Nominations are open for the Junior Achievement of Northern and Eastern Ontario 2023 Business Hall of Fame in both Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough. (Graphic: JA-NEO)
Junior Achievement of Northern and Eastern Ontario (JA-NEO) has announced the first annual Business Hall of Fame to the City of Kawartha Lakes.
The organization established the Business Hall of Fame in Peterborough in 2016 to celebrate current and past Peterborough-area business leaders, with an induction ceremony event held every year. Now a similar event will take place to recognize business leaders in Kawartha Lakes.
“JA-NEO is excited to expand our Business Hall of Fame outside of Peterborough and what better place than the City of Kawartha Lakes,” says JA-NEO president and CEO John McNutt in a media release. “The City of Kawartha Lakes is full of exceptional business leaders from past and present and by recognizing and celebrating those who make an impact, we are helping to inspire youth who will be our community’s leaders of tomorrow.”
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Public nominations submitted to JA-NEO will be presented to an independent selection committee. Successful nominees will be announced at a formal announcement in January 2023 and will be officially inducted into the first annual Business Hall of Fame and Induction Ceremony for the City of Kawartha Lakes in the spring of 2023, with a date and location to be announced.
Nominations are now also open for the eighth annual Business Hall of Fame in Peterborough with the same deadline. Successful nominees will be announced at a formal announcement in January 2023 and will be officially inducted into the Business Hall of Fame on May 25, 2023 at The Venue in downtown Peterborough.
Former federal Liberal MPs Maryam Monsef and Matt DeCourcey are expecting a baby in 2023. (Photo: Odigski Media)
Former Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef has announced on social media she and her partner Matt DeCourcey are starting a family.
“Baby on the way, making 2023 even more fun,” Monsef writes. “Matt and I are excited about the adventures ahead. Appreciate your prayers, good vibes, and advice from all you working moms.”
The 37-year-old Monsef and 39-year-old DeCourcey announced their engagement in 2019.
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Both DeCourcey and Monsef are former federal Liberal politicians. A native of New Brunswick, DeCourcey represented the riding of Fredericton from 2015 until 2019, when he was defeated Jenica Atwin of the Green Party.
Monsef was first elected as Peterborough-Kawartha MP in 2015, a year after unsuccessfully running for mayor of Peterborough. She was re-elected as MP in 2019 but lost her seat two years later to Conservative Michelle Ferreri after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an early election.
In July, Monsef announced her new business venture, a consulting firm called ONWARD aiming to help women develop leadership skills.
The business offers speaking events, workshops and retreats, and one-on-one consulting.
“ONWARD is about channeling the power of relationships for personal and professional development,” Monsef writes on her website. “It’s a consultancy for women leaders and their allies who may be struggling or looking to maximize their impact.”
The myth that the economy, and especially the fossil fuel industry, is driven by demand is a self-fulfilling prophecy that causes economic crises. The fossil fuel industry is driven by supply and, as economist Julia Steinberger points out, we can do far better with far less by transitioning off fossil fuels. (Photo: Leif Einarson)
Let’s take a trip to the Hague District Court in the Netherlands, back to May 2021. In an unprecedented landmark ruling, Judge Larisa Alwyn ruled that Shell — the multi-national oil and energy company — must reduce its emissions by 45 per cent below 2019 levels by 2030.
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s column is by Leif Einarson, former Communications Manager at GreenUP.
This is the first time in history a judge has ordered a large, private company to reduce its emissions. The ruling establishes that Shell’s mitigation strategy is “not concrete,” and is responsible not only for its scope one and two emissions, but also for its scope three emissions.
Scope one and two are the emissions an organization generates due to the fuels it uses to operate its factories and its vehicles. Scope three includes all other emissions linked to an organization’s activities.
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In the ruling against Shell, scope three includes all the emissions caused by consumers around the world buying and burning Shell’s fossil fuels. The fuels people like you and I use in our cars, boats, tractors, and, yes, even leaf blowers — all those scope three emissions account for over 90 per cent of Shell’s emissions.
This court ruling found these scope three emissions threaten the “right to life” and “undisturbed family life” that are protected in the European Convention on Human Rights.
Ben van Beurden, CEO of Shell, responded that this ruling “does not help reduce global CO2 emissions.”
A 2021 court ruling found that Shell is not only responsible for the emissions it generates from its operations, such as this refinery designed to process around 240,000 barrels per day of crude oil into conventional petroleum products and refinery grade sulfur, but also all other emissions linked to the burning of the products it produces. (Photo: Shell Global)
“The energy transition is far too big a challenge for one company to tackle,” van Beurden said. “No one country or even one continent could pull this off. We need to work together, with society, governments, and our customers to achieve real, meaningful change in the worldwide energy system. And this change must address the demand for carbon-based energy, not just its supply.”
Van Beurden illustrates his argument about supply, demand, and working together with this hypothetical example:
“Imagine Shell decided to stop selling petrol and diesel today. This would certainly cut Shell’s carbon emissions. But it would not help the world one bit. Demand for fuel would not change. People would fill up their cars and delivery trucks at other service stations.”
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In March 2022, Marjan van Loon, President-Director of Shell Nederland, made a similar argument about supply and demand while explaining the decision to appeal the court’s ruling:
“The judgment holds Shell responsible for reducing the emissions of its customers from the use of its products. In particular, we question how Shell can have a legal obligation to reduce carbon emissions we do not control from customers who are not under a similar legal obligation to reduce their emissions.”
I’d like us to consider three myths in van Beurden’s and van Loon’s arguments about this case.
Myth #1 – Fossil fuel companies are not legally accountable for C02 emissions
In response to the court ruling, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden claimed if the company stopped selling its products, there would be no effect on energy demand. In July 2022, Shell posted a record $11.5 billion second-quarter profit, driven by strong gas trading and a tripling of refining profit. The company’s annual gross profit for 2021 was $72.5 billion, a 79.7% increase from 2020. (Photo: Shell Global)
Van Beurden and van Loon seem to be asserting that this court case is the opposite of working together to bring about the real, meaningful change we need urgently.
In this case, a team of people from multiple large organizations worked together for more than six years and with over 17,000 plaintiffs. They demonstrated successfully that Shell has known for decades about the dangerous impacts of its emissions, and that Shell also knew its emissions reductions plans were insufficient.
Shell is not alone in this behaviour. Many fossil fuel companies have been working actively for decades — with full scientific knowledge of their contributions to climate change — to increase supply, create doubt about climate change, and delay the phasing out of the fossil fuel industry.
This unprecedented legal case demonstrates that many people are working together effectively to bring about social and governmental change through legal accountability measures like this one.
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Myth #2 – Legal rulings against fossil fuel companies will not reduce CO2 emissions
Van Beurden and van Loon claim that legally requiring Shell to reduce its emissions does not help reduce global CO2 emissions.
This claim also appears to be invalid. The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the first of its kind to mention the growing impact of grassroots climate action, as investigative climate journalist Amy Westervelt observed in her Drilled podcast.
“Litigation as a tool in the activist toolbox … has exploded in recent years as well,” Westervelt said. “There are now more than 1,800 climate cases making their way through courts around the world.”
This court case against Shell is one example of a larger social and legal movement that is in fact helping to change policy and reduce global CO2 emissions.
Myth #3 – The fossil fuel economy is demand driven
Do you notice the unleaded gasoline-only sticker when you fill up? Starting in the 1920s, fossil fuel companies began adding lead to gasoline to improve engine performance, despite being fully aware lead is toxic to people and damages the environment. It wasn’t until the 1990s that leaded gasoline was banned in the U.S. and Canada. In 2021, the last global stockpiles of leaded gasoline were reportedly used up. (Photo: Leif Einarson)
Van Beurden implies that the underlying problem is that the fossil fuel economy is demand driven, as opposed to supply driven.
“There are lots of myths about the way we understand the economy,” explained environmental economist Julia Steinberger in an interview with Westervelt. “One of the myths is that it is demand driven, when it is not. It is supply driven.”
“Everybody wants economic growth, so everybody wants demand to increase and that’s it,” said Steinberger. “After a certain phase … you start having overproduction and you have to find an outlet for that. Otherwise, you get economic crises. And the outlet for that is various kinds of overconsumption or things like planned obsolescence.”
“The fossil fuel industry is using this fake narrative of demand-driven production to excuse their activities,” explained Steinberger. “But as soon as you look at demand, the story crumbles.”
Finding ways to reduce demand is an important part of the work that people like you, and organizations like GreenUP, do to address global CO2 emissions. Legal actions like this landmark case establish the need and responsibility to reduce supply.
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Why do cases like this matter?
This ruling against Shell, and other cases like it, can create space for us to see and address the specific language that has contributed to denying the existence of the climate crisis and stalling effective climate action.
To learn more, check out these podcasts:
Episodes #104 and #108 of the Outrage and Optimism podcast at outrageandoptimism.org featuring interviews about this legal case against Shell.
At its season-opening concert at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on November 5, 2022, the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra will perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the overture to Rossini's La Cenerentola, and Kevin Lau's "Between the Earth and Forever" featuring guest soloist Snow Bai on the erhu. (kawarthaNOW collage)
What do a songbird, a fairy tale, and Canada’s first spacewalk have in common? They are all inspirations for three composers whose work will be featured in the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra’s “Welcome Back” concert on Saturday, November 5th at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough.
The orchestra’s first concert of its 2022-23 season will include performances of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, the overture to Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and Kevin Lau’s Between the Earth and Forever featuring guest soloist Snow Bai on the erhu.
German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67 begins with the most famous four notes in musical history. Premiering in 1808 when Beethoven was 38 years old, the composition’s iconic “Da-da-da-DUM” has frequently appeared in popular culture from television to film, including Walter Murphy’s “A Fifth of Beethoven” disco arrangement on the soundtrack to the 1977 dance film Saturday Night Fever.
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While that famous four-note motif has sometimes been credited with symbolic significance as a representation of “fate knocking at the door,” there is also the (possibly apocryphal) story that Beethoven was inspired by the song of a Viennese yellowhammer songbird.
Italian composer Gioachino Rossini’s composition La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is a two-act dramatic opera composed by Rossini in 1817, a year after the 25-year-old composer premiered his famous comic opera Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville). Poet and librettist Jacopo Ferretti had suggested an opera based on the fairy tale, and he finished the libretto in 22 days, with Rossini completing the score in an equally impressive 24 days.
While Ferretti had misgivings about the opera, Rossini was confident in its success. Despite a cold initial reception by critics, La Cenerentola quickly gained popularity both in Italy and internationally, and the opera soon overshadowed even The Barber of Seville throughout the 19th century.
VIDEO: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 (Proms 2012)
Canadian composer Kevin Lau was first inspired to write Between the Earth and Forever after he visited NASA’s Johnson Space Center. While Lau began playing piano when he was five years old and was composing by the time he was in high school, he applied at the University of Toronto for music composition and also for astrophysics as a fallback (he was accepted for music composition).
“I absolutely love space and space exploration — the thought of what that’s like venturing beyond the bonds of our planet — so that came to mind first as an inspiration,” Lau says in a 2020 interview with Houston-based ROCO (formerly the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra).
The title of Lau’s piece came after he read former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s 2015 book An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, which includes a photo of Hadfield taking his first — and Canada’s first — spacewalk during an April 2001 space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Hadfield’s caption for the photo, which was taken by NASA astronaut Scott Parazynsk, includes the line “Out in the untrespassed sanctity of space, between the Earth and forever.”
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“As soon as I adopted this caption as the title, it almost wrote the piece for me — giving me an idea of the shape of the piece, and what I would do,” Lau recalls. “I also wanted to write something for erhu, which I had never written for before, but had an interest in, as my paternal grandfather had played the instrument. I was totally fascinated by its unique sound.”
A traditional Chinese two-stringed bowed instrument with more than 4,000 years of performance history, the erhu has made appearances everywhere from Chinese folk and orchestral music to the World of Warcraft video game soundtrack.
“I wanted the piece to sound not like what one typically hears when you hear erhu with orchestra — these works tend to be very based in Chinese folk songs, which are so beautiful — but I wanted to do something different here, to treat the erhu’s voice more as a sonic character, exploring the possibilities of using the erhu in a very non-eastern context, through this framework of space exploration,” Lau says.
The title of Kevin Lau’s composition “Between the Earth and Forever” was inspired by former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s caption in his book featuring this photo of Hadfield’s first spacewalk taken by NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski during Hadfield’s first spacwalk in April 2001 during a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. (Photo: NASA)
“First, you’ll hear a fanfaric opening recalling Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra (used as the theme of the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey) with that very primordial opening, on a very large canvas, getting us into the sound and scope,” Lau explains.
“This initial theme is played twice in its entirety, toward the beginning, and near the end. Then the erhu comes in immediately for a slightly disorienting effect, going back and forth between ideas that are western sounding, almost Coplandesque, and also drawing upon idioms rooted in Chinese music, sounds that make it typically erhu.”
“The erhu plays an extended cadenza toward the beginning of the piece, and I wanted it to take on the voice of the lonely astronaut completely surrounded by space. In the first half, the erhu and the orchestra represent traditional roles, engaging in interplay but keeping in character, and as the piece proceeds they blend more and more, as the eastern and western traditions start to break down and mesh between the erhu and the orchestra. So, by the end, it feels almost like the erhu has gone into orbit, as it gets farther and farther away from where it started.”
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Guest soloist Snow Bai will perform on the erhu, a traditional Chinese two-stringed bowed instrument, during the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Canadian composer Kevin Lau’s “Between the Earth and Forever” on November 5, 2022, (Promotional photo)
For the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra’s performance of “Between the Earth and Forever,” guest soloist Snow Bai will perform on the erhu. Bai has appeared in concerts across North America, France and Japan, as well as acting in several Chinese movies and television shows.
“Welcome Back” begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 5th at Showplace Performance Centre at 290 George Street North in downtown Peterborough. A pre-concert “Meet the Maestro” talk takes place at 6:45 p.m., where the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra’s music director Michael Newnham will take the Showplace stage for an intimate chat about the evening’s program.
Single tickets are $33, $48, or $55 depending on where you sit, with student tickets $12. Tickets are available in person at the Showplace Box Office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, or online anytime at tickets.showplace.org (student tickets are only available online).
New this season is a “rush ticket” option, where seats are available on the day of the concert for only $20 (online only, depending on availability).
kawarthaNOW is proud to be a media sponsor of the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 season.
Imelda Staunton stars as Queen Elizabeth with Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana and Dominic West as Prince Charles in the firth season of The Crown, which depicts the most turbulent era of the Queen's reign in the 1990s. It premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, November 9 and, following calls for sensitivity given the Queen's death, will include a disclaimer the series is a fictionalized portrayal based on historical events. (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 November.
Two months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, season five of the hit Netflix series The Crown arrives to depict the most turbulent era of her reign in the 1990s, including 1992 — the year the Queen described as the “annus horribilus” — when Prince Andrew divorced Sarah Ferguson, Princess Anne divorced Mark Phillips, Prince Charles and Princess Diana separated, one of the Queen’s favourite castles almost burned to the ground, and Prime Minister John Major announced plans to make the royals start paying income tax. Among other things, the series will also cover Diana’s infamous Panorama interview broadcast on the BBC in 1995.
Season five features all-new cast members, including Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, Dominic West as Prince Charles, and Jonny Lee Miller as John Major. It premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, November 9. Following previous controversy about the historical accuracy of the series and calls for sensitivity given the Queen’s death, Netflix will be adding a disclaimer to season five indicating the series is a fictionalized portrayal based on historical events.
VIDEO: “The Crown” season 5 trailer
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Also returning to Netflix is season three of Dead to Me, continuing the story of Jen (Christina Applegate) and Judy (Linda Cardellini), whose unlikely friendship began with a hit-and-run in season one and continues with another shocking crash. It comes to Netflix on Thursday, November 17th.
Wednesday is a new Netflix series from Tim Burton based on a character from The Addams Family, the early 20th-centry cartoon by Charles Addams that spawned multiple television series and films. Jenna Ortega stars as the smart and sarcastic Wednesday Addams, who investigates a murder spree while making new friends and foes as a student at Nevermore Academy. The supernaturally infused mystery series also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Gwendoline Christie, Christina Ricci and more. It debuts on Wednesday (of course), November 23rd.
With no apparent sense of irony, Netflix is also releasing the new series Blockbuster. After learning he is operating the last Blockbuster video store in America, Timmy and his staff employees — including his long-time crush Eliza (Melissa Fumero) — fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection. Blockbuster premieres on Thursday, November 3rd.
VIDEO: “Wednesday” trailer
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From the creators of the Netflix German science fiction thriller series Dark comes the new Netflix mystery-horror series 1899, which tells the story of a group of multinational immigrants aboard a ship to the New World who sail into a nightmare when they encounter a second ship adrift on the open sea. It comes to Netflix on Thursday, November 17th.
Enola Holmes returns to solve another mystery in the Netflix film Enola Holmes 2, starring Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) as the younger sister of the famous detective in a film based on the young adult fiction series of the same name by Nancy Springer. In the sequel, Enola takes on her first official case as a detective but, to solve the mystery of a missing girl, she’ll need help from friends and her brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill). Enola Holmes 2 premieres on Netflix on Friday, November 4.
The Netflix fantasy advanture film Slumberland, based on the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay and from the director of the Hunger Games, stars Jason Momoa as Flip, an eccentric outlaw on a mission to help a young girl (Marlow Barkley) travel through dreams and flee nightmares in the hopes of reuniting with her father. Following a limited release in theatres the previous week, Slumberland premieres on Netflix on Friday, November 18.
VIDEO: “Slumberland” trailer
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New Netflix reality series include the cooking show Snack Vs. Chef (Nov. 30), where 12 chefs complete to re-create classic snacks and invent their own original treats for a $50,000 prize, and Mind Your Manners (Nov. 16), where world-renowned Chinese etiquette teacher Sara Jane Ho promises to do for manners what Japanese consultant Marie Kondo did for organizing.
The Netflix documentary Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? tells the story of the soft drink brand’s 1996 advertising campaign called “Pepsi Stuff,” where you could collect points to purchase merchandise — including the tongue-in-cheek claim you could even purchase a Harrier jet. Pepsi execs assumed the astronomical “price” of the military plane was set high enough to indicate it was a joke, but college student John Leonard saw it as a challenge, and decided to call their bluff. Enlisting the help (and funding) of mountaineering buddy Todd Hoffman, Leonard hashed out a plan to score the grandest prize of all, becoming the hero of a new generation. Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? comes to Netflix on Thursday, November 17th.
Of course, Christmas is around the corner so Netflix is releasing the usual slew of holiday films, including Falling for Christmas (Nov. 10), about a spoiled heiress who lands in the cozy care of a down-on-his-luck widower and his daughter after losing her memory in a skiing accident, Christmas with You (Nov. 17), about a pop star seeking inspiration for a hit holiday song who grants a young fan’s Christmas wish to meet her and finds a shot at true love along the way, Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (Nov. 23), about a widowed father who makes a bumpy adjustment to village life after inheriting while his kids hatch a plan to stay there forever, and The Noel Diary (Nov. 24), about a novelist cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas who meets a woman searching for her birth mother.
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VIDEO: New to Netflix Canada in November 2022
Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in November, along with what’s leaving.
Coming soon (no release date specified)
The Last Dolphin King (Netflix documentary) – This documentary traces the career of renowned Spanish dolphin trainer José Luis Barbero and the events leading up to his shocking death in 2015.
Tuesday, November 1
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 6 (Netflix family) – Join Gabby, Pandy and their kitty pals for more creative adventures in their magical dollhouse, where they play dress-up, become superheroes and more!
The Takeover (Netflix film) – Framed for murder after uncovering a privacy scandal, an ethical hacker must evade the police while trying to track down the criminals blackmailing her.
Young Royals: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Struggling to accept his newfound royal duties, Wilhelm fears his Crown Prince title will cost him everything he cares about.
A Bad Moms Christmas
A Quiet Place
Attack on Finland
The Big Short
The Captive
Death at a Funeral
Eddie the Eagle
Everybody Loves Raymond: Seasons 6-9
Fifty Shades Darker
The Firm
Get Out
The Imitation Game
Just Like Heaven
Madagascar
Open Water
Penelope
Red Dragon
Road to Perdition
Shrek
Shrek 2
Single White Female
The Sum of All Fears
Vampire Dog
Wednesday, November 2
The Final Score (Netflix series) – Based on the Andrés Escobar murder case, this series explores the complex link between pro soccer and drug cartels during the ’80s and ’90s in Colombia.
Killer Sally (Netflix documentary) – Interviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple’s rocky marriage — and its shocking end in a Valentine’s Day murder.
Thursday, November 3
Blockbuster (Netflix series) – Timmy Yoon (Randall Park) Is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees — including his long-time crush Eliza (Melissa Fumero) — fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
The Dragon Prince: Season 4 (Netflix family) – Two years later, as Claudia ventures deeper into the world of dark magic, Callum, Ezran and friends race to stop her from freeing the powerful Aaravos.
Panayotis Pascot: Almost (Netflix comedy) – French television darling Panayotis Pascot opens up about his love life and upbringing in this hilarious and touching comedy special.
Friday, November 4
Buying Beverly Hills (Netflix series) – Buying Beverly Hills is a new real estate occu-soap following the agents and clients within Mauricio Umansky’s The Agency in Beverly Hills, California. Mauricio, his daughters Farrah and Alexia, and the talented group of agents highlight the high stakes world of luxury real estate in Los Angeles.
Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman (Netflix film) – After his king dies, a horseman must sacrifice himself to serve his ruler in the afterlife — but sudden distractions lead to unexpected tragedy.
Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix film) – Enola takes on her first official case as a detective, but to solve the mystery of a missing girl, she’ll need help from friends — and brother Sherlock.
The Fabulous (Netflix series) – Four best friends chase their dreams alongside fashion’s elite while juggling demanding jobs, romantic dilemmas and wild nights on the town.
Lookism (Netflix anime) – In a society that favours good looks, a high school outcast leads a double life switching between his two bodies that are polar opposites in appearance.
Manifest: Season 4 Part 1 (Netflix series) – Amid loss and misfortune, the Stone family and the Flight 828 passengers search for the true meaning behind their Callings as ominous signs linger.
Saturday, November 5
The Fall of the American Empire
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste (Netflix documentary) – Sprung from San Francisco’s tech bubble and hailed by top health & wellness outlets as a path to fulfillment, OneTaste was a sexual wellness company that gained global notoriety through the teaching of a practice called “orgasmic meditation.” This investigative documentary employs access to 15 years of never-before-seen footage and interviews with former members to pull back the curtain on the organization and its controversial, enigmatic leader.
Monday, November 7
Deepa & Anoop: Season 2 (Netflix family) – Check in for another season of fun at Mango Manor! From sensational science experiments to mind-boggling magic tricks, the good times never stop.
Tuesday, November 8
Behind Every Star (Netflix series) – Agents at a talent management firm tackle strong personalities and office politics while keeping their celebrity clients happy and helping them shine.
The Claus Family 2 (Netflix film) – Santa’s one job? Deliver presents. But as Jules takes the reins from his Grandpa Noël, he receives a young girl’s letter with a special holiday wish.
Minions & More Volume 2
Neal Brennan: Blocks (Netflix comedy) – From the weird relationship humans have with dogs to how dating a model is like owning a dune buggy, Neal Brennan muses on his life in this stand-up special.
Triviaverse (Netflix special) – Highest score wins! Challenge a friend or beat a mysterious foe by answering random rapid-fire trivia questions on science, art, geography, and more.
Wednesday, November 9
The Crown: Season 5 (Netflix series) – Diana and Charles wage a media war. The monarchy’s role is up for debate. Welcome to the ’90s — and Queen Elizabeth II’s biggest challenge to date.
FIFA Uncovered (Netflix documentary) – From power struggles to global politics, an exploration of FIFA reveals the organization’s checkered history — and what it takes to host a World Cup.
The Soccer Football Movie (Netflix film) – Four young soccer superfans team up to help their idols regain their abilities after a scheming evil scientist steals their talent.
Thursday, November 10
Falling for Christmas (Netflix film) – After losing her memory in a skiing accident, a spoiled heiress lands in the cozy care of a down-on-his-luck widower and his daughter at Christmastime.
Lost Bullet 2 (Netflix film) – Having cleared his name, genius mechanic Lino has only one goal in mind: getting revenge on the corrupt cops who killed his brother and his mentor.
Love Never Lies: Destination Sardinia (Netflix series) – A new group of supposedly solid couples put their relationships to the test. In their pursuit of love and money, will the truth hurt or heal?
State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith (Netflix documentary) – This documentary tells the harrowing story of a woman trying to use Alabama’s Stand Your Ground law after killing a man she says brutally attacked her.
Warrior Nun: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Alongside new allies, Ava and the sisters of the Order band together and set out to take down a false prophet hell-bent on world domination.
Friday, November 11
Ancient Apocalypse (Netflix documentary) – Journalist Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age.
Capturing the Killer Nurse (Netflix documentary) – This documentary reveals how investigators proved ICU nurse Charles Cullen was killing patients — and how close he came to getting away with murder.
Don’t Leave (Netflix film) – Semih’s girlfriend suddenly breaks up with him. In search of answers about their relationship, he must soon confront what he had long ignored.
Down to Earth with Zac Efron: Season 2: Down Under (Netflix series) – Zac and Darin take an eye-opening adventure across Australia, delving into its rich biodiversity and culture — and the efforts to protect both.
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (Netflix documentary) – Culture critic and historian Elvis Mitchell traces the evolution — and revolution — of Black cinema from its origins to the impactful films of the 1970s.
Monica, O My Darling (Netflix film) – A slick robotics expert joins a murderous plot after a passionate affair takes a sudden turn, but nothing — not even death — is what it seems to be.
My Father’s Dragon (Netflix film) – A young boy leaves the city of Nevergreen and journeys to the mysterious Wild Island, where he finds ferocious beasts — and the friendship of a lifetime.
Monday, November 14
Stutz (Netflix documentary) – In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy.
Teletubbies (Netflix family) – Join friends Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po on wonder-filled adventures as they learn and grow in this colourful refresh of the classic series.
Tuesday, November 15
Deon Cole: Charleen’s Boy (Netflix comedy) – Getting old may be the goal, but the road there is comically difficult. In his second Netflix original comedy special, which is dedicated to his late mother, Deon Cole hilariously shares his advice on how to navigate life and dating in today’s society.
Goosebumps
Johanna Nordström: Call the Police (Netflix comedy) – The comedian and podcast host sounds off on sexual escapades, TikTok police and how she became Sweden’s pandemic poster girl.
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (Netflix family) – After a big storm, food is scarce — and hungry dinos are everywhere. It’s up to you to help the Camp Fam survive in this thrilling interactive special.
Run for the Money (Netflix series) – In a race with time, celebrity contestants desperately try to outmanoeuvre black-clad Hunters in pursuit, for a chance to win a growing cash prize.
Wednesday, November 16
Due South: Seasons 1-4
In Her Hands (Netflix documentary) – Filmed across two turbulent years, In Her Hands tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, who at 26 became one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. The film documents her fight for survival against the backdrop of her country’s accelerated unravelling. As Western forces announce their retreat and the Taliban start their sweep back to power, Zarifa and women across the country face a new reality. Amid these tectonic changes, Zarifa must make the most difficult decision of her life.
The Lost Lotteries (Netflix film) – Five down-on-their-luck strangers must band together to steal back winning lottery tickets worth millions from a wicked mafia boss.
Mind Your Manners (Netflix series) – Have you ever wondered how to elegantly cut… a banana? Mind Your Manners follows world-renowned etiquette teacher Sara Jane Ho as she helps her students become their best selves and put others at ease, using the language of manners and etiquette. Get ready to laugh, cry, and learn a thing or two as Sara transforms her students’ lives and helps them acquire the confidence to shine in any situation – starting with a sensible spot of afternoon tea. Pinkies in or out?
Off Track (Netflix film) – In a fit of desperation, a down-and-out single mother suits up and attempts to ski Vasaloppet with her (not-so-perfect) perfectionist brother.
Racionais MC’s: From the Streets of São Paulo (Netflix documentary) – Armed with music — and a message, influential hip-hop group Racionais MC’s turned their street poetry into a powerful movement in Brazil and beyond.
The Wonder (Netflix film) – Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl’s supposedly miraculous fast.
Thursday, November 17
Bantú Mama
Godzilla vs. Kong
Monster Hunter
1899 (Netflix series) – Full of hope for a better future, passengers aboard a ship to the New World sail into a nightmare when they find a second vessel adrift on the open sea.
Christmas with You (Netflix film) – Seeking inspiration for a hit holiday song, a pop star grants a young fan’s Christmas wish to meet her — and finds a shot at true love along the way.
Dead to Me: Season 3 (Netflix series) – A hit-and-run started it all for Jen and Judy. Now another shocking crash alters the future of their ride-or-die friendship. All roads have led to this.
I Am Vanessa Guillen (Netflix documentary) – Vanessa Guillen was 20 years old went she was found murdered at a US Army base. Rather than submit to silence, her family fought for justice and change.
Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? (Netflix documentary) – The year was 1996, and the cola wars were raging. Despite Pepsi’s celeb-soaked advertisements, Coke still held the bigger market share, so the second-place brand decided to roll out their biggest campaign ever: Called “Pepsi Stuff,” it featured a soon-to-be infamous commercial implying that if you just bought enough of their products, you could use “Pepsi Points” to purchase sunglasses, leather jackets… and maybe a Harrier jet? Pepsi execs assumed the astronomical “price” of the military plane was set high enough to indicate it was a joke, but college student John Leonard saw it as a challenge, and decided to call their bluff. Enlisting the help (and funding) of mountaineering buddy Todd Hoffman, Leonard hashed out a plan to score the grandest prize of all — even if it never existed in the first place. Shot in a rollicking, irreverent style and soaked in the music and culture of the mid-90s, Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? sits down with Leonard, Hoffman, the commercial’s creative team, and a truly unexpected cast of tangentially involved public figures to tell the legendary tale of the kid who sued Pepsi for a fighter jet, and became the hero of a new generation.
Friday, November 18
The Cuphead Show!: Part 3 (Netflix family) – From hijinks and heebie-jeebies to holiday cheer: This season’s got it all as the boys go big to trick the Devil — and stir up trouble all over town!
Elite: Season 6 (Netflix series) – Everybody’s looking for something this year at Las Encinas, whether it’s love, revenge or millions of followers. But will they all make it out alive?
Inside Job: Part 2 (Netflix series) – For employees of Cognito Inc., conspiracies aren’t just theories, they’re a full time grind. Inside Job is a peek inside the actual Deep State, as one woman manages the chaotic office of lovable morons secretly controlling the world.
Reign Supreme (Netflix series) – From the projects to the largest venues in Paris, this series follows two teenage friends for life as they forge the birth and rise of French hip-hop.
Slumberland (Netflix film) – Joined by a larger-than-life outlaw, a daring young orphan journeys through a land of dreams to find a precious pearl that will grant her greatest wish.
Somebody (Netflix series) – A developer builds a dating app, hoping for connection. Soon, she gets caught in the web of a serial killer who uses the platform to lure victims.
The Violence Action (Netflix film) – She’s just a regular, sweet-looking college student by day. But by night, she’s a part-time assassin — and she’s about to face her toughest target yet.
Sunday, November 20
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Monday, November 21
The Hangover
The Hangover: Part II
My Little Pony: Winter Wishday (Netflix family) – It’s Winter Wishday! Can the Mane 5 celebrate their holiday traditions and still make it back in time to exchange gifts under the Wishing Star for Sunny?
StoryBots: Answer Time (Netflix family) – Got a question? The StoryBots have an answer! Join curious friends Beep, Boop, Bing, Bang and Bo on fun adventures to find facts for real kids like you.
Tuesday, November 22
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would (Netflix comedy) – Emmy and Grammy nominated writer, comedian Trevor Noah returns to Netflix in his new comedy special, I Wish You Would. True to form, Trevor hilariously shares revelations about learning to speak German, modern communication, and his love for curry. Filmed at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Wednesday, November 23
Blood, Sex & Royalty (Netflix documentary) – A modern take on the British royal drama, this steamy series offers a window into the lives of history’s deadliest, sexiest and most iconic monarchs.
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (Netflix film) – After inheriting a farm at Christmastime, a widowed father makes a bumpy adjustment to village life — while his kids hatch a plan to stay there forever.
Lesson Plan (Netflix film) – After a teacher dies, his best friend — a former cop — takes a job at the school where he worked to confront the gang he thinks was responsible.
The Swimmers (Netflix film) – From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.
Taco Chronicles: Cross the Border (Netflix documentary) – The taco leaves Mexico, but Mexico doesn’t leave the taco. Across the US border, Mexican cooks keep the tradition alive and experiment with new flavours.
The Unbroken Voice (Netflix series) – Despite humble origins and sexism, a young Arelys Henao chases her singing dream in this music-packed drama inspired by the Colombian icon’s early life.
Wednesday (Netflix series) – Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates a murder spree while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
Who’s a Good Boy? (Netflix film) – Chema has a mission: date Claudia, the new girl at his school, so he can lose his virginity to her before the end of the school year. Will he fulfill his dream before graduation?
Thursday, November 24
First Love (Netflix series) – Young, free and madly in love. As teenagers, the world was their oyster — but as adults, their lives seem dimmer, like a very important piece is missing.
The Noel Diary (Netflix film) – Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hearts?
Friday, November 25
Blood & Water: Season 3 (Netflix series) – As another year begins at Parkhurst, Puleng and Fiks search for a lost loved one — but their perseverance could be putting them in grave danger.
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich (Netflix documentary) – Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich goes beyond the headlines of the Ghislaine Maxwell case to tell the definitive story of Epstein’s mysterious accomplice, illuminating how her class and privilege concealed her predatory nature.
Monday, November 28
The Action Pack Saves Christmas (Netflix family) – As Hope Springs gets ready to celebrate the holidays, Teddy uses his toys to take away all the festive cheer — unless the Action Pack can stop him!
Tuesday, November 29
The Creature Cases: Season 2 (Netflix family) – Everyone’s decking the halls to get in the holiday spirit. But Sam and Kit are blasted back in time to the Ice Age and meet some wooly new pals!
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (Netflix documentary) – Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger returns to executive produce season three of Crime Scene, the acclaimed documentary series exploring the ways in which certain locations aid and abet criminal activity. The new season, directed by Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Jessica Dimmock, investigates the “Texas Killing Fields,” a region with a dark pattern of girls who have disappeared and turned up dead. Amidst the marshes and oil refineries alongside the interstate corridor connecting Houston and the beach town of Galveston, lies Calder Road – the patch of land that earned its name after the bodies of three young women were discovered there in the 1980s and a fourth in 1991. Their murders remain unsolved, but one grieving father refuses to give up on the hunt for his daughter’s killer, while the search and recovery organization he founded supports other local families facing similar tragedies. His determined pursuit of justice for the victims drives the series as it delves into five decades of the area’s unsettling history, uncovering a pattern of eerie connections and missed opportunities surrounding the Calder Road cold cases that may, at long last, lead investigators to the truth.
Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic (Netflix comedy) – Returning to his hometown of Crawley, England, Romesh Ranganathan riffs on veganism, his kids — and offers a peek into the making of his comedy special.
Vikings: Season 5
Wednesday, November 30
A Man of Action (Netflix film) – In this drama inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, an anarchist targets one of the world’s biggest banks with an ingenious counterfeiting operation.
My Name Is Vendetta (Netflix film) – When enemies from the past kill his wife and brother-in-law, a former mafia enforcer and his daughter flee to Milan to plot their revenge.
The Lost Patient (Netflix film) – After waking up from a coma with no memory of the night when his entire family was murdered, a young man and his psychiatrist try to untangle the truth.
Snack Vs. Chef (Netflix series) – Twelve chefs channel their inner food scientists to re-create classic snacks and invent their own original treats for a $50,000 prize.
Take Your Pills: Xanax (Netflix documentary) – A cure for some and a curse for others, widely prescribed anti-anxiety medication is examined by patients and experts in this revealing documentary.
All proceeds from the sale of the 2023 OPP Canine Unit calendar go to the OPP Youth Foundation and the Friends of The OPP Museum. The 2022 calendar raised more than $42,900 for the two charitable organizations. (OPP-supplied photo)
Police dogs from across Ontario are featured in the 2023 OPP Canine Unit calendar.
This is the seventh year the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is selling the calendar, with all proceeds going to the OPP Youth Foundation and the Friends of The OPP Museum.
The 2022 calendar raised more than $42,900 for the two charitable organizations.
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The OPP Canine Unit has been supporting frontline and specialized policing functions to keep Ontarians safe for more than 50 years.
The 2023 calendar includes 24 photos of OPP Canine Unit dogs and their handlers, who provide assistance with search and rescue, tracking wanted persons, detecting narcotics, and searching for firearms, explosives, and physical evidence.
Each month features a canine from a different part of the province, showcasing their specialty and role.
Each month of the 2023 OPP Canine Unit features a different police dog from across Ontario, including five-year-old Mane from Orillia, six-year-old Kilo from London, and seven-year-old Dance from Sault Ste. Marie. (OPP-supplied photo)
March features five-year-old Mane from Orillia, an explosives detection canine who uses his keen sense of smell to identify an explosive device under a vehicle during a training exercise.
July features six-year-old Kilo from London being lifted onto his handler’s shoulder using the carry method — a move that allows canines to be comfortably carried over dangerous grounds.
August features seven-year-old Dance from Sault Ste. Marie, who is seen on patrol onn the water.
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Each calendar costs $15 and can be purchased at the OPP Off Duty Shopp online at oppshop.on.ca.
The OPP Youth Foundation supports disadvantaged youth in Ontario, working with the OPP members and community supporters to provide youth with opportunities to develop to their full potential, including through camp programs, bursaries, and more.
Friends of The OPP Museum is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the preservation of the history of the OPP and The OPP Museum through outreach, special event initiatives and fundraising.
4th Line Theatre founder and creative director Robert Winslow (left) in his play "The Cavan Blazers," which was the first production at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook in 1992. The play will be restaged from August 1 to 26, 2023, directed by 4th Line's managing artistic director Kim Blackwell. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)
The flagship play that started it all at Millbrook’s 4th Line Theatre is coming back for its sixth restaging in summer 2023 during the outdoor theatre company’s 31st season, along with the world premiere of a play about a historic 1965 strike by women workers at a Peterborough factory.
The Cavan Blazers, written by 4th Line founder Robert Winslow and directed by managing artistic director Kim Blackwell, tells the story of the 19th-century Orangemen in Cavan Township who violently tried to drive out Catholics who wanted to settle in the area.
Premiering at the Winslow Farm in 1992, that original production featured around 50 cast members (including Winslow), horses, fire, and torches — setting the outdoor stage for the 65 productions 4th Line Theatre has staged in the last 30 years in its mission to preserve and promote Canadian cultural heritage through regionally based and environmentally staged historical theatre.
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“All of July (1992) when we were rehearsing, Robert would walk along the bleachers we had borrowed from the fairgounds smoking Camel cigarettes,” recalls 4th Line’s managing artistic director Kim Blackwell in a 4th Line Theatre podcast. “He was so intense, he kept just driving us all. We couldn’t cast the role of the priest, I think three people quit — he finally played the priest. We couldn’t cast the young Catholic bride, so finally the bartender at The Only Cafe (in Peterborough) agreed to do it.”
“It was craziness. Up until a few days before we opened in mid-August, I was like ‘No-one is going to come see this.’ We were sold out before we opened on the Friday (for six shows) … (CBC’s) The Journal did a big documentary, and we ended up running for six weekends that first year.”
The Cavan Blazers has since proven to be one of 4th Line’s most popular plays, restaged five times in 1993, 1996, 2001, 2004, and 2011. It returns from August 1 to 26, 2023, directed by Blackwell.
“The Tilco Strike,” written by D’Arcy Jenish and directed by Cynthia Ashperger, will have its world premiere at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook from June 27 to July 22, 2023. The play tells the story of poorly pair women workers who went on strike at Peterborough’s Tilco Plastics in the winter of 1965. (Supplied photos)
The 2023 season begins with the world premiere of The Tilco Strike, written by D’Arcy Jenish and directed by Cynthia Ashperger, who returns after directing the 2022 production of The Great Shadow.
Running from June 27 to July 22, The Tilco Strike was developed through 4th Line’s new play development program and recounts the year-long fight between 50 poorly paid women and their hard-nosed male bosses at Peterborough’s Tilco Plastics, a company determined to crush the women and their union.
The strike began in December 1965 over a $25 bonus and escalated into an epic battle between organized labour and strike-breaking employers. While the women lost their fight, the incident changed labour relations in Ontario forever.
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“Both plays look at community and what it means to be part of a community, both the good and the bad of that,” Blackwell explains. “This eternal search to find a collective of like-minded people is one of the complex aspects of the human condition.”
Gift certificates for the 2023 season go on sale on Tuesday, November 1st.
Gift certificates are available for single tickets, season subscriptions, and charcuterie snack boxes. They can be purchased by phone at 705-932-4445 (toll-free at 800-814-0055), online at 4thlinetheatre.on.ca, or in person at 4th Line Theatre’s new Box Office location at 9 Tupper Street in Millbrook.
The Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of Neil Simon's "Rumors" runs from November 4 to 19, 2022 at the Guild hall in Peterborough's East City. (Graphic courtesy of Peterborough Theatre Guild)
The Peterborough Theatre Guild returns to the stage in November with the second full production of its 2022-23 season: Neil Simon’s hilarious two-act play Rumors.
Premiering in September 1988 at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California before opening on Broadway the following month, Rumors was a departure for Simon.
While the American playwright, screenwriter, and author had already written many well-known comedic plays — including Barefoot in the Park (1963), The Odd Couple (1965), The Sunshine Boys (1972), Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983), Biloxi Blues (1985), and Broadway Bound (1986) — Rumors was his first farce.
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Simon wrote the Tony award-winning Rumors during a challenging time in his life — his marriage was breaking up and his son-in-law had been killed in a car accident — when he needed to distract himself.
“I wanted to work, because work is always a cathartic process for me, and I thought it would be really good just to get into a comedy,” he said in a 1988 interview with The New York Times. “This is completely different for me. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever written.”
Rumors begins with well-to-do couple Ken and Chris Gorman the first to arrive at a 10th-anniversary celebration party for New York City’s deputy mayor Charlie Brock and his wife Myra at their upscale Victorian home north of the city. The Gormans discover the deputy mayor in bed wounded from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and Myra and the servants nowhere to be found.
The playbill and a scene from the original Broadway production of Neil Simon’s “Rumors” in November 1988. (Images via playbill.com)
Since Ken is Charlie’s lawyer, and fearing a marital or political scandal, he attempts to keep the other arriving couples in the dark as rumours swirl about what is going on. Things get even more complicated when the police arrive.
“A farce is relentless,” Simon said. “There are so many more obligations. It’s relentless in its needs for plot twists, and to keep the comedy going. I thought I’d see how far I could go with this thing, because it deals with a great deal of plot. And I rarely use plot. I use character development.”
“In all other stories, the characters just seem to move to the next place, as life would have them move. But in the plot in a farce, you move them. The writer’s in control all the way. The simplest aspect of farce is you need a lot of doors. And you need people to go running in and out of them, just missing each other. Generally speaking, in a farce people are trying to withhold information from other people.”
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The Peterborough Theatre Guild’s production of Rumors, directed by Chris Lee and produced by Margaret Pieper, will feature local actors Laura Kennedy, Seamus McCann, Chris Ratz, Tristina Haines, Kyle Robertson, Vikki Bell, Darryl Mitchell, Laura Lawson, David Geene, and Kaylin Aylward.
The play runs for 10 performances from Friday, November 4th to Saturday, November 19th at the Guild hall (364 Rogers Street, Peterborough), with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. on November 4 and 5, 10 to 12, and 17 to 19, and 2 p.m. matinee performances on November 6 and 13.
Tickets for assigned seating are $25 ($22 for seniors and $15 for students) are available by calling the box office anytime at 705-745-4211 (leave a message if the box office is not open) or online at peterboroughtheatreguild.com.
kawarthaNOW is proud to be a media sponsor of the Peterborough Theatre Guild’s 2022-23 season.
Former Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Jeff Leal is returning to politics after being elected as mayor of Peterborough in the October 24, 2022 municipal election. (Photo: Jeff Leal campaign)
Monday night’s municipal elections saw a number of new and not-so-new faces being elected to serve in communities across the greater Kawarthas region, with some victories and some defeats for former politicians attempting comebacks.
In Peterborough, former city councillor and former Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Jeff Leal was elected mayor, defeating long-time councillor Henry Clarke by more than 4,600 votes, with current councillor Stephen Wright coming in a distant third. In Town Ward, political newcomer and artist Alex Bierk and former federal NDP candidate Joy Lachicha ousted long-time councillor Dean Pappas. In Monaghan Ward, newcomer Matt Crowley was elected, pulling in more than 400 votes than incumbent Don Vassiliadis, who retained his seat on council.
In Cavan Monaghan Township, Matthew Graham was elected mayor, defeating former Peterborough mayor Daryl Bennett by 721 votes, and Ryan Huntley was elected deputy mayor, defeating former Peterborough-Kawartha MP Dean Del Mastro by 517 votes.
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In Douro-Dummer Township, current councillor Heather Watson was elected mayor, defeating challenger Jim Coyle by almost 400 votes.
In the City of Kawartha Lakes, current councillor and deputy mayor Doug Elmslie was elected mayor in a six-way race, with current councillors Pat Dunn and Kathleen Seymour-Fagan coming in second and third.
In the Municipality of Port Hope, Olena Hankivsky was elected mayor, defeating two current councillors to take over from outgoing two-term mayor Bob Sanderson who did not seek re-election.
In Cobourg, newcomer Lucas Cleveland defeated incumbent mayor John Henderson by 105 votes.
Below are the unofficial results for the City of Peterborough, the townships in the County of Peterborough, the City of Kawartha Lakes, the Municipality of Port Hope, and the Town of Cobourg.
The OPP have released these photos from surveillance video of a suspect in multiple incidents of mischief and fires damaging cell phone towers in eastern Ontario. (Police-supplied photos)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in connection with damage done to cell phone towers across eastern Ontario.
The OPP’s East Region Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch and with assistance from the OPP Forensic Identification Services and the Ontario Fire Marshall, have been investigating damage caused to cell towers across the region.
Since early October, there have been multiple incidents of mischief and fires in which 20 different cell phone towers have been targeted.
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Members of the public who observe anything suspicious at or near a cell tower are asked to contact police immediately.
The OPP have released images of a suspect. Anyone with information relating to these occurrences is asked to the OPP tip line at 1-844-677-9400.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or you can submit a tip to Crime Stoppers online at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca. You may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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