Peterborough Blogs
Lansdowne Place's Canada 150 Call For Artists: Deadline Fast Approaching
/Lansdowne Place is looking to find a local artist to do a one-of-a-kind installation as part of their Canada 150th anniversary celebrations. Submissions are due February 17th and they are picking the winning applicant on February 24th.
These installations will celebrate our country’s 150th birthday and are to be reflective of Canada’s past, present and/or future.
The winning artist will have their installation displayed at Lansdowne Place for two months leading up to Canada Day celebrations. The installation will serve as a focal point and Canada 150 landmark in Lansdowne Place as well as a photo backdrop for a Canada 150 “selfie” contest.
The selected artist will receive the following:
-> An honorarium of $1,500 for the artist’s time and material supplies
-> In-mall promotion of installation and display in high traffic area for two months at Lansdowne Place
-> Promotion across Lansdowne Place’s social, digital, mobile channels + E-newsletter database
-> PR support and promotion for the Canada 150 Artist Installation, the artist and the “selfie” contest
The winning mural will hang at Centre Court...
To apply for 20VIC Management Inc.’s Canada 150 Artist Installation at Lansdowne Place, artists must submit their complete application by Friday, February 17th at 5 p.m. local time by email here. More details on submission process can be found here.
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There Was An Epic Super Bowl Party On Chemong Lake That Included 16 Foot Outdoor Screen
/About 50 people watched an epic Super Bowl game in an epic way, taking in New England's comeback win over Atlanta in front of a 16-foot outdoor screen on a beauty night on Chemong Lake near Peterborough.
The screen for the projector was a 16x9 wall made of plywood, and painted white.
"We couldn't have asked for a better day," co-organizer Lee Gynane tells PTBOCanada. "Perfect weather, lots of action on the lake with PolarFest happening as well, and to top it off the greatest Super Bowl in history."
Here were the fans arriving beforehand on the ice for a "Chemong Lake tailgate" party...
Pre-game setup
Oh, and if any of the spectators got cold, they could retire in to this nearby ice hut with all the amenities to warm up...
Check Out These Great Pictures From Under The Lock
/You can't get much more Canadian than playing a minor league hockey tournament outdoors under the historic Lift Lock in Peterborough.
Picture by Laurie Downey
Check out these great pictures Laurie Downey took on Saturday (February 4th) at the Under The Lock tournament and sent to us to share...
Picture by Laurie Downey
Picture by Laurie Downey
Picture by Laurie Downey
Picture by Laurie Downey
Picture by Laurie Downey
Picture by Laurie Downey
Picture by Laurie Downey
Just A Zamboni At The Timmies Drive Thru In Lakefield
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Photo: Roberta Hubble & Lakefield Herald
You never know what you'll see going through a Tim Hortons drive thru. On January 30th, Zamboni driver Graham Wilkins was coming from the Ontario Speed Skating Oval in Lakefield and decided to hit up the Timmies there for coffee.
Only in Canada, eh!?
Photo: Roberta Hubble & Lakefield Herald
Here's An Otter Sliding Across The Frozen Trent Canal In Peterborough
/The Weather Network posted this hilarious video of an otter sliding across the frozen Trent Canal on the Trent Severn Waterway in Peterborough. For Pete's sake, get this dude some skates and a hockey stick...
A Lakefield Woman's Hooded Owl Blanket Has Gone Completely Viral Around The World
/Lakefield's Michelle Moore has gone viral before with her shark blanket designs from her company MJ's Off The Hook Designs, but the mother of four has never seen anything like what she's experiencing now with her hooded owl blanket design she just released.
Michelle Moore
Moore, whose crochet patterns (shark, dolphin, dragon, to name a few) sell around the world, did a Facebook post Tuesday, January 31st on her new hooded owl blanket that has gone crazy viral, with more than 25 million views and counting, and hundreds of thousands of shares.
This is the picture of the hooded owl blanket design she posted to Facebook, announcing the release of the pattern...
Moore, who is blown away by the response, tells PTBOCanada how the design came together, and how the "Likes" to her Facebook page have gone from 37,000 to an astounding 104,000 and counting since the post:
Michelle
"I just recently designed a hooded unicorn blanket before Christmas and its sales have been doing amazing. After making the unicorn, I could totally see it working amazing for an owl, the fringe replicating the feathery wings. I also used a more detailed shell stitch to give the blanket a beautiful feathered look. I was certain that people would love it because the continuing popularity of owls. When I started designing hats, owls were always a top seller and one of my favourite designs to make. I had no idea that this design would go viral but the blanket is beautiful and people are obsessed with owls so I guess it just clicked like magic for people to rapidly start sharing. The design was brand new—just released on Tuesday. That evening's Facebook post had 1.6 million views when I woke up Wednesday morning, and has continued to skyrocket in views since. Before the owl went viral, I was at 37,000 page Likes and now my Facebook page is at 104,000 and growing."
We can hardly wait to see what pattern this entrepreneur releases next.
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66 Feet Of Separation: A Peterborough Woman Writes About Her Amazing Personal Discovery On Her Street
/Last year, the City of Peterborough proudly announced the digitization of its historical directories, with the oldest volume dating back to 1858.
"It's wonderful that the City can use modern technology to make these valuable historical resources more widely available," said Mayor Daryl Bennett. (City of Peterborough Media Release - July 19, 2016)
Having an interest in local history and being new to Peterborough, my husband, Rob, and I were curious about our property. Now, I have to start by admitting that the online directories are easier to research having attended the Open Doors event at the Peterborough Museum & Archives last spring.
In addition to tours of the state-of-the-art facilities, the knowledgeable staff at the Archives showed residents how to look up information in these directories. Using the same techniques, we went searching for the original owners of our home on Albertus Avenue.
This is when something completely unexpected happened. I noticed a familiar surname from my family tree. What were the chances, having just moved to a City with no known family connections, that a relative was living across the street?
Albertus Avenue
A Google search found a newspaper article from the 1930s with my grandmother's family visiting relatives in a community not too far away. A shout-out via social media to my sister, who has spent years researching the family tree, confirmed the local connection.
In a short space of an afternoon, my neighbour and I learned that we are the direct descendants of cousins who immigrated to Canada in the 19th century. Just like those who are still coming to Canada today, they traveled to this country seeking a better life and opportunities for their families.
Pictured in photo: the Stainton cousins—E.J. Rath, Catherine Hawley, Diane Werry and Brian Lee at a Christmas gathering on Albertus Avenue.
