Community

Consider this an introduction to a collection of remarkable local residents. Some were here long before any of us were… Continue reading “Our heritage of trees: Look up, way up, at these gentle giants”

In 1991, the remains of an Indigenous man which had been unearthed in a Peterborough parking lot some three decades… Continue reading “Burial customs, past and present: ‘How they so softly rest’”

Some recent and proposed changes to the governance model of the Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) and the provincial act that… Continue reading “Proposed changes to Ross worries KLHC; Nelson says Ross is ‘committed to community’”

Heritage buildings are more than just old bricks and mortar. The Empire State Building, Big Ben, and Casa Loma all… Continue reading “Safeguarding our heritage: It’s time to stop tearing down our history”

Imagine you are Tara or Sean Sorensen and that thanks to Habitat for Humanity — after years in a series… Continue reading “Habitat for Humanity: Sorensen family now embarks on new phase of life”

It’s the first week of Advent, circa 2001. Throngs of children and teenagers arrayed in burgundy-and-white choir gowns gather in… Continue reading “An annual tradition: The Living Christmas Tree”

It has become such an institution that a generation of Fenelon Falls and district residents may not believe it, but… Continue reading “Fenelon Falls’ Santa Day, night parade, a hit for 20 straight years”