Fair Weather Workers
These are a few of the fourteen young men from Jamaica who are spedning the summer travelling across the province working the games, rides and food vendor booths in local fairs. They are happy to come during the summer as year-round work is difficult to find back home. Our country welcomes seasonal works like…
Comment – Canada: A Country of Collaborators
Justin Trudeau’s Canada is a more popular destination for those wanting a quick exit from the US than it was under his father Pierre when our country took in 40,000 draft dodgers eager to avoid another unpopular political position. Communities including Toronto are beginning to push for more help to accommodate the influx while…
Letter to the Editor – July
Last month, at the end of one of our church services, a serious medical emergency occurred. We called 911, and within a few minutes Chief Balfour and his colleagues from the Cavan Monaghan Fire Department arrived and took control of the situation. As we waited for the EMS to arrive from Peterborough, the Chief…
Millbrook South Cavan Principal Retires
She may be sitting in her office in the photo, but that is not where Millbrook/South Cavan principal Sheryl Hunter spends her workday. She can be found in the schoolyard during recess, in the halls speaking to students or filling in on Tupper Street for an absent crossing guard. Students know her, trust her…
Council Appoints Integrity Commissioner
Provincial legislation to modernize municipal legislation known as Bill 68 takes effect March 1st, 2019. It includes the mandatory adoption of a Council Code of Conduct along with the appointment of an Integrity Commissioner for municipalities across the province. Last month, Robert J. Swayze, Barrister and Solicitor, was appointed to provide Integrity Commissioner Services…
Groundwater Monitoring Continues
Last month Council received the first annual update on the groundwater monitoring program conducted by Cambium Inc. who has been retained to watch water in and around the Municipal supply wells. Among other things, they are quantifying the impact of water withdrawals on the surrounding groundwater and surface water systems. During this first period…