THUMBS UP – the gardeners of the Port Perry Care & Share Community Garden give a huge Thumbs Up to the Port Perry Agricultural Society for donating 8 new raised beds and to Landon’s Tree Service for supplying the mushroom compost to fill them! Our little Eden at the Fairgrounds has never looked so great!! Here’s to a productive season with abundant produce, beautiful blooms and days filled with sunshine and laughter!

THUMBS UP – to Lee Threapleton, GM of Camille’s Closet, for presenting a $60,000 donation to Leslie Rideout, President of the Port Perry Hospital Auxiliary on May 20, all thanks to the loyal customers of Camille’s Closet. Always remember, when you donate or shop at Camille’s, you are a huge part of raising funds for our hospital.

THUMBS UP – to the Port Perry Firefighters Association, Caesarea Firefighters Association and Scugog Professional Firefighters Association on their 49th annual Fill the Boot Drive for Muscular Dystrophy, which raised $13,345.95 on Saturday May 18. Thanks to VOS Independent for the BBQ fundraiser, and other participating Port Perry businesses; Tim Horton’s, Walmart and McDonalds. Thanks to each and every one of you that donated! 

THUMBS UP – a very big thank you to the kind and generous thoughtfulness of two residents from Nestleton. They found me, in a big box store in Port Perry, struggling to buy a 100 ft. garden hose. They generously offered to give me a similar item they no longer needed. Two days later they delivered it to my home and offered to hook it up. To buy Canadian is great. To donate and recycle is even better. I shall pay forward your gift.

THUMBS UP – to all the wonderful neighbours, who help out their neighbours when a tree falls, during severe rain and/or snowstorms, or when any other problems occur. Thanks to all of them!

THUMBS UP – to the people who put the “watch for turtles” signs along 7A. Great idea! Lots of geese and their babies frequent this area too. Good reminder for drivers to stay aware of potential wildlife.

THUMBS DOWN – two weeks ago in the middle of the road in front of my house, a small rabbit had its leg in a trap, it was still alive and in pain and the leg was bleeding. I live in Port Perry I cannot understand how people can inflict pain on our wildlife. There has to be a better way. I know wildlife does invade our gardens but there has to be a less painful way than seeing an animal die in such a way. Also, are leg traps not illegal? We also do have THUMBS UP as well. We called animal control and they came within 10 minutes and helped the animal! 

THUMBS DOWN – to our new post office on Water St. We need 2 parking spots marked ‘maximum 10 minute parking’ on the west side for people who have postal business. Also the one spot for the disabled should be on the west side, not the east side. Maybe there should be 2 spots for the disabled.