Tag: profiles
Pontypool Celebration Honours Canadian War Brides
Last month the Manvers Historical Society hosted a reunion for local war brides to celebrate their contribution to the country. Thirteen women and a husband representing his hospitalized wife attended from across the province. …
Millbrook South Cavan Principal Retires
She may be sitting in her office in the photo, but that is not where Millbrook/South Cavan principal Sheryl Hunter spends her workday. She can be found in the schoolyard during recess, in the…
From the Sock Drawer to the Shelves of Chapters: Catherine Cerveny Writes
It takes a lifetime to write your first book and six months to write the second, so the story goes. For Catherine Cerveny, that will also be true for her third. A self-professed nerd,…
Kim Turney Introduces Trendy Handbag Style to Peterborough Area
It’s not like Kim had nothing else to do. A real estate agent in the Cavan Monaghan area is not sitting around in this real estate market. Her daughter Carla introduced Kim to this…
Marie Stevens Opens Your Eyes with Makeup Techniques
Marie has always had style. Tall and striking, she can slip her hair into a pony tail, don a pair of big sunglasses and a sun hat and look like she belongs on a…
One Look at Saturn and I was Hooked for Life
As we read a column each month, we learn a little bit about the writer. Sometimes we would like to learn more, so this is the first of a series about the people who…
Building a Different Kind of Bank for the Future
You might call it an occupational hazard, but these days everywhere she looks, Melissa Spearing sees seeds. The obsession has been known to have her stop at the side of the road to…
Board appoints Dr. Jennifer Leclerc new director of education
The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Leclerc as the board’s new Director of Education. Leclerc has served as Superintendent of Education: Teaching and…
Local Business Offers Small Businesses Administrative Services
Entrepreneurs are known to have a passion for their business, exhibiting creativity and commitment to pursuing their dreams and building their brand. This passion rarely extends to bookkeeping and other administrative tasks, which can…