January 11, 2011

PCVS Start Website And Facebook Page To Bring Attention To Its Possible Closure

January 11, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

With the recent news that one of Adam Scott, Kenner, TASSS and PCVS will likely be closing due to plummeting enrollment at those schools, it should come as no surprise that the schools would try to build awareness—and drum up support—for why their school should remain open.

PCVS has recently launched both a Facebook page and website, Peterborough Needs PCVS, to educate the public about what's happening, and what they can do to get involved.

This will most certainly be a controversial, heated process determining the fate of one of our schools—and one of the biggest stories in Peterborough this year—so it will be interesting to see how this plays out. The school board has a series of community meetings starting next month that are sure to be packed.

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January 10, 2011

Reggie's HotGrill To Appear On New Food Network Show "You Gotta Eat Here!"

January 10, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

Yes, it's true. Reggie's HotGrill will be appearing on a new TV show slated to air later this year on Food Network Canada called You Gotta Eat Here!. Filming took place today at Reggie's, where PtboCanada's Julie Morris snapped the below shots.

[Reggie's HotGrill]

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January 10, 2011

Breaking News: Dude Enters Hurricane Simulator At Peterborough Square

January 10, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

[Pic by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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January 07, 2011

Learn All About Habitat for Humanity Peterborough At Upcoming Sessions

January 07, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

Our local branch of Habitat for Humanity will be holding information sessions over the next few months as a way to promote community involvement and answer any questions you may have on how and what you can do to volunteer with the organization.

There are many volunteer positions that are available for those who wish to play an active role with the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Last fall, Habitat completed three more homes in Peterborough.

You can also follow Habitat for Humanity Peterborough on Twitter @habitatpd.

[Habitat for Humanity Peterborough]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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January 05, 2011

Woman Drives Vehicle Through The Door Of A Tim Hortons In The Patch (And Then Orders Coffee)

January 05, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

So we ordered a coffee in the Tim Hortons this morning on Lansdowne (the one in front of Sobeys near the Parkway), and asked one of the servers, What's up with the door being boarded up? (see pic at left).

She explained that yesterday morning during her shift, an older woman basically drove her car right into the store, then got out of the vehicle, came in the store (well, she was already in), ordered coffee, and sat down. The server said she (and the staff) had never seen anything quite like that before.

Obviously police were on scene shortly thereafter.

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January 05, 2011

EXCLUSIVE! 10-Digit Dialing Is Now Live In the Peterpatch (Which Means You Can't Just Dial 867-5309)

January 05, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

Just kidding on the "exclusive". But yes, 10-digit dialing is here now (give it a try), and by March 12, 2011, will be mandatory for all calls from the 705 area code (911 excluded). And a new area code 249 will be added in as well because we're out of 705's.

What does all this mean? Well, it will take longer to call Jenny. And an extra one or two seconds of your life to make the call. But hey, you'll be getting more exercise punching those numbers in.

For more info, click here and here.

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December 31, 2010

Happy New Year! (Almost)

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Back to more regular posting next week! All the best in 2011!! Click here to see some of the stories we covered in 2010, and click here for a Video Year in Review.

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December 24, 2010

Video: Gift of Christmas At Historic Red Dog For Kawartha Food Share

December 24, 2010/ PTBOCANADA

[chextvDOTcom; Facebook photos]

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December 23, 2010

Some of the Stuff PtboCanada Has Covered This Year

December 23, 2010/ PTBOCANADA

So we started this blog all about Peterborough in May. And it's been fun. Really fun. Peterborough, you rock. In one long run-on sentence, here's some of the stuff we've covered since we launched about 8 months ago:

We've covered the life of a Peterborough ER doctor, Jake's closure, The International Dragon Boat Festival, Reggie's HotGrill, a smoking dude on a bike during the gas leak, Have You Seen Video..., a rock star of posters, a guy who draws, a mural man, the Christmas Parade, the Canada Day Parade, the Arkells at the Red Dog, happy people, people lying down, an anti-bullying event, a breakfast program, a zombie crawl, a yarn shop, a snow sculpture, an email that was the talk of the mayoral race, the YWCA shelter, a cheesy store, a book store, a person who misses Peterborough, the CIBC Run for the Cure, a dude who called on a wrestler in the Memorial Centre parking lot, awesome bands, the Peterborough Folk Festival, Focus Fair, 3 Loonie event, the Old Stone Symphony, Dean Del Mastro yearbook pics, Jay Scotland and Lois Tuffin taking a dip, beaches, bars & restaurants, Peterborough Square in 1987, Sarah Harmer at the Gordon Best, Twitterborough, and a BIG garage sale.

Thanks to all our contributors and readers, and all those who have been tipping us and following us on Twitter. Please continue to spread the word about PtboCanada.

[Related: Video: Peterborough Year in Review]

December 21, 2010

VIDEO: Peterborough Year in Review

December 21, 2010/ PTBOCANADA

2010 has been quite the eventful year in the Patch. Here's a sampling—in video—of some of the stuff that went down here this year. In no particular order (by date or ranking), here it goes:

The gas leak...