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Peterborough Police Accepting Bicycle Registration and Licensing
/With summer in full swing, Peterborough Police Service is taking free applications for bicycle registrations and licensing to aid in returning them in case of being lost or stolen announced on Thursday.
Photo by Luke Best.
A licence sticker must be obtained to register online. They are available at bicycle retailers or at the front counter of the Peterborough Police Service headquarters 24/7. Other stations may have more restricted hours.
Bicycles must be brought to the station for in-person registrations.
The police accept online bike registration with the following conditions:
Once you have obtained a licence sticker
Anyone registering must have a valid e-mail address and have the bike’s serial number
For any bicycle bearing a serial number
For one or more bicycles owned by you or the family members residing in your residence. Every bicycle registered requires their own registration form
Most bicycles with a serial number from the manufacturer. You can engrave an identifying number on the frame if the bike does not contain one. Cyclists can put the same number on the wheels and other components.
Hometown PTBO: Emma Keating on Her Playing Tenure With Peterborough Challenger Baseball and Love For the Game
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This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with 14-year-old and Peterborough Challenger Baseball player Emma Keating about the past weekend's Friendship game, her hobbies and her love of baseball.
Peterborough's Mitchell Stephens Signs One-Year Contract With Montréal Canadiens in NHL Free Agency
/Two-time Stanley Cup champion and Peterborough’s Mitchell Stephens signed a one-year deal with the Montréal Canadiens during the first day of NHL free agency on Wednesday.
Stephens during his tenure with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He spent his first two seasons with Tampa (2019-21) and traded to Detroit for the 2022-23 season. Photo courtesy of Mitchell Stephens.
His two-way contract is worth $750,000, the league minimum.
Stephens spent last season with the Detroit Red Wings, posting six assists in 27 games played. He spent his two years prior to Detroit in Tampa Bay where he won back-to-back Cups with the Lightning.
During his two years with Tampa Bay, he registered three goals and four assists in 45 games. Mitchell has yet to score a goal since his rookie season in 2019. He has played seven playoff games (all with Tampa in 2019) and scored one goal.
The Peterborough forward played 130 games for Tampa Bay’s AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch since 2017-18. He scored 36 goals and 47 assists during his tenure.
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Electric City Football Club Men's Team Remains Undefeated at Home With 3-3 Draw
/With the home undefeated streak on the line, the Electric City Football Club (ECFC) men’s team kept that intact but in the worst way possible as they drew 3-3 to Burlington SC on Wednesday night.
Burlington SC midfielder Joseph Willingham-Murphy (left) and ECFC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts (right) congratulating each other after a furious rally from Burlington to tie the game in extra time. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Electric City struck early as striker Jordan Brown scored in the third minute, marking his team-leading eighth goal of the season. He received a leading pass, beating a Burlington defender and then keeper Brandon Kerr to put ECFC on the board 1-0.
Ethan Gopaul quickly tacked on a second goal after ECFC forced a turnover in the offensive zone. Brown made the assist to a sprinting Gopaul to make it 2-0 in the tenth minute, his third of the season.
ECFC kept the pressure going with another Jordan Brown goal in the 31st minute to make it 3-0 into the second half. The goal came as he received a sideline pass and dashed through the middle of the defence and chipped it over the keeper.
“The movement, the patience and buildup and exploring the spaces they wanted to give us, I think we executed well and we took advantage of the chances we were able to create,” said Randy Ribeiro, ECFC head coach regarding the first half.
Burlington looked like a completely different team according to Ribeiro in the second half as they broke the shutout almost immediately. They quickly got on the board in the 47th minute thanks to Augustus Oku, beating ECFC keeper Quillan Roberts high.
The visitors struck again after being awarded a penalty kick. Oku netted his second of the game after he was able to beat Roberts again with a shot through the middle to close the gap 3-2 in the 62nd minute.
Brown almost got a hat trick with a header right in front of the keeper but was deflected wide in the 70th minute.
ECFC Defender Caden Rogozinski almost sealed the game with a header off a corner kick however it bounced off the ground and over the net to keep it a one-goal lead.
In extra time, ECFC fouled Burlington which resulted in a second penalty kick. Several ECFC players were protesting the call but it stood.
Oku completed the hat trick, beating Roberts’s right side to tie the match and come back from a 3-0 deficit. The whistle blew immediately after ECFC kicked off after the game-tying goal.
“We haven't been great in second halves,” said Jordan Webb, ECFC winger. “We had a hard time controlling the game so I guess we got to look at film and see how to get better with that.”
“We just have to continue to maintain consistent performances,” said Ribeiro. “We have to continue preparing and training well like we have been week in and week out and showing up on game day and being able to put on performances to collect maximum points. We can only control the games that we play in and we got to make sure we take care of business moving forward."
The men’s team goes on the road against North Mississauga SC this Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The women will have their last home game of the season on the same day against BVB IA Waterloo at 3 p.m. at Fleming College.
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GreenUp Celebrates 30 Years Of Environmental Activism With A Birthday Party In The Park
/Peterborough GreenUp will be celebrating their 30th anniversary on August 11 from 4 - 7 p.m. at Ecology Park.
Photo courtesy of GreenUp.
GreenUP’s early roots in 1992 began in citizen-lead awareness-raising projects and in cooperation
between different community organizations.
As a non-profit organization, GreenUp offers hands-on environmental education programs, lead inspiring projects that showcase the potential for green, healthy, and active neighbourhoods, and coordinate events and campaigns that enable collaborative action and civic participation.
Their 30 year celebration will begin at 4 p.m. at Ecology Park and is welcome to the public.
Short remarks will be shared recognizing donors, supporters, and partners at 5:30 p.m.
Refreshments and light dinner will follow, and family-friendly programming will continue until 7p.m.
Those interested in attending should RSVP here.
Ontarians Aged 18+ Eligible for Second Booster Shot
/The Ontario government is expanding eligibility for second booster doses to Ontarians aged 18 and over, announced on Wednesday.
File Photo.
Beginning on Thursday at 8 a.m., eligible individuals can book an appointment through the COVID-19 vaccination portal or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900.
Eligible individuals can also book an appointment directly through public health units that use their own booking systems, through Indigenous-led vaccination clinics and participating pharmacies. Appointments are based on availability, which may vary by region.
Second booster doses are being offered at an interval of five months after an individual receives their first booster dose.
In a press release, the Ontario Government stated that while most individuals aged 18 to 59 years old will continue to have strong protection more than six months after their first booster dose, expanding second booster dose eligibility will ensure that Ontarians can make an informed decision based on their personal circumstances.
A new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine is anticipated to be approved by Health Canada this fall, which may offer more targeted protection against the Omicron variants. Ontarians are encouraged to speak with their health care provider about whether getting a second booster dose now is right for them.
As part of the province’s plan to stay open, Ontario is expanding Ontario’s health care workforce, shoring-up domestic production of critical supplies and investing more than $40 billion for over 50 major hospital projects that will bring over 3,000 new hospital beds. Since the start of the pandemic, the province has added over 8,600 health care professionals to the health care system with programs in place to recruit thousands more.
Local Beer Stores Collecting Empties For PRHC Foundation
/Beer Store locations in Peterborough will be giving customers the option to donate their empty returns to support the PRHC Foundation until Aug. 28.
File Photo.
Donations made at Peterborough and area The Beer Store locations below will help fund the equipment and technology the healthcare workers at Peterborough Regional Health Centre use to provide patient care.
Last year The Beer Store supported over 100 local hospitals and foodbanks and raised $258,843.
Participating locations include:
• Store 4701 – 570 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough, K9J 6Z8
• Store 4702 – 139 George St. N., Peterborough, K9J 3G6
• Store 4703 – 1154 Chemong Rd., Peterborough, K9H 7J6
• Store 4705 – 882 Ward St., Bridgenorth, K0L 1H0
• Store 4709 – 102 Queen St., Lakefield, K0L 2H0
• Store 4710 – 1900 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough, K9J 3K7
Customers are also invited to make monetary donations at the till, without returning empties.
Peterborough Merit Precision Jr. A Lakers Release First-Round Playoff Schedule
/The Peterborough Merit Precision Jr. A Lakers will face the second-ranked Toronto Beaches in the first round of the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) playoffs in a best-of-five series announced on Wednesday.
The Jr. Lakers taking on the Lakeshares during the 2016 season. Photo courtesy of Peterborough Merit Precision Jr. A Lakers.
The first game begins on Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Ted Reeve Community Arena in Toronto. The Lakers finished the OJLL regular season in seventh place, with a 10-10 record.
Full Schedule:
Game 1 - Thur., July 14 - Ted Reeves Community Arena
Game 2 - Fri., July 15 - Ted Reeves Community Arena
Game 3 - Mon., July 18 - Peterborough Memorial Centre
Game 4 (if necessary) - Tue., July 19 - Peterborough Memorial Centre
Game 5 (if necessary) - Wed., July 20 - Ted Reeves Community Arena
