Trout Unlimited Reports Baxter Creek is a Local Jewel
It’s nice to have it confirmed by the experts, but we suspected that our local creeks were top notch. In a presentation to Council last month, experts from the Millbrook Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada provided evidence indicating the uniqueness of our local waterways. Trout Unlimited is a volunteer organization, dedicated to restoring and…
Cannabis Presentation Reveals Startling Issues Faced by Host Communities
On April 7th, Cavan-Monaghan Future Watch hosted a Zoom meeting featuring speakers from three Ontario communities where commercial cannabis production facilities have been installed. The speakers outlined the challenges these host communities have experienced resulting from the operations of these producers, which include noise, light and odour pollution. The issues begin with the licensing…
Another Request for Expedited Zoning Approval Gets a Green Light
John Mutton, of development consulting firm Municipal Solutions, made a pitch to Council on March 7th for support of another Municipal Zoning Order to expedite the development of a property located at 1840 Brown Line in Cavan-Monaghan. His other local project is the Kawartha Downs development. The property in the new proposal is currently…
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.…