Council Receives Public Feedback Regarding Two Pending Developments
Two significant residential developments were on the most recent agenda, providing an additional opportunity for the public to weigh in on the plans in addition to the statutory meetings held in August 2022. Plan 15T-21007, or CSU, encompasses an area of 49.2 hectares fronting on Fallis Line adjacent to the existing Towerhill development and…
Making History
Maintaining a record of our local history and encouraging people to be interested in various aspects of the past is a lot of what we do as MCHS, but now and then we just have to make a little history ourselves. Our Blocks & Blooms event in June 2018 did that, shining the spotlight…
Change of Venue for Sandwich Sisters
For the past four years, a growing group of residents in Bethany and Millbrook have been preparing sandwiches and snacks for delivery to the community shelter in Peterborough under the energetic leadership of Bethany resident Jane Berlin. The group is part of a nation-wide collection of sandwich-making volunteers called Sandwich Sisters, providing tangible support…
Common Ground – March 2024
“In March winter is holding back and spring is pulling forward.” J. Hersey Winter, it seems to me, has held back quite a lot this year. We haven’t had much extreme cold and periodic thaws have prevented any significant snow accumulation. There has been enough snow to protect perennials and garlic but not much…
Meditation or Prayer
Many of us have lives so busy we often feel overwhelmed. Too many of us believe we have no choice. We just keep on keeping on. Some are like pet hamsters who run on treadmills, hard as they can, but go nowhere. Now that’s drudgery. For some people like me, this crazy life is…
Volunteer at Your Library
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people and give back to your community. CM Libraries is eager to offer a wide variety of programs to patrons of all ages. Volunteers make it possible to expand services and deliver programs in a cost-effective way in a welcoming environment. There are many ways volunteers…