[UPDATE: Huffington Post picks up the story.]
There have been reports of wild turkeys stopping traffic on Armour Road lately, but maybe now they've learned to just wait for the bus instead? Exhibit A: These pictures captured by Jessie James at a bus stop on Armour Rd. Sunday (December 15th).
[photos via @jnjames75 on Twitter]
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Traditionally, the idea of attending a private secondary school for many Canadian families was not considered possible. Options were usually limited to public and Catholic district school boards and were based on location. There was generally a preconceived notion that private education was reserved only for the financially or socially elite in our society.
Fast forward to today’s world and you’ll come to discover that this myth has no credibility anymore. Finally, there are viable options. If you have ever been curious about the possibility of sending your children to an independent school, you are going to want to mark January 16th on your calendar. It is then that Anne-Marie Kee, Executive Director of Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS), will be the guest speaker at an event geared towards showing how accessible a private school education has become—in addition to highlighting exceptional learning outcomes.
The event, which is taking place at the newly renovated BrandHealth building located at 379 George St N in downtown Peterborough, will be a real eye opener in terms of providing benefits in private school education that were once thought unattainable by most. Financial assistance programs are now breaking down barriers to open up opportunities for families to send students to independent schools in order to take advantage of their numerous benefits.
Some of these benefits include:
• top quality teachers who have freedom to be innovative, specialized settings
• enhanced learning styles
• a personalized approach with smaller student to teacher ratios
• incredible academic quality
• an incredible post-secondary success rate
Most important, independent education produces extremely happy students. The ability to choose a school that best fits the personality and overall needs of a child keeps them from being boxed into an education essentially based on location alone.
With greater accessibility through financial assistance, CAIS schools are becoming more and more a popular choice.
For more information on this event, and to RSVP, visit its sponsor Lakefield College School by clicking here.
For more info on LCS, go here:
Website: Lcs.on.ca
Twitter: @LakefieldCS
Facebook: LakefieldCollege
Phone: 705.652-3324
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In no particular order—all are equally awesome—here we go!
1. Marty Silvestri's Hole In One at Liftlock using a golf ball in honour of his late brother. Best story ever.
2. Trent nursing student Emma Rockburn, who helped saved a man's life after a car crash.
3. Sarah Healey getting into car in Peterborough to turn it off after a suspected drunk driver passes out approaching intersection.
4. Hero man pulls woman from burning vehicle in East City.
5. Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeting from space his view of Peterborough and the Trent Severn waterway.
6. The amazing story of how Twitter brought a teddy bear back to a Peterborough girl.
7. Hootenanny 2013 Was One Of The Best Damn Things To Ever Happen In Peterborough. One of those special "Were you there?" moments.
Michael Hurcomb
8. Boy ask girl to prom with this sweet message at Trent pool.
9. Hot tub on King Street. Best mystery ever. "Dude, where's my hot tub?"
10. Young Kaia Douglas standing up at public council meeting on Peterborough Parkway to help save Jackson Park.
11. Express and Company, one of the best damn bands anywhere.
12. Party King The Cat. The name, her story.
13. The Sloths, Porsche and Ferrari, that came to the Riverview Zoo from the flood-damaged Calgary Zoo earlier this summer.
14. Hockey Day in Canada came to Peterborough! Huge for this city.
15. Greatest Hairstyles in Peterborough. Peterborough rocks the hair.
17. The Community Foundation of Peterborough's Vital Signs report, which showed our sense of community belonging is much higher than the rest of Ontario.
18. Lisa Dixon's awesome attitude in the face of adversity.
19. Tim Hortons employees on Hunter Street in East City lending a helping hand to an ambulance that stalled in the drive-through.
20. The #Petertweeter awards. Peterborough + Twitter = best social media city ever!
21. Kim O'Brien's reaction when she won a car from Kruz at their greatest office party.
22. Our April Fool's Hoax about the water tower on High Street being a UFO.
23. Anything Bandwagon! But especially this. Fantastic web-based music series by Dani Stover, Michael Hurcomb and Ryan Lalonde.
24. The announcement Jerry Seinfeld is coming to Peterborough!
26. Groovy new train portals at the zoo.
27. This wedding filmed on Little Lake.
28. Spanky's Movember ping pong tourney. Epic.
29. Doug and Jill Tilley, who are the funniest couple around. Go on tour! The Silly Tilley Tour.
30. A turtle joins the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce.
31. Maryam Monsef & Jess Melnik winning 2013 YMCA Peace Medallion. Changing the world locally and globally.
32. PMZ. Celebrating noteworthy people from Peterborough.
33. This wedding party waiting for train ride at Riverview Zoo.
34. Koski !
35. Those who become blood donors. Read about Sarah Edge.
36. Mike Judson covering Avril Lavigne.
37. Peterborough Kids Using Social Media To Effect Change.
38. Batman at kids triathalon at Beavermead.
39. Evan Holt's pictures of Peterborough from the sky.
40. Blind Kellar, the Peterborough dog.
41. Pete Dalliday and Catherine Hanrahan from Kruz FM. Magical powers! The force is with them.
42. Kate LeDeuce from Robot Eyes covering Freddy Mercury. Just wow.
43. ARIA, for hosting our PTBOCanada.com Christmas party. And these great photo booth pics Michael Hurcomb took there.
44. This marriage proposal at the Lift Lock.
45. Jeff Macklin's anthology "Neighbourhoods", about and for the people who live in the neighbourhoods of Peterborough.
46. This stunning image of Little Lake captured by Linda McIlwain.
47. #PTBOPets. So cute.
48. Gabe Pollock's (from Electric City Live) Halloween costume of the Peterborough Lift Locks.
49. Peterborough's tiny library with a big heart.
50. Taste of Russia perogies at the market.
51. How a delicious butter tart is made, thanks to Lisa Dixon from Black Honey Desserts
52. Firehouse Gourmet celebrates 7 years in Peterborough.
53. Peggy and Liz Shaughnessy, the mother-daughter team behind Redpath. Helping people in need locally and globally.
54. Kawartha Food Share, and all the good they do for people in need in the community.
55. Walk Off The Earth performing at Peterborough Musicfest.
56. Super Quest’s video getting a million hits in less than two weeks.
Members of Super Quest with Santa at our Christmas party at ARIA
57. The Grandstands finally coming down. Eyesore gone! Let the sun shine in. But apply sunscreen.
58. Friday Night Lights (football) in the new turf at TASS, including the Tackle 55 fundraiser.
59. Downtown Peterborough. Best downtown anywhere! It's the core, epicentre of the city.
60. Shelley Hermer. Family is many people to her. She helps so many.
61. Our readers and advertisers. Without you, we're nothing. Keep spreading the word about PTBOCanada.com! Record traffic year for us.
—By PTBOCanada.com team
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Do you have little ones to shop for that love to draw, colour, paint etc?! Well look no further! You'll find great stuff at Gerri's Arts and Crafts located in the lower level of Peterborough Square—or head out to their second location at 2075 Davis Road.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Photo by Evan Holt
With the recent announcements that the Kellogg's plant in London, Ont. and Heinz plant in Leamington, Ont., will be closing, some wonder how safe the Pepsi-QTG plant—more commonly known as the Quaker plant—is here in Peterborough. About 500 full-time jobs will be lost in London and 740 in Leamington, a huge loss to those communities.
No doubt the implications if the Quaker Plant closed here would be enormous: Hundreds of jobs would be lost, so many families impacted, not to mention the trickle down effect on the local economy. And then, of course, there would be the psychological impact of losing an iconic plant in the heart of the city. The plant is an institution in Peterborough, a vital part of the fabric of the community. The plant was first established on the shores of the Otonabee in 1902 (it was rebuilt after the devestating fire of 1916). Imagine if that plant just became empty? With no employees and no wonderful smells of food, of production, coming out of it.
So is Pepsi QTG vulnerable to the same market pressures as Heinz and Kellogg's as corporate restructuring happens? Absolutely. But the belief is everything that can be done is being done to keep it here. "It's disconcerting to see what's happening in Leamington and London, but at the same time Pepsi QTG has made significant investments in the Peterborough plant," says Peterborough Chamber CEO Stu Harrison.
We asked Mayor Bennett if he's concerned in light of Heinz and Kellogg's plant closures and what the city can do to help prevent it from happening here. "Those are corporate decisions not necessarily influenced by local conditions," he says. "The USA has been encouraging their corporations to rebase in North America and primarily in the USA. The Heinz and Kellogg decision are in part the results. Quaker continues to be a responsible corporate citizen in our region. The plant is well managed and responsive to its consumers demands. People change and we will deal with that as we can."
The truth is one knows exactly what is going to happen to the plant that's such a huge part of the city—and symbolic of so many things Peterborough. But as Stu Harrison reminds us all, every local purchase counts in large amounts: "If you have cereal on your grocery list, make sure it's made here in Peterborough."
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Stumped as to what to buy this year? Here is a local gift for under $25 for the chocolate lover. Stop in at Jo Anne's (located at 1260 Lansdowne Street West and 904 Water St. North) and pick some Camino Chocolate. With numerous different organic flavours, made through fair-trade principles, be sure to take advantage of Jo Anne's current Mix-and-match deal of 3 for $8.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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The Christmas season is in full swing in Peterborough. One of the top yearly traditions that everyone can get involved with is the decorating of the Christmas tree. People get right into it, and often times you can learn a lot about someone by watching them work. Whether you’re a purist who only works with real trees or someone who likes the simplicity of a fake one, the results are always impressive. Here are Christmas tree pictures people in the Peterborough community sent us. —Aaron Elliott
Whoops, Elf on the Shelf knocked it over?
Well, OK
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Two new reindeer are settling in nicely at the zoo. Take the kids and go see 'em. Santa's helpers are ready.
[pics via Riverview Zoo Facebook page]
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If you’re a live music fan in Peterborough, chances are that you know The Spill. For those who have yet to experience perhaps one of the city’s most unique intimate live music atmospheres, there is no better time than the present to take in a show!
Located at 414 George St N and owned by the ever charismatic Dave Tobey, The Spill has been a launching pad for many artists from local to international noise makers of various kinds for 10 years now. The term “noise makers” seems to fit because Dave says they’ve had everything from rock bands and pop acts to 17 piece blues orchestras and poets grace the renowned stage.
Dave says if you can fit your equipment through the doors, then you can put on any kind of show there! In owning The Spill, it is Dave’s desire to be a platform for art and culture to collide. The atmosphere is laid back and features artwork from far and wide, including quite a bit from the local community! With the only real unwritten rule being that you must be there for a good time and not to stir things up, Dave says that anything and everything can happen depending on the night of the week.
With such a wide range of talent able to take the stage almost at will, the experiences its patrons receive rarely duplicates. While being an events venue first, The Spill does offer some great food and beverage options for its customers who pack it on a regular basis. The Spill offers a fully stocked bar, featuring many local beers, homemade sweet tea, and what can be considered the best “dripbrew” coffee in the area.
They also specialize with an epic homemade salsa, hummus and pita which is to die for and incredibly simple but delicious hotpressed sandwiches. Dave and his staff absolutely love the history of Peterborough and the downtown core that they operate within. This can be seen immediately with the old High Tops sign that they proudly display on their wall. The Spill has become more than just a workplace for him, taking on a homey feeling that he is very proud of. His goal is to continue to be a place for anyone from Juno Award Winners to first time performers to be able to use at their will to play their music to the masses.
Over the years, The Spill has taken part in various community causes and is usually the backdrop for benefit shows. Habitat for Humanity has hosted benefit concerts there, and they also recently held a show for StopABully.ca. More recently, it has also been the backdrop for the local Focus Fair which showcases local artists. It can also be considered the unofficial home of the Peterborough Poetry Slam as well.
Dave and his staff invite you to come out for a night and check what many locals already have. It’s an experience you won’t soon forget!
For more on The Spill (414 George St N), go to:
Facebook: The Spill
Twitter: @TheSpillBar
Phone: 705.748.6167
For more on Downtown Peterborough and the Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA), click here.
—By Aaron Elliott
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