Plan Your Organic Vegetable Garden with Expert Advice
As spring approaches, many thoughts will turn to what to plant in this year’s vegetable garden and/or containers and how to grow tasty treats for the dinner table without the application of chemical additives or pesticides. The upcoming Millbrook Garden Club on the evening of Wednesday April 5th will sure to be of interest…
You Can Do Something About the Opioid Crisis
Last May, Ontario’s Minister of Health, Dr. Eric Hoskins announced that Ontario would ensure pharmacies dispense Naloxone kits to anyone at risk of an opioid overdose. At last count, seven pharmacies in Peterborough City and County are participating in this attempt to prevent these tragedies from occurring in our communities. People using opioids, whether…
Hospice Peterborough Palliative Care Volunteer Training Sessions
Are you interested in working directly with Hospice clients and their families? Hospice Peterborough is offering an introductory orientation session in March to learn more about this unique opportunity to volunteer. Call to register to attend on Wednesday, March 8. Following an interview process, you may then be invited to join the hospice volunteer…
Intense Interest
Spring is in full swing and with it comes the excitement to get outdoors and try new activities. If you’ve been indoors this past winter, watching sports more than participating in them, be especially careful when you re-start your exercise program. A good indicator of how hard you are working is the “Talk Test”.…
Laptops for Belize
Laptops for Belize: Pictured is the curator of the Garifuna Museum located in Dangriga Belize. Through the generosity of Wayne Blaby, George Obey and Mike Van Drunen of Computer Solutions Plus a laptop was donated to the museum to assist them in their efforts to tell the story of the descendants of African slaves.…
Beware March 12 is the Night of “The Worm Moon”
The Worm Moon isn’t at all creepy crawly. It’s really a good thing, especially for you gardeners. The Worm Moon is the name given the Full Moon in spring when the worms started turning up the soil. It originated with the native peoples and was passed on to the new settlers. The night…