The Amount Of Money Our Community Donates to Charity Is Well Above National Average

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Alert: A Creepy Guy Was Spotted By Female Jogger On Rotary Trail Yesterday

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From a Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service Media Release today...

Suspicious Person

The complainant reports at 1:30pm on 16Nov11, she had been running on the Rotary Trail between Cumberland and Hilliard St.  She advised that she had turned around to return home and had noticed a male cross the trail from the trees and sit on a bench talking on his cell phone.  She advised that she felt weird about it and sped up to run by him.

She advised that she had stopped down the trail to tie her shoe and when she looked back she noticed that he was behind her and that he then moved off the trail into the woods.

 Male described as:

  • Approximately 20 years old
  • Small
  • 5'6" 
  • Black hoodie
  • Black backpack.

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Spot The Typo On This Sign Along Highway 7

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If you see a typo on a sign—here's an example—email it to tips@ptbocanada.com.



—photo via PTBOCanada reader Gabriela Revak.

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Stewart Street Is Not Necessarily The Most Dangerous Street In Peterborough

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Photo: Julie MorrisStewart Street has gained a reputation as being the most dangerous street in Peterborough—a man was stabbed to death there just this summer. We asked Inspector Ted Boynton if that street is in fact the most dangerous one in town, and whether they have a breakdown of streets in Peterborough that police respond to the most for emergency calls. Here's his response:

Ted Boynton: "Stewart Street does in fact have this reputation as we have heard it before, but I do not think we can provide the stats to prove that. There are a number of streets in the city that we would respond to just as often or possibly even more to. We do not keep statistics or a breakdown of the emergency response calls we attend as to their specific addresses. In the City of Peterborough, we are broken down into four Patrol Areas and our stats are broken down into these zones. It is amazing at the end of each year how close our calls for Service are divided between these four areas. We have had our share of calls on Stewart Street and thus the reputation I suppose. I cannot support it with facts unless our Crime Analyst was tasked with this research and it would be too time consuming to consider with all the demands she has.

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Adam Scott's Anti-Bullying Program Featured On The Marilyn Denis Show

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Fleming College Is An Open House This Saturday

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This Saturday (November 19th) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fleming College will be hosting their Fall Open House at all campus locations.  

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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PTBOCanada Review: Mashup & Group Photography Show At Artspace

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Mashup, currently on display in the front room of Artspace, is a collab/co-mingle of art from two artists: Montreal artist Nadia Moss uses sculpture and drawing in a fun, creative way which plays out as a cross between street art and comic book art; and London, Ontario artist James Kirkpatrick uses interactivity as a basis in his sculpture. This is an excellent installation.

Also featured in the mudroom of Artspace is Exposure: A Group Photography Show from the Electric City Lodge. A wild cross-section of photo based art is displayed by some local artists you may recognize, and some who will be new to you: Jessica Melnik, Bradley Boyle, Eric McKibbon and Esther Vincent are just a portion of the folks who's wildly eclectic work are on display in this show. 

 

Both of these shows run until Friday, November 25th. That gives you a good two weeks to check it out. It's a fun look-see. Artspace is located at 378 Aylmer Street.

[Text and pics by PtboCanada's Jeffrey Macklin]

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Number Of Mental Health Calls Police Responding To Has Jumped By 150 Percent

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Calling All Photographers: PTBOCanada Fall Photo Contest

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The days are getting shorter, the colours are fading... and we want you to show us your photos to liven things up. Send your best outdoor photo(s) taken in the Peterpatch to PTBOCanada's creative director Evan Holt for the chance to win The Digital Colour Printing Handbook by Tim Daly. Evan will pick the winning photo on November 30th, and it will be displayed here.


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PtboPics: 5th Annual Garage Rock Jubilee At Pig's Ear Tavern

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Saturday saw the 5th Annual Garage Rock Jubilee happen at the Pig's Ear Tavern. Thirteen bands took part, each taking 40 minute sets which began at 4 p.m. and went all the way to close. Presented by Bareknuckle Records, the event included sets by the likes of Hundred Year Champions, No Pussyfooting and Bumpin' Tacos. Muddy's Pit BBQ was on hand with tasty food for the rockin' crowd.


[Text and pics by PtboCanada's Jeffrey Macklin]

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