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…. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
When I found myself newly single, I started spending a lot of time baking. I love not only the taste and the smell of it, but its underlying message: that no matter how bad things may look in the beginning, they can always turn out with the right combination of… Continue reading
Last week Millbrook & District Lions Club members Linda Hughes, Bette and Paul Holder, Vicky Baley, Linda Lawrence, Ray Porteous and David Goode spent two days at North Cavan School providing complementary vision and hearing tests to all kindergarten students. The vision part of this annual program aims to identify… Continue reading
In the winter months, my parents flee the country for warmer climes. They leave in early January and return to Canada with the birds when the snow has melted. One of the challenges they face when traveling is keeping up their health and fitness regimen. I asked them what tips… Continue reading
Winter weather, especially a wet winter with ice, rain and snow, can take its toll on your chimney. Under mild, damp weather conditions, fireplaces do not burn not as hot and clean as they do in cold dry weather, resulting in faster creosote build-up inside a chimney which creates a… Continue reading
Winter weather, especially a wet winter with ice, rain and snow, can take its toll on your chimney. Under mild, damp weather conditions, fireplaces do not burn not as hot and clean as they do in cold dry weather, resulting in faster creosote build-up inside a chimney which creates a… Continue reading
After the year-end holiday binge, we humans become remorseful and tend to over-react by severely restricting our caloric intake or subjecting ourselves to so-called “detoxifying” cleanses as a way to purify and recharge. None of these strategies work in the long run, nor do they take a big picture view… Continue reading
