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Fleming Students Played Bubble Soccer At Orientation & It Was A Hit
/Orientation Week has begun at Fleming College, and part of the fun festivities included an epic game of bubble soccer on their beautiful new soccer fields.
Now we had never heard of this sport before but it looks awesomely fun—and just plain ridiculous—and here is a pretty good explanation of how it works.
So yes, it's like let's get dressed in ginormous plastic bubbles, try and control a soccer ball, and totally run into each other in this contact sport—and not get hurt. Because, well, we're protected by our bubble that won't burst.
It was definitely a hit—both figuratively...
...and literally. Look at this dude go airborne when his bubble was hit...
So yes, bubble soccer is the new best thing ever.
Watch more of the fun from Fleming's frosh week here in this video...
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Refugee Sponsorship Workshop At New Canadians Centre In Peterborough September 10th
/Wondering how to respond to the Syrian crisis? The New Canadians Centre is hosting a special Refugee Sponsorship Workshop this Thursday, September 10th.
The New Canadians Centre has received many inquiries from members of the Peterborough community expressing concern at the ongoing crisis in Syria and wondering how they can help. Many of these inquiries focused on how to sponsor a refugee family to come to Canada.
In response to these inquires, the New Canadians Centre will be hosting this refugee sponsorship workshop on Thursday, September 10th at 7 pm at the New Canadians Centre in Peterborough (221 Romaine St.). Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP the Centre by calling 705.743.0882 or emailing info@nccpeterborough.ca.
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Read MoreAmazing Late 1940s Footage Of Chemong Lake "Floating Causeway"
/Before the Causeway was completed in 1949, there was a floating bridge—aka "Floating Causeway"—connecting Bridgenorth to Ennismore for many years.
It must have been like driving on water, or car surfing, or driving on a dock—especially when waves would come crashing over it.
Watch this amazing footage below from Roy Studios in the late '40s from a promotional film called Call of the Kawarthas showing the Chemong Lake floating bridge in use...
Here is a short bit of film from 'Call of the Kawarthas', a promotional film made by Roy Studios in the late 1940's. It shows the Chemong Lake floating bridge in use.
Posted by Vintage Peterborough, Lindsay and the Kawartha Region on Thursday, March 7, 2013
So let's just never complain about the Causeway again.
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Peterborough Huskies Coach Converts Bedroom Into Gear Warehouse For Special Needs Team
/The special needs hockey team Peterborough Huskies team continues to grow in popularity—and numbers. In doing so, they have to make room for all the equipment somewhere.
To create space, Huskies Head Coach Chris J-Boy Williams converted what was once a basement bedroom in his house into a Huskies gear warehouse.
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The Huskies team is not only amping up for a new season but team management have already begun planning the International Special Needs hockey tournament they landed. That takes place here in Peterborough in March 2017 and is a major tournament to coordinate, with 75 teams and about 1,500 players coming into town for that.
Email the Huskies here if you're interesting in sponsoring the team/tournament or helping out in anyway.
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Share: Look At This Peer To Peer Safety App Called Companion For Students
/A free peer-to-peer safety app called Companion is getting a lot shares on social media around the world, and in Peterborough.
Image via Companion YouTube video
Companion—which was created by five students from the University of Michigan—allows users to request a friend or family member to keep them company and virtually track their journey home on GPS.
Image via YouTube companion video
This personal safety mobile app is perfect for high school, university and college students—and anyone wanting to make sure a loved one gets home safe. Watch the video below to learn more about how it works...
Please share on your social media channels.
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Lansdowne Place Receives 3 Reports Of Dogs Being Left In Cars
/Police, the Humane Society and the media—including us—have been sending out constant messages to not leave your pets in hot cars. Because your pet could die. Unfortunately, not everyone seems to be getting the message.
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We received this email below from Helen Edwards, Marketing Director, at Lansdowne Place Mall, today (September 4th):
"We need your help! This morning we have had 3 reports of dogs being left in cars in our parking lot, and while thankfully each one has been resolved without serious damage to the pet, we are concerned that this may be happening in other places without the same positive outcome.
Our Security Team believes that right now we may be dealing with people from out of town who in an effort to run a few errands before they make it to their destination are leaving their pets in the car.
If possible, can you please help us spread the word throughout the region in whatever outlet you have at your disposal? It is my hope that collectively we can potentially help save some loving pets from being permanently damaged."
Great reminder to everyone Helen!
Here is what to do if you see a pet in a hot car.
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Start-Up Noble Purification's State Of The Art Water Equipment Could Be A Game Changer
/Noble Purification, a Peterborough-based start-up company and founder client of the Innovation Cluster's "The Cube" innovative technology incubator program, unveiled its new bio-filtration plant recently.
The new bio-filtration pilot plant has state-of the-art water purification equipment with filtration processes for converting algae blooms into feedstock for biofuels, while purifying wastewater.
Inventor Adam Noble
Adam Noble, CEO of Noble Purification, invented this amazing new filtration method. Here's how it works:
The Euglena BioFiltration System is a simple concept inspired by nature. The idea derives from algae blooms and their ability to extract nearly all nutrients from their surroundings. Noble took this one step further to employ a very unique alga that can be tricked into absorbing minerals, heavy metals and other pollutants from the environment. Though algae blooms wreak havoc on our ecosystems, Noble has applied the same philosophy for positive results.
Noble and his team have the motivation, resources, knowledge and support to make a difference in the world, and their goal is to implement their biofiltration system in municipalities in Canada.
Noble wants to create sustainable and life-changing development, and they're beta testing this out of their county road plant near Trent University.
Noble Purification and The Cube collaborating on this unique venture is another example of technology innovation and ingenuity happening right here in Peterborough.
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