After cancer, heart disease is the number one killer of Canadians. Fortunately, residents of Durham, North Hastings, Northumberland, Peterborough and Peterborough County, and the City of Kawartha Lakes can receive state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), where cardiac specialists can diagnose and even stop a heart attack in its tracks.
Community donations dramatically change cardiac care in the Kawarthas
Brickhouse Grill & Bar now open
The restaurant at the corner of Simcoe and Water Streets in downtown Peterborough, previously The Works, is now reopened with a new name — Brickhouse Grill & Bar.
Peterborough SPEAKS – John Boyko
Our lives are our stories to write.
John Boyko is a bestselling author of Canadian history and politics, including Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation.
He has written many provocative op-eds and spoken to audiences from coast-to-coast.
His newest book Kennedy and the Canadians will be released in 2016, with the film rights already secured for a television series.
Living in a Material World
Would it sound better if I were a man? Would you like me better if I was?
— “Human Nature” by Madonna and Dave Hall
This simple yet poignant rhetoric was released as a vinyl-covered slap-in-the-face to the deeply mysoginistic criticism that dogged Madonna after the shockwaves of her notorious SEX book continued to reverberate through the mid ’90s. Nearly 20 years later, the same person receives the same criticism.
The cost of owning a vehicle in Ontario continues to rise
Although they’re creeping back up again, lower gas prices over the winter have certainly saved drivers money. But while the cost of driving may be lower (at least for now), the cost of owning a car isn’t: the Ontario government has been increasing vehicle-related fees every year since 2012.
Goodbye and good riddance to Old Man Winter
Spring officially arrives on Friday, March 20th at 6:45 p.m. and, if you’re willing to get up early on Friday morning, you can celebrate by watching a live webcast of a total solar eclipse.
Taking a bite out of food waste
I like to consider myself a thrifty grocery shopper. When it comes to buying produce, the clearance rack is usually my first stop in the store. A relatively recent example of the value of choosing the produce that’s on way out the door came late last summer.
Baited kill-traps allowed by law on Ontario’s public trails
Last December, Valerie Strain and a friend were walking along a public snowmobile trail on Crown land just north of Peterborough, with her two yellow labs. One of the dogs, George, was killed by a baited conibear trap set beside the trail.
A mystical river journey and aerial dance debut at Emergency #21
The 21st edition of Public Energy’s annual new dance and performance festival is set to grace the stage at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, along with the festival’s showcase of “Myrmidon” at The Theatre on King. Emergency #21 features over 15 acts and dozens of artists, performers, and artistic collaborators beginning Thursday, March 26th and running until Sunday, March 29th.
Peterborough’s 24 Hour Music Project returns for its 5th year
For the fifth year in a row, Rob Swales is bringing together local musicians for a marathon of songwriting and performing in the 24 Hour Music Project, which culminates with a concert at the Red Dog in Peterborough on Saturday, March 21st.
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