At the final budget meeting last month, Cavan Monaghan Council approved a residential Tax Rate increase just under 3.4 percent to fund the municipal operating and capital expenditures for 2024. This is significantly lower than the first draft of the budget which reflected a potential 7.9% rate increase. The Operating… Continue reading
Centennial Place is once again hosting a free Tax Clinic for qualifying individuals. Taxpayers with individual income of less than $35,000 or family income less than 45,000 in 2023 are eligible for this service. Bring all tax forms, slips and rent or property tax information to Centennial place where volunteers… Continue reading
Last month, Stats Canada reported that as of July of last year, the millennial generation — born between 1981 and 1996 — had surpassed the baby boom generation — born between 1946 and 1965 — in population size for the first time. Millennials on average have higher education, technological literacy… Continue reading
During the Winter Classic Hockey Tournament last month, the teams took the opportunity to do some fundraising on behalf of the sister of one of their hockey players who received a cancer diagnosis just before Christmas. Through a variety of fundraising initiatives at this hometown hockey tournament, the Millbrook Stars… Continue reading
On the second weekend of February, Millbrook Minor Hockey hosted a 30-team tournament over three days for teams in the U15 and U18 age groups. Among the competitors were five Millbrook teams: three in the U15 age bracket and two in the U18 group. Facing stiff competition, two of the… Continue reading
On Friday evenings during the winter months, the walking track at the CMCC is unavailable for an hour as the Peterborough Pacers Track and Field Club have it booked for practice. Formerly known as the Peterborough Legion Track Club, this group has been around for almost 30 years, offering recreational… Continue reading
Drum roll please! On the red carpet March 28 will be the glitterati of Cavan Monaghan and beyond, dressed to the nines for A Night at the Movies-themed Trivia Night! Dressing as your screen idol is optional, but definitely adds to the fun. And fun it will be, with the… Continue reading
Springville Tap ‘n’ Grill is hosting a new farmer’s market in the area which organizers are calling “From Our Hands to Yours”. Scheduled to open on Mother’s Day, there are twelve planned dates for this market, all of them on Fridays and Sundays. The dates have been carefully selected to… Continue reading
Michael Field is going to have another interesting summer. He’s not sure where he is headed yet, but he knows he will spend the month of July at a Canadian university campus where he will participate in the Shad Canada program. This is a prestigious academic program for grade ten… Continue reading
