Hunter Street East Closure Due to Construction Extended to Jan. 29
/Hunter Street East’s closure between Mark Street and Rogers Street is extended from Jan 26 to the 29th to install water and sanitary connections.
Photo by Keegan Beekers.
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Hunter Street East Closure For Construction of Water and Sanitary Connections Running From Jan. 15 to 26
/Hunter Street East between Mark Street and Rogers Street will be closed to through traffic from Jan.15 to 26 to install water and sanitary connections.
Photo by Keegan Beekers.
Access to businesses and residences in the closure area will be maintained while work is completed.
Detour routes will be posted for traffic. Eastbound and westbound traffic will be detoured along Burnham Street, Maria Street and Rogers Street.
The north sidewalk on Hunter Street East and the Rotary Greenway Trail will remain open during construction.
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Infrastructure Project on Armour Road Between Hunter and Clifton Street
/Armour Road between Clifton Street and Hunter Street will be closed to through traffic, with access maintained for local traffic, during a major infrastructure project that will include replacing storm sewers, sanitary sewers and the water main as well as road reconstruction.
file photo.
Local traffic with a destination within the road closure will be permitted, however travellers may experience delays within the construction limits.
The project, awarded to Green Infrastructure Partners Inc., is tentatively scheduled to begin on July 17. The majority of the work is scheduled to be completed by late fall of 2023. Any carryover work that remains will be completed between May and July 2024.
The project includes removal of existing infrastructure, excavation and grading, installation of new storm sewers and sanitary sewers, watermain, concrete curb and gutter, road base and asphalt, streetlights, sidewalk, tree planting, pavement markings and regulatory signage.
Detour routes:
Vehicle detours
Southbound traffic will turn west at Parkhill Road East, south on George Street and east on Hunter Street to Armour Road.
Northbound Traffic will travel west on Hunter Street, north on Water Street and east on Parkhill Road to Armour Road.
Pedestrian detours
Pedestrians travelling north and south will take Rogers Street between Hunter Street and Hazlitt Street.
Transit detours
Peterborough Transit Route 7 will be rerouted northbound, continuing straight on Rogers Street, turning right on Dufferin Street and left on Armour Road, returning to the regular route.
Northbound stops on Armour Road at Douro Street, Macfarlane Street and Euclid Avenue will not be served by Route 7 Lansdowne during this construction.
The following temporary bus stops will be added:
Northbound on Rogers Street at Oxford Street
Dufferin Street at Armour Road
Related information can be found by visiting the Road Construction Map posted on the City’s website.
Public Art Project Renaissance On Hunter 2023 Is Underway
/The 2023 Renaissance on Hunter public art projects are underway, with the installation of a series of road murals and poetry gardens on Hunter Street between George and Aylmer.
photo courtesy of the city of peterborough
Now in its third year, Renaissance on Hunter is a public art initiative that is coordinated through the City of Peterborough public art program with support from the Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) and GreenUP.
The Poetry Gardens Project
Designed and installed by GreenUP, the gardens were planted in late May, with prairie grasses and native flowering plants. The meandering wildflower meadow will serve as a backdrop for a rotation of poetry from June to September. This month the gardens feature works by the 2023 Poet Laureate, Ziysah von Bieberstein, and Peterborough’s first Poet Laureate, Sarah Lewis. The names of the nine poets whose work will be featured over the summer will be announced at the end of the month.
The Road Mural Project
The 2023 road murals are being installed through a mentorship program. Ten artists were selected to be mentored under the artists who created the 2022 road murals. The teams will work together to refresh the 2022 murals and incorporate elements designed by the mentees. Road murals are expected to be completed by the end of June, weather permitting.
Artist teams by site
Site 1: Odoonabii II by mentor Aaron Robitaille, with mentees Kelly King, Em Farquhar Barrie, and Holly Edwards.
Site 2: Glacial Formation II by mentor Josh Morley, with mentees Sarah St. Pierre and Bethany Davis.
Site 3: Flight of the Pollinators II by mentor Brooklin Holbrough, with mentees Justine- Marie Williams and Deanna Henry.
Site 4: Nothing Out of Reach II by mentor Nuin-Tara Morin, with mentees Aryan Bhagat and Cassandra Shaw.
City of Peterborough Calling Poets For Renaissance on Hunter Poetry Gardens Project
/The City of Peterborough’s Public Art Program is inviting local poets to submit expressions of interest to the Renaissance on Hunter Poetry Gardens Project announced on Thursday.
Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.
The Renaissance on Hunter public art projects have decorated Hunter Street for the past two years. The planters delineating lane closures in the café district have been transformed into a series of whimsical themed gardens created by artists.
“I’m excited about the vibrancy that the City’s Public Art projects bring to Peterborough – especially to downtown,” said Councillor Joy Lachica. "I encourage local poets to check out this unique opportunity to have your work featured in the Renaissance on Hunter Project and contribute to a thriving downtown.”
The vision for Renaissance on Hunter gardens this year is a meandering wildflower meadow that will serve as a backdrop for a rotation of poetry from June to September according to the City of Peterborough. The project is a partnership with GreenUp, which will design and install the gardens and Peterborough’s Poet Laureate, Ziysah von Bieberstein, who will provide curatorial oversight and support.
This is a two-stage call with the second stage having a short-list of candidates who will be paid an honorarium to develop their proposals. Four to six poets will be commissioned to compose three poems over the course of the summer.
The call for expressions of interest for the project and more information about the project parameters with tips about the application process are on the City’s Public Art webpage at peterborough.ca/publicart. Applications are accepted from residents in Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation, and Curve Lake First Nation are welcome.
The application deadline is May 17 at 4 p.m. All applications must be submitted online.
“From the outset the Renaissance on Hunter projects have encouraged partnerships and collaborations to create more opportunities for artists, and to present projects that reflect a cross-pollination of ideas,” said Wendy Trusler, City of Peterborough public art facilitator. “We are excited to extend an invitation exclusively to poets for this year’s garden project. Incorporating works by text-based artists, poets and writers into public art programming is important for the arts sector and for our community.”
The Renaissance on Hunter public art projects are administered and funded through the City of Peterborough Public Art Program and presented in partnership with the Downtown Business Improvement Area and GreenUP.
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New City Public Art Program to Mentor 10 Local Artists For Large-Scale Project
/The City of Peterborough Public Art Program is inviting 10 local artists to be in a paid mentorship, working on road murals throughout downtown Peterborough.
File Photo.
The Road Mural Mentorship Program has seen the past two decades work on the Renaissance on Hunter public art project which is entering its third year. It transforms the café district on Hunter Street into a series of road murals and artist gardens.
The purpose of both public art projects is to transform Hunter Street into a welcoming and engaging pedestrian space during the warm weather season.
“The goal of the Road Mural Mentorship Program is to create opportunities for artists interested in expanding their practices into the public art realm,” says Wendy Trusler, City of Peterborough public art facilitator. “I’m excited to see the mentorship program build capacity within the local arts community for future projects like the Renaissance on Hunter.”
The program is seeking applications from emerging and mid-career professional artists who are in Peterborough, the County, Hiawatha First Nation, and Curve Lake First Nation with the deadline on May 1, at 4 p.m. All applications must be submitted online.
The Renaissance on Hunter public art projects are administered and funded through the City of Peterborough Public Art Program and in partnership with the Downtown Business Improvement Area and GreenUP.
For more information and to apply, visit peterborough.ca/publicart.
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Renaissance On Hunter Art Project Returns And Is Calling For Artists
/The City of Peterborough Public Art Program is inviting artists to submit proposals for two Renaissance on Hunter projects.
MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ AUTORINO AND CASSANDRA LEE work ON THEIR HUNTER STREET MURAL in 2021. Photo courtesy of PTBO DBIA.
Now in its second year, Renaissance on Hunter is comprised of two distinct but related public art projects that align with the temporary downtown built environment changes.
The temporary downtown changes will reduce Hunter Street between George Street and Aylmer Street to one-lane, one-way westbound traffic to expand pedestrian space and patio areas. A combination of portable planters and barricades will be installed in four areas along the streetscape to demark the pedestrian spaces and provide physical separation from the traffic lanes.
“The Renaissance on Hunter projects demonstrate how Public Art can support the health and wellbeing in our community and expand our ideas of what Public Art can be. We look forward to seeing the road murals and artist gardens that will be created by the the artists that are selected this year,” said Keith Riel, Chair of the City’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee.
The purpose of both public art projects is to transform the Hunter Street corridor into a welcoming and engaging pedestrian space during the warm weather season:
The Artists’ Garden Project seeks proposals for themed garden designs and art interventions for the planters along the Hunter Street café district.
The Road Mural Project seeks proposals for mural designs that will animate the temporary pedestrian areas.
The call for proposals for the Artists’ Garden and Road Mural Projects 2022, including more information about the project parameters and tips to assist with the application process are on the City’s Public Art webpage at peterborough.ca/publicart.
The deadline to submit proposals for both projects is May 26 at 4 p.m. All proposals must be submitted online. The expected completion of the projects is late June.
The Renaissance on Hunter public art projects are being administered and funded through the City of Peterborough’s Public Art Program and will be presented in partnership with the Downtown Business Improvement Area and GreenUP.
Jethro's Bar + Stage Will Be A Gathering Place For Local Musicians
/Jethro’s Bar + Stage, owned by Kayla Howran, will open in the location of the former Sapphire Room, on Friday.
The mural at Jethro’s was painted by local artist Tim Wales. Photo by Luke Best.
Jethro’s was born in hopes to provide a small venue for artists to showcase their talents, in a cozy space with a small crowd.
As a musician herself, Howran notes how many great, larger venues are in Peterborough like The Red Dog, Market Hall and The Gordon Best theatre, though she thinks there is still room for a more intimate space.
“I feel like Peterborough has lost a lot of it’s smaller venues over the years. Some maybe due to COVID, some maybe not,” she said. “Whatever the reason I feel like we’ve lost those great, small stages.”
Howran owns Huck’s Lakeside Bar + Restaurant in Buckhorn, a seasonal restaurant, and hopes that Jethro’s will keep her busy the rest of the year.
Melissa Payne, local musician, will be the first to officially take stage at Jethro’s on their opening night, Friday. Payne is set to begin playing at 9 and Howran says she will stop whenever they see fit.
“If the crowd wants to hear more, if they’re enjoying themselves, we’ll keep going.”
The bar will be closed Monday and open the rest of the week, with an anticipated opening time of 4 p.m. daily.
Howran hopes to be able to provide matinees for parents and families to be able to enjoy, as well as late night performances.
“I think that’s important, my husband and I have two kids and there’s very few places to take them,” she said. “I can’t think of anything nicer than a Sunday afternoon going out for lunch and listening to some good local music.”
Jethro’s is inspired by the natural world, with plenty of natural wood interior, plants and a mural by artist Tim Wales.
While Howran knew hwat she wanted her new bar to look like, she also knew she wanted to preserve a bit of the iconic Sapphire Room that lived in that space for 24 years prior.
The legs of the refurbished bar stools are original from the Sapphire Room, and they’ve left a bit of the iconic blue on the exterior of the building.
“At times it felt painful, we didn’t want to cover up the old bar, but at the same time this is new,” she said. “It’s been interesting and exciting to see the transformation from one place to the other, but also nerve-wracking in that I hope I do the space justice. It is hard to cover up what once was for so long and what people loved for so long.”
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Beautiful Message On Hunter Street To Refugees
/Syria is in complete crisis, with more than four million Syrian refugees registered with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
This banner below that was hanging beside the Only Café on Hunter Street in Peterborough sends a powerful message that refugees from Syria—and elsewhere in need around the world—are welcome here.
Picture via Ben Rough on Facebook
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