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Photos: Hundreds Honouring Former Mayor Jack "Lefty" Doris At His Funeral At Cathedral of St. Peter-in-Chains
/Former Peterborough Mayor Jack “Lefty” Doris was honoured at his funeral as the pews at Cathedral of St. Peter-in-Chains were filled to pay respects on Friday morning.
Doris passed away on March 5 at 91 announced by the City of Peterborough’s Twitter the next day.
Mayor Jeff Leal, several Councillors, friends and family were in attendance for the service with the former giving a eulogy for Doris’s accomplishments and joyful personality.
The recently deceased spent the past 45 years on council which included 14 terms as a city councillor and two mayoral terms. In 1967, he was first elected to city council and was an alderman until 1991 when he became mayor. He worked at General Electric prior to his mayor tenure.
The former mayor received a key to the city in September 2014 during his retirement ceremony when he was 83 years old.
Doris worked as a board member of the Peterborough Police service from 1987-97. He also was also a member of the building committee for their headquarters in the late 1960s.
Fill the Boot and Support Muscular Dystrophy Awareness With the Peterborough Professional Fire Fighters Association
/Help Canadian Fire Fighters Fill the Boot for the 2022 fiscal year and raise critical funds and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC).
photo courtesy of stephanie page.
Fire fighters have answered MDC’s call for more than 67 years. Those who donate are making a difference for all Canadians affected by neuromuscular disorders and ensuring more of these individuals can access the programs, services and supports they need.
Every year, starting usually in October, Stephanie Page of the Peterborough Professional Fire Fighters Association (PPFFA) says boot drives, ladder sits, car pulls, car washes and all types of fundraising events are hosted to help raise funds for muscular dystrophy.
Page, who has newly taken on the donations committee role for Peterborough’s local department a few months ago, says with their raffle and the Peterborough Axe Throwing Club event from March 17, she hopes they’ll have hit over $1,000 raised.
“(I’m) in awe with how many funds firefighters have raised in the last few years,” said Page. “I’m excited to kind of take the reins on that and start it back up again, and then hopefully continue making it an annual thing.”
photo courtesy of stephanie page.
Page will soon be representing her department at a muscular dystrophy conference at the end of April.
She’ll get to network with other departments and discuss the effectiveness of their fundraising efforts, Page shares.
“I was honoured to be invited and hopefully I can gain some insight on what to do in the following years- and with more time,” Page said. “People have been really supportive, we’ve got a bunch of volunteers on the committee who try to get donations from local businesses.”
Donations for this fundraiser need to be submitted by March 30, though people can donate year round. The website is always open for donations and donating directly to the Peterborough team via the website.
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Things To Do In-and-Around Peterborough This Weekend; Mar. 24 - 26
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Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Here are nine things to do in Peterborough City and County this weekend from March 24 to 26!
Lunch With Live Music From the 40s and 50s
Featuring Natalie Dorsett, Brian Macdonald & friends!
Menu: Shepherds pie (no corn), coleslaw, dessert, tea and coffee
Ticket: $20
When: Mar. 26, 11:30 a.m.
Where: St. James United Church
Tickets: $20
Whiskey Mojo At Peterborough Legion
Returning to Peterborough Legion! Come and dance the night away to all your favourite songs!
When: Mar. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Peterborough Legion
Rank and Vile: Adult Comedy Show With Kenny Robinson & Darren Frost
**WARNING: THIS IS A "VERY ADULT" STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW**
A double headlining show with Darren ”Little Man Hate” Frost and Kenny “The Raging Bull of Comedy” Robinson is coming to a town near you. Veterans of the Canadian comedy circuit with festivals, TV shows, movies and a fist full of rave reviews under their belts, Kenny and Darren are known across the country for their profane opinionated brand of “in your face” style and social commentary. With sold-out shows at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and with a combined 50 years of comedy in Canada, this show is bound to push your buttons and expand your horizons. The most outrageous, fearless and laugh-provoking material blasting from their mouths that you won’t hear on a comedy stage anywhere else.
We're very excited to bring these two legendary Canadian comedians to the farm. Please get your ticket ASAP as this show will SELL OUT fast. The stand-up comedy in this show may be offensive to some. So please take this as a warning if you're not used to vulgar comedy. NO REFUNDS!
Farmhill Weddings & Events will have fun available to order, so please come at 6:30 pm. when the doors open to order your food, as we would like to have food served before 8:15 p.m. when the show starts.
When: Mar. 25, 12 p.m.
Where: Farmhill Weddings and Events
Name That Tune and Dance
Come join us for a fun-filled night of Name That Tune and Dance Generation X style.
We will be giving a prize for the best Gen X outfit so don't for get to put on you best Gen X outfits.
When: Mar. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Personal Touch Banquet Hall
Paddle Song
Paddle Song tells the story of Mohawk poet, Pauline Johnson, in this energetic and humorous one-woman musical starring Cheri Maracle, and created by Dinah Christie and Tom Hill. Nominated for Best Solo Performance at The High Performance Rodeo: Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts (2016), Paddle Song has also been presented in New Delhi and in Norway at the Riddu Riđđu Festival.
When: Mar. 25, 2 p.m.
Where: First Peoples Performance Space
Tickets: Pay what you can!
Peterborough Saturday Farmers Market
Buy directly from the farmer who grew it, raised it, harvested, or foraged it! Sixty percent of our vendors are primary producers who have gone through a third party inspection process to verify they grow 100% of what they sell. The remaining forty percent include bakers, prepared food vendors, artists and community groups.
Enjoy a festive market atmosphere with Peterborough’s finest prepared food vendors, artisans and musicians.
Come find us every Saturday to find local produce, delicious takeaway meals and goodies, and artisan wares. We look forward to seeing you there!
When: Mar. 25, 8 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Where: Peterborough Square
Pick Up Some Produce at The Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market
We invite you to listen to the sounds of our local musicians while visiting our 100+ vendor outdoor market May 1 to October 31, rain or shine in the Morrow Building parking lot. From November 1 to April 30, we are located inside the Morrow Building just south of the parking lot.
The establishment of a central market area for individual trade or sales has been a feature of societies all over the world for centuries. This trade has taken place in Peterborough for the past 190 years. This efficient method of commerce (ie. producer, direct to consumer) has gained much interest in recent years as small businesses have grown. We at the Peterborough Farmers’ Market are proud to be part of this popular phenomenon.
As producers of local food and crafts, we stress freshness, quality and value as we deal each and every week with our market patrons. Come and enjoy this traditional shopping experience.
When: Mar. 25, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Where: Morrow Park (151 Lansdowne St. W, Peterborough)
Bobcaygeon Brewing Company 8th Anniversary
Bobcaygeon Brewing Company is throwing an 80s themed party!
Join us for a day-long celebration jammed packed with retro fun!
Hosted at our Innovation Lab (649 The Parkway, Peterborough), we will be opening our entire space up! Offering live music from local musicians playing the best of the 80s, new beer releases, limited edition casks, delicious local eats, arcade machines and for the first time ever...tours!
When: Mar. 25, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Where: Bobcaygeon Brewing Company
Haven Brewery Game Day
Whether your idea of a game day is sports on the television, videogames on the television or board/card games we have them all available every Sunday from 1-6pm. Come join us for a fun, chill, all around goodtime afternoon.
When: Mar. 26, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Where: Haven Brewing Company
Dr. J's Hosting Viewing Party For Douro's Cody Crowley's Vegas Bout On Saturday Night
/Ahead of Douro boxer Cody Crowley’s biggest fight in Las Vegas, boxing fans can view his fight at Dr. J’s BBQ & Brews viewing party and aid his ‘55 for Team 55’ fundraiser on Saturday night.
Photo courtesy of Cody Crowley.
The viewing party’s $20 admission fee goes toward Team 55: Let’s Tackle Suicide Awareness and the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Assertive Outreach for Suicide Prevention program.
Crowley has a 21-0 record with nine knockouts. He is fighting Abel Ramos in the Showtime pay-per-view at a Premier Boxing Champions event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. A Team 55 patch is being worn on his trunks for the fight.
Crowley dedicated his fight to his late father Jim Crowley who ended his own life last year. Cody pledged to raise $55,000 for Team 55. There was $18,840 already raised from a raffle with the grand prize of ringside tickets, flight and accommodation to see the fight.
Addison Brown, owner of Dr. J’s BBQ and Brews, has been Cody’s friend for the past eight years and is proud to support him in whatever way possible.
“When he was looking for sponsorships throughout Peterborough, I reached out to him saying ‘I’ve been following you and growing up as an athlete, I’ve had a lot of support with the community and I wanted to sponsor you for the next fight,’” explained Brown. “We grew and developed a relationship. He helped me when I was going through some things about my brother and I did with his father.”
Reservations for the fight can be made at the Dr. J’s website.
Cody spoke at a Team 55 Friday Night Lights fundraiser in 2017 that sparked a friendship with Dave Pogue, Team 55 founder who lost his son Mitchell to suicide.
“Cody’s commitment to fundraising in the name of his father, through his international boxing platform not only is commendable but amazing, as far as we are concerned at Team 55,” he said. “Since 2017, Cody has been a great supporter of our mental health and suicide awareness programs and for him to commit to raising $55,000 for Team 55 this year will help keep our Assertive Outreach for Suicide Prevention program running for another year and a half.”
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Bobcaygeon Brewing Company Launches Second Community Brew To Benefit Otonabee Conservation
/Bobcaygeon Brewing Company and McThirsty’s Pint have launched the second edition of their ‘Community Brew’ collaboration series called “Dan’s Kolsch” to support Otonabee Conservation and the Jackson Creek Trail announced on Friday.
Daniel Longfield, McThirsty’s bartender; Richard Wood, BOBCAYGEON Brewery president and Janette Loveys Smith, Otonabee Conservation CAO enjoying “Dan’s Kolsch” as the second installment of the Community Brew collaboration series. a raspberry gose was the first incarnation. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The beer is a Kolsch or lagered ale, brewed in collaboration with McThirsty’s bartender Daniel Longfield.
Bobcaygeon Brewery describes the beer as a golden yellow, clean and crisp lager with a mild bitterness.
One dollar for each pint sold and 50 cents from every can is being donated to Otonabee Conservation.
“We are honoured to be the recipient of donations from Bobcaygeon Brewery’s Community Brew,” states Janette Loveys Smith, Otonabee Conservation CAO. “Funds will be directed to the beloved Jackson Creek Trail, which continues to provide so many residents with a place to rejuvenate, exercise, and enjoy nature in the heart of Peterborough.”
The new beer is publicly available this Saturday at Bobcaygeon Brewing Company to try both on tap and for purchase to go. Starting Monday, the beer is available at McThirsty’s Pint at 166 Charlotte St. and the Bobcaygeon Brewing Company Taproom at 649 The Parkway.
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Petes Lose Final Home Regular-Season Game To League-Leading Ottawa 67s, 4-1
/The Peterborough Petes cannot finish off their final regular-season home game on a good note as they took a 4-1 loss to the league-leading Ottawa 67s at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.
The Petes remain fourth in the Eastern Conference and second in the East Division, two points ahead of the Hamilton Bulldogs with a game in hand. Photo courtesy of Kenneth ANdersen Photography and the Peterborough PEtes.
Both teams had to feel out the game in the opening period as both teams could not register a goal. Peterborough lead the shot count, 18-11 over Ottawa.
The 67s drew first blood as Thomas Sirman got a rebound past Michael Simpson to make it 1-0. Peterborough answered three minutes later as Donovan McCoy forced a turnover allowing Owen Beck to do the rest. He scored on a solo mission, extending his point streak to nine games for a 1-1 tie. Ottawa got one right back as Brady Stonehouse scored on a tip to give Ottawa a 2-1 lead.
The OHL’s top team kept it coming as Luca Penelli on a quick snap shot, wired it past Simpson from the high slot for a 3-1 lead. Ottawa added an empty netter to take the game 4-1.
The Petes can get revenge on Friday as they travel to Ottawa for a rematch and home-and-home series against the 67s.
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Havelock Awards AON Inc. Development Agreement to Build 128-Bed Long-Term Care Facility
/The township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen has awarded AON Inc. the right to build a 128-bed long-term care facility in Havelock after their March 7 council meeting, subject to provincial government approvals.
Photo courtesy of AON Inc.
AON was the successful bidder in a public RFP process that closed on Feb 17.
The future site is located at 628 Old Norwood Rd. where construction must begin by Aug. 31 or it will be cancelled, this is under the requirement of Ontario’s recently announced supplemental construction funding initiative aimed at getting construction started soon on 10,000 new LTC beds in the province. The building is roughly 86,355 sq ft. Projections for the project’s completion are slated for September 2025 according to Ray Barlow, AON Inc. Vice President.
“We’re excited to work with the town of Havelock to launch the 128-bed long-term care home,” he said. “The town has backed us on the project and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will be providing direction on the next steps in the process.”
The original development agreement was made back on Nov. 12, 2020, with AON tendering the project a month later. In late January 2021, building costs had risen, particularly in lumber, electrical and mechanical products. The rising costs and severe supply chain constraints made the project untenable given the unreliable building supplies situation.
“The ongoing-pandemic supply chain and inflationary cost pressures realized tremendous encumbrances to the tendering process, as set against the MLTC’s 2020 Capital Development Policy,” explained Barlow. “Like many other long-term care operators in Ontario looking to build long-term care facilities during that time, progress was halted due to the ongoing pandemic and supply chain issues, and the realization of the beds award was stalled.”
The project application has been resubmitted to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for final approval, with the full endorsement of the Havelock-Belmont Methuen Township council.
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City of Peterborough Warning Residents of Potential Sewer Line and Storm Fraud Attempts
/The City of Peterborough warns of a potential fraud attempt after receiving reports that residents have been contacted by a business claiming to be contracted by the City to clean sewer lines or address storm water prevention.
Stock Photo.
The current scam involves several concerning elements:
asking residents whether they will be home within a certain time period
coming to residents’ doors asking to check their basements and yards
pressuring residents to sign contracts and pay upwards of $3,000 under the guise that the government will reimburse them
showing fake credentials, names and phone numbers
targeting seniors who have home phone lines
