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Tag Archives: May 2024
Life @ 40
This month I spoke with a forty-year old married man with no children. He is a very independent thinker and appreciates candid conversations. He’s happy that X (Twitter) now operates with less censorship, believing that both sides of a story can be found there, whereas other outlets filter and hide… Continue reading
Local Heart Patient Promotes Heart Health with Global Fundraiser
Annie Smith has been a local personal trainer and group fitness instructor for more than 29 years and her passion is helping others achieve their health and fitness goals. Nine years ago, she faced a huge curve ball when she was diagnosed with an invisible illness: a rare, incurable, life-threatening… Continue reading
Millbrook Medical Centre Welcomes Nurse Practitioner Kathryn Roka
Last month, Millbrook Medical Centre welcomed Nurse Practitioner Kathryn Roka to their team, filling a void created with the departure three years ago of the previous Nurse Practitioner. This is Kathryn’s second professional career. Until her mid-30’s, she was a law clerk in a Toronto firm on Bay Street, then… Continue reading
Smile! (again)
This year, the Tim Horton’s annul Cookie Campaign runs this week, from April 29th to May 5th. For the third year in a row, the Peterborough locations have decided to donate the proceeds of this campaign to Community Care organizations across the Peterborough region. This means when you purchase a… Continue reading
ORCA Begins Spring Dam Maintenance on Local Dams
Otonabee Conservation staff are conducting spring dam operations over the next few weeks at dams under their control, which includes the dam at the Millbrook Millpond. This involves placing stop-logs into dams and installing warning buoys and buoy-lines upstream of Authority-owned dams. These warning buoys and buoy-lines act like ‘floating… Continue reading
Miriam Davidson Secures Seed Grant for New Rice Lake Arts Venture
Zim Art fans will be happy to learn that the five acre property which has been home to the gallery featuring stone carvings from Zimbabwe for more than 20 years will continue to be an arts centre. .Miriam Davidson is the new owner of the property where she will operate… Continue reading
Try Your Hand at Pickle Ball at the CMCC
Alderville Historian is Keynote Speaker for Historical Society’s AGM
The thriving Alderville First Nation is located on the south shore of Rice Lake and is home to the largest intact tract of native grassland in Central Ontario, the Alderville Black Oak Savanna. MCHS is honoured to have as keynote speaker for our public Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May… Continue reading