Nominations Sought For Class of 2023 Pathway of Fame; Deadline On April 30

The 26th edition of the Pathway of Fame, Peterborough and District has opened their nominations to the public for inducting the class of 2023 announced on Tuesday.

The Pathway of Fame is a grassroots, not-for-profit organization comprised of community volunteers. The first class honoured was in 1998. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Nominations run until April 30 and submissions after the date will be considered for next year. They can be made for the following categories:

• Visual Arts

• Dramatic Arts

• Literary

• Entertainment/Musical

• Cultural Betterment

• Community Samaritan

• Community Builder

• Media

Nomination forms are available to download online or hard copies are available at Package Plus on Rink Street. There is a cost of $10 per nomination with e-transfers accepted at pathwayoffame22@outlook.com.

Those selected are vetted by a citizen’s committee appointed each year to review them and are recommended for induction by a Nominations Committee according to a press release.

The inductees are honoured each September and hosted at Showplace Performance Center. Their names will be engraved onto individual granite markers permanently installed along the Pathway of Fame at Del Crary Park.

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Five Counties Returns Second Year of Backyard Summer Social Fundraiser To Support Kids Therapy

The second year of Five Counties Children’s Centre’s (FCCC) Backyard Summer Social fundraiser returns on June 24 announced on Tuesday.

$45,000 was raised in last year’s inaugural event. Photo courtesy of FCCC.

The event is in FCCC’s outdoor backyard space that was created almost four years ago. The space is primarily used for outdoor treatment and therapy for kids and clients.

The inaugural raised more than $45,000 last year and went towards critical, high-demand treatment services for kids at FCCC.

All money raised goes towards FCCC’s Building Abilities For Life Campaign. It helps high-demand services such as speech therapy and occupational therapy in an effort to reduce long waiting times for these critical services.

“We know kids do better when they have the immediate support they need to learn to communicate, be heard, move independently and carry out everyday activities that many of us take for granted,” said Lyn Giles, FCCC director of fund development. “That’s why we invite everyone to come out to our Backyard Summer Social to have fun and show their support for Five Counties children and their families.”

This year’s event features music, food, entertainment, fun activities and doubles as a high-end gala experience for adults with a summer twist.

“Our Backyard Summer Social is an adults-only gala event that celebrates the arrival of summer, lets you be like a kid again and allows you to swap out the tux, gown and heels for T-shirt, shorts and sandals all the while supporting a great cause,” said Giles. “Our initial Backyard Summer Social was a smashing success, and we plan to make it even bigger, bolder and better in 2023.”

Tickets are available online, via email (development@fivecounties.on.ca) or by calling or calling 1-888-779-9916, ext. 300 and are $125 per person.

A charitable tax receipt, all food, one drink ticket, live music, access to all activities and door prizes ballots are included in the admission.

Features of the Backyard Summer Social include:

• Fantastic food/fare catered by La Mesita and SKH Catering

• Sweet treats from Central Smith and Flossophy

• Drinks from Rolling Grape and Brock Street Brewery

• Musical performances by Irish Millie and the Boogie Time Ramblers

• Live auction and door prizes

• Axe throwing, lacrosse shootout, inflatable jousting, old-fashioned picnic games and more

• Behind-the-scenes tour of Five Counties’ Peterborough location

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Street Sweeping in The City of Peterborough

The City of Peterborough has started its annual spring street sweeping program. 

photo courtesy of the city of peterborough.

The street sweeping program protects the environment by removing pollutants from road surfaces, reducing urban runoff through the storm water system to downstream water bodies. Street sweeping also improves the cleanliness and aesthetics of City streets and parking lots by removing residual salt and sand used during winter operations. 

City street sweepers will clean all 958 lane kilometres of roadway as well as all City-owned sidewalks, trails, and parking lots during the months of April and May, once temperatures are continuously about freezing. Many areas receive a secondary sweep as required based on the amount of residue on the surface. The work typically takes seven weeks to complete, depending on weather conditions. 

Each year, crews start street sweeping at a different area of the City. This year operations will start in the City’s south end, followed by the east, north and west ends. 

Residents are asked to keep streets clear to improve the overall effectiveness of the street sweeping program. By removing sports nets, placing garbage and recycling containers on the lawn or driveway and not parking on the street, residents can ensure sweeping equipment can reach the full street surface. 

When approaching street sweeping vehicles, proceed with caution and allow for plenty of room for safe operations. 

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34th Annual OFAH Under the Lock Fishing Derby Returns to Peterborough

The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) Under the Lock Fishing Derby has returned for its 34th edition running from April 29 to May 7 at the canal near the Peterborough Lift Lock for anglers to real in fish for prizes announced on Tuesday.

THERE WERE 3,000 FISH DUMPED INTO THE CANAL LAST year TO LAUNCH The event. PHOTO BY DAVID TUAN BUI.

The youth derby begins on April 29 for children 15 and under. There are 500 tagged trout for instant prizes and a chance to win one of four grand prizes. The top prize fish prize of $1,000 goes to whoever catches Walter, an eight-to-ten-pound rainbow trout.

“Back by popular demand are early bird registration prizes, a hot dog lunch for the kids, and sponsored tagged fish with cash prizes for anglers of all ages to win,” said David Ryrie, OFAH youth education manager.

The all-ages derby in its second includes tagged fish with cash prizes sponsored by local businesses.

“We still have fish in need of a local sponsor that will both challenge anglers and offset the cost of the stocked Trout for the youth derby,” said Ryrie.

Registration is required for all participants. $15 for the first child, $10 for siblings, and $25 for adults. Tickets can be purchased online or in person at Peterborough Canadian Tire locations.

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Peterborough Police Seeking Man Involved In Stealing a U-Haul Van After a Break and Enter

The Peterborough Police Service is investigating an incident of a break and enter, theft and stolen vehicle at a convenience store on Tuesday morning. 

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

At roughly 1 a.m. officers were reported a break-and-enter in the Parkhill Road East and Auburn Street area. Officers discovered that someone had entered the store, took a few items and left in a U-Haul vehicle.

The suspect was described to police as:

• Male

• Thin build 

• Unshaven 

• Black jacket

• Light coloured hood

• Dark grey track pants 

• White shoes with a red diamond pattern on the back heels 

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

Vehicle was described as follows:

• Arizona license plates: AL97185

• 2023

• White 

• Ford 

• Transit 

• Van

• U-Haul decals 

Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 x555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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Trent Spirit Shines: Support, Service and Spirit Through Trent Day Celebrations April 4

On April 4, the Trent University community – students, staff, faculty and alumni around the world – mark the third-annual Trent Day by encouraging philanthropic support for student needs, reinforcing the University’s founding value of service to the community and celebrating Trent spirit.

photo courtesy of trent university, facebook.

“Trent Day has established a new tradition of showcasing our founding values of service,” says Dr. Leo Groarke, president and vice-chancellor of Trent. “Our Trent spirit shines brighter than ever on this day as we collect non-perishables for local food banks, encourage philanthropic support, and volunteer for causes close to our hearts. We hope alumni and supporters across the world join us in celebration.”

The event pays tribute to the April 1963 signing of the Trent University Act. This year’s event marks the 60th anniversary since that special day in Trent history when the University was officially granted the ability to confer degrees.  

How to take part in Trent Day 2023: 

1) Trent Day Support

Join the #TrentDay challenge and become one of 50 new monthly donors who offer reliable philanthropic support to the Trent Community. Gifts to the Trent Fund will respond to new and evolving student needs such as emergency housing and mental health initiatives. For details, visit the Trent Day monthly donors web page.

2) Trent Day Service 

In the tradition of service to the community, Trent alumni will come together in a unified display of service by volunteering with organizations including Kawartha Food Share, Feed the Need in Durham, Cuddles for Cancer, Peterborough Museum and Archives, and Casey House in Toronto. Alumni and friends can also get together, register an independent volunteer activity, and participate in a way that is meaningful to them, and on a day that suits their schedule.

A Trent Day food drive will take place at both the Peterborough and Durham GTA campuses. Staff, faculty, students, alumni and community members are encouraged to bring their non-perishable items to donation booths stationed on both campuses from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4. All donations will support Kawartha Food Share in Peterborough and Feed the Need in Durham in Oshawa.

3) Trent Day Spirit 

Whether at school, in the office, or out in the community, Trent Day is the time to wear your Trent gear and show your school spirit! Alumni and community members are encouraged to show #TrentDay pride on social media by sharing memories or posting photos in Trent gear (tag @TrentAlumni and use #TrentDay hashtag when posting).

“This is great way to celebrate Trent! We hope all members of the Trent community will show their Trent pride, take part in Trent Day activities, and make a gift to assist and empower a student,” says Sherry Booth ‘98, associate vice president, Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement at Trent University.

Learn more about Trent Day and how to participate online.

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Peterborough County Launches Nine Hubs For Greater Access to Social and Health Services in Rural Areas

Peterborough County Hubs Program has launched nine hubs to improve access to social and health services in rural communities in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Community Care office in Havelock on Monday morning.

Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.

The project is through a partnership between Peterborough County, Townships, the City of Peterborough and partner agencies.

The hubs are to provide convenient access to social and health services in rural areas since most services are primarily located in Peterborough according to a press release.

The hubs provide free office and meeting space for agencies that deliver services in the County. The Hubs are meant to improve the ability for agencies to deliver services with people and families living in rural and remote locations as stated by the press release. Agency staff can meet with clients in a private office and reduce their burden to find transportation into the City.

"The Peterborough County Hubs program is an essential step towards the equitable delivery of social services for our rural residents," said Peterborough County Warden Bonnie Clark.

The Hub locations are:

• Apsley, at the Community Care office, 126 Burleigh St.

• Douro, at the Douro Public Library, 435 Douro 4th Line

• Keene, at the Otonabee-South Monaghan Township Office, 20 Third St.

• Havelock, at the Community Care office, 17 Smith Dr.

• Lakefield, at the Agilec office, 14 Queen St.

• Millbrook, at the Old Millbrook School,1 Dufferin St.

• Norwood, at the Asphodel-Norwood Township office, 2357 County Rd. 45

• Norwood, at the Norwood Public Library, 2363 County Rd. 45

• Warsaw, at the Douro-Dummer Township office, 894 South St.

Access to services at the hubs is by-appointment. Details on the services available at each hub and on how to access the services are posted online.

“I believe that by working together on the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan as a group, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen will better serve people in our area in so many ways,” said Jim Martin, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Mayor.  “When it comes to housing, homelessness, transportation and connectivity issues, it can be a real problem for our rural areas to access programs. By offering some of the programs locally in HBM, one aspect it will eliminate is the transportation barriers that many experienced by having to commute to the City.”

Some of the Hubs are able to hold virtual meetings that can be arranged between an agency and the client.

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Steven Girardi Sworn In As Citizens Appointee for Peterborough Police Services Board

Steven Girardi has been sworn in as a Citizens Appointee to the Peterborough Police Services Board their newest member on Monday.

(from elft to right) stuart Betts, Peterborough Police Chief; Steven Girardi and Councillor Gary Baldwin during the swearing in of Girardi. Photo courtesy of Peterborough Police Service.

The announcement was made on March 15 that Girardi would be joining the board.

“Mr. Girardi brings a wealth of valuable experience to the Board, both as a resident in the Peterborough community, as well as many years with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board in roles ranging from teaching to principal to Superintendent of Education,” said Mary ten Doeschate, police board chair. “Steven has been an active volunteer and is currently instructing part-time in the business department at Trent University”

Girardi replaces form city councillor Bob Hall who served since mid-2015.

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GreenUP Naturalized Playscape Welcomes the Public To Ecology Park

GreenUP welcomes the community to visit Peterborough’s first natural playscape on public lands; celebrating with a ribbon cutting event on Friday afternoon.

A naturalized playscape is one way to introduce children and those willing to unleash their playfulness to natural play in an urban landscape. Photo by Lili Paradi.

GreenUP donors and supporters alongside Executive Director Tegan Moss play around to celebrate the opening at GreenUP Ecology Park. (Left to right: Ian Attridge, Mark Zippel, Tegan Moss, Kim Zippel, Sue Sauve.) Photo by Lili Paradi.

The Keresztesi family plays on the new naturalized playscape at Ecology Park. Photo by Lili Paradi.

Tegan Moss, executive director at GreenUP, cuts the ribbon to signify the opening of the Peterborough's first naturalized playscape on public grounds at Ecology Park, to the excitement of the many children who then ran onto use the playscape. Photo by Lili Paradi.

Thanks to a $52,800 grant from the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2021, as well as the support of GreenUP donors, the organization was able to fund the playscape.

The climbing structures added in 2022 were designed by Henry Kortekaas & Associates Inc. and constructed by The Little Building Company.

“I hope that when children play on this natural playscape, they feel a stronger connection to their natural surroundings, and are given the opportunity to learn and engage in unstructured, imaginative play,” said Sean Harris, owner of The Little Building Company. “They can test their limits with the unconventional climbing structure, or interact with the playground perimeter, which features rocks and logs for jumping and balancing. The soft texture and irregularities of the locally sourced white cedar offer a refreshing change from the familiar plastic and metal surfaces. When I look at the playscape, I see not only a fun space for children to play and learn, but also an environmentally responsible play area with low embodied carbon cost and no landfill waste at the end of its lifetime.”

The Naturalized Playscape is the fourth of five capital projects that GreenUP plans to complete in Ecology Park.

GreenUp says they are proud of how this project has re-imagined and restored the Ecology Park Children’s Garden.

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Kawartha Credit Union Grow Assets By 5.7 Per Cent; Hold 71st Annual General Meeting

Kawartha Credit Union has reported that its assets grew by 5.7 per cent which was reported at the 71st Annual General Meeting announced on Friday afternoon.

Photo courtesy of Kawartha Credit Union.

The meeting was held virtually on Wednesday as the bank received the Board of Directors annual. The 5.7 per cent ended the year at $2.13 billion, according to Norah McCarthy, president and CEO.

“We earned a net income of $7.5 million, increased our membership and grew our loan book at a pace faster than we have achieved in a number of years,” she said.

The meeting also elected three Directors to Kawartha’s Board, Mary McGee, Colin McKeen and Thomas Gregoriades. They are taking over for Gerard Byrne, Emma Elley and Carl Silvestri who have left the board. The meeting also recognized Carl Silvestri for serving on the Board for 37 years. An online election was conducted from January 27 to February 10 that sought out the new members.

“We thank our members for their trust in us and for the privilege of helping them achieve their financial goals,” said McCarthy. “We are also grateful to our employees for their commitment to our members’ financial success and well-being.”

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