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Peterborough City, County and First Nations are Seeking Nominations for My COVID Champion Campaign
/Beginning Monday local residents are invited to pay tribute to community members who have gone above and beyond to help others during the pandemic and participate in a 4-week campaign called My Covid Champion.
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Hosted by Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations, the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County, residents are invited to nominate individuals who have stepped up using the hashtag #mycovidchampion on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Hardcopy nomination forms will also be available at County, Township and local government offices
Posted tributes to local Covid Champions will be re-shared through local traditional media and social media, filling our community with expressions of gratitude.
“Following two years of unprecedented difficulty, we are very pleased to be joining the City of Peterborough, The County of Peterborough and Hiawatha First Nation to recognize some of the amazing things that have occurred during this time of adversity,” said Chief Emily Whetung, Curve Lake First Nation. “Along with our neighbours, we are coming together to encourage people throughout the region to celebrate the amazing experiences that you’ve had since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please join us in saying Chi-Migwetch to all of the Covid Champions in our area.”
Because the words “thank you” or “miigwetch” sometimes aren’t enough, Covid Champions and those who nominate them will qualify to receive one of 8 locally-sourced gift baskets valued at $250 each. A random draw the week of December 13 will be held to determine the gift basket recipients.
When nominating a Covid Champion, residents are encouraged to consider essential service providers, healthcare workers, first responders, friends and neighbours.
How to nominate:
1. Go to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
2. Choose whom you would like to nominate as your Covid Champion.
3. Write a brief tribute to your Champion, saying why they should be nominated.
4. Be sure to include the hashtag #mycovidchampion
5. (Optional) Tag your COVID Champion and one or all the following: @PtboCounty, @curvelakefirstnation, @CityPtbo, @hiawathafirstnation.
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Peterborough Youth Pays It Forward With Teddy Bear Donation to Fire Department
/Hunter Nelson, 4, made a special delivery of teddy bears to the Peterborough Fire Department on Monday.
Hunter with the firefighters that provided life saving assistance, a few months after, and again at four years old. Photo courtesy of Kate McEwen.
He brought the teddy bears for firefighters to keep in their trucks, in case young children involved in emergencies need them for comfort.
When Hunter was just four months old his family had to make a difficult phone call to 911.
Born prematurely, Hunter had under-developed lungs and needed to sleep with an oxygen monitor. A few weeks after he was home from the hospital the monitor went off while he was napping.
“I went in and found him unresponsive and blue, so we had to call 911. Fire was first on scene and they swooped him away and got right to work,” said Kate McEwen, Hunters mom. “I had two young daughters at home, 2 and 3 at the time, two fire fighters came in and gave them teddy bears. It really made a big difference that those fire fighters stayed with them and talked with them and they had the teddy bears to distract them from the chaos.”
Now, every year on Hunter’s birthday, the family tries to give back. Sometimes to the NICU at the hospital and sometimes to the fire department.
This year Hunter saved his money and friends and family donated some, and together they donated 18 teddy bears to the fire station.
When he and his family made the delivery Hunter got to say hi to the same men that were on scene when he was four months old, and tour the fire hall while wearing his fire gear.
“He wants to be a firefighter when he’s older, that’s been strong now for a couple years,” said McEwen. “He’s very passionate about that.”
She says while Hunter doesn’t remember the day the firefighters came he knows what they did, and what the teddy bears given to his older sisters mean to them.
“I know lot’s of families go through stuff like this, this was just our way of giving back because we know what that feels like.”
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Peterborough Petes Release Schedule and Route of Holiday Truck Tour
/The Coca-Cola Holiday Truck Tour is coming to Peterborough with a detailed map, approximate timelines and COVID-19 protocols released by the Peterborough Petes on Monday.
Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
The tour takes place on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The festivities will begin where the Kinsmen Club Santa sleigh will depart Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC).
The Holiday Truck Tour will be escorted by the Peterborough Police featuring three holiday trucks with Santa Claus and Petes mascot, Roger the mascot. Fans can track Santa, Roger, and the Christmas floats on the Petes Facebook page as Petes in-game host Courtney Bell broadcasts live from the route.
The approximate timeline for the Holiday Tour. Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
This initiative is a part of the Petes and C.O.P.S. (Community Oriented Partnerships and Support) program which sees players on the Petes roster matched with members of the Peterborough Police Service (PPS) Emergency Response Team (ERT), along with other members across multiple sections of the PPS. As part of the partnership, Petes players and PPS attend community events.
The detailed map of the Holiday Tour. Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
Fans are encouraged to share their experience by posting their photos and videos from the event to their social media accounts using the hashtags: #DeliverTheMagic #HolidayTruckTour, #PetesHaveFun, and to tag the Petes at @PetesOHLHockey.
Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
Based on submissions from members of the community included on the route are a variety of residential areas including the south end, west end, north end, and East City. The drive-by will conclude at the PMC at 9:00 p.m.
To ensure the safety of the Holiday Truck tour and the public, the Petes and the Peterborough Police will be following and enforcing all safety measures and protocols in place from Peterborough Public Health. The Holiday Truck Tour crew will be distributing candy canes while on foot in certain residential areas.
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Canoe Museum is Seeking Donations to Help Move Their Collection
/As the Canadian Canoe Museum prepares to move locations they are seeking the publics help in moving more than 600 canoes and kayaks, along with hundreds of paddles and artifacts.
On Monday, the museum launched their public fundraising campaign.
Before the move begins, every vessel and artifact requires detailed cleaning, documentation, stabilizing, packaging, transportation, a quarantine and inspection process and installation in the new museum.
The museum is asking the community to donate to help cover the cost of the rigorous process of moving.
They have highlighted four different levels of contribution.
The Great Portage contribution ($5,000) supports the transfer of the largest vessels cared for in the Museum’s collection (ranging from 25’ to 53’ long). This group of watercraft range from great cedar dugouts representing First Nations of the Pacific Northwest region to 15-person flatwater sprint “war canoes” used by racing clubs, to enormous Fur Trade era canoes.
The Big Lift contribution ($2,500) supports the transfer of the Museum’s large-sized canoes and kayaks from across Canada and around the world (measuring from 18 to 25 feet in length).
The Solo Carry contribution ($1,000) supports the transfer of the largest cohort of canoes and kayaks represented in the Museum’s collection (measuring up to 18” in length).
The Paddle & Pack contribution ($100-$500) supports the transfer of more than 500 paddles and other related equipment like canoe and kayak-making tools, food harvesting equipment, expedition gear used over centuries and canoe sailing gear.
To donate to the campaign click here.
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Apsley Couple Find TikTok Fame With Their Sweet Shop Tastely Box
/James and Polly Laneville opened Tastely Box, a candy shop that offers curated boxes of sweets from around the world, in April. What started as a small online shop has burst into a brick and mortar store and over 300k TikTok followers.
James and Polly with their curated boxes. Photo by Angela O’Grady.
Polly used to make ‘date night’ boxes for her and her husband with treats she could find from around the world.
“He was like hey this is a really good idea, I think people would like this,” she said. “We always knew we wanted to go into business together we just weren’t entirely sure with what.”
Polly says their idea kept getting pushed back, but when the pandemic hit they found themselves with more time on their hands.
“We were busy with kids, parents, normal work life - but when the pandemic hit it just gave us a second to step back and look at the whole big picture,” said Polly Laneville. “We decided let’s just dive in and see what happens.”
What started as a side hustle has quickly become a full time job for the pair.
Now the store curates themed boxes of candy from all around the world. Themed boxes include Japanese, Mexican, British, U.S.A and Canadian. They also offer themes like ‘Peanut Butter Lover’, ‘Pucker Up Sour’ and ‘Chocoholic’.
“We had some videos going viral, but they weren’t enough to really grab peoples attention,” said Laneville.
After posting a 25 second video introducing their brand to Canada they ‘blew up’ in the TikTok world.
“It slowed down before we went to sleep, but when we woke up the next morning our phones wouldn’t stop ‘cha-chinging’. We had sale after sale after sale - we had 200 sales come in within a 24 hour period. That’s when we realized this wasn’t slowing down.”
Now Tastely Box has already outgrown their brick-and-mortar storefront and hired three employees.
The Laneville’s have plans to put a warehouse somewhere nearby and expand their current location to better serve their in-person customers.
“As soon as we get boxes made they go right out the door.”
Polly says they have big plans for the new year, though she doesn’t want to give away any of their surprises.
Boxes can be ordered through their online shop, and bought at their store located at 10020 ON-28, Apsley.
If planning on ordering for Christmas the cutoff for delivery is Dec. 3.
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Peterborough Petes Seeking Kids For Next Generation Game
/The Peterborough Petes are seeking eight kids to join their hockey operations and entertainment staff against the Ottawa 67’s announced on Monday.
Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
The team is looking for kids ages 5-12 to shadow the following roles for Sunday’s game.
The Petes are wanting the following positions to be filled:
General manager
Head coach
Assistant coach
Associate coach
Public address announcer
In-game host
Two scouts
Kids can apply for the various positions by completing the Next Gen application online form.
For the position of head coach, assistant coach or associate coach, kids are asked to send in a video of a pre-game speech that they would deliver to the Petes ahead of a big game. The video must remain under two minutes and be filmed landscape (horizontal).
For public address or in-game host, children are asked to upload a video that includes them reading the following script: "Here is the starting line up for your Peterborough Petes presented by Chemong Home Building Centre! Starting in goal Tye Austin, on defence Donovan McCoy and Shawn Spearing. At forward: Joe Carroll and Tucker Robertson and J.R. Avon! And here are the remainder of your Peterborough Petes."
For the position of general manager or scout, applicants are asked to complete the Nex Gen scouting report for any current Peterborough Petes player.
The application to become a member of the Next Gen squad is due on Thursday at 11:59 p.m. All parents of the Next Gen applicants will be contacted Friday.
Those selected to be a part of the Petes Next Gen squad will have the opportunity to receive a behind the scenes tour of the Memorial Centre ahead of puck drop on Sunday afternoon, catch on-ice warm up from the Petes bench, enjoy a meal in the media/scout room and meet members of the Petes hockey operations staff.
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Dallas Smith to Perform with James Barker Band and More at the Memorial Centre Next Year
/Dallas Smith, JUNO and CCMA Award winning country music star, will be performing at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on June 25, 2022.
Smith’s Some Things Never Change Tour will feature special guests James Barker Band, Shawn Austin, JoJo Mason, Kelly Prescott and Manny Blu.
Presale for PMCScoop Members is from Wednesday at 10 a.m. to Thursday at 10 p.m, online only.
Tickets are on sale to the public starting Friday at 10 a.m. online, over the phone at 705-743-3561 on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or in person at the Grant Thornton Box Office.
The Box Office is open weekly on Wednesdays to Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Prices will range from $59 to $369, subject to taxes and change.
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Peterborough Public Health Announce Youth COVID-19 Vaccines Can Be Booked This Week
/Peterborough Public Health announced today that booking will open on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. for youth aged five to 11 years to receive the paediatric COVID-19 vaccine at local clinics starting Nov. 29.
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