Peterborough County Extends Public Consultation Period over Signage Restrictions
County Council has extended the public consultation period for review of the Sign By-Law and seek public input into the new sign by-law for the County. The intent is to address the proliferation of signs along County roadsides, particularly in Bush Country areas in the Municipality of Trent Lakes, Township of North Kawartha and…
Preliminary Budget Proposes a 3.5% Municipal Rate Hike
Budget deliberations began a month earlier this year in part to facilitate early tendering for capital projects including road work which has proven to reduce costs. Council began their review of the township’s financial in November, where Director of Finance Kimberley Pope presented a preliminary draft of current budget to actual spending in all…
Comment – Five Years and Counting!
Five years ago, my husband purchased the Millbrook Times and gave it to me for Christmas – I like to say it’s the gift that keeps on giving. After many experiments, it feels like the paper is now on track, which these days is saying something. Monday’s news of consolidation and closings in the…
Letters to the Editor from the BIA
It is always with mixed feelings that we welcome the month of December. Excitement because of the all the festivities happening at this time as well as taking the time to reminisce over this year that will soon be coming to an end. The BIA Executive would like to take this opportunity to offer…
Help for Parkinson’s Patients
Things can seem bleak for Parkinson’s sufferers facing long wait times to see a neurologist in Canada; perhaps as long as three years. And when they are seen, often little hope is offered for the daily tremors, internal complaints, and painful limbs. In fact, a doctor might suggest the patient does not exert themselves…
Peterborough Social Services Opens Outreach Program in Millbrook
Paula Fitzgerald is there to help. A Case Manager from Peterborough’s Social Services, she can help clients navigate the vast array of programs designed to help people get back on their feet or to help them through a transition. Since 2016, she has been providing support to clients in the Ontario Works program in…