Category: 2016
Expect Big Changes to the Regulation of Natural Health Products in Canada
Health Canada is overhauling the way it regulates natural health products (NHP). Health Canada defines NHP’s as a substance or a combination of substances that provide pharmacological activity and reduce the risk/presence of a…
Tick Talk: Lyme Disease is Everyone’s Business
With climate change influencing the spread of insects like ticks and mosquitoes into areas that were previously too cold, people living in the Peterborough area will need to adapt to a new reality that…
Schedule of Events for Outdoor Painting Festival This Weekend
With over 55 artists from across Ontario competing for $3000 in prizes, expect to see a lot of painting going on in and around the township this weekend. You can participate by nominating your…
Mill Update
The Save the Mill group expect the local icon to be moved to its new site between October 3rd and 6th. The process will take three days, and the schedule is tentative due to…
EQAO Results Confirm Need to Focus on Math
According to the 2015/16 Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) results issued last week for Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board students in grades 3, 6…
Another Season of Fun Folk Theatricals Begins
With a new play lined up, local children’s author Shan McFadden is gearing up for another season of play with local adults and children who will bring his most recent piece, entitled “Tabitha and…
Welcome to the Cadets!
On Tuesday evenings, 80+ teenagers meet at the Peterborough Armories as members of the 2672 Paratus group, the local Royal Canadian Army Cadets. Run by Reserve members of the Canadian Armed Forces and dedicated…
St. John’s Anglican Church Welcomes Refugee Family
On Tuesday, September 13th, three cars waited at Pearson International Airport to shuttle the eight members of the Cherif family to their first Canadian home: the Fleming College residence which currently provides temporary housing…