Tag: local people
Foster Parents Provide Support and Stability to Children in Transition
The Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society (KHCAS) manages the local foster care support system and is currently recruiting new foster parents. Children’s Aid Societies across the province are facing a steady decline in available foster…
Local Teen Takes Silver at National Science Fair
In early June, sixteen year old Isaiah Jalsevac was one of more than 500 students who participated in the Canada-Wide Science Fair held at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. His project, called…
Plaque to Commemorate Fire Department Line of Duty Deaths
On June 6th, Fire Chief Bill Balfour submitted a report requesting Council support for a policy acknowledging Line of Duty Deaths among Fire Department staff that are attributable to their work activities, a…
Grace Glass, a True Friend of the Community, Celebrates 90 years
By Celia Hunter “I can’t possibly have lived here for 50 years,” Glass muses, “because I’m pretty sure I just turned 40!!” With a joyous laugh, Grace shares this spirited assurance with friends gathered…
Janet Stobie Launches Much Anticipated New Book of Devotionals
Janet Stobie has recently released a much-anticipated follow-up to her successful original book called Dipping Your Toes that was released in 2012. It is a tool for lay leaders and clergy who have responsibility…
