25 Famous People You Might Not Have Known Were From Peterborough Area
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Here Is Rick Mercer With Hot Diggity Dogs At The Norwood Fair
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Photo via Hot Diggity Dogs Facebook page
Rick Mercer was at the Norwood Fair Sunday (October 12th) filming a segment for his hit CBC show The Rick Mercer Show.
In the clip below our Aaron Elliott filmed, Rick is with Hot Diggity Dogs Flyball Club, a flyball dog team who are really fun to watch! Rick was assigned “Cracker”, a 12-year-old flyball veteran to help him learn the game.
Watch the video below...
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He was also gracious with fans...
Peterborough Man Turns 100 Today
/Tom Goodwin has lived in Peterborough for more than 10 years now his granddaughter Michelle tells us, and is now currently living at Centennial Place nursing home in Millbrook.
He turns 100 this Saturday (October 11th).
Happy birthday Tom! A century old! Amazing.
photo via Tom's granddaughter
Watch Fleming Student Lindsay Barr's Reaction When She Wins $5,000
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So imagine sitting in your school class, and in walks someone with a huge $5,000 cheque for you.
Well that's just what happened to Fleming College student Lindsay Barr, who received a $5,000 surprise in her class last Friday (October 3rd) as part of Fleming's Cash for College Contest.
Barr, a student in the Personal Support Worker program at the Sutherland Campus, was the lucky winner this year. Carrie Truman, Manager of Student Recruitment at Fleming, presented Lindsay with a giant cheque during one of her classes.
The Cash for College contest invites prospective students to enter for a chance to win $5,000. The next winner will be selected in September 2015. If you are coming to Fleming for a full-time program in 2015/16, you can enter here.
Watch Barr's reaction to winning in the video below...
A Peterborough Man Just Won $100,000 Playing Poker Lotto
/Something is in the air in Peterborough. Everyone keeps winning the Lotto lately! In August, John Pirie won $10 million in the Lotto 6/49. This time, it's Michael Jennings, who won $100,000 today after playing Poker Lotto.
[via CHEXTV.com]
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Great Twitter Profile Pictures In Peterborough
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There is nothing like having a fun/introspective Twitter profile picture to reflect who you are, and your sense of adventure and personality. Whether it's a picture or illustration or some combination of above, your profile picture is a true representation of self.
In no particular order, here are some we love below from Peterborough folk. Please send along local ones you love who are bringing it with their profile pictures. Tweet us @Ptbo_Canada or email us.
OK, here we go...
Alana Callan @alanacallan
Matt G @oh_m_g
Steve Kearns @Mr_Kearnsy
Nick Ferrio @ferrioinstereo
Marianne Beacon @MarianneBeacon
Peter Struwing @robotpete
Pet Lost & Found PTBO @LostFoundPTBO
Wes Ryan @wjrguff
Dani Stover @danigray
George St. @georgestptbo
Kate Wells @aintlifeswells
Mike Judson @Mike_Judson
Carrie Copeland @carrie_copeland
Jeffrey Macklin @jacksoncreek
Kemi Akapo @kemi_akapo
Dan O'Toole @fs1otoole
Stuart Harrison @stoosnews
Rick Dolishny @rdolishny
Jay Callaghan @caltek79
65 Year Old Peterborough Woman Rappels Down 17 Story Toronto Building For Easter Seals
/Peterborough woman Pat Moore rappelled down a 17 storey building at CREIT's head office at the intersection of Bloor and Church streets in Easter Seals Drop Zone Toronto—raising $7,200 in the process for Easter Seals kids. The rappel took Moore less than eight minutes from top to bottom. Moore, who recently celebrated her 65th birthday, works at Scotiabank on Hunter St. Huge congrats Pat, you are a real life superhero. Have a look at the pictures below. —Scott Arnold
(h/t Pete Dalliday, Hits 100.5)
"PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson" Podcast Launching In November
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UPDATE: November 17th -> Big welcome to Maar's Music in downtown Peterborough, the latest sponsor to come on board our "PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson" podcast! We're launching November 30th, 3 p.m., at Riley's! Come on down for our launch to watch it live!!
If you're interested in being a sponsor, email us here for info!
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UPDATE: October 30th -> Our debut episode is being shot live to tape Sunday, November 30th at 3 p.m. at Riley's in downtown Peterborough! Come on down and watch it live that day!! And welcome aboard to Century 21 in Peterborough, who is a sponsor on our first episode.
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UPDATE: October 24th -> Big welcome to The Publican House Brewery, the latest sponsor to come on board our podcast! Launch date and more sponsors being announced soon!!
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UPDATE: October 16th -> Our jingle for the video podcast revealed! Thank you to Peterborough's Streetlight Social!
Mike Judson
[UPDATE: October 3rd -> We're delighted to announce we've found a home base/another major sponsor for our podcasts: Riley's in downtown Peterborough! We appreciate Riley's coming on board, and look forward to filming our podcasts live to tape from there on Sundays. If you're interested in coming on as a sponsor of our podcasts, email sales@ptbocanada.com for more info! We're launching in November. More deets to come in upcoming weeks!]
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ORIGINAL POST: September 26th
PTBOCanada is delighted to announce we're launching a video podcast, PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson, in November with CHEX TV personality Mike Judson. The podcast will be shot live to tape in Peterborough. You can expect to see familiar faces, hear familiar sounds and enjoy content that is driven by everything Peterborough! The podcast will be shown here on PTBOCanada.com and on CHEXTV.com.
Kawartha TV & Stereo has already come on as a major sponsor of PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson. If you're a business interested in joining this exciting venture as a sponsor, email us for more info! There are amazing product integration opps on the podcast. Judson is a terrific interviewer on CHEX Daily and great ambassador in the community, and we're excited to be doing this with him and showcasing his in-depth interviews and storytelling on our respective websites.
More info to come in the coming weeks regarding our exciting November launch—including location, our jingle, additional sponsors and more!
Best News Ever: 4 Year Old Peterborough Girl Maci Millen Beats Cancer
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Maci
After two years of chemotherapy, 4-year-old Peterborough girl Maci Millen is now cancer free—completing her chemotheraphy treatments at PRHC, and celebrating with her family, nurses and doctors (aka "Team Maci").
Maci has been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Now that she's cancer-free, her mom Katie Baptie tells Extra Peterborough radio this is the best day of her family's life.
Little Maci has just started JK at Chemong Public School, and early next year is off to Disney World. This courageous girl is now looking forward to living a "normal" childhood. What an inspiration she is to others.
Watch more in this CHEX Newswatch report from Mark Guinta.
Look At The Awesome Pride Menu Pita Pit Has In Downtown Peterborough
/It's Pride Week in Peterborough, and have a look at the amazing menu—a Pride Menu—a Pita Pit in the downtown has posted to its window... Beauty.
