So far five abandoned docks have been removed from Saw Mill Bay in the early stages of the Abandoned Docks Initiative being organized by the Cavendish Community Ratepayers Association Inc. (CCRAI).
The seven lakes where this project is operating are part of the Catchacoma-Mississauga lake chain.
In an update to Trent Lakes Council, organizers listed the various options they are considering to recycle the dock materials. The goal is to reduce the amount of materials from the docks that will go to landfill sites.
They have worked out an agreement with Corturoy Endyro Motorcross to take used suitable docks that they can use on their race course and are researching the potential of reusing cedar docks for woodcarving and crafts.
They are also in the process of creating an education piece on Septic Tank Top insulation using Styrofoam batts.
Any usable docks will be posted on marketplace websites to see if anyone wants to purchase/utilize them.
The update report said that the group has asked Peterborough County to potentially reduce or waive tipping fees for this project.
Trent Lakes council awarded a grant of $5,600 to CCRAI for this project and later approved an additional $8,500 to support this initiative.
Local author John Boyko launched his ninth book at Christ Church Community Museum on Thursday May 14. Boyko’s latest book is a biography of Sanford Flemming. He describes the book as not only being about Fleming but also about whether Canadians can still build great things, contribute to the world, and whether infrastructure building is nation-building. Boyko said Flemming is a 19th-century man with lessons for our 21st-century.
An island resident is requesting a noise exemption from the Township of Douro-Dummer in order to host a charity concert on June 4.
The concert has taken place for the past six years, but hit some obstacles as neigbours complained about noise and safety associated with the event.
This event came to light at the April 7 regular council meeting when a delegation led by Dee Dee Eustace and Ian Beck appeared before council with their concerns.
Because the noise exemption was on the agenda for the May 19 regular council meeting ratepayers got the opportunity to speak on this matter for five minutes.
Both the event organizer Bruce Hodges and the complainant Dee Dee Eustace took this opportunity to explain their side of the story.
Hodges appeared first and he apologized to council and staff for the amount of time they spent on this matter and said he sincerely thanked them for their professionalism and time spent on the matter.
Peterborough County has agreed to pledge support for the Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH) redevelopment project.
Earlier this month, Jeff Hohenkerk, President and CEO, CMH and Carrie Hayward, Board Chair of the Hospital gave a delegation to council explaining the project and how it will impact the County of Peterborough.
Hayward told council that the current CMH is 72 years old and no longer meets the needs of their patients.
It has severe limitations concerning infection control which was demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic, capacity issues and is not accessible. In her presentation she said that there is a growing demand for a new care centre with the growing demand for care and increasing pressure in Emergency and In-Patient care as well as the fact that the existing space and layout of CMH cannot support future healthcare needs for the community.
This short documentary is a portrait of a tiny town, Lakefield, Ontario, and its independent weekly, the Herald. Across North America, newspapers are dying, but in Lakefield, Terry McQuitty, the town paper’s publisher, carries on a rich, 150-year-old tradition. Set to the pace of small-town life, Unheralded is a testament to the vital role newspapers can still play, and the close bond between reporter and reader.
