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The Canadian Canoe Museum Needs Your Help To Win Important Community Funding
/The Canadian Canoe Museum has successfully submitted a project into the 2016 AVIVA Community Fund, an initiative that has been investing in charitable community initiatives across Canada since 2009.
The museum has applied for resources to purchase a van, trailer hitch package, vehicle wrap and enclosed trailer. These items would see the museum’s award winning, on and off-water programming become more accessible to schools, community groups, outreach events and the general public.
This new equipment would transport children to summer paddling camps. It would also allow the museum to travel to schools and other locations off-site to deliver educational programming and workshops, transport the museum’s public paddling fleet for use on-water, and allow for transport of artefacts to exhibits at partner museums.
From October 11th to the 28th, you can vote online here to help the museum become a finalist in the competition. Each registered participant has 18 votes they can use at any time and can vote for the same idea more than once and/or for multiple ideas.
The 15 ideas that receive the most votes in each of the two funding levels (small and large ideas) will become finalists. Winners are picked from the finalists by a panel of judges and announced on December 6th, 2016.
Judges will rank ideas based on the following criteria: longevity and sustainability, votes, impact, originality, likelihood of success and submission quality.
Here's how you can help: Invite your friends, families and coworkers to also vote for the project. There will also be a voting kiosk set up in the museum’s lobby.
Spread the word on your social media channels!
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Read MoreA Bunch Of Immaculate Conception Students Just Showed How Anyone Can Have Great Impact
/It doesn't matter who you are. Anyone can make a difference and have a great impact on the lives of others.
Students at Immaculate Conception School gave further proof of this with a Thanksgiving food drive they did in Peterborough's East City.
The grade 6/7 and 7/8 students began the food drive by delivering notes (see note below) to 300 homes in the neighbourhood of Immaculate in East City.
They then returned to gather up all the donations.
The students collected and organized all the food on Tuesday (October 11th), and in total an amazing 1,250 pounds of food was donated.
The food was dropped off at St Vincent de Paul this morning.
"We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our little East City community," teacher Mitch Champagne tells PTBOCanada. "This is a great example of servant leadership and shows how many people, each contributing a little, can come together to make a big difference."
This Video Of A Syrian Family From War Torn Aleppo Arriving In Peterborough Is Awesome
/The PVNC posted an emotional video on its Facebook page of a Syrian family arriving in Peterborough Thursday (October 6th).
Tears & hugs of joy: Syrian family arrives at Pearson Airport
The family was welcomed by family and PVNC staff at Pearson International Airport and taken to Casa Maria Refugee Homes housing in Peterborough.
“It’s like this was all a bad dream and we’re just waking up now," says Syrian father Ammar Aidak as he walked through his new home in Peterborough's East City with his family.
Being welcomed at Casa Maria Refugee Homes in Peterborough
PVNC students and staff have privately sponsored a family of nine in partnership with Casa Maria. Ammar and his children are the first members of the family to arrive.
Cake made to welcome the family
Watch the powerful video below...
A Plane Carrying 59 Dogs Looking For Forever Homes Just Arrived In Peterborough From Big Trout Lake First Nation
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A beautiful collaboration between a bunch of agencies, organizations & companies made this possible
Read MoreEnjoy Beautiful Jackson Park This Thanksgiving Weekend
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The leaves are changing just in time for Thanksgiving Weekend here in Peterborough and there is no better place to go and see them than Jackson Park!
Whether for family photos or just a chance to take in the Autumn air, be sure to go for a stroll on the many trails.
Parking is usually pretty cramped in the entrance off Fairbairn Street, so don't forget the huge parking and entrance just off Bonaccord Street.
—post & photos by Evan Holt
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Watch The Trailer For A New Doc About The Number Of Famous Musicians From Peterborough Area
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