Second Annual First Responders’ Cup Puts Participants to the Ultimate Fitness Test
Teams of emergency responders will battle it out in the ultimate fitness challenge for the First Responders’ Cup taking place on Saturday, April 14 at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre. This ultimate fitness competition features eight challenges, including a mix of fire, police, paramedic and customs border services physical demands and exercises. Each…
Battle of the Books
This year our school is participating in Battle of the Books. There is a selection of approximately 30 books we should read. This is how it works. We will be asked a series of questions and we will quietly whisper in our group what we think to correct book or author. We are joining…
Budget News
The Township budget passed with little comment last month, with Council approving a 3.5% hike in the municipal portion of the local property tax bills. The County has only just begun its budget talks, with staff presenting a first draft last week. The preliminary numbers include a 3.96% rate increase on the county tax…
This Month at Your Libraries
Toonie Tuesday Movie happens on March 6th at 6:30pm with the film called Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This award-winning movie describes the events that occur in a small town. After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her…