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Trent Hills is located on along the banks of the Trent River in Northumberland County. It is made up of three communities; Campbellford, Hastings and Warkworth and the rural areas surrounding these villages. It is a vibrant, thriving community filled with an eclectic group of inspirational women.
Nominations Are Open
Nominations are open year round for INSPIRE: The Women's Portrait Project. Do you know a woman who deserves to be applauded for her supportive and inspirational actions? Do you want to invite INSPIRE to your community?
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Ashley Tinney-Fischer
Determined • Resilient • CompassionateLife truly is a journey, isn’t it? I’m reminded of this every day in my law practice. What a privilege it is to build relationships with clients and to provide them with guidance through the various milestones of their life journey. I was blessed that my journey started with some solid building blocks: loving… Continue reading
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Cait Lynch
Curious • Tenacious • LoyalLaughed out Loud ! 30 years ago, that’s what I would have done if you had told me that I would have a business full of women working out and doing yoga in the top of our century old barn in rural Ontario. But, my love of horses and motherhood springboard-ed me into this season… Continue reading
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Christine Althouse
Inspiring • Passionate • CommittedMy life changed about ten years ago. That was when I found the strength to confront some of the demons who had been holding me back. I wasn’t satisfied with my life back then, and I didn’t like the person I was. Lacking confidence in myself, I sought attention in ways that were not productive and I was… Continue reading
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Cory Dooher
Reslience • Empathetic • Family-OrientedOne of the words I chose is resilience. As the years have gone by, day by day.. I’ve travelled life’s highways and ran into blips along the way, but they are just that.. blips. It took those moments to rediscover myself, pick myself up, dust off and start again. I was born and raised… Continue reading
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Donna Bennett, CM
Grateful • Active • SurprisingI grew up just outside the small town of Campbellford and spent most of my youth itching to get to the city. In Grade 6 one of my teachers handed me a guitar and taught me some chords. I was instantly in love with the guitar as I had always loved singing and came from… Continue reading
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Janette Fluke
Mom • Entrepreneur • DeterminedWhat an honour to have been thought of as an inspiring woman. I was quite shocked actually as I see myself as your average Joe, living day by day and one check list at a time. I have been very blessed in my life. I grew up in a small town with very loving and… Continue reading
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Jennifer James
Resilient • Hard-Working • PassionateAdventure and a Sisterhood of incredible women have always been a huge part of my life. I grew up in a tiny town where my fondest memories from childhood are the times I spent camping and exploring with my Girl Guide Unit or playing outside until the street lights came on with the neighbourhood girls.… Continue reading
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Kathleen Kinch
Tenacious • Enthusiastic • SleuthI really love driving the country roads through Trent Hills. I love how the highways unspool like ribbons over the tops of the hills. I love how the bright yellow line runs ahead to cornfields miles off, how each weathered barn feels like a landmark. I love that each stand of trees is its own glade of secrets,… Continue reading
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Laurie Anne King
Inquisitorial • Compassionate • EncouragingI grew up in Toronto and have recently repatriated to Canada after a 10-year walkabout on the coast of North Tropical Queensland, Australia. Most inquire as to why I came back to Canada. Sadly, my beloved husband Darryl died of cancer. I felt compelled to return to what feels deeply familiar from my roots to my Canadian… Continue reading
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Montse Alvarado
Beautiful • Images • MontserratMy name is Maria del Montserrat Alvarado Navarro. My name represents the best I could have received from my parents. Maria is my spiritual name, and my name, Montserrat, means “Inside a Hill” in a dialect from a place called Catalonia in Spain. Alvarado is my Dad’s side of the family – Intelligent, artistic, practical.… Continue reading
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Shannon Preston
Dramatic • Empathetic • GenerousI was raised on the outskirts of Hastings Ontario with a bouquet of dandelions in one hand and a frog jumping out of the other. I made mud pies, watched calves being born, and spent many afternoons climbing trees or reading Nancy Drew. My teens were spent fighting a parental rebellion, hiding in books, and walking the… Continue reading
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Susan Cameron
Resilient • Advocate • CompassionateWho I am now is a product of my past. I am a daughter who was raised with love and taught kindness and respect for others. I lost both of my parents years ago, but they are always in my heart. I am a Nurse who has seen the cycle of life in many ways.… Continue reading
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Susan Pomfret
Intelligent • Dynamic • CompassionateThe Maiden is long gone. The Mother has faded into the background. I am well into the Third Age and life is pretty good. My husband and I retired from careers we loved and moved from Oakville to Trent Hills in 2014. Gary was ready, but to me, our relocation was about opening doors to another chapter… Continue reading
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Thelma Dillon
Compassionate • Energetic • HappyMy name is Thelma Dillon, but the name I was born with is Thelma Timog. Born in rural Abella, Ligao, Albay, in the Philippines, in 1972. As a teenager, I came to Ottawa, Canada as a foreign student, sponsored by my sister, Marilyn Timog, and her husband Jean-Marc. While still a student in college, I met my future… Continue reading
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Do you know a woman who deserves to be applauded for her supportive and inspirational actions?