It’s a colourful mish-mash of fabric, wire, newspaper, hula hoops, plastic bags, foam pipes, toy noodles, bamboo poles, feathers, bells, ribbons, fencing, bubble wrap, broom handles, ping pong balls . […]
As a 15-year-old homeless teen “C.H.” found safety, guidance and hope at the YES Shelter for Youth and Families in Peterborough, Ontario. This is her story, in her own words, […]
Peterborough, Ontario’s, Youth Emergency Shelter (YES) for homeless youth is “near and dear” to Crystal Hebert — it saved her life. Now 26 years old with her own professional photography […]
By Melodie McCullough. On a mild Saturday afternoon in April, a Spring breeze blows outside St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in downtown Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, Ontario. Inside, in the lower level, […]
By Melodie McCullough Hamid Ghassemi-Shall firmly believes that if it wasn’t for Amnesty International (AI) and other human rights’ groups he would be dead. The Iranian-born Canadian citizen spent five […]
Photo Credit: The Senate of Canada By Lynn Gehl, Ph.D. When Members of Parliament and Senators borrow, assimilate, or adopt gender-neutral language such as “unstated parentage” or “unnamed parent” when […]
Home Page Photo Credit: Justin Patterson By Melodie McCullough Last fall, Peterborough native Mary-Kate Edwards, 20, decided the time had come to follow her heart. Now, with the release of […]
By Lynn Gehl, Ph.D In the last few weeks and months much has been said about Joseph Boyden and Indigenous identity. Situated as I am in a section 15 Charter […]
Rain gardens that filter pollutants; shoreline naturalizations; aid for at-risk species; traditional medicine food gardens; storm and ground water management with low-impact solutions –it’s all part of Youth for Water […]
Eating disorders (EDs) are serious and complex illnesses, as anyone who has struggled with them will tell you. But problems within the health care system complicate the situation even more. […]
By Melodie McCullough Six years ago Lisa Burns took her then almost-17-year-old daughter, possibly suffering with anorexia, to the family doctor. The advice given by the doctor upon diagnosing an eating disorder? “Send her to Africa, so she will see what starving children really look like.” Burns knew it was time to […]
