For the 15th annual Pink in the Rink game raising funds for cancer care, all Peterborough Petes players and coaches will act as ambassadors. The Petes have set a $50,000 fundraising goal for the games on February 3, 2024, with proceeds supporting the Wheels of Hope transportation program at the Canadian Cancer Society. If the $50,000 goal is reached, Pink in the Rink will have raised over $1 million in the past 14 years. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Petes)
With a $50,000 fundraising goal for the 15th annual Pink in the Rink game, the Peterborough Petes are aiming to break the $1 million mark in total funds raised for cancer care.
At a media conference on Wednesday (December 6), the Petes organization announced details of this season’s game, which will take place on Saturday, February 3rd at the Peterborough Memorial Centre with the Petes facing off against the Niagara Ice Dogs.
Over the past 14 years, the Pink in the Rink game has raised a total of $954,136. For this season’s campaign, all Petes players and coaches will act as ambassadors to help meet the $50,000 goal and push the grand total over $1 million.
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“The Peterborough Petes players and coaches are extremely excited to participate in the Pink in the Rink campaign this year as ambassadors and help get closer to the one million dollar fundraising mark,” says Petes general manager and VP of operations Michael Oke in a media release.
“Our Pink in the Rink game is always one of our biggest and most popular games of the year and I think it’s a huge honour and opportunity for the players and the team to be leading the initiative of raising money and awareness for this cause,” adds Petes captain Donovan McCoy.
This season, funds from the Pink in the Rink campaign will support the Wheels of Hope transportation program at the Canadian Cancer Society, which helps people travel to cancer treatments using volunteer drivers and by reimbursing travel costs.
“Wheels of Hope is a fantastic program and we are very pleased to support this great cause,” Oke says.
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Family, friends, and fans can donate on behalf of a particular player or coach by visiting the Canadian Cancer Society website and selecting a team member from the roster.
Official game-worn custom jerseys will feature the names of fans and community members in the design. Fans can purchase names to be placed on the jersey for $20 each by contacting the Petes Office at 705-743-3681 ext. 201, by emailing imacgregor@gopetesgo.com, or by visiting the Peterborough Petes OHL website.
Tickets for the 15th annual Pink in the Rink game on Saturday, February 3 are available now at the Peterborough Memorial Centre’s Grant Thornton box office.
Peterborough County OPP released this photo of a pickup truck that collided with a commercial vehicle on Highway 115 at Highway 7A south of Peterborough. A 34-year-old woman who was an occupant of the pickup truck died after being thrown from the vehicle when a guardrail ripped off the passenger side door. (Police-supplied photo)
A 34-year-old woman is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 115 south of Peterborough on Wednesday morning (December 6).
Just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call about a serious collision on Highway 115 at Highway 7A in Cavan-Monaghan Township. After arriving at the scene, officers located a pickup truck in the centre median between the northbound and southbound lanes.
Initially reporting the incident as a single-vehicle collision, police are now reporting the pickup had been travelling northbound on Highway 115 when it came in contact with a commercial motor vehicle before striking the guardrail.
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The guardrail ripped off the passenger side door and an occupant was thrown from the pickup truck before it came to rest a short distance further in the centre median. A 34-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, with another occupant of the vehicle transported to Peterborough Regional Health Centre for treatment.
Highway 115 will remain closed for several hours while police investigate and document the scene.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision and has not spoken with police is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
Christy Bruce, Madison Hayes-Crook, Zoë O'Connor, Paul Constable, Steve Ross, and Robbie Fenton perform in "Jack – A Beanstalk Panto" at Port Hope's Capitol Theatre, with 'nice' and 'naughty' performances until December 23, 2023. (Photo: Sam Moffatt)
With its beautifully decorated Christmas trees, its ‘hysterically funny’ panto, and its December line-up of concerts for all tastes, Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre is a destination for your holiday season enjoyment.
Whether you’re coming to the theatre to see a show or just want to immerse yourself in the spirit of the season, the 27th annual Festival of Lights and Trees encompasses the lobby with adorned Christmas trees for free viewing by the entire family. Viewings are available until December 17 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays as well as from 12 to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays, with additional viewings from 12 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15 and from 12 to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 17.
A community favourite and holiday tradition in Port Hope, the festival is also a fundraiser for the not-for-profit theatre. During display times, guests have the option to purchase a raffle ticket and enter to win a wreath, or all of the decorations on a tree, plus a Capitol Theatre 2024 summer season subscription. The prize draw takes place at the Capitol on Monday, December 18 at 11 a.m.
You can view the beautifully decorated Christmas trees for free during the 27th annual Festival of Lights and Trees at Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre, which runs until December 17, 2023. During the viewings, you can purchase a raffle ticket in support of the not-for-profit organization, with the prize draw taking place the morning of Monday, December 18. (Photo: Sam Moffatt)
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Along with the Festival of Lights and Trees, a highlight of this year’s holiday season at the Capitol Theatre is Jack – A Beanstalk Panto, running until December 23 with both “naughty” performances and “nice” family-friendly matinees.
“It was hysterically funny,” writes Janine Marley of A View from the Box. “There were times I could barely catch my breath from laughing so hard.”
That reaction is not surprising, considering the show is written and directed by award-winning Canadian actor, improviser, and playwright Rebecca Northan (Alice I Think, The Joe Blow Show, Blind Date, Goblin: Macbeth) and performed by Christy Bruce, Paul Constable, Robbie Fenton, Madison Hayes-Crook, Clea McCaffrey, Zoe O’Connor, Hal Wesley Rogers, and Steve Ross.
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“Because Northan is a masterful comedienne and improviser, she knows the minutiae of crafting and creating a joke or realizing a funny moment based on an audience’s reaction,” writes Lynn Slotkin of The Slotkin Letter. “Her gifted cast is a collection of equally smart actors who know how to float a laugh line for the biggest laugh. As with all good comedians, every joke, every reaction is played absolutely straight — no joke is telegraphed.”
“The stellar cast of Jack: A Beanstalk Panto deliver incredible performances, most taking on more than one character during the course of the story and each of them getting to show off their incredible singing voices,” Marley writes.
Pantomine (panto for short) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for families that originated in England and is performed around Christmas and New Year’s. Usually based on a well-known nursery story or fairy tale, a panto features songs, gags, slapstick comedy, magic, dancing, gender-crossing actors, topical humour, and audience participation. British pantos include risqué double entendre that go over the head of children in the audience but, in North America, pantos usually include separate “nice” family-friendly performances and “naughty” performances intended for adults.
Christy Bruce and Zoë O’Connor perform in “Jack – A Beanstalk Panto” at Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre, with ‘nice’ and ‘naughty’ performances until December 23, 2023. (Photo: Sam Moffatt)
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“Make it a nice day out and take the kids or grandkids to this show, or be a little bit naughty and head out for an evening of off-colour jokes,” writes Mary Alderson of Entertain This Thought. “You’ll be laughing either way.”
“Nice” performances of Jack – A Beanstalk Panto take place at 2 p.m. on December 9, 11 a.m. on December 10, and 2 p.m. on December 16, 22, and 23. “Naughty” performances run at 8 p.m. from December 4 to 9, December 12 to 16, and December 19 to 23, with a 2 p.m. matinee performance on December 13.
Tickets are $48 and can be purchased online at capitoltheatre.com or in person at the box office.
“Jack – A Beanstalk Panto” at Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre features an elaborate set and props designed by Anna Treusch, with music direction by Chris Barillaro, choreography by Hollywood Jade, sound design by Adam Campbell, lighting design by Nick Andison, and costume design by Joyce Padua. The show runs until December 23, 2023 with both ‘nice’ and ‘naughty’ performances until December 23, 2023. (Photo: Sam Moffatt)
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In addition to the holiday panto, during December the Capitol Theatre is presenting two Christmas concerts and two concerts to cap off 2023.
Celebrated Canadian tenor John McDermott will perform a family Christmas show with his band on Saturday, December 10th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $55.
Good Lovelies (Whitby’s Caroline Brooks, Port Hope’s Kerri Ough, and Cobourg’s Susan Passmore) will be bringing their songwriting and multi-instrumental talents and their gorgeous harmonies to the Capitol stage for two performances of their Christmas tour on Saturday, December 17th. Tickets are $45 for either the 2:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. shows.
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For the last weekend of 2023, the Capitol Theatre is presenting Toronto tribute band Tommy Youngsteen who will perform Bruce Springsteen’s classic album “Born in the USA” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 30th. Named one of Toronto’s best cover bands, the band includes members and alumni from The Sam Roberts Band, Stars, The Stills, The Dears, Sloan, The Trews, Lowest of the Low, Serena Ryder, and The Arkells. Tickets are $55.
At 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Elton Rohn will return to the Capitol Theatre for the fifth time, with Ron Camilleri and his band of some of Canada’s finest musicians performing all of British rocker Sir Elton John’s most well-loved hits. Don’t delay getting your $65 ticket, as all previous Elton Rohn appearances at the Capitol have sold out.
Tickets for all concerts can be purchased online at capitoltheatre.com or in person at the box office.
Hank "Washboard Hank" Fisher and Willie "Catfish Willie" Lindsay with the children's book of poetry entitled "The Radish is Reddish and Other Vegetable Poems." (Photo courtesy of Washboard Hank and Catfish Willie)
Two veteran Peterborough musicians have launched a new book of poetry for children — about vegetables.
The Radish is Reddish and Other Vegetable Poems contains short poems about vegetables written by Hank “Washboard Hank” Fisher with illustrations by Willie “Catfish Willie” Lindsay.
“The Radish is Reddish is a humorous celebration of vegetables aimed at children, who as we all know should eat their vegetables,” reads a media release.
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This is not the first collaboration between Washboard Hank and Catfish Willie, who have performed together for over 10 years in the western swing cartoon and western band Catfish Willie and the Buckle Busters.
As an entertainer of both children and adults, Washboard Hank is well known for producing jingles and thought-provoking songs that convey a serious message in a funny way.
He has performed at numerous children’s festivals across Canada, and has also appeared on television shows including The Elephant Show, Mr. Dressup, and Shining Times Station.
“The Radish is Reddish and Other Vegetable Poems” by Washboard Hank and Catfish Willie is available at The Toy Shop in downtown Peterborough or by contacting Washboard Hank through Facebook. (Photo: Washboard Hank / Facebook)
A graduate of three art schools in Toronto, Catfish Willie was a natural choice to illustrate the book.
“His illustrations perfectly convey the humour and whimsy of Hank’s poems,” reads the media release. “The purpose of this book is to spread the long-held love of vegetables that both Willie and Hank enjoy.”
Copies of the book can be purchased at The Toy Shop 180 Charlotte Street in downtown Peterborough (705-742-6294), or you can contact Washboard Hank through Facebook.
This story has been updated with details about where you can buy the book.
Ed's House Northumberland Hospice Care Centre in Cobourg offers six private suites, 24/7 end-of-life care, rooms for family, and more at no cost to those receiving the service. The 'Handbags for Hospice' fundraiser planned for April 4, 2024 will help the organization raise the 46 per cent of its annual operating budget not covered by government. (Photo: Ed's House Northumberland Hospice Care Centre)
Creating a space “where life is lived” and the setting is home-like, Ed’s House strives to make hospice care a tranquil experience for Northumberland County residents and their family members.
To provide care and comfort at no cost, the Ed’s House Northumberland Hospice Care Centre Foundation is calling on community members to take part in an upcoming fundraiser to support Ed’s House Northumberland Hospice Care Centre, located at 1301 Ontario St. in Cobourg.
Community Care Northumberland (CCN) and the foundation are gearing up for “Handbags for Hospice,” an annual event that directly helps support patients and their loved ones staying at Ed’s House.
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The 2024 installment of Handbags for Hospice is on Thursday, April 4th at the Best Western Plus Cobourg Inn & Convention Centre.
“The event raises much-needed money for the operation of our six-bed hospice residence,” said Trish Baird, CEO of CCN.
“The provincial government does support a portion of the operating costs of hospices, but the Ed’s House foundation must raise 46 per cent of our annual operating budget from the community through donations, grants, and fundraising activities such as this. This translates into needing community support of over $4,750 for each individual who stays at Ed’s House,” she noted.
The fifth annual Handbags for Hospice event features handbags, live and silent auctions, hors d’oeuvres, and more. Guests can extend their support by participating in raffles, making direct donations and/or by purchasing purses and other items.
The 2024 installment of “Handbags for Hospice” in support of Ed’s House Northumberland Hospice Care Centre takes place April 4, 2024 at the Best Western Plus Cobourg Inn & Convention Centre. (Photo: Community Care Northumberland)
“Ed’s House is available to all residents and their families at no cost,” Baird noted. “They experience a quiet, home-like environment in a lovely private suite for the time of their stay.”
Residents, relatives and friends have access to all amenities at Ed’s House including a dining room, living room, quiet space, spiritual room, a kitchen and an outdoor space, along with shower and laundry facilities. Loved ones who wish to do so can stay overnight in their family member’s room.
“Money raised from this event supports the operation of all of these amenities to help us provide care and support for families in Northumberland County,” Baird explained.
Dollars raised also support hospice service programs, including the palliative care community team and visiting hospice, in partnership with 24/7 end-of-life care at Ed’s House.
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Tickets for the event are $100 each and will be available to purchase starting on Feb. 4, 2024.
“Save the date, mark your calendars, and be part of the magic as Handbags for Hospice returns,” CCN noted. “Stay tuned for ticket details and get ready for an evening of glamour, generosity, and community spirit.”
For information about sponsoring the event or making a donation, contact the donor relations office at 905-885-0466.
With more and more parents near retirement helping out their adult children financially, it's important to understand the potential implications for their financial plan for retirement. The team at McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management helps clients walk through all what if? scenarios, so they clearly understand the pros and the cons, and provide a non-biased recommendation to give them peace of mind. (Stock photo)
Long gone are the days when an adult child leaving the family home for good received nothing more than a hug and wishes of good luck, with the expectation they will make their own way without the need of a financial hand-up from their parents.
Today’s reality is much different as the rising cost of pretty much everything has seen parents — whether they are on the cusp of retirement, semi-retired, or fully retired — restructure their finances and alter best-laid plans to help one or more of their kids.
Executive financial consultant Adam McInroy, CFP, CLU, of Kawartha-based McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management certainly understands the pressure on parents who want to help their kids succeed, but wants them to be aware of the potential financial effects of any benevolence before they proceed.
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“Once upon a time, as a parent you would launch your child into the world, he or she would become employed and financially independent, and would be able to buy a house and raise a family,” Adam says.
“We have seen a shift in that, especially over the last five years. Children leave home and complete their post-secondary education but, whether they find work or not, come back home to live with their parents due to significant cost of living increases, including food, gas, rent, and mortgages. That’s created what we call the boomerang effect. You’ve launched your children out and they’re coming back.”
Parents on the cusp of retirement, Adam says, “have built their financial lives with the expectation that when they retire, there will be two mouths to feed and no debt to carry, and their pensions and investments will sustain their retirement goals.”
The boomerang effect, he notes, has created a new reality for older parents.
“Now they have three or four mouths to feed, or there’s a student loan payment that has to be made, or they’re offsetting the rent expenses for their children. These are factors they hadn’t taken into consideration previously when it came to developing or managing their retirement plan.”
One of the measures adopted by parents with the means to do so is to build a custom-made house that allows them and their children to live together.
Another measure is parents’ house switching with their children.
“The child has bought a starter home and the parents have the family home that has become too much for them to keep up,” Adam explains. “That creates the opportunity for the parents to scale down to a smaller and more manageable house, usually a bungalow, and the child can move up to something he or she wouldn’t be able to afford otherwise.”
While acknowledging it’s admirable that parents want to help a child get into the housing market or gift them some cash, Adam points out it’s vital that parents clearly understand the impacts of doing so.
“Not just from an asset standpoint, but how does it impact your tax bracket? How is this going to impact your other children? Often parents gifting money to one child will want to gift the same amount to their other children.”
With the ever-rising cost of living, parents near retirement are increasingly giving a financial hand-up to their adult children, such as by giving them a place to live, offsetting rental costs, or helping them enter the housing market. According to Adam McInroy of McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management, these are factors they may have not have anticipated when first developing or managing their retirement plan. (Stock photo)
From a financial planning perspective, what it comes down to is making strategic and informed decisions. That’s where Adam and his team support clients.
“If you’re choosing to gift $30,000, $40,000, or $50,000 to your child, you need to know what that means to you today, but also what it means to you in 15 or 20 years,” Adam says. “The decision you make today doesn’t occur in a vacuum. There is an impact — maybe not today, but in the future. Being conscious of that impact is critical to having peace when making the decision.”
“It may mean that you’ll need to sell your home before you actually want to sell it because you need the resources for living expenses. It may mean the trips you were expecting to take every other year are going to have to be cut down to every third year. We go through all the options. It’s amazing how much peace of mind our clients get when they understand the potential impacts.”
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Speaking specifically to the scenario of helping adult children with housing, Adam describes a couple of options.
“We’ve seen some clients say to a child ‘You’re not going to qualify for a mortgage, but we’re all going to live in this house with you. We’re going to write up a formal mortgage agreement with a lawyer that sets out what you have to pay us on a monthly basis at a discounted interest rate.'”
“Another big thing we’ve seen over the last couple of months, with the very high interest for mortgages, is the creation of a loan structure different than a mortgage. A parent says to their child, ‘We’ve got $200,000 working capital earning interest at four per cent. Why don’t I loan it to you at four per cent? It’s a significantly discounted interest rate than what you would get with a mortgage and I’m going to be on title as second mortgage holder.'”
Adam McInroy and his team at McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management help clients who are giving a financial hand-up to their adult children understand the possible impacts on their retirement plan, both today and down the road. (Photo: McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management)
Some parents will make a cash gift to their child for a home down payment. The beauty of that, Adam says, is there are no tax implications for the parents or child as long as the money being gifted is derived from a non-taxable account. However, if the down payment is used for a matrimonial home and the marriage breaks down, the parents and child can’t make a claim on that money as it was co-mingled into the matrimonial home.
Parents can also use their income level to help the child qualify for a mortgage by co-signing a loan, but that also comes with a risk.
“The parents are responsible for payments on the loan if they aren’t made,” Adam notes. “Another thing parents want to consider is the percentage of the house ownership registered to them to lessen or eliminate any capital gains issues in the future.”
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According to Adam, parents who decide to help their children financially should do so not just because they want to and they can, but because they have thought through all the implications.
“It’s about making an informed, non-emotional decision,” he says. “For a lot of our clients, that’s where we provide value and insight. We want to see our clients succeed. To that end, we’re willing to walk through all the what if? scenarios, so they clearly understand the pros and the cons, and we provide a non-biased recommendation, giving them peace of mind.”
“Ultimately, their money is theirs and they’re going to do what they want to do,” Adam says. “But at least they will have clarity and they’re going in with their eyes wide open as to what this means for them. We help them attain that understanding so they can make the right choice for them.”
McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management is located at 21 King Street West in Bobcaygeon. For more information, visit www.mcinroypwm.com. (Photo: McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management)
McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management is located at 21 King Street West in Bobcaygeon. You can email Adam at adam.mcinroy@igpwm.ca or call 705-748-1950. For more information about McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management, visit www.mcinroypwm.com.
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Globus Theatre is presenting its 16th annual traditional British panto "Puss in Boots" for eight public performances from December 8 to 17, 2023. (Graphic: Globus Theatre)
British pantomimes are a holiday tradition at Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon and this year is no exception, with the theatre company presenting Puss in Boots for eight public performances from December 8 to 17.
Inspired by the classic fairy tale, Puss in Boots tells the story of Dame Tallulah Tart’s youngest son Harry, who has inherited a cat with a very special skill — it can talk. Harry and Puss embark on an adventure in a world featuring madcap characters, dastardly villains, and a princess Harry is determined to marry.
The Globus Theatre production is a traditional British pantomime (panto), a form of theatrical entertainment for families that involves music, topical jokes, slapstick comedy, and the “Dame” — a traditional role that is often a male actor in drag. Usually inspired by fairy tales or nursery stories, pantos are produced around Christmas and audience members are encouraged to participate in the fun.
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Globus Theatre’s 16th annual panto was written by Globus Theatre co-founder and artistic director Sarah Quick, a native of Britain, who says pantos are a phenomenon in England during the holidays.
“At Christmas time every child goes and sees a panto, without exception,” Quick told kawarthaNOW in 2017. “You have 2,000-seat theatres packed every day for six weeks with kids and families. They get top stars to star in them.”
While most North American theatre companies producing pantos create both a “nice” version of the show for children and a “naughty” version for adults, traditional British pantos instead cleverly incorporate adult-oriented humour in a way that goes over the head of the children in the audience. Children enjoy the action, songs, and audience participation, with adults loving the local references and innuendos.
Toronto-based actor Katherine Cappellacci as Snow White with Globus Theatre co-founder and artistic producer James Barrett as the Dame in Globus Theatre’s 2017 British panto “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” For “Puss in Boots” running from December 8 to 17, 2023, Barrett will take on the role of the Dame for his 16th time. (Photo: Sarah Quick)
Globus Theatre’s annual panto is also an opportunity for community actors, both young and young at heart, to mix with professional actors on the stage. This year, more than 40 local youth are participating, with many of the cast enthusiastic participants from Globus’ School of Dramatic Arts. Along with Quick herself, the professional cast includes Globus Theatre co-founder and artistic producer James Barrett and Rhys Bernier, a graduate from Toronto’s Randolph College of Performing Arts.
“I am so excited to have so many children participating in this year’s panto — so many in fact that we have three separate casts so that all of them have great parts that allow them to shine,” Quick says. “There are lots of new faces that have grown up enjoying the panto as audience members and have now chosen to hit the stage, alongside kids that are now performing in their seventh panto. And of course, James is taking the role of the Dame for his 16th time — he truly is a sight to behold.”
Prior to the public performances, Globus Theatre is also presenting six sold-out school shows including in Bobcaygeon, Dunsford, Ridgewood, and Fenelon Falls.
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“It’s a time of great joy here at Globus Theatre and we can’t wait to entertain the schools that are coming and the families that make it part of their holiday season every year,” Quick says.
Puss in Boots runs at the Lakeview Arts Barn (2300 Pigeon Lake Rd., Bobcaygeon) for eight public performances from December 8 to 17, with 8 p.m. evening performances on Fridays and Saturdays (December 8 and 9 and 15 and 16) and 2 p.m. matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays (December 9 and 10 and 16 and 17). An optional three-course Christmas dinner is available before the evening performances (doors open for dinner at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m.).
Tickets are $35 for adults and $22.50 for children 12 and under for the show only, or $45 for adults and $20 for children 10 and under for the show and dinner. You can order tickets online at globustheatre.com or by calling the box office at 705-738-2037 (toll free at 1-800-304-7897).
“Puss in Boots” is written by Globus Theatre co-founder and artistic director Sarah Quick, who also performs in the traditional British panto running for eight public performances from December 8 to 17, 2023 at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Dahlia Katz)
Ellas Holdings Inc. is proposing a 186-unit residential and commercial development at 264 Lansdowne Street East, with 11-storey and 8-storey residential apartment buildings, on the site of the now-closed Trentwinds International Centre. (Photo: Google Maps)
Peterborough city council has endorsed a zoning by-law change that would allow a new mixed-used residential and commercial complex to be built on the site of Trentwinds International Centre at 264 Lansdowne Street East, east of Ashburnham Drive.
Meeting as general committee on Monday night (December 4), councillors endorsed an amendment to the zoning by-law that would rezone the property from commercial to residential, permitting Ellas Holdings Inc. to proceed with a site plan for an 11-storey and eight-storey residential apartment building complex on the north side of Lansdowne Street East just east of Ashburnham Drive.
The proposed mixed-use complex would contain 186 residential units along with up to 2,862 square metres of ground floor commercial space. The now-closed Trentwinds International Centre, which contained a motel and banquet centre, would be demolished for the new development.
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The property at 264 Lansdowne Street East is surrounded by car dealerships to the west and northwest and vacant commercial lands to the north and east. For the vacant property at 292 Lansdowne Street East, immediately east of Trentwinds International Centre, an application is underway from another developer — Eastgate (Peterborough) Ltd. — for site plan approval for a one-storey five-unit commercial building that would include a drive-through restaurant.
A staff report from the city’s planning supports the proposed zoning by-law change, noting the proposal confirms with the city’s growth plan and official plan and the Ontario government’s 2020 provincial policy statement on land use planning.
“The proposal will assist the City in achieving its housing pledge to provide at least 4,700 units by 2031,” reads the staff report. “On that basis, staff respectfully recommends that the application be approved.”
Items endorsed by general committee will go to city council’s regular session on Monday (December 11) for consideration for approval. If council approves the recommendation, the proposal would require site plan approval before a building permit is issued.
Hadi Jakmora, founder and CEO of the startup Quest It Inc., won the Cubs' Lairs entrepreneurial competition on November 30, 2023 at Erben in downtown Peterborough. Matt Anderson of Chemong City Greens and Nicholas Landon of Course Sync Inc. were the second and third place winners at the event organized by the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas. (Photo courtesy of Innovation Cluster)
Entrepreneur Hadi Jakmora has won the Cubs’ Lairs entrepreneurial competition — and a grand prize of $3,000 — for his mobile app that connects people looking for help with people who can provide that help.
Organized by the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas, the competition was held last Thursday (November 30) at downtown Peterborough restaurant and event venue Erben, which also sponsored the event along with Futurpreneur.
During the event, seven entrepreneurs pitched their businesses before a live audience to a panel of three judges: Prima IP founder and intellectual property expert Marcelo Sarkis, Calver Immigration Consulting Inc. CEO Jade Calver, and business-to-business marketing expert Jason Fiorotto.
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Winning entrepreneur Hadi Jakmora is the founder and CEO of the startup Quest It Inc., which has developed a mobile app that matches people in the community looking for help with specific tasks such as yard work, snow removal, or meal preparation with skilled people who can provide the help.
Available from the Apple Store or Google Play, the app offers over 25 different services, facilitated by intuitive map-based technology and custom task icons.
Prior to winning Cubs’ Lair, Jakmora was a client of the Innovation Cluster, receiving support and mentorship that helped him create a solid business plan, connect with people in the industry, and secure a business loan from Community Futures Peterborough that helped the startup fast-track its development.
The Cubs’ Lairs entrepreneurial competition on November 30, 2023 at Erben in downtown Peterborough was judged by Prima IP founder and intellectual property expert Marcelo Sarkis, Calver Immigration Consulting Inc. CEO Jade Calver, and business-to-business marketing expert Jason Fiorotto. (Photo courtesy of Innovation Cluster)
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Matt Anderson of Chemong City Greens, which cultivates nutrient-rich organic microgreens year round, took home second place and a $1,500 prize. Nicholas Landon of Course Sync Inc., a platform for student academic management, was the third place winner and received a $500 prize sponsored by Futurpreneur.
The remaining four entrepreneurs participating in the competition were Zachary McCue of REPWR, Ashley Bonner of Community Pin, Yash Ramnani of Nectar, and Jayden Smith of Cub Storage Inc.
Similar to the format of reality TV shows like Dragons’ Den and Shark Tank where entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to investors, Cubs’ Lair was originally a student entrepreneurial competition. It was then expanded to include any entrepreneur in the Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes region with an innovative business idea.
One of two Peterborough police cruisers damaged after officers attempted to stop a driver who was driving his vehicle erratically on December 3, 2023. The officers, who both received minor injuries, were able to apprehend the driver, who was charged with impaired driving along with multiple drug and other offences. (Police-supplied photo)
A 30-year-old Peterborough man is facing multiple charges after his vehicle crashed into two police cruisers attempting to stop him on Sunday evening (December 3).
At around 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, police received a call about a vehicle being driven erratically, including into oncoming traffic, before it entered a parking lot just north of Water Street and University Heights Boulevard.
An officer located the suspect’s vehicle in the parking lot and was approaching it when the suspect’s vehicle collided with the officer’s cruiser and then continued driving. A second officer, whose cruiser had its lights and siren on, attempted to stop the vehicle on Water Street when it also collided with that officer’s cruiser.
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The first officer was able to get their cruiser in front of the suspect’s vehicle again, when the driver stopped and fled on foot.
Both officers, who received minor injuries, were able to get out of their damaged cruisers — with one having to get out of the passenger side because of the damage — and chased the suspect before taking him into custody a short distance away. During the arrest, officers noticed the driver was showing signs of impairment.
Officers searched the suspect’s vehicle and seized 5.9 grams of cocaine, 5.8 grams of fentanyl, 70 oxycodone pills, an unspecified amount of Canadian currency, and drug paraphernalia.
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As a result of the investigation, a 30-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with operation while impaired (drugs), dangerous operation, flight from peace officer, possession property obtained by crime under $5,000, operation while prohibited under the criminal code, possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (oxycodone), possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl), and possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine).
Officers discovered the driver was a suspended driver and he was also charged with driving while under suspension and his vehicle was impounded for 45 days.
The accused man is being held in custody and will appear in court on Monday (December 4).
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