How are Downtown Merchants Faring during the Lockdown?
It took a few weeks for most businesses to absorb the impact of the province-wide shut down when it took hold mid-March. Not surprisingly, some businesses have been able to adapt and find ways to keep some revenue flowing in even as the doors were closed. Restaurants were able to provide take out services…
Making Time to Spend Outside Means Making Lifelong Memories
When I think about most of my vivid childhood memories, they have one thing in common: those memories took place outside. I remember running through the sprinkler in our backyard, going to pick strawberries with my sister and my Mom and then sitting on the porch hulling them so she could make jam, playing…
Who Needs a Mortgage Agent?
When people are investing $200,000, they almost always seek professional advice before making a move. Brian Field wonders why they don’t take the same precautions when they are borrowing a similar amount. When looking for a mortgage, most people go directly to their bank, but not all mortgages are alike. The variations are usually…
Making a Bath
A few years back, my world, as I knew it, fell apart. Systems I had believed supported me suddenly let me down and things I had once thought defined me had to be let go. The chaos was unrelenting. I could barely check my phone or sit at my laptop without being assaulted by…
Susan Tung’s Next Adventure
On Valentine’s Day, local restaurateur Susan Tung held a “soft launch” of her new restaurant on Hunter Street in Peterborough, even as she worked through the completion of her degree in Education. Shortly after, COVID-19 forced the closure of most business in the province. Susan took advantage of the closure to convert workspaces, source…
From Winter to Summer!
The following article originally ran in 2013. Other matters have been keeping me occupied so I’m hoping you won’t mind a second helping of this column. COVID-19 was certainly not on our radar back in those palmy days. Stay well! Of course we were all longing for the spring-that-didn’t-seem-to-want-to-get-started to proceed, but now it…