual event honours firefighters who died in the line…
Council Seeks Expedited Watermain Replacement after September Breakdown
Millbrook residents woke up to extremely low water pressure on the morning of September 5th. Word quickly spread that the entire system was struggling due to a water main rupture at the end of Dufferin Street beside the Old Millbrook School. Municipal staff along with the Mayor reached out to the community through social…
Another Step Forward in Asset Management Plan
New provincial legislation aimed at encouraging municipalities to manage their infrastructure assets in a sustainable manner set a July 2025 deadline for the creation of an Asset Management Plan that includes clearly defined proposed levels of service, the activities required to achieve those service levels and a comprehensive financial strategy illustrating how the plan…
Comment – October 2025
Last Monday I learned that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers had decided they would stop delivering community newspapers as part of their work action. It felt like a personal attack. What did they have against community newspapers? Then it dawned on me that perhaps this was not an insult but a back-handed compliment.…