This year, the Tim Horton’s annul Cookie Campaign runs this week, from May 1st to 7th. For the second year in a row, the Peterborough locations have decided to donate the proceeds of this campaign to Community Care organizations across the Peterborough region. This means when you purchase a chocolate… Continue reading
At the May 1st Council meeting, EarlyON Centre’s Managing Director Nancy Hurley explained the role of this critical family resource in our community. Its mandate is to support early learning and development, engage parents and caregivers and help them make connections in the community. It takes a community-directed approach, providing… Continue reading
Taking a hike is good for both physical and mental health, but along with that feeling of well-being might come a microscopic predator that could turn that effort into something that threatens rather than boosts your health. In woodlands, tall grasses and hiking trails across Ontario lie Black-legged ticks. … Continue reading
This spring, The Old Millbrook School is offering a unique program. This program will be open to children turning 4 this calendar year, 4 year olds and 5 year olds and their parent or caregiver. Preschoolers are invited to join us on Friday mornings from 9:30am – 11:00am for our… Continue reading
The latest set of Conservation Authority Watershed Report Cards were released across the province on March 22nd to coincide with World Water Day. Every five years, Conservation Authorities report on four resource categories: surface water quality, forest conditions, groundwater quality, and wetland cover. The 2023 Otonabee Conservation Report indicates that… Continue reading
This month marks a new beginning for our local award-winning children’s book illustrator and author, Bill Slavin. On Sunday he attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival for the launch of his new graphic novel, “Secrets of Jarrow”. It is the first in a trilogy featuring a young hero, Mordecai Crow. … Continue reading
The farm on Mount Pleasant Road has been in the family since 1966. When JoAnne Kennedy was growing up here, her family raised beef cattle. Like many young people, JoAnne’s future plans took her away from the farm and she trained and began to work in Toronto as a cartographer. … Continue reading
Finally spring weather is here and we can start work in the Millbrook community garden. The garden is located next to the Old Millbrook School (where the library is) with a beautiful center flower garden looked after beautifully by some local volunteers. There are 12 individual plots that can be… Continue reading
Newly minted Environmental Studies graduate Max Chalovich was eager to get his business started and launched Otonabee Microgreens before his studies were complete. This young entrepreneur is encouraging us to boost our nutritional consumption with microgreens. These are very young vegetable seedlings harvested within a few weeks of germination. Unlike… Continue reading
