For close to 40 years, Barb and her husband, Allen served as foster parents for the Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society. She was also actively involved with the Foster Parent Association of Ontario, working extensively to balance the rights of foster parents and the rights of foster children. For many years, she hosted the ‘Good & Country’ show on Trent Radio and is one of the founding members of the Peterborough Pathway of Fame.