Powerful Video From Steve Montador's Former Teammate And Best Friend In Hockey On Mental Health

Dan Carcillo

An emotional and moving new video from NHLer Dan Carcillo has been posted to YouTube about his former teammate and best friend in hockey Steve Montador, who played for the Peterborough Petes in junior hockey.

Montador, who played with Carcillo with the Chicago Blackhawks, was found dead in his home at age 35 back in February.

Montador suffered through concussions, depression and substance abuse, and had retired from hockey in 2013 after multiple concussions.

The powerful video focuses on the death of Montador and why the NHL community can't be silent about mental health issues anymore and has to look out for its own. 

Watch the video below...

It was early Sunday afternoon, and I was taking off my shoes in our players' lounge when I kept hearing my phone buzz. Someone was calling repeatedly. I immediately got an uneasy, sick feeling when I looked at the screen and saw who was calling. It was my close friend Missy.

—post by Scott Arnold

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Someone Stole A Gecko From Peterborough Reptile

Peterborough Police report that someone has stolen a Leachie Gecko out of a terrarium at Peterborough Reptile on The Parkway.

Supplied Photo by Peterborough Police

The Gecko was stolen on April 16th at approximately 2:30 a.m., when unknown person(s) broke into the store by breaking the glass to the front door.

The Leachie gecko is a large species of gecko and is light brown in colour. This type of Gecko is very rare and is one of the few in the province.

The gecko is valued at $800.

***Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Police Service at 705-876-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Yet Another Person From Peterborough Just Won The Lottery

Remember that post we did earlier this year called Peterborough People Keep Winning In The Lottery?

Well yep, another person from Peterborough just won in the lottery.

Penelope Baptie

Congrats to Penelope Baptie of Peterborough, who won $100,000 in the April 10th ENCORE draw. She purchased the ticket at the Canadian Tire Gas Bar on Lansdowne St. W.

Baptie plans to buy a car, take a vacay, pay the bills, and invest the rest.

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Skimming The Surface: New Exhibit Opens At The Canoe Museum

In celebration of the Toronto 2015 Pan American/Parapan American Games, The Canadian Canoe Museum is pleased to announce the launch of Skimming The Surface, an engaging, interactive exhibition that captures the spirit, excitement and legacy of this sport. 

The exhibition opens Wednesday, April 22nd at 7:30 pm to the public, and is free of charge on this evening.

Watch the teaser video below to learn more about the exhibition...

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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St. Peter’s/Trent University Grad Stephen McCarthy Working To Stop Ebola In Its Tracks

Stephen McCarthy at U of T with his supervising professor Dr. Donald Branch

Peterborough's Stephen McCarthy is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto studying novel ways to treat Ebola and HIV.

McCarthy doing research with Dr. Branch

The former St. Peter's Secondary School student ('05) and Trent University grad ('09) will be competing at a contest at Western University on his research findings.

It's called "Three Minute Thesis" contest, and McCarthy will be sharing his research to a broad audience—in three minutes or less—at provincial finals at Western April 23rd.

McCarthy beat out 14 other PhD candidates during the final round of the third annual Three Minute Thesis competition at the University of Toronto to get to the finals at Western.

The competition asks doctoral candidates nearing completion of their thesis to explain their research in less than three minutes, with no more than a single PowerPoint slide for a visual aid.

McCarthy sees the competition as a chance not just to share research results, but also to drive future research. He also hopes his work will serve as inspiration for current high school students to pursue the Sciences after graduation.   

You can watch live streaming of the contest April 23rd here.

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Be The Change: Peterborough Youth Council Accepting Applications

Youth, here is your chance to make a difference by becoming a member of the Peterborough Youth Council.

Image via PtboYouth.com

The Peterborough Youth Council is now receiving applications for their 2015-2016 Term.

The 10-member Youth Council will engage, assist and empower young people in Peterborough to take action in addressing youth issues in our community.

This opportunity will provide members with leadership skills, responsibility and a chance to contribute positively to their community. The Youth Council will also provide networking possibilities with other youth and adults in our community.

Applications are available to youth between the ages of 10 to 21, residing or attending school in the City of Peterborough. To learn more, visit Peterborough.ca, PtboYouth.com or email here.

**The application deadline is Friday, May 15th by 4:30 p.m.

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