City to Continue Taking Natural Christmas Trees For Curbside Pickup
/The City of Peterborough continues curbside collection of natural Christmas trees throughout January.
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Third-Annual I ❤︎ Beer and Taco Festival Hits Peterborough Memorial Centre
/The fun food combination is coming back to town as the the third-annual I ❤︎ Beer & Taco Festival has returned to the Peterborough Memorial Centre on April 12.
photo courtesy of the peterborough memorial centre.
The festival will contain beer, cider and spirit sampling, games, dancing and tacos. New this year for the night sessions is a 90's Dance Party.
Tokens are $2.50 and can be purchased on-site or online. They are used for food and drinks. The event is cash-only, with three ATMs on site.
All general admission tickets include an official 10-ounce I ❤︎ BEER sampling cup. Session one will take place from noon to 5 p.m. and session two will take place from 5 to 10 p.m.
Tickets start at just $9.99 for Session one and $14.99 for Session two (plus HST and Ticket Fees) and slowly make their way up to our regular ticket price of $14.99/$19.99 (plus HST and Ticket Fees)
The Peterborough Memorial Centre notes that this is a 19+ event and to drink responsibly.
Canadian Council of the Blind Receives Cheque From AON Inc. For Increased Accessibility For Visual Aids
/To help the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB Peterborough) increase accessibility, AON Inc. has donated $1,000 at the former’s office on Friday afternoon.
(From left to right) Vikci Coppins, Centennial Place director of dietary services; Sarah Joore, Aon Inc Sales and marketing project coordinator; Andra Hughes, Aon Inc wellnesss coordinator, Jim Haryett, CCB volunteer and Debby Whittern, Empress Gardens. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The money was used to purchase items to help in visual aids for the CCB.
It purchased two portable digital video magnifiers, two large-font keyboards and 100 signature cards.
“Donations like this are instrumental in supporting our ‘From the Blind, For the Blind’ lending library,” said Debby Harriet CCB librarian. “We are always in need of new devices, and each device makes a real difference to a community member.”
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Belmont Lake's Cameron Spalding Shreds For Gold In Snowboard Slopestyle at World Cup Event In Switzerland
/Belmont Lake’s Cameron Spalding is at the top of the podium as he finished with a gold medal at the snowboard slopestyle World Cup event in Laax, Switzerland on Saturday.
Spalding’s top score of 86.63 points eeked out American Red Gerard (86.22) and German Noah Viktor (83.72).
“I'm just always trying to have as much fun as possible,” said Spalding. “That's when I snowboard my best, that's when everything clicks for me.”
The win makes Spalding the fifth Canadian to win the event.
“On a course like this, everything is so flowy and the course work so well together,” he explained. “I'm just trying to go out there and have as much fun as possible, then the rest is out of my hands.
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In 2023, Spalding placed 44th in Switzerland and 16th in Mammoth Mountain just north of Los Angeles in World Cup events. He got his first medal in February of that year with a bronze medal at the Calgary Snow Rodeo FIS Snowboard World Cup.
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Peterborough Transit Raising Fares By 25 Cents Beginning Jan. 27
/Peterborough Transit is increasing its fares, which will be implemented on Jan. 27, announced by the City of Peterborough on Friday.
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Peterborough City Council approved the increase of 25 cents per single ride as part of the 2025 budget deliberations.
The following are the fare changes:
Children ages 12 and under ride for free.
Transit passes can be purchased at the Transit Terminal, 190 Simcoe St. or at Lansdowne Place, 645 Lansdowne St. W.
Transit fares can also be paid by using the HotSpot App which is available for Apple and Android mobile devices.
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OLG Issues Third-Quarter Gaming Revenue Payment to Peterborough of $664,043
/Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has made their third quarter payment totalling $664,043 to the City of Peterborough for hosting Shorelines Casino Peterborough announced on Friday morning.
Since 1994, host communities have received more than $2.2 billion in non-tax gaming revenue. File Photo.
The quarter was from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31.
During OLG’s fiscal year (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025), Peterborough has received $2,130,706. Since the gaming site opened in October 2018, Peterborough has amassed $14,508,090 according to a press release.
These payments to host communities are based on a formula consistently applied across all gaming sites in Ontario using a graduated scale of gaming revenue at the hosted site as stated in a press release.
“OLG’s Municipality Contribution Agreement payments help pave the way for Peterborough to build critical infrastructure and fund important programs that make a real difference for residents,” said Dave Smith, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP. “Shorelines Casino Peterborough supports numerous jobs and generates a great deal of economic activity that, in turn, improves the well-being of our local community.”
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Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring IG Wealth, Community Futures Peterborough, Habitat For Humanity and MNP
/PTBOCanada is delighted to be running the Business Beat columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
IG Wealth just officially opened their newly renovated office at 1743 Lansdowne St. W. in Peterborough.
The company says this investment in the local office underscores their unwavering commitment to Peterborough. It offers a modernized, professional environment with state-of-the-art technology. The office includes enhanced sustainability measures and dynamic collaboration spaces. It’s all designed to meet the diverse financial planning needs of clients. Drop by to see the new space and see what IG Wealth has to offer.
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Community Futures Peterborough is doubling the funding available through its Community Advancement Program.
That means there will be $100,000 available for local not-for-profits, charities, municipalities, and First Nations communities. Funded by the Government of Canada, the Community Advancement Program aims to create economic stability, growth, and job creation. It is designed to develop and diversify competitive local rural economies and foster economically sustainable communities. Find out more at communityfuturespeterborough.ca.
It’s a new year and that means it’s a good time to declutter your home and office.
Habitat for Humanity offers free donation pick-up for individuals and local businesses. It’s a win-win. You get rid of those things that are still in good condition but have been sitting around taking up space and Habitat is able to sell them to help pay for building affordable housing in our community. You can drop off donations and do some shopping at the ReStore locations at 300 Milroy Drive in Peterborough, 3001 Lakefield Rd. in Selwyn, or 55 Angeline St. N. in Lindsay.
Peterborough’s BDO office is under new ownership.
MNP, one of Canada’ s leading professional services firms, has acquired 21 BDO offices, including Peterborough. MNP is committed to being national in scope and local in focus, offering access to national resources for whatever professional service clients may need. MNP is a Canadian company that started in 1958. The acquisition means they are up to 150 offices across the country in communities of all sizes.
If you want to have your business featured on the Business Beat or know of a business doing something new and interested, shoot an email to joel@pkchamber.ca.
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Public Invited to 'Curl With Cathy Funspeil' to Support Trent Student-Athletes On Feb. 15
/To support student-athletes, Trent University’s Athletics & Recreation invites the public to join their president, Cathy Bruce, for the inaugural ‘Curl with Cathy Funspeil’ held at the Peterborough Golf and Country Club on Feb. 15.
Photo courtesy of Trent University and the Peterborough Golf and Country Club.
The proceeds go towards Trent’s Green & White Athletics Financial Awards. It is given to entering student-athletes who achieved an entering academic average above 80 per cent and have been recruited for Trent athletics.
No curling experience is necessary to participate as it is a non-competitive tournament. All required equipment, such as sliders, grippers and brooms, are provided.
Each team will play two six-end games from an early draw (9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.) or a late draw (11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.).
The cost is $100 per person and includes a $70 charitable donation receipt and a lunch buffet.
Registration is open to groups of four or for individuals. Those looking to register can sign up online.
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One Woman Facing Shoplifting Charges; Was With Man Breaching Court Order
/A 44-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman from Peterborough are charged following a shoplifting event on Thursday afternoon.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At roughly 5:30 p.m., Community FIRST officers arrived at a shoplifting incident at a box store on Lansdowne Street West and located a female matching the description provided. She was in possession of the stolen items when police had engaged her. She was found in the company of a male breaching a court order.
The Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:
Disobeying an Order of Court
The accused was released on an Appearance Notice and is due to appear in court on Feb. 25.
The woman was arrested and charged with:
Theft Under $5,000
The accused was released on an Undertaking and is due to appear in court on Feb. 25.
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U16 and U18 AAA Peterborough Petes Victorious In Opening Games For the Steve Richey Tournament Hockey Championship
/The U16 and U18 AAA Peterborough Petes kicked off their Steve Richey Tournament Hockey Championship with tallies in the win columns on Thursday.
U16 PETERBOROUGH PETES AAA centreman Garrett Jones (left) makes a tip-in goal to make it 2-0 against the U16 Markham Majors to kick off the Steve Richey Memorial Tournament of Champions. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The U16 Petes dominated the U16 Markham Majors in a 6-3 win at the Healthy Planet Arena.
Peterborough opened the game with five straight goals as Dean Sheridan, Garrett Jones, Keaton Legacy, Nathan White and Lucas Cavanaugh scored.
Markham scored their first goal in the final minute of the second period.
Peterborough scored once more in the third, thanks to Joseph Gallagher, to make it 6-1. Markham scored twice more, but Peterborough easily hung on for the 6-3 win.
The U16 Petes remained undefeated, defeating the U16 Chatham-Kent Cyclones 2-1 at the Healthy Planet Arena Friday morning for a 2-0 record. They will play a second game on the same day against the U16 Elgin-Middlesex Canucks at the Peterborough Memorial Centre at 6:30 p.m.
