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The Bullocks Wins Peterborough County 2015 Farm Family Of The Year
/The Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture and the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce announced that the Bullock family—owners of Cedarvilla Holsteins at 2334 Northeys Road in Lakefield—are the 2015 Farm Family of the Year.
The Bullock Family
Cedarvilla Holsteins is a second generation family farm. Randy and Tara Bullock started dairy farming together in 1999 with Randy’s parents, and took over a couple of years later. Now with the help of their three children—Lily, Aidan, and Liam—they run the 200 acre dairy farm and crop an additional 400 acres.
Randy and Lily
Randy and Tara are active volunteers in the farming community, and they are also involved in numerous other farm organizations and committees, as well as local community groups—including the Lakefield United Church and both Peterborough and Lakefield Minor Hockey.
In the past 5 years, the Bullock children have become increasingly involved in the daily operation of the farm. Lily milks the cows, registers all the calves on the farm, and looks after any applications for shows the farm attends. Aidan and Liam make all the feed during the evening chores, do much of the haying during the summer, and are extremely helpful with anything mechanical.
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These Miniature Aerial Images Of Peterborough Are Amazing
/Twenty-two-year-old Peterborough photographer/videographer Justin Schofield—currently enrolled in the Integrated Media program at OCAD in Toronto—has created an amazing series of images of a "miniature Peterborough".
Justin first took the photos several years when given multiple chances to fly around Peterborough, and has now digitally manipulated them in this clever way—almost giving them a Lego feel.
"I was playing around with Tilt-shift effect by applying a gradient blur over aerial shots of Peterborough," he tells PTBOCanada. "There is something so intriguing about aerial perspectives, especially when they look miniature."
Justin, a talented photographer, was part of the last graduating class at PCVS before it shut down. He plans to get involved in the film industry once he's completed his studies at OCAD.
Here are more of his miniature photos below...
View all of the photos on his Flickr page.
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Goodlife Fitness Opening New Location In Voyageur Place Plaza
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The old Rona building in Voyageur Place plaza in Peterborough's south end has finally been leased—to a Goodlife Fitness. It is slated to open by Summer 2016.
In addition, CAA is moving their office to the plaza as well.
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Marianas Trench And Walk Off The Earth Playing PMC March 21st
/The Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) continues its series of big concert announcements with Monday's announcement that Multi-Platinum selling Canadian pop-rockers Marianas Trench will be coming to Peterborough March 21st, 2016 as part of their Never Say Die tour.
Marianas Trench
Joining Marianas Trench on tour is Platinum selling Canadian quintet Walk Off The Earth. Touring in support of their latest single “Hold On,” WOTE has garnered close to half a billion total YouTube views and more than 2 million YouTube subscribers.
Walk off the Earth
Tickets for the tour will go on sale Friday, November 13th.
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Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter Johnny Reid Playing PMC March 22nd
/Chart-topping, multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter Johnny Reid announced on Friday (November 6th) the 2016 “What Love Is All About” National Tour across Canada, and it includes a stop at the PMC on March 22nd.
Joining Reid on the “What Love Is All About” tour will be Aaron Goodvin, JJ Shiplett and Natalie MacMaster. Tickets for all shows will go on sale to the general public Friday, November 13th.
With an illustrious career spanning more than a decade, the JUNO Award winning Reid has captured the hearts of fans and audiences around the world. A critically acclaimed vocalist, Reid is widely known for his lyrical honesty and musical ability, as demonstrated by his extensive catalogue of hit songs, album sales totalling over 1.1 million units, countless awards and multiple sold out national arena tours.
This is a can't miss show! Tickets go on sale at the Memorial Centre November 13th.
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Maryam Monsef Appointed To Cabinet As Minister Of Democratic Institutions
/Thirty-year-old Liberal MP Maryam Monsef—the first woman Peterborough has ever elected to serve in Ottawa (and the first Afghan-Canadian MP)—now also has another amazing honour after being sworn in for a cabinet position.
From CBC News
Monsef was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Minister of Democratic Institutions in a swearing-in-ceremony at Rideau Hall Wednesday morning (November 4th).
From CBC News
From CBC News
The PCVS and Trent University grad is the first federal cabinet minister from Peterborough since the late Seventies.
photo via Twitter
