Stuff To Do In The Best City In The World This Weekend

Friday

Peterborough Garden Show, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Evinrude Centre, $6/Adults, Children - FREE

Emergency #18 Festival of New Dance and Performance by Peterborough-area Artists, 7:30 & 9:00 p.m. shows. Market Hall. $12

Cops for Cancer Peterborough host Battle in the Saddle, 12 p.m. - 12 p.m. (thru to Saturday) Lansdowne Place

Saturday

Crawford Rail Trail Cleanup, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. - FREE

Fleming College Open House, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Wild Rock Outfitters' Annual Spring Gear Swap, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Cash Only

Encaustic Painting Workshop with Victoria Wallace at the Peterborough Art Gallery - Call for more information - (705) 743-9179

Peterborough Garden Show, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Evinrude Centre, $6/Adults, Children - FREE

Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre's Annual General Meeting, Riverview Park & Zoo Orientation Centre 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. 

Emergency #18 Festival of New Dance and Performance by Peterborough-area Artists, 7:30 & 9:00 p.m. shows. Market Hall. $12

Sunday

Easter Seals Telethon, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. aired on TVCogeco and CHEX with events and entertainment taking place throughout the telethon at Lansdowne Place  [Related Post]

Peterborough Garden Show, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Evinrude Centre, $6/Adults, Children - FREE

Encaustic Painting Workshop with Victoria Wallace at the Peterborough Art Gallery - Call for more information - (705) 743-9179

Cake Designers' Delight, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Holiday Inn. $5 a person or $10 a Family

Emergency #18 Festival of New Dance and Performance by Peterborough-area Artists, 2:00 & 3:30 p.m. shows. Market Hall. $12

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Man Gets No Frills After Being Caught With 4 Packages Of Chicken In His Pants

From Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police Service release today...

Theft/Assault Arrest:
On the 2nd of April at approximately 4:50 pm, a Loss Prevention Officer observed the accused in the meat department of the No Frills Store on George Street North. He selected four packages of chicken and placed them down his pants and left the store. The accused was arrested and during this process he punched the Loss Prevention Officer. The accused was held until the police arrived. Jessie Adam Johnson age 31 of Lansdowne Street West was arrested and charged with theft under $5,000.00, assault with intent to resist arrest and failing to comply with conditions of a probation order. He was released from custody and will appear in court on the 21st of April.

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Thieves Steal $19,000 In Product From Frito Lay Warehouse In Peterborough

From Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police Service release today...

Break and Enter:
Sometime between the 1st and the 5th of April, suspects entered the Frito Lay warehouse located on Rye Street and removed several boxes of assorted Lays/Hostess Potato Chips, Tostitos, Doritos, peanuts, various dips and salsa, valued at approximately $19,000.00. Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service or Crime Stoppers.

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Why Peterborough Roller Derby Can't Find A Venue To Play In City (And More News On This Growing Sport)

The Peterborough Roller Derby, run by Lucid Lou, has two teams, a logo (and website in development), a trailer, and the momentum of many in the city behind it. It is an empowering sport for women.

What the Peterborough Roller Derby still doesn't have is a place to play in Peterborough. We inquired with Mayor Bennett about this matter recently, and the mayor, who is aware of this new league, put us on to Ken Doherty, who is Director, Community Services Department. We asked Ken why this league is having so much trouble securing a venue to play in Peterborough, and his response was this: "Staff have advised that there just is no time available in our arenas during peak times. They're at 97% occupancy. We have encouraged Lucid to see if the Knights of Columbus Bowl on Park could meet her short term need. We have also invited her to present to the next Arenas Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee."

So for now, there is still no home for the Peterborough Roller Derby in the city—Lucid told us recently that they will play out of Douro/Dummer arena on Hwy 28. But she does still hope to find a place to play in the city. In Toronto, she is in the final stages of setting up a Junior Roller Derby program through the City of Toronto, which will be creating a space for girls 9 to 18 to learn about Roller Derby and "sportswomenship". Lucid would love to work with the City of Peterborough to set up a similar program here for this growing sport, and has now advised them as such.

Also, Peterborough Roller Derby has a fundraiser on May 7 at the Red Dog, starting at 8 pm, where they will have prizes, an auction and bands—though Lucid tells us they are looking for another band for the fundraiser. We will "pay in beer and pizza!" she says. For more info, contact her here.

 
[Related: PtboPics: Peterborough Roller Derby League Roll Into Second Practice; EXCLUSIVE: PtboCanada Reveals The Logo For The Peterborough Roller Derby League; Awesome Trailer Promoting Peterborough Roller Derby League]

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The Easter Seals Telethon Takes Place This Sunday At Lansdowne Place

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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PtboPic: PCVS Students March Down George Street Today To Bring More Awareness To Saving Their School

[photos via PtboCanada contributor Desiree Fawn]

[Related: PCVS Continues To Do Everything In Its Power To Keep Its School Alive]

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Groovy: New Exhibition Celebrating Peterborough In The 1970s Is On!

[Peterborough Museum & Archives]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Reminder: Green Waste Pickup Starts Today In Peterborough

Place your green waste in reusable containers (with labels), bushel baskets or paper yard waste bags. No plastic bags.

Securely tie brush in bundles up to 1 m or 3 feet in length and 30 cm or 12 inches in diameter, weighing no more than 22 kg or 50 lbs.

Enjoy watching the truck take your green waste away.

More info here.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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PtboPics: Food Network Does More Filming at Reggie's HotGrill

Food Network Canada was back at Reggie's Friday evening—they were here in January—to film more footage for their new show You Gotta Eat Here! that Reggie's is being featured on.

A customer describing their favourite Reggie's burger

The Host of "You Gotta Eat Here!" asking what makes the perfect burger

Thumbs up! to burger for "You Gotta Eat Here!" camera

[Related: Reggie's HotGrill To Appear On New Food Network Show "You Gotta Eat Here!"; Spotlight: Reggie's HotGrill (And Their Spinoff El Camino's)]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Awesome Trailer Promoting Peterborough Roller Derby League

[YouTube via The Wolf]

[Related: PtboPics: Peterborough Roller Derby League Roll Into Second Practice; EXCLUSIVE: PtboCanada Reveals The Logo For The Peterborough Roller Derby League]