Fleming College Recognized As One of Canada’s Greenest Employers
/Fleming College's awareness of the environment was evident as it landed a spot on Canada’s Top Green Employers list for 2024.
Photo courtesy of Fleming College.
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Peterborough Petes Release Development Camp Schedule
/The Peterborough Petes annual Development Camp will encompass three days and starts this Friday, wrapping up on Sunday.
Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
Roughly 50 players are expected to attend camp. They will be split into three teams for the on-ice scrimmage portion of the weekend.
On Friday, the camp will begin with off-ice fitness testing at Hybrid FHP (not open to the public) before transitioning to on-ice scrimmages on Saturday and Sunday morning.
All scrimmages will occur at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) and are open to the public. Scrimmages will also be streamed on the Petes Facebook page with commentary.
Full scrimmage Schedule:
Saturday, April 27
9:00 a.m. - Team East Side Mario’s (White) vs Team Sign-A-Fied (Black)
9:50 a.m. - Team Sign-A-Fied (Black) vs Team Hybrid (Maroon)
10:40 a.m. - Team Hybrid (Maroon) vs Team East Side Mario’s (White)
2:30 p.m. - Team East Side Mario’s (White) vs Team Sign-A-Fied (Black)
3:20 p.m. - Team East Side Mario’s (White) vs Team Hybrid (Maroon)
4:10 p.m. - Team Hybrid (Maroon) vs Team Sign-A-Fied (Black)
Sunday, April 28
8:30 a.m. - Team Sign-A-Fied (Black) vs Team Hybrid (Maroon)
9:20 a.m. - Team East Side Mario’s (White) vs Team Sign-A-Fied (Black)
10:10 a.m. - Team East Side Mario’s (White) vs Team Hybrid (Maroon)
A full camp roster will be released on Friday afternoon. Print out rosters will be available at the PMC during the scrimmages.
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Porter Martone Nets Two Assists In 6-3 Win Over Sweden In 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship
/It was a good start for captain and Peterborough’s Porter Martone and Team Canada as they dispatched Sweden in their opening preliminary round 6-3 at the Vantaa Trio Areena in Vantaa, Finland on Thursday afternoon.
Photo courtesy of Hockey Canada.
Martone led the team in assists with two, getting the helpers late in the first and second periods.
His first assist came on the power play as Team Canada was cycling the puck in the offensive zone. Martone had the puck from behind the net on the goalie’s left side. He made a cross-crease pass to Gavin McKenna who buried the one-timer for a 3-1 lead.
His second helper came on a delayed penalty call against Sweden. Martone came through the wing and past the faceoff circle. He tried to toe drag his way through traffic but lost the puck. It fortunately came to Matthew Schaefer’s stick who one-timed it for a 5-3 lead.
Canada goes back to work on Friday, where they take on Czechia at noon.
Peterborough Police Investigating Shooting at Crystal Drive; Hold and Secure Has Been Lifted
/UPDATED: 26-04-24 @ 1:27 p.m.
The Peterborough Police Service are continuing to investigatie a shooting at 572 Crystal Drive near the Otonabee Drive and Bensfort Road area that occurred early Friday morning.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The incident happened at roughly 5 a.m. The suspect is still outstanding and may have a firearm.
Officers have completed a grid search of the area. The suspect is still outstanding and could still have a firearm.
The Peterborough Police Service believes that this is an isolated incident between parties that are known to each other.
The area has been re-opened and the hold and secure have been lifted for two area schools.
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Aylmer Street to Undergo Pavement Preservation and Road Resurfacing Starting Sunday
/A section of Aylmer Street North, between Sherbrooke Street and Murray Street, (excluding the intersection at Charlotte Street) will undergo pavement preservation and road resurfacing beginning Sunday.
Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.
Aylmer Street North will be closed overnight from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. to facilitate the work. Signage and detour routes will be posted. Local access to those residing within the closure will be maintained.
Milling and paving operations will be performed during evening and overnight hours to minimize disruption to traffic and businesses. Work will be completed in segments; depending on operational sequencing, weather or other unforeseen issues, properties will only experience disruption for a single night for each milling and paving operation.
The work is scheduled to be completed by the end of May.
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Hometown PTBO: Kalvyn Watson's Minor and International Hockey Career
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This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks with hockey player Kalvyn Watson about his junior hockey career with the Minor Petes and Soo Greyhounds and then going professional internationally.
The Seventh Annual Kawartha Craft Beer Festival Gets the Taps Flowing For Two Days
/The seventh annual Kawartha Craft Beer Festival is coming back to Del Crary Park for two days: May 31 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. and June 1 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Photo courtesy of Kawartha Craft Beer.
The festival features Ontario Craft Breweries, cideries, distilleries, food vendors, merchandise vendors, a kids zone and live music throughout the weekend.
“We are thrilled to bring back the Kawartha Craft Beer Festival even bigger and better in our seventh year. We’ve got some new features at the event this year, and we can’t wait to see everyone back in the park enjoying fun, friends and craft beer,” said Kim Cranfield, Kawartha Craft Beer Festival owner.
“We’re excited to be back as the Presenting Sponsor at this year’s event.” said Richard Wood, Bobcaygeon Brewing Company president and co-Founder. “This is such a great event for our community and a great way for people to sample the amazing craft breweries we have here in Ontario.”
Early bird tickets are on sale until Tuesday, giving guests a savings of $5. Tickets allow access on both Friday and Saturday and include a beer mug and two drink tokens.
This year's lineup features 16 craft breweries, cideries and distilleries, seven food vendors and live music throughout the weekend. Guests will be able to do some shopping from our merchandise vendors and play lawn games and this year, a Kids Zone has been added for fun and games available to kids 12 and under.
Regular-priced tickets go on sale on May 1. Guests can pre-purchase event tickets, beer tokens and Kids Zone tickets. Early Bird weekend tickets are $20 + tax and fees. Regular-priced weekend tickets are $25 + tax and fees and sales begin May 1.
Each ticket comes a wristband, branded Festival mug and two drink tokens. Wristbands and 2024 Festival mugs are required to sample beer. Designated drivers and anyone under 19 are not required to purchase a ticket.
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Peterborough Police Investigating Theft of Planters From a Business
/The Peterborough Police Service Community FIRST unit is investigating a theft of planters from a business on March 19.
At roughly 10:30 a.m., the business in the Reid Street and Simcoe Street area reported that a male came onto the porch, checked to see if the planters were movable, returned several hours later and took them off the front porch.
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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Lakefield Couple Win Lotto Max Jackpot of $70 Million
/Doug and Enid Hannon of Lakefield have hit the Lotto Max jackpot and have found themselves $70 million richer announced by Ontario Lottery Gaming (OLG) on Thursday.
Photo courtesy of OLG.
The win was from the Feb. 20 draw with their winning ticket purchased at the Kinmount Independent Grocer on Kawartha Lakes County Rd 121.
The couple originally kept their win a secret for several months before telling their friends and family.
Enid purchased the winning ticket on their way to their ‘camp,’ however, Doug discovered the big win the day after the draw.
“I was completely unaware that a winning ticket had been sold in our area. So, when I saw ‘Big Winner’ on the phone screen, I was shaking,” said Doug. “My heart was pounding. I had to stare at it for a while and process all those zeroes. Then I had to check it a few more times."
Doug, who has been retired for a few years, decided not to mention anything to his wife until she got home from work.
“I went to the garage and buried my head in some work while I struggled with disbelief and thought about our next steps,” said Doug.
He waited until dinner time to surprised Enid with the news.
“Doug told me to come into the computer room and the OLG website was on the computer screen, and he told me to check the numbers on ticket,” explained Enid. “When I realized we had won a prize, I first thought it was a $70,000 win. Doug told me to recount all the zeros and that’s when it hit me that we won $70 million!”
The couple decided to keep this multi-million dollar win a secret for a while. They agreed first to get financial and legal advice as they started making some money plans. Not telling anyone was very difficult for Enid as she is very open and expressive with all who know her.
“Keeping this secret was killing me,” she laughed.
A week prior to collecting their winnings, the Lakefield couple told their children and grandchildren about the huge win where everyone was in disbelief and extremely happy for them.
The married couple of 51 years have already made some plans with the money.
“I would like to travel across Canada to experience the beautiful nature of this country from coast to coast,” said Doug.
“I have been dreaming about a new kitchen for years and now I will get it, along with some other improvements to the house because we love where we live and we don’t want to move,” explained Anid.
However, the couple both agree that the number one priority for this money is their family.
“Our family is most important and we want to share this with them. I want to ensure everyone is safe, secure and well taken care of,” said both Doug and Anid.
They also want to share a portion of their winnings with some community causes that are close to them.
“This is truly a blessing for us and our family,” said Enid and Doug. “Like many people, you always hope to win the lottery, but we never dreamt this would happen to us! We are so very thankful.”
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Peterborough's Porter Martone Selected As Captain For Canada’s National Men’s U18 Team
/Peterborough’s Porter Martone is representing his country on a global stage as he was selected as captain for Team Canada at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship in Finland.
Porter Martone (middle) is joined with Carson Wetsch (left) and Malcolm Spence (right) as alternate captains for the team. Photo courtesy of Hockey Canada.
