Time and time again, we hear about awesome things local teachers do for their students. Teachers are unsung heroes.

Teachers have a profound influence on the lives of students. They are everything to students, and a great resource and sounding board for parents and administrators.

Teachers are the lifeblood of schools.

Great Idea: Peterborough teacher Wendy Thompson's wordie bookmark/freezie bundle year end gift to her students was a hit: Kind words that were written by classmates about each other (the more people to write the same word, the bigger the word is)

A great teacher can change a child's life—whether it's empowering them to make a choice in a career direction, be a nicer person, and inspire them to go out and change the world locally or globally.

Oftentimes, it's as simple as inspiring a child to have hope and stay positive, no matter what adversity that child is facing in their lives.

It's about saying, "Keep their chin up. I'm here for you."

Peterborough teacher Wendy Thompson's year end gift to students

Teachers are teachers but they are also caregivers, social workers, listeners, friends, confidants, motivators, mental health advocates.

Have a great summer teachers. You deserve it.

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Dear PTBOCanada.com Readers,

Today (May 27th) marks the 4th anniversary of PTBOCanada.com—a local, independently owned digital media company born on May 27th, 2010. How time flies!

We want to thank all of you for your amazing support. We love this gem of a city—it truly is one of the best in Canada, if not anywhere (Exhibit A: Jason Dunn's love song to Peterborough). Peterborough is a way of life sotospeak. As that saying goes, "You can take the person out of the Peterborough, but you can't take the Peterborough out of the person." And as that famous tee says, "I'd Rather Be In Peterborough".

We view PTBOCanada.com and our social media channels—Twitter, Facebook and Instagram—as a conversation and collaboration with you, an extension of the spirit of this city. You constantly energize us with your amazing ideas, insights, humour and pictures you feed to us over social media, our tips line and our comments section.

The most unique people are right here in Peterborough—a beauty town on the Otonabee. You care about others, you're compassionate, you want to make a difference, you give a damn.

As our readership and reach continues to grow—along with our growing base of amazing advertisers who support us—we hope to continue to make a difference big and small in this community. PTBOCanada.com is about positivity, about uplifting others and this city, and bringing people to together to share ideas. City building. Community building. This is just the beginning. Please help us continue to build this, and spread the word. You are the everything.

Love, The PTBOCanada.com Team