Tim Hortons Camp Day Sending Local Kids To Camp
/Camp Day at Time Hortons is taking place on Wednesday. When a coffee is purchased at Tim Hortons proceeds will go towards sending a local child to camp.
File Photo.
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Riverview Park and Zoo Announce Concert Remaining Lineup For Gazebo Concerts
/Animals and people are rocking Riverview Park & Zoo’s gazebo concerts as they announced the rest of their lineup of five shows announced on Tuesday.
The Donny Woods Band from the Sunday concert at the Gazebo. Photo courtesy of the Riverview Park & Zoo.
The free shows are run on select Sundays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The following is the lineup of the zoo’s concert series:
July 24 - Knightshift
July 31 - Wylie Harold & Radio Flyer
Aug. 7 - The Fade Kings
Aug. 21 - Peterborough Concert Band
Sept. 4 - Electric Swing City
Classic rock and country performances from Steve Waters and Cartwright Boundary respectively were one of the early concerts that happened on May 21.
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Voice of Business: Investing In the Future By Preserving the Past
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Downtown is the heart of our city. It’s a mix of history and progress. It’s a destination and a bustling hub of business.
As our City deals with an influx of growth, it’s important that we plan for what we want our city to look like in the future. The City recently adopted a new Official Plan. Now, the City is looking into creating a Downtown Heritage Conservation District to guide the future of what our downtown core will look and feel like.
For now, City staff are just looking for support to make sure council is on the same page in terms of doing more research on what will be involved in a heritage conservation district designation for the downtown. It’s still in the early stages, with research and consultations likely to be conducted in 2023.
What a heritage district will mean is far from decided.
All too often the historic building preservation process is triggered by applications from developers to renovate, expand, or demolish buildings. A heritage district should lay out the rules ahead of time. Taking out some of the uncertainty and risk should lead to increased investment.
A big part of the charm of doing business downtown is the historic architecture. It’s not something that can be replicated in other areas. It’s also not something that can be replaced when it’s gone.
It’s hard to imagine the downtown without icons like Market Hall, the Hunter Street Café District, and The Commerce Building at the corner of Water and Hunter streets. There’s something quaint about shopping and dining at a literal bricks-and-mortar building. There’s no question this atmosphere is an important cultural element for the community and local businesses.
A heritage district shouldn’t mean anything changes. We’ve seen some amazing redevelopments of historic anchor buildings like the Y Lofts (former YMCA) and Venture North (former Promenade building) as well as up-scale offices like Lett Architects, Outpost 379, and Unicity. With the right vision and ambition, the development of historic buildings can enhance our community.
The plan should also lay out the rules for what it takes for a new building to fit into the downtown vibe. Not every building downtown needs to be preserved as it currently sits. Ideally, the district will lay out the design elements ahead of time so developers know what they can build. Many are eagerly awaiting the replacement of the eyesore at 385 George Street North with a new building that will host local businesses and create needed housing.
There are a lot of challenges when it comes to renovating old buildings, but it’s important that any plan for the downtown include modern accessibility needs in its design criteria. Many of the buildings downtown were built at a time when accessibility wasn’t a consideration. Some buildings are easier to bring up to modern standards than others, but sometimes making buildings more accessible creates conflict with preserving history.
Similarly, fire codes add additional challenges to the development of historic buildings.
At a time when our community is desperate for housing, we have a significant stock of apartments downtown that are currently unoccupied due to challenges in meeting all the historic, accessibility, and fire code legislation. As a Chamber, we currently have a resolution on the books of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce called Maximizing Growth in Built Areas which essentially calls for all parties to work together to find solutions to making these residential units safe, accessible, and economically feasible — making them livable again.
A downtown plan must be careful not to price out current tenants through increased rents, insurance costs, and other factors. We need continued investment, but not at the expense of losing the character and charm of the current businesses downtown.
There are concerns that too many rules regarding heritage preservation will drive away investment. Hopefully, the business community is actively engaged in the process of defining these rules to help minimize this impact.
Similarly, the status quo has driven away investment. Some developers are intimidated to invest downtown because the rules aren’t straightforward. They often have a fair bit of money invested before finding out the details of what they can and cannot do with their property.
It’s important that the community, developers, business owners, and building officials are all engaged as part of the process to ensure that our plan for the downtown has the intended effect of both preserving what we cherish and spurring redevelopment. Done right, a Downtown Heritage Conservation District is an opportunity to create new investments and build a stronger downtown core.
Content provided by the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce.
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Del Crary Park Is All Revved Up For Meatloaf Tribute Band At Wednesdays Musicfest
/Peterborough Musicfest presents Meat Loaf tribute band All Revved Up on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Photo by Luke Best.
Backed by a seven-piece band based out of Long Island, New York, John Saxon Doboe will perform Meat Loaf’s high-energy signature songs like; Bat Out Of Hell, Paradise By The Dashboard Light, Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad, and I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), which brought Meat Loaf a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.
Beyond the talents of Doboe and the band, the night will feature costume changes, choreography and even comedy is in the mix as All Revved Up pays tribute to Meat Loaf’s extensive music catalogue produced and performed from 1977 to 2016.
If a storm occurs during a concert, a cancellation announcement will be made from the stage. Peterborough Musicfest will not issue a cancellation call until 7:45 p.m. - fifteen minutes before the scheduled start of 8 p.m. Rescheduling of weather-cancelled concerts is not guaranteed.
Attendees should bring their own lawn chair or blanket or can rent a chair for $4.
Peterborough Musicfest is a free event.
Dirt Bike Community Rallies Around Local Family After 8-Year-Old Boy Airlifted To Sick Kids
/Nixon Parsons, 8, of Peterborough suffered a bad dirt bike accident at Burnt River Off Road Facility on Saturday.
Community, friends and family are rallying around the Parsons family to see them through this trying time.
According to Kieran Gillooly, family friend and member at Burnt River, Parsons, his brother and dad are regular riders and Burnt River members. His mom and baby sister can often be found cheering on the sidelines.
On Saturday, Parsons was air lifted to sick kids in critical condition, where he has had multiple CT scans and MRI’s. His neurology team is focusing on his brain.
Parsons suffered small contusions on his brain, some swelling and bruising. On Sunday hospital staff started to bring him off his medication. Gillooly says he is moving all limbs, ‘but only flickers in his left hand’.
Doctors and nurses are monitoring brain activity for brain seizures.
He has also suffered a broken nasal cavity, broken orbital bones and has lost many of his teeth.
As of Monday, Parsons has undergone surgery to close gashes around his mouth. That surgery will be followed by stitching in his mouth to help close a hole in his pallet and to try and reattach pieces of his gum. He will also need to undergo facial bone surgery.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Parsons mother let friends and family know that surgery went well.
According to Gillooly, Parsons is still using a breathing tube and is responding to his parents touches with small movements of his body.
“Our entire dirt bike community is feeling the heart ache for Nixon and his family,” said Gillooly in a social media post. “It is a parents worst nightmare come true.”
Parsons’ parents, Jake and Bennica, are by his side constantly, though the hospital only allows one parent from 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. Bennica and Parsons’ 5-month-old sister have been staying in a hotel.
To help lessen the financial strain, Gillooley asks those that are willing and able to send e-transfers directly to Parsons’ mom at bennicabrown@outlook.com. Funds will be automatically deposited and used for hotels, food and to keep up with bills at home.
“Nixon is only eight years old and is battling the biggest race right now and needs everyone’s prayers and to cheer him on,” wrote Gillooly. “He is the toughest kid I have ever met, and his continued forward progress shows just how much of a fighter he is.”
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Electric City Football Club To Host Meet and Greet This Sunday
/The Electric City Football Club (ECFC) is hosting a meet and greet at the Silver Bean Café and Millenium Park this Sunday.
Photo by Luke Best.
The event runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Fans can meet players from the women’s and men’s teams, kick a ball with them and mingle with the athletes.
Players will sign autographs and have their pictures taken with fans during the event.
“The ECFC player meet and greet is an opportunity to interact with fans on a bit of a personal level so that they can get to know some of us as players and as humans and we can do the same,” said Zach Ellis-Hayden, ECFC defender. “The community has backed us since the beginning, win or lose so it’s important that we can give back even if it’s in a little way.”
The women’s team sits in sixth place in the standings with a 9-6-2 record. The men have a 6-5-2 record and sit in ninth place in the league.
Peterborough Petes Release 2022-23 Pre-Season Schedule
/The Peterborough Petes have released their pre-season schedule consisting of five games throughout September announced on Tuesday.
The Petes finished eighth in the East division and were eliminated by eventual champion Hamilton Bulldogs. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes and David Pickering.
2022 Petes Pre-Season Schedule:
Sunday, Sept. 4 vs. Oshawa Generals (2:05 p.m.) - Location TBA
Saturday, Sept. 10 vs. Sudbury Wolves (4:05 p.m.) - Cavan Monaghan Community Centre
Sunday, Sept. 11 at Kingston Frontenacs (2:00 p.m.) - Napanee
Friday, Sept. 23 vs. Kingston Frontenacs (7:05 p.m.) - Cobourg Community Centre (CCC)
Sunday, Sept. 25 at Oshawa Generals (1:00 p.m.) - Whitby
The home game against Kingston has the Cobourg organizing committee planning several exciting events including coaches’ clinics, community skates, autograph signings and other initiatives to raise funds for Cobourg minor hockey accessibility.
Tickets for that game go on sale starting Aug. 9, through the CCC website. Priority access to tickets will be given to Cobourg minor hockey families, Cobourg Cougars and Peterborough Petes Season Ticket Members.
“The Town of Cobourg and CCC are excited to bring partners like the Petes, Cougars, and our local minor hockey associations together in celebration of the start of the 2022-23 hockey season,” said Krista Williams, Town of Cobourg Coordinator of Event & Sport Facilities. “We look forward to seeing hockey fans and community members alike congregating in Cobourg to watch some of the best junior hockey players on the planet on September 23.”
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Stage Will Rock At Norwood Country Jamboree After 2 Years Of Silence
/The Norwood Country Jamboree will take place from Thursday - Sunday at the Norwood Fair Grounds, after two years of cancellations due to COVID-19.
Photo courtesy of Norwood Country Jamboree.
The fifth annual Jamboree will feature four days of talent.
Attendees can see the likes of Nicholas Campbell, Bart Lynch, Rod Neiman, Kim Stewart and many more.
Full weekend passes with rough camping can still be purchased at the gate for $100. There are free showers on site. The Norwood Lions Club will be serving breakfast Fri. - Sun.
Day passes for Thurs. - Sat. can be purchased for $25, Sunday pass is $15.
For more information email info@norwoodcountryjamboree.com or call 705-741-6097.
Campbellford Memorial Hospital Welcomes Two New Members To Leadership Team
/Campbellford Memorial Hospital (CMH) has announced the addition of two new members of the leadership team, Nicole Wood and Megan McCarrell.
Photo’s courtesy of Campbellford Memorial Hospital.
Wood, previously the Manager of the Inpatient Unit at CMH, will be assuming the role of Vice President of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer while McCarrell will take on the role of Emergency Department Manager.
Wood comes to CMH having previously worked at Lakeridge Health in Durham region as well as Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg. She has a wealth of clinical management experience in a variety of settings, including the Emergency Department, Critical Care, Respiratory Therapy, and Inpatient Care. Wood is also a course facilitator at Loyalist College.
“Over the past six months Nicole has demonstrated her unwavering dedication to patient care,” said Interim President/CEO Eric Hanna, “She has been instrumental in the development and implementation of a new set of corporate goals focusing upon quality of care and patient experience. I am thrilled that she has accepted a senior position here at CMH.”
McCarrell also arrives at CMH having previously worked in the GTA where she held management positions in acute care in both obstetrics and the ICU at Markham Stouffville Hospital. In addition to her role as the new Emergency and Operating Room Department Manager, she also assumes leadership of Respiratory Therapy and Professional Practice. McCarrell is also a registered midwife and holds a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Management from the Schulich School of Business.
“We have been seeing unpreceded volumes in our Emergency Department lately, and our physicians and staff have been doing an exemplary job in responding to the needs of our community,” explained CEO Eric Hanna, “Megan’s experience and skill set make her the perfect fit here at CMH and she has already shown herself to be an asset to our team.”
City of Peterborough Accepting Bookings for Next Large Item Pickup
/The City of Peterborough is accepting online bookings for large-item pickups for the week of July 25.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Bookings must be arranged by 11:59 p.m. on July 21 online. The cost is $30 for the first item and $10 for each additional piece.
Mattresses and box springs do not count as the first item and are $30 apiece to be disposed of. Any mattress and/or boxspring infected by bed bugs, these items must be placed in a clear plastic bag.
Free bags (one per item) are available from the City (pick up at City Hall and Public Works).
The following are the City’s terms and conditions for large-item pickups.
Please note that all materials must be set out curbside by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled day of pick up. Materials may be set out the day before but not until after 7:00 p.m.
Public Works starts collecting large articles at 7:00 a.m. on the Monday of the collection week, and collections may continue for several days before the entire City is completed. Please do not remove items from the curb if they have not been collected on Monday.
Refrigeration appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, etc. must be tagged as having the refrigerant removed. Items not tagged will NOT be picked up.
Construction, renovation or demolition materials are not collected at the curb.
If the item is or contains glass, the glass should be taped corner to corner with an X for safety
No refunds for cancelled service
The following items are accepted as large articles:
Air conditioner*
Air hockey table
Area rug/carpet/underpad (rolled)
Bathtub
BBQ (no propane tanks)
Bicycle
Box spring/bed frame
Chair (any type)
Change table
Chesterfield (sectionals — each piece counts as one item)
Crib
Cushion/vinyl flooring (rolled)
Dehumidifier*
Desk
Dishwasher
Dresser
Dryer
Entertainment centre
Exercise equipment
Exhaust hood
Filing cabinet
Floor lamp
Freezer*
Furnace
Garden tools
Golf cart
Humidifier
Ironing board
Ladder
Laundry tub
Lawnmower
Lounge chair
Loveseat
Mattress (any size)
Metal storm/screen door
Microwave
Ottoman
Outdoor furniture (each piece = one item)
Packing/Steamer trunk
Patio umbrella
Planter
Pool cover
Portable heater
Refrigerator*
Shower stall
Sink
Snowblower
Stove
Swing set
Table (any size)
Toaster oven
Toilet (tank + stool = one item)
Washing machine
Water heater (domestic)
Wood stove
*Freon must be removed from the item before it can be accepted in the collection; certification of removal must be displayed with the item.
The following items are NOT accepted as large articles:
Televisions, computers, electronics (take to Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depot)
Freon items without certification that the Freon has been removed
Fluorescent Tubes, propane tanks (take to Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depot)
Construction and demolition waste
Tires or other automobile parts (free disposal of tires is available at the Landfill)
Fuel tanks, 45-gallon drums
Metal garage doors
Metal doors
Mirrors, windows
Piano/organ
Stones, blocks, bricks, aggregate
Roofing materials and eavestroughing
Fluorescent light bulbs (take to Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depot)
Cupboards, cabinets, wooden doors
Above ground pools
Fencing (wood or wire), fence stakes or posts
Outdoor storage sheds, dog houses
Hot tubs
Bathroom vanity
