Peterborough's Lucas Moore Wins OHL Championship With Hamilton Bulldogs

Add an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) championship to the young hockey career of Peterborough’s Lucas Moore as the Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Windsor Spitfires in Game 7, 6-1 on Wednesday night.

The Bulldogs won their second title following their 6-1 win. They last won during the 2017-18 season against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and placed third in the following Memorial Cup. Photo courtesy of Emmad Fajem.

The top-seeded Bulldogs won the J. Ross Robertson Cup suffering only three playoff game losses (all to the Spitfires) en route to their second title in five years.

They swept the Peterborough Petes, Mississauga Steelheads and Brampton Batallion to reach the OHL final.

Moore was only dressed for one playoff game in game three of the finals in a 6-3 losing effort to the Spitfires. The loss gave the Spitfires team a 2-1 series lead. He did not register a point in his lone playoff game.

Lucas Moore is his first OHL game in Peterborough on Nov. 18. Photo by Kirtus Evoy.

The Peterborough defenseman was drafted in the fourth round, 66th overall by the Bulldogs in the 2021 OHL priority selection.

He registered three goals and seven assists in 34 games in his OHL rookie season with the Bulldogs. Moore had his homecoming game against the Petes on Nov. 18 where the Bulldogs beat Peterborough 10-6 in an offensive flurry from both teams.

Moore celebrated his 17th birthday eight days before winning with the Bulldogs.

Former Pete Mason McTavish also won with the Bulldogs after being traded from Peterborough on Jan. 9.

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Peterborough Century 21 Lakers Home Opener On Thursday; Team Seeking Fourth Straight Mann Cup Title

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers’ quest for their fourth straight Mann Cup continues with their home opener at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Thursday.

File Photo.

The Lakers face off against the Cobourg Kodiaks where the last game held at the PMC was 1,112 days ago.

A banner-raising of the team’s 2019 championship begins at 7:50 p.m. prior to faceoff at 8:00 p.m.

“We’re raising the banner for the 2019 Mann Cup so hopefully the community will come out and support us like they always have,” said Holden Cattoni, Lakers forward. “It’s awesome to be back in the Memorial Centre, especially with the extra year we were away.” 

The Lakers won their first game of the season against the Kodiaks, 15-11 in Cobourg on Sunday. Lakers Turner Evans had seven points and Shawn Evans had five on the night.

Anyone who purchased tickets for the Lakers’ previously-cancelled June 2nd game (including season ticket holders) are asked to present those tickets at the door for entry.

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Photos: Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run Lit Up The Track At St Peter Secondary School

Students at St. Peter’s Secondary School welcomed students from Crestwood and Holy Cross to their Special Olympic Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) on Wednesday.

LETR is the largest public awareness and grassroots fundraising organization for Special Olympics globally.

“The Peterborough Police Service has been a strong supporter of the torch run for many years now, and over the years have raised 100’s of thousands of dollars,” said Inspector Neil Collins with the Peterborough Police. “The Peterborough Police Service is happy to champion all our athletes and encourage acceptance and inclusion for all.”

Wednesday’s event saw students participating in standing long jump, shotput, 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m races.

They ended the events with the athletes oath ‘Let me win, but if I cannot win let me be brave in the attempt.’

Following events and speeches, students, teachers and law enforcement carried the torch around St. Peter’s track.

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Peterborough Woman Scores Big With $500,000 Lottery Win

Sharlene Hetherton of Peterborough is $500,000 richer after winning the top prize with an Instant Mystery Multiplier.

Photo courtesy of OLG.

Sharlene, a housekeeper, says she was in disbelief when she first discovered her big win.

"I was in tears and in shock," she said. "This is a life changing experience. Dreams can come true.”

The mother of three and grandmother of eight plans to pay off some bills and invest her win.

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Peterborough's Pathway to Fame Inducts Eight New Names For 2022

The class of 2022 Pathway to Fame has been released as eight new names to be recognized as arts and/or humanitarians of the Peterborough area announced on Wednesday.

Last year’s induction ceremony was limited to 50 people due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy of the Pathway to Fame, Peterborough & District.

The inductees will be honoured on Sept. 10 at Showplace Performance Center. Their stones with names and categories will be marked at Del Crary Park on the same date.

The following is a list of the inductees:

David Carley (Dramatic Arts)

With more than 450 Canadian and American stage, radio and television productions having resulted from his storytelling talent, including several locally-staged plays, David Carley has won and been nominated for, a number of honours, including a Governor General’s Award finalist distinction.

Kate Suhr (Entertainment)

Blessed with abundant musical and theatrical talent, PCVS graduate Kate Suhr has sung and acted her way into the hearts of audiences both near and distant while always taking the time to unselfishly perform in support of organizations and causes right here in her native Peterborough.

Ryan and Sam Weber (Entertainment)

Ryan and Sam Weber came to Peterborough from Maryland in 2000 to learn all they could about making and performing music from the legendary Ronnie Hawkins, learning very well to the tune of numerous studio albums, memorable performances locally as well as across North America and Europe and charitable support of several local causes.

Donald Glen Forde (Cultural/Community Betterment)

As a former executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peterborough, Donald Glen Forde set the organization on the path to success, all while contributing to his community as a minor hockey executive and as a multi-instrumentalist who performed with the likes of Del Crary and Bobby Kinsman during big band music’s heyday.

Jacob Rodenburg (Cultural/Community Betterment)

For more than 30 years, Jacob Rodenburg has made environmental stewardship, sustainability and education his business, not only as executive director of Camp Kawartha and as a Trent University environmental education teacher but also as a developer of forward-thinking ‘green’ related programs and initiatives.

Lois Tuffin (Cultural/Community Betterment)

From the time she arrived in Peterborough, former newspaper editor Lois Tuffin has tirelessly employed her considerable communication and organizational skills to the benefit of a number of causes and events including the Great Turkey Exchange that she started and has since fed more than 17,000 people during the holiday season.

John F. (Jack) Bardeau (Community Builder)

A combination of musicianship, service work and sports involvement saw John F. (Jack) Bardeau rarely sit still during his 44 years in Peterborough, the RCAF veteran’s work supporting the hearing impaired as a member of the Telephone Pioneers earning him Bell Canada’s Community Chest Award for Outstanding Citizenship.

David Adams (Community Builder)

For 26 years, David Adams was the face of the Five Counties Children’s Centre as its foundation’s executive director, endlessly promoting and heralding the groundbreaking treatment provided children with physical, communication and developmental needs while volunteering his time for a wide variety of community organizations and events.

2022 is the 25th anniversary of The Pathway of Fame, Peterborough and District.

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The Brock Clinic Run By Volunteers Officially Opens Offering Care To Vulnerable Community Members

The Brock Clinic, a nurse practitioner clinic for those experiencing homelessness, officially opened on Wednesday at the Brock Mission.

Anna Jamieson (NP), Lee-Anne Quinn(NP) and Dr Janet Kelly. Photo by Angela O’Grady.

The clinic was founded by Nurse Practitioner Lee-Anne Quinn along with Dr. Janet Kelly, who is serving as the collaborative physician for the nurse practitioner-led clinic. These women are all volunteering their time to run this clinic.

“We are healthcare professionals that are not working full-time, so we have some time to give and we are giving it,” said Quinn. “We completely understand our buddies that are working five days a week and are completely burnt-out after the last two years. But I know for a fact there are doctors and nurse practitioners out there that aren’t working full time. If they have even one day to give a month - here we are.”

The clinic will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, though Quinn hopes that as more nurses volunteer hours will be extended.

United Way Peterborough & District assisted the project with startup costs using federal funding from the Reaching Home program, which is a community-based program delivered locally through the United Way as part of Canada’s Homelessness Strategy aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness.

The 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner–Led Clinic (NPLC) also jumped in to support the volunteer nurse practitioner lead clinic. It has supported the project with space setup, equipment, technology and it will be key in the future planning of the clinic at Brock Mission.

Nurse practitioners in the community who would like to get involved in the initiative and volunteer their time can contact 705-748-4766 ext. 237.

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New Canadians Centre Launches Inaugural Week-Long Canadian Multiculturalism Festival

In honour of Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27, the New Canadians Centre (NCC) is organizing a week-long inaugural Canadian Multiculturalism Festival in Peterborough beginning Monday to June 27 announced Wednesday morning.

(from left to right) Andy Cragg, NCC executive director; Zebiba Sultan; Brisham Ramoutar, NCC communications and community engagement specialist and Hilary Flood, DBIA communications and marketing manager. Flood samples Ethiopian cuisine made by Sultan. The vegetarian dish contains red lentils, split peas, beets and a salad atop a large piece of injera (Ethiopian sour flatbread).

The festival aims to display multiculturalism within Peterborough through performance, storytelling, film and food.

“Celebrating multiculturalism in Peterborough creates community and helps people to feel like they belong,” says Andy Cragg, Executive Director. “We are proud to showcase the richness of experience in our community. It’s an underappreciated and unrecognized day in Canada.”

A food crawl with six downtown restaurants can earn you tickets towards Boro gift cards. Every $10 you spent from June 20 - July 1, gets anyone a stamp towards a Multicultural Food Passport. Collecting six earns a draw for the gift cards and participants do not have to visit all six restaurants to earn an entry.

Stamps and passports are available at the NCC or the following restaurants:

• Curry Mantra

• Levantine Grill

• Hanoi House

• Real Thai Cuisine

• Dirty Burger

• Milk + Tea

“Downtown Peterborough is a culinary hotspot for multicultural cuisine in the region,” said Hillary Flood, Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area communications and marketing manager. “We are so excited to be partnering with the New Canadians Centre for the Canadian Multiculturalism Festival to acknowledge and celebrate the significant contributions of our international cuisine and newcomer-owned restaurants and how they have shaped our culinary fabric downtown."

The following is a list of events occurring throughout the week:

Flavours of the World Sampling Day

All six restaurant will offer free samples of their food on June 25 between noon and 7 p.m.

Try It Series

The community can get their feet wet and participate in music, dance, cooking and sports from across the world:

• Indian Spices - Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the NCC

• Peruvian Flower Making - Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the NCC

• Taekwondo - Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at King Edward Park

• Ethiopian Cooking - June 23, 6 p.m. via Zoom with Zebiba Sultan (ingredient kits can be obtained at the NCC from Monday to next Wednesday)

• Zumba - June 24, 6 p.m. at the Silver Bean Patio (Millennium Park) by Dianely Hernandez

Anyone can register online at the NCC website to participate.

Cultural Fusions Video Series

Films are showcased to Dancers and musicians’ craft and culture with two films, “The Story Won’t Die + The Magic of Beginnings” and The Magic of Beginnings.

The former is about a Syrian rapper, tortured by Bashar Al-Assad for his lyrics, who uses his music to survive one of our century's deadliest wars.

The story of revolution and exile in a new documentary reflects a global battle for peace, justice and freedom of expression.

The Magic of Beginnings is about a local English-as-a-second-language teacher that learns Arabic to make the newcomers in her class feel at home.

Anyone can register online from the NCC’s website for a link to view the films online for free between Monday and June 27.

Building A Home Book Reading & Activities

On June 26 at 2 p.m., author & illustrator Casandra Lee will read her children’s book “Building A Home” followed by some creative art-based activities for children and families.

The book is about six children from Syria, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and Pakistan who are now living, playing, and going to school in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough. The book was commissioned and published by the New Canadians Centre.

Multiculturalism Panel

The final da features a Canadian Multiculturalism Festival event at a panel discussion with Trent Professors Mohmin Rahman and Feyzi Baban and Cragg.

Discussions include immigration in Canada, local responses to immigration and perspectives on multiculturalism in Canada and Europe.

Each year, the NCC supports over 1000 clients hailing from over 100 countries and speaking more than 70 different languages. In 2021, the NCC saw a record-breaking number of immigrants come to their facility according to Cragg.

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Voice of Business: More Investments In Home Care Are Needed

Our population is getting older quickly. The Government of Canada’s Action for Seniors report states one in seven Canadians were seniors in 2021 with that number expected to jump to one in four by 2030. The Canadian Institute for Health Information is predicting a 68 per cent increase in Canada’s senior population from 2017 to 2037 accounting for 10.4 million people.

Receiving healthcare at home is the preferred route for most people where feasible, saving both them and the government money when compared to staying in institutions. However, upfront capital costs and ongoing out-of-pocket health and personal service care costs to provide adequate healthcare are a major barrier to home care.

This applies to seniors as well as those with ongoing healthcare needs due to illness or injury.

The National Home Modifications Survey, commissioned by March of Dimes Canada in April 2021, found 78 per cent of Canadians want to age in their current homes, but only 26 per cent predict they’ll be able to do so. The survey found 50 per cent of adults and seniors identified costs of home modifications as a barrier.

For many, the decision to move into long-term care is complicated, even if it’s the best way to meet their healthcare needs. The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) estimates some 40,000 Canadians were on waitlists for nursing homes at any given time in 2019. Meanwhile, they estimated a further 430,000 Canadians have unmet home care needs. The NIA estimates 22 per cent of people currently in nursing homes would be better served at home with the appropriate support.

Our municipal, provincial and federal governments spend billions of dollars every year on assisting people with long-term healthcare needs with the majority going to long-term care homes and subsidies for institutional care. The NIA estimates that in 2018 public spending on long-term care in Canada included $20 billion for nursing home care and $4 billion for home and community-based care.

Most Canadians in need of regular healthcare are getting it at home whether by choice or lack of available institutional space. Some require a moderate level of support while others need several hours of daily care. Regardless, the costs are cheaper for care at home than in an institution.

Home Care Ontario estimates based on a 2011 study that the costs for care are $842/day for a hospital bed, $126/day for a long-term care bed and $42/day for home care.

Home care allows Canadians to get the care they want at a much lower cost to the public and depending on the subsidies they are eligible for a lower cost to themselves.

Receiving care at home has challenges and significant expenses. Many people’s homes need renovations and special equipment from beds to lifts. There are costs for private services, including medical care, housekeeping, transportation, physical therapy, cooking, and personal care. The role of family caregivers can only offer so much and is dependent on a senior’s family situation.

Home Care Ontario found family fund more than 20 million hours of home care annually for 150,000 people at an average cost of $17,600 per year per family.

While healthcare is provincial in operations, our federal government is heavily involved in supporting our healthcare network and has provided tax credits for various healthcare initiatives.

The Government of Canada currently offers the Medical Expense Tax Credit, but it does not offer a level of support sufficient to have a meaningful impact on someone undertaking the task of receiving long-term care at home.

Offering subsidies to receive care at home will save Canadians money when it comes to healthcare spending and relieve pressure on our overburdened healthcare system.

The Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce has submitted a resolution to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) asking the Government of Canada to:

• Create a home care refundable tax credit of 15 per cent of up to $10,000 in annual retained home care services, for a total maximum benefit of $1,500

• Create a one-time refundable $10,000 tax credit toward special medical equipment and renovations, including hospital beds and patient lifts

If adopted by the CCC at the annual conference this fall, this will become a core part of the CCC’s advocacy platform for the next three years. It’s important to start making these investments now. Investments in-home care saves money for taxpayers and people needing care while providing the level of care many desire.

Content provided by the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce.

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Peterborough Public Library To Unveil Their Native Plant Garden On Saturday

The Peterborough Public Library will celebrate the opening of its new Native Plant Garden on Saturday, with the Peterborough & Area Master Gardeners.

Peterborough & Area Master Gardeners at the Library. Photo courtesy of The Peterborough Public Library.

The Master Gardeners will be on-site in the Library Commons from 10 a.m. to noon to answer gardening questions and to celebrate the opening of the new native plant garden.

Families can also register for the 2022 TD Summer Reading Club, Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all ages (0-12), interests and abilities. Registrants will receive a free kit with surprises to encourage summer reading. The first 100 registrants will receive a TD Tree Box to grow their own spruce tree.

The Library Commons Garden is planted with species that are native or are near natives of the Nogojiwanong (Peterborough) area.

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