10 Year Milestone: Protecting and promoting the rights of people living with an intellectual disability since 2002

Community Living Peterborough (CLP) introduced a Rights Committee to the agency 10 years ago to assure an unbiased process was in place to protect the rights of people living with intellectual disabilities under the auspices of CLP. This Committee was comprised of volunteers from a broad sector of the community with a common goal - Rights Protection!

The Rights Committee acts as an advisor to the CEO in matters concerning rights promotion and protection.

People First advocacy group receives Police Board grant for spring conference

January 20, 2012 Peterborough ON - People First Peterborough Chapter, a self advocacy group speaking up for the value, dignity, and human rights of people living with an intellectual disability, received a grant for $4,200.00 from the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Services Board of Director's Auction Fund. Peter Bascan, president of the local People First Chapter was presented with the big cheque on Friday, January 20th by Chief Murray Rodd and Board President Nancy Martin.

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Joyce Fee, a retired teacher and founding Rights Committee member, grew up on a farm not far from Peterborough in Fenelon Falls. Joyce moved to Peterborough to attend teachers college then married and started a family. Joyce continued her education at Trent University where she achieved her Bachelor of Arts, and capped that off with a Masters Degree from the University of Toronto.

Norrie enjoys role with Petes

Dale Clifford, Peterborough Examiner --- It has been a relationship that has lasted for more than a quarter of a century and shows no signs of slowing down.

Peterborough's Iian Norrie, 51, has enjoyed his role as stick/water boy with the OHL's Peterborough Petes , dating back to an era when Dick Todd was a coach and Jeff Twohey was a trainer.

Artistic Vision

Warm rays of fall sunshine light up the studio as Julie Andrews and John Climenhage discuss landscape backgrounds during a Wednesday morning acrylics session.

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