GoFundMe Page Set Up For 3-Year-Old Peterborough Girl Battling Leukaemia
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Look At These Pictures & Timelapse Of A Lightning Show Near Peterborough
/Lakefield's Tim Rollwagen captured dramatic pictures and video of the intense lightning show that happened early Monday morning (July 25th) that shows the extent of the lightning storm.
Photo by Tim Rollwagen
Rollwagen tells PTBOCanada the photos and video were taken just off Hwy 28 between Lakefield and Peterborough where the Leahy's fruit and vegetable stand is at County Rd 33, and overlooks a small marshy lake called Buckley Lake.
Photo by Tim Rollwagen
"It was one of the best lightning shows I've seen in quite awhile," Rollwagen tells PTBOCanada. "Usually it's hard to get a few good shots but Mother Nature made it easy last night and I had the right vantage point."
Photo by Tim Rollwagen
"I shot the pictures from inside the car out a window," Rollwagen tells PTBOCanada. "Me and this hill have a history...as you know." (The history Rollwagen is referring to can be read about in this post from summer 2014.)
Photo by Tim Rollwagen
Rollwagen also created a timelapse from the 45 minutes of footage he captured. Watch it below...
15 Percent Of Peterborough's Recyclers Get Perfect Marks
/The City’s Thumbs Up ambassador has been busy again this summer, travelling the streets of Peterborough and examining the full blue boxes she finds waiting for collection.
Katie, The Thumbs Up Ambassador
To date, 898 households have been surveyed, and close to 15 percent of those were found to be doing absolutely everything correctly.
The most common mistakes seen this summer are coffee cup lids going in the recycling (they should be removed from the cup, and placed in the garbage, along with stir sticks and cardboard sleeves), and plastic bags being loose and/or placed in the “Container” blue box. These need to be stuffed into one plastic bag, the top tightened shut, and placed in the “Paper” blue box.
Simple adjustments like these help to make sorting and processing much more efficient at the plant, saving time and money.
If you haven’t been visited yet, plan to get yourself a Thumbs Up sticker by following all of the City’s requirements for recycling. These can be found here under Recycling Materials.
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Peterborough Family Discovered Quite The Swarm Of Honey Bees In Their Backyard
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This story is generating a lot of buzz
Read MoreA Massive Fire Has Broken Out At The Clearing House Outlet In Lindsay
/The Clearing House Outlet in Lindsay—which has a sister store in Peterborough on Clonsilla Road—is fully engulfed in flames [UPDATE: as is McLean Auction]. The fire broke out Friday afternoon.
Picture via Angie Figsby on Facebook
Highway 7 to Little Britain as well as other roads in the area are blocked off as firefighters battle the blaze—the fire has also hit neighbouring McLean Auction—so avoid the area.
Picture via Collin Skinner on Facebook
It is a heartbreaking day for the owners, staff and customers of these stores. One woman posted this message to Facebook...
Picture via Jeff Link on Facebook
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates and follow @Ptbo_Canada on Twitter.
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The Story Of Andrea & Michael VanDerHerberg
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A dynamic duo that always gives back to the community they love
Read MoreMike Skinner Named President & CEO Of Innovation Cluster
/The Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster—which drives technology-based, innovation-driven, and entrepreneurship-led economic growth and high-tech job creation—has announced that the President & CEO position will be filled by its current Interim President & CEO, Michael Skinner.
Mike Skinner with his wife Catia and child
“We are pleased to have Michael assume the role of CEO for our organization," says Innovation Cluster Board Chair John Desbiens. "His past experience building successful companies will be an asset as the Innovation Cluster continues with its exciting growth and development."
Skinner’s experience building numerous companies both internationally and in Peterborough makes him an excellent addition to the Innovation Cluster.
In 2001, Skinner founded Opritel Corporation, a learning software development company that he expanded worldwide. In 2008, Profit Magazine recognized Opritel as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies. In 2011, Operitel was acquired by OpenText Corporation. His background building a successful company will serve as a diving board for other entrepreneurs building innovative companies.
“I am honored to serve as the Innovation Cluster’s CEO and look forward to continuing to help grow our innovative clients and ensuring that they become successful employers here in Peterborough,” says Skinner, who tirelessly gives back to Peterborough in countless ways.
The hire of Skinner follows a new strategic plan in which the Innovation Cluster identified four key focus sectors: CleanTech, AgTech, Healthcare and Digital.
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Heat Spell: It's Going to Feel Like 40 With the Humidity
/We are entering the dog days of summer folks, and doggone it, it's going to be sweltering hot—and sunny, with not much rain to speak of. The heat wave really hits in Peterborough and the Kawarthas starting this Thursday.
By Friday, it could feel like 41 with the humidex...
Expect heat warnings to be issued anytime now. Keep hydrated, keep cool, look out for your neighbour (particularly the elderly), and please please don't leave pets unattended in your vehicle. They could die in minutes in the heat.
Looking at the long range forecast, it's going to be hot right through until at least next Tuesday.
Peterborough Woman's Epic Episode With The Chipmunk In The Dryer
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(At least it wasn't a squirrel)
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