Peterborough County #2 Draft Budget Proposes 2.23% Increase
Property tax bills in Cavan-Monaghan include allocation to three service providers: the municipality, Peterborough County and the Ministry of Education. Each of them determine their funding requirements based on their own operations, legislative requirements and ratepayer expectations. Of the 2020 property tax receipts paid to Cavan-Monaghan, 58% were retained for municipal expenditures, Peterborough County…
Carol Jackson Restorations
It has been a circuitous route to masonry for Peterborough’s Carol Jackson, but it all fits together looking back. She studied art in Toronto, and worked for several years in an Art School in Forest Hill teaching art to kids and adults. Her specialty was pottery, where she learned lots of “technical stuff” about…
Milbrook Christian Assembly Finds Ways to Connect
“Lockdown does not mean shutdown,” Pastor Mark Smallwood In a time where social interaction is impermissible, the need for connection remains. As businesses, organizations, governments and households have had to figure out new ways of navigating this current lifestyle. Innovation is required to make this happen. Narrowing in, the church has had to…
Gotta Guy Plumbing
Do you have a guy? The catchy name certainly sticks in the mind, which is what Ida resident, Dave Westbye, was going for when he set out on his own in a new plumbing business. A licensed journeyman plumber, Dave brings more than twenty years of experience to the job, where he has faced…
New Year, New Business for Bethany Couple
It’s not news that the pandemic has wreaked havoc on restaurants everywhere. After ten months of financial pressure, Rob Foster and Sherry-Anne Smith, owners of Coach’s Diner and Pizzeria in Bethany, decided it was time to launch plan B. The couple have been operating the diner for the past six years. Thanks to enthusiastic…