Tag: local business
Local Guitar Craftsman Has International Reputation
Five kilometers west of Cavan you will see a sign with a large guitar on it on the south side of 7A. There is the home and workshop of Roger Stuckless (Roger Stuckless Custom…
Real Estate Market Update
Residential real estate values in the Peterborough area in 2016 rose 10%, a rate which began to escalate at the end of the year. Competition for residential properties is heating up, and the practice…
Real Estate Market Update
Residential real estate values in the Peterborough area in 2016 rose 10%, a rate which began to escalate at the end of the year. Competition for residential properties is heating up, and the practice…
Programs to Build the Local Economy One Entrepreneur at a Time
Small businesses are the key to the Canadian economy. At the end of 2015, they employed over 8.2 million Canadians, representing more than 70 percent of the total private labour force and contributed roughly…
Letter to the Editor
2016 – Oh what a year!!! As Chair of the Millbrook BIA, I have come to appreciate the many people, committees and organizations that function within our village and township. At the BIA &…
Where does Wood Come From?
Wood products are all around us – in our homes, in our furniture, and if you are reading a hard copy of this paper, you are holding a wood product in your hands. Our…
Sustainable Forestry in My Woodlot
After years of learning about sustainable forestry with the help of the Kawartha Chapter of the Ontario Woodlot Association, I decided to have trees marked for selective cutting on my property. It was a…
The Death of the Traditional Funeral Business?
While we all know that death and taxes are inevitable, the business surrounding this final life event is changing. In small towns, funeral homes are still mostly small, family-owned businesses, but the industry has…