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Mayor Diane Therrien Calls Special City Council Meeting Thursday; City to Discuss Housing and Homelessness
/Mayor Diane Therrien has called a special meeting of City council to provide housing and homelessness updates for this Thursday.
Mayor Therrien announced she was not seeking re-election in November last year. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At the special council meeting, council will confirm the proceedings of the special general committee meeting and hear from delegations.
The special general committee meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. and a special council meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Under council’s procedure by-law (21-104), council can hold a special meeting if it provides 48 hours notice of such meeting.
The meetings will be held electronically and can be viewed on the City’s website.
Members of the community wishing to speak at the council meeting must register before 11 a.m. on Thursday by using the registration form on the City of Peterborough website or by calling 705-742-7777 extension 1820.
Comments on the meeting agenda items can also be made on connectptbo.ca which is the City’s online community engagement hub, until 11 a.m. on Thursday. Comments provided as part of the “Comment on Current Agenda Items” section will be circulated to council members in advance of the meeting.
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GoFundMe Raises Money For Four-Year-Old Struck By Truck at Norwood Fair
/A GoFundMe has been started for four-year-old girl Sophie Foley who suffered life-threatening injuries from an oncoming truck at the Norwood Fair on Thanksgiving Monday.
Foley is in the ICU at Sick Kids Toronto after being airlifted from Campbellford Memorial Hospital. Photo courtesy of Daniel Steven Foley.
Foley was at the fair with her family when she was struck by a truck while crossing the street according to the GoFundMe page. The driver reportedly fled the scene after the incident.
Police have identified the driver but have not yet announced any charges or released their name.
Off-duty nurses reportedly performed CPR to restore her pulse before paramedics arrived according to Foley’s parents in separate Facebook posts. She was taken immediately to Campbellford Memorial Hospital and then airlifted to Sick Kids in Toronto.
Sophie Foley enjoying fair festivities before the tragic accident occurred. Photo courtesy of Daniel Steven Foley.
Foley is currently fighting for her life according to her mother’s Facebook post. She suffered a fractured skull, extensive brain injuries and a laceration on her liver. She is currently on life support in the ICU at Sick Kids hospital in Toronto, according to her father Daniel Steven Foley.
Her Mother, Natasha Celene released a statement on Facebook of her family’s gratitude for the outgoing support and donations they have received.
Over $27,000 has already been raised of the $30,000 goal at time of this article’s publication to help her family stay in Toronto as she receives treatment at Sick Kids.
Anyone is welcome to donate to their GoFundMe.
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Cats Musical to Perform at the Peterborough Memorial Centre On Dec. 2
/The Cats the Musical is purring its way to the Peterborough Memorial Centre as part of their tour for Dec. 2, announced on Wednesday.
The original Broadway production opened in 1982 at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, where it ran for 7,485 performances and 18 years. Photo courtesy of Cats the Musical.
Tickets go on sale this starting at 10:00 a.m. and can be purchased online, over the phone at 705-743-3561 or in person at the Grant Thornton Box Office. Prices range from $61.80* to $101.80* (child pricing available; plus applicable fees and taxes; subject to change).
An exclusive discounted presale for PMC Scoop members will run online only from Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday at 10:00 p.m. Presale prices range from $56.80* to $101.80* (child pricing not available during presale; plus applicable fees and taxes; subject to change).
For group sales of 10 or more, please contact First Class Group Tickets at lori@firstclassgrouptickets.com or 647-201-3349.
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Voice of Business: How We Get To Net-Zero Matters
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Climate change is a pressing business issue.
We’re dealing with the effects on a regular basis with extreme weather events happening far more frequently than decades ago. Referring to disasters as once-in-a-century events has lost its relevance. Floods, wildfires, wind storms, and hurricanes have shuttered businesses, cut off supply chains, spoiled goods, and taken lives. And we’re paying the insurance premiums to prove it.
All levels of government have pledged some form of commitment toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and tackling the effects of climate change.
The federal government has established its goal of creating net-zero emissions by 2050 with Environment and Climate Change Canada supplementing it with the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan. It established the Net-Zero Advisory Body in 2021 as a group of independent experts to provide advice on pathways for Canada to achieve net-zero emissions. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Net-Zero Council is part of this advisory body.
The CCC along with partners at PwC Canada have put together a report titled How We Get There Matters: Establishing a Path to Net-zero in Canada. It has four core principles:
1. The 2030 roadmap must firmly position Canada to achieve its net-zero target for 2050
This means that a key goal of actions taken between now and 2030 should be to enable delivery of the 2050 target, rather than short-term measures that may help deliver on 2030 targets but cannot be leveraged thereafter. These actions may consist of pilot programs, feasibility studies and consultations to position initiatives for major emissions reduction in the coming decades. In the absence of this, we risk our ability to reach our net-zero goal and/or risk needing to resort to extreme measures in later years.
2. Canada’s net-zero plan must be tightly coupled with its economic goals
This will ensure that fulfilling Canada’s commitment to contribute to the global fight against climate change and maintaining/improving our standard of living will not be seen as either/or.
3. Canada’s economic plan and the net-zero transition plan must consider the global context
This consideration is necessary to protect competitiveness of Canadian businesses and avoid carbon leakages to other countries.
4. Canada’s net-zero plan should deliver an orderly and inclusive transition
This is critical to avoid economic crises and energy crises and to ensure the ongoing support of Canadians for Canada’s commitment to net-zero.
Among its key recommendations are that Canada should:
Increase overall net-zero funding and do more to de-risk and address barriers to private
sector investment
Adopt a common definition for what constitutes investment that supports net-zero
Consider a holistic picture of emissions
Design policy options to incentivize emission reductions in Canada’s international
Supply chains
Develop a detailed net-zero skills plan to unlock the opportunities that net-zero will bring
Develop a plan for funding decarbonization equitably
Develop a public engagement and information strategy
It’s going to take intentional investment from both the private and public sector to tackle climate change and make meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. At this point, all options involve significant investments and costs — including inaction. It’s critical that we work as effectively and efficiently together across sectors to make the best use of time and money and position us to be competitive now and in the future. As the report says right at the start — how we get there matters.
Content provided by the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce.
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Former Peterborough Pete John Parker-Jones Signs One-Year Contract With Laval Rockets
/Former Peterborough Pete John Parker-Jones has signed a one-year two-way contract with the Laval Rockets (Montréal Canadiens American Hockey League affiliate) announced on Monday.
Parker-Jones spent one season in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, prior to joining the Peterborough Petes. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
The 22-year-old defenseman spent the last season with the University of Windsor. Parker-Jones recorded two goals and five assists in 15 regular season games in his one season with the team.
Parker-Jones played three seasons with the Petes from 2017-20, scoring 12 goals and 14 assists in 141 games.
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Dress Purple Day on Oct. 27 to Support Children's Aid Societies
/The Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society (KHCAS) urges the community to wear purple to raise awareness for vulnerable children and families and the groups that support them on Oct. 27.
Photo courtesy of The Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society.
Every October, Dress Purple Day brings awareness to the support and intervention services that are available for families through Children’s Aid Societies. Wearing purple shows that help is available and no one is alone.
“Dress Purple Day offers an opportunity to remind our local communities that the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society works together with many other social service providers to help children, youth and families facing challenges,” says Jennifer McLauchlan, KHCAS executive director. “We are wearing purple today to show children, youth and families that we care and are here to help.”
Learn more about Dress Purple Day here: https://www.oacas.org/publications-and-campaigns/dresspurpleday/.
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Cobourg Woman Wins $77,777 On Instant Diamond 7s
/Corrine Mueller of Cobourg won the highest prize of $77,777 on INSTANT DIAMOND 7s announced on Tuesday.
Photo courtesy of OLG.
The 48-year-old building manager said that this was her first big lottery win.
“It was 2 a.m. when I actually played my ticket and realized I won big. My heart was beating so fast, I was so excited,” she said.
When she told her husband with five kids of the win, he didn’t believe her at first.
"We always joke that we have a winning ticket so of course he thought I was joking again," she said. "That’s when he checked for himself and we hugged each other and jumped up and down. It was great!"
Mueller wants to put a down payment on a house, and a new car and plans to go on a cruise with her winnings.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Port Hope ONMarket on the Highway 401 Eastbound ONroute. The payment was given on Oct. 4.
Peterborough Police Deemed Bomb Threat of Local Business a Hoax
/Peterborough Police have determined that a bomb threat made at the Holiday Ford-Lincoln dealership on Sep. 29 on Lansdowne Street was a hoax announced on Tuesday.
File Photo.
No charges will be laid since the individual in question was under the age of 12.
Peterborough Police remind residents that these types of calls are taken very seriously, require significant resources to ensure the public’s safety and officers and can result in criminal charges.
At roughly 4:00 p.m. on Sept. 29, officers were called to the dealership where the business was evacuated, set up a perimeter and called the OPP bomb unit for assistance. Just before 1:00 a.m., the OPP Bomb Unit and bomb-detecting dogs were on the scene and did not find anything suspicious or threatening.
Commemorative Animals in War Pins Raise Money for Animal Centres This Remembrance Day
/The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society honour Canada’s veterans and the animals that served alongside them with commemorative Animals in War pins this Remembrance Day.
Photo courtesy of The Ontario SPCA.
