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Harley The Pet Piggy Is A Celebrity
/A Peterborough pig named Harley was a hit with people at the Saturday Peterborough Farmers Market yesterday...
Photo by Evan Holt
Photo via Jan Hoy Lewis
It turns out that Harley has his own Facebook page, with adorable pictures like these...
An 18-Year-Old Peterborough Transgender Male Launches Crowdfunding Surgery Campaign
/An 18-year-old Peterborough transgender male named Kieran Kelly is female to male, pre-op. Kieran started testosterone on March 28th, 2013, marking the start of his physical transition.
Being on testosterone has increased Kieran's quality of life monumentally. Kieran is more confident, and happier all-around.
Picture of Kieran via GoFundMe campaign
The next step for Kieran in physical transition is top surgery to remove any extra breast tissue. The surgery and associated fees come to be about $10,000—something Kieran simply can't afford.
So Kieran has launched a GoFundMe campaign called "Kieran's Top Surgery Fund" in order to make this surgery possible.
Yes, Kieran says, this surgery may seem like something he can go without. But there are many important reasons he wants to make this surgery happen...
• Binding (wearing a chest-compression vest in order to hide any extra breast tissue) is incredibly dangerous and can result in respiratory problems, as well as back problems. Not to mention the fact that it just causes really awful back pain.
• Not having had top surgery means that Kieran can't participate in a lot of things that other people can. For example: Kieran can't go swimming, because wet binders aren't fun to wear and he has yet to find any effective trans-friendly swimwear.
• There is a male role in a musical in Peterborough that Kieran would absolutely love to audition for, but he has to be shirtless on stage at one point.
Most important, he says on the GoFundMe page, "it has a really negative effect on my mental health. Being this unhappy/uncomfortable with your body, and being held back from participating in things takes a really huge toll on your mental health. My happiness is compromised big time by it, and it's all just because I was given two X chromosomes instead of and X and a Y."
Learn more about Kieran's campaign here.
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71 Teams To Participate In 15th Annual Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival On Saturday
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PTBOCanada is honoured to be Bronze Sponsor of this amazing event
Read MoreGenerations Of Kids Will Now Get To Use Natural Playground Named After Peterborough's Carolynn Collins
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A Beautiful Tribute To An Amazing Person
Read MoreOHL's Peterborough Petes Looking For Billet Families
/The Peterborough Petes are inviting local families to submit applications to become a billet family for the 2015/16 season. Billet families provide a home away from home for Petes players and help maintain the standards and expectations players are held to at the rink, at school, in the community, and at home.
Photo via Peterborough Petes
Billet families are responsible for providing the following...
-> A clean, smoke-free, welcoming home that a player will feel comfortable in
-> A private room with a bed and good mattress
-> A private desk/workspace for homework
-> Nutritious meals and snacks
-> Support of team rule enforcement, including curfew, community engagement, academic standards, etc.
***Families will receive the following as compensation:
•Two (2) regular bowl season tickets
•Room and board ($85 per week, per player)
•Invitations to exclusive team events
All potential billet families will undergo a home visit by Petes General Manager Michael Oke and Player Safety & Security Officer Walter Di Clemente, and each adult in the family will be required to complete a police check.
To learn more about the billet program, or to apply for consideration, fill out an application online or contact Petes Office Administrator Cathie Webster by phone at (705) 743-3681.
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PTBOCanada Featured Post: St. Joseph’s at Fleming Invites Community To Open House
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Sponsored post by St. Joseph's at Fleming
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