An Adventure With The Kawartha Wilds Tracking Club

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Craig Brant from Kawartha Wilds Tracking Club showed us how to identify tracks in the snow. 

Kawartha Wilds Tracking Club and 14 other people met at the Environment Centre recently to explore the nearby trails. The beauty of the adventure was taking the time to slow down and take a closer look at just how many animals had walked through the freshly fallen snow. By looking at the distance between tracks and the width of the indentation, we were able to identify the tracks of songbirds, mice, deer, grouse, fox and an ermine. Kawartha Wilds Tracking Club goes out once a month to identify tracks and record what biodiversity exists around us.

[Words and picture by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Here Are The Just-Released Local RIDE Statistics For 2010 (And Compared to 2009)

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From a Traffic Media release from Peterborough Lakefield Police today...

The RIDE statistics are in for 2010:

Total vehicles checked - 18,770
Roadside tests - 37
Tests passed - 26
Warns registered - 8
Fails registered - 3
Drivers licences suspended - 19
Impaired/over 80 charges - 9
HTA charges - 58
Other criminal code charges - 5

Total impaired and over 80 charges for 2010 were 80.

This compares to 2009 as follows:

Total vehicles checked - 14,259
Roadside tests - 30
Tests passed - 18
Warns registered - 6
Fails registered - 1
Drivers licences suspended - 8
Impaired/over 80 charges - 2
HTA charges - 24
Other criminal Code charges - 1

Total impaired and over 80 charges for 2009 were 61.

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Stuff To Do In The Patch This Weekend (Including Watching A Polar Plunge!)

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Saturday:

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra presents Latin Heat featuring Marion Newman - Showplace Performance Centre - 8 p.m.

Africville Productions presents Celebrating Difference - The Venue - 8 p.m., Tickets $25 at the door

Sunday:

Kawartha Wilds Tracking Club - 9 a.m., meet at the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre. An opportunity to track and trail local wildlife (map) - FREE 

Family Sundays at Art Gallery of Peterborough - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., FREE

31st Annual Polar Plunge (see graphic at right), Rotary Park, Ennismore - 2 p.m.


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Peterborough Police Advising Motorists To Stay Off The Roads If Possible

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From Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police Service...

Winter Road Conditions:
With the present weather and road conditions, motorists are asked to stay off the roads. If you have to travel, please adjust your driving to the weather conditions. Drive with the utmost care and caution, lower your speeds, drive defensively and always be prepared for the unexpected.

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The Wheels On The Bus Will Continue To Go Round And Round, All Through The Town!

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After Peterborough citizens stood up to the proposed transit cuts in an amazing show of force—exhibit A, exhibit B—city council last night reversed their decision to cut Peterborough transit, realizing, yes, it is an essential service.

"People were mobilized and they participated in democracy and they lit a fire under us…. I think that's fantastic," Coun. Dean Pappas told the Examiner. "It restores the service and that's the message that was clearly heard by all of us over the past two weeks."

[Peterborough Transit spared from service cuts after public outcry; Facebook Page Launched To Raise Awareness About Proposed Cuts To Peterborough Public Transit; Video: Amazing Turnout At City Hall To Oppose Transit Cuts]

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The Wolf's TJ Connors Does Fastest Lap Ever Around Memorial Centre Ice

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From the skills competition portion of yesterday's United Way Hockey Challenge in Peterborough, which raised $165,000. Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo and Peter MacKay, Canada's Minister of National Defence, were among the celebrities participating in the charity game.

[YouTube via TJConnorsBlog]

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Aloha Peterborough, Are You Ready For The LomiLomi Hawaiian Healing Touch?

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Are you sure you're ready? OK, here we go... a video from a Uhane LomiLomi Hawaiian healing touch practitioner from Peterborough. Educational and (unintentionally?) funny/entertaining.

[YouTube]

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Missing Peterborough Boy: Shaquille Pecco

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[**UPDATE: Missing person Shaquille Pecco has been located. He was staying at a friend's residence and is fine.]

From Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service release...

Missing Person

Shaquille PECCO
14yrs
6', 170lbs, Medium Build, Short Black Hair with tight 2 inch Braids, Brown Eyes, Good Teeth wearing black jeans, black hoodie and carrying a black backpack.

PECCO left his Dublin Street residence on the 24th day of January 2011 at 1515hrs. He as not been seen since. He did indicate that he had lots of friends and places to stay, however there has been no luck in locating PECCO.

PECCO takes four types of medication which he left at his residence. Police and family do have concerns for PECCO's well being as he is not taking his medications. Any information please contact the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service at 705-876-1122.


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3rd Annual Hockey Day In Peterborough Is This Saturday

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 This Saturday marks the 3rd year for Hockey Day in Peterborough. Be sure to be at our historic Liftlock by gametime at 12:30 p.m., or watch live coverage of all the games on TVCOGECO.

For additional info, you can also check out the Hockey Day in Peterborough Facebook page.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Video: Amazing Turnout At City Hall Last Night To Oppose Transit Cuts

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Many people are pissed about the proposed transit cuts in the Patch. And they showed it loud and clear during a city council meeting last night in a great show of democracy in action.

The next meeting on the proposed cuts is tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Evinrude Centre, a bigger venue to fit everyone in.

[CHEX TV]

[Related: Facebook Page Launched To Raise Awareness About Proposed Cuts To Peterborough Public Transit]

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