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Peterborough Man Charged With Assault After Dispute Over Babysitting Dog & Birthday Cake On Day Before Christmas
/We can't make this stuff up—see below from Wednesday's Peterborough police release (which also includes a Break and Enter where the suspect didn't flush the toilet)...
"On December 24, 2016 the accused in this matter was looking after a neighbour’s dog. When the neighbour returned to get their dog a dispute arose over the length of time the dog had to be watched. The accused followed the neighbour home and demanded they turn over a birthday cake that was being stored there. The accused then assaulted the neighbour in their home.
Dwayne Ireland 46, of Hunter Street, Peterborough is charged with Assault. The accused is to appear in court on January 19, 2017."
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Christmas Trees Available At Oake Family Farm
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Great Christmas trees are going for sale starting this weekend (November 26th) at the Oake Family Farm in Peterborough.
There are U-cut Blue Spruce trees for sale for $35, and pre-cut trees (Balsam and Fraser Fir) for $50.
The hours the farm is open are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sunday, and it's open on weekends right through until Christmas.
Oake Family farm is located at 2474 Sherbrooke Street West, just west of Buffalo farm on north side of Sherbrooke.
So bring the family and have a Merry Ol' time. This will be way easier than the Griswold way...
Peterborough Huskies Coach, Families & Team Members In Shock After Charges Laid Against Co-Founders
/Team members of the Peterborough Huskies—a special needs hockey team that has captured the heart of the city and beyond—are in shock and reeling after the news that its co-founders Dave Tuck and Catherine Tuck have been charged with fraud over $5,000 following an investigation into the misuse of funds from this local non-profit organization.
"Earlier in 2016, the Peterborough Police Service’s Fraud Unit began an investigation involving the co-accused fraudulently obtaining and using funds for personal use that had been donated to a Peterborough based non-profit organization," according to a police media release. "The total fraud is in excess of $5,000." The co-accused were held in custody and are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday (November 3rd).
Longtime Peterborough Huskies Head Coach Chris (J-Boy) Williams tells PTBOCanada he and the team are in complete shock, and trying to pick up the pieces after this devastating news.
"What a kick in the teeth," Coach Williams says. "I am trying to figure out what the next move is and how to keep the team on the ice. We have a lot of understandably upset parents and players right now."
Peterborough Huskies coach Chris J-Boy Williams with one of players
Williams tells PTBOCanada he is trying to figure out a way to save the team, which has changed the lives of so many special needs kids in the community:
"I think we will most definitely need to do something to keep this going," he says. "I am going to try and find out if we have any money left, how much ice time is paid for, etc. I'm going to say no money and no ice time which is so sad for the players. I've received messages from players that can't comprehend what's going on."
The Peterborough Huskies were set to host a Special Needs International Hockey tournament next year in Peterborough which would bring dozens of teams and thousands of families to the city, and that, too, is now very much in jeopardy, Coach Williams tells PTBOCanada.
"I'm really concerned about whether that tournament can happen now," he says, adding, "I've reached out to the VP of Special Needs International for advice."
For now, Coach Williams is hoping someone in the community will step up with money to help the players, volunteers and families save the team. This is about the kids and their needs and always has been for Coach Williams.
Right now, he and the team are at a loss for words.
Email Coach Williams here if you think you can help.
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Head Of The Trent Regatta Is Largest Single Day Event Of Its Kind In North America
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All The Deets On Trent U's 46th Annual Homecoming
Read MoreHere Is The Full Statement From Maryam Monsef Regarding Globe & Mail Article
/On Thursday (September 22nd), the Globe and Mail published this front page story on Maryam Monsef called "Heralded as Canada's first Afghan-born MP, Maryam Monsef shocked to discover truth of roots". Below is her full statement regarding the article...
Photograph of Maryam with her family. The photograph was taken at her swearing-in ceremony as the Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha, which occurred at the House of Commons on November 24, 2016. Clockwise starting on the left: the family are Mehrangiz Monsef, Mina Monsef, Mehdi Taheri (Mina’s husband), Soriya Basir-Monsef, Maryam Monsef, Leila Taheri (Mina & Mehdi’s daughter).
“Today, The Globe and Mail published an article outlining that I was in fact born in Mashhad, Iran and not in Herat, Afghanistan – as I was led to believe for my whole life.
Because I know my story has resonated with many Canadians, I wanted to take the time today to clear any misconceptions this may have unintentionally caused.
In recent days, my mother told me for the first time that my sisters and I were in fact born in Mashhad, Iran, approximately 200 kilometers from the Afghan border.
Following my parents’ wedding in Herat, the local security situation became untenable. The town was severely damaged by war and thousands were killed. No longer safe in their home town, my parents decided not to take risks and went to Mashhad, Iran, where they could be safe – with the hope of soon returning to the place their families called home for generations. While we were technically safe in Iran, we did not hold any status there and like the thousands of other Afghan refugees, we were not afforded all of the same rights and privileges given to Iranian citizens. After my father’s death, we travelled back and forth between Afghanistan and Iran when the security situation permitted it.
My sisters and I asked my mother why she never told us we were born in Iran. She told us she did not think it mattered. We were Afghan citizens, as we were born to Afghan parents, and under Iranian law, we would not be considered Iranian citizens despite being born in that country.
Some survivors believe healing comes from telling their story; others cannot fathom revisiting the past. My mother never talked about the unspeakable pain that conflict and terror inflicted on her. This week my sisters and I asked her to re-live that pain.
Conflict has robbed me of a father and it has scarred my family and I for life. We thankfully found a welcoming home in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, where we began the challenging and difficult process of resettlement.
Coming to Canada as a refugee - twenty years strong - and now a member of Cabinet in the 42nd Parliament – I feel a tremendous deal of responsibility in upholding all that this great country has allowed me to become. This includes accountability to the public and transparency.
Canada has played an important role in allowing me to become who I am today. It’s the only place I’ve ever truly felt I belonged, and I couldn’t be more proud to be Canadian.”
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Message of Hope: Peterborough Pride Week 2016 Theme Is Love Wins
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This year's Pride Week takes place September 16th to 25th
Read MoreTrent's Wenjack Theatre Is Named After Chanie Wenjack Who Inspired Gord Downie's New Solo Project
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In 1973, Trent University named Wenjack Theatre After Chanie
Read MoreRiverview Park & Zoo Train To Close Early This Season
/The Riverview Park and Zoo has announced that their miniature train ride will be closing for the season following Labour Day weekend this year.
Although the train normally operates on fall weekends right up until Thanksgiving, the ride is closing early this year to allow rehabilitation of the rail bed and tracks in some areas.
The zoo says this rehabilitation work is likely to carry on well into the fall.
To view photos of the original train construction back in the day, click here.
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Peterborough Chamber One Of Three Finalists in National Competition
/The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has announced the three finalists for the 2016 Canadian Chamber Competition, and Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is among the three along with Burnaby Board of Trade and Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
This is a great honour for the Chamber team and Peterborough to be a finalist in such a noteworthy competition.
Peterborough Chamber team
Each year, members of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce gather for their Annual General Meeting, and the 2016 meeting is taking place September 16th to 19th in Regina, Saskatchewan.
As part of the AGM, the Canadian Chamber holds a competition based on a relevant theme. This year, the theme is “Membership in the Age of Google, How Our Chamber is Reinventing ourselves”. The aim of the competition is to profile chambers of commerce that are innovative in their approach, particularly as it pertains to the theme—and the Peterborough Chamber is one of the finalists.
The Peterborough Chamber submission focussed on the rebranding of the chamber under the “Strengthening Business” banner, as both a slogan and a way of doing business.
Chamber policy analyst Sandra Dueck speaking at OCC AGM 2016 in Oakville
