Late last month, Farms at Work announced a new project designed to help keep farmland eastern Ontario productive. The eighteen-month program called Agricultural Sustainability: New Demographics in the Greenbelt, targets non-farming owners of farmland and is funded by a grant from the Greenbelt Foundation. The Greenbelt Foundation estimates that more… Continue reading
Hundreds of visitors lined the street to see this year’s Christmas parade which featured creative floats, local dancers, baton twirlers. The youngest participant was only two days old and enjoyed the ride with her Dad Tanner Haas and Mom Margaret. The guest of honour did not disappoint, despite an attempt… Continue reading
Peterborough Curling Club, located at 2195 Landsdowne St. West, invites you to come out to try curling, Saturday January 4, 6:30 pm. If you have a New Year’s Resolution to get active, this is a great place to start! No experience necessary! All curling equipment and instruction provided. You will… Continue reading
The Springville market moved indoors in December, setting up in the Honky Tonk Angel space at the back of the Golden Wheel restaurant. Among the vendors displaying their gifts was Linda Walton, pictured with her granddaughter. She offers photos mounted on canvas, and can create personalized art from digital photographs… Continue reading
With this new year, a fresh chapter in the history of one of our township’s churches begins as Centreville Presbyterian and Harmony United join to become Centreville-Harmony Church, a shared ministry of the United Church of Canada and the Presbyterian Church in Canada. “It has been a journey of several… Continue reading
“There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run…”. This is the opening lyric of Gordon Lightfoot’s classic song Canadian Railroad Trilogy. From the mid 1800s to mid 1900s travel by rail was by far the best means of land transport for both passengers and… Continue reading
Fresh off the completion of Community Futures Peterborough’s Business Advisory Centre’s Starter Company Plus economic development program, Millbrook resident John Stewart is building on his diverse media training with the launch of his own company he calls Showbile Media. It’s a visual marketing service for small and medium size businesses. … Continue reading
I finished 2024 with a column about Hope. My topic for this column, January 2025, is humility, the foundation stone of Hope. For the last month I’ve been reflecting on the thoughts of Canadian First Nations author, Richard Wagamese in his book, “One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet.”… Continue reading
