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The Open House is Wednesday, April 10th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Peterborough Public Library (Friends of the Library Community Room).
Peterborough Police Need Your Help In Locating Missing Woman Natalie Zwirner
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Supplied photo by Peterborough Police
UPDATED POST (April 11th): Police say Natalie has been located safe. They thank the public for their assistance!
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ORIGINAL POST
The Peterborough Police is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing female from the Peterborough area. Natalie Zwirner, 51, was last seen at her residence at approximately 12:30 p.m. on April 8th.
At about 1:40 pm, she was discovered to have left her residence in her motor vehicle, and has not been heard from since.
Zwirner is described as: white, 5’6″-5’9”, 120 lbs, fit build with medium length brown hair.
She is believed to be driving a silver 2012 4-door Honda Civic, with Ontario Licence plates CDPY708. The civic has a dent on the passenger side door.
Anyone with information on the location of Zwirner, or if they see her motor vehicle, is asked to call their local police service, the Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122, or call 9-1-1.
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Watch: Lakefield's Owen The Griff Nearing 100,000 Fans On Instagram
/On the latest episode of the StudioPTBO podcast, hosts Cody May and Neil Morton chat with Lisa Besseling, “momager” of Owen The Griff, the Lakefield, Ontario-based Brussels Griffon celebrity dog who has amassed nearly 100,000 fans on Instagram.
Lisa talks about her non-marketing approach to Owen the Griff—also that resident shop dog at her popular Stony Lake Furniture shop—on social media is winning, and the positive impact Owen is having on so many pet lovers locally and around the world.
Cody May & Neil Morton interviewing Owen the Griff and his “momager” Lisa
Lisa also chats about Owen’s influence in the Peterborough Humane Society “Our Pet Project” campaign and how Topanga from Boy Meets World picked her up at the airport in LA.
Watch the episode below…
Snoop Dogg Is Coming To Peterborough
/9-0-Nickel Entertainment, Energy 99.7 and the Peterborough Memorial Centre are excited to welcome Snoop Dogg to the Peterborough Memorial stage on May 16th.
Snoop Dogg, the legendary record producer, singer and rapper, will be bringing his Snoop Dogg & Friends Tour to the PMC May 16th at 8 p.m. Snoop has amassed 17 Grammy Award nominations in an incredible career.
Also on the bill is Canadian Hip Hop star Peter Jackson, featuring his album which is currently No. 1 on the Canadian charts.
Tickets go on sale April 8 at 10:00 a.m. at memorialcentre.ca, by calling 705.743.3561, or in person at the Baker Tilly Box Office inside the PMC.
Tickets range from $69.99 - $124.99 plus applicable fees and taxes.
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Keene's Muddy's Pit BBQ Announces Its 2019 Menu (And We're Hungry Just Writing This)
/Muddy’s Pit BBQ (3247 County Rd. 2 in Keene), which has become a go-to destination point—one of those places to check off your bucket list over and over again—is now open for the season.
Muddy’s authentically barbeque all of their meat on custom outdoor smokers (designed and built by Sloan Custom Smokers) using only log hardwood.
Muddy’s Pit BBQ menu
Among the items on Muddy’s menu for this season:
-> A Lunker: a hot link on a bun, with pulled pork and baked beans smothered on top.
-> A Carnivore Sampler: a mix of their 4 main meats -> ribs, brisket, pulled pork and a hot link. It comes out to be around 1 1/4 pounds. (It’s great to share if you add a couple of sides to fill out your meal.)
Muddy’s do not take call-ahead orders for pick up or take reservations, nor do they offer delivery. Catering options are available for groups of 20+.
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Explore Fleming College At Their Spring Open House April 6th
/Hundreds of prospective students will have the opportunity to explore Fleming College at its annual Spring Open House.
The College will host its Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 6th at its campuses in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg, and at the eastern Ontario Emergency Training Academy (EOETA) in Norwood.
Photo courtesy Fleming College
The College will host tours of the campuses and residences as well as offer information sessions on Financial Aid Options, On-and Off-Campus Housing, and Transitioning to College for students with an IEP.
Photo courtesy Fleming College
To showcase the hands-on learning that takes place at Fleming, many of the programs will provide live demonstrations of learning activities:
Sutherland Campus: Sensory room experience, immersive virtual reality simulation and freshly baked cookies in the Culinary lab.
Frost Campus: Geology demonstrations in the newly renovated Geo Centre, climbing demonstrations, Blasting Techniques demonstrations, running diesel engine demonstrations and horizontal directional drilling simulations.
Haliburton Campus: Guests can watch students perform live art demonstrations in the campus studios.
Cobourg Campus: Visitors can tour the Personal Support Worker lab.
Pre-service Firefighter Education and Training program: Students applying for the Pre-service Firefighter Education and Training program are invited to visit the EOETA in Norwood (36 Industrial Dr.) where the program is now located. The EOETA has several established training environments including a burn tower, roof and door props, search and rescue maze, confined space prop, and new high-intensity propane training props. As part of the Open House, faculty and current students will be at the EOETA to welcome visitors, provide tours of the facility and perform live demonstrations.
Click here for more info on the Open House.
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Recruitment Event At Flying Colours Corp. Passes With Flying Colours
/Flying Colours Corp., which is celebrating 30 years in business, held its first Peterborough recruitment event on the weekend to attract new and existing talent to the expanding North American maintenance, repair, overhaul and completions company.
More than 230 people sent resumes prior to the event, and of those 50 face-to-face interviews were held with pre-screened candidates. In addition, more than 110 walk-in candidates attended and met with human resource and technical professionals to discuss opportunities.
Summer Sun, manager of interior design, chats with a potential new recruit in the Flying Colours design suite (photo courtesy Flying Colours)
Existing employees at this privately owned, family-run company explained their roles, management responded to specific company questions, and the HR team accepted resumes and organized interviews.
“We’re optimistic that we found some great candidates and will be working over the next week or two to make offers to some of those interviewed,” says Ian Ross, director of human resources, Flying Colours Corp.
Photo by Flying Colours
“It was obvious from the look of surprise on some of the faces that they were impressed by the scale of our operation here and our capabilities in terms of program quality and complexity,” adds Ross. “As well as finding some great new talent, I think we clarified to many just what we do.”
A combination of existing and new roles were highlighted as Flying Colours plans to fill in excess of 50 openings in its paint, avionics, maintenance, interiors, cabin installation and upholstery departments by the mid-summer.
Learn more about Flying Colours here.
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The Market Hall Clock Is Now Digital, Includes Emoji To Brighten Your Day
/UPDATE: Happy April Fool’s Day!!
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After adding LED lights to the iconic Market Hall clock back in January of 2018, further upgrades were completed over the weekend to convert all four faces to digital.
If you look up on your drive to work in downtown Peterborough, you might not notice that the entire face of the clock is a screen… but you will be sure to do a double take when an emoji is smiling down at you.
Here’s a quote from a press release…
“We had so much positive feedback from our themed coloured lights that this year we wanted to take it one step further!”
The digital faces also replace the old clockwork machinery that frequently broke down, according to a press release…
“While the new screens were pricey to install, they are rated to work all the way to -40. That's something that we come to expect from our Canadian winters. We think they will pay for themselves vs. the costly repairs of the previous machinery.”
Since it is digital, various emoji can be shown to create a playful vibe downtown while still showing the current time.
—by Evan Holt
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We Aren't Some Best Kept Secret Anymore: Peterborough Is The Fastest Growing City In All Of Canada
/The rest of the country is figuring out what Peterborough residents have known for a long time: We live in a great communty with all the amenities—and rivers, lakes and green space all around us.
Indeed, Peterborough was listed as Canada's fastest growing city by Statistics Canada with a 3.1 per cent increase, followed by Kitchener-Waterloo at 2.6, then both Ottawa and Windsor tied at 2.5.
Statistics Canada
According to Statistics Canada, more than seven in 10 Canadians live in an urban area—and the five fastest growing census metropolitan areas are all in Ontario, with Peterborough being Numero Uno.
Photo by Patrick Stephen
