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 favourite piece in the People’s Choice Award. The actual painting begins on Saturday at 10 am… Continue reading

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 and 9, students have largely maintained the improvements they have made in provincial testing over time… Continue reading

Randy Aucoin Demonstrates that the Entrepreneurial Spirit is Alive and Well in Cavan Monaghan

While there is no audible accent, after speaking for a few minutes with Randy Aucoin, you begin to hear the Newfoundland background in his voice. Relaxed and unassuming, this local entrepreneur is on the cusp of something big, and he is managing to keep his excitement in check until, as… Continue reading

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 the Almost Impossible Quest” to life during the 2017 March break. Like last year’s play, “The… Continue reading

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 to newly arrived refugees to the Peterborough area. It had been a long journey from the… Continue reading

Hayley Smith Joins Family Chiropractic as RMT

  She’s off and running! Within days of receiving her certification as a Registered Massage Therapist at the end of August, Hayley Smith had secured not one, but two jobs in her field. She joined the Oshawa branch of the popular new franchise called Massage Addict as well as her… Continue reading