Get in the Christmas Spirit With a List of Holiday Markets in the Area
/Updated: 1:58 p.m. Nov. 26, 2021.
With Christmas just around the corner holiday craft markets are happening all over Peterborough.
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Foodie Friday: La Hacienda On Bringing a Little Corner of Mexico Into Peterborough
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We talk with owner Sandra Arciniega of La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant about bringing a little corner of Mexico to Peterborough and how her culture and philosophy go into all her dishes.
PRHC 50/50 Campaign Helps Keep Patients Close to Home
/The PRHC Foundation November 50/50 campaign will end Nov. 29 at midnight.
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PRHC Foundation launched their first 50/50 lottery in September and has seen tremendous support thus far! They awarded Judy Johnston from Peterborough with the Grand Prize of over $66,000 + a Bonus Prize!
On Nov. 18 Ruth Passant of Peterborough won the November program’s first Early Bird prize of $1,000 and on Nov. 25 Rebecca Schillemat of Peterborough won the second Early Bird prize of $1,000.
The Grand Prize deadline is Nov. 29 at midnight and the winner will be drawn on Nov. 30 at 9:30 a.m. The winner will take away 50 per cent of all November sales, plus their choice of a $2,500 Resorts of Ontario gift certificate or $2,000 cash.
The proceeds from the 50/50 Lottery will help fund the equipment and technology that form the foundation of patient care. They’ll help bring new lifesaving services to our region, and enable PRHC to attract the best doctors, nurses and staff to our hospital.
“There are significant investments needed to fund the technological advancements and essential medical equipment required to support great patient care,” said Lesley Heighway. PRHC Foundation President & CEO, “That’s why the support of the community is so important. When people buy their 50/50 Lottery tickets, they’ll have the added comfort of knowing that thanks to their support, our loved ones, friends and neighbours can always find the world-class care they need and deserve right here at home.”
Tickets are 10 for $10, 40 for $20, 160 for $40 and 400 for $75 and can only be purchased online at https://www.prhcfoundation5050.com/
Lottery Licence RAF1216339
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Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Coming to Local Schools
/Peterborough Public Health has planned COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children ages 5-11 at local schools throughout Peterborough County, in partnership with local district school boards.
All COVID-19 vaccine clinics being hosted at local schools will be held outside of school hours.
Five clinics are now open for booking on the Ontario COVID-19 vaccine booking system, with more to follow as locations are confirmed:
Norwood District High School, 44 Elm St, Norwood, ON
Dec. 3, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Apsley Public School, 238 Burleigh St, Apsley, ON
Dec.r 10, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
St. Martin Catholic Elementary School, 531 Ennis Rd, Ennismore, ON
Dec.r 17, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Millbrook/South Cavan Public School, 47 Tupper St, Millbrook, ON
Dec. 20, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Lakefield District Public School, 71 Bridge St, Lakefield, ON
Dec. 29, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
.Residents turning 5-11 years of age in 2021 can book their first dose appointment through the provincial COVID-19 vaccine booking system. This can be accessed:
• Online at https://covid19.ontariohealth.ca/ OR
• Over the phone by calling 1-833-943-3900.
So far, more than 1,700 appointments have been booked by parents and caregivers for their children aged 5- 11 years of age.
“We want to ensure children feel comfortable in the clinic environment,” said Donna Churipuy, Incident Commander for the COVID-19 Emergency Response. “Our vaccine clinics will be designed for safety and comfort for the children. Hosting a clinic in a familiar setting like a school may help to reduce hesitancy a child has about receiving a needle.”
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St Peter Teacher Running 100km Over 18 Hours Straight After Impressive Terry Fox Campaign
/UPDATED: 9:40 a.m. Nov. 26, 2021.
Mme. Julie Vallieres, a teacher at St Peter Secondary School, is aiming to run 100 km, running from 3:00 p.m. on Thursday to 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
Photo courtesy of Julie Vallieres.
When the annual Terry Fox campaign at St Peter launched in October, Vallieres vowed to do this run if students raised over $30,000. A small group of teachers also promised to camp outside the school Thursday night.
Students surpassed the goal on Oct. 27 with a final tally of over $33,000.
“I’m not an athlete, I’m just someone who started running for my physical and mental health,” said Vallieres. “I’m not fast, I just know that when I set a goal I will reach it. I just get so much confidence from it.”
Photos courtesy of Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington Catholic School Board
Her goal for the overnight run is 100 km over the span of 18 hours. She will periodically be joined by other teachers though she warned them she will not be slowing down for them.
“This challenge - when you compare to what Terry Fox did- it’s nothing,” said Vallieres. “I’m healthy, I’ve got both my legs. This is not a big challenge. Like Terry Fox said ‘Anything is possible when you try. Often the limits you give yourself, that’s you limiting what you can do.”
Vallieres bib has a quote in both French and English to represent St Peters French immersion program. Photo courtesy of Julie Vallieres.
Vallieres will be running with a photo of her father and her father-in-law, who both died after a battle with cancer on her bib.
“Their photos are always on my hydration pack. Whenever I’m running and I don’t feel like running anymore I just think of my dad and my father-in-law and their battle with cancer, and then it makes me think of Terry Fox too, what he did with half a leg. It’s like, you know what lets go keep pushing. Everything is possible once it’s done.”
Vallieres completed her 100 km run Friday morning.
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Local Charity Granting Children's Gift Wishes Through Santa's Sleigh Program
/The Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Foundation (KHCAS) has launched their Santa’s Sleigh program encouraging the community to donate gifts on children’s wish lists at Walmart (Chemong location) announced Thursday.
In 2019, $50,000 in gifts were donated by the community for roughly 1,200 children and teens. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The supported children of the charity wrote their gift list on cards and hung it on a tree at Walmart. Anyone can grab the card, purchase the gift and donate it in a dropbox shaped like Santa’s sleigh.
Money, gift cards and presents not on wish lists are encouraged and accepted for the program as alternate ways to help.
"There are lots of kids in need of gift cards especially some of the older kids involved with the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society,” said Carrie Truman, KHCAS executive director. “You can donate those gift cards monetary donations at the sleigh or you can make a donation online at our foundation website. This gift will go directly to the child in our community so that together we can put a smile on their face Christmas morning.”
KHCAS has been running the Santa’s Sleigh program for the past 32 years. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
During the 2020 campaign, the program ran under different conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and could not do their traditional sleigh drive. Local realtors had donated money through the REALTORS Care Foundation to ensure gifts were given to all the children last year.
"We are so excited to be back here this year,” exclaimed Truman. “We were just doing gift cards but people have been phoning me and asking if we're going to be back so I know that the community is excited to be buying physical gifts for the kids involved with the society.”
The tree with the wish lists is set up at the Home & Pharmacy entrance of Walmart on Chemong Road. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
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Read MorePurple Flag Raised at City Hall to Acknowledge Gender Based Violence in Canada
/The YWCA along with Mayor Diane Therrien raised a purple flag at City Hall on Thursday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the first of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, with the Wrapped in Courage campaign.
Representatives from the YWCA and City Hall hold the purple flag wrapped in courage. Those wanting to show support are encouraged to wear a Purple Scarf and use the hashtag #WrappedInCourage on social media.
This is the ninth year the Wrapped in Courage campaign is encouraging Violence Against Women (VAW) shelters to remind their communities that now more than ever violence continues to be the greatest gender inequality rights issue for women and girls.
The Wrapped in Courage Campaign was started by women’s shelters in Ontario to celebrate the strength of women who experience gender-based violence, the 16 days will go through Dec. 6, the anniversary of the massacre at Universite du Montreal's Ecole polytechnique, during which 14 women were killed in an act of femicide.
“We’ve been seeing so many women especially in positions of leadership being slagged or subjected to gaslighting from many people - being called out for being a woman with a strong voice,” said Kim Dolan, executive director, YWCA Peterborough Halliburton. “That’s part of the undercurrent that perpetuates more dramatic forms of violence against women that also leads to women’s deaths.“
On Thursday the YWCA received the 2020/21 Intimate Femicide Report from the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses and found that while last year there were a reported 39 women murdered, this year that number exceeded 50.
“Women are continuing to be murdered, we’re continuing to be victimized by male violence, so wrapped in courage is our opportunity to stand up and start conversations with one another about the violence that we experience in our lives now or the violence that we’ve experienced in the past - it effects all of us,” she said.
Mayor Diane Therrien read a Proclamation during the flag raising signaling a commitment to ending gender-based violence in the community, and ensuring survivors that they are not alone.
“We’re very grateful to the YWCA and all the community partners that do work on this front, we know that it’s something that’s not just today or the next couple weeks, it’s every day,” said Therrien. “It’s not just us it’s the men too, we need to raise awareness and let women out there know that they’re not alone and there is help out there available.”
Therrien noted that while it’s important for men to lead by example, it is just as important to have women in leadership roles.
YWCA Peterborough Haliburton provides safe shelter, resources and support to help women safely escape violent situations, build upon their existing strength, and move forward in their lives. As a member of YWCA Canada, they are part of a global movement dedicated to ending gender-based violence in all its forms.
YWCA Crossroads Shelter, Haliburton Emergency Rural SafeSpace (HERS), and 24 Hour Support & Crisis Line are essential services and remain open at all times. Confidential support, resources, safety planning and information continues to be available to women, as well as the people who love and support them: Call 1-800-461-7656 Text 705-991-0110.
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Electric City Football Club Announces First Head Coach In Team History
/Michael Marcoccia has become the Electric City Football Club’s (ECFC) inaugural head coach for the men’s and women’s teams announced at a press conference at their headquarters on Thursday.
Rob Jenkins, ECFC President (left) with newly appointed head coach Michael Marcoccia (right). Marcoccia has been the head coach for FC London since 2018 leading the team to a regular-season title at 12-2-2 in his inaugural year with the team. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
“We have been searching for the right Head Coach for this project for over a year and conducted countless interviews with individuals from across North America,” explained Rob Jenkins, ECFC President. “We couldn’t be more pleased to have been able to land such a great coaching talent to lead our project. Michael brings with him a tradition of excellence in League1 Ontario on both the Men’s and Women’s side and has the ambition and ability to take this project to the next level. We feel very fortunate to have him in Peterborough.”
The London, Ont. native was head coach and technical director at FC London for the past six years where he coached both the Women’s (since 2016) and Men’s (Since 2018) League1 Ontario Teams.
During that time, he has amassed a record of 100 wins, 14 draws and 28 losses. He has also won more League1 titles than any other coach including three League1 Ontario Championships, five League1 Ontario Regular Season Titles and one League1 Ontario Cup.
Marcoccia was named the 2018 League 1 Men's & Women's Coach of the Year. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Marcoccia has also earned numerous personal accolades including being named League1 Ontario Coach of the Year three times.
“The first thing that drew me to Peterborough and Electric City FC was the project itself,” Marcoccia shared, “The more I learned from talking to Rob, the more I realized that this project was much bigger than I originally thought and something that I wanted to be a part of at this stage in my career.”
While coaching at FC London, Marcoccia also captured three OCAA Provincial titles and one CCAA National Bronze with the Fanshawe College Falcons Women’s Team. In 2019, he took the side to become the number one ranked team in Canada, for the first time in program history. Marcoccia has also been selected to coach the League1 Ontario All-Stars on 3 separate occasions.
“All I’ve heard so far is how great the community support is here in Peterborough,” Marcoccia continued. “One of the things I’m most looking forward to is diving into the community, getting to know the people, and experiencing the passion.”
Prior to coaching, the Italian-Canadian spent time with multiple clubs in Italy's Serie C2, Serie D, Eccellenza and in France's Championnat National. Marcoccia also played locally for London City Soccer Club and FC London where he would retire to begin his coaching career.
“With our ambitions set high, it is going to take the whole community getting behind us and in response to that support I think it’s important for this team to be a reflection of this community,” said Marcoccia after addressing his playstyle. “Fans can expect to see a team on the pitch that is hardworking, passionate and dedicated to working together.”
The Italian-Canadian is regarded by many as the next up-and-coming coach in Canada, being touted by the Canadian Premier League’s Marty Thompson as one to watch out for a Canadian Premier League coaching spot in the future.
“The next steps are to build our team and we are looking for players who have the same ambition to go professional as we do,” Marcoccia concluded. “This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to start in League1 Ontario and work their way with the club to the next level.”
Open Tryouts for Electric City FC are being held on Dec. 1 for both the Men’s and Women’s teams indoors at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan, registration is limited and now open at electriccityfc.com/tryouts.
The team has said they want to focus on not only running an excellent soccer team but grow the game within the coty.
“There’s probably a lot of coaches out in the area doing great things,” said Marcoccia. “The starting point is not to come in and not to change things but Not just find out what they’re doing but offer education to those where needed.”
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Winter Parking Restrictions Take Effect In December
/Winter parking restrictions will be enforced by the City of Peterborough from Dec. 1 to Apr. 1 next year for safe and effective winter road maintenance announced on Thursday.
Charlotte Street. Photo Courtesy of the City of Peterborough.
Overnight parking
Parking is prohibited on all City streets from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. every night. The fine for a violation is $25.
Parking during snowstorms
When snow-clearing operations are taking place, no parking or stopping of a vehicle is permitted on any City street. Snow-clearing typically takes place between midnight and 8:00 a.m.
During snowstorms, a public service announcement will be made to advise that vehicles must be removed from city streets throughout the day and/or evening. Free overnight parking is available in municipal parking garages and surface lots. Drivers can use the parking garage entrance ticket for a free ride home on Peterborough Transit.
The fine for a violation is $80 and the vehicle will be towed to one of two locations;
vehicles parked north of Parkhill Road will be towed to Milroy Park, 242 Milroy Dr.
vehicles south of Parkhill Road will be towed to Morrow Park, 171 Lansdowne St. W.
