Tag: May 2017
Garden Club to Visit Blossom Hill Nursery in June
Blossom Hill Nursery operated by Joe and Hazel Cook located just north of Peterborough specializes in delphiniums and peonies, as well as many other hardy perennials. Their plants are grown in their own fields…
Make Your Garden Bounty Last in an Old-fashioned Cold Cellar
You’ve spent hours selecting the right mix of plants and seeds promising luscious, nutritious produce which will require weeks of TLC as they are planted and tended until the crops reach their peak of maturity.…
How Aspirin Influenced World War I
The winter and spring of 1917 was a period full of momentous events. It was the third year of World War I and our Canadian identity was being forged at Vimy Ridge. The Americans…
Biting the Hand That Feeds You to Advocate for Better Dental Health
Of all the countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), only Spain spends less than Canada on dental health care for its citizens. Only 6% of dental health expenditures are publicly…
Destroying a Legend
One day in May of 1959, Bob Maynard, a sheet metal specialist with A. V. Roe Canada, was helping to build a flying saucer at the Malton factory just off Derry Road West. A…
Lions for Sight Campaign
Pictured is Millbrook District Lions President Lynda Allair presenting a donation cheque of $5,000.00 from the Millbrook District Lions Club to Corinna Campbell – the Charitable Giving Advisor PRHC Foundation. The donation is part…
Facts about Earth so weird they’re, well…unearthly
I spend a lot of time blathering about the planets, galaxies and all sorts of weird stuff. Today’s article remains focused on the bazaar, only this time it’s closer to home – like planet…
Proof! Give me Proof!
You want me to believe in God. Give me one good scientific proof that God exits. In the Christian Easter story, Thomas, one of Jesus’ closest followers, wasn’t present when their dead Jesus appeared…
Pilgrimage for Indigenous Rights Stops in Millbrook
The congregation at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Millbrook is one of the 21 stops along the journey of a non-denominational group of roughly 50 registered walkers who are conducting a three week pilgrimage…