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Trent-Severn Waterway Fully Open for Navigation
/Parks Canada advises that the Trent-Severn Waterway is now fully open for boating traffic for the 2017 Navigation Season. All lock stations along the system are now welcoming visitors by land and through all locks.
Parks Canada thank all visitors and residents for their patience and cooperation as their staff worked diligently to address high water levels and flows caused by excessive precipitation to ensure safe boating conditions.
This year, lockage fees are free for recreational boaters, a great way to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Boaters may order their passes on-line or they can be issued at any Lock Station. All that is required is your vessel registration number.
Along with free lockage, the Trent-Severn Waterway’s signature event in celebration of Canada 150 will be “Lock’n Paddle” taking place on June 24th. The plan is to load 150 paddlecraft into each of the two chambers of the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada.
Once the lockage takes place and the chambers are lifted to level, they plan to salute our great nation by singing “O Canada”.
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An Unforgettable Night At Showplace For Neave And A Community That Loves Her
/Move N' Grooove Dance Studio ended their season in a beautiful way on Monday night (June 5th) at Showplace, with an amazing tribute to 9-year-old Neave Alderson by the studio's owner Julie Fallis—aka Miss Jules.
Jules has joined Neave, who is battling cancer, as a team member for the Great Cycle Challenge, which raises money for the Sick Kids Foundation. Jules has pledged to ride 300 kilometres in the month of June and said if she raised $3,000, she'd shave her head.
Megan Murphy on stage with her niece Neave and Miss Jules
Well sure enough, more than $3,000 was raised—$3,970 to be exact—and so in front of a sold-out crowd of 600, she made good on her promise!
A beaming Neave even got to make the first shave...
It was a powerful moment for spectators to watch Jules do this for Neave...
Neave, a Grade 4 student at Immaculate Conception school, just finished treatment last month—she's been through 14 rounds of chemo, 28 days of radiation and a 16 hour limb salvage surgery. But this resilient child is doing well and has just started back to school for the first time this year her Aunt, Megan Murphy, tells PTBOCanada.
"Recently we went to the park and she was determined to climb up the slide, pulling with her arms and using her legs as best she could until she made it to the top. The smile on her face broke my heart wide open! She’s a warrior."
"What Jules did for my niece Neave was just such a lovely gesture of support," Megan, who was on stage for the big moment, tells PTBOCanada. "She's an incredible role model for young girls." And that includes Neave's younger sisters, Tily, 8, and Poppy, 5, both of whom dance with Miss Jules.
This hug between Neave and Jules after the shave was complete said it all...
"She has a pretty cool wheelchair that she's quite proud of," adds Megan of Neave, whom she describes as a kindred spirit who lives in the moment. "The wheels light up when she rolls! And she's starting to bear some weight on her reconstructed leg. She is starting to ride her bike that we've outfitted with stability wheels. This time next year, she'll be dancing!"
We have no doubt.
[Pictures via Showplace Facebook page]
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This One Is For Dougie
/Doug—aka "Dougie"—has been a staple in downtown Peterborough for many years, a kind and generous homeless man who has endeared himself to so many adults and children with his smile, kindness and gentle manners.
Which is why a Facebook post by Peterborough's Samuel Milne resonated with so many who know of and love Dougie. In the May 29th post, Milne said, "Yesterday I ran into some luck. So I thought I would pay it forward and give Doug some luck too. This guy is an absolute beauty and makes me smile everytime I see him I hope he enjoys his 50$."
This was the post that is getting hundreds of shares...
Milne tells PTBOCanada what prompted his kind gesture:
Samuel Milne
"My whole family grew up in Peterborough and for the last 14 years I have always seen Doug around town asking for change. I have just always wished I could do more for him and others in his situation. So I have been really thinking of ways to help out more and get others to do the same.
The day I gave Doug the money, I had received a large amount of money myself that I wasn't expecting and I was in the best mood ever. So when I saw Doug at the corner with a big smile on his face, I thought, I'm going to make Doug have an awesome day, too! I shared the picture on Facebook to maybe spark some more people to do the same type of things around Peterborough and help out the community!"
Read all the amazing comments on the post about Dougie on Milne's 21 Jump Streets post here.
Read more comments on our Facebook post.
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Petes to Host OHL Champion Erie Otters Thursday, September 21st In 2017-18 Home Opener
/After an awesome 2016/2017 season, the Peterborough Petes 2017/18 seaon is is one of great optimism for the team to build on last year.
They will host the reigning OHL Champion Erie Otters on Thursday, September 21st at 7:05 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in their home opener.
The game will kick off the 2017-18 schedule—the 62nd season for this storied franchise. The full Petes and OHL schedule will be released on Tuesday, June 6.
Season tickets, along with 10- and 20-ticket flex packs, are on sale now. Fans interested in season tickets or flex packs should contact Coordinator of Season Ticket Sales and Service, Steve Nicholls, at snicholls@gopetesgo.com, or by calling 705.743-3681, ext. 263.
Kawartha Food Share Collected 16,200 Pounds Of Food On Saturday, Documented Day On Twitter
/Once again, the Peterborough community stepped up in a huge way on Saturday (June 3rd) for those in need, filling Kawartha Food Share bags with more than 16,000 pounds of food in their latest food drive.
Kawartha Food Share tweeted this thanks from their warehouse..
Kawartha Food share also thanked all the volunteers that made this food drive so successful...
They also put out these tweets documenting the amazing amount of food donated and momentum from the day, showing the power of community to mobilize...
To learn more about Kawartha Food Share—which currently assists more than 8,100 men women and children every month through their member agencies—click here.
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Community Makes 3,007 Safe Nights At YWCA Crossroads Shelter Possible For Women & Children Fleeing Abuse
/Community support of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton’s 9th Annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes surpassed the "3,000 Safe Nights Challenge" presented by Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre.
A grand total of 3,007 Safe Nights ($138,204.12) have been made possible through YWCA Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, which took place at Confederation Park on Friday, May 26th.
Donations raised through this year’s event will be invested directly in providing Safe Nights at Crossroads Shelter for women and children fleeing abuse.
“The demand for our services increases each year,” says YWCA Executive Director, Lynn Zimmer, “This year at Crossroads Shelter we provided 8,471 Safe Nights. With the 3,007 Safe Nights provided through Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, we are well on our way to raising the $45.96 required for each Safe Night we provide.”
With more than 420 people of all ages, genders and abilities in attendance, this year’s Walk A Mile was the biggest yet.
To learn more about YWCA programs and services that help women escape abuse and rebuild their lives, or to make a donation in support of the YWCA, click here.
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Iconic Milltown Mini Golf Is Permanently Closing At The End Of This Season After 33 Years In Business
/It was the place where so many memories were made—an iconic local attraction that made our "57 Signs You're From Peterborough" list a couple years back.
After 33 years of business, Milltown Mini Golf owners Lynda and Barry Cross have announced they are closing permanently at the end of the 2017 season.
"Our landlord sold the property where we are located to a local developer who will be building stores on our site," Lynda and Barry say in a media release.
They add of their family fun park: "Working at Milltown is not like going to work, it's been fun for us everyday. We have loved the many years of enjoyment that local residents and tourists alike have brought us. We have had the pleasure of helping chairitable organizations raise thousands of dollars with fund raising mini golf events. Most of all, we will miss the laughter, joking, and fun that we see daily at Milltown."
Relationships and marriages were formed there, according to the owners:
"Over the years, we have also had the enjoyment of seeing couples on their first dates at Milltown and then a few years later they will come back with their children. We will miss all of this."
Share your memories of Milltown on our Facebook page.
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Dessert Bar Sweet Spirits To Launch In Downtown Peterborough
/Sweet Spirits, a fine dessert caterer specializing in crepes and waffles, is set to open its first retail shop (261 George St. N., Unit 130) in downtown Peterborough.
To celebrate their dessert bar opening, on June 1st, Sweet Spirits will welcome the public to tour the new treat shop for their launch from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. and try some decadent desserts!
Sweet Spirits delicious chocolate cheesecakes
Enter the newly renovated shop to try a slice of cake, or their specialty French Macarons. Desserts aren’t the only thing to look forward to now, with Sweet Spirits offering “boozy desserts”. Take your pick of your favourite spirit, beer and wine to find your favourite dessert, or just head straight there for the alcohol-infused ice cream.
“I always have a craving for cake and wine, but found there were not a lot of options in Peterborough to get the two together,” says Sweet Spirits owner Hannah Howey as why she is opening the dessert bar.
Hannah Howey pictured at Cub's Lair Entrepreneurial Competition
Specializing in fine desserts, Howey was able to start her career path through the FastStart Program in Peterborough, which helps entrepreneurs between the ages of 18-29 jumpstart their business ideas.
Howey started catering to events such as weddings and parties, pushing to pursue her passion as a business. She competed in FastStart’s entrepreneurial competition Cub’s Lair, where Sweet Spirits achieved a runner-up prize for her business success and originality.
Her waffles are delicious
