Add Your Recipe To This Delicious New Community Cookbook Project

The Nourish Project—a local food-based collaborative that is part of a broader movement that seeks to give food more importance in our communities, our economy, and our everyday lives—has recently launched a neat  Community Cookbook project.

 Community Harvest dinner put on by Nourish Project

Since food can be an important and vital part of feeling a sense of belonging and connecting as a community, Nourish Project is asking Peterborough (and County) residents to submit a recipe that signifies belonging, such as a family recipe or a potluck favourite. 

As an example, Nourish Project posted here about the inspiration for one submitted recipe, "Italia's Petelli", that they sampled. 

Sampling Italia's Petelli

If you're interested in submitting a recipe to this cookbook project, you can submit to this online form or do so by email here. They ask that you include photos of either the final recipe, ingredients or and/or preparation.

Nourish Project will reach out to you (by phone, in person or email) about your submitted recipe and what belonging and your passion for food means to you. They will then create a "story" to attach to the recipe. 

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Petes Honour Former Usher Fonz In Beautiful Gesture On Final Game Of Season

Ushers are the unsung heroes at sports arenas, smiling and always lending a helping hand to people trying to find their seats, concession stands, the nearest bathroom.

Which makes the Peterborough Petes touching gesture to usher/doorman Alphonse "Fonzie" Levasseur all the more special. Levasseur, who was part of the Memorial Centre family for over 60 years—the longest worker at the rink—passed away this week and the Petes paid tribute to him on their final game of the season Saturday night (March 17th) by placing his familiar chair (and flowers) outside the referees' dressing room where he was stationed for years.

Fonz's chair was near the Petes Office as well, so the Petes staff was very familiar with him. "Fonzie was one of several staples at the Memorial Centre—especially for the Petes, City and OHL staff members that would pass by him countless times on those hectic game nights," Matt D'Agostini, Senior Coordinator, Group Ticket Sales and Service with the Peterborough Petes, tells PTBOCanada.

"He had his seat parked just outside the ref's room that he eyed for as long as I had been working there, and would be extremely personable and welcoming with every person he came into contact with. After beginning to know him on a more personal basis, I made it part of my game day routine to ensure that he was one of the first guy's greeted before the night's events began to pick up."

The Petes tweeted out about the Fonz during last night's game...

Tonight we honour several friends of the team who we lost over the course of the season, including PMC Usher Alphonse Levasseur, who was with the PMC since it opened in 1956.

Fonz’s chair sits (almost) empty tonight. #ptbo #gopetesgo pic.twitter.com/O8AoqDNubr

— Peterborough Petes (@PetesOHLhockey) March 18, 2018

Ever meet Alphonse? Have pictures of him? Share your recollections on our Facebook post.

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Canada Learning Code Hosting Inclusive Workshop For Learning Code Basics At Innovation Cluster

The national not-for-profit Canada Learning Code is hosting an inclusive workshop "Ladies Learning Code: HTML & CSS for Beginners" for anyone to learn code. It will take place inside the Innovation Cluster’s awesome downtown incubator on Saturday, March 24th, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The mission of the workshop is to provide an inclusive opportunity for anyone to learn code, including beginner’s of coding, women, men and others who may often feel unwelcomed to enter the world of coding or are hesitant and intimidated to start. The workshops provide a social and collaborative environment while promoting careers in technology.

The workshop will allow participants to learn HTML and CSS—an essential skill for web development to create marketing materials, company domains and blog sites.

Participants can expect to learn:

-> basic techniques and concepts that are translatable to other programming languages
-> building blocks of how HTML and CSS work together to create richer online experiences
-> how to create a rich website with images, video, and a CSS-defined layout
-> how to create a multi-page website
-> what resources are available if you’d like to continue learning at home.

Register here! 

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Petes Rename Media/Scout Room In Gary Dalliday’s Honour

A big crowd of family, friends and colleagues gathered in the Skybox Media/Scout Room on Tuesday morning (March 13th) for the announcement that the room will now be named after local broadcast legend Gary Dalliday.

Media scout room at the Pmc now known as the Gary Dalliday room pic.twitter.com/fpO7MRYC4W

— Meaghan Roy (@MeaghanDRoy) March 13, 2018

Dalliday, who was the sports director at CHEX-TV for 35 years and, along with his son Pete, served as the Petes’ radio voice for 15 seasons, spoke about how touched he was by the honour.

Dalliday is a popular figure in the Petes Media/Scout Room, where he has acted as host alongside Don Barrie for several seasons. The 76-year-old, who is a member of the Peterborough Pathway of Fame and was recently Co-Chair of the Pete's Pink in the Rink game in support of cancer research, is battling cancer for the 3rd time.

Deserving honour to Gary Dalliday with the renaming of he Media/Scout room at the Mem Centre now known as the Gary Dalliday Media/Scout Room. @OHLHockey @PetesOHLhockey @petedalliday @tim pic.twitter.com/ZpV8jX65Ch

— Ken Jackman (@deputy91) March 13, 2018

The fourth floor lounge, which overlooks the ice, is an area for local, national, and international media and scouts to congregate before and during Petes home games. It will now be known as the "Gary Dalliday Media/Scout Room".

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Look At These Vintage Millbrook Pictures

We dug up these gems below from the Vintage Peterborough, Lindsay and the Kawartha Region Facebook page of Millbrook way way back in the day. Check out some of the pictures.

Millbrook Post Office in 1935

W H Byam & Son Dry Goods Store, Millbrook

Millbrook commercial block including newspaper office circa 1910

CNR Station and Commercial Hotel in Millbrook circa 1920

Orange Day Parade Millbrook, 1905

Millbrook circa 1900

Millbrook Armoury circa 1927

King Street/Victoria Hotel Millbrook, 1913

Dr. H.A. Turner and family in his 1912 REO in Millbrook

For more vintage photos of Peterborough and the Kawarthas, go here.

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Nostalgic Peterborough Couple Launching Ice Cream & Popsicle Bicycle Pedal Parlor Co.

[UPDATE, May 6th]: Here are pictures of the bike and the design...

Niki AllDay prepping bike

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ORGINAL POST:

Ever since Peterborough couple Niki Allday and Jesse Guerin first begin dating, they agreed that one day they would purchase an ice cream bicycle and bring back those amazing childhood memories of Dickie Dee ice cream.

"The sound of the bell is something I will never forget," Niki tells PTBOCanada of her childhood memories of the colourful modified tricyle with its fiberglass compartment full of frozen tasty treats. The couple purchased a vintage original Dickie Dee bike and are refinishing it, and the name of their business will be the Pedal Parlor Co.

The bike Niki and Jesse purchased

Niki and Jesse believe their locally owned and operated ice cream bicycle will bring a sense of nostalgia along with it—"a feeling of happiness, and memories of sunny summer days where the bells ring, and you run outside to catch the bicycle with your friends."

Niki & Jesse

"We are hoping to have some of the original flavours sold by Dickie Dee, including rockets and fudgsicles," Allday tells PTBOCanada.com, adding "we are also hoping to have a few dairy free, vegan and healthy options."

Weather permitting, Pedal Parlor Co. will launch sometime in May on residential streets in town, but the bike will be "road ready" with its new design by April. Jesse will be doing most of the actual bike riding, while Niki will look after marketing and purchasing. If all goes well, more bikes will be added and they will eventually have a fleet.

The modern twist of being able to utilize social media will enable people to find out the location of the bike on Pedal Parlor's Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages. As well, the bike will be available to service birthday parties, picnics, weddings and other special occasions. For more info, email the couple here or visit their website where you can submit your favourite flavours.

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A 31 Pound Male Snapping Turtle That We'll Call Chill Was Saved From Ice After Coming Out Of Hibernation Early

On February 28th, Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre staff had to act quickly when responding to a call from a homeowner in the Selwyn area near Peterborough.

A turtle—we'll call him Chill—had apparently emerged from hibernation early, likely because of the warm weather. When OTCC got to the shoreline, they could see that the back end of the turtle was out of the water, while his head and forelimbs were submerged through a hole in the ice.

It almost looked like an elephant head was emerging from the ice...

Picture via OTCC Facebook page

With a coldsnap expected, this 31-pound turtle would certainly not survive much longer without swift action. Staff assessed the situation and decided to attempt a rescue.

Here is a staff member making the rescue...

Picture via OTCC Facebook page

Picture via OTCC Facebook page

Picture via OTCC Facebook page

Chill was removed from the ice and transported safely to the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre.

Here he is chilling out back at OTCC headquarters in Peterborough...

Picture via OTCC Facebook page

On Friday, OTCC gave an update to the public about Chill on their Facebook page, along with these pictures below. They say he has been receiving daily treatments and recuperating well.

Picture via OTCC Facebook page

Picture via OTCC Facebook page

Chill will be ready for release in the area they found the big guy once the weather is consistently nice. These turtles can live up to 100 years old, so this old guy—"He has been walking the earth for a long, long time," OTCC says on their Facebook page. "His shell is worn, and he has many scars from different times that have all healed"—now can count some more good years ahead of him.

If you would like to make a donation that will go towards the care of this turtle and others like him, visit the OTCC website here. And never attempt to rescue a turtle on the ice—contact OTCC at 705.741.5000.

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Hydro One Ceases Negotiations For Purchase Of PDI

[UPDATE, March 9th]: Here is what Hydro One says in a press release...

"Hydro One announced today that negotiations on the proposed acquisition of Peterborough Distribution Inc. have ceased as both parties were unable to reach a final agreement.

The role of both parties in these commercial negotiations is to ensure that the end result is an outcome that creates customer and shareholder value. In this particular case, despite the strong offer made to the City of Peterborough, the two parties were unable to achieve that balance.

Hydro One would like to thank Mayor Bennett, the City of Peterborough and members of both negotiating teams and looks forward to continuing its relationship as long-time neighbours and proud members of the Peterborough community."

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ORIGINAL POST

Hydro One has informed the City and City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. that it is withdrawing from negotiations regarding the sale of Peterborough Distribution Inc., according to a City of Peterborough release.

Hydro One first approached the City in 2014 to express interest in purchasing PDI. City Council responded favourably to the opportunity when Hydro One entered into a letter of intent that included a competitive price, job and benefit guarantees for existing PDI workers, distribution rate and other rate protections for customers, and commitments for new jobs and new investments such as building a new regional Hydro One operations centre in Peterborough. Negotiations have been ongoing for more than two years.

According to a media release from the City, PDI executives continue to monitor the pressures and changes affecting the electricity distribution sector on behalf of its sole shareholder, the Corporation of the City of Peterborough.

PDI says it will continue to deliver exceptional service to its customers, thanks to the organization’s employees and management.

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