Police Issue Warning After 10-Year-Old While Walking To School Was Approached By Woman Offering Ride

Peterborough Police have issued a warning to the public after an unknown woman offered a ride to a 10-year-old while they were walking to Edmison Heights Public School, reported Tuesday.

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The incident occurred at the Royal Drive and Marina Boulevard area. Police received the reported incident at roughly 8:15 a.m.

The child declined the woman’s offer when approached and told an adult of the incident.

The woman in the vehicle was described to police as:

• White

• Female

• Possibly in her 60s

• Short white/grey hair

The vehicle was described as:

• A white sedan

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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Peterborough Butterfly Run Has Record Breaking In-Person Return

Although the morning was overcast and threatening rain, spirits were high and Millennium Park was full of energy as over 1,000 people came out to the Peterborough Butterfly Run on Sunday April 30.

photo courtesy of the peterborough butterfly run.

Attendees came out and participated in the 1KM Kids Fun Run, 1KM Memorial Walk or the 5KM Run/Walk. Every one of those 1,000 participants, supporters and volunteers also came to show their support for friends, family, co-workers, and even people they’ve never met, who have experienced a loss during pregnancy, the loss of a child, or are unable to conceive.

This was the first in-person Peterborough Butterfly Run since 2019, having moved virtual for 2021 and 2022. The support for the return to a live event was much greater than the organizers could have ever wished for.

On top of having a massive crowd in Millennium Park, a record total of funds was raised leading up to and during the event. Although donations are still coming in and being counted, the event raised over $100,000, making it the highest grossing Peterborough Butterfly Run since its inception in 2017.

“What an amazing return to the in-person format,” said Vince Bierworth, executive director for the GPHSF, Your Family Health Team Foundation, Event Organizers. “It was much more than we, the Peterborough Butterfly Run committee and Partners in Pregnancy Clinic, could have ever imagined. It was great to fell the fellowship, support, and comradery of the crowd, which is what the event has always been about. No matter what format the event has taken, there are so many that support its mission. For that we are very grateful.”

The top three fundraising teams were Team Benjamin Moffatt, Team Orangetheory Fitness and Team Jessica Dalliday. The top 3 individual fundraisers were Cody Welton, Danielle Mac Lean and Lauren McDonald. Event speaker Mike Dalliday shared with everyone the story of the loss of his wife Jessica and daughter Angeline, and how he, along with his 4-year-old daughter Rachel, have been managing since their devastating loss.

Funds raised at the event have been used to provide ongoing specialized education in Perinatal Bereavement Care to healthcare providers across Peterborough City and County, establish more than 10 lending libraries for individuals and their families located across Peterborough City and County, as well as the development of bereavement kits for families and individuals who experience early and later pregnancy loss and infant loss. Since 2018, more than 500 bereavement kits have been provided to families and individuals by health care providers in the community and at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC).  

Those who would like to donate to support the Peterborough Butterfly Run can at any time by visiting the website, clicking donate and selecting Peterborough Butterfly Run.

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Peterborough Police Launching Distracted Driving Campaign For May

Peterborough Police Service has launched a distracted driving campaign to crack down on drivers using their cell phones while driving their vehicles for the month of May, announced on Tuesday morning.

One person is injured from a distracted driving related accident every 30 minutes according to the Peterborough Police. Photo by Samantha Bianco.

The campaign features traffic and frontline officers conducting speed enforcement while watching for distracted drivers. They are being observed in high-traffic volume areas and residential neighbourhoods.

“We know that traffic collisions cost society more, devastate families and cause more physical injury than all other crimes,” said Staff Sgt. Ryan Wilson, “It’s important for the public to know that officers are committed to ensuring our roads are as safe as possible.”

Residents can also report driving complaints through the Peterborough Police Service online reporting portal.

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Lakefield Farmers’ Market to Host Mother’s Day Market Event

The Lakefield Farmers’ Market is holding a Mother’s Day Market on May 14 from 9 a.m. to  1 p.m. in the municipal parking lot next to The Village Inn at 39 Queen St. in Lakefield.

photo courtesy of the lakefield farmers’ market.

“The Lakefield Farmers’ Market is pleased to be hosting a Mother’s Day market again this year,” said market manager Stacey Sullivan. “We invite folks to bring their mom, wife, grandma or any of the special people in their life to enjoy the market!”

There are many ‘regular’ Farmers’ Market vendors including: A1 Gluten Free Gals, Bobcaygeon Brewery, Buns & Sweets, Grandma Needled It, Jess' Kitchen, Kia Ora Pie Co., La Mesita, Lakefield Pantry, Madrigal Gardens, Ontario Cheese Union, Pillitteri Estates Winery Inc., Sara's Plant Stand, Selwyn Garlic Farms, The Back 40, The Jam Cupboard, Wagner Maple Products, Washburn Island Soaps and Yellow House Bees & Otonabee Apiary.

The Lakefield Farmers’ Market will open for the season on May 18. The market runs every Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, from Victoria Day until Thanksgiving behind the Lakefield-Smith Community Centre.

For more information visit the website.

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Fleming College and EaRTH District Consortium to Develop Sustainable Technology Sector

Fleming College has joined a leading consortium of post-secondary institutions to help develop the region’s clean, green sustainable technology sector.  

Photo courtesy of EaRTH District, website.

The Environmental and Related Technologies Hub (EaRTH) District is made up of five institutions within the eastern GTA, including Fleming College, Trent University, The University of Toronto Scarborough, Ontario Tech University and Centennial College.  

The goal of EaRTH District is to advance green solutions to fuel sustainable communities and help combat the adverse effects of climate change through clean technology.   

“This consortium is a natural fit for Fleming College, given our research and teaching expertise in areas of the environment, conservation and sustainability in our School of the Environment and Natural Resources,” said Fleming College President Maureen Adamson. “Fleming is looking forward to working within this group to leverage that expertise and create a positive economic impact for the businesses and industries within our region.”  

Fleming’s main area of contribution will include its three world-renowned research centres.  

The Centre for Innovative Aquaculture Production (CIAP), based out of Fleming’s Frost Campus, has been a leading researcher in the investigation, analysis, and development of sustainable aquaculture production. Initially launched as a way to study the restoration of wild fish populations, CIAP is now leading applied research for both commercial and sustainable aquaculture development.  

Fleming’s Centre for Advancement in Water and Wastewater Technologies (CAWT) has been tracking and researching wastewater challenges around the globe. CAWT’s state-of-the-art analytical laboratories are equipped with an exceptional range of equipment capable of everything from microbial analyses to large, big-picture projects.  

The Centre for Advancement in Mechatronics and the Industrial Internet of Things (CAMIIT) is the leading regional hub for industrial and academic research projects. Scientists, faculty researchers, engineers and technologists at CAMIIT work in both the public and private sector to develop innovative solutions to create a smarter and more sustainable world.  

An EaRTH District study projects that the eastern GTA will generate $8.4 billion in total output, $1 billion in taxes and create more than 4,000 jobs over the next two decades.  

For more information on the EaRTH District, visit the website.

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Grand Opening of Peterborough's Artisanal Retail Store, Handmade Heaven Hits Lansdowne Place

Lansdowne Place is now the home of an artisanal retail store, Handmade Heaven as lots of shoppers were lined outside the storefront for its grand opening on Monday morning.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The store features goods from over 70 different local businesses — including junior makers — that make 100 per cent of the sales in exchange for paying rent to use the retail space.

Local artisans that want to rent space in the store must fill out an application online.

“I know there's a huge artist community around here. I just did a calling and all the makers, the artists and all the talent basically did the rest and had an overflow of applications,” said Sam Milne, Handmade Heaven owner.

The first 65 shoppers that arrived at the grand opening received a free gift bag. All photos by David Tuan Bui.

Milne has family connections with the ‘The Nooks,’ a chain that is a similar concept to what he is doing for Peterborough with Handmade Heaven. It has seen success with 18 locations in Canada including Vaughan Mills.

The storefront is located across from Dollarama on the upper floor. Milne had announced on his Instagram that Lansdowne Place that he was setting up shop in mid-March.

“As soon as I saw this location, I knew instantly that this was going to be the store,” explained Milne. “It's absolutely perfect, I know the people of Peterborough are going to come out and support. It's been above and beyond what I expected so far.”

Roughly over 50 people were lined up outside prior to the opening. Milne says the store is a great outlet for local artisans to be recognized and supported. Artists get up-to-date notifications on when their product gets sold in the story.

“(I) really try to get people out to support their local makers and see all the beautiful things there's handmade artists have actually made,” said Milne. “Every time one of these makers sells something with their hard work involved, they (customers) have no idea how much it means to these people when they see their sales.” 

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Peterborough Petes Connor Lockhart Named OHL Player of the Week

Petes forward Connor Lockhart has been named the OHL Player of the Week after his three-game performance, helping Peterborough advance to the third round of the playoffs, announced on Monday.

Photo courtesy of the PEterborough Petes.

Lockhart posted four goals, one assist and five points during the three-game span along with a plus/minus rating of +1.

He scored a hat trick for the Petes in Game Six to help eliminate the regular-season champion Ottawa 67’s last Monday. The Vancouver Canucks prospect scored a goal and an assist against North Bay for a Game One win on Friday.

The 20-year-old Kanata native recorded 29 goals, 50 assists and 79 points in 66 games this season.

The Petes forward has a career 154 points with 61 goals and 93 assists over 187 OHL regular-season games between Peterborough and Erie. Lockhart was the Erie Otters third overall pick of the 2019 OHL Priority Selection. He has 10 points this postseason with six goals and four assists over 12 games. Lockhart was selected in the sixth round, 178th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2021 NHL Draft.

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Edmison Heights Public School Presents The Wizard of Oz

Edmison Heights Public School is performing The Wizard of Oz May 2 to 4 at Adam Scott CVI.

Photo courtesy of edmison heights Public School.

The play features over 50 Grade 4-6 students on stage and behind the scenes.

The show starts at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $5 and are available for purchase at the door. 

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Peterborough Police Searching For Suspect And Stolen Vehicle From Sunday Carjacking

Peterborough Police Service are searching for a vehicle from a robbery and carjacking at the FreshCo Lansdowne Street parking lot on Sunday morning.

Photo courtesy of Peterborough Police Service.

At roughly 7:45 a.m, officers were called to a parking lot after a woman reported her vehicle was stolen from her at knifepoint. Medical attention was not required for the victim.

Officers spotted the vehicle on The Parkway and pursued it onto Highway 115. The vehicle exited the highway and continued north on Highway 7. The police could not safely deploy a spike belt before the vehicle turned onto Lansdowne Street while speeding and headed back toward Peterborough. Police eventually called off the pursuit for safety reasons. 

Through investigation, police identified a pickup truck the suspect had exited in the parking lot and learned that it was reported stolen in Kingston on Saturday evening.

The suspect is described as:

• White male

• 20-30 years old

• 200+ lbs.

• 5’9” to 5’11”

• Balding, light brown, short  

• Unshaven

• Wearing: large white t-shirt, dark pants

The vehicle is described to police as:

• 2010 Toyota Corolla

• Black

• Four-Door

• BNEJ 017

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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Peterborough Petes Split Series With North Bay Battalion After 3-1 Loss In Game Two

The Peterborough Petes will return home with an evened series at one apiece after a 3-1 loss to the North Bay Battalion in game two at the North Bay Memorial Gardens on Sunday afternoon.

The Petes took game one with a score of 3-2 on Friday night. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough PEtes.

The first period was evenly matched defensively as both goalies Michael Simpson and Dom DiVincentiis stood tall for Peterborough and North Bay respectively. Stopping all shots that came their way for a 0-0 tie. Shots were 12-11 in favour of North Bay.

The ice was broken in the second period as the home team struck first. Tnias Mathurin got a shot off from just outside the faceoff circle in the high slot. Simpson made the save but left a rebound for Kyle Jackson to cash in for a 1-0 North Bay lead. Peterborough tied it up just over seven minutes later. DiVincentiis had just robbed Owen Beck’s one-timer shot but the rebound got to Brennan Othmann for a 1-1 tie after two periods.

The third period saw no goals until just under five minutes left in the period. Liam Arnsby was able to quickly snap a shot with traffic in front of Simpson for a late go-ahead goal. Peterborough pulled their goalie but Gavin White was unable to control the puck at the offensive blue line, turned it over and Owen Van Steensel deposited an empty-net goal and the insurance marker for a 3-1 North Bay victory.

The Petes return to the Peterborough Memorial Centre for game three on Tuesday to continue the Eastern Conference Final best-of-seven series against North Bay Battalion. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m.

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