Driving Conditions along Highway 115 Continue to Challenge Motorists
Two years ago, Fire Chief Balfour shared Highway 115 safety concerns with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) after a year of repeated highway traffic accidents on Highway 115, particularly in the vicinity of the Tapley ¼ Line ramps. Chief Balfour and Cavan-Monaghan Firefighters know too well the implications of poor driving conditions along this…
Millbrook Water Rates to Rise by 1.5%
Last month, Council approved a 1.5% annual increase in water bills for Millbrook water customers for the next four years. Water rates have been a cause for concern since the launch of the new water plant facilities in 2015, which by law must cover all costs of water systems. Last year, rates were frozen…
What’s in the Municipal Tax Rate?
Zoocasa is a fast-growing, full service real estate brokerage relying on data and technology to better serve the real estate market. Last month the firm published a report comparing 2021 property taxes across 35 Ontario municipalities, providing an update on a similar report published last year. At first glance, the results may seem surprising.…
CMCC Project
Last month the official plaque acknowledging community donations towards the construction of the Cavan-Monaghan Community Centre was installed. Fundraising Committee Co-chairs, Dorothea Hines and Matt Graham, and volunteers, Susan Marten, Roland Greber, Brandon and Michael Stevens, Gary Lewis, Julie Simpson, and Chris Fisher, helped raise more than $863,000 for the project. Thank you to…
The Greatest Gift of All
Another variant, another winter lockdown? Here’s hoping the virologists tell us that Omicron is not as lethal, transmissible or vaccine-resistant as our current fears would have it. We may be exhausted by the constant stream calamitous events we learn about in daily news, but imagine the impact of this information on young people. Those…