Registration For City of Peterborough Summer Day Camps Opens February 2
/Registration for summer day camp programs with the City of Peterborough opens Feb. 2 at 9 a.m.
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Score For The Zoo Hockey Tournament Raises Funds For Accessible Playground Project At Riverview Park and Zoo
/The Score for the Zoo hockey tournament has raised $8,000 for the Rotary Club of Peterborough’s Accessible Playground project at Riverview Park and Zoo.
The Riverview Park and Zoo, in partnership with The Rotary Club of Peterborough, has committed to raising $1.5 million to bring their vision of a fully accessible playground at the zoo to life. The Rotary Club has pledged to match every donation made to the project, up to $125,000.
More details can be found online.
@ptbo_canada Score For The Zoo hockey tournament raises funds for the Rotary Club of Peterborough’s Accessible Playground Project at Riverview Park and Zoo! 🛝🥅 #ptbocanada #accessibility ♬ Reflections on 52nd - AGM3
New Animal Showcased at Riverview Park and Zoo's 'Wild Winter' This Saturday
/The Riverview Park and Zoo is celebrating the holiday season with its ‘Wild Winter' event which starts at 11 a.m. this Saturday.
Photo courtesy of the Riverview Park & Zoo
Meet the Keeper sessions will be held throughout the day to introduce a new animal into the zoo. They also plan to make an announcement at the otter exhibit.
Riverview is accepting donations of children’s toys for the Children’s Foundation and non-perishable food items for Kawartha Food Share.
The gift shop will offer hot chocolate (by donation). It also offers holiday shopping and animal adoptions.
The schedule is as follows:
11 a.m. – Meet the Keeper – Caribou
1:30 p.m. – Otter Enrichment & Announcement
2:30 p.m. – Alpaca walk
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Riverview Park and Zoo Reopened After Being Temporarily Closed From Fire
/UPDATE: 11:02 a.m. 08/05/23
Riverview Park and Zoo announced that it has reopened after being temporarily closed by a fire according to a Monday morning tweet.
IN CAPTIVITY, RIVER OTTERS HAVE A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF ABOUT 25 YEARS. PHOTO COURTESY OF Riverview Park and Zoo.
No animals or staff were harmed from the fire according to a tweet just before 11 a.m. Monday.
The Park and Zoo is now open. Due to a fire at the zoo was temporarily closed this morning. Emergency response plans were successful and all animals and staff are safe. Thanks for your patience and understanding while we care for our team. Please check our website for updates.
— Riverview Park & Zoo (@RiverviewZoo) May 8, 2023
The zoo stated in a Tweet that they were closed just before 9:30 a.m. Monday morning. “We are closed until further notice. please keep an eye on social media for updates. Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
The closure affected the gated zoo area however the playground remained open, according to the zoo’s comment on their Facebook post.
Since 1933, Riverview Park and Zoo is Canada’s only free-admission accredited zoo with nearly a quarter of a million annual visitors. It features a disc golf course, a park, a miniature train, splash pads and live music alongside its animal exhibits.
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Peterborough Zoo Constructing Sloped Wheelchair-Accessible Walkway Beginning Monday
/The Riverview Park and Zoo are beginning construction on a sloped wheelchair-accessible walkway connecting the north parking lot to the playground with work scheduled to begin on Monday.
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The zoo estimates its completion on May 12 according to a press release.
Access to existing accessible parking spaces is maintained at all times but alternate spaces and detours will be provided during this time. Access to the Electric Charging Stations are not affected but the public will be notified if this changes.
Funding for the project has been supported by Enabling Accessibility Fund, Employment and Social Development Canada.
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Riverview Park And Zoo Releases Second Jigsaw Puzzle Fundraiser For New Locomotive Next Season
/The Riverview Park and Zoo have released a puzzle of their miniature train ride puzzle for a second consecutive year, fundraising a replacement locomotive and its passenger coaches for next year announced Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of the Riverview Park & Zoo.
The 308-piece, 11 x 17-inch puzzle of the current 1860 locomotive replica is a limited-edition gift for $20. They are available at the Riverview gift shop beginning on Thanksgiving weekend (the gift shop closes for the season after Oct. 10) or at certain local retailers while quantities last.
“We felt that including the F86 Sabre Jet Plane, flown in the Korean War, would introduce a whole new point of interest for our community,” says Shauna Moodie, Zoo advisory chair.
The zoo’s miniature train ride was established in 1974 and has provided regular income that sustains the operations and helps to make necessary capital improvements to exhibits and the park. The ride is just over two kilometres long and is $2 to ride or free for children under two.
There are six bench dedications left on the new train available for sponsorship, used to recognize anyone or your company’s contribution to the Park and Zoo or dedicate it in honour of a special project or a loved one. Dedications are $2,500 each.
Riverview Park and Zoo’s goal is to raise $300,000 with $225,000 already raised.
Since 1933, Riverview Park and Zoo is Canada’s only free-admission accredited zoo with nearly a quarter of a million annual visitors.
They received the fighter jet monument in 1971 and display it to honour the people from Peterborough who fought for Canada.
Donate to the train campaign: https://forms.riverviewparkandzoo.ca/Donations.
Riverview Park and Zoo Announce Concert Remaining Lineup For Gazebo Concerts
/Animals and people are rocking Riverview Park & Zoo’s gazebo concerts as they announced the rest of their lineup of five shows announced on Tuesday.
The Donny Woods Band from the Sunday concert at the Gazebo. Photo courtesy of the Riverview Park & Zoo.
The free shows are run on select Sundays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The following is the lineup of the zoo’s concert series:
July 24 - Knightshift
July 31 - Wylie Harold & Radio Flyer
Aug. 7 - The Fade Kings
Aug. 21 - Peterborough Concert Band
Sept. 4 - Electric Swing City
Classic rock and country performances from Steve Waters and Cartwright Boundary respectively were one of the early concerts that happened on May 21.
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Rotary Club Of Peterborough Kawartha Commits $25,000 To A New Passenger Coach On Miniature Train At Riverview Park And Zoo
/The Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha has committed $25,000 of support to sponsor a passenger coach of the new miniature train at Riverview Park and Zoo.
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The passenger coach is one of three available for sponsorship as part of the Park and Zoo’s project to replace the existing locomotive and coaches.
The miniature train ride was first established in 1974 with the support of James Hamilton. After nearly 50 years and many kilometers of service, the existing locomotive and coaches now need to be replaced.
“This generous offer of support by the Peterborough Kawartha Rotary Club is just one more example of a long tradition of the club’s support of our community at large, and the Park and Zoo in particular,” said Jim Moloney, Manager Curator Riverview Park and Zoo. “Their commitment is a big step in putting us on track to meeting our fundraising goal of $300,000.”
"We are excited to once again work with Riverview Park and Zoo. We have committed $25,000 for the purchase of the new miniature train which has always been a major attraction for visitors at the zoo, Community partnerships are very important to our club as shown in our past contributions,” Carl Brown, Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha President. “In the past, Kawartha Rotary has financed park benches and in 2019 provided $30,000 for the purchase and installation of an Outdoor Musical Playground. We know that the new train will provide countless joy to the community.”
Riverview Park And Zoo Otter Twins Boldt And Lawrence Turn Four
/Twin otters Boldt and Lawrence at Riverview Park and Zoo turn four on Tuesday.
In captivity River otters have a life expectancy of about 25 years. Photo courtesy of RPZ.
