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The program is geared to equipping students for the task of protecting species and organisms from becoming at-risk through in-depth studies on a wide variety of species and organisms, studying the current threats to their existence, and examining the various ways to preserving their environment.
Magical Light Pillars Over Peterborough Last Night
/Local photographer Jay Callaghan captured these beautiful light pillars over Peterborough on Tuesday night.
The photos were taken by Jay near Parkhill Road and Brealey Drive...
Fleming College Among The Best In North America On Sustainability
/In a huge honour, Peterborough's Fleming College has been named as a top performer on sustainability among community colleges in North America.
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has ranked Fleming as fifth overall and second best in Ontario in its 2017 Sustainable Campus Index.
Photo courtesy Fleming College
The index recognizes top-performing colleges and universities overall, by institution type, and in 17 sustainability impact areas such as curriculum, energy, transportation, water, investment and finance, and coordination and planning.
The impact areas were measured through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).
Photo courtesy Fleming College
“Fleming College’s feature in this report shows its significant leadership and commitment to advance sustainability,” says AASHE’s Executive Director Meghan Fay Zahniser. “We are excited to recognize Fleming for working to secure a thriving, equitable and ecologically healthy world through its comprehensive sustainability efforts.”
Photo courtesy Fleming College
In addition to Fleming’s overall top-five ranking, the College was highlighted in the report for its research related to the salmon hatchery at Frost Campus. The hatchery is part of the Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program, which is working to restore the species to Lake Ontario more than 100 years after it was extirpated.
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Petes Host First Ever Star Wars Night
/The Peterborough Petes host the Ottawa 67’s on Thursday, December 14th at 7:05 pm in their first-ever Star Wars Night.
Fans are encouraged to be on the lookout for Star Wars characters throughout the PMC, and are also invited to dress as their favourite Star Wars characters for a chance to win a prize. Different Star Wars elements will be present throughout the game.
Thursday’s game is also the annual OHL Onside fundraising and awareness night in partnership with the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC). OHL Onside is a project aimed at increasing the understanding and awareness of young players’ responsibility to demonstrate respect for women, girls, and community members through their actions and words.
Representatives of KSAC will take part in a pre-game ceremony. There will be various activities throughout the game in support of KSAC’s MENding Program, as well as United Way of Peterborough. Fans can take part in a second intermission chuck-a-puck for their chance to win a Bluetooth compact stereo, Pond Hockey-Opoly, and a basket of holiday treats.
Game tickets are available starting at $8 through the Collins Barrow PMC Box Office, online, or by phone at (705) 743-3561.
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St. Luke's Anglican Church Strikes Again
/We love St. Luke's Anglican Church's cheeky sense of humour with their church signs.
You might recall this post we did on this East City church in Peterborough earlier this year?
Well the church has struck again, with this sign below promoting their Christmas Eve at St. Luke's celebration...
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
