Rubber Duck Race
Once again, the Millbrook Legion is hosting a Rubber Duck Race as part of their Canada Day celebrations. Participants pay to place a duck in the race, vying for prizes. This year’s event starts at 3pm in the creek behind the legion building, where 300 rubber participants will be launched in the creek, hurtling…
New Sewer By-Law Protects Water Supply
This week, Council passed updated regulations designed to control the content of fluids that are discharged into the sewer system in the township. The previous version was almost 15 years old and did not include effective tools to combat inappropriate and harmful inflows into the municipal sanitary collection system. In addition, the changes were…
A Testament to the Importance of the Fair
Most families on a typical Saturday can be found at a local sports field supporting their child’s passion for playing sports. For our family, throughout the summer months, our Saturdays look a little different. They often start at the barn at 5 am getting our cattle washed and prepared to head to a local…
Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance: Fleming 2023 GeoCommunity “Community Connections” Project
On Friday, June 23, 2023, Fleming College’s Geomatics Program in the School of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences hosted their annual GeoCommunity Open House in Lindsay. Through this program the Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance hosted their second student mapping project with a three person team of Jordan Tishler (Project Lead), Sam Pethick (Lead Cartographer),…
Old Fire Hall to Join Ranks of Designated Properties
The Old Fire Hall is one of four more properties that are destined for protection under the Heritage By-law project launched in January. Fifty two properties are on the list to receive this designation. The process has already been completed for nine properties in town. Each property will have its own by-law including a…