Local Maple Producers Face Uncertain Future
Since the ice storm in late March, Bob Staples has spent most days working in the family’s sugar bush on Highway 7A, cleaning up logs and brush scattered throughout the forest. The work is exhausting, both physically and emotionally. Light streaming onto the forest floor is depressing rather than uplifting: a few weeks ago…
Kawartha Land Trust Launches 2025 Passport to Nature Program
Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) has launched its 2025-26 Passport to Nature program—a series of free events in nature in the Kawarthas for the community to enjoy. The third year of KLT’s popular Passport to Nature program began in the early hours of May 4thin Trent Lakes with a dawn chorus event. As the sun…
Powers of Attorney Give Decision – making Power to People We Trust
Sarah Cooling is a lawyer with the Northumberland Community Legal Centre in Cobourg, but locally she is better known as a co-owner of Moody’s Bar and Grill. Last month she delivered a presentation at the Millbrook Library about a few of the topics she deals with in her day job: powers of attorney. She…
Ball Hockey Club Pays Tribute to Local Players Fighting Significant Health Challenges
On May 20th, the Minor Ball Hockey players in the Peterborough Minor Ball Hockey League(PMBHL)took a few moments between games to at the CMCC to show support for two players who have been battling brain tumors these last few months. Twelve year old Bronson Baxter registered with the league in December with his younger…
Local Business Provides Lawn and Garden Maintenance Services
Alex Leroy has been running a property maintenance business for several years now. He had been in the business a few years ago, and then picked it up again during Covid when a commercial property owner asked him to take on the responsibility of maintaining the landscape around his business. With a small crew,…
Jump into June
By Courtney Spence, CM Libraries June is pride month! Help library staff celebrate by checking out our book display and grabbing your own pride pin (donations are appreciated to cover the cost of supplies). We will also be hosting pride-themed activities for a variety of ages throughout the month. Starting on Tuesday, June 10th,…