Nominations Open For Kraft Hockeyville To Win $250,000 In Arena Upgrades

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The annual Kraft Hockeyville contest nominations are open to anyone to select their city and arena to win $250,000 and host an NHL pre-season game announced on Sunday.

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Last year, Douro-Dummer reached the final four to get upgrades for the Douro Community Centre. While they did not succeed in winning, they did win $25,000 for arena upgrades. Last year, Sydney, N.S. won the top prize, beating our Douro-Dummer; Princeton, B.C. and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.

The cooling plant at the community centre located in Warsaw failed last year so the Douro Dukes Hockey Association — comprising 19 teams — operated out of one arena and four dressing rooms during that time.

The alternative dressing rooms often used for girls playing on mostly boys’ teams, we inadequate, practically considered closets according to Kerri Riel, Douro Minor Hockey Association (DMHA) secretary in a prior PTBOCanada interview.

The Kraft Hockeyville competition begins with the ‘Nominate and Rally’ phase, where community members take actions like sharing on social media and submitting photos’ on the Hockeyville site to earn points.

Nominated communities can earn ‘Rally Points’ in order to help qualify for the top four and ultimate winner. They account for 20 per cent of the community’s score.

  • Submit a nomination story - 10 points

  • Share on Twitter using the share button - Five points

  • Add photos of your arena - Three points

  • Add a note - One point

  • React with emojis to nominated stories and photos - One point

Nominations can be done at Kraft Hockeyville’s official website with the deadline at Feb. 19 at midnight. The grand prize winner is being announced on Apr. 1.

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PTBOCanada Featured Post: Explore PTBO With Patrick McAuley; 2022 In Review

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PTBOCanada Featured Post: Explore PTBO With Patrick McAuley; 2022 In Review

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Peterborough Minor Petes Alumnus Tyler Savard Traded To Barrie Colts

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Peterborough Minor Petes alumnus Tyler Savard has been traded to the Barrie Colts from the Soo Greyhounds in exchange for four draft picks announced on Tuesday.

Tyler Savard is son of Marc Savard, head coach for the Windsor Spitfires and won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011. Photo courtesy of the OHL.

The Greyhounds are receiving the following picks from Barrie:

  • Second-round pick (2024)

  • Third-round pick (2025)

  • Third-round pick (2026)

  • Fourth-round pick (2024)

Savard spent the 2017-18 season with the Peterborough Petes U15 AAA and the U16 team the following season.

He suited up in 30 games for the Greyhounds this season with 30 points (nine goals, 21 assists) and 70 penalty minutes.

Savard participated in the Philadelphia Flyers development camp this past summer.

“Tyler is someone we identified as being a player who can step into our lineup and make a difference,” said Marty Williamson, Colts head coach and general manager. “He’s a tough player to play against and has the skill set to go along with it. We feel Tyler will be a great addition to our team and we’re excited to start working with him.”

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City of Peterborough Holding Public Meeting To Hear Delegations On the Draft 2023 Budget

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A public meeting for delegations to City Council on the City of Peterborough’s Draft 2023 Budget will be held starting at 6 p.m. on Monday ahead of Council’s review of the budget documents.

It is occuring during a series of Finance Committee meetings from Jan. 16 to 19 announced on Wednesday.

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To register as a delegation for the meeting, please use the online form at peterborough.ca/delegation or call the City Clerk’s Office at 705-742-7777 ext. 1820. Delegates must be registered by 11 a.m. on Monday to speak at the public meeting. The meeting will be live streamed at peterborough.ca/WatchCouncil.

The Draft 2023 Budget is available at peterborough.ca/budget.

Council received a presentation on the Draft 2023 Budget at its meeting on Dec. 5.

Council is expected to consider approving the City’s 2023 Budget at its meeting on Jan. 30.

The Draft Operating Budget includes $326.6 million for programs and services, such as waste management, road maintenance, wastewater sewers and treatment, social assistance, affordable housing, recreation, arts and heritage, fire services, and policing.

The Draft Capital Budget includes $131.2 million for various infrastructure and capital projects such as road work, a household organic waste composting facility and collection equipment, flood reduction efforts, facility maintenance, funding for the planned replacement of a fire station, sanitary sewer repairs, construction of a new twin-pad arena, and police capital projects.

The Draft 2023 Budget includes a proposed 4 per cent increase in the all-inclusive property tax rate. The proposed increase would equate to an additional $5.63 monthly or an additional $67.61 annually per $100,000 of residential assessment.

Council approved the guidelines for creating the Draft 2023 Budget at its meeting on July 25 following a series of community consultation meetings, a survey, a public budget meeting, and a Council meeting when residents could present to Council on the budget guidelines. A What We Heard document that summarizes the survey submissions is available on Connect Peterborough, the City’s online community engagement hub, at connectptbo.ca/2023Budget.

2023 Budget process

  • March 17, 2022 – 2023 Budget survey opens

  • March-April 2022 – A series of five drop-in style consultation meetings

  • April 29, 2022 – 2023 Budget survey closes

  • June 22, 2022 – Public meeting on draft budget guidelines

  • July 25, 2022 – Council approves guidelines for creation of the Draft 2023 Budget

  • Dec. 5, 2022 – Council receives Draft 2023 Budget documents and Draft Budget is posted for public review

  • Jan. 9, 2023 – Public meeting on Draft 2023 Budget

  • Jan. 10, 2023 – External agencies present at Finance Committee meeting

  • Jan. 16-19, 2023 – Finance Committee meetings to review Draft 2023 Budget

  • Jan. 30, 2023 – Council considers approving 2023 Budget

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Voice of Business: Investing in Workforce Resources

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The single biggest hurdle for many businesses is rebuilding their workforce, especially in service sectors like tourism, retail, food service and hospitality.

Rebuilding our local economy will take years and a series of calculated investments from the private sector. According to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Canadian Survey on Business Conditions Report, Q3 2022, 39 per cent of respondents identified recruiting skilled employees as an obstacle to business over the next three months, 37 per cent listed a shortage of labour force and 31 per cent identified retaining skilled employees.

Access to thorough, accurate and no-cost labour information and expertise will help businesses adapt, influencing our economic growth.

Our local Workforce Planning Boards are an indispensable partner in rebuilding our workforce. Locally, the Workforce Development Board has been providing workforce resources for 26 years. They bring direct experience in identifying and addressing labour market and workforce development trends, opportunities and priorities within their catchment areas. Local businesses regularly use resources like the Local Jobs Hub and Labour Market Information Help Desk. The annual Local Labour Market Planning Report provides crucial summaries of key data and qualitative feedback gathered through consultation and collaboration with industry, businesses, training and employment service providers.

Right now, businesses are looking for data and expert advice on providing competitive compensation, investing in career ladders to retain staff, and labour market information regarding planned growth — all of which is available for free from the Workforce Development Board.

Our local Workforce Development Board is one of a number of Workforce Planning Boards across Ontario — all of which are facing the same challenges. In order to provide local labour market information, service coordination and public education, Workforce Planning Boards need more sustainable funding. Operating on one-year contracts on budgets that have decreased over the years has made it difficult to recruit and retain talent to provide these services.

Together with Chambers of Commerce and other business-focused organizations, we issued a letter of support to Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development requesting:

  • An increase in funding for each Workforce Planning Board by a minimum of $120,000 per fiscal year

  • An increase in the length of funding agreements with Workforce Planning Boards to three years

Additionally, the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce will be submitting a policy resolution on this subject to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to potentially become part of their advocacy efforts.

Workforce challenges are one of the biggest barriers to economic growth in Ontario. It is essential that businesses, non-profits and charities have access to as many workforce resources and tools as possible. After years of funding cuts and precarious one-year funding agreements, now is the time to re-invest in our Workforce Planning Boards with increased funding and three-year contracts.

Content provided by the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce.

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Freezing Rain Warning Issued for Peterborough and Surrounding Area

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A freezing rain warning was issued by Environment Canada for Peterborough and the surrounding area at 5 a.m. on Wednesday.

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Environment Canada is calling for showers ending this morning, with some cloudy skies and periods of rain to follow around noon. Fog patches are set to dissipate later in the morning.

Periods of freezing rain mixed with ice pellets are expected to start Wednesday night, with temperatures dropping to a low of -1.

Cloudy weather and a 40 per cent chance of snow flurries are expected until this Saturday.

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Peterborough Petes Keep Rolling With 5-3 Road Win Over the Defending-Champion Hamilton Bulldogs; Extending Winning Streak to Six

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The Peterborough Petes extended their winning streak to six games as they defeated the defending OHL-champion Hamilton Bulldogs on the road in a 5-3 win at the FirstOntario Centre on Tuesday.

The Peterborough Petes are on a six-game winning streak after being on a five-game losing streak. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.

The Petes quickly got on the board as Sahil Panwar scored just 1:07 into the game getting his own dump-in behind the net and ricocheting it off of Bulldogs goalie Tristan Malboeuf’s pad and into the net.

Donovan McCoy got his first goal of the season four minutes later as he threw it at the net and deflected it in for a 2-0 lead. Avery Hayes got Hamilton on the board late in the period, scoring his league-leading 27th goal of the season to make it 2-1 into the second.

The second period was all Peterborough as J.R. Avon tacked on a short-handed goal on a breakaway at the seventh-minute mark for a 3-1 lead. Peterborough had a buzzer-beater moment as Avon fed Sam Mayer and ripped a one-timer past Malboeuf as the buzzer went. After review, the goal was determined to cross the line before time expired and it as 4-1 into the third.

Just like the first period, Panwar wasted no time for the Petes ashe scored again just 1:15 into the period. Hamilton made things interesting scoring two straight goals from Marek Vanacker and Artem Grushnikov to make it 5-3. Hamilton appeared to have scored at the final second but the goal did not beat the buzzer and was disallowed as Peterborough hung on for the win.

The Petes return home to the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday to take on the Owen Sound Attack on Bell Let’s Talk night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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PTBOCanada's Top 10 Stories of 2022

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2022 marked the first full year since owner Kirtus Evoy bought the business from Neil Morton early last year. It was a fantastic year that PTBOCanada hopes to keep rolling into 2023.

Here are the top stories that were the most read, engaged and liked by the PTBOCanada community in chronological order.

"‘Coach Cal’ HAS MADE APPEARANCES ON OTHER AMERICAN SHOWS SUCH AS ABC’S GOOD MORNING AMERICA AND FOX LOS ANGELES. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL ROZMAN/WARNER BROS.

Callan Perks aka ‘Coach Cal’became a viral sensation in late 2021 with the Peterborough Petes and took his stardom to the City of Angels as he was a guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show that aired on Jan. 5.

He gave a pep talk to DeGeneres for having her show run for 19 seasons as it was her final year.

As a gift, Degeneres gave Perks a tracksuit, clipboard and megaphone to continue his motivational speaking.

THIBAULT WAS BORN IN MONCTON, N.B. HE LEAVES BEHIND HIS FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON RYDER (RIGHT). PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNIE THIBAULT.

It was an unfortunate incident for 32-year-old Donnie Thibault whose body was found at Jackson Park on Jan. 5 last year.

A GoFundMe was created, raising $3,555 to help with funeral costs and family support for his tragic passing. He leaves behind his six-year-old son Ryder who was born on July 14, 2016.

Thibault would have celebrated his 33rd birthday this past Sunday.

PERKS IS A STUDENT AT LAKEFIELD DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL. HIS FAVOURITE NHL TEAM IS THE EDMONTON OILERS WITH CONNOR MCDAVID AS HIS FAVOURITE PLAYER. PHOTO COURTESY OF LARA PERKS.

Coach Cal strikes again as he got to open up the Jan. 22 edition of Hockey Night In Canada with his signature motivational pre-game speech encouraging kids to remain strong during the temporary closure of hockey.

He previewed the night’s matchups of all the Canadian teams playing and gave a motivating speech for the hosts of Hockey Night in Canada in Ron MacLean, Kelly Hrudey, Jennifer Botterill, David Amber and Elliotte Friedman.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIANNA GILL.

High school sweethearts Brianna and Josh Gill were seeking out a surrogate to help them start the family that they’ve always wanted.

Brianna was around 16 she was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome which left her born without a uterus but still had her ovaries intact.

Eventually, they found a surrogate in mid-June that reached out on Facebook. Their last update was posted in late November saying they’ve had four failed frozen embryo transfers with one remaining for now.

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Peterborough was part of the May 2022 Canadian derecho that saw a huge storm knock over powerlines, uplift trees and caused tremendous amounts of damage.

The City declared a State of Emergency on May 25 as a result of the storm as most of Peterborough was without power.

The Havelock Jamboree was cancelled after 30 years of operation and hadn’t run since 2019 from COVID-19.

The organizers announced on social media that the 2022 festival has been cancelled and plans for 2023 are uncertain.

Regarded as one of the big country music festivals in Peterborough and the Kawarthas, its cancellation left a stinging feeling to those who frequent what has been a Peterborough County mainstay for three decades.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PETERBOROUGH PETES.

It was an unfortunate incident for Peterborough Petes prospect Eli Palfreyman who passed away during a Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League preseason tournament game on Aug. 30.

He passed out in a locker room during an intermission and medical staff were unable to resuscitate him.

Palfreyman was selected by the Petes 223rd overall in the 12th round from the Cambridge Hawks in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection.

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A fatal car crash on Hwy. 7 killed four people including three MacHart family members, leaving one with critical injuries on Nov 22.

A GoFundMe was created with a $10,000 goal to help care for Rowghan MacHart, the lone survivor and cover any incidentals. The community rallied and raised over $90,000 for the cause.

The driver of the other vehicle involved in the collision was also killed as a result of the incident.

Peter BOUZINELO’S BRAND OF OLIVE OIL AVAILABLE AT THE PIZZA FACTORY CAME FROM HIS HOME VILLAGE OF KOUTSI, GREECE. THE TREES WERE PLANTED OVER 50 YEARS AGO THAT MADE THE OIL. PHOTO BY DAVID TUAN BUI.

What a ride for Peter Bouzinelos and The Pizza Factory as they are closing their doors since opening in 1980.

Bouzinelos is retiring and is closing the restaurant on Jan. 29.

In addition to his food, he is known for his brand of signature Caesar dressing and olive oil under the name ‘Peter’s Famous Foods.’

We all with Bouzinelos the best in retirement and we’ll miss the in-house pizza and pasta.

(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) JOHNATHAN MACDONNELL, ROWGHAN MACHART, RIDDICK HART AND STEFPHANIE HART. THE FAMILY ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR THE BLUE JAY MOTEL IN OTONABEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN TOWNSHIP. PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHRYN WILSON.

Actor Ryan Reynolds sent Rowghan MacHart a video of encouragement following the aforementioned Hwy. 7 crash.

During that time, we learned that Rowghan endured five major surgeries over three weeks during her recovery process. Doctors fear she may never be able to walk again but Rowghan remains hopeful.

As we enter 2023, PTBOCanada is proud to have 88,000+ followers and counting across all our platforms.

A big thank you to everyone who continued to support us and we will strive to continue giving great local coverage of Peterborough and the Kawarthas. 2023, here we come!

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David Tuan Bui


Peterborough Police Service RIDE Checked 495 Vehicles; Administered 11 ASDs

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The Peterborough Police Service conducted a Festive RIDE check, there were 495 vehicles that were seen with 11 Approved Screen Devices (ASD) administered on New Year’s Eve (Saturday).

Police remind motorists to plan ahead. Anyone who has consumed alcohol or cannabis is urged not to drive.

Alternate solutions are to call or arrange a ride, stay overnight or contact a designated driver suggested by the police.

If you suspect that someone is driving while impaired, police ask that you call 9-1-1.

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The Peterborough Theatre Guild Presents ‘The Crucible’

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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible to take the stage at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, with performances beginning Jan. 20.

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Directed by Jane Werger and produced by Linda Conway and Elaine Orgill, The Crucible will be brought to life by an 18-member cast on the Theatre Guild stage from Jan. 20-22, 26-29 and Feb. 2-4.

Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, The Crucible is an ode to courage and conscience; featuring a tender love story with a cautionary tale. Miller, one of America’s most celebrated playwrights used the historical Salem, Massachusetts witch trials as an analogy for the political turmoil of his time, when the House Un-American Activities Committee held its infamous Communist “witch” hunts. 

The play will be set in the 1930’s for the Guild’s performances, bringing the themes of social and political climates closer to our time.

Matinee shows (Jan. 22 and 29) will start at 2 p.m. and evening performances at 7:30 p.m. The Feb. 3 performance will have reduced capacity with COVID-19 protocols in place. The Peterborough Theatre Guild notes that masking is encouraged at all performances.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for senior and $15 for students and can be purchased online at the Peterborough Theatre Guild website, or by phone at (705) 745-4211.

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