21. Senator Iva Fallis (1883-1956) was the second woman ever appointed to the Senate. She championed women's issues, human rights, and equality for men and women.
22. Jim Balsillie, raised in Peterborough, was co-founder and former co-CEO of the Canadian company Research in Motion ("BlackBerry") which reshaped the global telecommunications market as we know it.
23. In 1615, Samuel de Champlain traveled through the area, coming down from Lake Chemong and portaging down a trail—approximated by present day Chemong Road—to the Otonabee River.
24. In 1818, Adam Scott settled on the west shore of the Otonabee River and soon began construction of a sawmill and gristmill, establishing the area as Scott's Plains. The mill was located at the foot of present-day King Street and was powered by water from Jackson Creek.