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…
Ladies’ Night Fun
These ladies took time out from perusing the line-up of vendor booths at last month at Ladies’ Night to enjoy a lovely meal al fresco. Despite threatening forecasts, the weather cooperated allowing the event to fill the downtown with music, food and shopping, of course
County Invites Township to Merge Official Planning Activities
County Planning Staff members Bryan Weir and Iain Mudd made a presentation at the August 8th Council meeting at the invitation of Township staff to outline their invitation to merge their local Official Plan documents with the County Official Plan. As they explained, the current Official Plan includes two components: a County section which…
Belize Project
Pictured is David Welch, who has assembled 49 pounds of school supplies for a Mayan student, named Alexander, living in Belize. Alex is studying to become an electrician and David has provided the electrical tools for Alex’s studies. Bev Hilditch who has provided volunteer services in Belize also contributed to the haul as did…