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This Video Of A Peterborough Father Telling His Kids He's Cancer Free Will Melt Your Heart
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Peterborough's Ashley Bartosh-Smith shared a heart-warming Facebook video of the moment her husband Mike "Superman" Smith revealed to his children that he is cancer free after a 15 month battle with the disease.
"All tears in this video are happy tears," Ashley says in her Facebook post. "You can see all our kids worries just float away and relief set in when they found out daddy Mike Smith is cancer free right now."
Watch the video below, which was picked up by the popular "Love What Matters" Facebook page...
Norwood's Jack "J.J." Stewart Passes Away At Age 102
/Jack "J.J." Stewart, owner of J.J. Stewart Motors in Norwood for 80 years, passed away peacefully at the Campbellford Memorial Hospital on Friday, September 23, 2016.
Jack, a well respected community man, remained a fixture at the office right up until the end. Just recently, CBC was at the dealership filming him for a series Still Standing.
Photo via JJ Stewart Motors Facebook page
The dealership recently celebrated his 102nd birthday on August 23rd and shared this photo below on their Facebook page of Jack in his office...
Photo via JJ Stewart Motors Facebook page
At a 100th anniversary celebration of the dealership earlier this summer, Jack was honoured for his years of service.
JJ (with his grandsons Dave and Mark) gives a speech thanking the community for a century of business. (Photo via JJ Stewart Motors Facebook page)
Jeff Leal, MPP (Peterborough), presenting a certificate to J.J. (Photo via JJ Stewart Motors Facebook page)
A funeral service will be held on Monday September 26th, 2016, and the dealership will be closed that day so the staff can attend the funeral of this remarkable man.
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Here Is The Full Statement From Maryam Monsef Regarding Globe & Mail Article
/On Thursday (September 22nd), the Globe and Mail published this front page story on Maryam Monsef called "Heralded as Canada's first Afghan-born MP, Maryam Monsef shocked to discover truth of roots". Below is her full statement regarding the article...
Photograph of Maryam with her family. The photograph was taken at her swearing-in ceremony as the Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha, which occurred at the House of Commons on November 24, 2016. Clockwise starting on the left: the family are Mehrangiz Monsef, Mina Monsef, Mehdi Taheri (Mina’s husband), Soriya Basir-Monsef, Maryam Monsef, Leila Taheri (Mina & Mehdi’s daughter).
“Today, The Globe and Mail published an article outlining that I was in fact born in Mashhad, Iran and not in Herat, Afghanistan – as I was led to believe for my whole life.
Because I know my story has resonated with many Canadians, I wanted to take the time today to clear any misconceptions this may have unintentionally caused.
In recent days, my mother told me for the first time that my sisters and I were in fact born in Mashhad, Iran, approximately 200 kilometers from the Afghan border.
Following my parents’ wedding in Herat, the local security situation became untenable. The town was severely damaged by war and thousands were killed. No longer safe in their home town, my parents decided not to take risks and went to Mashhad, Iran, where they could be safe – with the hope of soon returning to the place their families called home for generations. While we were technically safe in Iran, we did not hold any status there and like the thousands of other Afghan refugees, we were not afforded all of the same rights and privileges given to Iranian citizens. After my father’s death, we travelled back and forth between Afghanistan and Iran when the security situation permitted it.
My sisters and I asked my mother why she never told us we were born in Iran. She told us she did not think it mattered. We were Afghan citizens, as we were born to Afghan parents, and under Iranian law, we would not be considered Iranian citizens despite being born in that country.
Some survivors believe healing comes from telling their story; others cannot fathom revisiting the past. My mother never talked about the unspeakable pain that conflict and terror inflicted on her. This week my sisters and I asked her to re-live that pain.
Conflict has robbed me of a father and it has scarred my family and I for life. We thankfully found a welcoming home in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, where we began the challenging and difficult process of resettlement.
Coming to Canada as a refugee - twenty years strong - and now a member of Cabinet in the 42nd Parliament – I feel a tremendous deal of responsibility in upholding all that this great country has allowed me to become. This includes accountability to the public and transparency.
Canada has played an important role in allowing me to become who I am today. It’s the only place I’ve ever truly felt I belonged, and I couldn’t be more proud to be Canadian.”
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Kiefer Sutherland Told This Amazing Story About Reuniting With His Best Friend In Peterborough On "LIVE With Kelly"
/Actor-musician Kiefer Sutherland was on LIVE With Kelly on Wednesday morning (September 21st) and mentioned this beautiful story about reuniting with his best friend from his childhood, Steve Barker, at a show Kiefer played at Peterborough Musicfest this summer.
Kiefer was told backstage Barker might be there, and between songs Kiefer asked if there was a Steve Barker in the crowd. Sure enough, Barker stood up at the back and the crowd applauded. This was the first time Kiefer had seen Barker in 15 years.
You can listen to the clip here beginning at 3:48 mark...
"It’s pretty special as our vision is to create a memorable guest experience for our audience and here it happens for our celebrity artist," Peterborough Musicfest General Manager Tracey Randal says.
A Peterborough Woman's Rustic Handmade Signs Are Selling Around The World
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Elyse Kellar's passion has grown into a successful homegrown venture
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Peterborough Chamber Wins Two National Awards At AGM In Regina
/The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce won two National awards on the weekend at the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada held in Regina, Saskatchewan.
On Saturday, Peterborough Chamber CEO Stuart Harrison and Manager of Membership Services Karen August made a presentation to a packed room of Chamber staff and volunteers from across the Country as one of three finalists in the annual Chamber Competition. The Calgary Chamber was awarded Gold, the Peterborough Chamber Silver, and the Burnaby Chamber Bronze.
At far right: Peterborough Chamber's Manager of Membership Services Karen August and President & CEO Stuart Harrison pictured on stage accepting award
“Each year, the Canadian Chamber chooses a different theme for this competition," Stuart Harrison says. "This year the theme was 'Membership in the age of Google' and we were chosen for the strategy and techniques we employ to communicate the business message to both our members and the public at large."
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