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Peterborough tour group lands amid Carney-Macron lovefest (opens the original)
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Lois Tuffin is a former journalist and a long-time community advocate and activist for affordable housing, volunteerism and other causes. When dozens of Peterborough residents booked a long weekend to a French territory south of Newfoundland, we had no idea we would land in the midst of a historic moment. Two weeks ago, the first hint came via an email from the travel agency that runs charters through Peterboroughâs airport. If you havenât booked your restaurant reservations yet, it warned,
What motivates volunteers and keeps them going? (opens the original)
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Lois Tuffin is the board chair/webmaster of Volunteer Peterborough. Two themes emerged from a survey and a series of interviews with volunteers about what stokes their passion for helping. They want to make a difference â and they want to feel appreciated. This came through loud and clear in the research for Behind the Helping Hand: Addressing Barriers to Volunteerism in Peterborough by Trent University student Anna Hykawy. When asked what motivates them to volunteer, one participant described
A different war on 9/11 this year (opens the original)
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Lois Tuffin is a former journalist and a long-time community advocate and activist for affordable housing, volunteerism and other causes. The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I dragged myself out of bed after a long City Hall meeting the night before. In my mind, I was already writing an article based on a mundane housing report. My colleagues were already typing away in the Peterborough This Week newsroom when four planes were hijacked in the United States. With no radio or TV in the newsroom, we rem
Hot election races in Peterborough’s 8 townships (opens the original)
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Lois Tuffin is a former journalist and a long-time community advocate and activist for affordable housing, volunteerism and other causes. In the 2022 municipal election, only 10 per cent of voters cast ballots in the township where I live. Why such a dismal turnout? They literally had no one to vote for. With four out of five councillors acclaimed, most of us had to accept those who had signed up. Several other townships had one or two people vying for the same council seats. Boy, have the tides
Old-school skills help cash-strapped folks get by (opens the original)
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Lois Tuffin is a former journalist and a long-time community advocate and activist for affordable housing, volunteerism and other causes. With my head under the hood, I didnât even hear my neighbour shuffle up behind me. My eyes were focused on wrenching out the spark plugs so I could put in new ones. By this point, I had already drained and changed the oil on a sunny Saturday morning when Ethel spoke up. âWhat are you doing there?â she asked, inching in closer. âTuning up my car,â I r
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