The Highway of Heroes Tribute and Forests Ontario have launched a campaign to honour Canada’s fallen by planting 117,000 trees — one for every soldier since Confederation — along Highway 401 between Trenton and Toronto.
117,000 trees to be planted along the Highway of Heroes
Peterborough Petes launch second year of Project Shutout Hunger
Once again this season, the Peterborough Petes are partnering with Coach4Food, Kawartha Food Share, Boston Pizza, the Peterborough Minor Hockey Council (PMHC), Peterborough Hockey Association (PHA) and local grocery stores to launch the Project Shutout Hunger program that will take place in Peterborough between November 1st and December 18th, 2015.
Before Bieber there was Bobby
On Saturday, December 19th, Canadian rock ‘n’ roll trailblazer Bobby Curtola is coming to Showplace Performance Centre. One of Canada’s early pop music success stories, Bobby is doing a one-date only afternoon concert showcasing his greatest hits, as well as holiday favorites from his recently released holiday album.
Art in the Street – November 2015
The next couple of weeks will see a sprinkling of art exhibits opening in and around Peterborough, with road trips to Cobourg and Lindsay worth putting on your to-do list as several area galleries present selected, juried, or collections-based exhibits this November.
Canada is starting to feel like Canada again
We’re a fickle bunch. We bitch and whine and moan about the way things are and then, when we change things, we bitch and whine and moan about it being different. Don’t agree? I give you the 2015 Federal Election.
During the 11-week campaign, we were inundated with ridiculous over-the-top and often completely fabricated memes, quotes, and campaign commercials. Facebook was awash with people telling me that if I voted for Harper I hated women, and if I voted for Trudeau I hated my own money. Day in, day out — the same monotonous dribble.
How going “green” can help you cut the costs of doing business
Now is a good time for businesses to be thinking about cutting costs through increased energy efficiency. The time change last Sunday means that we will be turning on our lights earlier in the evening, and while we are enjoying this last bit of mild weather we are aware that as winter approaches, so do higher heating costs.
Fashion Week Lands in Peterborough
Peterborough Fashion Week, a celebration of the local fashion scene and a fundraiser for Five Counties Children’s Centre, takes place from Sunday, November 15th to Saturday, November 21st.
Reliving the memories of war – a review of Vimy
Vimy, director Bea Quarrie’s latest production currently running at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, is not the Remembrance Day show you may think it is. It’s not bogged down in war and history, blood and guts, or sentimentality and death like many war-based dramas that seem to get staged every November.
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef appointed Minister of Democratic Institutions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed rookie Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef as Minister of Democratic Institutions in the federal Cabinet.
musicNOW – November 2015
November has a ton to offer for live music in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Big shows in big venues, and even some big shows in small venues. What a great time to get out and enjoy the music! Here is just a taste of what’s coming up.
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