Auburn Street to Undergo Repairs Beginning Aug. 19
/Auburn Street will be closed for sewer replacements and spot repairs beginning on Aug. 19, announced by the City of Peterborough on Friday afternoon.
Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.
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City of Peterborough Hosting Downtown Community Cigarette Butt Clean Up On Sunday Morning
/The City of Peterborough and Peterborough DBIA is inviting the public to make things a little clearer in the Downtown Community Cigarette Butt Clean Up starting from Quaker Foods City Square on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.
Gloves, pick-up pails and litter pickers are provided but the City is asking to bring your own upcycled container.
Cleaners can search for cigarette butts anywhere in the downtown area.
An entry draw and several prizes available for most butts collected are being held. Registration at the event will be required to be eligible.
At the end of the event, the City is launching a contest that will last for 42 days until September to see how many cigarette butts can be collected until that last day of Summer.
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Rob Hellyer's Hat Trick Helps Lakers Sweep Brooklin L.C. to Advance to MSL Finals
/The Peterborough Lakers are moving on to the Major Series Lacrosse finals against the Six Nations Chiefs as Rob Hellyer’s hat trick helped sweep Brooklin L.C. in a 13-9 win at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.
Photo courtesy the Peterborough Lakers.
Peterborough started the game with a three-goal run with scores from Joe Resetarits, Hellyer and Adam Thistlehwaite. Brooklin responded with a pair of scores including a power play goal to cut the deficit to one. Colton Armstrong, Thomas Hoggarth and Austin Hasen found the scoresheet with a goal each while Hellyer got his second of the game. Brooklin scored twice to make it a 7-5 game in a high-scoring first period.
In the second period, there were only five goals with both teams trading scores. Brooklin had three goals while Peterborough saw Colby Wood and Hasen score their town for a 9-8 score going into the third.
Peterborough had clamped down defensively in the final frame.
Hellyer kicked off the third period with a hat trick goal to give a two-goal lead for the Lakers. Taite Cattoni, who was back from injury, got his first score and third point of the night. Matt Gilray scored for the Lakers to give his team a four-goal cushion with 8:34 left to play.
Reilly O’Connor managed to score with 3:43 in regulation to try and give Brooklin a fighting chance but Joey Cupido had an unassisted goal just 72 seconds later to ice the game and give the Lakers the sweep over the visitors.
Lakers goaltender Doug Buchan started the game and saved 30 of 38 shots but was swapped out for Landon Kells stopped 17 of 18 shots to help Peterborough secure the win.
“They thought it was their year but it was great to four-bang them for the second straight year,” said Cattoni.
“There were a lot of guys that were out there grinding,” said Dylan Hutchinson, Lakers defender. “We had a young left side out there on offence and they were all out there. Colby, Nate and Adam were all doing a good job and then Taite was kind of the vocal guy, handling the ball a little more. What they were able to do was great for us and definitely helped the outcome.”
The finals are expected to begin on Tuesday in a rematch against the defending Mann Cup champion Six Nations Chiefs. Game two is likely at the Peterborough Memorial Centre; however, the league has not confirmed the dates.
Peterborough Police Conduct Commercial Vehicle Inspection Blitz
/The Peterborough Police Service Traffic Unit and Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspectors with the Ministry of Transportation conducted a commercial vehicle inspection on Thursday.
Photo courtesy of Peterborough Police Service.
There were 16 vehicle inspections conducted with the following results:
7 vehicles marked out of service (vehicles cannot operate on the road until a defect(s) repaired
2 plates seized (Major defects would make it unsafe to be on the road)
12 Provincial Offence Notices issued for:
Improper tires
Improper licence
Insecure load
Equipment issues
Overweight
Brake issues
4 warnings issued
One of the vehicles taken out of service was a transport driver training company that was training a new transport truck driver. The vehicle being trained on was unsafe and removed from the road.
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GPHSF Announces New Senior Care Microgrant
/The Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation (GPHSF) has announced its new Senior Care Microgrant program to support senior care projects and healthy aging initiatives in the Peterborough area.
These grants have been made possible due to funding provided by the June Towle Trust. She passed away in 2023. Photo courtesy of GPHSF.
Two grants are available with the application deadline on Sept. 30. Find out more about the grants and criteria below.
The new Senior Care Microgrant program is meant to be a low-barrier applicant process according to GPHSF. The grants can be used as seed money to address a new need or as financial support to an existing program in Peterborough, County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.
Two grants are available, with up to $5000 in funding available with each grant.
Applications are open to community and not-for-profit organizations, including medical organizations, that run programming and services or propose to run programming and services within the boundaries of Peterborough City and/or Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.
Proposed projects must be general in scope (including and impactful on as many people as possible). Project completion must occur within one year of approval unless GPHSF grants an extension. Grant funding can be applied to existing projects or used as seed money for new projects.
A maximum of $5,000 is available for each gran, and a maximum of $10,000 is available across all grants (two total).
The project timeline and budget must be provided.
Senior Care Microgrant projects may include.
Research
Equipment
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Mental Health
Priority will be given to projects that:
Have a lasting impact on our community.
Support emerging needs in our community.
Improve the quality of life for seniors in the community.
Applications can be submitted online.
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Four Exceptional Student-Athletes Graduates Receive Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame Bursary
/Four graduating student-athletes were recipients of the annual Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame Bursary Award at a presentation ceremony at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Wednesday night.
(Left to right) Linda de Jeu, PDSHoF Second Vice Chair; Ireland Payne, TASS graduate; Ava Johnston, Adam Scott Graduate, Brynn Jenkins, Crestwood Graduate; Finn Hughes, Holy Cross Graduate and Tim Barrie, first vice chair. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Finn Hughes, Brynn Jenkins, Ava Johnston, and Ireland Payne were this year’s winners, taking home $2,000 apiece from the bursary. Each recipient was a graduating high school student that attending University in the fall.
This year’s winners will have their headshots commemorated in the Hall of Fame and their names etched into the history of the awards’ beneficiaries. The award has been given annually to four recipients since 1996 (with 2020 having six).
Hughes graduated from Holy Cross Secondary School, will attend Laurier University, study Business Administration and play rugby for the Golden Hawks.
He is an honours student with a 90 per cent average.
The Hurricane alumnus captained football, basketball, and rugby for Holy Cross. He was named senior athlete of the year and earned several MVP awards. He also served on the school’s student council.
In the community, he was a member of the U18 Team Canada rugby program, U19 Team Ontario rugby, Peterborough Pagans, Petes minor hockey and Otters football.
As a volunteer, Hugues was a link leader at Holy Cross, volunteered with special needs students, was an OFSAA lacrosse volunteer and gave back to minor hockey as a referee and scorer and timer.
“It's an honour,” explained Hughes. “I'd just like to thank the Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame for thinking of us and getting us in here. It feels great.”
Jenkins graduated from Crestwood Secondary School this past summer with a 94 per cent average as an honours student. She is attending Queens University, studying Health Sciences and will play varsity rugby.
At Crestwood, she played rugby, basketball, volleyball, track and field and wrestling. She was captain of the rugby team and earned an OFSAA gold medal in wrestling. She competed at OFSAA in track and field for four years. She earned MVP honours in rugby and was given the Dysart award, one of the highest athletic honours at Crestwood.
Outside of school, Jenkins was a member of the Peterborough Pagans Rugby Club, played Kawartha lacrosse, soccer and has attended the Rugby Canada development academy.
Jenkins was an active volunteer. She worked with Kawartha Food Share, was a referee for junior rugby, coached mini rugby and advocated for black athletes on social media.
“It feels wonderful to be recognized for all of the hard work that I've put in and all of us,” said Jenkins.
Johnston is a graduate of Adam Scott Collegiate and is attending the University of Guelph. She will study Health Sciences and play rugby for the Gryphons.
The 96 per cent average honours student played high school rugby, volleyball, wrestling and ultimate frisbee. She was captain of several teams, leading them to OFSAA gold medals in Ultimate and Kawartha and COSSA championships in Rugby and volleyball. She was Adam Scott’s senior female athlete of the year and earned many MVP awards.
Johnston was a member of the Ice Kats for hockey, part of the Peterborough Pagans Rugby Club and has been a member of the Ontario Rugby program.
Off the field, the Adam Scott Lion alumnus was a Sunday school volunteer and assisted with the Million Meals program. She was also an active volunteer and referee at the KPR elementary rugby and ultimate tournaments.
“It's just really awarding putting in a ton of hours into both sports and off the field,” explained Jenkins. “It's satisfying knowing that you're getting recognition for all of it and it's awesome for all of us.”
Payne graduated from Thomas A. Stewart and will attend the University of New Brunswick in the fall to study environmental management and play volleyball.
She played high school basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, soccer and track and field. Ireland earned multiple MVP awards in her sports while maintaining a 94 per cent average.
She was a member of Peterborough Thunder Volleyball, Soul Beach Volleyball and Peterborough Badminton Club.
Her volunteer work involves helping at Kawartha Food Share, Peterborough Humane Society and several KPR elementary sporting events.
“I'm very grateful that I got to be recognized and just very happy,” said Payne. “It makes me feel proud of myself and affects my self-esteem. It helps me feel more confident when you're recognized for high school accomplishments.”
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City of Peterborough to Bring Bonnerworth Park Project Draft Plan to Advisory Committee review
/A draft plan for the Bonnerworth Park project will be reviewed during a combined meeting of the Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and the Accessibility Advisory Committee on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., announced on Thursday.
Coalition member Geoff Rix performing an “Indy” grab while airborne off a launch ramp after the Bonnerworth West 49 Skatepark revitalization in 2021. City Council initially approved the Bonnerworth Park project when it approved the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Facilities Study in October 2023. It approved the Bonnerworth Park project in the City’s 2024 Budget in December 2023. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The review includes an expanded skateboard park, a new bike pump track, pickleball courts, planting trees and landscaping.
The meeting will be live-streamed on the City’s website while no public delegations are allowed at advisory committee meetings.
The draft plan shows features such as:
About 275 trees will be planted in the park
About 63 per cent of the site will be green space – landscaped/grass
Setbacks from neighbouring properties
Noise attenuation measures, including noise attenuation fencing and landscaping such as berms
The location of 14 pickleball courts, down from 16 when the concept was initially introduced
The location of the new bike pump track that will be designed with grass areas between the bike paths
The expansion of the existing skateboard park
Parking areas totalling 44 spaces, which is a reduction from a previous concept
Pathways within the park
The two advisory committees will be able to provide feedback about the draft plan for consideration before the City finalizes the document ahead of construction, which is expected to begin this fall.
Public comments on the draft plan, which can be viewed through the City’s community engagement hub, can be submitted using the comments tool on the project page, by sending an email to bonnerworthproject@peterborough.ca or by calling 705-742-0050 ext. 2226#.
Public comments can be submitted until 11:59 p.m. on August 16, for consideration before finalizing the project plan.
The project team is considering feedback from community consultation, including feedback from the Arenas, Parks, and Recreation Advisory Committee, the Accessibility Advisory Committee, and broader public feedback from the consultation process, before finalizing the draft plan for the project according to the City.
The draft plan is also informed by various studies and factors such as noise studies, traffic flow, groundwater conditions, and stormwater management.
Community consultation for the Bonnerworth Park project and the Knights of Columbus Park project was undertaken from February through April with two surveys, two public meetings and meetings with recreation facility user groups related to the two projects.
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Hometown PTBO: Adam Brown On Dr. J's Being On the Move and Keeping It In the Family Business With It and Chemong Lodge
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This week on Hometown PTBO, David Tuan Bui talks with Chemong Lodge and Dr. J's co-owner Adam Brown about growing up near the Lodge, Dr. J's moving out of the former Montréal House location and keeping business in the family.
Full Tilt Cycle Hosting Reopening Event to Recover From Break-and-Enter In Late July
/As part of the cycling comeback, Full Tilt Cycle is hosting a Spin & Community Rise Up Party on Thursday afternoon/evening after the business was subject to a break-and-enter in late July.
Photo courtesy of Full Tilt Cycle.
The day includes spin classes from 3 to 6 p.m. (in one-hour intervals at 3, 4, 5, and 6 p.m.) followed by a community party at 7 p.m. with tickets priced at $25.
The business was ransacked on July 30 and the perpetrator left with roughly $34,000 in product according to Peterborough Police.
Full Tilt Cycle released the following statement the day after the incident:
“Dear amazing Full Tilt Community, after eight years of being proud members of downtown Peterborough we feel disrespected and at a loss! On Monday evening, Sadie and her daughter walked into our studio for our first ride of the day to find our studio broken into and ransacked.
Our merchandise, bike supplies, electronics, cleaning supplies and even personal shoes and all our towels were GONE. Our front desk area was pillaged and a mess was left in our studio that has been nothing but a safe and happy place. We are overwhelmed with frustration and feeling our sanctuary to many of you, has been violated. We are dealing with the Peterborough police and Ashburnham Realty to find the perpetrator. We will post more when/if we get footage of the culprit(s).”
The suspect was found and arrested by Peterborough Police on Friday. They discovered them among several people sleeping outside in the Water Street and Murray Street area.
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Peterborough Jr. C Lakers Hold Off Third-Period Surge From Fergus Thistles To Take Game One of the Meredith Cup In 9-6 Win
/The Peterborough Jr. C Lakers draw first blood in the Meredith Cup finals, fighting off a late rally from the Fergus Thistles to take Game One in a 9-6 victory at the Centre Wellington Sports Complex on Wednesday night.
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