Tag: health and safety
Millbrook Food Share Redirects Potential Customers to Kawartha Food Share
When the province shut down most of the province in March and recommended that seniors take particular precautions to protect themselves from infection from COVID-19, our local food bank was forced to close its…
Protect Your Pet
Local Veterinary Technician, Heather Paquette, spends her nights at the Kawartha Veterinary Emergency Clinic in the Mapleridge Plaza on Lansdowne Street West. These days, emergency visits to the vet are more stressful than ever,…
Time for Our Area to Shine As We Gear Up For COVID-19
So what does preparing for a pandemic actually mean? This is the question on so many minds these days, and one that is bound to generate reactions of doomsday scenarios for some, and quickly…
BWXT and Peterborough’s Industrial Legacy
“Concern” is an imprecise word, especially when used in the context of health risks. Its synonyms are “anxiety”, “fear”, “apprehension”, and even “alarm”. However, to be “unconcerned” can be misconstrued to mean being indifferent,…
Safe Shovelling
November tried to trick us with an early snowfall. Maybe it was warning us for what was to come this winter. January is here and inevitably so is the snow! Here are a few…
Preparing for the Unthinkable
You may have been one of the many cell phone users who received a false alarm cell phone alert in mid-January about a possible emergency at the Pickering nuclear power station. While it seems…
The Goods on Greens: Are Prepared Salads Safe?
Who doesn’t love the convenience of purchasing prepared salads or pre-washed greens – I know I do. But recent outbreaks of human illness, including hospitalizations and deaths are raising concerns that perhaps these pre-packaged…
Winter Road Maintenance Information Coming to the Township Website
At the last Council meeting, a split decision approved the allocation of $11,300 from the 2020 operating budget to be used to track road works. Existing GPS systems available in public works vehicles and…
CITV Community Policing
Christmas in the Village 2019 was possible because of the many groups and people who organize, plan and execute events such as this year’s Christmas in the Village. The Township of Cavan Monaghan and…