[****POLICE UPDATE****: Devon has been located safe. Police thank you for your assistance.]
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From a Peterborough Police Release...
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14 year old Devon McNulty. Devon was last seen at approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 18), 2012 in the area of Herbert Street. He is described as approximately 5’5”, 190lbs, light/fair complexion, light brown short hair (buzz cut style) and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, black high-top running shoes and a red fleece sweater with the word “CANADA” printed across the front. Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service at 705-876-1122.
On Saturday (Nov. 17), 2012 at approximately 8:15 p.m. the suspect entered the Mac’s convenience store located on Clonsilla Avenue. The suspect told the store clerks he had a weapon, was going to rob the store and demanded money. The suspect then demanded the store employees call police to attend. Police were dispatched to the store where they located the suspect waiting. As a result of the investigation, Daniel Warburton, 60, of Dublin Street, was arrested and charged with robbery with intent. He was held in custody, appeared in court on Nov. 18, was remanded in custody and will appear in court later today.
Michael VanDerHerberg will be among the speakers this Wednesday, November 21st (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m) at the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce for the Newcomer Bulletin Forum, "Challenges and Opportunities for Newcomers". VanDerHerberg will be speaking about the Workplace Integration Program. RSVP here if you're interested in attending. More info here in the posters below (posters are always a good thing)...
From a Peterborough Police Media release today....
On the 17th of November 2012 at approximately 10:50 pm, a 16 year old male and 2 of his friends were walking east on Hunter Street East at Rogers Street. As they were about to cross the street 4 youths in their late teens were walking south on Rogers Street and started to call the victims names and challenge them to fight. The victims ignored the 4 males, but 2 of the males proceeded to engage the victims resulting in one of them being pushed and the 16 year old male being stabbed in the lower back. The 4 teens then ran back northbound on Rogers Street. The victim’s friends rushed the victim to hospital and called police. The victim was then transported to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto for further examination and potential surgery. Although serious, the injury is not life threatening. The only description for the 4 suspects is that they were in their late teens, possibly high school students, wearing dark clothing and straight peak ball caps. This was an unprovoked incident and the suspects are not known to the victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Peterborough Lakefield Community Police at 705-876-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or Stopcrimehere.ca.
St. James Players are performing the broadway production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, and it kicks off Friday (November 16th) at Showplace.
Your beloved holiday favourite is back! Make your days merry and bright by warming to this unforgettable musical about love and friendship. Based on the classic holiday film, this tap-dancing delight brims with tunes—including “Blue Skies,” “Sisters,” and the ever-popular “White Christmas”—that will fill you with the joy of the season.
There are shows on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd and 24th.
Photo courtesy Threedaysgrace.comThree Days Grace have announced three special shows that will take place here in their hometown of Peterborough on December 11th, 12, and 13th at The Venue.
Each night will benefit a charity specifically chosen by the band that has a special place in their lives.
* December 11th will benefit The James Fund, the largest umbrella organization for neuroblastoma families in Canada, and whose reach extends into the U.S. and around the globe.
* December 12th will benefit Road Recovery, which is dedicated to helping young people battle addiction and other adversities by harnessing the influence of entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar crises and now wish to share their experience, knowledge and resources.
* December 13th will benefit The Herbie Fund, whose mission is to bring children from around the world to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) for life-saving or life-altering surgeries—surgeries that are not available to them in their home countries because of high costs and lack of medical expertise.
Tickets for the shows, which are presented by The Wolf 101.5, are on sale now and available at all Ticketmaster outlets, Livenation.com and through the Rogers Wireless Box office or by texting ‘tickets’ to 4849.
It is abundantly clear: The Peterborough Petes are no longer the must watch team they were in their heyday.
The crowds are sparse and quiet; the players give it their all but the product on the ice isn't up to par; it's no longer a coveted thing to play for the Petes (look at the number of players who have asked to be traded in recent years); it's no longer a "hot" ticket to go to a game; the Petes experience is not the entertainment spectacle or buzz factor it should be; and the Board and coaching staff have not developed a clear vision or strategy for how to get the franchise back on track.
Local boy and WIND Mobile co-founder Mike O'Connor came forward earlier this year with an offer to buy the Petes as part of a group called NorthLight Entertainment. He articulated a clear vision to bring them into the 21st century as far as marketing and business savvy and social media and such—and has talked about possibly even building an arena downtown someday, something he reiterated on KRUZ FM earlier this week. And Mike still wants the team, he told us such.
There's no question the Petes fanbase is aging and is in effect dying off—it's not like the Lakers fanbase which has a wide demographic and is attracting youth with its "cool" factor including the entertainment and product on the field, not to mention that most of their games sellout. The status quo isn't working for the Petes. For people to pay their hard earned money to go to a game and buy tickets, use the concession stands and buy Petes merchandise, they have to know it's going to a team with a clear vision and that wants to win over anything else. Would-be Petes fans have a lot of other choices for how to spend their time and their money, so they have to know it will be an "experience" to go to a Petes game, whether it's a date night or bringing the kids or going with buddies.
Those positions are key to determining the future of the Petes, a once storied franchise. But are those additions enough? The Board and the organization has to admit that what they're doing now isn't working. Not even close. Tweaking the organization isn't sufficient. A radical new vision and marketing strategy—an overhaul—is needed to save the Petes, and right the ship. And be a competitive team again where players want to play for them and fans want to watch.
Remember 1996? That's what we need to get back to (along with 21st century entertainment/social media):
Photo supplied by police
