Awesome: Peterborough Huskies Hockey Team Now Has A Baseball Team Too
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Home run
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Toronto Blue Jays Care Foundation Kicks In 100k For Trent Sport Field Project
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The new Trent Sport Field project was made official on Tuesday (July 14th) thanks to the announcement of a $100,000 funding infusion from a Field of Dreams Grant from Jays Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Trent Sport Field project is a cooperative project of the City and Trent University, with support from the Peterborough Baseball Association (PBA) and Peterborough Recreational Baseball Association (PRBA).
At a total estimated cost of $1,975,552, the project—which will be located at the corner of Nassau Mills Road and Pioneer Road on the East bank of Trent University—includes the following:
• A major-sized baseball field including grass infield, 325’ left and right outfields and 400’ centre field, irrigation system, players’ dugouts, pitchers’ bullpen, sports field lighting and outfield fencing;
• A natural turf rectangular sport field to accommodate rugby, field lacrosse and soccer, meeting the IRB (rugby), FIFA (soccer) and IFL (lacrosse) requirements for field dimensions and including an irrigation system, sports field lighting and safety fencing;
• Parking and pedestrian walkways.
Funding and financial contributions for the project breakdown are as follows:
City of Peterborough -> $1,438,052
Trent University -> $250,000 and provision of land
Peterborough Baseball Association -> $150,000
Jays Care Foundation -> $100,000
Peterborough Recreational Baseball Association -> $37,500
“We are excited to have partnered with the Peterborough Baseball Association and pleased to provide a $100,000 investment towards the Trent Sport Field project,” says Robert Witchel, executive director of Jays Care Foundation in a media release. “As Canada’s team, we are proud to join Trent University, the City of Peterborough, and multiple baseball associations, and are moved at the prospect of providing 750 youth the opportunity to play the game and benefit from the invaluable life skills that are learned on the baseball diamond.”
**The contractor commenced work this week and the sport fields are expected to be complete by June 2016. Use of the two sport fields should be ready for 2016 sport season.
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Field Of Dreams: Peterborough Man Building Epic 18 Hole Disc Golf Course Near Keene
/Peterborough's Darrell Bankes is a huge fan of disc golf—aka frisbee golf. So much so that this landscape architect is constructing an 18-hole pay to play course southeast of town near Keene on 38 acres of land he purchased.
Fields being plowed for the course
When the course is ready, Bankes hopes that disc golf players young and old—and new—will not only come from Peterborough and the Kawarthas but from all over to play, including day trips from the GTA area.
Disc golf, for the uninitiated, is a flying disc game—a precision and accuracy sport, where individual players throw a flying disc at a target. The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc.
This once counter-culture sport has grown up and is becoming more mainstream cool.
Darrell Bankes has a dream and is making it happen
Bankes hard at work
Construction on the 18 hole course, TinLid Disc Golf, started earlier in July. "It's a private pay to play course near, with similar offerings of a ball golf course," Bankes tells PTBOCanada. "The course is still being built—it's not accessible full time yet—but the plan is to have open access in the fall."
The course design—a schematic layout plan made from aerial photos and topographical maps—is evolving daily as Bankes gets used to the property and its nuances, but looks like this..
Like a golf course, there is even a driving range to practise on...
TinLid Golf Disc Driving Range
Rather than holes, baskets are used in disc golf...
So if you build it, will they come? Time will tell. But this is a burgeoning sport: there is "massive growth Stateside," Bankes says, not to mention an existing local Peterborough disc golf club to mine from.
Also, it's affordable, accessible, good casual exercise, easy to learn and much faster to play than golf, he says.
And no tee times.
Bankes has a pro shop being operated out of 302 Park Street north in Peterborough until a shop on the course is built this fall.
Learn more about Darrell's venture on his Facebook page or email him here for more info.
Watch this awesome documentary video to learn more about the history of the sport...
Trent University Approved As Site for Peterborough’s New Arena Complex
/Trent University and the City of Peterborough have announced plans to build a new arena complex on the East Bank of Trent’s Symons Campus, following a unanimous vote at City Council.
The new arena development—which will be located at the intersection of Nassau Mills Road and Pioneer Road—will provide innovative sports and recreation opportunities and facilities.
It will complement the surrounding Trent Nature Areas and access to the Otonabee River, and will serve as an important step forward in the economic and social development of the north end of Peterborough.
“A new twin-pad community arena in the city’s north end, next to Trent University, will improve access to sport-and-recreation opportunities in our community, benefiting the health and well-being of the city’s residents,” says Mayor Daryl Bennett. “We’re thrilled that Trent is supporting this project, which provides the land and potential for the development of a regional sports complex.”
***The University will deed 22-24 acres of land to the City of Peterborough for the construction of the complex, which will fulfill the City’s need to replace the existing Northcrest Arena and will increase the amount of ice time available to the community.
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71 Teams To Participate In 15th Annual Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival On Saturday
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Read MoreOHL's Peterborough Petes Looking For Billet Families
/The Peterborough Petes are inviting local families to submit applications to become a billet family for the 2015/16 season. Billet families provide a home away from home for Petes players and help maintain the standards and expectations players are held to at the rink, at school, in the community, and at home.
Photo via Peterborough Petes
Billet families are responsible for providing the following...
-> A clean, smoke-free, welcoming home that a player will feel comfortable in
-> A private room with a bed and good mattress
-> A private desk/workspace for homework
-> Nutritious meals and snacks
-> Support of team rule enforcement, including curfew, community engagement, academic standards, etc.
***Families will receive the following as compensation:
•Two (2) regular bowl season tickets
•Room and board ($85 per week, per player)
•Invitations to exclusive team events
All potential billet families will undergo a home visit by Petes General Manager Michael Oke and Player Safety & Security Officer Walter Di Clemente, and each adult in the family will be required to complete a police check.
To learn more about the billet program, or to apply for consideration, fill out an application online or contact Petes Office Administrator Cathie Webster by phone at (705) 743-3681.
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Listen: Millbrook's Serena Ryder Sings Official Song For Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games
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The official song for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games is "Together We Are One". It's performed by Platinum recording artist—and the pride of Millbrook—Serena Ryder.
In addition to radio play, "Together We Are One" will be featured in much of the promotion for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games, and will be used to close the event in a live performance by Ryder at the closing ceremonies. It will also be heard at torch relays, the Athletes' Village and even as the score to a nightly fireworks display at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.
Watch and listen below...
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Boys Of Summer: Memorial Centre Rolls Out The Green Carpet For Peterborough Lakers
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The PMC live tweeted the transformation from hockey to lacrosse, as the Peterborough Lakers prepare to start their 2015 season!
THE BEFORE...
The installation begins...
Almost there...
Rock 'n roll...
The Lakers home opener is June 4th. Get your tickets here!
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Powerful Video From Steve Montador's Former Teammate And Best Friend In Hockey On Mental Health
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Dan Carcillo
An emotional and moving new video from NHLer Dan Carcillo has been posted to YouTube about his former teammate and best friend in hockey Steve Montador, who played for the Peterborough Petes in junior hockey.
Montador, who played with Carcillo with the Chicago Blackhawks, was found dead in his home at age 35 back in February.
Montador suffered through concussions, depression and substance abuse, and had retired from hockey in 2013 after multiple concussions.
The powerful video focuses on the death of Montador and why the NHL community can't be silent about mental health issues anymore and has to look out for its own.
Watch the video below...
—post by Scott Arnold
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Skimming The Surface: New Exhibit Opens At The Canoe Museum
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In celebration of the Toronto 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games, The Canadian Canoe Museum is pleased to announce the launch of Skimming The Surface, an engaging, interactive exhibition that captures the spirit, excitement and legacy of this sport.
The exhibition opens Wednesday, April 22nd at 7:30 pm to the public, and is free of charge on this evening.
Watch the teaser video below to learn more about the exhibition...
