A Local Man Raises Thousands of Dollars for Alternatives Community

Not everyone learns the same way – that’s part of what makes every person unique. Ken, a member of the Peterborough community, hosted an online auction to raise money for Alternatives Community Program Services Peterborough. Alternatives gives those with developmental exceptionalities a place to learn life skills. Cooking, cleaning, volunteering and community involvement, there are … Read more

It’s Time To Cut Out Domestic Violence

One of the best things you can say to a domestic abuse survivor – “I believe you”. Alberta has an incredible campaign called “Cut It Out“, a campaign to Cut Out domestic violence. Lisa Crawford and I set up an interview to discuss the campaign and her role. She is one of 20 instructors certified to facilitate … Read more

This Mom’s Message About Her Son’s Suicide

This post contains talk of suicide and mental illness and may be triggering to some readers. One suicide is one too many. It is a disease. We all have a part in helping it by doing the work to understand it. Louri Snider lost her son Mark to suicide on May 5th, 2019. Something nobody … Read more

How Do Students Feel About Online Learning?

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our youth have been shuffled back and forth from in-class to online learning. Some of them seem to really enjoy doing their school work online and some aren’t a fan. When I set out to interview this set of students, my plan was to take all of their feedback and put … Read more