Tag: August 2018
Comment – August 2019
Stay Out of My Kitchen We need to stop politicizing food: it should not be a source of moral superiority. I’m all for choice – I understand picky eaters. Just don’t tell me what…
Millbrook and Area Garden Club Goes Wild for Native Plants
Why not come for a tour with the Millbrook & Area Garden Club on Wednesday, August 7th at 6:30 p.m. when they will visit “GROW WILD! NATIVE PLANT NURSERY & ECOLOGICAL CONSULTING SERVICES” at…
The Millbrook Valley Trails Connects to the Ganaraska Forest
When the Millbrook Valley Trails (MVT) Master Plan was first drafted back in 2010, a connecting link to the Ganaraska Forest trails was included as one of the ambitious plans that the committee…
Zucchini Festival Cancelled This Year
One of the sad consequences of the reconstruction of the Millbrook Dam is the cancellation of this year’s rendition of this popular community event. The entire site of the festival, including creek downstream of…
Enbridge Gas Distribution and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council Partner to Reduce Fire and Carbon Monoxide Deaths
At the July Council meeting, Enbridge Gas Distribution, the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council and the Township of Cavan Monaghan Fire Department announced a partnership to improve home safety and bring fire and…
Second Last Payment from OLG?
Last month, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) provided a first-quarter payment covering the period from April to June for non-tax gaming revenue of $758,383 to the Township of Cavan Monaghan for hosting Shorelines…
Construction Begins on a New Gymnastics Club
Marcel Rene began dreaming about building a new home for his popular gymnastics club on Lansdowne Street West in 2009. He found what he thought was an ideal location just down the road across…
Healthy Kids Community Challenge: Power Off and Play!
‘Screen time’ is the time spent using a screen-based device, such as a smartphone, tablet, computer, or television. Not all screen time is unhealthy. Screens can offer an important way to learn and communicate…
Golden Wheel to Host Benefit Dance for Fire Victims
A devastating fire last month left an Emily Township couple and their son homeless, but not without support. Asleep inside their home, Cynthia Price awoke to the sound of flames breaching the exterior wall…