Kirkfield Lift Lock To Close For The Season This Friday
/The Kirkfield Lift Lock will close for the season this Friday according to Parks Canada.
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Living Local Marketplace Celebrates One-Year Anniversary With Gourmet Goods Expansion
/It was a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was one year in the making but Alicia Doris celebrated the first anniversary of her brick-and-mortar artisanal shop Living Local Marketplace with a gourmet goods expansion on Wednesday morning.
Alicia Doris has previously worked as a journalist for the Toronto Star and in the local media. Her gourmet goods section was formerly used for storage space. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Doris was unable to do grand opening festivities due to COVID-19 restrictions. She took the storefront’s anniversary as a make-up day to do the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 200-square feet expansion of a gourmet goods section was due to increasing demand and requests from customers.
“I'm just so grateful to be able to share the work of local artisans and small businesses,” said Doris. “They really are the backbone of Living Local Marketplace and to be able to respond to my customers' needs, they're really loving the gourmet goods.”
Her shop sells locally-created artisanal goods that include housewares, personal care and hygiene products and the newly-added gourmet goods. Customers can create customizable gift boxes that can be picked up or delivered from local artizans.
Doris began the business after becoming unemployed at the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.
Originally beginning as a passion project of that spring, Living Local was a seasonal subscription box that shared the work of artisans and small businesses in The Kawarthas. It pivoted to an online gift box shop in the fall of the same year due to higher demand.
“It's all about the people behind the products,” explained Doris. “When we purchase these goods — which are always very high quality — we're supporting our community members, our friends and our neighbours and colleagues. It's an easy connection to make.”
During the ceremony, Doris announced the launch of custom corporate gift boxes that can be delivered coast-to-coast.
Living Local Marketplace was a beneficiary of the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development Starter Company Plus Program, receiving a share of a $36,000 grant in December 2020.
Peterborough’s Downtown Business Improvement Area Launches ‘Halloween in the Booooro’ Event
/Celebrate Halloween with the Downtown Business Improvement Area’s (DBIA) ‘Halloween in the Booooro’ event in downtown Peterborough on Oct. 29, announced on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of the Downtown Business Improvement Area.
The DBIA will have a lineup of free, interactive, spooky family-friendly activities and programming such as a scavenger hunt and trick-or-treating from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. An adult zombie escape game will take place after 8 p.m.
At the scavenger hunt, players can try their luck at saving the Simcoe Street Skeleton by completing the self-guided Halloween hunt, starting at Black Honey. The Halloween hunt will have 13 stops along the way and a small prize at the end for those who complete the scavenger experience. The Save the Simcoe Street Skeleton Halloween hunt will not require any registration or equipment to participate.
The zombie escape game at Peterborough Square will have multiple playtime options from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. to sign up and try to escape the zombie apocalypse. Participants must be 18 or older.
“It’s great to see our incredible business community come together to bring some Halloween fun and animation into our downtown,” said Terry Guiel, DBIA executive director. “Halloween is a beloved holiday and I think the community will really enjoy taking advantage of the free programming on offer as we celebrate our first ever Halloween in the Boooro event.”
Businesses will decorate their window displays with Halloween decorations leading up to the event and locals are encouraged to vote for their favourite downtown window display to determine which business embodied Halloween and the theme of fairy tales and folklore the most. Window displays will start on Oct. 21 and voting will be open online until Nov. 1.
Businesses that will be handing out candy and will remain open for late night shopping include Boardwalk Boardgame Café, Chumleighs, KC Costumes, Couture Candy, Iceman Games, The Toy Shop, Naked Chocolate, Dreams of Beans, Cheek PTBO, Tragically Dipped, Watson and Lou, Plant Goals, Statement House, Boba Tea, Wild Rock, Ritual Apothecary and Rawscoe’s Sport Collectables.
Transportation Tomorrow Survey Letters To Be Mailed To Selected Peterborough Households
/Peterborough households are asked to participate in the Transportation Tomorrow Survey this fall regarding the travel habits and preferences of residents in the Greater Golden Horseshoe and surrounding areas.
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Randomly-selected households will receive an invitation letter that will provide them with a secure access code and more information about the survey.
Results will help local and regional governments, as well as the province and transit agencies, make transportation planning and investment decisions.
The Transportation Tomorrow Survey is jointly undertaken by 25 funding agencies, including the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), Metrolinx, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and municipalities across the study area.
Canadian-based research firm R.A. Malatest and Associates Ltd. will conduct the survey on behalf of the participating agencies including the City of Peterborough. The survey has been administered every five years since 1986.
“The Travel Tomorrow Survey data provides City planners information about existing travel patterns and helps plan for future mobility needs for the City,” said Vinod Soman, City of Peterborough senior transportation project manager. “We encourage residents to participate in the survey.”
Survey questions will focus on trip information for each household member including origin, destination, time, reason for travel, mode of transportation and some basic demographic questions.
Residents that did not make any trips can still participate in the survey, and all survey responses will remain anonymous.
The study runs from the fall of 2022 until spring of 2023 and the results will be released in 2024.
Participation in the survey is voluntary, and households can participate by accessing the project website at TTS2022.ca or by calling the survey hotline at 1-877-216-7786.
List of Peterborough City Services During Thanksgiving
/Several City services and facilities are offering modified hours or will be closed on Thanksgiving on Monday.
Wild turkeys have their feathers shimmer from the sun. Photo by Dave Ellis.
City Hall
City Hall, including Building Services, the Clerk’s Office and the Tax Office, will be closed. Online services are available at www.peterborough.ca.
Public Works
Public Works can be reached at 705-745-1386. This line is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Arenas Division
The Arenas Division Customer Service at the Healthy Planet Arena will be open from noon to 3 p.m.
The Healthy Planet Arena will be open from noon to 10 p.m. A Public Skate is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The Peterborough Memorial Centre and Kinsmen Arena will be closed.
Art Gallery of Peterborough
The Art Gallery of Peterborough will be closed on Monday.
For information about gallery exhibitions, and programs, please visit www.agp.on.ca.
Garbage, recycling and green waste
There will be no change to curbside collection of garbage, recycling and green waste.
The Peterborough County and City Waste Management Facility (landfill) and the Household Hazardous Waste Depot will be closed on Monday.
The Pido Road Recycling Depot remains open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For more details, please call the City of Peterborough Waste Management Division at 705-742-7777 ext. 1657.
Marina
The Marina will be open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, October 10. This is the final day of Marina operations for the 2022 season. To contact the Marina, please phone 705-745-8787 or email marina@peterborough.ca.
Peterborough Museum and Archives
The Peterborough Museum and Archives and gift shop are open from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday.
Information about current exhibitions is available online at www.peterborough.ca/museum.
Peterborough Public Library
The Peterborough Public Library will be closed on Thanksgiving Monday. Information and digital resources are online at www.ptbolibrary.ca.
Provincial Offences office
The Provincial Offences office at 99 Simcoe St. will be closed on Monday. Fine payments can be made online at www.peterborough.ca/POA.
Social Services office
The Social Services office at 178 Charlotte St. will be closed.
Emergency shelter services remain open: call 705-926-0096 after hours, during weekends and on holidays.
Child care centres
City-operated child care centres will be closed on Monday.
Sport and Wellness Centre
The Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre will be open on October 10 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Visit www.peterborough.ca/recreation for information about programs and schedules.
Transit
Peterborough Transit will operate on a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on Monday.
Please visit the website www.peterborough.ca/transit or call 705-745-0525 for detailed schedules.
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Fleming FireFit Team Heads to the World Championships
/After achieving success at the National Championships, members of the Fleming College FireFit team are heading to the World Championships in Utah from Oct. 10 to 15 announced on Tuesday.
Photo courtesy of Fleming College.
Fleming FireFit took home National bronze medals in the mixed relay team and hybrid men’s division. Each medal was won while students competed against full-time firefighters and experienced FireFit teams.
The FireFit Championships are described as the ultimate test of firefighting skills and endurance where students and experienced firefighters compete on a course comprised of six firefighting-based physical challenges. Competitors must complete each task wearing 50 pounds of firefighting gear.
Pre-service firefighter students Cameron Leonard and Greg Sheedy both qualified for the world championships. Leonard is being joined by FireFit head coach Shawna Coulter, representing the team in Sandy, Utah during championships.
During the national competition, Coulter also led the Whitby Professional Firefighters Association L 2036 to success, securing a gold medal for the top female team in Canada and a gold for the women’s relay team. Coulter also took home a bronze in the individual race division.
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Voice of Business: Municipal Elections Are Opportunities to Shape the Future of Our Region
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Elections are a crucial time for engaging with our future leaders and sharing our ideas and vision for what the future should look like.
No government has more of a hands-on impact on our day-to-day lives than our local municipalities.
Election campaigns are often viewed as a one-way message — what will you (or your party) do for us? What really sets municipal campaigns apart from federal and provincial candidates is the community-level engagement. Many council candidates will knock on every door in their ward, some more than once. They are there just as much to hear what you have to say as they are to spread their message about their platform.
It's also representation on a whole different scale. We currently have 113 candidates vying for 51 elected positions in the City and County, a notable increase from the three MPs and MPPs that cover our region (and beyond).
Some may have party affiliations and political leanings, but that’s as far as it goes. Each candidate fundraises for themselves, sets their own platform, and represents their own ideals. This type of campaign offers a high level of flexibility. The questions you ask are just as important as the answers they provide. It sets the tone for what our community values.
That’s why we at the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce decided to go all-in this municipal election in terms of engaging both candidates and the community. We are strictly non-partisan in terms of promoting any specific candidates or ballot questions. Our goal is to engage candidates and the public to be informed on local business issues that will guide the future of our region for years to come.
Watch Peterborough County township debates:
If you are a resident of a township in the County of Peterborough or just want to get up-to-date on local issues and candidates, last week we hosted debates via Zoom in all eight townships. You can view all of these recorded debates here: https://www.peterboroughchamber.ca/2022-municipal-election.html
City council questionnaire:
All candidates running for positions on council were sent a questionnaire with 10 questions relating to local business and community issues. We began publishing their responses yesterday on our website: https://www.peterboroughchamber.ca/2022-municipal-election.html
City mayoral debate
Join us Thursday, Oct. 6 for a City of Peterborough mayoral candidates debate at Market Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the debate will start at 7 p.m. Please note that seating is limited and first come, first served. We will also be live streaming it on our YouTube channel, which will later be published on our website and aired on YourTV.
An engaged and informed community is most effective when people vote. For details on how to vote in your municipality, go to:
City of Peterborough
Township of Asphodel-Norwood
Township of Cavan Monaghan
Township of Douro-Dummer
Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen
Township of North Kawartha
Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan
Selwyn Township
Municipality of Trent Lakes
Election day is Oct 24. Internet voting is open in the City of Peterborough and elsewhere with advanced polls starting Saturday, Oct. 8.
Please take the next few weeks to ask questions, let your local candidates know what you would like to see, learn more about their plans and be sure to vote.
Content provided by the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce.
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In-Person Continuing Education Classes Return to Trent University
/Registrations are open for in-person, interactive workshops and multi-week courses through Trent University’s Continuing Education program announced on Tuesday.
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These in-person classes are back at Trent University’s Traill College starting Oct. 17 and are open to lifelong learners from the community who are looking to build connections and learn something. Topics including beekeeping, music, American Sign Language (ASL), writing, cooking and money management are available as classes.
“For the first time in two years, in-person Continuing Education classes are back at Catharine Parr Traill College in downtown Peterborough,” said Dr. Michael Eamon, Trent director of Continuing Education. “Members of the greater community can find inspiration and discover something new alongside fellow lifelong learners while immersing themselves in Traill’s unique learning spaces, using the College library or taking in a meal at The Trend café.”
Multi-week courses start at $260 (including HST) for the series and workshops start at $40 (including HST), plus appropriate materials.
Traill will be hosting a Continuing Education open house event on Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where community members can learn more about the courses being offered, meet instructors and explore the learning environment at the College’s downtown Peterborough location (the Scott House at 315 Dublin St.).
Registration is available online at trentu.ca/continuingeducation.
Team 55's Friday Night Lights Running Its Final Year After a Decade; Fundraiser to Continue In Subsequent Years
/The decade milestone of the “Friday Night Lights” football fundraiser for suicide awareness with Team 55 is running its last year and held at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School this Friday.
Dave Pogue at the ninth annual Team 55 “Friday Night Lights” event last year. Only one family member per player was allowed to watch the game during that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The final theme for this year’s event is a homecoming for Thanksgiving weekend. Anyone who participated in the event in the last nine years is invited to attend with opening ceremonies beginning at 6 p.m. — though fans are encouraged to arrive at 5:30 p.m. — It is also a celebration of the event’s culmination over the years.
Peterborough Petes president Dave Pogue Team 55 is having its last event because the event planning takes exhausting amounts of work and feels he’s accomplished the goal of having a “decade of discussion” regarding suicide.
“It's a lot of work, it's very difficult to put on an event like this and it's stressful because tend to want to one-up ourselves every year,” explained Pogue. “The conversation has been rampant over the last nine years which is exactly what we were after.”
Team 55 will remain active in fundraising despite Friday Night Lights doing its last year.
Pouge founded the Team 55 campaign after losing his son Mitchell to suicide. The charity is named after Mitchell’s jersey number, 55 as he captained the Adam Lions football team.
Over $600,000 has been raised for suicide awareness, aiding Canadian Mental Health Association initiatives that helped launch the Assertive Outreach for Suicide Prevention program. It provides help and resources for attempted suicide victims or those contemplating it.
The double-header football games begin with opening ceremonies beginning at 6:00 p.m. then the following matchups:
7:00 p.m. - Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational Institute vs. Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School
9:00 p.m. Holy Cross Secondary School vs Crestwood Secondary School
