Participants in the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha's 2016 'Adventure in Understanding' canoe trip prepare to take their 26-foot Voyageur canoes through the Peterborough Lift Lock on a 100-kilometre journey to Curve Lake First Nation. (Photo: Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)
After a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha’s ‘Adventure in Understanding’ canoe trip is back for summer 2022 and is seeking participants.
The six-day and five-night canoe trip will see 20 First Nations and non-native youth aged 16 to 18 years, along with four trip leaders, paddle three 26-foot Voyageur canoes on a 100-kilometre camping adventure along the Trent-Severn Waterway from Peterborough to Curve Lake First Nation.
Developed by the Rotary Club with the support of the Curve Lake First Nation youth committee, Camp Kawartha, and the Canadian Canoe Museum, the co-ed program ran for six years, from 2014 to 2019, until the pandemic cancelled the trip for the past two years.
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During this year’s journey, participants will learn about the ecological and cultural importance of water while travelling over the Peterborough Lift Lock, experiencing the “teaching rocks” at Petroglyphs Provincial Park, and visiting with Curve Lake Elders. They will also play native games, practice native skills, swim, sing, share stories, and make new friends.
This year’s trip departs from Beavermead Park in Peterborough on Saturday, August 28th and arrives at Curve Lake First Nation on Friday, September 2nd, with overnight stops along the way at Champlain College at Trent University, Lakefield, Camp Kawartha, and Wolf Island Provincial Park.
Past Adventure in Understanding participants speak about gaining a new respect for our land, learning about different cultures, developing new friendships, and experiencing the sense of achievement that comes from paddling 100 kilometres.
A map and schedule of the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha’s 2022 ‘Adventure in Understanding’ canoe trip. (Graphic: Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)
The Adventure In Understanding program is open to all youth, whether related to Rotarians or not. While many of youth who have participated in the program in the past have been sponsored by Rotary Clubs, the program also accepts registrations from individuals.
Application and related forms for the 2022 trip are available at pkaiu.com, where you can also find more information about the program and past trips.
The cost per participant is $400, which includes all meals and equipment except for a sleeping bag, ground sheet or thermarest, and personal belongings such as clothes and toiletries. Applications are due by Monday, August 1st.
Peterborough Police Service acting police chief Tim Farquharson speaks about the city's second homicide of 2022 during at a media conference outside the Peterborough police station on Monday, July 4. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of YouTube video)
Peterborough police continue to search for suspects in the city’s second homicide of 2022.
Just after 2 p.m. on Saturday (July 2), police were called to the Park Street North and Sherbrooke Street area in Peterborough following reports that a person had been shot.
After arriving, officers located a 37-year-old male victim and administered CPR. The victim was transported to Peterborough Regional Health Centre where he succumbed to his injuries.
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“The safety of the residents in our community is the number one priority of the Peterborough Police Service and we understand that safety is also a concern in our community,” said acting police chief Tim Farquharson during a media conference on Monday. “We are working to gather as much information as possible and locate the suspects involved. ”
Farquharson said police do not believe this was a random incident and there is no threat to public safety.
Although Farquharson did not specify the shooting was drug-related, he spent much of the media conference speaking about the police response to increased violence over the past six months, as well as police seizures of drugs in the city and targeting of organized crime, and a multi-pronged approach to the issue of opioids addiction.
VIDEO: Peterborough police media conference (July 4, 2022)
In response to questions, Farquharson refused to comment on whether the victim was known to police or whether this was a drive-by shooting.
On Tuesday, police identified the 37-year-old victim as Shawn Singh of Peterborough.
Police believe there may be more witnesses in the area at the time of the shooting, and are asking anyone with information to come forward by call the Peterborough Police Service’s crime line at 705-876-1122 x555.
If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at stopcrimehere.ca.
This story has been updated with the name of the victim.
Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy in Peterborough is once again offering Nike basketball summer camps to boys and girls aged five to 17 of all skill levels, and is also offering with a Nike soccer camp for the first time this year. Pictured are girls participating in rookie skills training at a 2021 camp. (Photo courtesy of Time 2 Hoop)
Joshua Williams is used to shooting hoops, not jumping through them.
As founder of Peterborough’s Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy, the former Fleming Knights varsity player and coach presented the inaugural Nike basketball camp for kids and teens in 2021, overcoming a number of pandemic-related challenges to make it happen.
The end result of that effort saw an average of 30 participants registered for each weekly camp dribble, pass, and shoot their way to improved court skills at Playground East Peterborough (the former SPIplex sports dome), off Highway 7 just south of Fowlers Corners.
Joshua Williams, founder and owner of Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy, is a former college player and varsity men’s and extramural women’s basketball coach at Fleming College. (Photo courtesy of Joshua Williams)
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Now, buoyed by the program’s first-year success, Williams and his team are bringing it back this summer, with an outdoor Nike soccer camp added to the mix.
“There was some thinking like ‘Should we wait? If the other camps aren’t running, should we be running?'” recalls Williams of the lead-up to last year’s camp. “Normally you can have the kids all together and have them running around, but we had to do it a little bit differently — organizing different cohorts, organizing when the kids could eat lunch, and organizing inside and outside times.”
“It was a challenge but it was great to be able to give those kids an opportunity to be active,” he adds. “We took all the required measures, and consulted with Peterborough Public Health and Service Canada to figure out exactly what we needed to do. We were able to put it together and it was a success.”
Now that pandemic restrictions are lifted, Williams can focus on what he does best: helping young athletes develop the skills they need to enjoy the sport of basketball as well as soccer.
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Registration is now open for eight weekly co-ed camps this July and August, with the first week beginning July 4. Basketball camp will be offered for six weeks with soccer camp offered for four weeks. During the two weeks that they overlap, registrants can choose to participate in a hybrid basketball/soccer camp.
Basketball camp, which is held Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., is open to boys and girls aged five to 17 of all skill levels. The cost is $325 plus HST for the week, with a half-day option available for $225 plus HST. Camps run every week from July 4 to August 26, except for the week of August 1 due to the Civic holiday.
Camp participants will learn the fundamentals of basketball, improve their basketball skills, and further develop their on-court athleticism in a fun yet competitive and engaging environment.
“Kids of all abilities are encouraged to come,” says Williams, adding “If you love playing the sport or you want to try it for the first time, we cater to everybody.”
For the first time this summer, Peterborough’s Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy is offering a Nike soccer camp for four weeks during July and August. Directed by Canadian and Ontario soccer association-certified coach and former semi-pro player Stan Bombino, there is a junior camp for U5 to U11 players and a senior camp for U12 to U17. (Photo courtesy of Time 2 Hoop)
Soccer camp, meanwhile, is directed by Canadian and Ontario soccer association-certified coach and former semi-pro player Stan Bombino. There is a junior camp for U5 to U11 players and a senior camp for U12 to U17. Camp registration for one week, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day, costs $225 plus HST. Sessions run July 8 to 12, July 11 to 15, August 8 to 12, and August 15 to 19.
Williams has again enlisted the help of a number of qualified basketball coaches. Returning from last year are Peterborough native and former Team Canada captain Jesse Young, and certified athletic therapist and registered kinesiologist Raymond D’Almeida, the owner of Rayzor Therapy & Fitness in Peterborough. New to the coaching roster are former Fleming athletes Mkons Stone and Daniel Williams, the latter having played pro basketball in Europe, and Adam Scott grad Nolan Nukkala.
Key to the camps’ formation, Williams points out, has been the partnership with Nike, a relationship that goes back to his time running a Nike soccer camp at Fleming.
“I got a call prior to the summer we ran the soccer camp and they wanted to know if I was interested in running a basketball camp. I wanted to expand basketball in the community, and expand the programs I was already doing with Time 2 Hoop, so it was a no-brainer for me to take that on.”
Boys participate in rookie skills training at a Nike basketball summer camp offered by Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy in Peterborough in 2021. As well as developing fundamental skills, campers learn about teamwork, respect, and fair play. (Photo courtesy of Time 2 Hoop)
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Noting his wish that there was a similar program available to him when he was a kid, Williams says he’s grateful to be able to give kids “the opportunity to try the sport of basketball and see if they want to take it any further, whether that’s being the best in their friend group, to making their high school team, to playing in college or university. Whatever the case may be, I’m all about helping them get there.”
While skills development is a big part of Time 2 Hoop’s mandate, Williams adds the related benefits of team sport shouldn’t be underestimated, such as teamwork, respect, and fair play.
“It’s about building character as well as teaching the sport,” he says. “There are life skills that are going to translate outside of the sport. How you act here is probably how you’re going to act outside of here. It goes beyond them just playing.”
“I enjoy passing my knowledge on more than playing the sport at this point. I just want to give all that I can to help anyone succeed.”
Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy camp participants will learn the fundamentals of basketball, improve their basketball skills, and further develop their on-court athleticism in a fun yet competitive and engaging environment. (Photo courtesy of Time 2 Hoop)
Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy, founded by Williams more than four years ago, has come a long way since he provided instruction to a dozen kids in a high school gym. The pandemic forced a hiccup, he notes, but everything is now headed in the right direction.
“We don’t just do camps,” he adds. “We also do skill development training. We have travel teams. We want to expand to communities close to us — Lindsay, Port Hope, and Cobourg. We want to continue to offer opportunities that other areas are not offering.”
For the kids, Williams says, it’s also all about having fun while they develop their skills.
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“They talk to their friends and their family and say they had a great time,” Williams explains. “They learned how to dribble the ball and to be a better teammate. I walk down the street and I see someone in a Time 2 Hoop t-shirt. That shows people are liking the brand and want to be a part of it.”
As for the summer camps this summer, Williams says he’s “really excited to get going again.”
“Working with kids through the game of basketball is my baby. I love being able to provide opportunities for that.”
Peterborough’s Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy is now also offering a soccer camp under its Time 2 Hoop Sports brand. (Logos: Time 2 Hoop)
For more information on Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy and its other offerings, and to register for the summer camps, visit www.time2hoop.ca.
This branded editorial was created in partnership with Time 2 Hoop Basketball Academy. If your business or organization is interested in a branded editorial, contact us.
One person is facing a charge of attempted murder and two charges of aggravated assault after three people were assaulted in an Omemee apartment on Saturday night (July 2).
At around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, members of the Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call about a disturbance at an apartment building in Omemee.
Police report they located three people in an apartment who were taken Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, with one injured person then transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre.
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Police say a suspect was “quickly located and arrested” and has been charged with one count of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
Police are not releasing the name of the suspect to protect the identify of the victims. The accused person remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay on Thursday (July 7).
Residents in Omemee can expect to see an increase in police presence over the next few days as the investigation remains ongoing with members of the Kawartha Lakes OPP Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Services, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.
Anyone who may have dash camera footage in the area of Omemee from 10:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night is asked to contact the Kawartha Lakes OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Peterborough police are investigating a fatal shooting on Saturday afternoon (July 2).
Following the shooting on Park Street North near Sherbrooke Street, one person was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre where they succumbed to their injuries.
Police say this is not an active shooter situation.
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There will be an increased police presence in the area of Park Street and Sherbrooke Street as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Police Service’s crime line at 705-876-1122 x555.
If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit stopcrimehere.ca.
Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Lee-Anne Quinn and Major-General (retired) Lewis Mackenzie cut the ribbon for the UN Peacekeepers Monument in Peterborough's new urban park on July 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Sean Bruce)
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for held on Canada Day for Peterborough’s monument to United Nations peacekeepers, located in the city’s new urban park currently under construction at Charlotte and Aylmer streets.
The UN Peacekeepers Monument Project was developed in partnership between the City of Peterborough and the Frank Poley (Peterborough) chapter of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping to commemorate the sacrifices of 132 Canadian peacekeepers and two diplomats who gave their lives in the service of peace.
In 2017, a nation-wide call for proposals to design the monument resulted in 24 submissions from across the country, with a design from Toronto’s Studio F Minus selected. The monument consists of two 14-foot mirrored sculptures with a blue square embedded at the top of each. This creates a “hall of mirrors” effect when an observer stands between them, with a blue dotted line (representing the borders between countries) appearing to float in the air.
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The monument is inscribed with the following words:
From all across the country they came;
from coast to coast to coast.
There was no cry for victory on their lips,
only a prayer for peace.
They sought not to impose their way,
only to preserve those most illusive ideals:
peace and humanity.
They protected the lives
of those who could not protect themselves.
Some came home broken.
Some came home not at all.
For all of those who stood their ground,
We stand for them.
The UN Peacekeepers Monument in Peterborough’s new urban park features two 14-foot mirrored sculptures with a blue square embedded at the top of each. This creates a “hall of mirrors” effect when an observer stands between them, with blue dotted line (representing the borders between countries) appearing to float in the air. (Photos courtesy of Sean Bruce)The world’s most experienced peacekeeper, Major-General (retired) Lewis Mackenzie, speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the UN Peacekeepers Monument in Peterborough’s new urban park on July 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Sean Bruce)
When it comes to peacekeeping, Peterborough has a connection with Lester B. Pearson, the first Canadian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for his proposal to establish a United Nations peacekeeping force to resolve the Suez Crisis. Pearson, who would later become Prime Minister from 1963 to 1968, lived in Peterborough as a youth where he attended Peterborough Collegiate Vocational School.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the monument featured guest speaker Major-General (retired) Lewis Mackenzie, considered the world’s most experienced peacekeeper. While in Sarajevo during the Bosnian Civil War leading troops from 31 nations and under fire from all sides, MacKenzie famously managed to open the Sarajevo airport for the delivery of humanitarian aid.
By using UN force and the power of the media to restore peace, MacKenzie became an international celebrity as well as the only Canadian to be awarded a second Meritorious Service Cross.
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Other speakers included event co-chairs Lee-Anne Quinn, president of the Peterborough chapter of the Canadian Association of Veterans in UN Peacekeeping, and member Bill Steedman.
Quinn, the first-ever woman Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Hastings and Prince Edward County Regiment, is a nurse practitioner who joined the Canadian Forces in 1987 at 26 years old, where she served 23 years as a military nurse, including four tours in the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan.
In 2019, she received the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers from Canada’s Governor General in recognition of her leadership roles with the Peterborough chapter and her role as a co-founder of Salaam Peterborough, which has sponsored several Syrian refugee families in Canada.
Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Lee-Anne Quinn, president of the Frank Poley (Peterborough) chapter of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping, speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the UN Peacekeepers Monument in Peterborough’s new urban park on July 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Sean Bruce)18-year-old Syrian refugee Rashid Sheikh Hassan, who recently came to Canada with the support of a sponsor group including Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Lee-Anne Quinn, holds her hand during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of The UN Peacekeepers Monument in Peterborough’s new urban park on July 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Dave McNab)
Quinn is also part of a sponsorship group that recently brought 18-year-old Syrian refugee Rashid Sheikh Hassan to Canada from Turkey, where he had been living for two years separated from his family and in constant fear of deportation. Rashid attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Canada Day along with some of his other sponsors, including Dave McNab and Kristy Hiltz, as well as other Syrian refugees.
During an emotional moment at the ceremony, Quinn and Rashid held each other’s hand as MacKenzie spoke about peacekeepers and refugees.
Emceed by peacekeeping veteran Reverend Frank Patrick, the ceremony also featured a flyby by a Hercules aircraft from Trenton, a performance by the Hastings and Prince Edward Regimental Pipe Band, and more.
Bill Steedman, a member of the Peterborough chapter of the Canadian Association of Veterans in UN Peacekeeping, speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the UN Peacekeepers Monument in Peterborough’s new urban park on July 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Sean Bruce)The ribbon-cutting ceremony of the UN Peacekeepers Monument in Peterborough’s new urban park on July 1, 2022 featured a flyby by a Hercules aircraft from Trenton. (Photo courtesy of Sean Bruce)
The City of Peterborough, Veterans Affairs Canada, and local donors provided funding for the UN Peacekeepers Monument.
Sandy Beach in Trent Lakes is very popular among residents and visitors because of its soft sand extending into warm and shallow turquoise water. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)
Every Friday during swimming season, we post The Beach Report™ — our weekly report of the results of water quality testing at beaches in the greater Kawarthas region — and update it throughout the week as conditions change.
As of Thursday, July 6, the following beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming:
Buckhorn Beach, Buckhorn (Peterborough County)
Centennial Park West, Eldon (City of Kawartha Lakes)
Riverview Beach Park, Bobcaygeon (City of Kawartha Lakes)
Sandy Bay Beach, Alnwick-Haldimand (Northumberland County)
Wicklow Beach, Alnwick-Haldimand (Northumberland County)
Tweed Park, Stoco Lake (Hastings County and Prince Edward County)
Wellington Beach, Wellington Bay (Hastings County and Prince Edward County)
In addition, the following beach has been closed:
West Beach, Port Hope (Northumberland County)
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Below are the complete results of water quality testing at beaches in the City and County of Peterborough, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, Northumberland County, and Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
In the City of Peterborough, Peterborough Public Health Inspectors sample the beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead every business day, and public beaches in the County of Peterborough are sampled at least once a week (except for Chandos Beach, Quarry Bay Beach, and White’s Beach which are sampled at least once in June, July, and August).
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit provides weekly testing results for beaches in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County. Testing is based on the most recent test results from the provincial lab in Peterborough for water samples taken from these beaches.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health provides weekly testing results for beaches in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
During the summer, local health units sample water at area beaches and test for bacteria such as E. coli to determine if the water quality at a beach is safe for public use. Popular beaches, like the beach at Roger’s Cove in Peterborough’s East City, are tested every business day while most other beaches are tested weekly. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)
Important note
The following test results may not reflect current water quality conditions. Water samples can take one to three days to process and heavy rainfall, high winds or wave activity, large numbers of waterfowl near a beach, or large numbers of swimmers can rapidly change water quality.
You should always check current conditions before deciding to use a beach. You should also monitor other factors that might suggest a beach is unsafe to use, such as floating debris, oil, discoloured water, bad odours, and excessive weed growth.
After performing at Westben's "Friends on the Hill" Canada Day concert in Campbellford with Jane Archer and the Reactionaries, Peterborough singer and guitarist Emily Burgess will be at Haliburton Highlands Brewing for a solo afternoon show on Sunday, July 3. (Photo: John Gearin)
Every Thursday, we publish live music events at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region based on information that venues provide to us directly or post on their website or social media channels. Here are the listings for the week of Thursday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 6.
If you’re a pub or restaurant owner and want to be included in our weekly listings, please email our nightlifeNOW editor at nightlife@kawarthanow.com. For concerts and live music events at other venues, check out our Concerts & Live Music page.
Tuesday, July 12 5pm - Tiki Tuesday w/ Gary and the Rough Ideas ($10)
Dr. J's BBQ & Brews
282 Aylmer St., Peterborough
(705) 874-5717
Saturday, July 2
2-4pm - Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association presents Wylie Harold CD Release Show ft saxophonist Gene Hardy ($15 at door or in advance by e-transfer to )
Fenelon Falls Brewing Co.
4 May St., Fenelon Falls
(705) 215-9898
Thursday, June 30
7pm - Open mic night
Ganaraska Hotel
30 Ontario St., Port Hope
(905) 885-9254
Saturday, July 2
2-6pm - Deuce
Gordon Best Theatre
216 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 876-8884
Coming Soon
Friday, July 8 7:30pm - Lara Wong Flamenco Trio ft Lara Wong on flute and bansuri, Melón Jiménez on flamenco guitar, and Ivan Mellén on percussion ($22 in advance at www.eventbrite.es/e/360097791187 or $25 at door)
Thursday, July 21 8pm - Apollo Ghosts, Martian Broadcloak, and Earthen Dolls ($12 in advance atwww.bestptbo.com/upcomingevents/apollo-ghosts-martian-broadcloak-and-earthen-dolls-live-gbt, $20 at door or PWYC)
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The Granite
45 Bridge St. W., Bancroft
613-332-1500
Friday, July 1
The Fitzgeralds
Saturday, July 2
Ed Stephenson
Sunday, July 3
Ed Stephenson
Coming Soon
Saturday, July 9 Kirk Bates
Friday, July 15 Reg Corey
Saturday, July 16 Laura Keating
Haliburton Highlands Brewing
1067 Garden Gate Dr., Haliburton
705-754-2739
Friday, July 1
7-9pm - Melody Ryan
Saturday, July 2
7-9pm - Charlie Davis Group
Sunday, July 3
2-4pm - Emily Burgess (solo)
VIDEO: "Can't You Hear Me Calling" by Bill Munroe performed by Emily Burgess
Coming Soon
Friday, July 8 7-9pm - Jess Knights
Saturday, July 9 7-9pm - Chad Ingram
Sunday, July 10 2-4pm - Jeff Moulton
Huck's Bar and Lakeside Restaurant
17 Fire Route 82B, Buckhorn
705- 931-4455
Friday, July 1
5-8pm - Blue Hazel
Saturday, July 2
5-8pm - Chris Collins
Coming Soon
Friday, July 8 5-8pm - North Country Express
Saturday, July 9 5-8pm - Wild Cards
Jethro's Bar + Stage
137 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
Thursday, June 30
6-8pm - Chris Collins; 9pm - The Union
Friday, July 1
6-8pm - Washboard Hank; 9pm - Angie Hilts
Saturday, July 2
6-8pm - Blue Hazel; 9pm - TBA
Tuesday, July 5
8-10pm - Comedy open mic w/ host Shawn J. Thompson
As Canada Day is a federal statutory holiday, all government offices and services and liquor stores are closed, with a few beer stores open in selected locations. Most grocery stores and large retailers are open, except in Peterborough where almost all are closed. Most drug stores and pharmacies are open. Some tourist attractions and recreational services are open.
For your convenience, we provide this list of holiday hours for 285 selected businesses, services, and organizations across the Kawarthas. This information comes from their websites and social media accounts, which may or may not be up to date, so please always call them first to confirm their hours (we’ve included phone numbers), especially where you see “call” or “call to confirm” or if you are travelling any distance.
If your business or organization is listed and the hours are incorrect, please let us know by using our content feedback form. We do not have the hours for restaurants in this list as there are far too many to include.
Bewdley Community Recycling Centre 7650 County Rd. 9, Hamilton 905-342-2514
CLOSED
Brighton Community Recycling Centre 1112 County Rd. 26, Brighton 613-475-1946
CLOSED
Canada Post Mail Delivery / Offices (Note: post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business
No collection or delivery
City of Kawartha Lakes City Hall, Municipal Service Centres, and Administration Offices 26 Francis St., Lindsay 705-324-9411
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Parks, Recreation and Culture facilities, arenas, and pools Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes 705-324-9411
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Public Libraries Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes 705-324-9411 x1291
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Waste and Recycling Collection 26 Francis St., Lindsay 1-888-822-2225
No change
City of Peterborough Day Cares Peterborough 705-748-8830
CLOSED
City of Peterborough Garbage Pickup Peterborough 705-745-1386
Move to Mon Jul 4
City of Peterborough Green Waste Pickup Peterborough 705-876-1600
Move to Mon Jul 4
City of Peterborough Recycling Pickup Peterborough 705-876-1600
Move to Mon Jul 4
City of Peterborough Social Services (for emergency shelter services call 705-926-0096) Peterborough 705-748-8830
CLOSED
Cobourg Public Library 200 Ontario St., Cobourg 905-372-9271
Taylor Wilkes with Blitz the dog paddle out of the Otonabee River delta into Rice Lake in the summer of 2021. For Wilkes, the journey was an opportunity to reflect on colonial privilege while using an Indigenous mode of transportation. (Photo: Jenn McCallum)
GreenUP encourages people to connect with nature and appreciate the health and history of local watersheds. This guest-authored story is the third in a series about a group of 16 friends from Peterborough who decided to paddle the Trent-Severn Waterway from the Odenaabe (Otonabee) River in the south end of Nogojiwanong (Peterborough) to the Bay of Quinte. One of the inspirations behind the trip was to connect with the watershed, its history, and the traditional migration of the Atlantic salmon along this route.
The route of this trip and the group’s intention to grow a stronger sense of connection to the waterway was outlined in the first story in May. The second story, published in early June, shared stories about the plants and animals who were part of the journey, as well as travel tips so anyone looking to connect to the river could find the information they needed. This final installment of the series offers a reflection on how the trip developed one paddler’s identity as a Treaty person in Canada and invites readers to question their own relationship with the land.
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s guest column is by Taylor Wilkes, Facilitator with Our Living Waters, a collaborative network of organizations working together to ensure all waters in Canada are in good health by 2030.
Stroke … jay … pitterpatter. Stroke … jay … pitterpatter.
The song of the paddle. The shape of a canoe.
Cottages. Backcountry. Outdoor adventure.
These are icons of a Canadian identity, for some.
For those who inherit privilege and access to land.
This was me — a kid raised happily at cottages and summer camps in Ontario.
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Every summer for 20 years I paddled the vast, porous expanse between Lake Superior and the Laurentians. I ventured far and wide to seek “adventure,” having been taught that “nature is a playground” and that the “world was mine to discover.” Yet I’d never followed the river that runs through my neighbourhood.
I have packed countless barrels with food prepared for trips in the “wild.” Yet I did not know what I could forage to make tea or a snack.
I have tripped with hundreds of people over the years. Yet they mostly all looked and spoke like me.
Portaging canoes down the steps beside a lock along the Trent-Severn Waterway. The Canadian flag is at half-mast recognizing the confirmation of unmarked graves at Indian Residential Schools in the summer of 2021. (Photo: Jenn McCallum)
‘Time to disrupt these colonial concepts of canoeing,’ I thought, as I found other friends interested in paddling the watershed we live in. Time to commit to this territory, to the land and community that feed me. Time to give back to Odenaabe with my attention and care.
With the cedar strips of my grandfather’s canoe beneath my feet and the strength of my father’s ash paddle in my hands, I set out in the familiar setting of the stern of a canoe, listening for whatever came up along the way.
Paddling out the Odenaabe, where she opens up into Rice Lake and rounds the corner towards the Indian River, was particularly striking. I couldn’t believe how beautiful the mouth of the Odenaabe is. In the gorgeous smattering of little islands, I could sense the offering to birds on a long migration journey, the haven for nesting grounds and shady pools for the long swim upriver. A quiet curve of river with a seemingly untold story.
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Coming to know the waters around Keene was unexpectedly meaningful to me, knowing that my father’s ancestors settled there in the 1840s. I come from two long lines of colonial descent (Dutch and British) and I know each of these peoples have had destructive and untrustworthy relationships with the land and Indigenous peoples of this place.
Yet the stories of my family’s relationship to this territory are not known. Thankfully, paddling as a community on behalf of the watershed created lots of space to be conscious about the land, its history, and the original peoples who are a reflection of that land.
As we paddled along Rice Lake’s shore, we passed Hiawatha First Nation, waterfront properties, and then Keene. My mind wandered to imagine early settler years.
A map of the 10 day-trips a group of 16 friends from Peterborough made in 2021 to explore the route from Peterborough to the Bay of Quinte. (Graphic: Paul Baines / Open Street Maps)
What did the river look like at that time? Were my ancestors involved in the channelization and construction of the Trent-Severn Waterway? Did they help build the roads and designate property lines that separated Anishinaabeg people from their lands? Or were they stealth allies, who disagreed with the rapid lumber extraction that took place in that era?
Spending time in the Odenaabe watershed, instead of heading out for another “wilderness adventure,” allowed for a glimpse of a connection to these people from which I came, a glimpse into what it means to live rooted in place.
While I am not indigenous to this place, I am indigenous to somewhere across the sea, and having a connection to this watershed refuelled curiosity about my own ancestral land-based culture.
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Since then, learning more about my family’s relationship to this watershed has filled gaps in my colonial history and helped me own my “truth” more fully as a treaty person working towards Truth and Reconciliation.
There was another, more visceral, truth that we reflected on during this trip. Flags were flown at half-mast last summer, recognizing the confirmation of unmarked graves at Indian Residential Schools across the country.
These flags were constant reminders to reconsider our Canadian identities and relations with Indigenous peoples. Our group had several conversations about this within the healing containers of the canoes.
A canoe portaging dock near a lock along the Trent-Severn Waterway. The Canadian flag is at half-mast recognizing the confirmation of unmarked graves at Indian Residential Schools during the summer of 2021. (Photo: Jenn McCallum)
For me, it meant acknowledging that my childhood entitled me to canoe trip across Ontario through an Indigenous mode of transportation, when thousands of Indigenous children were robbed of that experience and connection to their land.
This difference in access to land is the most potent colonial privilege I’ve felt, and an aspect of Canadian identity I’ll always grapple with. Yet it’s a truth of Canada’s canoeing identity we need to face.
We all have our own stories and histories as people who live in this country we call Canada. Part of celebrating Canada is questioning our relationships with these lands and waters, as well as how we have been taught to think about our privileged access to them.
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