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Peterborough’s Canadian Canoe Museum begins historic ‘final portage’ of over 600 paddled watercraft and artifacts to new waterfront home

By kawarthaNOW -
Peterborough paddling enthusiasts and community leaders Neil Morton and Mike Judson, pictured on the Hunter Street Bridge, are leading The Canadian Canoe Museum's "Move the Collection: The Final Portage" campaign to raise funds for the museum's historic move of the world's largest and most significant collection of paddled watercraft and to build excitement for the museum’s expected fall reopening at its new waterfront home. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

The Canadian Canoe Museum has launched a new fundraising campaign as it prepares to move the world’s largest and most significant collection of paddled watercraft across the City of Peterborough, from the museum’s current landlocked location on Monaghan Road to its new waterfront home under construction on Ashburnham Drive by the shores of Little Lake.

To build excitement for the museum’s expected fall reopening at its new two-storey 65,000-square-foot facility and to invite public support for the extraordinary journey of the museum’s historic collection to take place over the summer, the “Move the Collection: The Final Portage” campaign is being led by avid paddling enthusiasts and local community leaders Mike Judson and Neil Morton.

As a symbolic gesture of the forthcoming move of the collection, during The Final Portage campaign Judson and Morton will portage an iconic red canvas canoe throughout the city starting from the museum’s Monaghan Road location. The two men will eventually carry the symbolic canoe all the way to the museum’s new home, where the entire collection of more than 600 canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft will be accessible to visitors for the first time in the museum’s history.

The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough is preparing and packing more than 600 canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft for the upcoming historic move of the museum's collection, deemed a cultural asset of national significance by the Senate of Canada in 2013, from its current landlocked location on Monaghan Road to its new waterfront home under construction on Ashburnham Drive by the shores of Little Lake. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)
The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough is preparing and packing more than 600 canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft for the upcoming historic move of the museum’s collection, deemed a cultural asset of national significance by the Senate of Canada in 2013, from its current landlocked location on Monaghan Road to its new waterfront home under construction on Ashburnham Drive by the shores of Little Lake. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

“Moving a collection of this size and scale in the span of months is no small feat for our team and supporters,” explains the museum’s executive director Carolyn Hyslop in a media release. “This move represents a pivotal moment in our museum’s history.”

“By relocating to the waterfront, we will not only enhance the accessibility and visibility of this extraordinary collection but also create a transformative experience for our visitors. We are inviting donors and sponsors to be a part of this monumental move and help us bring the legacy of paddled watercraft to a wider audience.”

Not only is it rare for a museum to build a new facility in a new location, but it’s also rare for a museum to move its entire collection to a new location. Moving The Canadian Canoe Museum’s collection, declared a cultural asset of national significance by the Senate in 2013, requires a significant amount of preparation and care. The collection includes paddled watercraft ranging up to 53 feet long and weighing up to 1,500 pounds, hundreds of small artifacts, and a library and archive.

Canadian Canoe Museum staff clean and prepare one of more than 600 canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft that are being readied for their journey almost three kilometres across the city to the museum's new waterfront home, where the entire collection will be accessible to visitors for the first time in the museum's history. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)
Canadian Canoe Museum staff clean and prepare one of more than 600 canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft that are being readied for their journey almost three kilometres across the city to the museum’s new waterfront home, where the entire collection will be accessible to visitors for the first time in the museum’s history. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

While the actual physical relocation of The Canadian Canoe Museum’s collection is scheduled to take place over the summer, with McWilliams Moving and Storage partnering with the museum as the lead sponsor and official mover of the collection, the museum has already spent more than two years carefully preparing the collection by diligently cleaning and packing each artifact to ensure the utmost care during the move.

The museum’s Monaghan Road location has been closed since last September so that museum staff can remove the artifacts that have been on exhibit there for the past two decades.

During The Final Portage campaign, the museum will be releasing a series of videos and behind-the-scenes content this summer and fall featuring Judson and Morton portaging the canoe past recognizable landmarks in Peterborough, allowing the public to follow the fundraising campaign’s progress while building excitement for the museum’s fall reopening. The first video (included below) is available at canoemuseum.ca/final-portage.

VIDEO: Move the Collection: The Final Portage

The Move the Collection: The Final Portage campaign videos will be released throughout the summer months and into the fall and will be showcasing the lead portagers, the collection, the historic moving journey, and campaign sponsors. Support for the first video in the series is provided by McWilliams Moving and Storage, kawarthaNOW and Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism.

“Canoeing is one of my great passions in life, and seeing this national treasure move to the water’s edge in this community I adore is a dream,” Morton says. “It’s fantastic to be a part of The Final Portage campaign and this historic moment with my fellow lead portager Mike Judson as we help carry this to the finish line.”

The Canadian Canoe Museum’s new purpose-built home at 2077 Ashburnham Drive is located on a five-acre site surrounded by public parks with stunning west-facing views of Little Lake and a connection to the Trans Canada Trail.

With an array of indoor and outdoor spaces and water access, the new location will allow the museum to deliver on its mission in inspiring new ways and become a vibrant community space for outdoor activities, including the museum’s canoeing and outdoor programs and events.

A rendering of how The Canadian Canoe Museum's new waterfront home on the shores of Little Lake in Peterborough will appear when fully completed and landscaped. (Rendering: Lett Architects Ltd.)
A rendering of how The Canadian Canoe Museum’s new waterfront home on the shores of Little Lake in Peterborough will appear when fully completed and landscaped. (Rendering: Lett Architects Ltd.)

“Supporting initiatives like the museum’s historic move is an investment in preserving our shared heritage and cultural legacy,” Hyslop explains. “By contributing to this endeavour, we actively steward invaluable artifacts and ensure their accessibility to future generations.”

“Institutions like ours serve as gateways to knowledge, inspiration, and understanding, and it is through your support that we enable the continued celebration and exploration of our collective history. Together, we can make a lasting impact and shape a vibrant cultural landscape for years to come.”

McWilliams Moving and Storage, a full-service moving company in Peterborough, has joined The Final Portage campaign as the lead sponsor and official mover of the museum’s collection. With their extensive experience and commitment to excellence, they will ensure that each piece is moved safely and with care.

Canadian Canoe Museum collections intern Natalie Short passes wrapped paddles to an employee of McWilliams Moving and Storage in Peterborough, which as the lead sponsor and official mover of the museum's collection, which will soon embark on an almost three-kilometre portage to its new waterfront home on Ashburnham Drive by the shores of Little Lake. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)
Canadian Canoe Museum collections intern Natalie Short passes wrapped paddles to an employee of McWilliams Moving and Storage in Peterborough, which as the lead sponsor and official mover of the museum’s collection, which will soon embark on an almost three-kilometre portage to its new waterfront home on Ashburnham Drive by the shores of Little Lake. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

“McWilliams Moving and Storage has been part of The Canadian Canoe Museum family since its inception with the first portage of museum artifacts from Dorset, Ontario, to Peterborough over two decades ago,” says president Dan McWilliams.

“We are honoured to continue this tradition as the official movers of The Canadian Canoe Museum to complete the final portage to a new architectural and cultural landmark in the city of Peterborough. Having the opportunity to pack and transport these pieces of Canadian heritage allows us to be part of the journey and story of this national icon in our great city.”

“The McWilliams team’s dedication to preserving the integrity of each artifact aligns perfectly with our mission to steward and showcase the rich history of paddled watercraft,” Hyslop adds. “We are incredibly grateful for their support and expertise throughout this process. We are excited to see other sponsors and donors support the move similarly.”

Neil Morton and Mike Judson, lead portagers for The Canadian Canoe Museum's "Move the Collection: The Final Portage" campaign, stand behind the late Gordon Lightfoot’s canary yellow canoe amidst the museum's collection, which is being prepared and packed in anticipation of the upcoming move to the museum's new waterfront home on the shores of Little Lake in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)
Neil Morton and Mike Judson, lead portagers for The Canadian Canoe Museum’s “Move the Collection: The Final Portage” campaign, stand behind the late Gordon Lightfoot’s canary yellow canoe amidst the museum’s collection, which is being prepared and packed in anticipation of the upcoming move to the museum’s new waterfront home on the shores of Little Lake in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

Businesses interested in sponsorship opportunities for The Final Portage can email the museum’s philanthropy associate Rose Terry at rose.terry@canoemuseum.ca.

Canadians from across the country and beyond who want to support the final portage of The Canadian Canoe Museum’s collection to its new home at the water’s edge can make a donation at canoemuseum.ca/final-portage.

For more information about the new museum, visit canoemuseum.ca/new-museum.

The Canadian Canoe Museum's "Move the Collection: The Final Portage" fundraising campaign celebrates the museum's upcoming move of the world’s largest and most significant collection of canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft. Canadians and businesses are invited to be a part of this historic endeavour by making a donation or sponsoring the move of the collection to ensure a successful relocation. (Image courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)
The Canadian Canoe Museum’s “Move the Collection: The Final Portage” fundraising campaign celebrates the museum’s upcoming move of the world’s largest and most significant collection of canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft. Canadians and businesses are invited to be a part of this historic endeavour by making a donation or sponsoring the move of the collection to ensure a successful relocation. (Image courtesy of The Canadian Canoe Museum)

 

kawarthaNOW is proud to be the official media sponsor of The Canadian Canoe Museum’s Move the Collection: The Final Portage Campaign.

In celebration of Peterborough Children’s Water Festival, channel your inner child and imagine you are a droplet of water

By GreenUP -
Young students during the first day of the annual Peterborough Children's Water Festival on May 30, 2023 donned lab coats and investigated various tests on liquids to understand the concept of acidity in water. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s column is by Lili Paradi, Communications Manager, GreenUP.

Looking up on a rainy day, you may see a blanket of grey enveloping Peterborough. From a cloud, a single raindrop can travel for kilometres before ending up somewhere familiar like our tap, garden hose, or laundry machine.

While the water cycle may be something that we learned at school, many of us forget about the vast and incredible journey each drop of water takes again and again.

As the GreenUP team finalized programming at the Peterborough Children’s Water Festival, which returned this week to the Riverview Park and Zoo as an in-person festival for the first time since 2019, we have been thinking about water in creative ways that may even captivate your own inner child.

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Let’s use our imagination to pretend we are single drops of water, travelling through the cycle. Where do we begin?

We are formed in that same grey cloud, a nimbus cloud, a cloud created through the process of condensation when water vapour, primarily from the oceans, rises into the atmosphere. We see more and more droplets just like us joining the cloud, making it bigger and bigger, until the prospect of precipitation is near.

Suddenly, without warning, we fall. As we parachute through the atmosphere, we look towards our destination: Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, the place at the end of the rapids.

During the first day of the annual Peterborough Children's Water Festival on May 30, 2023, Candace Clark from Otonabee Conservation showed students how they can monitor water quality by observing and counting the types of critters and bugs that live in the water. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)
During the first day of the annual Peterborough Children’s Water Festival on May 30, 2023, Candace Clark from Otonabee Conservation showed students how they can monitor water quality by observing and counting the types of critters and bugs that live in the water. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)

Our excitement increases as we realize that the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County have over 15 watersheds that make up the greater water system. Where will we land? The Jackson watershed, perhaps, or the Harper Creek watershed? Or the Otonabee catchment?

We watch some of our droplet peers land, on farmland, on asphalt, some in wonderfully biodiverse pollinator gardens. Water droplets that land in areas without trees and root systems know they might end up as part of a flood. The droplets that land near a road accidentally pick up hitch-hiking pollutants like fertilizers and road salt. Together these droplets and their undesirable companions find their way into the watershed as we watch on.

We, however, are lucky enough to land as surface water in the Otonabee catchment, somewhere north of the Otonabee dam. Fortunately, we land directly in a rain garden! This garden was built by an empowered Peterborough resident specifically to absorb and naturally filter water. We are lucky to avoid collecting any runoff and sediment hitchhikers like our peers. We droplets are experts at carrying whatever we find through city storm sewer systems to local waterways.

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Flowing on, we absorb into the soil of the rain garden and slowly make our way into and down the Odenabe/Otonabee River. We pass threatened and endangered species such as brook trout, northern map turtles, and monarch butterflies. We pass more native species like shrubby red osier dogwood, ebony jewelwing damselfies, and amphibians like spring peepers, all of which are more common to us. We even pass a gaggling loon, laughing in joy at the sparkling river system!

As we approach the calm shoreline near the Riverview Park and Zoo, sheltered by willows and red cedar, we see some of our droplet peers collected by the Peterborough Water Treatment Plant, ready to flow out of community member’s sprinklers, dishwashers, and showers.

It looks like we’ve reached our destination: the riverside home of a turtle nesting area near Riverview Park and Zoo. We are just within reach of the Peterborough Children’s Water Festival, an annual celebration of all things water.

During the first day of the annual Peterborough Children's Water Festival on May 30, 2023, elementary school students participated in the Sponge Bog Frog activity centre (led by students from St. Peter Catholic Secondary School) to teach students how pollutants in water can harm frogs. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)
During the first day of the annual Peterborough Children’s Water Festival on May 30, 2023, elementary school students participated in the Sponge Bog Frog activity centre (led by students from St. Peter Catholic Secondary School) to teach students how pollutants in water can harm frogs. (Photo: Lili Paradi / GreenUP)

Around us, children are learning about cultural perspectives of water, or nibi in Anishinaabemowan.

As a water droplet, we feel celebrated and honoured.

At the festival, knowledge about water flows freely. Nibi is celebrated in all forms as children (and their trusted adults) learn about the human impact on water, whether it is through cultural perspectives, science and technology, and themes of protection and conservation.

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Soon, we droplets feel the pull of the warm weather and know that evaporation is coming. As we look up, we see a cloud forming, and know that we’ll travel this journey again.

We water droplets grew old a long time ago, and have travelled this journey many times over, growing accustomed to the changes in health of the water system.

Fortunately, for the sake of the next generation, the community members of Peterborough, and the health of our waterways, we won’t take for granted how precious the route of a water droplet is and know we will tell our tale for many more cycles.

The meandering stream that runs through Ecology Park and Beavermead Park, both freely accessible public spaces nestled alongside the alcoves of Little Lake in Peterborough where you can regularly see ducks, turtles, and other wildlife using the water. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)
The meandering stream that runs through Ecology Park and Beavermead Park, both freely accessible public spaces nestled alongside the alcoves of Little Lake in Peterborough where you can regularly see ducks, turtles, and other wildlife using the water. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

 

The Peterborough Children’s Water Festival is a long-running event for students in Grades 2 to 5. This year, in 2023, the festival took place on May 30 and 31, with over 1,300 students participating from more than 45 classes at over 20 different schools. The festival works in partnership with educators, water quality and quantity specialists, community volunteers, conservation groups, industry, and government to inspire understanding and connection to water.

Member agencies of the festival’s organizing committee include Peterborough Utilities Group, Riverview Park and Zoo, City of Peterborough, GreenUP, Otonabee Conservation, Trent University, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, and Peterborough Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board, and Wayne Stiver. For more information, check out pcwf.net or contact Natalie Stephenson, Director of Programs at GreenUP at natalie.stephenson@greenup.on.ca.

Peterborough Petes keep Memorial Cup dream alive by defeating top-seed Quebec Remparts

By kawarthaNOW -
The Peterborough Petes handed the top-seed Quebec Remparts their first loss in the Memorial Cup with a 4-2 win on May 30, 2023 at at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, B.C. (Photo: Jessica Van Staalduinen)

The Peterborough Petes’ Memorial Cup dream is still alive after the team defeated the top-seed Quebec Remparts 4-2 on Tuesday night (May 30) in the Petes’ third and final round robin game at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, B.C.

After losing their opening game on Saturday against the Seattle Thunderbirds 6-3 followed by a 10-2 blowout loss to host Kamloops Blazers on Sunday, the Petes handed the Remparts their first loss in the series. However, the Remparts have already clinched a berth in the Memorial Cup final having won two previous games.

Tuesday night’s game was scoreless until the second period, when Tucker Robertson opened the scoring for the Petes followed by a second goal by J.R. Avon. After James Malatesta scored for the Remparts, Avery Hayes added another goal for the Petes, with a goal by Quebec’s Nathan Gaucher leaving the score 3-2 at the end of the second period. Connor Lockhart of the Petes scored the only goal of the third period, giving Peterborough the 4-2 win.

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The Petes will play a tie-breaker on Thursday against the loser of Wednesday’s game between the Blazers and Thunderbirds. The winners of Wednesday’s and Thursday’s games will play in the semifinal game on Friday, and the winner of that game will face the Quebec Remparts on Sunday.

Puck drop for Thursday’s game is scheduled for 9 p.m. EDT, and fans can catch the game on TSN, Freq 90.5, Oldies 96.7, and Classic Rock 107.9.

The national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, the Memorial Cup is played by the champions of the Western Hockey League (WHL), Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and Ontario Hockey League (OHL), along with a fourth team that wins the rights to host the tournament. Prior to this year, the Peterborough Petes have played in nine Memorial Cups, winning once in 1979.

The decisions you make on the cusp of retirement can have the biggest impact to your retirement success

By Paul Rellinger -
While each client approaching retirement who comes through the door of Kawarthas-based McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management is unique, they all have one thing in common: they want financial security during their golden years. Executive financial consultant Adam McInroy walks through a conversation he recently had with a married couple to advise them on how they can best have sustained income during retirement that's going to keep up with the cost of living while minimizing the amount of tax they pay. (Stock photo)

Each client who envisions what retirement will be like and comes through the door of Kawarthas-based McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management is unique, arriving with varying assets and equally different expectations of what they hope retirement will look like.

But what they all have in common, according to financial consultant Adam McInroy CFP, CLU, is the need to have sustained income during retirement that’s going to keep up with the cost of living and to minimize the amount of tax they pay. They want financial security.

“Let me walk through a conversation we recently had with a married couple to illustrate to you what that looks like,” Adam says. “He is retired with a defined benefit pension plan. She is working, several years away from retirement, with $900,000 in registered assets between her group RRSP and her defined contribution pension plan.”

The couple’s shared ambition is simple: to enjoy a low-key but comfortable retirement lifestyle — a golden years’ existence that will allow them to enjoy the fruits of their retirement assets but still leave something for their children.

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“It might be simple, but one of the first questions I asked them was ‘Where are you going to live?'” Adam recalls. “We all need a roof over our head.”

The couple told Adam they had already sold their primary residence and were residing on a lake in an old family cottage they had inherited.

At that point, Adam knew how the couple decides to handle the house sale proceeds would be a critical piece of their retirement plan puzzle, not just for today but also in the long term.

“If they went online and searched for the answer to that question, they probably read a dozen different options,” Adam says. “A common answer may be ‘Put the house sale proceeds in the group RRSP and lower your income tax bracket.’ That sounds great initially, but one of the bigger planning components we want to look at over the next 15 to 25 years is what taxable sources of income they’re going to have.”

“We know the husband has a defined benefit pension plan so hopefully, even though the wife is not retired yet, that’s pension income that could be at least shared for pension income splitting and tax credit purposes, helping minimize overall tax for the household each year.”

“The second thing we know is there’s $900,000 of taxable assets in the future for them to draw on, between the group RRSP and defined contribution pension plan, plus there’s going to be OAS and CPP income. Saving taxes today is great, but we need to ask the question: if the impact in retirement is that you’ll end up paying more taxes, is that actually beneficial?”

While two-thirds of Canadians have a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), only half are aware that a TFSA can hold both cash and other investments, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and GICs. Executive financial consultant Adam McInroy of McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management refers to the TFSA as a tax-free investment account, meaning you can select how you want the money invested inside of this account. (Stock photo)
While two-thirds of Canadians have a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), only half are aware that a TFSA can hold both cash and other investments, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and GICs. Executive financial consultant Adam McInroy of McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management refers to the TFSA as a tax-free investment account, meaning you can select how you want the money invested inside of this account. (Stock photo)

That’s when Adam broaches the subject of a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), a piece of the financial planning puzzle the couple hadn’t considered.

They are not alone. According to a 2022 study commissioned by BMO, while two-thirds of Canadians have a TFSA, only half are aware that a TFSA can hold both cash and other investments, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and GICs.

“A TFSA can provide a significant benefit for this family, allowing up to $88,000 to be deposited and invested for future retirement income needs,” Adam points out.

“For this couple, I would look at the TFSA as a vehicle to help them achieve the retirement they want. The word ‘savings’ is misleading. Most people think of it as just a savings account that generates simple interest. I refer to the TFSA as a tax-free investment account, meaning you can select how you want the money invested inside of this account.”

“For this couple, why would we want to take that generally tax-free lump sum from the house sale and put it into something that we’re going to pay taxes on down the road? With a TFSA, we can generate an investment return that’s going to work for them throughout retirement, which keeps pace or exceeds inflation, allowing them to maintain a lifestyle of comfort and dignity by creating a source of income that does not create a tax liability.”

Compare this option — a tax free pot of money — to an RRSP strategy that would generate a tax benefit today but result in a taxable income stream later on in retirement.

“That strategy just doesn’t make sense while they are both alive, With a married couple, one is generally going to pre-decease the other. For the surviving spouse, a TFSA provides the ability and the flexibility to draw income when it’s needed from non-taxable sources, which is beneficial when there are no long two tax returns to split income across. A TFSA provides an income source that can be drawn from but may help avoid moving the surviving spouse up into a higher tax bracket.”

Another consideration, notes Adam, is to account for the future cost of living.

“We’ve been telling people for years that two per cent inflation is beautiful but, over 20 or 25 years, inflation significantly impacts your purchasing power,” he says. “It’s not just about putting money in a TFSA and building a non-registered portfolio. How we build out an investment strategy to achieve the goal of keeping up with or surpassing inflation is critical.”

According to executive financial consultant Adam McInroy of McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management, spreading out taxable income over multiple years is generally a better strategy for reducing overall tax liability during retirementthan having a lot of taxable income in one year and none in future years. (Photo: McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management)
According to executive financial consultant Adam McInroy of McInroy and Associates Private Wealth Management, spreading out taxable income over multiple years is generally a better strategy for reducing overall tax liability during retirementthan having a lot of taxable income in one year and none in future years. (Photo: McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management)

The defined contribution pension plan component deserves special attention, Adam says.

“Unlike a defined benefit pension plan, which can pay you a steady income for as long as you live and upon your passing goes to your spouse generally at 60 per cent, a defined contribution plan means you, as the owner, take on the investment risk and income strategy planning.”

“The nice thing is, when you retire, the defined contribution comes out and you get to manage it in the form of a LIRA (Locked-In Retirement Account). There’s pension legislation surrounding how you can take the money out and, after the age of 55, you can start taking a monthly or annual income out of that account. It’s important, though, that you understand some of the options you have when you first unlock a LIRA.”

“A LIRA account generally goes from a LIRA account to a LIF (Life Income Fund) account. A LIF account has a prescribed minimum income and maximum income that must be withdrawn. As you can imagine, that can be limiting in terms of income planning. Compare that to an RRIF (Registered Retirement Income Fund) account that has a minimum amount that is prescribed and has to come out every single year, but no maximum amount ”

“One of the strategies we generally want to employ is unlocking 50 per cent of the LIF account within the first 60 days that it’s open. Hypothetically, if we have $200,000 sitting in a LIF account when it’s set up, we can move $100,000 to an RSP/RRIF account. It’s all done without income tax issues, but what that gives the household is increased flexibility of income streams.”

“This couple may want to have a baseline income for a few years and then do a few big trips. There may be years when they may want to pull out extra income. This gives them the ability to create income flexibility through their retirement.”

“As Canadians, we have the fortunate benefit of having OAS and CPP systems in place. I call that a foundational income stream. Having a few other pots of money that can create income without 100 per cent taxation can be very beneficial. TFSAs and non-registered accounts/open accounts are other vehicles that allow for a diversified income stream heading into retirement.”

According to Adam, spreading out taxable income over multiple years — rather than having a lot of taxable income in one year and none in future years — is generally a better strategy for reducing overall tax liability.

“The immediate logic is ‘I want to drop my tax bracket now, so I’m going to take some of the proceeds from the sale of my principal residence and put it into my RRSP.’ The big question to ask is are you just reducing taxes today and are you going to end up paying more taxes down the road?”

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. For more information, visit www.mcinroypwm.com. (Photo: McInroy & Associates Private Wealth Management)

Adam strongly encourages both individuals and couples who are approaching retirement to seek out the counsel of a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional — “someone who does this day in and day out and knows what questions to ask” — as opposed to “trying to Google for answers. Google is great at giving you answers but, if you don’t know what questions to ask, you’re going to get answers that may not make sense for you.”

“Do you really want to spend your time and energy trying to figure out your different sources of income and how you can best build your income streams for the next 30 years? Or do you want to work with someone who has been doing that for 20 or 30 years, has a proven track record, and knows how the tax changes impact seniors’ retirement income streams and planning opportunities?”

“Our niche is servicing clients on the cusp of retirement and doing so in a manner that nets them a benefit in the reduction of taxes, coupled with an investment strategy designed to provide income for as long as they need that’s going to keep up with the cost of living.”

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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LOCATED – Kawartha Lakes police ask for public’s help locating 87-year-old Lindsay man

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The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)
Update – At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Kawartha Lakes police advised Fiander was located by a search team of Kawartha Lakes police and OPP officers in a heavily wooded area north of #Lindsay. He is currently being escorted out of the woods by officers and is being evaluated by paramedics.

Kawartha Lakes police are asking for the public’s help in locating an 87-year-old man in Lindsay.

Emerson Fiander, who has dementia, left a Lindsay long-term care facility on Tuesday morning (May 30).

While Fiander routinely takes extended walks, he usually returns on his own. Nursing staff at his residence, as well as his family, are concerned for Fiander’s safety.

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Fiander is described as a white man, 5’4″ (165cm) and 174 lbs (79kg), with gray hair, blue eyes, and glasses. When last seen, he was wearing a white T-shirt, black shorts. and hiking shoes.

Police are conducting a search in an area at the north end of Lindsay and are being assisted by Ontario Provincial Police.

Anyone with information about Fiander’s whereabouts is asked to call the Kawartha Lakes Police Service at 705-324-5252.

Minden business owners speak up about imminent emergency department closure

By Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay -
A number of business owners from Minden joined NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina-Fort York) at the Queen's Park Media Studio in Toronto on May 30, 2023, for a media conference where they expressed their concerns about the closure of Minden's emergency department on June 1 and the economic impact the closure could have on their businesses. (Photo: Patrick Porzuczek / Save Minden Ontario Emergency Room Facebook group)

Business owners from Minden spoke to the media on Tuesday (May 30) at Queen’s Park in Toronto alongside NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina-Fort York) and NDP health critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) to once again call on the Ford government to step in and stop the closure of Minden’s emergency department set for Thursday (June 1).

During question period on Monday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles introduced petitions containing over 24,000 signatures opposing the closure of the emergency department. Stiles asked health minister Sylvia Jones, “How many communities will see emergency rooms close this summer because of this government’s failure to act?”

“While the NDP are satisfied with the status quo, I can tell you this government is not,” Jones responded before discussing investments the government has made in incentives to get health care workers to work in remote and rural communities.

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“We are investing, we are ensuring the people who want to practise in the province of Ontario have that right through many different programs,” Jones added.

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Opening question period on Tuesday, Stiles again pushed for accountability from Jones noting the presence of dozens of local business owners in the gallery and that the closure was transpiring right when the seasonal population of the area soars, meaning that “thousands of Ontarians will have to travel farther and farther away just to access emergency service.”

In response, Jones stated she could “only imagine how challenging this decision was for the Haliburton Highlands Health Services leadership and board,” adding “I am confident that this decision was not taken lightly” before repeating her previous comments about government investments.

VIDEO: NDP Marit Stiles during Question Period – May 30, 2023

But these answers, coupled with Jones’ reluctance to take action and listen to the people of Minden — a point she has repeatedly characterized as a local decision for the Haliburton Highlands Health Service (HHHS) board the government would not interfere in — is not playing well for the local business owners, some of whom identify as Progressive Conservative voters and supporters of Doug Ford.

Mathew Renda of Boshkung Brewing Company, who moved to Minden from Oshawa with his wife in 2020 and is currently a caregiver to his mother-in-law who is living with a heart condition, told reporters that he feels Jones is “oblivious to the whole situation.”

“Her answers to the Opposition’s questions were, at best, uninformed,” Renda continued. “I was very surprised. Clearly they have no indication of the impact this is going to have on the area.”

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The impacts include an increase of at least 20 minutes travel time for permanent and seasonal residents of Minden to get to the nearest emergency department in Haliburton once the Minden emergency department closes. This fact is exacerbated for surrounding communities such as Dorset that rely on the services of Minden’s emergency department.

Fears from Minden business owners regarding the potential economic impact of the closure reflect the fact that Minden and surrounding areas are heavily dependent upon summer tourism.

“(In) the winter it turns into a sleepy town and then the summer it becomes lively,” Renda said. “With multiple summer camps and multiple outdoor activities like fishing, surrounded by hundreds of lakes, what are those people do when they have an issue on the lake?”

NDP leader Marit Stiles tabled petitions with more than 24,000 signatures objecting to the June 1st closure of Minden's emergency department. (Photo: Marit Stiles / Twitter)
NDP leader Marit Stiles tabled petitions with more than 24,000 signatures objecting to the June 1st closure of Minden’s emergency department. (Photo: Marit Stiles / Twitter)

Dennis Pennie, who operates Minden Auto Centre with his wife, noted he stands to lose approximately 40 per cent of his business in the next five years due to reduced tourism to the area and fewer people choosing to move to or retire in the area. He also expressed concern about the optics for families who would traditionally send their children to camps in communities surrounding Minden.

“Would you send your child to a place that has no hospital and has had the hype we’ve had in the last six weeks?” he asked. “A lot of parents aren’t going to send their kids to our camps and our camps are going to suffer from that.”

Pennie said he was deeply disappointed in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes MPP Laurie Scott, noting he thought she would be there for her constituents.

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“I’ve heard from many other people who have been down here and she has not lifted her head once, never invited us in, and today not even a glance back at us,” Pennie said, referring to the Minden delegation in the public gallery at the Legislature.

Ian Myers, who owns the chimney company Myers Chimney, stated plainly he has withdrawn his support from the PC party, Jones, and Scott over their decision to not intervene.

According to the NDP, accountability agreements signed with every hospital in the province mean Ontario’s health minister approves the closure of hospitals and emergency departments becuase of financial trouble or understaffing. In previous statements, Gélinas expressed skepticism about the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board’s reasoning for permanently closing the Minden emergency department given it hasn’t closed a single time due to understaffing in the past year.

“None of this makes any sense, to say that closing Minden is a decision made by the board and has nothing to do with the minister of health,” Gélinas told the media on Tuesday. “It’s because we have a minister of health that does not understand her responsibility or refuses to take her responsibility. It is on her shoulders. Nobody else.”

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Mark Dracup, who owns Rockcliffe Restaurant, Bar & Hotel in Minden, called Jones’ repeated lack of action an instance of “passing the buck.”

“She’s taking no accountability,” he said.

As for the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board, he called the lack of consultation about the closure and the extremely condensed timeline of six weeks since the closure announcement “at best, maybe incompetent, at worst, maybe corrupt.”

According to Dracup, neither he nor anybody else in the community knows how the decision was made and the lack of consultation by the board negates its legitimacy.

NDP MPP Chris Glover said that over the past two and a half decades, Ontarians have been losing democratic control over their hospital boards. He went on to suggest that many hospital boards across the province lack accountability to the communities they serve, casting further doubt on the health minister’s assertion that this was a “local” decision.

“Minden is a warning shot for communities across the province, because we’re already starting to see temporary closures in emergency rooms in many other communities across this province,” Glover added. “The communities have no say because they don’t have control of their hospital boards. So all rural communities in Ontario should be paying attention to what’s happening in Minden, because they could be next.”

While the closure of the Minden emergency department on June 1st appears all but certain, the community members present at the media conference made it clear this was not the end and they would be heeding Glover’s advice.

“We’re not going to stop fighting,” Pennie noted. “You’re going to hear a lot more from us about this.”

 

This story has been updated to correct Mathew Renda’s name. kawarthaNOW apologizes for the error.

Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival presents five days of Indigenous theatre, dance, and music in June

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Indigenous artist Kelli Marshall will premiere her new written word and dance performance "Reclaiming in Motion" at the Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival running from June 21 to 25, 2023 on the East Bank of Trent University in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of NIFF)

The third annual Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival (NIFF) returns to Trent University in June with five days of theatre, dance, and music performed by independent Indigenous artists.

The first and only Indigenous fringe festival in the world, NIFF was founded by a collective including Joeann Argue, Lee Bolton, Drew Hayden Taylor, and Muriel Miguel. A member of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals, NIFF is an unjuried and uncensored festival where participants send in applications and are chosen by lottery. Performers receive 100 per cent of the box office proceeds.

The festival takes place from June 21 to 25 indoors and outdoors on the East Bank of Trent University, with all indoor performances at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space. The festival also features two free events (advance registration required). Tickets for individual events are $12 plus fees in advance or $12 cash only at the door depending on availability. To purchase tickets or to register for the free events, visit www.indigenousfringefest.ca.

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NIFF kicks off on Wednesday, June 21st — Indigenous Peoples’ Day — with a free outdoor gathering from 4 to 6 p.m. on the East Bank of Trent University. Everyone is welcome to attend the gathering, which will include traditional food and entertainment and feature the NIFF artists.

Here’s the line-up of festival performers and performance dates.

 

“The Cave That Hummed A Song” by Trina Moyan

A powerful and intense one-woman play written and performed by Trina Moyan and directed by Jill Carter, “The Cave That Hummed A Song” was inspired by the philosophical musings of Moyan’s mentor Lee Maracle on life, on being a woman, on blood memory, and on women taking their rightful place in society. Weaving present and past and reflecting on legends and current events, the play reflects the traditional form of oral story keeping and story telling from the heart and in the moment in that, each time the story teller shares it, the story changes and is transformed by the listeners.

This 30-minute play is suitable for adults and older children. Performances take place at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space on June 21 at 7 p.m., June 22 at 9:30 p.m., June 23 at 6 p.m., June 24 at 3:30 p.m., and June 25 at 1:30 p.m.

 

“The Bridge” by Pesch Nepoose

Written and performed by Pesch Nepoose with director/dramaturge Ed Roy and presented by Toronto’s Centre for Indigenous Theatre, “The Bridge” tells the story of Kara, a young Indigenous woman raised by adoptive settler parents who has been drugged and is being held captive. She knows her abductors, and knows if she doesn’t escape she’ll probably end up dead. The play follows Kara’s treacherous journey of self-discovery, as she struggles to find identity and community while being faced with racial and cultural rejection. In this one-woman show, Kara and the various characters she encounters take the audience through the events that led up to her captivity, and eventually looks to the audience to help her resolve its ending.

This play is suitable for adults and youth 14 years of age and older. Performances take place at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space on June 21 at 8:30 p.m., June 22 at 6 p.m., June 23 at 11:30 a.m., June 24 at 7 p.m., and June 25 at 3 p.m.

The third annual Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival running from June 21 to 25, 2023 on the East Bank of Trent University in Peterborough, with all indoor performances at Nozhem First Peoples' Performance Space. (Poster courtesy of NIFF)
The third annual Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival running from June 21 to 25, 2023 on the East Bank of Trent University in Peterborough, with all indoor performances at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space. (Poster courtesy of NIFF)

“Reclaiming in Motion” by Kelli Marshall

Local artist Kelli Marshall premieres her new written word and dance performance. Marshall has been dancing throughout her life and brings together her love of movement and passion for cultural reclamation in this piece.

This 30-minute performance is suitable for all ages. Performances take place at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space on June 22 at 4 p.m., June 23 at 9:30 p.m., June 24 at 5 p.m., and June 25 at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.

 

CANCELLED – “Abatimbo” by Maison Mere Artists

Update June 1, 2023 – Due to circumstances beyond their control, Maison Mere Artists from Burundi will be unable to perform their show “Abatimbo” at this year’s Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival. Artists and organizers hope that they will be able to travel to entertain Peterborough audiences at some future date.

Maison Mere Artists is a youth initiative based in Burundi, a country in east-central Africa whose borders were not determined by colonial rulers. Maison Mere Artists showcases the unknown talents of Burundian youth to the world through live performance, introduces the Burundian culture to the globe through dances, songs, poems, and more, and shares the message of love, harmony, and caring.

Suitable for all ages, outdoor performances take place on June 22 at 5 p.m., June 23 at 5 p.m., June 24 at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., and June 25 at 12:30 p.m.

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“Songs and Stories of a Modern Mohawk Continued” by “Tiger” Will Mason

A NIFF favourite, “Tiger” Will Mason returns to perform mostly original songs as well as songs by friends, and to share stories of the songs and his life as related to the songs. Mason has performed on stages for over half of his life, including as an actor and a professional musician. In 1986, an Anishinabe elder gave him the spirit name “Kahntahwi-wim’tchi’get”, which means “Maker of Beautiful Music”. He combines native contemporary sounds, with bluegrass, Americana/Canadiana, country rock, blues rock, folk, and more.

Suitable for all ages, the 60-minute performance takes place outdoors on June 22 at 7 p.m., June 23 at 9 p.m., June 24 at 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and June 25 at 4 p.m.

 

“An Indigenous Play” by Julia Ross

Written and directed by Julia Ross from Pinaymootang First Nation, “An Indigenous Play” explores the baggage that comes with being an Indigenous artist. Dakota is having her first art show, but is it what everyone expects of her? After navigating troubles at work, troubles at home, and one crazy uncle, the Indigenous art show must go on. The play will be performed by Juicebox Theatre, a Winnipeg-based group of theatre students from the University of Manitoba who previously performed “An Indigenous Play” once before at the university’s Black Hole Theatre.

Performances of this 60-minute play take place at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space on June 22 at 8 p.m., June 23 at 4 p.m., June 24 at 1:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., and June 25 at 5 p.m.

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“Wapikoni: A New Beginning” Program of Indigenous Short Films

On Friday, June 23rd from 7 to 9 p.m. at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space, 13 short films by Indigenous filmmakers will be screened followed by an artist discussion.

The short film program is being presented by Wapikoni Mobile, a non-profit organization based in Montreal that hosts educational workshops and film screenings to raise awareness and educate the wider public about First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people cultures, issues, and rights.

Taking place at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space, this all-ages event is free but advance registration is required.

 

“Funny, You Don’t Look Like a Doctor” with Dr. Drew Hayden Taylor

On Sunday, June 25th at 2 p.m., NIFF artistic director Joeann Argue will have a discussion with Drew Hayden Taylor from Curve Lake First Nation, a playwright, author, journalist, and newly minted honorary Doctor of Letters. Taylor will discuss his life in the arts so far and his hopes for the future of Indigenous performance, and will read from a selection of his favourite pieces from his long and distinguished career.

Taking place at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space, this all-ages event is free but advance registration is required.

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“Leathers and Feathers” by The Johnnys

NIFF wraps up at 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 25th with a one-night-only performance at Nozhem First Peoples’ Performance Space by Ontario rock band The Johnnys. Founded by spouses Veronica Johnny and Dave Johnny, the band is known for delivering rowdy, high-energy, humour-filled shows and have shared stages with Geordie Johnson, Bif Naked, Stevie Salas, Bruce Cockburn, Keith Secola, and Crystal Shawanda. Veronica’s Cree heritage is reflected in the band’s lyric content, with Indigenous influences on topics such as the environment, social justice, and political change.

The Johnnys’ first three independently released albums were all nominated for national music awards and their fourth album Leathers and Feathers garnered international award nominations. Their songs “Time to Shine”, “Have a Good Time All the Time”, and Salas/Gutierrez remixes “Leathers and Feathers” and “Butterfly” all reached top 10 on the Indigenous music countdown.

 

For more information about the Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival, visit www.indigenousfringefest.ca.

New donor-funded MRI arrives at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay

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A crane lifts the community's new five-tonne MRI machine in preparation for installation at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay on May 29, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)

The new MRI machine funded by community donors has arrived at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay.

The five-tonne machine was delivered by truck on Monday (May 29) and hoisted to the ground with a crane. A precision moving team then directed the MRI through the Kent Street entrance and down the main hall, where it was inserted through an open wall into the renovated MRI room.

Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is a noninvasive medical imaging test that produces detailed images of almost every internal structure in the human body, including the organs, bones, muscles, and blood vessels. MRI scanners create images of the body using a large magnet and radio waves.

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The new MRI replaces the 12-year-old MRI that was also completely funded by the community through the Imagine the Future campaign. From 2011 to 2023, around 70,000 patient exams were scanned using that MRI. More than 500 patient exams are scanned at Ross Memorial Hospital every month.

“With the support of our donors, Ross Memorial is building our health care infrastructure to keep pace and meet the needs of a rapidly growing population,” says Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation CEO Erin Coons in a media release. “This transformation involves significant investments in technologically advanced medical equipment, including the MRI, that is not covered by government funding. Donors’ support for the We Are The Ross appeal plays an important part of these essential investments.”

The new MRI machine features cutting-edge technology that provides the sharpest image resolution faster than ever before. It can adjust to each patient, which means they are in position sooner, and new tiltable imaging coils are more comfortable for patients with mobility challenges without compromising the resolution quality. High-tech sensors monitor the patient’s breathing and adjust for patients who have difficulty holding their breath for certain tests, such as liver and abdomen imaging.

A precision moving team directed the new MRI through the Kent Street entrance at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay and down the main hall. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)
A precision moving team directed the new MRI through the Kent Street entrance at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay and down the main hall. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)
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By delivering the most high-resolution images possible as quickly as possible, the new MRI reduces the amount of time patients must remain still, which is especially important for those with pain, claustrophobia, or limited mobility.

Sharper imaging and image reconstruction technology also help physicians confidently diagnose disease and injury in the brain, spine, joints, breasts, and organs. This includes herniated or bulging disks, arthritic changes, tumours and other lesions. It also enables precision biopsy procedures including breast and future prostate exams.

“MRI provides critically important information necessary for the best, safest patient care,” says Ross Memorial Hospital’s chief of staff Dr. Bharat Chawla. “The more detailed the image, the better and faster our team can diagnose and treat our patients’ concerns. The new MRI also connects to the hospital’s clinical information system, which means every image is automatically attached to the patient’s digital medical record and available to all care providers, including specialists in other regions.

A precision moving team inserted the new MRI machine through an open wall into the renovated MRI room at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)
A precision moving team inserted the new MRI machine through an open wall into the renovated MRI room at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)

Artspace Peterborough’s 50/50 fundraiser returns as an in-person event on Saturday

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At Artspace Peterborough's 50/50 fundraiser on June 3, 2023, a $100 draw ticket allows you to select a piece of original artwork by one of over 40 contributing local and regional artists, with proceeds split equally between the artist and Artspace. A $25 ticket is also available for those who want to watch the fun and participate in a "fire sale" of artwork remaining after the draw. (Photo courtesy of Artspace)

It’s an Artspace renaissance. That’s how Peterborough’s artist-run centre is describing the return of its annual 50/50 fundraiser to its traditional in-person format on Saturday (June 3) after a three-year absence due to the pandemic.

The event provides a unique opportunity to take home original artwork by local and regional artists at affordable prices while also supporting Artspace, one of Canada’s oldest artist-run centres. More than 40 artists have contributed artworks, each valued at $100, to Artspace for the fundraiser.

“Renaissance is an apt theme for us all as we emerge anew from the past years of pandemic disruption,” says Artspace member and artist Anne Pasek, in a media release.

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The available artworks have been installed at Artspace at 3-378 Aylmer Street in downtown Peterborough where the public can preview them from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and from noon to 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

A $100 ticket gets you entry to the 50/50 party at Artspace on Saturday night at 7 p.m. where you will receive a paper ticket with your draw number. When your number is drawn, you select your desired piece of art from the gallery wall which will be wrapped up then and there for you to take home.

For each piece of artwork selected by a ticket holder, the artist receives $50 and Artspace receives $50. Artworks that are not selected by ticket holders during the draw will then made available in a post-draw “fire sale”, for $80 in the first round or $60 in the second round, with proceeds split equally between the artist and Artspace.

Artwork contributed by over 40 local and regional artists has been installed at Artspace Peterborough at 3-378 Aylmer Street in downtown Peterborough, where it can be viewed by the public in advance of the 50/50 draw on on June 3, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Artspace)
Artwork contributed by over 40 local and regional artists has been installed at Artspace Peterborough at 3-378 Aylmer Street in downtown Peterborough, where it can be viewed by the public in advance of the 50/50 draw on on June 3, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Artspace)

In addition to the draw, the event includes sponsored door and raffle prizes, food and drink, and renaissance-themed costumes and fun. Peterborough-based musician Karol Orzechowski (aka garbageface) will DJ the evening.

While a $100 ticket guarantees you will go home with a selected piece of art, you can also purchase a party-only ticket for $25 that will give you the opportunity to watch the fun and participate in the post-draw fire sale. Both types of tickets include one complimentary drink.

“It’s so good to have an occasion to share the art we made while apart, and to celebrate the opportunity to come together as a community once more,” says Pasek, who is also contributing artist.

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Along with Pasek, local and regional artists participating in the Artspace 50/50 fundraiser include Ainsley Boyd, Sandra Brown, Samantha Chiusolo, Beth Davis, Charlotte Di Carlo, Jane Dukes, Kathryn Durst, Holly Edwards, Em Farquhar-Barrie, Melissa Fice, Gwyneth Fisher, Angela Hennessey, Janet Howse, Collin Jacob, Ann Jaeger, M-A Johnston, Beata Kruszynski, Terry Lamont, Dianne Latchford, Timothy Lauren, Cassandra Lee, Eryn Lidster, Jo Mann, Karin McLean, Jeff Macklin, Joh Marris, Rob Niezen, Tu Nguyen, Cameron Noble, Cathy Ogrodnik, Mickey Renders, Mark Reutter, Jackie Scott, Lisa Soch, Sheldon Storey, Shannon Taylor, Ashley Tuck, David Van Drunen, Josie Van Ryn, Dr. Anne Watson, and more.

For more information and to purchase draw or party tickets, visit artspaceptbo.ca.

Two married couples’ friendship unravels in hilarious fashion in Norm Foster’s ‘The Long Weekend’

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The cast of Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of Norm Foster's comedy of manners "The Long Weekend" in rehearsal. The play runs for 10 performances from July 5 to 15, 2023. (Photo: Peterborough Theatre Guild)

For the final production of its 2022-23 season, the Peterborough Theatre Guild is staging the popular comedy The Long Weekend by renowned Canadian playwright Norm Foster for 10 performances in July.

Premiering in 1994 at Festival Antigonish in Nova Scotia, The Long Weekend is a full-length two-act comedy of manners about two married couples who consider themselves best friends, until a long weekend visit reveals how they truly feel about each other.

Running from July 5 to 15, the Peterborough Theatre Guild production is directed by Jason Shulha with assistant director David Geene, produced by Margaret Pieper, and stage managed by Hayley Griffin-Montgomery. It stars David Adams and Siobhán MacQuarrie and Chelsey Mark and Jennifer Hilborn as the two married couples.

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Max Trueman (David Adams) is a successful lawyer and his wife Wynn (Siobhán MacQuarrie) is a relationship therapist writing a self-help book. After buying a beautiful new summer home in the country, the Truemans invite their best friends Roger and Abby Nash — Roger (Chelsey Mark) is a former math teacher turned aspiring writer and Abby (Jennifer Hilborn) is a shop owner and fashion designer — for what is meant to be a relaxing holiday weekend.

In the first act, we quickly learn pretentious Max looks down on Roger’s laid-back lifestyle while Roger feels threatened by Max’s financial success, and Wynn and Abby each secretly dread the other’s criticism of their lifestyle and tastes. The fast-paced repartee between the couples, rife with innuendo and double entendre, takes on an entirely new level when a secret is revealed.

The equally unpredictable and hilarious second act revisits the two couples at another long weekend at the Trueman’s summer home years later.

The Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of Norm Foster's comedy of manners "The Long Weekend", running for 10 performances from July 5 to 15, 2023, is directed by Jason Shulha (back left) with assistant director David Geene (back right) and stars (front left to right) Chelsey Mark as Roger Nash, Jennifer Hilborn as Abby Nash, David Adams as Max Trueman, and Siobhán MacQuarrie as Wynn Trueman. (Photo: Chelsey Mark)
The Peterborough Theatre Guild’s production of Norm Foster’s comedy of manners “The Long Weekend”, running for 10 performances from July 5 to 15, 2023, is directed by Jason Shulha (back left) with assistant director David Geene (back right) and stars (front left to right) Chelsey Mark as Roger Nash, Jennifer Hilborn as Abby Nash, David Adams as Max Trueman, and Siobhán MacQuarrie as Wynn Trueman. (Photo: Chelsey Mark)
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“Norm Foster scores a bull’s-eye with this tickling romp about mismatched spouses,” reads a review in the Los Angeles Times, with the Los Angeles Examiner calling it “delightfully entertaining” and the Hamilton Spectator proclaiming the play has “just enough sex, just enough smart talk, just enough preposterous plot twists to keep you titillated.”

Performances of The Long Weekend take place at the Guild Hall at 364 Rogers Street in Peterborough’s East City at 7:30 p.m. from July 5 to 8, July 12 to 14, and July 15, with 2 p.m. matinee performances on July 9 and 15.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors, and $15 for students and are available online at peterboroughtheatreguild.com or by calling 705-745-4211. Note: The Peterborough Theatre Guild is running a special two-for-one ticket promotion from June 29 until July 4. Buy one ticket online or by calling the box office, use the promo code “Summer”, and get a second ticket for free.

Performances of "The Long Weekend" take place at the Guild Hall at 364 Rogers Street in Peterborough's East City at 7:30 p.m. from July 5 to 8, July 12 to 14, and July 15, with 2 p.m. matinee performances on July 9 and 15, 2023. (Graphic: Peterborough Theatre Guild)
Performances of “The Long Weekend” take place at the Guild Hall at 364 Rogers Street in Peterborough’s East City at 7:30 p.m. from July 5 to 8, July 12 to 14, and July 15, with 2 p.m. matinee performances on July 9 and 15, 2023. (Graphic: Peterborough Theatre Guild)

 

kawarthaNOW is proud to be a media sponsor of the Peterborough Theatre Guild’s 2022-23 season.

This story has been updated with a new photo and a special two-for-one ticket promotion.

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