City of Peterborough Celebrates Opening Of Millennium Time Capsule
/Community members gathered at Millennium Park Fountain on Wednesday morning to commemorate the opening of the Millennium Time Capsule, sealed 25 years ago on Aug. 6, 2000.
Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.
The event marked both the 25th anniversary of the time capsule and the City of Peterborough’s 175th anniversary since its incorporation as the Town of Peterborough.
“When we open a time capsule, we’re doing more than unveiling artifacts, we’re remembering who we were, and asking who we want to become,” said Mayor Jeff Leal. “We reflect on all the ways Peterborough has changed, through resilience, innovation, and the growing diversity that strengthens our community.”
Contents of the original time capsule were unveiled and will become part of an exhibit at the Peterborough Public Library, which opens Aug. 22..
The event also marked the official dedication of a new 175th Anniversary Time Capsule, created in partnership with the New Canadians Centre, the Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre and the City of Peterborough. The latest capsule reflects the diversity, culture, and community spirit of Peterborough today and will remain sealed until 2050.
The celebration opened with a land acknowledgement and a performance by Naandewegaan - Healing with Drums. Other speakers included:
Ken Armstrong, Chair of the original Celebration 2000 Committee
Janine Simard-Rose, original project coordinator of the Millennium Time Capsule
Adam Hopkins, President of the Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre
Marisa Kaczmarczyk, Interim Executive Director of the New Canadians Centre
Sam Banton, local poet and spoken word artist, who performed a poem titled "Trains on a Traintrack,” commissioned for the event to reflect on Peterborough’s past, present, and imagined future. Her piece is sealed within the new 175th Anniversary Time Capsule.
