Mike Judson To Replace Jay Scotland As The New Weatherman At CHEX TV

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Mike Judson is leaving his morning news anchor job at Magic 96.7 FM in Peterborough to take over from Jay Scotland as the new weatherman in Peterborough.

[picture via Magic 96.7 website]

[via @stoosnews]

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Make A Splash By Helping Out The Nicholl's Oval Splash Pad Fund

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Local folks are raising money to help make a splash pad at Nicholl's Oval a reality for all the neighbourhood kiddies to enjoy, as there are currently no working splash pads east of the Otonabee River. The Help Make a Splash campaign is hoping to raise funds through various community activities and fundraising events. To learn more and how you can support the cause, go to their website, or their Facebook and Twitter pages.

 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Peterborough Photowalk Comes Together Through Twitter

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Segment starts at 2:10 mark.  The photowalk starts at 10:00 a.m. today at Rogers Cove.

[chextvDOTcom]

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Peterborough Band The Burning Hell's Van Broken Into In Europe On Last Day Of Tour

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The Burning Hell, a band based out of Peterborough, Ontario and St. John's, Newfoundland, had their van broken into in Poland this morning—see photo at left—on the last day of their European tour, the band tweets.

All their money to pay for tour expenses has been stolen.

So the band has taken to Facebook and asked for donations to help get them back home.


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Missing Dog: A Chihuahua Was Stolen By A Woman Outside Peterborough Loblaws Superstore Saturday

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Marley

[UPDATE: July 13, 7:02 a.m. CHEX TV did a segment on Marley's return.]

[UPDATE: July 12, 8:07 a.m. Marley has been found!]

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Lindsey Higgins' three-year-old blonde chihuahua (pictured at left) was stolen on Saturday. As she writes on a Facebook page she created, Marley "was taken by a lady at the Peterborough loblaws superstore. Please help bring him home! If you have any info please call 705 559-3733 or 705 932-3019."

[Help Find My Missing Dog via James Higgins]



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Last Night There Was An Amazing #thinkPtbo Tweetup At Silver Bean Cafe (And All The Guys Left Their Shirts On)

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Last night at the Silver Bean Cafe, 28 people who use the popular online social network Twitter, came together to make new connections and form a social think tank on many recent discussion topics. Some of the items covered were..

  • How can we cultivate the creative economy in Peterborough? #creativePtbo
  • Beyond the Fashion District, what areas of Peterborough should we highlight and name? #districtPtbo
  • What is your favourite store in downtown Peterborough and why? #downtownPtbo
  • How can we use Twitter to welcome newcomers to Peterborough? #newtoPtbo
  • How can we use Twitter to ensure that men wear their shirts in Peterborough, even when it is hot outside? #noshirtsPtbo

If you missed the tweetup—and many were following from home on Twitter—you can read the tweet discussion stream (or add to it) by using the hash-tag #thinkPtbo.

Many great ideas were raised, and there are sure to be follow-up meets online and offline for #thinkPtbo.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Peterborough's Ann Douglas Asks Election Canada To Crack Down On Online Political Debates That Turn Into Personal Attacks

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[chextvDOTcom]

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The Easter Seals Telethon Takes Place This Sunday At Lansdowne Place

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The Easter Seals Telethon takes place this Sunday (April 10th) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Lansdowne Place, and airs on CHEX TV and TVCogeco. For more information in the days leading up to and throughout the telethon, you can follow @PtboForKids on Twitter. 

 

 


 

 

[Easter Seals Telethon; YouTube: Easter Seals Kickoff]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Peterborough's Mike O'Connor & Jag Tanna Involved With Upcoming Film "Textuality"

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[UPDATE: Monday, May 9th -- The Venue is showing a FREE screening of Textuality this Wednesday (May 11th). Doors to the Venue lobby bar open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m.]

[UPDATE: Tuesday, April 5, 7:05 a.m. -- the Textuality soundtrack that Mike O'Connor and Jag Tanna had a hand in (see below for more deets) is now live. Check it out here—Canadians are representing!]

The upcoming romantic comedy Textuality (starring Jason Lewis, Eric McCormack and Carly Pope), about two people trying to navigate multiple relationships in the modern dating world, has a significant Peterborough connection. Mike O'Connor, co-founder of WIND Mobile, is executive producer on the movie and producer of the soundtrack, and I Mother Earth's Jag Tanna collaborated with Vapor Music on the soundtrack. Both O'Connor and Tanna reside here in Peterborough.

The Canadian release is set for April 22nd in select cities across Canada, and the soundtrack comes out April 1st.

[TextualityMovie.com; @TextualityMovie on Twitter; Textuality on Facebook]




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Election Peterborough: How Social Media Will Have An Impact (And How To Interact With Local Candidates)

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In the past, it was much easier for politicians to avoid any meaningful dialogue with constituents while they were out on the campaign trail: to hide behind attack ads or to stick to carefully prepared key messages written by party spin doctors.

That is beginning to change, thanks to social media.

We, the citizens of Peterborough, can now do the following:

 • engage with the political candidates on Twitter and on Facebook, asking that they run a campaign that is about issues and that they steer clear of personal attacks, half-truths, and hyperbole;
 
• insist that they provide factual, verifiable answers about their political record and that they spell out their plans for our riding in as much detail as possible;
 
• attend public events featuring the candidates and share audio and video footage of those presentations with our fellow voters via social media;
 
• write to the candidates about issues that matter to us and share their responses so that everyone can benefit from what we learn.
 
I intend to monitor the Facebook pages and Twitter feeds for Dean Del Mastro (CPC), Betsy McGregor (Lib), Dave Nickle (NDP), and the Green Party candidate (when that person is declared). I hope you will, too.

I hope you'll ask them questions and engage them in conversation so that, come voting day, you'll have a clear sense of which candidate will do the best job of representing the interests of the citizens of Peterborough Riding.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH THE CANDIDATES ONLINE:

Dean Del Mastro
web: TheDeanTeam.ca
facebook: Facebook.com/deandelmastro
twitter: @votedelmastro

Betsy McGregor
web: Betsymcgregor.liberal.ca
facebook: Facebook.com/betsymcgregor
twitter: @betsymcgregor

Dave Nickle
web: Davenickle.ca
facebook: Facebook.com/pages/Dave-Nickle/133285860052348
twitter: @davenickle


[written by PtboCanada contributor Ann Douglas]


[Related: Election Race Has Begun In Peterborough (And Jabs Already Starting To Fly)]

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