Pavement Marking Refresh Happening On City Streets

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The City of Peterborough Public Works Division has begun pavement marking operations to refresh all existing lines and pavement markings on City streets.

All existing markings—including center, skip, bike, stop bars, school crossings and crosswalks, as well as pavement edgings—will be repainted with work expected to be completed by October.

Photo by Evan Holt

To reduce the impact on traffic and enhance the safety of workers, crews will work Monday to Thursday nights from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Temporary lane closures will apply when crews repaint symbols, stop bars and crosswalks with regular traffic control measures in place. Long lines will be completed with a rolling operation by slow moving vehicles delineated with hazard cones.

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Why People Are Going Bananas For Peterborough's NICEcream Locally & Beyond

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Peterborough entrepreneur Brooke Hammer has created a unique—and yummy—product called NICEcream that consumers are raving about, and that is scaling locally and beyond.

Hammer, who took home multiple awards including the FastStart Innovation Award, the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough Award and the StartUp Peterborough People's Choice Award at the recent Bears' Lair entrepreneurial competition in Peterborough, is building terrific buzz about her product. 

Founder Brooke Hammer (at left) with Innovation Cluster's Rosalea Terry at product launch event (Photos from launch by MossWorks Photography)

NICEcream is a delicious ice cream made entirely from bananas (no extra ingredients or preservatives are added), and is the signature product from Brooke's new startup Chimp Treats. NICEcream recently launched at Amuse Coffee Co., and people are going bananas for it.

"The reaction to it has been overwhelmingly positive," Hammer tells PTBOCanada. "As we all know, children are incredibly (and sometimes brutally) honest, but all of the children at our launch party loved it—and moms loved it too! I could not be happier with the way Peterborough has been responding to the product, and the kind words and encouragement that they've shared with me."

This healthy junk food alternative is available to order online, and is already available at Jo Anne's Place Health Foods, Amusé Coffee Co., Play Café and Baked 4 U in Peterborough. It will be expanding to other local retailers in the upcoming weeks and months, and plans are in the works to expand to retailers in Toronto and beyond.

NICEcream is unique in that Chimp Treats is recreating everyone’s favorite junk foods entirely from fruit. It is essentially junk free junk food, a delicious product that tastes like a treat but is healthy. Sweet!

Customer sampling NICEcream at launch event

Hammer, who credits the Innovation Cluster, FastStart Peterborough and Peterborough Economic Development for helping her develop and scale this business, plans to roll out other products—all made from fruit—down the road. "We're changing the game completely by reimagining 'junk food'," says Hammer, who studied Business & Entrepreneurship at Trent University.

"We've partnered with Sustainable Peterborough, River City Farms (they'll be utilizing our thousands of banana peels for compost for their crops) and local strawberry farmers (via the Agricultural Society) to create a strawberry banana NICEcream for the PTBO Ex," Hammer tells PTBOCanada. "We will also be present at many festivals and events in the coming months, such as the Peterborough Yoga Festival, Hootenanny on Hunter and more!"

Sampling NICEcream at launch event

Hammer tells PTBOCanada she has huge plans for the business outside Peterborough. "We are currently negotiating with a co-packer (and distributor), and have partnered with amazing investors, so we predict being available across Ontario within the next four months and across Canada within the next seven months. I am planning on growing this business on an international scale."

Customers sampling NICEcream at launch event

It would not surprise us one bit to see Brooke Hammer's Peterborough startup become a global hit someday soon, and NICEcream to become a household name.

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UPDATE: The Centennial Fountain Is On!

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UPDATE: June 24th -> The fountain is repaired and on! We officially declare that summer has started!!

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The Centennial Fountain, installed in 1967 on Little Lake, is an important landmark in Peterborough. It's always a sure sign of Spring when it's turned on for the season.

It is scheduled to run from the middle of May to the middle of October annually, but the City of Peterborough says that when staff began preparing the fountain for service this year, it was discovered that the ground fault device that powers the fountain had been triggered and was inoperative.  

Further investigation revealed that the 1,000 foot long cable that provides power to the fountain has been compromised and it is not safe to operate.

A meeting has been held with potential contractors to supply and install the necessary cable and specifications are being finalized. All efforts are being made to get the fountain back in working order as soon as possible, the City says.

[Related: Amazing Historical Footage Of Centennial Fountain]

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Local Female Artists Combine Forces For Awesome "Bean Up" Series To Support Local YWCA

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Local female artists are gathering every Friday throughout the month of June at the Silver Bean Café in support of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton for the "Bean Up" Series.

This great initiative was the brainchild of well known local artist Brianna Gosselin, who teamed up with the YWCA Peterborough Haliburton and the Silver Bean Café to hatch "Bean Ups" that feature her and other local artists.

Brianna Gosselin

Featured Bean Up artists in June include Lucky Jackson on Friday, June 3rd; Brianna Gosselin on Friday, June 10; Silvia Ferreri on Friday, June 17th; and Lisa Martini-Dunk on Friday, June 24th.

The featured artists will be at the Silver Bean on their scheduled Friday from 10 am to 11 am creating live art for the public to view, and a piece of their art will be on display—and available to win—for those who sign up as a YWCA Monthly Donor during the event.

The YWCA will be present and providing information to the public about the vital services they offer in the community for women and kids fleeing domestic violence.

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Here Is Santa On A Jet Ski On The Otonabee River Because Why Not

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Catherine Brown spotted Santa on a jet ski Saturday evening (May 28th) cruising the Otonabee River in Peterborough. This is not a common occurence.

Photo by Catherine Brown

"I was with my parents and grandparents," Catherine tells PTBOCanada of seeing Santa on a jet ski. "We were all surprised to see Santa and my mom's reaction was, 'You never know what you'll see on the river!' My grandma's reaction was, 'We should tell him we've been good!'"

Photo by Catherine Brown

It is off season for Santa so we guess this sorta makes sense—plus Peterborough and the Kawarthas is a great tourist destination. No word where Rudolph is (probably in the woods somewhere)...

Here is another picture below of Santa with a couple other jet skiers...

Photo by Catherine Brown

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Take A Tour Of Neil Young's Childhood Home In Omemee

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Neil Young spent his formative years in Omemee, Ontario near Peterborough.

Below is Young in a Grade 1 class photo at Omemee Public School in 1951-52 (Neil is standing in the back row, third from the left)...

Neil's old childhood home at 33 King Street West is now for sale, described in the sales listing as a "stately home situated on 1.75 acres located in the quaint Village of Omemee."

Take a tour of this century home—it's listed at $299,900—where the rock icon once lived in this video from the listing agent...

33 King Street West Omemee For Sale.

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Five Sure Signs Of Spring In Peterborough

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From the stage at Del Crary park getting set up for summer concerts to the outdoor Farmers Markets, Peterborough comes alive in beautiful and vibrant ways in the Spring...

Below are five signs (in no particular order) that it is Spring in Peterborough. Let us know what your favourite signs are!

Watch our Facebook video version which is getting so many views...

You can also watch our YouTube version below...

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Kawarthas From The Sky Is Beautiful

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Patrick J. Stephen, the awesome photographer/videographer who created this video about Peterborough, has produced a short trailer video called "Kawarthas From the Sky" that is beautiful.

Patrick tells PTBOCanada how the video came together showing the amazing Kawartha landscape views, farmland, rolling hills and sunsets:

"A little while ago, I approached the Millbrook Businesses Improvement to work on a promotional film. It is really going to be fun showcasing my hometown. I've been photographing these same landscapes for years and wanted to get a different perspective and add motion to really give the landscapes energy. I've been planning this shot in my mind for months to open with a car driving down into the valley as the sun rises. I got in touch with the talented drone pilot Steve Mayhew from Yo Steve Productions to help out. The conditions were perfect. Originally it was just going to be that one shot, but as we got flying around with the drone, we came away with some pretty cool views. We don't often see landscapes from this height and time of day. After seeing what we were getting, I just had to create something with it."

We hope to see extended version of the video at some point down the road.

Watch the trailer video below...

Had some time to do a quick edit of the footage shot early morning this week. More of this to come. check out the amazing Kawartha landscape views, farmland and rolling hills. Check out more work at www.stephendigital.com/Films Huge thanks to Yo Steve Productions

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Here Is The Message From Tragically Hip About Gord Downie's Terminal Brain Cancer

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Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip are such a Canadian institution—such a huge part of the fabric of this country and Canadian pop culture with quitessential songs such as "Bobcaygeon". They are music icons.

The band reported devastating news on their website that frontman Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer. Below is their message to fans...

"Hello friends.

We have some very tough news to share with you today, and we wish it wasn’t so.

A few months ago, in December, Gord Downie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

Since then, obviously, he’s endured a lot of difficult times, and he has been fighting hard. In privacy along with his family, and through all of this, we’ve been standing by him.

So after 30-some years together as The Tragically Hip, thousands of shows, and hundreds of tours…

We’ve decided to do another one.

This feels like the right thing to do now, for Gord, and for all of us.

What we in The Hip receive, each time we play together, is a connection; with each other; with music and it’s magic; and during the shows, a special connection with all of you, our incredible fans.

So, we’re going to dig deep, and try to make this our best tour yet.

We hope you can come out and join us this summer – details and dates will be coming this week.

And we sincerely thank all of you, for your continued love and support,

Paul, GordD, Johnny, Rob, GordS"

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Our thoughts and prayers to Gord Downie and his family...

Music video by The Tragically Hip performing Courage (For Hugh MacLennan). (C) 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Tell us on our Facebook page what Gord Downie and The Hip mean to you...

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