Red Pashmina Campaign To Empower Women Debuts At Peterborough Santa Claus Parade

Red Pashmina Campaign, a grassroots organization determined to empower women locally and around the world, is set to debut their initiative this Saturday (December 4th) at the Santa Claus Parade in Peterborough. The campaign is raising funds for a maternity clinic in Afghanistan—a country with the second highest infant mortality rate in the world—through the sale of red pashminas.

But in tandem with this effort, the campaign is asking Peterborough residents to nominate women in their own community who are making an impact. Residents can nominate women of their choice by purchasing a red pashmina. Red Pashmina Campaign volunteers will be handing out nomination forms on Saturday afternoon, and following the parade, pashminas will be available to purchase ($15 for one or two for $25). They will also be available for sale at a variety of locations around the Patch in the next few weeks.

For more info, call 705.559.9977 or email redpashminacampaign@gmail.com.

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Pictured: The front side of the postcard that will be handed out at the parade

Peterborough Coach Pulls His Team Off Ice After Racial Slur Made Against His Player

[UPDATED] And get this—Greg Walsh, the brave coach who stood up for his player who was the victim of the racial slur in the November 15th game, is indefinitely suspended after having his minor league hockey team walk off the ice in a unified protest. It seems under Hockey Canada rules, a forfeit (a "refusing to start play") means an automatic indefinite suspension for the coach, who could be barred from coaching for up to a year.

The player who made the racial slur? Well he got a three-game suspension and was told to write a letter of apology. The letter of apology still has not been delivered, and the offending player is back on the ice.

How ridiculous is this situation? The coach's suspension should have been overturned immediately by the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA), which is now investigating the matter. And the league—all leagues—should have a zero-tolerance policy against racism.

Have a look for yourself. Watch the segment below from CHEX Newswatch:

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Peterborough's Tim Dalliday Needs A Liver Transplant

Tim Dalliday—older brother of Pete Dalliday—has been on the waiting list for a liver transplant for a year, CHEX Newswatch reports, and another potential donor fell through recently. None of his siblings are eligible donors. Anyone who is healthy and a blood match can donate. Please spread the word.

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Video: Jay Scotland Busted On COPS Peterborough!

Remember, all weathercasters are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Tweet Of The Week (And Month, And Maybe Year) In The Patch Is...

[From our Fire Chief @TrentGervais]

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The Peterborough Festival Of Trees Gets Set Up In One Minute And 59 Seconds...

...thanks to the wonders of time-lapse photography used in this video below. (It actually took four days to set up.) But dig it. And go see the Peterborough Festival of Trees at the Memorial Centre. It's on!

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Peterborough Is Apparently Full Of Shiny Happy People According To New Report

It really is a wonderful life in Peterborough! Yes, we are one of the happiest places in Canada, according to this Centre for the Study of Living Standards report. To be more specific, we are ranked No. 7 in the country. So despite a lot of the findings here about so many people in the Patch desperately needing food and jobs and such, we're still happy!  Well, OK. Money doesn't buy you happiness, right? Maybe it's all that gas, Kruz FM's Mike Melnik suggests.

So why are we so damn happy? Thoughts?

[Centre for the Study of Living Standards]

[Related: Highlights From New Community Assessment Report On Peterborough]

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Good Cause: Donating To "Samaritan's Purse" At Peterborough EMS

The past few years, I have made it a tradition to fill a Samaritan's Purse: Operation Child shoebox. A well thought out trip to the dollar store along with some knitted slippers and my shoebox was quick to overflow this year.

I dropped off my box at the Peterborough EMS Headquarters on Saturday. When I went there to deliver it, I was greeted by a friendly paramedic. As he led the way to where the boxes were being collected, I could not believe my eyes when I saw boxes upon boxes ready to be shipped. What an overwhelming community response to such a wonderful cause.  

I will continue to do this donation every year, as I can only imagine the smiles on the children's faces on the other side of the world on the day those boxes that were packed with such care arrive for them to open.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Video: Dude On Bike Is Asked By Firefighter To Put His Cigarette Out Near Gas Leak

Another video from near the scene. The smoking dude footage starts around 2:18 mark.

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[Related: Video: Here Is What The Gas Leak Looks Like In Peterborough]

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Video: Here is What The Gas Leak Looks Like In Peterborough

Starts at 45-second mark where you can see the actual leak. Wow. And here was one of first shots from near the scene earlier this morning.

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