Seeds from Bethany Take a Trip to the Moon
The late Melissa Spearing was an avid seed collector who worked at Kew Gardens in the UK and at the National Tree Seed Centre in Fredericton where she conducted research on forest protection and taught seed collecting procedures. Some of her seeds travelled with the astronauts aboard the Artemis II space craft last month.…
HE’S BACK!- Brooke Taylors’ Recycled Plastics Returns
Brooke Taylor has plenty of inventory ready to go to your cottage or backyard. It started with a few pieces of recycled plastic “lumber”. Brooke Taylor wanted to build a couple of chairs that could withstand the weather and a producer in Lindsay was looking for someone to purchase their plastic wood material. A…
New Vet Joins Peterborough West Animal Hospital
Dr. Huda Alladin recently joined Peterborough West Animal Hospital. Huda Alladinis an adventurous young woman. She moved to Cavan Monaghan a few weeks ago leaving her home in Cairo to join the staff at Peterborough West Animal Hospital. It was a giant leap of faith, which so far has been very pleasant. Canada was…
Repair Café Comes to the CMCC
A volunteer repairs a shirt at the Earth Day event One of the booths at last week’s Earth Day event was staffed by volunteers from the Peterborough Repair Café. This service usually operates once a month at Dreams of Beans café in Peterborough and occasionally hosts pop-up clinics such as the one at the…
Summer Intern Joins Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance
By Craig Onafrychuk The Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance is pleased to welcome a summer intern from Fleming College who will be joining us from May through July on a modest stipend. This placement will support our growing communications needs as we continue expanding community outreach and public education about the watershed. Our intern will…
Decorating Committee
Planters get a seasonal update from members of the Decorating Committee.