Denielle Elliott of Port Hope picking up her $1 million prize at the OLG prize centre in Toronto. (Photo: OLG)
Denielle Elliott of Port Hope has won $1 million in the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s Ultimate Instant lottery.
She was one of the top prize winners from the draw held on December 31.
While the Ultimate Instant lottery costs $100 per play, the odds of winning one of the 40 $1 million prizes available are around 1 in 25,000 — the most favourable odds for a prize of this value offered by OLG.
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“I decided to buy one because of the great odds to win $1 million,” said Elliott, an occasional lottery player, while at the OLG prize centre in Toronto to pick up her winnings.
Elliott purchased her winning ticket at Davis’ Your Independent Grocer on Jocelyn Street in Port Hope. She found out she had beaten the odds while at the grocery store.
“I decided to check my ticket and when I saw the big winner screen I was stunned — it didn’t feel real,” she said.
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Elliott said she plans to use the $1 million to pay off her mortgage, complete some home renovations, and have some fun.
“I have special people in my life who will enjoy this win with me,” she said. “I plan to celebrate with a girl’s trip for some fun in the sun.”
One person is dead following a head-on collision on Chemong Road just north of Peterborough on Thursday evening (February 23).
At around 6:45 p.m., members of the Peterborough County OPP and emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle collision on Chemong Road between Lindsay Road and 5th Line.
Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and another was transported to Peterborough Regional Health Centre with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Chemong Road was closed between Lindsay Road and 5th Line while police documented the scene.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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.
Friends of Peterborough performer Aedan "A-Dubz" Shaughnessy, who is fighting cancer, are hosting a fundraising concert on his behalf Saturday night at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough featuring performances by Brody Stewart, Lisa Canivet and Jay Cockerill, Colleen KimiArts (dance performance), SJ Riley and Tyler Martin, and headliners The Mickies. (Photo: Andy Carroll)
nightlifeNOW – February 23 to March 1
Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region
Every Thursday, we publish live music events at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region based on information that venues provide to us directly or post on their website or social media channels. Here are the listings for the week of Thursday, February 23 to Wednesday, March 1.
If you’re a pub or restaurant owner and want to be included in our weekly listings, please email our nightlifeNOW editor at nightlife@kawarthanow.com. For concerts and live music events at other venues, check out our Concerts & Live Music page.
With the exception of karaoke, we only list events with performing musicians. Venues may also host other events during the week (e.g., dancing, DJs, comedy shows).
8pm - Walk The Line - A Tribute to Johnny Cash fundraiser for Greenwood Coalition (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, February 25
2-6pm - The Spitfire Kings
Coming Soon
Thursday, March 16 8pm - Big Dave McLean and His All Star Band ft members of Monkeyjunk and Jimmy Bowskill ($25 in advance at The Ganny and Zap Records in Cobourg)
7pm - Fundraiser For Aedan Shaughnessy ft Brody Stewart, Lisa Canivet and Jay Cockerill, Colleen KimiArts (dance performance), SJ Riley and Tyler Martin, and headliners The Mickies (PWYC)
VIDEO: "aedan and abetting" by A-Dubz featuring SJ Riley
Coming Soon
Saturday, March 4 8pm - The Interior, Beef Boys, Anomalia, Elms ($15 at the door)
Friday, March 31 9pm - BA Johnston, the Mickies, Beef Boys ($10 at door)
Saturday, April 1 10pm - The Human Rights w/ Dub Trinity, MUVA Soundsysterm, DJ Chocolate ($16.50 in advance at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/475884131247, $20 at door)
The Rockcliffe - Moore Falls
1014 Lois Lane, Minden
705-454-9555
Friday, February 24
8pm - Lakeside Groove
Saturday, February 25
9pm - Karoake
Scenery Drive Restaurant
6193 County Road 45, Baltimore
905-349-2217
Saturday, February 25
4-7pm - Rachael Albright
Coming Soon
Saturday, March 4 4-7pm - Mike McGiverin
Sticks Sports Pub
500 George St. S., Peterborough
(705) 775-7845
Friday, February 24
6-9pm - Tami J Wilde & Joslynn Burford
Saturday, February 25
7-10pm - Ben Ayotte
That Little Pub
26 Bridge St. W., Campbellford
(705) 653-0001
Thursday, February 23
8pm - Justin Cooper
The Thirsty Goose
63 Walton St., Port Hope
Friday, February 24
8pm-12am - Live music TBA
Saturday, February 25
8pm-12am - Live music TBA
The Venue
286 George Street North, Peterborough
(705) 876-0008
The Ontario government is providing more than $379.5 million in gas tax funding to help 107 municipalities, including 11 in the greater Kawarthas region, operate and improve local transit.
The 2022-23 gas tax funding is provided to municipalities so they can make infrastructure upgrades for public transit, buy additional transit vehicles, add more routes, extend hours of service, and more.
Funding available for Ontario’s gas tax program is based on the number of litres of gasoline sold in the province during the previous year. Municipalities that support public transit services in their community receive two cents per litre of provincial gas tax revenue collected.
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This year, the provincial government is providing additional one-time gas tax funding of $80 million to make up for a shortfall in tax revenue from reduced gas sales as a result of the pandemic.
“Public transit is a key driver of economic growth in Ontario, helping people get to where they need to go, whether it is to work, school, or run errands,” said transportation minister Caroline Mulroney. “As more people return to public transit, our government is providing municipalities with the funding they need to accommodate growing ridership, while ensuring they can continue to deliver safe and reliable transit service for people in their communities.”
Toronto is receiving the bulk of the $379.5 million in gas tax funding at $185.6 million, followed by Ottawa at $37.8 million, Mississauga at $19.7 million, York Region at $17.1 million, and Brampton at $16.2 million.
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In the greater Kawarthas region, the following 11 municipalities will receive a total of just over $4 million:
City of Peterborough – $1,827,406
Kawartha Lakes – $720,759
Quinte West (Brighton) – $536,351
Cobourg – $216,821
Marmora and Lake (Centre Hastings, Madoc, Stirling-Rawdon, Tweed) – $196,534
Port Hope – $165,722
Trent Hills – $113,271
Cramahe (Alnwick/Haldimand, Hamilton Township) – $98,746
City of Peterborough councillor Joy Lachica at a city-owned Level 2 charging station. The public charging stations for electric vehicles are located at Del Crary Park, the Peterborough Memorial Centre, the Simcoe Street Parking Garage, and the King Street Parking Garage. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s column is by Jackie Donaldson, Hub Coordinator, Green Economy Peterborough.
In 2022, the Government of Canada proposed new electric vehicle (EV) targets for auto manufacturers and importers. Aligned with global trends, these regulations recommend that by 2026, 20 per cent of new vehicles manufactured and shipped in Canada must be zero emissions.
Plans like these aim to accelerate the market and are a proposition of the federal government to increase access to EVs.
Like the general consumer, business owners are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of electric vehicles. EVs have low maintenance and operating costs, protect owners against volatile fuel prices, and have high resale value. Plus, they do not emit greenhouse gases.
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Jennifer Heagle, co-owner of Red Apron restaurant and food delivery service based in Ottawa, spoke recently at “Demystifying Electric Vehicles: How to Accelerate EV Adoption at Your Business”, a webinar offered by Green Economy Peterborough, a GreenUP program that guides business participants to become more efficient, resilient, and sustainable.
Founded in 2006, Red Apron makes 150 meal delivery stops per day to locations in Ottawa. In 2018, Heagle took a chance and switched from hiring contracted drivers in conventional vehicles to using company-owned electric vehicles. With an initial investment in two EVs, Red Apron now owns five.
“From our perspective, as a business, it was a very, very good decision,” Heagle said. “It’s a decision that we will only go forward on.”
Trent University sustainability coordinator Shelley Strain at Level 2 charging station located by Lady Eaton College on the west bank of the university’s campus. The hourly rate for charging there is $1.50, and a Trent parking permit is required as well. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)
According to Heagle, electric vehicles are perfect for city use and cost little to operate. Once daily deliveries are complete, she explained, they plug in their EVs and they are ready to roll the next day.
Shelley Strain, sustainability coordinator with Trent University, also spoke at the Green Economy Peterborough webinar and shared practical advice on how to install a charging station.
“The number one take-home I can give an organization on EV charger installation is that there are companies ready, as a turnkey solution, to set this up,” Strain told the audience. “They will come to you, tell you what you need, and take care of everything. You don’t need to be an expert to do this.”
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Strain explained that, before installing a charging station, business owners must understand how they will use it. Will it be for customers, staff, or fleet use? Where will it be located? What level charger is needed? These are the questions that need to be asked, she said, adding that installing is the easy part.
There are three EV charging options. A Level 1 charge is the slowest and is obtained by plugging into a regular outdoor wall outlet using the cable provided with the vehicle. Sometimes called a “trickle charge”, this is the most common method of charging.
Level 2 and 3 chargers are found at charging stations in our communities and along our highways. A Level 2 charger is faster than a Level 1, but still requires four to 10 hours to “fill the tank”. They are a great option for businesses with heavier vehicle usage and are relatively affordable to set up.
A Level 1 charging plug (left), commonly used by general consumers to charge their electric vehicles overnight, can charge an average of 200 kilometres of driving in an electric vehicle in 20 hours. A Level 2 charger (right) is faster than a Level 1, but still requires four to 10 hours to “fill the tank”. They are a great option for businesses with heavier vehicle usage and are relatively affordable to set up. (Photos: Jackie Donaldson and Lili Paradi / GreenUP)
Level 3 chargers charge quickly and are found near busy throughways. Charging at one of these stations can take 10 to 45 minutes depending on your needs and the distance to your destination. For most businesses, these costly-to-install, high-speed chargers are unnecessary.
At the Green Economy Peterborough webinar, City of Peterborough climate change specialist James Byrne explained the municipality collects local vehicle emissions data to help set their climate change goals. In 2020, he said, Peterborough produced 75,000 tons of vehicle-generated CO2 per year.
To help meet the local greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal of 45 per cent by 2030, several city-sponsored public charging stations have been installed with funding assistance from Natural Resources Canada.
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In a recent visit to one of the new stations, Peterborough city councillor Joy Lachica said “Where we can transition to EV, we should, across all sectors. We need to consider how we can do things in the most climate-friendly way we can.”
City-owned chargers are located at Del Crary Park, the Peterborough Memorial Centre, the Simcoe Street Parking Garage, and the King Street Parking Garage. Other local charging stations can be found at Riverview Park & Zoo, Lansdowne Place Mall, Tim Horton’s, and some car dealerships.
You can find more EV charging stations using Google or EV-support apps, like the FLO mobile app.
Trent University boasts a Level 2 charging station that also showcases its power supply: two-way solar panels both absorb the sun’s rays and the light reflected off of parked electric vehicles underneath the panel. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)
Though electric vehicles are inexpensive to run and maintain, there is an upfront cost. Interested businesses should look for financial incentives such as those provided by Canada’s Bill C-30 which states that businesses can write off 100 per cent of an EV purchase. There are also EV charger incentives currently available to businesses through Green Economy Canada.
The “Demystifying Electric Vehicles: How to Accelerate EV Adoption at Your Business” webinar was part of an ongoing educational event series hosted by Green Economy Peterborough to support the local transition to a green economy.
Green Economy Peterborough is now recruiting business members to join their program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To learn more, visit greeneconomypeterborough.ca.
Gail Moorhouse has launched her business Recharge Solutions to support small rural non-profit organizations in the greater Kawarthas region. (Photo: Gail Moorhouse / Linkedin)
Gail Moorhouse, the former executive director of Community Futures Peterborough, has launched a new business to support small rural non-profit organizations in the greater Kawarthas region.
Recharge Solutions is a small boutique consulting practice in Ennismore that focuses on governance, strategy, and leadership.
Moorhouse served as executive director at Community Futures Peterborough for five years before stepping down in December to launch her new venture. Prior to the executive director role, she spent two years volunteering on the organization’s board of directors. She has also served on the governance committee during the merger of the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism and the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce. Last year, she added the designation as a professional director to her portfolio.
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“I provide a balanced approach as I have sat on both sides of the table as an executive director reporting to a board of directors and as a directors and committee chair for multiple boards,” Moorhouse says in a media release. “This is a great fit, and an opportunity to give back to my community by helping the volunteer leaders who serve on non-profit boards learn more about governance and strategy.”
Moorhouse says the goal of her business is to guide non-profit boards to become more efficient and effective by offering “a menu of strategic planning and board training to reach these goals.”
One of eight bus shelters across Peterborough whose glass was smashed in vandalism incidents between Sunday night on February 12, 2023 and Monday morning. (Photo: Matt Crowley / Twitter)
Peterborough police are investigating the vandalism of eight bus shelters across the city on the Family Day long weekend.
On Tuesday (February 21), police received an online report stating the incidents happened between Sunday night and Monday morning. On Monday afternoon, Peterborough city councillor Matt Crowley posted photos of the damage on his Twitter account.
In each incident, the glass was smashed at the bus shelter. Damage is estimated at $8,000.
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The damaged bus shelters are located at Dobbin Road and Lansdowne Street, Brealey Drive and Lansdowne Street, Clonsilla Avenue and Lansdowne Street, Monaghan Road and Lansdowne Street, Chemong Road and Milroy Drive, Chemong Road and Simons Avenue, Water Street and Edinburgh, and George Street and Princess Street.
Police are asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious or has video footage to call the Peterborough police crime line at 705-876-1122 x555.
If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at stopcrimehere.ca.
Idris Elba reprises his award-winning iconic role as detective chief inspector John Luther in the new Netflix film "Luther: The Fallen Sun." Now disgraced and haunted by an unsolved murder, Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer. Following a limited release in selected cinemas, the film premieres on Netflix on March 10, 2023. (Photo: Netflix)
Every month, kawarthaNOW is the only local media source to bring you a list of what’s coming to Netflix Canada. Here are a few highlights of what’s coming to Netflix in March.
In the Netflix film Luther: The Fallen Sun, Idris Elba slips back into his signature overcoat for his award-winning iconic role as the brilliant London police detective John Luther. Now disgraced and haunted by an unsolved murder, Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer. Written by series co-creator Neil Cross and also starring Andy Serkis and Cynthia Erivo, Luther: The Fallen Sun premieres on Netflix on Friday, March 10th following the film’s limited release in selected cinemas on Friday, February 24th.
In the new Netflix comedy series Unstable, Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe team up to portray a wildly eccentric biotech genius who tries to bounce back from the depths of grief with help from his introverted son, who works to escape his dad’s shadow and save the family business. Unstable debuts on Thursday, March 30.
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Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reprise their roles as Nick and Audrey Spitz in the Netflix film Murder Mystery 2. Four years after solving their first murder mystery, Nick and Audrey are now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island. But trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin. Murder Mystery 2 premieres on Friday, March 31.
Survivor meets Lord of the Flies in the new Netflix reality series Outlast, where 16 lone wolf survivalists compete in the extreme Alaskan wilderness for a chance to win $1 million. There is only one rule in this cut-throat game: they must be a part of a team to win. You can watch Outlast on Thursday, March 30th.
A Canadian-owned internet pornography website is the subject of the Netflix documentary Money Shot: The Pornhub Story. Launched in Montreal in 2007 and with over 22 million users, Pornhub is now valued at close to $2 billion. Featuring interviews with performers, activists and past employees, this documentary offers a deep dive into the successes and scandals of Pornhub. It premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, March 15th.
VIDEO: “Luther: The Fallen Sun” trailer
VIDEO: “Murder Mystery 2” trailer
VIDEO: “Outlast” trailer
Returning Netflix series include season two of Sex/Life (Mar. 3), season two of Next in Fashion (Mar. 3), part two of season four of You (Mar. 9), season two of Shadow and Bone (Mar. 16), season two of The Kingdom (Mar. 22), season seven of Riverdale (Mar. 30), and season four of Love is Blind (Mar. 31).
Theatrically released films coming to Netflix in March include Gran Torino, Léon: The Professional, Men in Black and Men in Black II, and Stepmom (all on Mar. 1), Space Jam: A New Legacy (Mar. 2), Good Will Hunting (Mar. 7), Scream (Mar. 8), Adrift, I, Tonya, and Splice (all on Mar. 15), Interstellar (Mar. 16), Jackass Forever (Mar. 22), The Suicide Squad (Mar. 23), Atomic Blonde (Mar. 24), and Pulp Fiction (Mar. 30).
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VIDEO: New to Netflix Canada in March 2023
Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in March, along with what’s leaving.
Coming in March (no release date specified)
Agent Elvis (Netflix series) – In this adult animated comedy, Elvis trades his jumpsuit for a jetpack when he joins a secret spy program to stop villains from destroying the world.
Furies (Netflix film) – A trio of furious vigilantes unites to take down a sinister crime syndicate that controls the mean streets of ’90s Saigon in this prequel to “Furie.”
I Am Georgina: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Sometimes the best and worst moments come all at once. Join the roller coaster ride that is the life of international star Georgina Rodríguez.
Wednesday, March 1
Cheat (Netflix series) – Equal parts brains and blagging, this quiz show expects and encourages contestants to cheat their way to a cash prize. The one rule? Don’t get caught!
Tonight You’re Sleeping with Me (Netflix film) – Stuck in a passionless marriage, a journalist must choose between her distant but loving husband and a younger ex-boyfriend who has reentered her life.
Wrong Side of the Tracks: Season 2 (Netflix series) – When his teenage granddaughter falls victim to the drug dealers overtaking his neighbourhood, a fed-up war veteran takes matters into his own hands.
Baby Mama
Couples Retreat
Fakes: Season 1
Gran Torino
Hunt
The Intern
Léon: The Professional
Little Angel: Volume 2
Men in Black
Men in Black II
Omertà
Promising Young Woman
Sense and Sensibility
Stepmom
The Threesome
When We Were Boys
Thursday, March 2
Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery: Season 2 (Netflix series) – As the police continue to search for Gambino’s killer, Valentino, Salvo and their loved ones somehow become more mixed up in the crime’s aftermath.
Karate Sheep (Netflix family) – Keeping a flock of sheep safe from a hungry wolf is hard work! Luckily, Wanda and Trico have a few tricks — and kicks — up their woolly sleeves.
Masameer County: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Offering a humorous view of a changing Saudi, this season includes a risky 24-hour mission, a shocking elevator ride and a rocket launch gone rogue.
Monique Olivier: Accessory to Evil (Netflix documentary) – From 1987 to 2003, Michel Fourniret cemented his legacy as France’s most infamous murderer. But his wife was an enigma: Was she a pawn or a participant?
Sex/Life: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Sex/Life is the story of a love triangle between a woman, her husband, and her past that takes a provocative new look at female identity and desire. We pick up right in the moment of Billie’s stunning proposal to Brad which ended the first season, and then ride the emotional fallout which comes in its wake.
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Friday, March 3
The Flash: Season 9
Love at First Kiss (Netflix film) – Javier can see the future … and he finally knows who the love of his life is. There’s just one problem: It’s his best friend’s girlfriend.
Next in Fashion: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Supermodel Gigi Hadid joins co-host Tan France and a lineup of expert judges for a second round of fierce competition to find fashion’s next trendsetter.
Split the Root
Saturday, March 4
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix comedy) – Chris Rock makes comedy history as he performs stand-up in real time for Netflix’s first global livestreaming event.
Divorce Attorney Shin (Netflix series) – Driven by a personal tragedy, a pianist-turned-lawyer navigates the complex world of divorce — fighting for his clients to win by any means necessary.
Monday, March 6
Ridley Jones: Season 5 (Netflix family) – New powers, new tools, new adventures! Ridley and the Eyes are doing more than ever before on their mission to keep the museum and its secrets safe.
Tuesday, March 7
Good Will Hunting
Wednesday, March 8
Faraway (Netflix film) – After inheriting a house on a Croatian island, a woman embarks on a spur-of-the-moment trip that reignites her joy in life and opens a door to new love.
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (Netflix documentary) – In 2014, a plane with 239 people aboard vanishes from all radar. This docuseries delves into one of our greatest modern mysteries: Flight MH370.
Scream
Thursday, March 9
You: Season 4 Part 2 (Netflix series) – Starting anew in London, Joe vows to bury the past and be his best self. But on the rocky road to redemption, a new obsession starts to take hold.
Friday, March 10
The Flash: Season 9 (new episodes)
The Glory Part 2 (Netflix series) – Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.
Have a nice day! (Netflix film) – A retired radio host bags groceries to earn money to attend his former employer’s anniversary party, where he hopes to reunite with the love of his life.
Luther: The Fallen Sun (Netflix film) – Haunted by an unsolved murder, brilliant but disgraced London police detective John Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer.
Outlast (Netflix series) – A raw survival competition series where 16 lone wolves must outlast each other in the Alaskan wilderness in an attempt to win 1 million dollars. There is only one rule in this cut throat game: they must be a part of a team to win.
Rana Naidu (Netflix series) – Rana Naidu can solve any problem in Bollywood. But when his father is suddenly released from prison, the one mess he can’t handle may be his own.
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Tuesday, March 14
17 Again
Ariyoshi Assists (Netflix series) – He’s usually the host; but this time, Ariyoshi lets a rotating cast of celebrities be the MC of the show while he claims the role of bemused assistant.
Bert Kreischer: Razzle Dazzle (Netflix comedy) – Shameless — and shirtless — as ever, Bert spills on bodily emissions, being bullied by his kids, and the explosive end to his family’s escape room outing.
Wednesday, March 15
Adrift
File 13
I, Tonya
The Law of the Jungle (Netflix series) – In the middle of the jungle, 12 athletes must work as a team, or sabotage each other for a cut of a jackpot. A fierce competition, both mentally and physically, where every player has their price.
Mommy
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (Netflix documentary) – Featuring interviews with performers, activists and past employees, this documentary offers a deep dive into the successes and scandals of Pornhub.
Splice
Thursday, March 16
Interstellar
Shadow and Bone: Season 2 (Netflix series) – On the run after the showdown with Kirigan, Alina and Mal find new allies — and face heartrending choices — in their quest for more mythical amplifiers.
Still Time (Netflix film) – Dante has a beautiful relationship with his girlfriend Alice, but he has a bad one with Time: absorbed by the many commitments of his daily life, he always arrives late and has the impression that his life is flowing too quickly. The day he turns forty, that impression becomes reality and Dante finds himself jumping forward from year to year, no longer having any control over his life.
Friday, March 17
Dance 100 (Netflix series) – To win $100,000, eight choreographers must create increasingly complex routines for an ever-growing number of elite dancers — who are also the judges.
The Flash: Season 9 (new episode)
In His Shadow (Netflix film) – After the death of their father, two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of an escalating conflict with tragic consequences.
Maestro in Blue (Netflix series) – A musician goes to lead a festival on a scenic island, where he begins an unexpected romance and finds himself entwined in other people’s problems.
The Magician’s Elephant (Netflix film) – A determined boy accepts a king’s challenge to perform three impossible tasks in exchange for a magical elephant — and the chance to chase his destiny.
Noise (Netflix film) – After moving his family into his childhood home, a man’s investigation into a local factory accident connected to his father unveils dark family secrets.
Sky High: The Series (Netflix series) – When her husband dies, Sole decides that the best way to take care of her son is to become a crime boss — even if that means being her father’s enemy.
Monday, March 20
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 7 (Netflix family) – Gabby and her best pal Pandy Paws meet fairies, find treasure and go on wild adventures inside her super-special dollhouse. Come play and sing along!
Tuesday, March 21
We Lost Our Human (Netflix family) – There’s been a glitch — all the humans are gone! Can you help pampered pet siblings Pud and Ham journey to the center of the universe to fix it?
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Wednesday, March 22
Invisible City: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Reawakened in sacred water, a father desperately searches for his daughter, leading him to discover his true nature buried within.
Jackass Forever
The Kingdom: Season 2 (Netflix series) – El Reino will return for a second and final season with an epic battle between evil and good. The show tells the story of the religious leader Emilio Vázquez Pena, who in season 1 was left the presidential front-runner after his running mate was assassinated.
Waco: American Apocalypse (Netflix documentary) – This immersive three-part Netflix documentary series is the definitive account of what happened in Waco, Texas in 1993 when cult leader David Koresh faced off against the federal government in a bloody 51-day siege. Released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of this national tragedy, the series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Tiller Russell (Night Stalker) and features exclusive access to recently unearthed videotapes filmed inside the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit, as well as raw news footage never released to the American public, and FBI recordings.
Thursday, March 23
Johnny (Netflix film) – After a court order sends him to work at a hospice, an ex-criminal strikes up a friendship with a compassionate priest who changes his life.
The Night Agent (Netflix series) – While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.
The Suicide Squad
Friday, March 24
Atomic Blonde
Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (Netflix film) – A flight attendant and her boyfriend must steal a cache of diamonds to clear an old debt — but the plan spins into mayhem when the plane is hijacked.
Love Is Blind: Season 4 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – More single people who are ready to prioritize love over looks hit the pods to flirt, fall, and — if they’re lucky — find someone they want to marry.
Monday, March 27
My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale: Season 1
Tuesday, March 28
InuYasha: Seasons 4-5
Mae Martin: SAP (Netflix comedy) – Mae Martin makes their hour-long comedy special debut with Sap, directed by Abbi Jacobson. The award-winning comedian, writer, and actor, best known for their critically acclaimed series Feel Good, reflects on a world off its axis, from a mythical moose encounter to the gender spectrum in “Beauty and the Beast,” in this new stand-up special.
Wednesday, March 29
Emergency: NYC (Netflix documentary) – Go from helicopter to hospital with trauma team professionals across New York City as they provide life-saving aid and share their personal stories.
Unseen (Netflix series) – A nondescript house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a shadowy conspiracy dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to murder.
Wellmania (Netflix series) – When a health crisis forces Liv to rethink her “live fast, die young” attitude, she jumps into a wellness journey to get better — even if it kills her.
Thursday, March 30
Big Mäck: Gangsters and Gold (Netflix documentary) – A man is convicted of a robbery he didn’t commit and spends nine years in jail. Decades later, he becomes a suspect again — but is he still innocent?
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (Netflix series) – Put off by her gloomy demeanour, Sawako has a hard time fitting in — but when an outgoing classmate approaches her, life takes a turn for the better.
Pulp Fiction
Riverdale: Season 7 (Netflix series) – The supernatural crime drama returns for its seventh — and — final season.
Unstable (Netflix series) – An introverted son must work for his successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save his dad — and his company — from disaster.
Friday, March 31
Copycat Killer (Netflix series) – When a spate of grisly murders throws a city into chaos, a tenacious prosecutor must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator.
Kill Boksoon (Netflix film) – At work, she’s a renowned assassin. At home, she’s a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That’s easy. It’s parenting that’s the hard part.
Love Is Blind: Season 4 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – More single people who are ready to prioritize love over looks hit the pods to flirt, fall, and — if they’re lucky — find someone they want to marry.
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Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott at I.E. Weldon Secondary School on February 15, 2023. The Lindsay high school is one of 40 high schools in Ontario that have received high-tech equipment through the Career-Ready with the Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA): Expanding Opportunities program, funded in part by the Ontario government. (Photo: Office of Laurie Scott)
I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay is one of 40 high schools across Ontario that have received high-tech equipment through a program designed to increase students’ skills for job opportunities in the precision metal working sector.
The Career-Ready with the Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA): Expanding Opportunities program exposes students to technology at an earlier age and provides real-world experience. The experiential program, a partnership between CTMA and the Ontario Council for Technology Education (OCTE), purchased and delivered equipment to 40 secondary schools across 22 school boards in Ontario last year, in addition to 28 schools that received new equipment in 2021 during the first year of the program.
The Career-Ready program is funded in part by the Government of Canada and by the Government of Ontario through the Skills Development Fund of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development.
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Trillium Lakelands District School Board has received $62,254 in provincial funding for equipment at I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay. Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott announced the funding on behalf of skills development minister Monte McNaughton.
“This funding will allow students in Trillium Lakelands District School Board to continue their path towards careers in the tooling and machining industries,” Scott says. “Our students will benefit from hands-on learning with high-tech machinery provided by Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, as they explore the world of skilled trade.”
Equipment deliveries for the program began in November and range from computer numerical control (CNC) milling centres, lathes, and plasma cutters, to CNC desktop milling machines, high-precision conventional milling machines, lathes with readouts, and more. In addition, each school will receive tool kits and cutting tools.
Students at I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay, which has received high-tech equipment through the Career-Ready with the Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA): Expanding Opportunities program, funded in part by the Ontario government. The equipment is being used by the school’s discovering and exploring technology, manufacturing, design, and robotics classes. (Photo: Trilliam Lakelands District School Board)
“Our goal is to expose high school students to technology at an earlier age to engage their interest for a career within our industry,” says CTMA executive director Robert Cattle. “Not only does this expose students to newer technology at an earlier age, but also gives teachers up-to-date equipment to implement in their classrooms.”
I.E. Weldon Secondary School received a Haas Desktop CNC Mill, a Modern Vertical Mill, and a Tormach CNC Plasma cutting table. The equipment is being used by the school’s discovering and exploring technology, manufacturing, design, and robotics classes.
“By better equipping our school facility, we better equip students to seek out meaningful careers in industry,” says Alan Stanley, the school’s head of business and technological studies. “This funding helps put our students in front of machinery that they can find in many manufacturing facilities right here in the City of Kawartha Lakes.”
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Along with the availability of high-tech equipment in Ontario high schools, the Career-Ready program provides experiential work placements for students in high school co-op programs, with a focus in the precision metal working sector.
Each participant will work alongside experienced tradespeople, skilled workers, and other professionals who will provide them with an opportunity to gain real work skills and knowledge. Eligible employers could receive a wage subsidy of 50 per cent of wages paid, up to $5,000 per placement.
Peterborough musician Jacques Graveline (right) and Allan Reeve are co-faciliators with Bridges Peterborough, an organization working to challenge the prevailing ways of addressing poverty. The bridging teams are a small-group experience where under-resourced participants known as "catalysts" develop strategies with middle-income mentors to build a more stable life. (Photo courtesy of Jacques Graveline)
Peterborough-area residents struggling with poverty, be it of the generational or systemic variety or a combination of both, have a local ally in turning their lives around with an eye on better days ahead.
However, unlike most other initiatives and programs that aim to help people via dollars and other finite resources, Bridges Peterborough uses conversations and their resulting relationships as its currency.
Growing out of the faith-based Bedford House Community Ministry founded by Lynn and Allan Smith-Reeve, Bridges Peterborough is working to challenge the prevailing ways of addressing poverty through bridging teams, a small-group experience where under-resourced participants develop strategies with middle-income mentors to build a more stable life.
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Self-described as being comprised of ‘ordinary citizens who are passionate about challenging current ways of addressing poverty’, Bridges Peterborough is a coordinated response to prevalent societal challenges — including increases in poverty, precarious employment, and opioid addiction, and the lack of affordable housing.
Jacques Graveline is one of those ‘ordinary citizens’. A longtime Peterborough musician and singer-songwriter, he is also the newly minted chair of the Fleming Student Administrative Council board. In his capacity with Bridges Peterborough, Graveline is a co-facilitator of ‘Bridging Artists Forward’, a bridging team that will begin meeting weekly in March for four months. Plans are also in works for a second bridging team, called ‘Getting Ahead While Getting Out’, for people who are preparing for their release from the prison system.
A bridging team is comprised of 15 to 20 participants — people living in poverty, also described as under-resourced or catalysts, and mentors of middle income who may or may not have lived experience — coming together to share food, fun, and storytelling. The end goal is to learn from one another towards a more stable life.
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“We use a workbook so everyone is not only speaking the same language and also understand what each other is going through — the hurdles, what resources people have, and what they don’t have,” Graveline explains. “By the end (of the program), participants have a new circle of community. You’ve had the team asking lots of questions and storytelling, all while developing relationships. When you’re done, they don’t say ‘See you later.’ Meaningful relationships have been built.”
Graveline was introduced to the Bridges Peterborough model while he was a student at Fleming College. Required to do a research project on a specific Peterborough community, he chose Bridges Peterborough “just to find out who even knew about it.”
That exposure led to him being asked to work on the group’s recruitment strategy, a paid marketing position and, eventually, the chance to co-facilitate the Bridging Artists Forward team.
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As an artist himself, Graveline brings a wealth of personal experience to the role. He has, in the truest sense, walked the walk.
“You get stuck in your ways as an artist,” Graveline says. “You’re comfortable smoking pot and drinking beer. You work hours that might take away from your being creative. You’re too tired or you just don’t want to create, or you don’t make the time for it. Your creativity is put on the back burner.”
After reading the book Bridging Out Of Poverty: Strategies For Professionals And Communities, Graveline found himself “able to put the pieces together” about generational and systemic poverty.
“I grew up in generational poverty,” Graveline notes. “There were a bunch of hidden factors I didn’t know about, like budgeting or simply making a plan. It sounds silly but when you read a book, sometimes it changes your trajectory. This book changed my approach to how I’m going to live my life. My mental health is better. I have more confidence. My party lifestyle is less. More opportunities have come from just understanding the road map.”
Bridges Peterborough was co-founded by Lynn Smith-Reeve, whose lived experience of poverty (raising her five children and caring for a disabled husband for two decades) inspired her desire to organize community resources to serve low-income families and led her to become a certified Bridges Out of Poverty facilitator. (Graphic courtesy of Bridges Peterborough)
The work of the Bridges Peterborough teams meshes with the themes of the book, a key one being the importance of having a role model or mentor “to kind of steer you.”
“Growing up in poverty, your parents are always working, your school marks don’t matter, you walk outside and there’s a bunch of people sitting on their stoops drinking and smoking,” Graveline says. “That’s all you know. You don’t aspire to do anything else besides that. When you mature, you’re maturing in that direction versus other directions.”
“Artists can get easily stuck in their ways and (become) hopeless in a sense. This is about making a change in your life with a strong supportive network that’s not just there for those four months. It’s not ‘Here you go, you’ve graduated.’ It’s like AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). They stick with you. You have someone to call after. You’re not just left on your own.”
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For team participants, says Graveline, the social capital they will gain is huge.
“There are artists who will never get into the Commerce Building here for a First Friday Art Crawl unless they know somebody. You’re not going to get on a bill for an event unless you know somebody. They’re just not getting into the fold. You come away with not only with more confidence, but also a stronger support system.”
On a more personal level, Graveline gains the most satisfaction from “being part of something good for the community.” In addition, he’s learned “how much we all have in common with complete strangers. When you see someone change their trajectory and see that confidence grow, that’s pretty satisfying.”
Bridges Peterborough needs two things to support both the Bridging Artists Forward and Getting Ahead While Getting Out bridging teams: participants and funds. The organization has a goal of raising $36,000, of which 85 per cent has already been attained. The money helps pay team facilitators as well as purchase grocery store gift cards given in recognition of the leadership and commitment of under-resourced people helping in the work.
To learn more about Bridges Peterborough, to join, or to make a donation, visit bridgespeterborough.ca.
This story has been updated to correct some factual errors.
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