Peterborough Blogs
Peterborough Offering H20 Mobile Drinking Water Station For Events
/Your summer event can now include a PTBO H2O water station that shows up and provides refreshing, cold tap water.
The accessible mobile station has eight water fountains and eight water bottle refill stations. This picture below is similar to what it will look like—but Peterborough Utilities tells PTBOCanada it is in the final stage of construction and will be digitally wrapped with their branding.
Image supplied by PUC
The PTBO H2O Mobile Drinking Water Station serves as a fun and practical way to educate people about one of our most valuable resources—drinking water.
Those interested in booking the PTBO H2O Mobile Drinking Water Station can contact Peterborough Utilities Service at 705-748-9301 (ext 1258) or email PTBOH2O@peterboroughutilities.ca. You can also find more info on their website.
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Peterborough Teen With Celebral Palsy Has Dream To Meet Justin Bieber
/Falum Gibson is an 18-year-old Peterborough teenager with Cerebral palsy. She is also a huge Justin Bieber fan.
So much so, that this Belieber made a beautiful video (see below) trying to reach out to the pop star.
As she explains in the YouTube video, she will be going to Justin's show in Toronto on May 19th and hopes to be able to meet him.
She says Justin has been a huge inspiration to her over the years during her battle with Cerebral palsy, which has included many operations and trips to Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto.
Justin's music puts a smile on Falum's face more than anything else in the world, and she would love to meet him—for him to notice her.
Falum asks that you help get the message to Justin by using the hashtag #JustinMeetFalum on your social media platforms.
Watch and share her video below reaching out to Justin...
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250 Year Old Trees Discovered In Beautiful Jackson Creek Old-Growth Forest
/A new study from Ancient Forest Exploration & Research describes an old-growth forest in Jackson Park along the shores of Jackson Creek that includes 250-year-old trees.
New research has revealed that the trees here are commonly 150 to 200 years old. The oldest trees are estimated to be about 250 years old, though some may be older. The largest trees are nearly a meter in diameter and 35 meters (over 10 stories) tall.
Photo by Michael Henry
“By any definition used in Ontario, this is an old-growth forest,” says Michael Henry, an ecologist with Ancient Forest Exploration & Research who led the study. “Urban old-growth forests like this are rare, and have a lot of value for biodiversity conservation, education, and nature appreciation.”
Photo by Michael Henry
Peterborough is one of only eight urban areas in Ontario with an identified old-growth forest, according to Henry, although others may be found in future.
Photo by Michael Henry
Isaiah Was Hit By A Truck, Here Is His Remarkable Road Back To Life
/Early last October, a Peterborough teenager named Isaiah was hit by a pickup truck after getting off a city bus.
Isaiah suffered a traumatic brain injury along with numerous facial fractures and broken bones all over his body.
Isaiah after being in hospital for nearly 4 weeks
Isaiah was airlifted to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. For several weeks, he was in a coma and no one was sure if he would survive.
His mom told him he needed to fight as hard as he possibly could to live.
Fight Isaiah did, taking small steps along the way on his road to recovery—showing his family and friends and caregivers many miracles along the way.
And being able to visit home for Christmas...
And saying his first word since the accident, "Addy", his sister's name...
Despite setbacks along the way, Isaiah is fighting his way back to some semblance of normalcy.
Including shooting hoops...
And holding hands with his sister, while walking again...
And... well... watch this amazing video called "Isaiah's Journey" below posted to YouTube—narrated by Isaiah's mom—that documents his journey back home...
Hallelujah.
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A Peterborough Squirrel Enjoys McDonald's On Lovely Sunday Funday
/Our Scott Arnold caught this Peterborough squirrel basking in the sun and enjoying some McDonald's food on Sunday (April 17th) behind the old post office downtown.
We're hoping the squirrel put his McDonald's bag in garbage. No littering.
