Babble – Back on the Bicycle
Until recently, I have always had a hate-hate relationship with the bicycle. I got my first bike when I was already old enough to know what it felt like to fall. The appeal of balancing myself on two wheels completely evaded me. My parents both worked full-time and although they gave me the…
New Vegetarian Festival Takes Root in Our Region This Fall
I am delighted and grateful to be part of a group of local volunteers who, for the past few months, have been working very hard planning the first vegetarian festival for our region! Peterborough VegFest will be an opportunity for people in Peterborough and the Kawarthas to sample and learn about the delicious benefits…
Family Centre Provides Free Programs for Young Children
Incorporated in 2001, the Old Millbrook School Family Centre is a community based, non-profit agency dedicated to the care, nurturing, and well-being of local children and their families. From Stay ‘n’ Play programs for youngsters and their caregivers, to drop in gym and music programs, the organization provides a variety of free programming designed…
Centennial Place Activities
Centennial Place residents enjoyed an old-fashioned barbeque and corn roast last week. The event featured a live band, local corn from the McCamus farm and Lions’ members on the barbeque.
Place Your Native Plant Orders Before September 4
Have you been thinking about adding native plants and pollinators to your property? The Kawartha Conservation 2017 Native Plant Distribution Program is a great way to purchase low-cost native plants for a variety of landscape, garden and shoreline projects within the Kawartha watershed. “Native plants are a beautiful addition to your property while providing…
Kellyanne Conway, flat Earth and celebrity experts
To be a fact something has to be proven time and time again with the same end result. Gravity is a fact. You can prove it once by jumping off a tall building. Or numerous times by dropping eggs on the floor. So where did the term “alternative fact” come from? Donald Trump’s Whitehouse…