Letter to the Editor
Re: “King Street West Opening Marked by Speeding” – p.10, July 2018 I read with interest – and trepidation – your piece on King Street West finally being completed and the accompanying speeding cars that are increasing in frequency since the street was completed. The Peterborough Police Service ticketing the number of local…
Millbrook Water Charges Revisited
The new Water and Wastewater plant may have received accolades from the Ontario Public Works Association, but many users take a dimmer view of the project. Since the new plant came on line in 2016, the township has fielded complaints from Millbrook residents facing sticker shock when they open their water bills, and are…
Tobacco Endgame Could End “Hallway Healthcare”
In the early days of May 2018, the Ontario government released its long awaited Smoke Free Ontario strategy. Its opening sentence reminds readers that “Every day tobacco kills more Ontarians than alcohol, illicit substances, accidents, suicide and homicides combined.” And for those whose bottom line may be dollars and cents: “Over two billion dollars…
Millbrook Dam Update
The Millbrook Dam project continues to hold its course, despite a two-week delay in April because of weather. It remains on time and on budget, with the expected completion of early December. Over the past few months, the contractor, Facca Inc., has been pouring the walls for the weir and the spillway. The dredging…
Card of Thanks
The family of the late Donna Chaplin would like to thank relatives, friends and neighbours for all the cards, phone calls, personal expressions of sympathy and food offerings over the last very difficult days and weeks since the passing of our wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. Many thanks especially to those who made a…
New Market Vendor Pays Homage to her Past
Irene Rudigier shakes her head in amazement at how things turn around in life. At her booth in the Millbrook Market, she offers produce that she shunned as a child: things like celeriac, Jerusalem artichoke and horseradish. Growing up in Germany, these items were commonplace, and found in backyard gardens. In addition to these…