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The War in Ennismore: Amateur Boxing Returns to The Kawarthas
/Corcoran’s Boxing Club is hosting its first-ever show as a fundraiser for the club’s youth program and competitive team on Saturday.
Pete Dalliday (left) throws some punches with Jay Corcoran (right). Photo by Luke Best.
The War in Ennismore: Revival is held at the Robert E. Young Recreation Complex in Ennismore. The Ontario Boxing sanctioned event will feature 12 amateur fights from boxers across the province.
At least one women’s match will take place, as well as fights featuring boxers as young as eight years old. Corcoran’s Boxing Club features a youth program that is run in conjunction with the Ennismore Optimist Club.
Ennismore was chosen as the location to host the event due to multiple club members’ ties to the area. This includes Jay Corcoran, the club’s founder, who was born and raised there.
This is the first amateur boxing event in the Kawarthas since the start of the pandemic.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first fight at 7 p.m. Admission is $20 at the door.
Shawn Austin And Elyse Saunders Will Close Out Peterborough Musicfest On Saturday
/Peterborough Musicfest presents a Canadian country music double spin on Saturday, ending their 2022 season with Shawn Austin and Elyse Saunders.
Photo by Luke Best.
A two time Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Rising Star nominee (2019 and 2021), Austin started out as independent artist before releasing his debut single Paradise Found in 2017. That song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Canada Country chart, followed in 2018 by the singles Get Me There and You Belong from his self-‐titled debut EP.
Austin’s momentum carried over into 2019 with the single What Do I Know, which peaked at number seven on Canada Country. The Little Things, released in 2020, was among the tracks on his third EP of the same name. Just this past June, Austin’s fourth EP Planes Don’t Wait was released, featuring the singles Tailgate To Heaven (featuring Chris Lane) and Get You – the former nominated for Single of the Year at the upcoming 2022 CCMA Awards.
With more than 23 million streams of his music to date, Austin has cemented his position as one of Canada’s fastest rising, and most diversified, Canadian country music stars.
Elyse Saunders, a Peterborough local, has fully realized her long ago set goal of being a major force on the country music landscape.
A four-‐time CMAOntario award nominee, including 2021 nominations for Female Artist of the Year and Rising Star, Saunders single Free was a Top Five finalist in the 2021 CBC Toyota Searchlight song competition. Her latest EP Free is nominated for a 2022 CMAOntario award along with the single Sunshine State of Mind that is in the running for Video of the Year.
On the strength of earlier released singles Wine Down and Sunshine State Of Mind – both of which garnered considerable radio air play and have helped bring more than 2.5 million streams her way – Saunders powerhouse vocals and highly engaging stage presence have seen her perform on some huge stages, including Boots & Hearts and the Sunfest Country Music Festival in BC.
The concert will begin at 8 p.m. at Del Crary Park.
This event is completely free, with first come first served seating. it is suggested that concert goers bring a lawn chair, chairs will be available to rent at the venue.
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 cancelled concerts is not guaranteed.
Spinning Wheels Tour Riding Its Way to Peterborough This Monday For Parkinson's
/The Spinning Wheels Tour that brings awareness for exercise benefits for people with Parkinson’s while fundraising is coming to Peterborough at the Wild Rock Outfitters parking lot on Monday.
The Spinning Wheels Tour has covered over 5,000 kms since June 25. Photo courtesy of Spinning Wheels Tour.
The tour consists of four friends with three cyclists living with Parkinson’s Disease and one dedicated RV driver who are cycling across Canada.
The group is in town from 1:30 - 3 p.m. in the back parking lot at Wild Rock Outfitters on 169 Charlotte St.
Anyone is welcome to attend the meet and greet prior to the team cycling on the tour. Visitors can make donations, purchase tour apparel and enjoy light refreshments during the event.
Cyclists are welcome to ride along with the group. Full route details can be found online.
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Peterborough Lakers Streaming MSL Final Home Games On Youtube
/The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers will stream their remaining Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) Final home games via YouTube announced on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of David Pickering and Peterborough Century 21 Lakers.
The streams are in partnership with MSL, YourTV and MNC Podcast Productions.
Games will be made available for no cost to viewers via the MSL’s YouTube page.
Peterborough’s own Stephen Stamp serve as the stream’s play-by-play announcer. Stamp is a veteran broadcaster and a two-time winner of the NLL’s Tom Borelli Award, given for outstanding achievement in lacrosse media.
Game two of the MSL finals between the Lakers and Six Nations Chiefs is Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. The Lakers lead the series 1-0 after a 10-6 win on Tuesday.
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Hometown PTBO: Jay Corcoran On Becoming The Oldest Boxer Turned Professional at 45-Years-Old
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This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with boxer Jay Corcoran about growing up in Ennismore, getting into the boxing world along with his kids and his family and becoming the oldest pro boxer at age 45.
Peterborough COVID-19 Risk Index Remains in “Moderate”
/Peterborough’s COVID-19 Risk Index remains in the “Moderate” level this week as reported by Peterborough Public Health (PPH) on Thursday.
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“I am cautiously optimistic to see that transmission is remaining steady,” said Dr. Thomas Piggott, medical officer of health. “However, with colder weather around the corner, we anticipate transmission will increase as more people are gathering indoors.”
Dr. Piggott is reminding residents to revisit COVID-19 prevention measures to protect themselves against the virus.
“Let’s get back to the basics,” he said. “Mask use, outdoor gatherings, staying home when you are sick and staying up-to-date with your COVID-19 vaccines continue to be very effective tools to keep you safe against COVID-19.”
Dr. Piggott emphasized the importance of the Local COVID-19 Risk Index as a tool to help individuals make personal decisions about their health. Current guidance recommended under the “Moderate” level is to:
wear a mask in high-risk indoor settings or when interacting with high-risk individuals
limit indoor social gatherings to no more than 25 people, and
limit attendance at high-risk indoor settings
Increased precautions are important for those at risk of severe disease including those not yet vaccinated, with medical risk factors for severe disease, immunocompromised states and the elderly according to PPH.
Dr. Piggott emphasized the importance of remaining up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccinations.
“The COVID-19 vaccine remains the best protection against severe disease related to a COVID-19 infection,” explained Dr. Piggott. “At this time, residents six months of age and older can walk in for their COVID-19 vaccines at the Peterborough Public Health COVID-19 vaccine clinic.”
For COVID-19 vaccine eligibility guidance and clinic calendar and clinic location, visit PPH’s website.
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Late Historian Honoured With $250,000 Gift to Canadian Canoe Museum
/The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) is celebrating a $250,000 gift to honour late local historian and avid canoer Shelagh Grant announced on Thursday.
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The gift came from Grant’s family to celebrate her 25 years as a volunteer and member since the museum’s inception. The Grant family's gift will be recognized in the Loft of the new museum, a central community gathering space on the second floor just outside the Knowledge and Research Centre in the Atrium.
Grant passed away in 2020 and is known for her love of the North and passion for canoeing according to a press release. She was known as an internationally acclaimed expert, historian and author on the Arctic. She with her husband Jon, paddled many of Canada's northern rivers together.
"The Grant family honours Shelagh Grant's love of the North, its land, peoples, rivers, and rapids with this $250,000 gift. Shelagh's vision and committee work helped to guide The Canadian Canoe Museum in its early stages," said Jon. "This gift recognizes the canoe as a unifying legacy, from the First People's travel to today's recreation, which is an important part of our rich and unique heritage."
In the 1980s, through her work as an adjunct professor of Canadian Studies at Trent University. Shelagh became part of an instrumental Advisory Committee that helped establish the CCM and bring Kirk Wipper's Kanawa canoe collection to Peterborough.
"Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast are engaged and giving to the campaign – but to see such strong local support here in our community is heartening,” said Kevin Malone, campaign chair.
The CCM has raised 93 per cent of the $40 million capital costs for the new museum which is scheduled to open next summer. The community is invited to donate to the new museum or to support the move of more than 600 canoes and kayaks and small artifacts.
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Peterborough County Cattlemen's Association Hosting Beef on a Bun Drive-Thru This Saturday
/The Peterborough County Cattlemen’s Association is holding their annual ‘Beef on a Bun Drive-Thru’ on Saturday.
Photo courtesy of Peterborough County Cattlemen's Association.
The drive-thru event is held outdoors as a COVID-19 precaution.
Foodies are invited to bring their own lawn chairs to enjoy their meal on site. For $15 at the gate (debit or cash), customers are sold beef on a bun, a bag of potato chips, Timbits and a choice of water or pop.
The event is from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Mi-way Beef Farm at 2264 Chemong Rd. in Selwyn Township just north of Portage Place.
The Peterborough County 4H Beef club will have their Beef projects on display during the event.
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GreenUP Celebrates $25,000 Grant For Urban Greening With Tree-Planting Ceremony
/Peterborough GreenUP celebrates their $25,000 Green Space Grant to grow urban mini-forests in town with a fruit tree planting at Dominion Park on Wednesday.
Laura Kersztesi juggles apples in dominion park after announcing the green space grant . Photo by Luke Best
The grant was from TD Bank Group and the Arbor Day Foundation. Peterborough is one of just 20 North American cities to receive the grant this year.
“It's really wonderful to see this come together and have the support from these types of grants to put trees in the ground,” said Laura Kersztesi, Greenup program coordinator.
GreenUP and Nourish are creating five neighbourhood-based mini-food forests and educating how to care for fruit within urban spaces. The mini-forest locations include Keith Wightman Park, an urban farm on Highland Road, Jackson Creek and a to-be-named retirement residence.
Three apple trees such as Royal Gala and Golden Delicious were planted at Dominion Park to kickstart the campaign.
