New Forest School will Offer Unconventional Academic Experience This Fall
Rather than embracing technology with smart boards and small screens in a climate-controlled classroom, the Road Less Travelled Academy is adopting a throw-back approach to early education, using nature as the backdrop and over-arching theme behind its curriculum. It is the newest Forest School in Canada, and is set to open its doors…
New Seniors Dance Program Delivered by National Ballet School
Sharing Dance with Seniors is a sixty minute dance class for seniors designed with accessibility in mind. Participants of varying levels of physical ability will find many ways to join these stimulating classes taught by members of the National Ballet School in Toronto and delivered to local communities each week using video streaming. In…
Health Effects of Cannabis Use
The final Senate vote on Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, is set to take place on June 7th, and this bill is very likely to pass. A recommendation within this bill is that cannabis packaging will display warnings regarding pregnancy risks, addiction risk, mental health impairments, effects on youth, and driving under the…
Township Committee Recognizes Heritage Contributions
In 1985, the Provincial Government designated the third week in February as Ontario Heritage Week and representatives from the Municipal Revitalization and Heritage Advisory (MRHA) Committee marked this year’s celebration with the launch of their inaugural Heritage Recognition Awards. Representatives from the MRHA Committee were on hand at the March 5th Regular Meeting of…
Funfolk Theatricals Celebrates Ten years of Entertainment
Jackie and David Franco have been there since the inception, when a dozen people showed up for the first performance that was held in the gymnasium at the municipal office. According to Jackie, there was so little in the room the sounds of the performance echoed around the room. How things have changed! The…