Iconic Canadian jazz pianist Oliver Jones, who is about to retire from performing, headlines the All-Canadian Jazz Festival, which takes place September 9 to 11 in Port Hope
Celebrating its 15th year as an acclaimed showcase for the finest in Canadian jazz, the All-Canadian Jazz Festival is bringing a stellar line-up of top Canadian jazz/blues musicians to Port Hope this weekend (September 9 to 11, 2016).
Performances at the family-friendly tented outdoor festival in Port Hope’s Memorial Park take place on Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening, and Sunday afternoon.
Peterborough-born chantreuse Chelsey Bennett will open for Oliver Jones on Saturday night
The Friday evening concert is free, and tickets for Saturday and Sunday afternoons are $30 each ($10 for youth aged 12-17, free for children under 12). The Saturday evening headline concert is $50, and a weekend pass is available for $100.
The festival begins with a free concert at 7 p.m. on Friday night, featuring local young swamp boogey blues swing of The Quickshifters opening for Brass Transit, “Canada’s greatest tribute to the music of Chicago”. Festival organizers expect a huge crowd, so you’ll want to get there early (gates open at 5 p.m.).
The Quickshifters
Brass Transit
Saturday afternoon’s line-up includes jump/blues jazz band The Jive Bombers (12:15 p.m.), the flamenco soul of singer Amanda Martinez (1:30 p.m.), pop-up saxophone duo Kirk MacDonald and Pat LaBarbera with a tribute to John Coltrane (2:45 p.m.), and jazz/gospel/R&B vocal diva Dione Taylor (4 p.m.).
The Jive Bombers
Amanda Martinez
Pat LaBarbera and Kirk MacDonald
Dione Taylor
On Saturday evening at 7 p.m., Peterborough native Chelsey Bennett opens for legendary pianist Oliver Jones, whose appearance in Port Hope will be the second-to-last gig on his Canadian farewell tour, and happens on the eve of his 82nd birthday.
Chelsey Bennett
Oliver Jones
Sunday afternoon opens with the return of the romping musical gumbo of Red Hot Ramble (12:30 p.m.), followed by sassy siren singer Tia Brazda (1:45 p.m.), then gifted pianist/composer Marianne Trudel with her Quartet featuring leading Canadian trumpeter Kevin Turcotte (3 p.m.), and ends with crowd favourites John MacLeod & the Rex Hotel Orchestra (4:15 p.m.).
Red Hot Ramble
Tia Brazda
Marianne Trudel
John MacLeod & the Rex Hotel Orchestra
Seating is available in the main performance tent, with picnic and patio tables set up throughout the park (seating is first-come, first-served). The performers in the main tent are visible with an unobstructed view from the area around the tent, so you can also bring your own lawn chairs. Pets are welcome, but smoking is not permitted.
But there’s more than just great jazz at the festival — there’s also great food and drink and prizes.
The festival has partnered with Cultivate Northumberland (which takes place from September 23rd to 25th in Port Hope) to offer festival patrons New Orleans style “jazz cookin'” — Jambalaya, Po Boys, and Gumbo — using ingredients grown close to home.
Snacks and lunch choices will also be available in the park, including gluten free and vegetarian options. Or you can get food and drink at one of the many nearby restaurants and cafes in downtown Port Hope (with your festival wristband, you can leave and re-enter Memorial Park as needed).
The All-Canadian Jazz Festival in Port Hope’s Memorial Park is a family-friendly music festival
Reasonably priced drink tickets can be purchased at the park kiosk, or at the Beer and Wine Tent. The beverage selection will include wine recommended by “Billy’s Best Bottles”, Codrington’s Empire Cider, and Cobourg’s William Street Beer. Non-alcoholic beverages are available from the food vendors on the park.
There are also a couple of prize opportunities at the festival.
When you tweet or Instagram a photo of the festival with the hashtag #PoHoJazz (you can also tag @JazzPoHo on Twitter), it will appear on the live social media walls set up at the festival. If you post the best photo from the festival on Twitter or Instagram, you’ll win a portable electric piano.
You can also enter a lottery called Port Hope’s Community Chest and win one of two prize baskets filled with gift certificates from Port Hope’s local stores, restaurants, hotel and theatre. The “Eat/Play/Stay” basked is valued at $1,650, and the “Shop ‘Till You Drop” basket is valued at $2,000. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for five. Only 1,500 tickets are available, and the draw will be held just before the final performance on Sunday afternoon.
All photos courtesy of All-Canadian Jazz Festival Port Hope.
A taste of the 2015 All-Canadian Jazz Festival Port Hope
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Vermicompost is an excellent organic fertilizer and soil conditioner, with higher levels of nitrates and most other important plant nutrients than regular compost (photo: Wikipedia)
Vermicomposting is the use of Red Wiggler worms to convert kitchen and lunchroom waste into natural fertilizer. Worm castings benefit your garden and house plants and reduce the amount of green waste going to our local landfill. Vermicomposting is ideal for classrooms, office lunchrooms, and apartment living.
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s story is by Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist.
It was back in my second year of university, and my third year of apartment living, when I first experimented with vermicomposting. I was looking for ways to reduce the amount of garbage I placed at the curb each week.
It felt a bit strange considering having worms as roommates — but without a backyard, I was unable to compost outside.
Worms, specifically Red Wigglers, are efficient at breaking down and transforming food scraps quickly into compost as they pass through the worm’s body. Red Wigglers are not the type of worms we see in the garden, but are a smaller, slimmer-bodied worm with a red body that cannot survive outdoors in our Ontario winters.
Red Wigglers are not usually found at bait shops, so they must be specially ordered for compost bins. Locally, GreenUP Ecology Park will be holding a vemicomposting workshop on Saturday, September 24th, which will include Red Wigglers, along with a worm bin and two hours of instruction to get you started.
Worm bins are also available at the GreenUP Store; vermicomposting has become much more popular and there are now several bin options available depending on your budget, volume of compost, and number of people contributing scraps to the bin. But for my first bin, I had to improvise.
I cut a hole in the side of a Rubbermaid container and glued a screen in the side to allow for ventilation. I added some shredded newspaper and a bit of soil as bedding, added my Red Wigglers, and secured the lid. The bin fit perfectly under my sink where light was limited, and it was out of the way.
Worms will eat almost anything that humans will, but I learned quickly that much like an outdoor composter, meat, bones, cheese, or anything with cooking oil on it, should not be placed in an indoor vermicomposter — the odours were quite unpleasant. Stick to feeding the worms veggie scraps, eggshells, and fruits.
Once I got the hang of it, feeding worms in the bin was quite easy and they only needed to be fed once or twice per week. Each time I fed them, I checked the moisture level to ensure that it wasn’t too dry or too wet.
Red Wigglers are a small, red-bodied worm ideal for composting indoors. They eat half their body weight in food each day, quickly converting food scraps into nutrient rich compost for your garden and indoor plants. (Photo: Karen Halley)
Ideally, the bedding should be as moist as a wrung-out sponge. If the bin gets too wet, then there is likely too much food for the number of worms in the bin, and the bin may be too small for the quantity being added. That is when worms may try to vacate the bin. Classrooms and larger office lunchrooms may need to consider multiple bins to accommodate the volume of scraps being added.
I never had any escapees, but another challenge I faced was pesky fruit flies. I managed to get them under control by changing my feeding technique by lifting up the bedding material and placing the food scraps an inch or more below the surface, instead of just on top. The worms were then able to consume their meal where they were buried and the fruit flies quickly disappeared.
Even though I went through a few bumps learning how to vermicompost on my own, I certainly reaped the benefits once I had accumulated some worm castings. After earthworms digest the scraps, the rich, organic matter that is excreted is a nutrient rich waste that is great for plants.
Worm castings are 100% organic and are full of nutrients that are easily absorbed by plant roots. They also contain microbes that help your plants become more disease resistant and better able to repel pests.
There are a few methods for harvesting worm castings. I have tried a few ways but my favourite is to chose a warm, sunny day and spread the contents of the bin outside on a plastic sheet. Since worms do not like the light, they move deeper into the pile. Then, castings can be removed from the outer edges.
GreenUP Ecology Park’s upcoming vermicomposting workshop is on Saturday, September 24th from 1 to 3 p.m. The deadline to register is September 19th. For workshop details and to register, please visit www.greenup.on.ca. For questions, please contact us at workshops@greenup.on.ca.
Among its many program offerings this fall for people 50 and over, Activity Haven offers arts instruction including watercolour and oil painting, quilting, Bunka embrodiery, Swedish weaving, digital photography, and more (photo courtesy Activity Haven Seniors Centre)
Did you know that people 50 years and older, including the baby boomer generation, now represent almost 40% of Canada’s population?
If you’re part of that demographic and looking to get active, meet new friends, or learn a new skill, you’ll want to check out the many programs offered at Activity Haven this fall.
The not-for-profit organization, operating out of the Queen Alexandra Building at 180 Barnardo Avenue in Peterborough, provides a wide range of recreational and social activities for people 50 years and over. The centre currently has around 1,300 members.
Shuffleboard is one of the daily activities available at Activity Haven (photo courtesy Activity Haven Seniors Centre)The social aspect makes card games like cribbage, euchre and bridge popular activities at Activity Haven (photo courtesy Activity Haven Seniors Centre)
In addition to daily activities like billiards, mahjongg, euchre, bridge, shuffleboard, ping pong, and carpet bowling, Activity Haven also offers many instructional programs beginning in September.
A few program highlights for this fall include Quilting for Beginners from September 12th to December 5th, Conversational French from September 8th to November 10th, Watercolour Painting from September 15th to November 12th, and Beginner Line Dancing from September 20th to November 22nd (intermediate and advanced line dancing classes are also available).
If you enjoy yoga or want to try it, Activity Haven has almost every type you can think of — including Yoga Stretch, Yoga Flow, Yoga with a Chair, Hatha Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Gentle Yoga, Yoga Better Bones, Therapeutic Yoga, and Yoga Dance.
Activity Haven has lots of different yoga classes, ranging from Gentle Yoga to its newest program Yoga Dance (photo courtesy Activity Haven Seniors Centre)The center also offers several Tai Chi programs; the slow and graceful movements of Tai Chi make it an ideal low-impact exercise for older adults (photo courtesy Activity Haven Seniors Centre)
Many of the yoga programs take place on different days of the week in the mornings or afternoons for your convenience. Other fitness-related programs include Tai Chi, Nia, and bone building.
If exercising creative muscles is more of your thing, Activity Haven also has you covered. In addition to Watercolour Painting, the centre offers Swedish Weaving, Acrylic Art, Oil Painting, Pen & Ink Sketching, Bunka (embroidery), Digital Photography, and Guitar Lessons.
And if you want to learn about technology, there are also beginner and intermediate programs available on how to use computers.
Exercise your creative muscles at Activity Haven this fall by signing up for one of the many arts instruction programs available (photo courtesy Activity Haven Seniors Centre)
But Activity Haven isn’t just about taking courses. The organization also provides educational opportunities on matters of interest to those who are 50 years and over, including free “Lunch N Learn” sessions. The next Lunch N Learn takes place on Thursday, September 29th and will provide heart and stroke information including healthy eating.
Speaking of eating, Activity Haven provides healthy and inexpensive meals for its members, with $6 lunches every Wednesday during September and, beginning on September 20th, the $6 “Breakfast Club” every Tuesday.
If you’re 50 or over and want to join Activity Haven, it’ll cost you $20 to purchase an annual membership, with a $2 user fee for each program that members attend (these fees all go to support the non-profit organization). Some of the instructional programs also have an additional instructor fee.
For the complete schedule of instructional programs this fall at Activity Haven, along with fees, visit www.activityhaven.com.
This editorial content was sponsored in part by Activity Haven Seniors Centre.
An interview with Alex Bierk on his new mural in downtown Peterborough
The next new mural, to be launched in Peterborough later this month, is by an artist who grew up here: Alex Bierk.
Alex has taken a different path in terms of his concept for a mural and has gone with a photographic image. Monochromatic and spacious, it is a light and airy cloud that you will find situated at the corner of Simcoe and Queen Streets in downtown Peterborough as of Friday, September 23rd.
The finished mural will be unveiled during a reception at 12 noon, on location at 114 Simcoe St. on September 23rd. This will happen in conjunction with the downtown gallery crawl and Artsweek kick-off.
Perhaps you are wondering how this photographic image is going to be adhered to a wall, or are curious about the interesting choice of subject matter. Alex fills us in on some of these details in the short interview below.
What inspired you to choose a cloud as the subject of your piece?
The subject matter in the mural speaks to both the vulnerability and beauty that I see in Peterborough. There has always been a connection for me between the sky, life, spirituality and hope. It seemed like the perfect fit for the location, and something positive to put downtown. It is a good backdrop.
Artist Alex Bierk, who will be installing his cloud mural on the east side of the HELP Paralegal at 114 Simcoe Street in downtown Peterborough (photo: Art Gallery of Peterborough / YouTube)
Where did you find this cloud?
I have hundreds of photos of clouds from my day-to-day work, but this one was taken specifically for the mural site. The wall is very long and low, not the scale I am used to working in. I spent a couple of weeks obsessively watching for clouds out my studio window and racing around in my car for high ground to try and find the perfect spot to photograph them.
What sort of impact do you imagine this image will have? How do you envision people reacting to it as they pass by?
I see it as a background to whatever is going on. I think the mural’s scale will invite you to experience it. The way the wall is facing uphill it matches the natural horizon line.
Are you excited to be doing a public art installation in your hometown?
Yeah, I am so excited and grateful to be able to do this here. I work full time painting in my studio downtown, but I’m very isolated in what I do. The work leaves my studio and gets shown outside of Peterborough, in Toronto, New York, et cetera. With the mural, and also my solo exhibition — “Forerunners” at Artspace this October — it’s a great opportunity to share what I do, where I live.
What materials are being used to print on and affix your piece to the building?
Whatley Technical in town has sourced (and is printing on) a vinyl meant for something of this scale and to be outdoors. The vinyl is being mounted to aluminum panels, which will be installed in a grid to the wall of the mural site.
When is it going to be installed?
We’re working on it as we speak and hope to begin installation starting on the 19th of September. The mural will be unveiled in conjunction with the beginning of Artsweek. There’s going to be a reception at 12 p.m. on Friday September 23rd at the mural site — HELP Paralegal at 114 Simcoe Street, the corner of Simcoe and Queen.
Jill Stanton’s “Bloodroot” mural under the Hunter Street Bridge unveiled
Detail of Bloodroot, the mural by Jill Stanton installed under the Hunter Street Bridge in Peterborough (photo: Shannon Taylor)
Peterborough is indeed “painting the town”. If you haven’t heard about Edmontona artist Jill Stanton’s recent mural “Bloodroot” painted under the Hunter Street Bridge —done from start to finish in a shockingly short three weeks — then you must have had your head in the sand!
The bright and colourful mural, which is both fun and uplifting, has been talked about all over town — even on the radio. kawarthaNOW featured some photos recently of the mural’s unveiling.
It is however best experienced in person, so by all means, go for a stroll and check it out.
Installation and performance art at the Art Gallery of Peterborough and Artspace
An image of an installation involving a lot of twine by Marcel Duchamp, for the exhibition “First Papers of Surrealism”, 1942. Duchamp is considered one of the forerunners in installation art (photo: John Schiff, courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art / Art Resource, NY)
In the case of installation work, a space is transformed by objects of many different kinds into an experiential often conceptual, work of art, frequently featuring sound and three dimensional objects. Installations are meant to be experienced rather than merely looked at as the work found in traditional galleries is.
The exhibits opening this month at the Art Gallery of Peterborough, as well as at Artspace, will feature both installation and performance art.
Performance art is also both an experiential and conceptual in nature, both for the performer and the audience. Historically it has signified a rejection of art as an object to be bought and sold, as well as a rejection of or critique of the status quo.
The performance may be recorded or perhaps it will generate something that will become the art. The remains of a performance, or work generated during a performance often become the art that remains on display. This is the case with the show that will be at Artspace beginning September 16th. Because of the performative time-based nature of the work, there is no picture to show, since the art will not exist until the performance takes place.
Exhibits by Bonnie Devine, Ann and Carl Beam, and selections from The Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
Detail of La Doncella, the maiden Mount Llulliallaco, Argentina, 2016, cast glass, by Bonnie Devine (photo courtesy the Art Gallery of Peterborough)
At the Art Gallery of Peterborough (250 Crescent St., Peterborough, 705-743-9179), join the arts community on Saturday September 17th at 2 p.m. for the opening reception for three new exhibits and take in the corresponding performance piece that will happen at 3 p.m.
Bonnie Devine: La Rábida, Soul of Conquest: an Anishinaabe encounter
Bonnie Devine is an Ojibway installation artist, performance artist, sculptor, curator, and writer from Toronto. During the development of this exhibition, Devine visited sites significant to the voyages of Columbus in Italy and Spain. Through sculpture, drawing, painting, and video, the artist explores the religious justification for the conquest of the New World. The show includes an original choral work for four voices by Anishinaabe composer David Ronald DeLeary.
An artist talk with Devine takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 5th. The exhibition continues until January 8, 2017.
Germination: Ann and Carl Beam
“Germination” is a selection of works by Ann and Carl Beam, who both lived and worked in Peterborough, from the gallery’s most recent acquisition to its prmanent collection. Their works integrate personal memory with issues related to the environment, brutality, and a rethinking of the ways histories are told. Through juxtaposition, collage, and gesture, they upset colonial structures by sparking level dialogues between systems of knowledge.
The exhibition continues until January 8, 2017.
The Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour: Selections
Detail from “Forest Edge” by Keene’s Paul Chester , one of the artists in the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour (photo courtesy the Art Gallery of Peterborough)
On September 24th and 25th, the 32nd annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour offers the public a chance to view art in the working spaces of talented artists in the Peterborough-Kawartha region. This supporting exhibition samples the outstanding quality, spirit, and diversity of artists on the tour. Tour brochures are also available at the gallery.
A concurrent exhibition is on display at the Peterborough Kawarthas Tourism Visitor Centre (1400 Crawford Dr., Peterborough, 705-742-2201) until October 30th.
“Constellation/Conversation” at Artspace in Peterborough
The new collaborative performance piece Constellation/Conversation takes place at Artspace on September 16 (photo: Shannon Taylor)
On Friday September 16th at 8 p.m. at Artspace (378 Aylmer St., Peterborough, 705-748-3883), Tanya Lukin-Linklater and Leanne Simpson, along with Layli Long Solider, Cheyanne Turions, and Cris Derksen will present Constellation/conversation, a new collaborative performance and installation work.
Simpson and Derksen will be performing and the performance will then initiate responses from artist, Tanya Lukin-Linklater, poet, Layli Long Solider and curator, Cheyanne Turions. Each response may assume different forms, including text, performance, and spoken word.
A conversation between the five Indigenous women will then take place in the gallery space. The conversation may consider Indigenous peoples’ relationships with objects, museums, repatriation and storytelling.
Materials from the performance (tables, chairs and their configurations, microphones, papers, etc.) will be left in the space until the conclusion of the exhibition on September 30th.
Downtown Gallery Crawl and Artsweek on September 23rd
A map of the downtown area, showing participating galleries and spaces (picture: Evans Contemporary)
It should be a fun experience to partake of the local downtown Peterborough gallery crawl on Friday, September 23rd, where a number of downtown galleries and arts-affiliated spaces will be working together, holding concurrent openings for their new exhibits or just opening their doors to the public.
It will be a great night to get out of the house and soak it all up, an excellent opportunity to meet interesting people, have some wine and appetizers, and explore the galleries of downtown Peterborough.
The Art School of Peterborough (174A Charlotte St, Peterborough, 705-742-3221) will also be open to the public on this evening .
This event will be closely followed by the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour on September 24th and 25th, where the studios of a number of artists in Peterborough and the surrounding area will be open to the public.
The annual Artsweek is also happening in Peterborough, running from September 23rd until October 2nd. It features performances, installations and storefront displays by various artists. Visit artsweekptbo.com/artsweek-2016/ to see the schedule of events and performances featured this year.
Christensen Fine Art celebrates 30 years in business featuring the work of Peer Christensen
Early Spring Morning, Crary Park, Peterborough, 2016, oil on canvas 30×40″ (photo: Peer Christensen)
Peer and Lori Christensen are celebrating 30 years of business in Peterborough this year. The journey has taken their art gallery and picture framing operation from The Williamson House Gallery (1986-1990) to Hunter West Gallery (1990-2006) to its current location at Christensen Fine Art (432 George St. N., Peterborough).
Peer will be participating in the annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour on September 24th and 25th. An opening reception and preview will be held on Friday September 23rd from 6 to 9 p.m. Peer’s work will be on display in the main floor gallery, as well as his second floor studio, during Artsweek Peterborough. The show will continue until October 5th.
rs are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 705-876-9623.
Anne Jaeger at Evans Contemporary in Peterborough
A detail of one of the works by Anne Jaeger on display at Evans Contemporary (photo courtesy of Evans Contemporary)
“Sluggo”, an exhibition of work by Anne Jaeger, will be display at Evans Contemporary (129-1/2 Hunter St. W., Peterborough) from September 9th to October 8th. An opening reception takes place from 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd.
Jaeger’s series of large black and white acrylic paintings on tarp use elements of collage and hand stitching.
Evans Contemporary is open to the public on Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. Viewings can also be made by appointment by contacting the gallery at evanscontemporary@gmail.com.
Grand opening of Acme Art and Sailboat Company Gallery
A detail from Artflow, one of Joe Stable’ many new pieces that will be on display in his new gallery (photo courtesy of Joe Stable)
In the same building as Evans Contemporary, you will find Joe Stable’s new gallery, the Acme Art and Sailboat Company Gallery, opening on Friday, September 23rd as part of the downtown gallery crawl.
This is a great opportunity to see Joe’s new body of work and new gallery setup! Come and celebrate with Joe as he opens this new gallery in the museum that is 40 years of Acme. You won’t want to miss this.
Artist David Goyette, writer McCabe-Bennett, and an evening of jazz at The Monocle Centre for the Arts in Peterborough
Detail from Blue Monday Number 1, by David Goyette, who will have an exhibit at The Monocle during September (photo courtesy of David Goyette)
The Monocle Centre for the Arts (140 Simcoe St., Peterborough, 705-875-5442) is featuring the work of artist David Goyette during September. An opening reception takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 15th, and the work will be on display until September 30th.
This is not all that will be happening at The Monocle this September.
On Monday, September 19th, there will be a workshop reading of SMASHES: Queer love in the 1880s and 1990s, written by and starring Franny McCabe-Bennett and directed by Christopher Legacy.
This new one-woman-show examines feminist literary icon Charlotte Perkins Gilman as a queer pioneer and Franny’s own queer identity and coming-out story. “Growing up queer is messy, whether you’re a feminist writer in Victorian-era Connecticut or an overalls-wearing, Alanis Morissette superfan in the ‘burbs’.
The reading will be at 8 p.m. with an artist’s talk to follow. This event will be $10 at the door.
On Friday, September 23rd, as part of the downtown gallery crawl, there will be a live jazz performance at The Monocle featuring musicians Craig Paterson, Pete Woolidge, and John Climenhage. The show will run from 7:30t to 9:30 p.m., with drinks and snacks provided.
The Gardener is a landscape, maintenance and snow removal franchise owned locally by Ryan and Nicole Quigley (photo: Ryan Quigley / Facebook)
The Gardener landscape maintenance
The Gardener is a landscape, maintenance and snow removal franchise owned locally by Ryan and Nicole Quigley.
They have been growing rapidly, currently offering three landscaping trucks, five snow plow tractors and a sidewalk shovelling crew. Plus they recently purchased a commercial building at 2069 Preston Road to house everything. The Gardener provides full service residential and commercial landscape maintenance and snow removal.
Dreams of Beans Cafe is hosting a solo art show by interior designer Angie Chapman (supplied graphic)
Angie Chapman is excited to have a solo showing of her art in downtown Peterborough this month. The show is called “From Realism to Abstraction” and it runs from September 11 to 24 at Dreams of Beans Cafe (138 Hunter St., Peterborough). You can meet Angie on Sunday, September 18 from 12 to 2 p.m.
On the design side, Angie offers a full range of interior design, decorating and professional home staging services. For more information, visit www.interiorsjustforyou.com.
Local books: Postcards from Peterborough and the Kawarthas, Jamaican Journal, and The Big Book of Nature Activities
The Big Book of Nature Activities was written by local naturalist Drew Monkman and Jacob Rodenburg (supplied photo)
There are lots of book launches to pass along.
Postcards from Peterborough and the Kawarthas captures the history of postcard making and collecting in the Kawarthas. There is an open house and launch with authors Elwood Jones and Matthew Griffis this Saturday (September 10) from 1 – 4 p.m. at Trent Valley Archives.
Rosemary Ganley has captured the story of aid agency Jamaican Self Help that raised $10 million dollars over the 40 years it existed. Jamaican Journal will launch on Saturday, September 24 from 7 – 10 p.m. at the home of Chantal Bouillon and Kent Todd.
And The Big Book of Nature Activities contains 150 activities to get both children and adults alike outside and engaged in the natural world. Written by Drew Monkman and Jacob Rodenburg, the book is available at Chapters or online at www.drewmonkman.com.
Business events: Love Local Business Expo and Women’s Business Network
Renowned businesswoman Barb Stegemann is guest speaker at the Women’s Business Network on September 14 (publicity photo)
Business events include the Love Local Business Expo this Wednesday (September 7) from noon till 7 at the Morrow Building at Lansdowne and George.
And the Women’s Business Network meets next Wednesday (September 14) at the Holiday Inn. The guest speaker is bestselling author and renowned businesswoman Barb Stegemann. Details at www.womensbusinessnetwork.net.
Hundreds of school buses will be back on the roads for the first day of school on September 6, so give yourself extra time when driving to work (photo: Ontario School Bus Association)
With thousands of children and youth across The Kawarthas returning to school on Tuesday, September 6th, it’s once again time to remind drivers to help keep everyone safe by adjusting their driving habits.
Give yourself extra time when driving to work on Tuesday morning and be especially vigilant in school zones, when approaching school crossings, and around school buses.
The following safety reminders are important during the entire school year, but especially on the first day of school when children are excited, parents may be distracted, and drivers have become accustomed to reduced levels of traffic over the summer.
School zones
Look for school zone signs and reduce your speed in school zones.
Watch for children in school zones and be prepared to stop at all times.
Be especially careful when driving near school drop-off and pick-up zones.
If you’re a parent dropping or picking up your children, always follow the rules provided by your school with respect to zones.
School crossings
Look for school crossing signs and reduce speed when approaching a school crossing.
Stop when a stop paddle is held up by a crossing guard, and don’t proceed until the guard has left the crossing.
Even when the guard has left the crossing, keep an eye out for stragglers before proceeding.
In the City of Kawartha Lakes, school crossing guards use a three-whistle system: the guard blows the first whistle before entering the crosswalk alone to stop traffic; the guard blows the second whistle to advise pedestrians they can safely cross; and the guard blows the third whistle when the crossing is clear of pedestrians and vehicular traffic can resume.
School buses
Never pass a stopped school bus that has its upper red lights flashing. This applies regardless of the direction you are driving (the only exception is on a highway separated by a median, in which case traffic coming from the opposite direction is not required to stop).
Once all passengers have boarded, the bus’s stop arm will fold away. Do not start driving again until the red lights have stopped flashing and the bus begins to move.
Vehicle owners can be charged if their vehicle illegally passes a stopped school bus. For the first offence, fines range from $400 to $2,000 and six demerit points. Fines for each subsequent offence range from $1,000 to $4,000, six demerit points, and possible jail time up to six months.
In general, watch for children when driving near schools and be ready to stop at all times. If you see children waiting to cross the road, whether at a school crossing or not, try to make eye contact with them.
Also, don’t text and drive. Put your electronic devices away while driving and give your full attention to the safe operation of your vehicle. It’s against the law in Ontario to hold any electronic device in your hand while driving, whether you’re on the road, at a traffic stop, or at a pedestrian crossing.
Depending on the kind of licence you have and how long you’ve been a driver, penalties range from a $490 to a $1000 fine and three demerit points or a suspension of your licence. If you must use your handheld device, pull off the road to a safe area to do so.
Finally: if you’re a cyclist, remember that the rules of the road apply to you too.
Labour Day celebrates worker solidarity, as pictured in this memorial for workers at Millennium Park in Peterborough erected by the Peterborough and District Labour Council (photo: ptbolabour.ca)
Labour Day is a federal statutory holiday falling on the first Monday of September.
Its origins in Canada can be traced back to 1872, when the Toronto Printers’ Union went on strike for a 9-hour work day and 10,000 workers marched in a parade in support of the strikers. Outdated laws criminalising union activity were still on the books in Canada, and police arrested 24 strike leaders. Other labour leaders organized a demonstration in Ottawa to protest the arrests, prompting Canadian Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald to repeal the “barbarous” anti-union laws. Today, unions still celebrate worker solidarity on Labour Day with parades and picnics, while many Canadians simply consider it to be part of the last long weekend of summer.
Since Labour Day is a statutory holiday, all government offices, banks, and liquor and beer stores are closed. Many grocery stores, tourist attractions, and recreational services remain open, as do some malls.
For your convenience, we provide this list of 248 selected businesses, services, and organizations from across the Kawarthas. While we make the information on this list as accurate as we can, you should call first to confirm hours if you’re travelling any distance (we’ve included phone numbers). If your business or organization is listed and the hours are incorrect, please let us know by using our content feedback form.
Bewdley Transfer Station 7650 County Rd. 9, Hamilton 905-342-2514
CLOSED
Brighton Landfill 1112 County Rd. 26, Brighton 613-475-1946
CLOSED
Canada Post Mail Delivery / Offices Note: Post Offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business
No mail collection or delivery
City of Kawartha Lakes City Hall, Municipal Service Centres, and Administration Offices 26 Francis St., Lindsay 705-324-9411
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Parks, Recreation and Culture facilities, arenas, and pools Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes 705-324-9411
Lindsay Recreation Complex and Forbert Memorial Pool are closed
City of Kawartha Lakes Public Libraries Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes 705-324-9411 x1291
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Waste and Recycling Collection 26 Francis St., Lindsay 1-888-822-2225
No curbside waste collection service. Collection during the week September 5 will occur one day later than your regularly scheduled collection day.
City of Peterborough Day Cares Peterborough 705-748-8830
CLOSED
City of Peterborough Garbage Pickup Peterborough 705-745-1386
No change
City of Peterborough Green Waste Pickup Peterborough 705-876-1600
No change
City of Peterborough Recycling Pickup Peterborough 705-876-1600
No change
City of Peterborough Social Services Peterborough 705-748-8830
CLOSED
County of Haliburton Administration Offices 11 Newcastle St., Minden 705-286-4085
CLOSED
County of Northumberland Waste and Recycling Collection 555 Courthouse Rd., Cobourg 1-866-293-8379
No curbside waste or recylcing collection service. Collection during the week of September 5 will occur one day later than your regularly scheduled collection day. No change to collection in downtown cores of Cobourg and Port Hope
County of Peterborough 470 Water St., Peterborough 705-743-0380
CLOSED
County of Peterborough Garbage Pickup Peterborough 705-745-1386
Contact your township or install My Waste app
County of Peterborough Recycling Pickup Peterborough 705-775-2737
A view of Victoria Beach on Lake Ontario in Cobourg. (Photo courtesy of Linda McIlwain)
Here the results of water quality testing at beaches in Peterborough, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County. This is the final week local health units will test the water quality at area beaches for the summer of 2016.
As of the date of this story, the following beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming:
Coboconk Lions Park Beach (Bexley Township Area)
Omemee Beach (Emily/Omemee Area)
Elliott Falls Beach (Laxton Township Area)
Minden Rotary Lagoon Beach (Minden Hills Area)
Minden Rotary Main Beach (Minden Hills Area)
Bewdley Beach (Port Hope/Cobourg Area)
In the City of Peterborough, Peterborough Public Health Inspectors sample the beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead every business day, and public beaches in the County of Peterborough are sampled at least once a week (except for Chandos Beach, Quarry Bay Beach, and White’s Beach which are sampled at least once in June, July, and August).
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit provides weekly testing results for beaches in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County. Testing is based on the most recent test results from the provincial lab in Peterborough for water samples taken from these beaches.
Peterborough Public Health samples the water quality of popular city beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead every business day during the summer. The health unit will post signage if a beach is unsafe for swimming, such as this sign at Rogers Cove earlier this summer. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)
Important note
The following test results may not reflect current water quality conditions. Water samples can take one to three days to process and heavy rainfall, high winds or wave activity, large numbers of waterfowl near a beach, or large numbers of swimmers can rapidly change water quality.
You should always check current conditions before deciding to use a beach. You should also monitor other factors that might suggest a beach is unsafe to use, such as floating debris, oil, discoloured water, bad odours, and excessive weed growth.
Also, you should confirm the most current test results by visiting the local health unit websites at Peterborough Public Health and Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit. As noted above, the beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead are tested every business day so the results listed below may not be current.
A public launch on September 1, 2016, was held to celebrate the completion of Edmonton artist Jill Stanton's "Bloodroot" mural in an archway under the Hunter St. Bridge. It's adjacent to the "Electric City Mural" (pictured in background) completed last year by Toronto artist Kirsten McCrea (photo: Samantha Moss / kawarthaNOW)
On Thursday, September 1st, Artspace hosted the official unveiling of the 2016 Hunter Street Bridge mural at a public event.
Edmonton-based artist Jill Stanton has been working through the month of August to complete her “Bloodroot” mural, named after a flowering plant native to eastern North America featured in the artwork.
Artist Jill Stanton stands in front of a portion of her mural (photo: Samantha Moss / kawarthaNOW.com)Artist Jill Stanton with fellow artist Kirsten McCrea, who completed the adjacent “Electric City” mural last year (photo: Samantha Moss / kawarthaNOW.com)
Stanton’s mural is the second installment of this annual public art project, funded by the City of Peterborough. The mural has been installed in the archway connecting James Stevenson Park with Quaker Park.
Last year, Toronto-based artist Kirsten McCrea completed the first mural in the series, “Electric City”, which is located in the arch adjacent to Stanton’s mural.
Bruce Stonehouse (right), chair of the City of Peterborough’s Public Art Advisory Committee, with Artspace director Jonathan Lockyer and artist Jill Stanton (photo: Samantha Moss / kawarthaNOW.com)Artspace director Jonathan Lockyer, artist Jill Stanton, and Artspace outreach coordinator Bec Groves (photo: Samantha Moss / kawarthaNOW.com)
In 2014, the City of Peterborough completed renovations to James Stevenson Park, including the installation of decorative pavers and picnic benches under the east-end arches. Artspace was contracted by the city’s Arts Culture & Heritage Division to coordinate The Hunter Street Bridge Mural Project, funded by the city’s Public Art Program.
In June, Artspace and the City of Peterborough selected Stanton from among 36 artists to paint the mural. The jury for the selection process included Lyall Bronwlee (artist and treasurer of Artspace’s Board of Directors), Brian Buchardt (urban design planner with the City of Peterborough), Peer Christensen (artist and owner of Christensen Fine Art), Jon Lockyer (director of Artspace), and Sam Sayer (owner of Sam’s Place Deli).
Firefighters look at the scene of an accident in East City, Peterborough, where a car climbed up a hydro pole. The car is being held in place with various supports until it can be safely lowered to the ground. (Photo: Samantha Moss)
While photographer Samantha Moss was on her way to cover the launch of the new mural under the Hunter Street Bridge for kawarthaNOW, she captured this shot of an car that somehow made its way up a hydro pole.
The accident happened on Thursday, September 1st at around 6:15 p.m. on Driscoll Terrace near the parking lot to Quaker Oats and the Kawartha Credit Union in East City, Peterborough.
There were no injuries as a result of the accident.
Following a police investigation, the 36-year-old female driver of the vehicle was charged with careless driving under section 130 of the Highway Traffic Act.
A closer look at the accident (photo: Samantha Moss)
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