Canadian Mental Health Association Holding Open House For New HOPE Learning Centre On Aug. 31

The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge’s (CMHA HKPR’s) Helping Others Through Peer Education (HOPE) Learning Centre is showcasing their new space with an open house in Peterborough Square for Aug. 31.

The open house runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. with everyone invited to attend at 360 George St. N., Unit 27.

The Centre launched last year and provides educational courses about mental health and well-being that promote recovery, hope, empowerment, possibility and connection according to a press release. There are courses for those who have lived experience with a mental health concern.

Courses are offered in-person and virtually. The new space is for in-person learning to Peterborough residents and the surrounding areas. Lindsay already has a HOPE Learning Centre for any Kawartha Lakes residents.

“The H.O.P.E. Learning Centre brings innovative mental health and wellness programming to the communities we serve and we are excited to have our own new space here in Peterborough,” said Christine Crough, manager of peer initiatives and employment supports. “The new space will allow us to offer more opportunities for connection and in-person learning.”

The centre is available for anyone 16 or older and living with a mental health concern. It can be beneficial for people who are looking to connect with others and could benefit from the support and guidance in making choices in their recovery journey as stated by CMHA.

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Photos: AON Inc. Hosts Open House to Four Retirement Homes After Four-Year Hiatus

AON Inc’s four retirement homes properties hosted their open house after a four-year hiatus on Saturday afternoon.

All photos by David Tuan Bui.

All four properties, Princess Gardens, Canterbury Gardens, Empress Gardens and Royal Gardens, held open houses from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to showcase their facilities to potential residents.

“I'm absolutely thrilled to be back to doing what we did before the pandemic,” said Heather Young, Canterbury Gardens executive director. “We're very involved in the community. We host events quite regularly and we have people in our homes and we're able to show our beautiful homes. We do fundraisers and different endeavours. Today is really about getting back to that and showing the public our homes again and being able to get back to normal.”

The open houses were filled with live entertainment, catering, dancing, recreation, free draws and tours to showcase what the retirement homes had.

“Those who came and joined us during the pandemic really have no idea just exactly what we do and how we do it so this is really exciting for them as well,” explained Young. “This is the first time they're being exposed to what we do normally when we're able to do it. To get out there and to have events and have fun and have entertainment so it's really nice for the people that didn't know how we did things to join us.”

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Fall Open House at Trent University on Nov. 4 and 12

Trent University welcomes future students and their guests to explore their campus during fall open houses on Nov. 4 and Nov. 12.

Photo courtesy of Trent University.

Guests can tour the campuses and residences, explore paid co-op streams, meet current students and profs and apply on the spot.

Trent’s open houses at the Peterborough (Nov. 4) and Durham Greater Toronto Area (Nov. 12) campuses will feature a full academic and student services fair, mini-lectures, program sessions and the opportunity to tour Trent’s campuses and student residences.

This is the first fall open house event held in person since 2019.

“Our fall open house events offer an ideal opportunity for future students to gather information for making important decisions about their postsecondary journey, and get a feel for life on campus," said Marilyn Burns, Trent vice president of communications and enrolment. "Our current students, professors and staff really enjoy helping future students and their families learn about what makes the Trent experience so unique in preparing our grads for success."

All students who attend will be entered to win their first year’s tuition for free.

For more information and to register, visit https://www.trentu.ca/futurestudents/openhouse.

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Fleming College Fall Open House To Run This Saturday

Fleming College is welcoming prospective students at the annual fall open houses at Frost, Sutherland and Haliburton campuses this Saturday.

File photo.

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., attendees can check out different events taking place at each campus and speak with instructors and professors from a wide array of programs, who will be on hand to answer questions and meet prospective students.

Guests can tour our campuses, learn more about the services that are available to students and get the latest information on financial aid options, the application process, residence life and making the transition from secondary school to Fleming College.

The Sutherland Campus will commence with a land acknowledgment at the front entrance of the Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre (KTTC). There will be fitness demonstrations put on by law and justice students and instructors, and the Child and Youth Care program will be running a sensory simulation lab for visitors. There will be many other displays and demonstrations throughout campus labs and at the KTTC throughout the day.

At the Frost Campus visitors can catch some live tree climbing and blasting technique demonstrations along with interactive demonstrations on the heavy equipment simulators. Displays of rocks, minerals, geophysical equipment and specimens from Frost’s Fish and Wildlife labs will be on display.   

Visitors to Fleming’s Haliburton Campus have a chance to tour the Haliburton School of Art + Design and try their hand at felting in the Fibre Arts Studio or hand building with clay in the Ceramics Studio.  

Fleming’s Pre Service Firefighter program will be hosting its open house at the Eastern Ontario Emergency Training Academy located at 36 Industrial Rd. in Norwood. 

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