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You might recall this post we did on this East City church in Peterborough earlier this year?
10 Animals Chillin' Out At Riverview Park & Zoo In Peterborough
/WALLABIES
IGUANA
PLATED LIZARD
OTTERS
AFRICAN DWARF CROCODILES
SLOTHS
BOBCAT
SQUIRREL MONKEY
EMU
SILICIAN DONKIES
[Photos via Riverview Zoo Facebook page]
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Canadian Icon Gordon Lightfoot Donates Canoes To Canadian Canoe Museum
/A Canadian icon was in Peterborough on Thursday (December 7th). Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dropped by the Canadian Canoe Museum to donate canoes that will become part of the museum’s storied collection.
“Needless to say, it’s been an incredible day," says Jeremy Ward, Curator for the museum. "We are honoured to be adding to our collection three of Gordon’s canoes and one from his good friend and paddling companion, Fred Gaskin."
Gordon Lightfoot at Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Canada.
Gordon, an avid paddler, has donated the yellow canoe featured in the song "Canary Yellow Canoe". This canoe showcases the scars of an infamous mishap when Gordon and his friend Fred paddled the Nahanni River in the 1970s.
The yellow canoe that inspired Lightfoot's song "Canary Yellow Canoe"
"We know that for Gordon, canoeing was a critical diversion from a very demanding career," adds Ward.
"Many who know him, know how important his canoe trips were to him. And, all the while, he was building national and international recognition. These are remarkable stories, and this museum is indeed the perfect setting for those stories to be told. We are grateful to have been entrusted with them.”
UPDATE: Here are some more pictures from his visit courtesy of the Canoe Museum...
There Will Be Free New Year’s Eve Bus And Handi-Van Service For 3rd Consecutive Year
/The City of Peterborough has announced it is partnering with Wolfe Personal Injury Lawyers for the third consecutive year to offer late night transit service on New Year’s Eve. Approximately 6,000 riders used the free New Year’s Eve service in the first two years.
Transit service will be provided on all 12 regular routes and buses will run free of charge between 7:20 p.m. on December 31st and 3:20 a.m. on January 1st. The last bus will leave Peterborough’s downtown Simcoe Street terminal at 2:40 am. Route maps are available here.
Photo of transit users using the service on New Year's
Handi-Van service will also run during the same hours, with up to two vans in service. Handi-Van customer service staff will accept trip request bookings from eligible clients until 12:20 a.m. and service will continue until 3:20 a.m.
Handi-van bookings are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Handi-van riders wishing to travel during peak times are encouraged to reserve their trips in advance.
Don Vassiliadis, Chair of Transportation for City of Peterborough, riding a bus on New Year's Eve
Details regarding the hours of operation will be posted on the What’s New at Transit page here and at the downtown Transit Terminal.
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Local Company Releases Awesome Jigsaw Puzzle Version Of Epic Lock 'N Paddle At Lift Lock
/Remember back in June how both tubs were filled by 328 canoes and kayaks at the epic Lock 'N Paddle event at the historic Lift Lock?
Let's refresh your memory in these photos...
VIEW FROM MISSION CONTROL
Photo by Neil Morton, PTBOCanada
VIEW FROM ABOVE...
Photo courtesy Trent-Severn Waterway
Aerial view by a drone controlled by Justen Soule from Parks Canada...
Well thanks to the innovative local company Land Canadian Adventures, that event has now become a jigsaw puzzle. Which makes total sense, of course.
"The Lock 'n Paddle event itself is a bit of a jigsaw for organizers including ourselves, the Canadian Canoe Museum and Parks Canada—and in particular for Ed The Lockmaster," Land Canadian Adventures co-owner Bretton Clark tells PTBOCanada. "It was a natural decision to take drone-ninja Justen Soule’s aerial photography and turn it into a jigsaw for holiday puzzling."
There is a limited run of 328—one for each paddlecraft that helped fill both tubs of Lock 21 for National Canoe Day on June 24th—so make sure you order one before they sell out!
They make a great gift idea, and as Bretton tells PTBOCanada, "I like how folks who participated can 'Where’s Waldo?' themselves in the photo!"
The puzzle is just $29.99, and can be purchased online here, by calling 705.927.2174 or emailing Bretton here.
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Wendy's Story: Watch This Powerful Video From YWCA Peterborough On Survivor Of Abuse
/A powerful new video on domestic violence released recently by YWCA Peterborough is getting thousands of views.
"Wendy's Story" tells the story of Wendy—a YWCA client, Board Director, mother and survivor of abuse—who is courageously sharing her story to save the lives of other women and children in our community and beyond.
Wendy
Safe Nights at YWCA's Crossroads Shelter are possible thanks to generous donors. To help save the life of another woman or child facing serious danger in their own home, click here for more information.
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The Holiday Window Contest In Downtown Peterborough Was A Merry Time
/The Toy Shop of Peterborough has won the 2017 Holiday Window Contest in downtown Peterborough. The display at 176 Hunter Street West is full of colour and encompassed the Canadian theme, capturing the attention of the judges from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough.
“We had a lot of fun decorating our display and incorporating the Canada 150 theme for the Holiday Window Contest,” says Jean Grant, owner of The Toy Shop, which will be donating the $300 grand prize to the Salvation Army Toy Drive.
DBIA Executive Director Terry Guiel presents Toy Shop owner Jean Grant with her first place prize in the annual Holiday Window Contest.
Second place goes to Watson and Lou at 383 Water Street and third place goes to Needles in the Hay at 385 Water Street.
Erin Watson, co-owner of Watson & Lou, receives her second place award in the annual Holiday Window Contest from DBIA Executive Director Terry Guiel.
Third place award
“It’s great to see so many stores lit up and decorated with all things Canadian for the holiday season,” says Terry Guiel, Executive Director of the Downtown Business Improvement Area. “It was also a lot of fun hosting Big Brothers Big Sisters as our judges and seeing how excited the kids were to be a part of this."
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough promotes the growth and development of at-risk children and youth in our community through the provision of mentoring programs with positive adult role models.
Neil Young & Daryl Hannah Visited The Sapphire Room In Downtown Peterborough
/Neat moment for Peterborough on Friday night (December 1st), as Neil Young and his partner Daryl Hannah dropped by The Sapphire Room—aka "The Sapph"—in the downtown after his rockin' hometown show in nearby Omemee.
Here is Neil's tour bus parked in front of the Hunter Street cocktail bar...
Photo via Jonathan Hall on Facebook
In this blurred pic below, you can see Neil flashing the peace sign to Jonathan Hall, who captured the pictures.
Sapph owner Kerri Niemi tells PTBOCanada there wasn't a big entourage—it was "chill"—and it was "mostly family" who showed up. And they were hungry.
"It brought a lot of excitement to the neighbourhood," she adds.
Omemee Shirt Purchased For Neil Young From PTBO Northern Originals In Peterborough
/Mike Watt, owner of PTBO Northern Originals, a heritage-based clothing brand focused on local pride in Peterborough and the Kawarthas, was ecstatic when a member of Neil Young's crew dropped in to purchase his Omemee shirt on Friday (December 1st).
"An assistant came in and grabbed them for Neil and Daryl [Hannah, his partner] on Friday," Watt tells PTBOCanada of his T-shirt line, which is available online and at his store Flavour Fashion in downtown Peterborough.
"We actually hid an 'N Y' in the design—his initials—as a tribute to him," Watt tells PTBOCanada.
Neil Young's show in Omemee
