Local Curler Ready to Chase Paralympic Gold
Jon Thurston receives an enthusiastic send off by one hundred of his fellow Peterborough Curling Club members. This will be his second Paralympic competition for Jon whose team took home bronze in 2022. Jon is known for his marksmanship and calm under pressure. Peterborough Curling Club held an enthusiastic send-off last week for Jon…
ALTO High Speed Train Organizers Plan Route
Peterborough is one of seven stops along the high-speed train project. Presentations about the high speed, electric passenger rail line connecting Toronto to Quebec City with stops in seven cities including Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal are now in high gear. ALTO is the crown corporation that will oversee the project which will be led by…
Darts for Hearts Raises $ for Heart and Stroke
Participants Throw Darts for a Cause at the Legion last Saturday. Last Saturday, the Millbrook Legion hosted another Darts for Hearts event. With the exception of two covid-year cancellations, the legion has hosted this popular fundraising event every February since 1991, raising money for the Peterborough Heart and Stroke Foundation. Participants secure pledges for…
Winners of Lions’ Roar for Chocolate Event Announced
The ballots have been cast and Moody’s Bar & Grill took top honours at last month’s chocolate-themed contest. Pictured is Moody staff member Kate DeKlerck, Lion David Goode and Chef Jess Jenkins with a sample of the bar’s winning product, a Café Mocha martini. Also drawing rave reviews were Millbrook Mercantile’s Tiramisu which was…
Comment – March 2026
I’m wary of the coming impact of artificial intelligence on just about everything we do. There is potential for help as well as harm. No doubt it will deliver both. A friend of mine told me that using ChatGPT had provided very useful information she had not found elsewhere. I decided it was time…
Minor Hockey Tournament Organizers Collect Donations For Foodshare
Pictured are some of the food items collected by Millbrook Minor Hockey U15 and U 18 teams at the Winter Classic Tournament last month. The event featured an empty hockey net in the foyer where visitors were asked to drop off food donations to “Shut Out Hunger”. This is the second time these teams…