Springville Christmas Market
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 provided by her customers.…
Journeying Together
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 years to get here,”…
When the Railway Came to Town
“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 freight. What roads that…
Young Entrepreneur Launches Mobile Media Business
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. He produces videos which…
Today’s Faith – January 2025
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.” Richard begins by saying…