Tag: August 2018
Comment – August 2018
The joy and relaxation of summer months has been jarred this month by two tragic local fires. The silver lining in tragedies like these is often found in the response of friends, neighbours, and…
Municipal Election Candidates
Mayor: Jim Chaplin, Zion Line, Millbrook Scott McFadden, Larmer Line, Millbrook Deputy Mayor: Neal Cathcart, Sharpe Line, Cavan Monaghan Matthew Graham, Larmer Line, Millbrook Cavan Councillor: John Fallis, Fallis Line, Cavan Monaghan…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…