PtboPics: 25th Annual Friends of the Peterborough Library Giant Book Sale
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[Peterborough Library book sale]
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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PtboPics: Easter Seals Telethon 2011 Raises $117,000
/The Easter Seals Telethon today in Peterborough raised more than $117,000. It took place from CHEX-TV Studios and Lansdowne Place. Here's some pictures from this amazing day when our community once again stepped up and provided great support...
Co-host Stuart Harrison with Allison Currie, Senior Development Officer with Easter Seals
CHEX TV's Graham Hart, running through the phone donors
KRUZ FM's Mike Melnik accepting a donation
Mitchell McColl, ambassador of this year's Peterborough Easter Seals
Stuart Harrison and Mitchell McColl, drawing guns
Co-host Teresa Kaszuba and Ryan Cornish (at right) accept a donation
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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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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PCVS Continues To Do Everything In Its Power To Keep Its School Alive
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PCVS, which has been by far the most aggressive and vocal school in launching various public awareness campaigns to keep its school afloat (one of Adam Scott, Kenner, TASSS or PCVS will likely be closing), has now added a new poster campaign to the mix.
The posters—"Closed Doors At PCVS Means Closed Doors At Downtown Businesses"—are showing up in windows of stores downtown in support of keeping PCVS open.
PCVS's Peterborough Needs PCVS Facebook page now has more than 2,000 fans.
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Video: Habitat For Humanity Women's Build At Peterborough Home Show
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[Related: PtboPics: Habitat for Humanity Women At The Peterborough Home & Outdoor Show]
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Flying In A Cessna Over Peterborough As Part of Women of Aviation Worldwide Week
/The recent Women of Aviation Worldwide Week was an opportunity for women to be able to fly in a small aircraft who had never done so before. As soon as I heard that Peterborough was taking part, I knew instantly it was something I wanted to do. So on Saturday morning, I was so excited that I arrived at the Peterborough Airport well ahead of my 9 a.m. scheduled flight time.
It was a dreary, cloudy day, and at first I wasn't sure whether we would even be able to fly. My nerves were kicking in as I signed the waiver—and pleasantly questioned my pilot, Hubert Wren, on his credentials.
We soon headed out to the tarmac, where Hubert assisted us getting settled and buckled into the four-seater Cessna. Hubert was great at explaining all the steps involved to prepare the aircraft for takeoff, and talking about what all the dials and buttons are for in the cockpit.
It wasn't long before we were zooming down the runway, and up we went. I have been lucky enough to travel quite a bit over the years, but it was surreal to be in the front passenger seat of such a very small aircraft. My nerves began to ease, and I soon began to enjoy the sights below. We flew as far as Rice Lake for about a thirty minute flight in total. I was so grateful to have had this opportunity to see our city from this bird's-eye perspective.
In total, 51 women participated on Saturday in the flights from Peterborough Airport—there were three pilots who volunteered their time—and plans are already in the works for next year's Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, which takes place March 5 to 11.
[Words and Pictures by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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PtboCanada Takes You On A Tour of Peterborough Fire Services
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Recently, we took a tour of Peterborough Fire Services in order to learn more about their operations and how they keep the city safe. Read on for the story...Amazing: Peterborough's Scott Cannata Will Be Running Across Canada For Cancer Research
/As part of his "Run to Live" campaign, Trent University student Scott Cannata will be running from coast to coast starting May 1st, 2011 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. His goal: to run 42 kilometres per day for 209 days—a total of 8,778 kilometres. All to raise money for cancer research.
[Camerasacrosscanada.com, Facebook.com/theruntolive, Twitter.com/theruntolive, Youtube.com/theruntolive]
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