Kawartha Downs continues to ramp up its summer entertainment offerings, with the next event scheduled for August 5th. General Admission is free for the Agricultural Day, and gates open at 3pm. Antique tractors will be on display, and other attractions include a lamb and rabbit show hosted by the… Continue reading
For anyone involved in public education, August is a strange month. The weather is still warm, flowers are blooming, and summer’s unrelenting cacophony of lawnmowers, chainsaws, and assorted internal-combustion engines continues unabated. One might not even notice the shortening days or the crickets warming up in the grass. And yet… Continue reading
Meghan Murphy is compulsively curious. This has served her well. She is a capable broadcaster, documentary filmmaker, actor, writer and public speaker. Work in the arts usually comes in the form of gigs- temporary, diverse, sometimes sporadic. Asked if her diversity of experience is the result of choice or necessity,… Continue reading
More information obtained through the 2021 Census exercise was released in mid-July, offering details about the changing demographics in our nation and our small corner of the country. The size of the average family in Canada continues to shrink, from 4.2 people in 1931 to 2.9 in 2021. The proportion… Continue reading
Many years ago, at a grief workshop I attended, a medical doctor told us that tears are essential for good health. When we experience extreme stress, our bodies produce a toxin that can only be expelled through our tears. When people refuse to cry, the toxin can attack us from… Continue reading
