City of Peterborough Prohibiting Smoking In All Parks

The City of Peterborough reminds residents and visitors that smoking and vaping are prohibited in all City parks, sports fields, playgrounds, splashpads, wading pools and beaches except in designated smoking areas.

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Smoking is prohibited in these public areas under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act and the Peterborough Smoking Bylaw.

Anyone smoking outside a designated smoking area in one of these spaces could be subject to a penalty of $305.

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Three Teens Including Two Minors Arrested After Homicide of Peterborough Man

Three teenagers, including two minors, have been arrested in connection with the homicide of a 25-year-old Peterborough man that occurred Sunday and was reported Monday.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

At roughly 2 a.m. on Sunday, officers were called to a parking lot in the Monaghan Road and Cameron Street area. They learned that the victim and a friend were walking in the area when a confrontation happened between the two and five youths. During the altercation, the victim was stabbed and the youths ran from the scene. The victim was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre, where he died of his injuries. 

Several roads in the area were shut down for several hours as officers, including K9, searched the area. The Peterborough Police Service RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) and OPP helicopter were called in to assist with an aerial search. Roads were opened later that day.

Peterborough Police made three arrests from the incident.

A 17-year-old Peterborough male was arrested and charged with:

• Accessory after the fact

The accused appeared in Weekend and Statutory Holiday (WASH) court on Sunday and was remanded into custody.

On Monday, detectives in the Investigative Services Unit made two arrests.

19-year-old Josh Crane of Peterborough was arrested and charged with:

• Manslaughter

A 17-year-old Peterborough male was arrested and charged with:

• Accessory after the fact

• Breach of Release Order (Weapons)

Both the accused are being held in custody and appeared in court on Tuesday.

Police have identified all people at the scene at the time and expect no further arrests. 

Peterborough Police Service made the following statement after making the arrests:

“The Peterborough Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance in this matter. The information and tips from the community were critical in helping officers with the investigation, which has now resulted in arrests.”

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Lakers Split Long Weekend Games With Brooklin L.C. To Make Series 2-1 For Peterborough

The Peterborough Lakers and Brooklin L.C. split wins over the long weekend to make the series 2-1, with the former leading.

Photo courtesy of Anna Taylor and the Peterborough Lakers.

The Lakers extended the series to 2-0 after defeating Brooklin 10-8 at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre on Saturday.

Peterborough had led 9-0 in game one but had to work for goals in game two. They trailed 2-0, 4-2 and 5-4 before finally getting their first lead, 6-5, at the end of the second period.

“It’s just a great reminder that we are in a series and we need to get back to playing with lots of energy, and I thought we did that,” said Mike Hasen, Lakers head coach. “You take the wins as they are.” 

A pair of goals from Justin Sykes gave the Lakers their first two-goal lead of the night and never relinquished it for the remainder of the game.

In game three, Peterborough had their worst offensive showing of the season, scoring four goals while allowing seven to give Brooklin their first win of the series at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Monday night.

“We just weren’t sharp,” said Hasen. “Right from the get-go, we didn’t have the energy we had the last two games. We were a little bit planted, passes were off, we were dropping passes. It was just one of those nights where it was not good. Second period, we had a lot of energy but we just couldn’t find that consistency.”

The Lakers failed to score in the first period while allowing a pair. After allowing one more score, Peterborough found its footing with a four-goal run. The visitors scored four goals of their own after that and Peterborough could not find the back of the net for the remainder of the night for a 7-4 loss.

“We were a little sluggish to get going,” said Robert Hope, Lakers captain. “They worked really hard as a team, their goaltender played well, they made some small adjustments. We had some lulls. The first period wasn’t great for us. We picked it up in the second, and the third you’re playing catch up against a good team, so we struggled there a bit.”

Game four is in Whitby, where the Lakers will try to make it a 3-1 lead, while Brooklin will look to even the series.

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Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring The Bell's Table, Kawartha Gymnastics, K&C Costumes and Chamber Business Hop

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…

There’s a new place to dine just north of Peterborough.

The Bell's Table Sandwich Shack and Catering Co is up and running at 1794 Chemong Rd. at the former Trip Taco location. Jason Bell has been working as a chef for the last 25 years, including being recognized for three years in a row as Best Diamond Local Chef. The Bell’s Table offers a selection of breakfast sandwiches served with coffee as well as four distinct sandwich options, a daily special, homemade soups and baked goods. They offer mobile catering services for events and festivals as well as special occasions like weddings. Check out The Bell's Table Sandwich Shack and Catering Co. on Chemong Road.

Kawartha Gymnastics has launched a new KG Kares Inclusion Fund to support local children who face financial or personal barriers to accessing recreational gymnastics programming.

The fund is supported through community sponsorships and donations. The first round of funding will provide a free 12-week gymnastics session starting in September. Their goal is to ensure that every child has the opportunity to experience the benefits of sport, movement, and belonging. Applications for the first round of funding are open until August 15. Visit kawarthagymnastics.ca for more information.

Longtime downtown Peterborough icon K and C Costumes is back, this time at Lansdowne Place.

Kathy Blondeau has been in the business for 40 years and offers a personal touch that comes with experience. When she closed up her downtown shop she was still sitting on a lot of inventory, which she took to selling online. Now you can take advantage of deals on merchandise bought before tariffs disrupted things. Be sure to drop by K and C Costumes at Lansdowne Place where you’ll find everything from spooky Halloween outfits to cute characters your kids will recognize.

The Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Sherbrooke Street Hop on Aug. 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. in downtown Peterborough.

This event is a chance to check out some unique businesses and network with your peers in the local business community. Attendees will be divided into several groups where they will hop from business to business, hearing from shop owners and exploring their locations. The event will end up on the street at the Chamber Boardroom with some refreshments. Visit pkchamber.ca for more information.

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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Kawartha Lacrosse Brings Home Six Medals From 2025 Provincial Championships

Another season for Kawartha Lacrosse saw all six of its representative teams earn medals at the 2025 provincial championships held in Peterborough, Kitchener-Waterloo and Oakville throughout July.

The U13 Kawartha Lacrosse girls winning Gold in tehir division. Photo courtesy of Kawartha Lacrosse.

“I’m incredibly proud of all of the young athletes, the coaches and bench staff who represent Kawartha Lacrosse with honour and respect in the OWFL,” said Fred Blowes, Kawartha Lacrosse director and founder. “Kawartha Lacrosse has had a long history of athletic success which is a testimony to our present and past coaches and of course our incredible players and their supportive parents.

The following teams won medals from Provincials:

• Junior Women’s Elite Lacrosse (JEWL) - Bronze

• U19 Gold 'C division'

• U15 Bronze 'B division'

• U13 Gold 'B division'

• U11 Silver 'A division'

• U9 Gold 'A division'

• U11 Head Coach, Tara King and JEWL Head Coach, Jocelyne Lemay were awarded “Coach of the Year” by the OWFL for their respective divisions

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Peterborough Lakers Dominant In First Playoff Game, Routing Brooklin L.C. to 12-4 Victory

The Peterborough Lakers kick off the postseason with a bang, routing the Brooklin L.C. in Game one of the Major Series Lacrosse semifinals, 12-4 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of David Pickering and the Peterborough Lakers.

The Lakers had a perfect opening period to start the playoffs, shutting out Brooklin while tallying three goals thanks to Thomas Hoggarth, Mike Robinson and Joe Resetarits for a 3-0 lead.

Peterborough’s offense rolled in the second stanza, scoring the next six for a nine-goal run. Braedon Saris, Holden and Taite Cattoni, Carter Page and Brad McCulley got their first goals of the playoffs while Resetarits had his second of the game. The Lakers had their shutout broken fby two Brooklin powerplay goals but McCulley tacked on one more, shorthanded, for a 10-2 lead into the final frame.

“You know, it makes it a lot easier when you hold a team to zero goals for almost two full periods,” said Robinson. “We’re clicking right now and I think, you know, the goal is always to peak at the end of the year, we don’t want to peak in the middle. We're just going to keep doing those little things and keep moving forward and keep getting better each game.”

The final period saw both teams score two goals each, as both Cattonis scored for the Lakers and Peterborough cruised to a 12-4 victory, taking game one of the best-of-seven series.

“We obviously got out to real good start and I was seeing the ball early and they were keeping the ball to the outside where we like it,” said Nick Rose, Lakers goaltender. “We built a pretty big lead and that kind of game was a little out of hand for a game one but we know that they're going to be a lot better at home on Saturday.”

Game two is on Saturday night at Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby at 8 p.m.

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Peterborough Man Arrested On Drug Possession/Trafficking Charges Valued Around $220,000

David Soady, a 48-year-old Peterborough man, has been arrested after an investigation by the Peterborough Police Service Drug Unit resulted in a significant seizure of cocaine and fentanyl with a street value of around $220,000 on Thursday.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

At roughly 2:15 p.m., officers with the Drug Unit arrested Soady and executed a search warrant at a residence in the Water Street and Marina Boulevard area. 

In total, officers seized:

• Approximately 1.2 kg of Cocaine

• Approximately 1 kg of Fentanyl

• Approximately 380 Hydromorphone Pills

• Drug paraphernalia

• Cell phones

• Approximately $21,000 in Canadian currency

Soady was arrested and charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Fentanyl

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Hydromorphone

• Possession Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 - in Canada

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court on Friday.

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List of City Services On Civic Holiday (Aug. 4)

For the Civic Holiday on Monday, many City services and facilities will be operating under holiday hours or will be closed.

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City Hall  

City Hall offices, including Service Peterborough, Building Services and the Clerk’s Office will be closed on August 4. Online services are available at peterborough.ca.  

Waste collection and facilities  

There are no changes to the curbside waste collection schedule.  

The City/County Landfill at 1260 Bensfort Rd. will be closed.  

The Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depot at 400 Pido Rd. will be closed. The Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depot’s normal operating hours are Wednesday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Transit  

Peterborough Transit will operate on a Sunday/Holiday service schedule on Monday. The Customer Service desk will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Visit peterborough.ca/transit for details or call Transit Customer Service at 705-745-0525.  

Airport  

Peterborough Regional Airport will be open regular hours, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visit peterborough.ca/airport for more information.  

Art Gallery of Peterborough  

The Art Gallery of Peterborough at 250 Crescent St. will be closed on the Civic Holiday.

Peterborough Public Library  

The Peterborough Public Library at 345 Aylmer St. N. and the Miskin Law Community Complex branch will be closed on Monday, August 4. Information and digital resources are available online at ptbolibrary.ca.   

Peterborough Museum and Archives  

The Peterborough Museum and Archives at 300 Hunter St. E. will be open noon to 5 p.m. on the Civic Holiday. Information on exhibits and events is online at peterborough.ca/museum.  

Recreation facilities and arenas  

The Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre at 775 Brealey Dr. and the Miskin Law Community Complex at 271 Lansdowne St. W. will be open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday. 

The Kinsmen Civic Centre, Healthy Planet Arena, McDonnel Street Community Centre and the Recreation Facility Booking office will be closed. 

A Major Series Lacrosse semi-finals game will take place at 7 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, 151 Lansdowne St. W., with Peterborough Lakers hosting the Brooklin Lacrosse Club. The Grant Thornton Box Office will be open from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday. Tickets for Memorial Centre events are also available for purchase online at memorialcentre.ca.   

Beaches, splash pads and wading pools   

Lifeguards will be on duty at Beavermead beach, 2011 Ashburnham Dr., from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Peterborough Public Health tests water at local beaches. Water testing results are posted at the beaches, and available online at peterboroughpublichealth.ca.   

Splash pads in City parks are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The splash pad at the Riverview Park and Zoo is open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.  

Lifeguards supervise City wading pools daily from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.   

Marina   

Customer service at Peterborough Marina will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.   

Riverview Park and Zoo  

The Riverview Park and Zoo is open from 8:30 a.m. to dusk. Guest Services is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Otter Enrichment takes place at 1:30 p.m., and a Meet the Keeper session will take place at 2:30 p.m. The splash pad at the Zoo will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

The Hatch Coffee Shop will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Monday is the last day to ride the Miniature Train before it closes for the season for construction work on the Water Street dam. The train will operate from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. throughout the holiday weekend. 

Parking Services  

Parking in City-operated parking garages, surface lots and on-street parking spaces is free on holidays. The Parking Services office located in the King Street Parkade will be closed on the Civic Holiday. Visit peterborough.ca/parking to find more information, including locations.  

Provincial Offences office   

The Provincial Offences office at 99 Simcoe St. will be closed on Monday, August 4. Fine payments can be made online at peterborough.ca/POA.   

Social Services   

Social Services office at 178 Charlotte St. will be closed on Monday.  

City-operated child care centres will be closed.   

Emergency shelter services remain open: to access emergency shelter services outside of regular business hours or on holidays, please call After Hours service at 705-926-0096.   

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Local Government Leaders Meet With Economy Professionals to Address Industry Challenges

Local government leaders met with key industry stakeholders and economic development professionals to address recent economic shifts and their impact on employment in the Peterborough community at the Peterborough + Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce on Thursday morning.

(from left to right) Dave Smith, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP; Mayor Jeff Leal and Bonnie Clarke, Peterborough County Warden. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The leaders included Mayor Jeff Leal; Dave Smith, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP and Bonnie Clark, Peterborough County Warden. Emma Harrison, Peterborough-Kawartha MP, was not in attendance physically but endorsed the actions taken to address the issue. According to her communications assistant, Jessica Nyznik, Harrison had attended the meeting virtually via Zoom.

On Monday, Smith had called leaders to meet with economic professionals at the Chamber of Commerce for Thursday.

The meeting’s purpose was to determine how to reverse current trends, fortify Peterborough's business environment and understand local economic growth challenges.

“A real emphasis today, Peterborough County and City have a lot of top-notch homegrown industries,” said Leal. “Those homegrown industries are the ones that make the decisions every day, right here in our local community so we need to continue to look at ways that we can expand that base in order to create those new job opportunities.”

The call for the meeting followed three days after Peterborough’s Minute Maid facility announced it would discontinue frozen products and production would cease in the first quarter of next year. This results in job losses but the number is undisclosed.

Last week, Lufthansa InTouch announced they were shutting down its Peterborough facility in May next year. One month prior, Siemens had announced its consolidation operations in Concord on June 25, relocating approximately 160 manufacturing positions over the next two years.

The local politicians meet bi-weekly to address any issues and concerns. The economic challenges were on their radar but the changes in the three companies, as mentioned above, were a tipping point that led to calling the meeting, according to Smith.

“These companies are making decisions based on their global footprint, not necessarily the local footprint,” he explained. “We will do what we can do then, to ensure that the local environment here is as conducive as possible to keep those companies, to expand those companies.”

Thursday’s discussions aimed to uncover the reasons behind the most recent downsizing and company relocations from Peterborough to other jurisdictions.

“This is the start,” explained Clark. “We will be supportive, we will put plans in place that Peterborough grows — the City of Peterborough and the County. We want to make sure that our businesses are supported and that we retain businesses and we grow businesses.”

Smith added that US President Donald Trump and his tariffs are not a direct factor in the economic shift in Peterborough but they do play a role in companies’ decisions.

“There have been other things that have given them the decision to do that,” explained Smith. “Everything that happens in the market affects other parts of the world. Because there is uncertainty in the US market, that trickles into other areas of the world economy and there is uncertainty in all of them.”

All four politicians released a joint statement regarding Peterborough’s business challenges:

“Mayor Jeff Leal, Warden Bonnie Clark, MPP Dave Smith and MP Emma Harrison conducted the first of a series of consultations with industry and economic development experts to understand the challenges faced by industry operating in the Peterborough area. Recognizing that all levels of government play a role in ensuring job creators in the region can be successful, a task force will be formed to facilitate the cooperative approach that all four elected officials will use to work together to address the concerns of businesses and improve the conditions for their operations. Working together to find ways to leverage each level of governments tools and programs in a collaborative approach to help businesses in the region succeed will be the main goal of the task force.

Mayor Leal, Warden Clark, MPP Smith and MP Harrison commit to work together to enhance the prospects of the local job creators in the Peterborough region to be successful and continuing to contribute to the fabric of the region.”

Meetings are ongoing to continue addressing this issue.

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The Rotary Club of Peterborough's Fore the Kids Golf Tournament Scheduled For Sept. 25

The Rotary Club of Peterborough has released the date of its Fore the Kids Golf Tournament fundraiser at the Katchiwano Golf Club on Sept. 25.

Photo courtesy of teh Rotary Club of Peterborough.

Tournament proceeds will help fund Rotary projects and the kids who use the services of the Five Counties Children’s Centre.

Tickets are $150 per person, which includes a round of golf, a cart for convenience, lunch to recharge and compete in hole prizes.

One child supported by the cause is four-year-old Jude, who has cerebral palsy and a global developmental delay. He has been accessing Five Counties programs like physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy since he was four months old.

“Thank you to everyone who supports this event. It shows the families at Five Counties that they have an entire community behind them, cheering them on.” said Julie Grant, Jude’s mom.

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