In May, Millbrook South Cavan Grade two teacher Carolyn Rumble decided to bring some context to her letter-writing teaching unit, and asked her class to reach out to the school’s elder neighbours across the street. Students embraced the task, writing letters that posed questions that were on their mind and… Continue reading
Four years ago when the Artisanal poultry program began, Gary and his family got on board. They now produce 1200 birds a year, processing 100 each week during the warm weather to ensure a steady supply of fresh meat at their farm located in Douro Dummer. The Fenton family raises… Continue reading
New to the family centre is a monthly Drop-in specifically for families and children who experience sensory processing challenges. Sensory Sensitive Fridays will be offered the third Friday of each month from 9:00am – 11:30am. All families are welcome to our usual Drop-in days. We do, however, realize that we… Continue reading
“July is the year at high noon.” Hal Borland Here in the valley the vegetable garden is off to a good start after the wettest spring in many years. Two types of snow peas, bush and climbing, both look like they have escaped from the tropics with their giant leaves…. Continue reading
Measles has made a comeback in Ontario. As of May 23, there have been 11 laboratory confirmed cases, all of them related to travel outside of the country, where measles outbreaks are occurring. Why are we so concerned about this disease? The World Health Organization estimates that in 2017, 110,000… Continue reading
Our five- year- old grandson crawled into our bed this morning for a cuddle before his little sister woke up. Once he was all snuggled down, he opened the conversation with “My Daddy said that people come from Serbia (his dad is Serbian) to Canada because they want a good… Continue reading
The first day of summer was marvellous! That day I discovered that a maple tree that hangs slightly over from the neighbours’ yard was host to two bird nests this season. An oriole chose it for her nest high up in the branches; while quite low a family of vireos… Continue reading
Pictured is one of five new statues at the Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden. Each one points to one of the cardinal points on the compass with the fifth one pointing down the centre of the site. A gfit from the monks at Wutai in China, the statues are made of… Continue reading
