Peterborough Man Wanted on Warrants Faces Several Charges From Saturday Incident

A 28-year-old Peterborough man wanted on warrants is facing several new charges after an incident early Saturday morning.

At aroughly 12:25 a.m., general patrol officers in the George Street and King Street area spotted the man wanted on warrants running away from the area. Officers we able to catch up to him at the end of King Street and Water Street.

They advised the man he was under arrest on outstanding warrants for uttering threats, dangerous operation, stunt driving, failing to comply with release order.  The suspect attempted to resist arrest, screaming and striking out at officers as he was taken into custody. 

The man was arrested on his warrants and further charged with:

• Assault with intent to resist arrest

• Failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court 

The suspect is bound by a release order with the following conditions to reside with their surety every night and to remain in their residence between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The accused was held in custody and appeared in court on Saturday.

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StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Naomi Gaskin, Naturopathic, Open Sky Stories and The Chill Desire

PTBOCanada is delighted to be running StoosNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…

Naomi Gaskin is a registered Psychotherapist, offering Psychotherapy, Executive Coaching and Group Workshops from her Peterborough office.

Located in East City, Naomi works with individuals, adults or young adults, couples or groups offering trust, safety, and a promise to be seen and heard. Naomi believes that the way forward is through it. Visit naomigtherapy.com for details or to book a free consultation.

Peterborough Centre of Naturopathic Medicine is expanding into Millbrook.

Owner Dr. Brenda Tapp says her second location will be opening in mid-august at 36 King St East downtown Millbrook, offering four naturopathic doctors accepting new patients as well as a retail store featuring personal care products, chemical free cleaners, supplements, health foods and more! Watch for the official opening of The Village Apothecary in Millbrook in the next few weeks.

Open Sky Stories is Erica Richmond’s business.

Richmond is inspiring connection, creativity and collaboration, one word at a time! Richmond offers a writing community, with writing workshops, programs such as the Mail Art Stories, and the Connected Stories projects, a product line including her clever Postcard Stories featuring writing activities printed on postcards, and she has published her own book called Pixie and the Bees. Check it all out at openskystories.com or on Facebook and Instagram.

The Chill Desire is a new destination for Peterborough Ice Cream lovers.

Brothers Juneja and Nitish recently opened their new ice cream parlour at 366 George St. N. The brothers start with quality local ice cream from Central Smith Creamery and Kawartha Dairy in cones, Belgian waffles or cups, sundaes, smoothies and milkshakes. They are also bringing their Indian heritage into some of their menu items, so can try falooda, kulfi, gulab jamun, badam milk, and a few Indian ice cream flavours. Nitish and Juneja are Fleming graduates and good guys, so check them out at 366 George St. or on Instagram.

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PTBOCanada Remembers Staff Member Kim Wilson After Passing Away From Cancer Battle

Beloved by all PTBOCanada staff, past and present, we all say farewell to our bookkeeper Kimberley Jennifer Wilson who passed away on Saturday after a long battle with cancer.

File Photo.

Wilson was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Colon Cancer. She passed away at the age of 43 at Hospice Peterborough with her family at her side on Saturday.

“Kim Wilson was our bookkeeper at PTBOCanada from the early days and quickly became an integral part of the PTBOCanada family as we built it over the years,” said Neil Morton, PTBOCanada founder. “In fact, she was so important that she stayed on in that role with Kirtus Evoy after he purchased it. She was an unsung hero not only at PTBOCanada but in the community.”

“Kim has been a big part of the PTBOCanada Media Inc. team since we started in March of 2021,” said Kirtus Evoy, PTBOCanada owner. “She was an incredible person and a great team player. She was always there when you needed her for help and advice. She always had her head up with a positive attitude even through her tough days. She will be missed.”

Wilson volunteered a significant amount of time at the Keene United Church and 4-H Canada. She was an avid baker who competed in several local fairs and often made treats for family and friends.

“She championed kindness, empathy, attentiveness and growth. I thoroughly enjoyed our regular conversations over the years not just on business but life, politics, religion and community,” said Morton. “Community, especially her Keene and church were everything to Kim. ‘Kimmer,’ as I called her, battled cancer hard with a terrific, positive mindset to beating it. She always told me right up to the end at Hospice, ‘I want to live.’ She loved life.”

“She began working with the team around the same time I did and made everything easier with her knowledge of bookkeeping,” said Aaron Elliott, PTBOcanada brand strategist director. “Whenever I had a question she was always kind and never minded answering, even when I asked her the same question time and time again. I’ll miss our conversations that happened at work and outside whenever we’d run into each other which happened pretty frequently.”

Wilson’s Celebration of Life is being held at Keene United Church on Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. A reception will follow in the Keene United Church Hall. To honour her memory and love of baking, it is asked that visitors bring their favourite baked goods to be shared at the reception.

“I always enjoyed Kim’s company every time I saw her,” said David Tuan Bui, PTBOCanada editor. “I always joked that she was my favourite person to e-mail me since she was our bookkeeper. Kim was always a treat to be around, especially at company outings. We all had a hushed moment when we discovered her passing and she’s going to be missed by us all.”

Memorial donations to Hospice Peterborough would be appreciated according to her family. Online condolences may be expressed at www.highlandparkfuneralcentre.com.

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Central Smith Creamery Celebrates Success Of 'Moon Mist' Ice Cream With Tie-Dye T-Shirt Community Event

To celebrate the high sales of their latest ice cream flavour, Central Smith Creamery put on a ‘Moon Mist Tie Dye Day’ community spirit event to mark the early success at their Selwyn facility on Friday afternoon.

Logan McGee, 7, eagerly awaits his tie-dye t-shirt as Christy Joy pulls the top from the pail. The tie-dye shirts are in the same colours as the Moon Mist ice cream that was released in March. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

Central Smith sold out 65 tickets to their event that allowed children and adults to make and take home tie-dye t-shirts in the same colours as their ‘Moon Mist’ ice cream that debuted in March.

It consists of three flavours, banana, blue bubblegum and grape. The flavour is popular in Nova Scotia and Central Smith took a playful approach to introducing Moon Mist into their lineup with their community event.

“This was to have a bit of fun with the character that we created, the little alien,” said Jillian Scates, Central Smith project manager. “We just wanted to bring lots of people to the factory and have some fun.”

The little alien associated with the Moon Mist flavour, connected the space setting the creamery wanted to portray. Photo courtesy of Central Smith Creamery.

Central Smith often holds community events such as ‘Bigfoot Day’ and ice cream socials. They have engaged in philanthropy work, holding food drives for Kawartha Food Share every Christmas and supporting Five Counties Children’s Centre and Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation.

“We love working and hanging out with the community,” said Scates. “We love meeting with lots of people and we're always trying to be community-focused here at Central Smith so we thought a fun event would be good.”

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New Turkish Restaurant 'Class Istanbul Kebab House' To Host Its Grand Opening This Sunday

Peterborough’s newest restaurant brings a taste of Turkey to town as Class Istanbul Kebab House is set to make its grand opening this Sunday at 2 p.m.

Mert Baran, Class Istanbul Kebab House owner showcases his Iskender Doner: doner kebab meat with a hot tomato sauce over pita with yogurt. Photo by David Tuan bui.

The restaurant brings authentic Turkish cuisine with familiar dishes such as wraps, shawarma, baklava and a variety of shish kebabs. They also bring cheese pide (Turkish pizza), Turkish desserts and their national dish, doner kebab.

Mert Baran, Class Istanbul Kebab House owner said that every time he’s been in Peterborough, he’s never seen any Turkish restaurants in town. He wanted to bring his heritage cuisine to share with the city.

“We want to bring our food up here,” he explained. “I really want people to try it. I trust our kitchen, I trust our food and it’s really tasty.”

The restaurant is located at the former Nicholas Oval restaurant on 116 Parkhill Rd. E. They have soft-opened since Monday and have already been met with several customers leaving positive feedback according to Baran.

“People have come by, tasted our food and they really love it,” he said. “I always have had good comments since we opened the restaurant.”

Class Istanbul Kebab House is the first restaurant Baran has ever owned. He owns a construction company and has done a lot of business near Peterborough since 2009. He always enjoyed his time spent in the City when he visited.

He has a house in Woodbridge and in Bridgenorth. He thought about opening his restaurant in Toronto but opted for Peterborough as he moved his family to his Bridgenorth property to focus on Class Istanbul Kebab House.

“I really love Peterborough,” said Baran. “That's why I opened my business up here.”

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County Road 16's Gannon's Narrows Bridge to Undergo Repairs Beginning Sept. 5

The Gannon’s Narrows Bridge repairs on County Road 16 will undergo repairs to its damaged structural components starting from Sept. 5, announced by the County of Peterborough on Friday.

Photo courtesy of the County of Peterborough.

The repairs will run until Oct.13.

During this time, the bridge will be completely closed to all traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays.

While the bridge is closed, the County states that there will be no access for any vehicles to cross over the bridge.

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48-Year Old Peterborough Man Facing Domestic Assault Charges

A 48-year-old Peterborough man is facing charges after a domestic incident late Thursday afternoon.

Just before 6 p.m., an officer observed a domestic occurrence in Dalhousie Street and Aylmer Street area1. They saw a man screaming at a woman and then striking her with his hand. The victim received minor injuries but did not require medical attention.

As a result of the investigation, the man was arrested and charged with:

• Assault – Spousal

The accused was released on an Undertaking and will appear in court on August 15.

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Lakers Surge In Third Period With Taite Cattoni Capping Off Overtime For Lakers 10-9 Win Over Brooklin L.C.

The Lakers finish off their regular season in dramatic fashion as Taite Cattoni scored the walk-off game-winning goal in overtime for a 10-9 victory over the Brooklin L.C. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of Anna Taylor and the Peterborough Lakers.

Eli McLaughlin opened the scoring with a power play goal just over five minutes into the game. Unfortunately, it was Peterborough’s only goal of the period. Brooklin’s Riley Hutchcraft was solid in net, stopping 21 of 22 shots in the first. The visitors were able to get back-to-back goals from Riley Waters and Mike Byrne to go up 2-1 after the first.

Things got worse for the Lakers as their lack of discipline got the best of them. They allowed three straight power play goals from Brooklin in the period, allowing a total of five in the frame. The Lakers were trying to keep it a game as McLaughlin scored his second of the game, Josh Currier and Matt Gilray also found the scoresheet for Peterborough as the home team found themselves in a 7-4 deficit going into the third period.

Jack Boyden helped Brooklin pull away to start the final frame to open the period’s first gale for an 8-4 lead. Peterborough began to wake up their offense and attempted to mount the comeback. Both Cattoni brothers, Taite and Holden found the back of the net each, McLaughlin capped off a hat trick, Currier got his second of the game and Austin Hasen got on the score sheet for a five-goal period from the Lakers. Brooklin managed to must another goal as Byrne got an unassisted score during Peterborough’s rush that eventually led to a 9-9 tie after regulation.

It didn’t take long for fans to walk out of the Memorial Centre happy as Taite Cattoni received a pass against the grain and rifled it past Hutchcraft to get the walk-off goal in overtime for a 10-9 win.

“They outworked us in the first two periods and then as a veteran team, we kind of came alive and said ‘stop messing around’ and found a way to finish and win the game,” said Taite.“I ran through the middle trying to clear space for Turner (Evans) and a guy opened his back and I tried to get a good pick on him and hit him well. I caught the ball and as soon as I caught it I threw a fake and saw him go down and put it top right corner.”

Drew Hutchinson gets the win in net for Peterborough, stopping 44/53 shots.

The Lakers will host the Brooklin L.C. in the first round of the playoffs in a best-of-seven series.

The following is the playoff schedule:

• Game one: Aug. 3 at 8 p.m. @ Peterborough

• Game two: Aug. 4 at 8 p.m. @ Brooklin

• Game three: Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. @ Peterborough

• Game four: Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. @ Brooklin

• Game five: Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. @ Peterborough *if necessary 

Games six and seven, to be played if necessary, are to be confirmed. 

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Local Man Continues Gaming Spirit In Peterborough Communities For Over 42 Years

Ever since 58-year-old Dave MacIssac started to play games when he was 16, he’s been a mainstay for a variety of Peterborough gaming communities since 1981.

MacIssac as a Dungeon Master in the back of his business, Hughman Games, for a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. He has also hosted several games at Phantasm, a sci-fi and fantasy role-playing convention that occurs annually in Peterborough. Photo by David Tuan bui.

MacIssac has been involved in the community, playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, World of Warcraft and more.

He started playing the popular fantasy role-playing tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) when he was 16. It started as a club in the Peterborough Public Library and moved its way over to PCVS (at the current Peterborough Alternative & Continuing Education building). MacIsaac has made lifelong friends through playing D&D and several other games. He says they become an outlet to meet and socialize with new people while being able to explore your imagination and creativity.

“It's a world of imagination and imagination is limitless,” explained MacIssac. “There's always somebody who wants to play that hasn't tried it and they have a buddy that comes in and then you have a whole new set of people. You can run the same old scenarios over again but it's new faces that don't know what's coming.”

MacIssac’s club members eventually shifted from D&D to the trading card game Magic: The Gathering (MTG), released in 1993. MacIssac began playing in 1994 with his friends and club members.

One of his first jobs in the gaming industry was at the now-closed Jeff’s Cards & Comics as a manager in 2000, first located at 655 Parkhill. Rd. W. The store sold both MTG and D&D products. It hosted weekly MTG tournaments and held D&D nights at its establishment.

In 2004, MacIssac also worked at his brother’s internet café called E-Lan Games in the Black Diamond Plaza in Peterborough. It allowed customers to pay for time to use their computers to surf the internet and play computer games solo or together through a local area network. The café closed in 2009.

Jeff’s Cards and Comics relocated to 422 George St N. in 2007 (at the current trading card store Grey Guardian Games) that opened an internet café on the upper floor. Two years later, MacIssac got into the online role-playing game World of Warcraft (WoW) and helped foster a community of gamers in the area with the shop as an outlet.

Since Jeff’s Cards got sold in 2016, MacIssac looked for a new outlet to reach out and maintain the gaming community. He opened his own internet café called ‘Hughman Games’ located at Brookdale Plaza on Chemong Road in 2019. He named it in honour of his brother Hugh, who passed away from a brain tumour in 2012. The business offers internet and gaming services and a venue to play D&D.

“I think it's critical in this day and age — especially with devices and everybody can hide in their rooms — you need to be with people in person,” explained MacIssac. “It allows for social activity, something that young kids today are probably missing partly because Covid shut them all in and it's a good idea for them to get out.”

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Ennismore Man Wins $50,000 In Daily Keno July 14 Draw

Ennismore’s Stephen Vance knows how to pick winning numbers as he won $50,000 from his DAILY KENO 8 Pick in the July 14MIDDAY draw, announced on Thursday.

Vance won with a Line 8 Pick at a $2 Bet. Photo courtesy of OLG.

The 63-year-old father and grandfather said he’s been playing the lottery for roughly 40 years. He plays DAILY KENO, LOTTO 6/49, and ONTARIO 49.

“I’ve been playing DAILY KENO for 25 years,” said Vance.

The retiree checked his ticket on the OLG App when discovered his big win.

“My son helped me start the prize claim process,” explained Vance.

He stayed calm when he shared the news with his wife.

“She was overjoyed and couldn’t believe it,” said Vance. “Everyone I’ve told has been so happy.”

He has not made any plans on how to spend his winnings yet according to Ontario Lottery Gaming.

“It’s a nice feeling, I’m not going to lie,” said Vance. “I look forward to the benefits this win will provide in my retirement.”

The winning ticket was purchased at Mister Convenience on Marina Boulevard in Peterborough.

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