Maybe It’s in the Ink
Last week I led a workshop titled “Speaking from the Heart.” The participants were people who read scripture during worship. We had a grand time talking about the many different translations of the Bible that are available to us today. We looked at the Inclusive Bible, that presents God without gender and makes sure…
Paul Zammit Informs and Entertains at the Garden Club’s 25th Anniversary
The Millbrook and District Garden Club celebrated their 25th anniversary with a celebrity speaker who offered an informative and entertaining presentation based on his philosophy of healthy garden dynamics. Zammit is the enthusiastic director of the Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) who makes regular appearances on television, radio and at garden clubs and horticultural trade…
Montessori Principals Can Restore Dignity to Dementia Patients
Centennial Place has a high concentration of residents suffering from various stages of dementia. An umbrella term, dementia includes a number of different types of diseases that affect the brain, each with its own set of memory impairment symptoms, including Alzheimer’s, Vascular Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia or Frontotemporal disease. These syndromes are associated with…
Patrick Benson Facing Fraud and Criminal Breach of Trust Charges
Further to a joint investigation between the Peterborough Police and the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO), Benson was arrested and faces fraud, criminal breach of trust and forgery charges stemming from his previous position as owner/operator of Benson Funeral Home in Millbrook. In June of 2017 the Peterborough Police Service’s Fraud Unit began an…
Building a Different Kind of Bank for the Future
You might call it an occupational hazard, but these days everywhere she looks, Melissa Spearing sees seeds. The obsession has been known to have her stop at the side of the road to take samples or photographs. Her interests don’t stop at seeds, either. She has even stopped at a residential construction site…