Telecare Peterborough spring training of new volunteers will be on-line Telecare Peterborough is a 24-hour distress line, listening to isolated, worried, lonely and overwhelmed people in our community. 50-hour training will be on-line from March through April. In person (on-line) sessions will be held Tuesday evenings, beginning March 16th. Cost… Continue reading
Jane Berlin and her husband recently moved from Toronto to their farm in Bethany to live on a full-time basis. It has been difficult to integrate into their new community because of Covid restrictions, but Jane found inspiration from a volunteer group that began in Toronto that call themselves the… Continue reading
This year, the local Women’s Institute was the beneficiary of some generosity from a local firm which stepped in to clean up an unusual mess. Early this winter, a fire extinguisher fell off the wall in the kitchen of the Mount Pleasant Women’s Institute’s kitchen. It literally exploded, blasting yellow fire… Continue reading
On Saturday, January 30th, the Millbrook and District Lions club came together for the first time in many months to raise money for a local teen named Wyatt. A Crestwood student, he is fighting cancer for a second time, and bills pile up in a hurry. Under the leadership of… Continue reading
My sincerest apologies for the lengthy delay in posting this thank you letter however the sentiment and gratitude are just as strong today as a year ago. The Millbrook and District Food Share would like to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of three volunteers who have left the agency… Continue reading
Community Care Peterborough (CCP) programs continue under the Sta-At-Home Order issued by the Premier last month. Deemed an essential service, their health care and seniors support programs are necessary to keep the most vulnerable safe in their own homes. According to the Executive Director, Danielle Belair, the organization’s our food… Continue reading
This fall, a Crestwood Secondary student in our community named Wyatt received another cancer diagnosis after beating the disease in elementary school. Word travelled as it does in a small, caring community like ours and people are bringing their cash and talents to support Wyatt and his family in a… Continue reading
It’s been a different school experience this year, with many of the “fun” seasonal events impossible, including seasonal concerts and the carolling event that took senior students to three local seniors’ homes to entertain with songs, greeting cards and stories. For the past nine years, North Cavan teachers Kevin Woollacott… Continue reading
