The driver of this vehicle that crashed into a tree on the front lawn of a Peterborough home on July 28, 2022 is facing multiple charges. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of video by David Post / Twitter)
A man is facing multiple charges after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree on the front lawn of a Peterborough home on Thursday night (July 28).
At 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, police responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision at the corner of Southlawn Drive and Otonabee Drive.
Fire and emergency medical services were already on the scene, with the male driver and female passenger being treated for minor injuries.
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Through investigation, police determined the driver was prohibited from operating a motor vehicle under the Criminal Code of Canada.
He was arrested and charged with operation while prohibited, careless driving, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, and driving while under suspension.
The accused man was released on an appearance notice for court on August 18, 2022.
Accident this evening corner of Southlawn and Otonabee Drive. Driver lost control and crashed into a tree. Both driver and passenger received medical attention and are ok according to a witness.@kawarthaNOW@GlobalPtbo@CTVNewspic.twitter.com/v2fqqKwVQu
High-energy Vancouver funk band Five Alarm Funk, who last performed in Peterborough in July 2019 at Peterborough Musicfest, are performing at the Red Dog in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, August 3, in a show rescheduled from March due to the pandemic. (Photo: Brendan Meadows Photography)
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, July 28 to Wednesday, August 3.
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.
Additional performers announced for the Peterborough Folk Festival at Nicholls Oval Park on August 20 and 21, 2022 include (left to right top to bottom): Julian Taylor; I, the Mountain; Murder Murder; The Colton Sisters; Kellie Loder; and Sharon & Randi. (kawarthaNOW collage of publicity photos)
The Peterborough Folk Festival has announced six additional musical acts who will be performing at the free festival in Nicholls Oval Park on the weekend of August 20 and 21, including Julian Taylor, The Colton Sisters, I, the Mountain, Murder Murder, Kellie Loder, and — for the kids — Sharon Hampson (of Sharon, Lois & Bram) with her daughter Randi.
Musicians previously announced in early July include headliners Bahamas, The Trews Acoustic, and Kathleen Edwards — with the latter performing at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 19th in a ticketed concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. Reserved seating tickets for Kathleen Edwards are $50 each and are available online at markethall.org.
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On the free weekend, the festival opens at noon on Saturday, August 20th with Bahamas performing at 9:20 p.m. and The Trews Acoustic closing out the festival at 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 21st.
Along with the headliners, other musicians announced in early July include Odario, AHI, My Son The Hurricane, Georgia Harmer, and Adria Kain, along with local musicians Joyful Joyful, Michael C Duguay, Lauryn Macfarlane, Kayla Mohammed, Nathan Truax, and Kelly McMichael — whose album Waves has been shortlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize, with the winner to be revealed on September 19.
Recently announced musicians performing at Nicholls Oval Park on Saturday, August 20th include:
Julian Taylor
Toronto-based singer-songwriter Julian Taylor has built an unimpeachable reputation as a truly independent artist and entrepreneur over his 25-year career in music. From the formative rock of Staggered Crossing to the genre fusion of Julian Taylor Band, and now revered as a solo singer-songwriter, Taylor won the Solo Artist of the Year honour at the Canadian Folk Music Awards (and a nomination in the English Songwriter category) and was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2021, as well as a Polaris Music Prize nomination.
VIDEO: “Ballad Of A Young Troubadour” – Julian Taylor
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I, the Mountain
Based in Kitchener, Ontario, I, the Mountain is a four piece indie-folk band known for their joyous harmonies, high-energy performances, and infectious song writing. The band has built a passionate fan base of “Mountaineers” from their hard work, never-quit attitude, and genuine love for music and community.
VIDEO: “Wildflowers” – I, the Mountain
Murder Murder
Hailing from Sudbury, Ontario, Murder Murder is a full string band with suitcase percussion who create a unique blend of bluegrass and outlaw country. The bad demonstrates virtuosic musicianship and evocative songwriting. backed by a wealth of original and traditional ballads.
VIDEO: “Movin On” – Murder Murder
The Colton Sisters
Mary and Martha Colton — The Colton Sisters — are twins who grew up on a farm just outside of Peterborough, Ontario. They began singing at the age of 14 and, at 16, learned to play guitar and took an interest in songwriting. Passionate songwriters whose harmonies create a unique and captivating sound, they were one of three winners of the inaugural round of the Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective Songwriting Contest in February 2021, with their winning song “Make It” recorded by James McKenty and mastered by Grammy award winning Peterborough native Greg Wells.
VIDEO: “Make It” – The Colton Sisters
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Recently announced performers on Sunday, August 21st include:
Kellie Loder
An independent singer-songwriter from Newfoundland who plays drums, guitar, and piano, Kellie Loder was nominated for a 2012 Juno Award and as Contemporary Singer of the Year as the 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards. More recently, they were named the 2021 Ron Hynes Songwriter of the Year at the Music NL Awards, won a 2021 East Coast Music Association (ECMA) for their groundbreaking music video and song “Molded Like A Monster,” were nominated forthe 2022 ECMA Songwriter of the Year as well as Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year, and were awarded first runner-up on the 2022 season of Canada’s Got Talent.
VIDEO: “Molded Like a Monster” – Kellie Loder
Sharon, Lois & Bram Singalong with Sharon & Randi
Following Bramwell “Bram” Morrison’s retirement from the 1978-founded Canadian children’s music group Sharon, Lois & Bram, and with his encouragement, Sharon Hampson and her daughter Randi continue to share the music of Sharon, Lois & Bram with fans and friends (after Lois Lilienstein passed away in 2015, Hampson and Morrison continued to perform as Sharon & Bram until 2018). This singalong gathering is a real family affair featuring Sharon & Randi, Randi’s sons Ethan and Elijah, and Randi’s beau Jim. Singalong highlights will include such beloved Sharon, Lois & Bram favourites as “ABCD Jig,” “Hey Dum Diddeley Dum,” “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain,” and, of course, “Skinnamarink.”
VIDEO: Carrying on the Sharon, Lois & Bram legacy
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Festival organizers will be releasing a full list of performers and a performance schedule soon. In the interim, the festival is still seeking volunteers to help with this year’s event.
To become a volunteer, donate or sponsor the festival, or become an artisan vendor, visit peterboroughfolkfest.com.
kawarthaNOW is pleased to be a major media sponsor of the 2022 Peterborough Folk Festival.
Environment Canada ended the severe thunderstorm watch at 6:52 p.m. on THursday.
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the entire greater Kawarthas region for Thursday afternoon and evening (July 28).
The severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Peterborough County, City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, Haliburton County, and Hastings County.
Thunderstorms are expected to develop Thursday afternoon ahead of a cold front tracking through the area. The main threats with these storms will be strong wind gusts up to 90 km/h and hail up to nickel size.
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Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Very strong wind gusts can damage buildings, down trees and blow large vehicles off the road. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!
Environment Canada issues severe thunderstorm watches when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, and torrential rainfall.
The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management recommends that you take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.
Peterborough's own Michael Bell and his band will perform iconic songs by David Bowie when The Bowie Lives comes to Peterborough Musicfest on July 30, 2022. (Photo: Gareth Skipp)
Over the years since he graduated from Adam Scott Collegiate in Peterborough, Michael Bell has worn many hats: singer and musician, tabloid publisher, political candidate, and probably a few things we don’t even know about.
Peterborough Musicfest presents The Bowie Lives
When: Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 8 p.m. Where: Del Crary Park (100 George St. N., Peterborough) How much: Free admission
Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets (lawn chairs are available to rent). VIP seating available for sponsors. No smoking, alcohol, or pets permitted. There’s no public parking at Del Crary Park, but there’s neighbourhood street parking nearby and ample parking in downtown Peterborough.
That noted, Bell’s reverence for the late musician David Bowie, a man who pivoted numerous times over his own lifetime, is not only understandable but also a staunch prerequisite for what has kept him busy most recently.
Now in his fifth year of fronting The Bowie Lives, his stunning tribute to the music and many personas of the late glam rock-pop singer, Bell and company will perform in Del Crary Park on Saturday, July 30th as Peterborough Musicfest’s milestone 35th season continues.
As always, admission to the 8 p.m. concert is free.
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“The thing about David Bowie that was super clever is how he reinvented himself,” noted Bell in a January 2020 interview with kawarthaNOW.
“He (Bowie) comes out of Berlin and he’s working with Brian Eno, so he picks up a whole generation of new fans. In the 1980s, he reinvents himself by picking up Nile Rogers, who’s producing all of the top dance stuff of the day. He then reinvents himself again in the 1990s with Nine Inch Nails. A lesson I’ve taken away from his life is find good people, let them do their thing and fit in to what they’re on about.”
Debuting in 2017, The Bowie Lives is a sequential presentation of Bowie’s extensive catalogue, ranging from his early hits, such as “Ziggy Stardust” and “Suffragette City,” through the 1980s and 1990s when songs such as “Fame,” “Golden Years,” “China Girl,” “Modern Love,” and “Let’s Dance” dominated music charts around the globe.
VIDEO: “The Bowie Lives” promo video
Born David Robert Jones in Brixton, England in 1947, Bowie embarked on a musical career in 1963. He exploded to a huge following with the 1972 release of the single “Space Oddity” and never looked back, selling an estimated 140 million albums worldwide on the strength of 11 number one charting albums.
In addition, Bowie was an actor in several films and stage productions, his first major film role being his critically acclaimed portrayal of an alien from a dying planet in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell To Earth. In 1996, his diversified and game-changing sound earned him induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Bowie died of liver cancer in January 2016, shocking millions of his fans around the globe — one of them being Bell.
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A Peterborough resident since moving to the city at a young age, Bell’s passion for music flourished in his teens.
With Adam Scott pals John Crown, Rick Kemp, and Alex Stangl, he formed and fronted New Wave/punk band Strobic Axe in 1980. One of Bell’s cherished memories of that time was performing with Strobic Axe in a very different Del Crary Park.
Michael Bell is returning to perform in Del Crary Park 40 years after his indie band Strobic Axe performed there. (Photo: Michael Bell / Twitter)
Bell eventually found himself in Toronto, first performing as one half of a folk music duo before fronting club bands Trixie Goes Hollywood and Eye Eye — the latter winning the highly-touted Q107 Homegrown Contest in 1984. What followed was his first go-round doing the Bowie thing.
“The (Bowie) show in the 1980s was a bit of weirdo show,” recalled Bell during his 2020 chat with kawarthaNOW. “My heart wasn’t really into doing the show. It was the idea of my agent. I had just won the Q107 thing and then it was like ‘OK, what are we going to do in the midst of waiting for a record deal?’ The tribute thing was just starting to happen in a big way. My agent was booking a lot of stuff, so I went with it.”
VIDEO: “Heroes” performed by The Bowie Lives
In the early ’90s, Bell — who in his own words, “hung up his Ziggy” — came back to Peterborough, got married, and founded The Wire Megazine, a monthly tabloid that broached political and social issues as well as focused on city’s arts scene. In addition, he stood for federal election twice, both times under the Green Party banner, first in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock and then in Peterborough-Kawartha.
Despite these diversions, Bell’s first love — music — was never not on his radar. He released five CDs as NumberOneWorld, enjoying success on Internet music listings. He also mentored and promoted a number of music acts. Soon enough, Bowie — and more specifically the production of a fitting tribute — was again lurking in his mind.
“I knew people loved Bowie, but the question was ‘Am I going to be able to have a band that’s capable of doing this?’,” he recalled, adding “There’s a reason there aren’t a lot of Bowie tributes.”
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“There’s an even bigger reason why a lot of the Bowie tributes just focus on the Ziggy period. The material is a lot easier to play. But once you get into stuff like Young Americans and Ashes To Ashes, there’s a lot of stuff going on. When I put the show together the first time in the 1980s, my problem was I wasn’t connected enough. I didn’t know where to look for players.”
Enter musical Michael Beauclerc, who helped Bell gather stellar players.
“We got together for a couple of rehearsals in Peterborough. It was ‘Here’s the YouTube channel, here’s the arrangements … learn them.'”
VIDEO: “Young Americans” and “The Jean Genie” performed by The Bowie Lives
Upon the staging of the first few shows, critical acclaim followed, including a five-star rating from Richard Crouse, the host of CTV’s PopLife, who deemed Bell and Beauclerc’s creation “unbelievable … by far the best and coolest Bowie tribute I’ve ever seen.”
“Doing Bowie has really pushed me,” Bell says. “I’ve got big chops. On a good day, I’ve got a full three-octave range. I’m singing stronger now than I’ve ever sung. I don’t want to sound flippant, but it’s effortless for me.”
“As we’ve grown the show, rather than a tribute, I’m calling it a Bowie spectacular. It’s a happening. It’s an immersive experience. The multimedia offering has an educational bent to it. The show itself is chronological. It’s a progression. People watching the show will recognize the progression of fashion, the progression of the music, and the progression of the sound.”
Ahead for Bell in 2022, besides more performance bookings, is the release of a documentary film titled Being David Bowie. For more information on The Bowie Lives, visit www.thebowielives.com.
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Peterborough Musicfest is presenting 16 free-admission concerts during its milestone 35th anniversary season, each staged Wednesday and Saturday nights at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough.
Overseen by general manager Tracey Randall and staff, a board of directors, and numerous volunteers, Peterborough Musicfest’s stated mission remains “to provide diverse, affordable live music to enrich cultural and economic prosperity in our community.”
For more information on this concert or the entire 2022 season, visit www.ptbomusicfest.ca or phone the Peterborough Musicfest office at 705-755-1111.
Peterborough GreenUP's Water Wise Landscape Recognition Program celebrates doing away with the water-intensive monoculture of grass to invite the shape and colour of biodiversity into your own front yard. (Photo: Hayley Goodchild)
Are you looking for a fun activity and an easy way to make a positive contribution to our community? Well, it’s time to take a stroll through your neighbourhood and nominate water wise front yards!
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s column is by Laura Keresztesi, Coordinator with GreenUP’s NeighbourHOOD Programs.
Nominating a yard is a great way to show gratitude to your neighbour for reducing water consumption, increasing the beauty of the street, and creating habitat for native plants and pollinators. There is a nomination contest underway. For each nomination you submit by August 7th, you are entered to win a prize from the GreenUP Store & Resource Centre.
Water is important to protect. In the summer months, demands on water from activities including watering lawns and gardens can increase water consumption in Canada by as much as 50 per cent. One way to curb water use is to rethink the way we landscape our front yards to create water wise landscapes that reduce water demands.
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Two gardeners, Erin McGauley and Chris Gooderham, comment on their 15 years of water wise experience:
“We love having a water wise garden. We aren’t purists: our garden has changed over the years from strictly native species to include other hardy plants, but choosing drought tolerant options reduces maintenance, helps local insects and saves us money on our water bills. We highly encourage more neighbours to add water wise species to their front yards.”
Some signs that a front yard may be water wise:
Native and drought-tolerant plants are planted instead of a lawn
A lawn is mowed higher, de-thatched, and left to brown when rain is scarce
A rain barrel, or other method, is used to capture and use rain water
The ground is covered in mulch or low-growing plants known as ground cover
The yard has a tree or two, or more
With good design and installation, a water wise garden provides year round beauty without the need for weekly mowing, watering, or the application of pesticides and herbicides that may enter the water table. (Photo: Hayley Goodchild)
Take a look at the list above and then take a walk around your block. Let us know if any neighbours, including a local business, are making water wise choices.
If you have worked to implement water wise approaches, you can nominate your own yard as well.
We need your help to recognize and celebrate the efforts people are making to protect the water and invite biodiversity. Nominate a yard and help us grow the community of people who choose a water wise approach.
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Why is becoming water wise important?
We can all agree that it is lovely to lay out a picnic in soft grass or play soccer on a lush field. Well-maintained grass has important purposes. However, how often do you see folks picnicking on their front lawns?
For many, a grassy front yard is there by default. For so long, a well-maintained front lawn (usually Kentucky Bluegrass) signalled wealth, prosperity, and that you are a respectable neighbour.
This idea is outdated. We are learning about our responsibility to nurture more biodiversity in urban environments.
Succulent ground cover and low-growing coniferous shrubs provide a burst of colour against wood mulch that retains moisture in this water wise garden. (Photo: Hayley Goodchild)
I recently discovered CBC Gem’s Frik, I Love Nature and enjoyed watching a number of episodes with my kids. Interesting and good-to-know nature information is shared in a fun and engaging way.
In an episode about cities, host Gordie Lucius explains a bit about the origin of lawns in North America: “Despite its name, Kentucky Bluegrass was introduced to North America in the 1600s by European settlers and is considered an invasive species”. Gordie also shares some incredible numbers:
Kentucky Bluegrass covers 128,000 square kilometres across Canada and the US
66 per cent of household water is used to water lawns
Collective time spent cutting grass across Canada and the US is 3,000,000,000 hours per year. Just think about what else could be done with all that time!
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The Water Wise Landscape Recognition program normalizes the benefits of replacing a traditional lawn and educates about the benefits of more diversity in urban spaces.
Nina-Marie Lister, a professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University, speaks to this in a recent CBC News article about introducing more biodiversity to front yards in Ottawa.
“It’s a little bit odd that we’re still adopting a kind of very old colonial mentality that the only thing for a yard is a monoculture or a single species of turf grass that it isn’t even native,” she says.
Trent University students recently participated in a nomination walk and left colourful notes on the doors of homes they’d nominated for Peterborough GreenUP’s Water Wise Landscape Recognition Program. (Photo: Laura Keresztesi)
Making room in your yard for a variety of native species not only looks great and benefits the environment, but also requires less water and maintenance.
GreenUP offers the Water Wise Landscape Recognition Program with support from Peterborough Utilities Group. Together we recognize and celebrate the efforts of citizens and business owners in the City of Peterborough who are taking action to conserve and protect the water through sustainable landscaping methods.
Nomination forms can be found at greenup.on.ca/water-wise/. The nomination contest is open until August 7th at midnight.
We hope you can get out and nominate some wonderful water wise yards!
If you have any questions about the nomination process, please contact Laura Keresztesi at laura.keresztesi@greenup.on.ca.
Bats are one of the wildlife species that commonly carry rabies. The most common bat species in Ontario is the Little Brown Bat, which is endangered due to a disease known as white nose syndrome. (Photo: Wikipedia)
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District (HKPR) Health Unit is warning area residents to be vigilant around bats and to ensure their pets are up-to-date on their rabies vaccination after a local family was exposed to a rabid bat.
An incident took place recently at the family’s home where a bat entered the dwelling. The bat was captured, sent for testing, and subsequently found to be positive for rabies — meaning family members and their pets were potentially exposed to rabies.
The health unit says the affected family members were provided post-exposure vaccine for rabies and are recovering well in the aftermath. The family-owned pets are getting follow-up with a veterinarian on possible rabies exposure for the animals.
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“Contact with any wild animal, including bats, should be avoided if at all possible,” says Richard Ovcharovich, environmental health manager with the HKPR District Health Unit. “That message applies to people and pets. It’s never worth the risk, especially when rabies is involved.”
Rabies is a virus that affects the central nervous system of warm-blooded animals, including humans. The virus is transmitted when there is contact with the saliva of an infected animal through a bite, lick, or scratch. Once signs of rabies appear in any animal (including humans), the disease is almost always fatal. However, a series of vaccinations and treatment with rabies antibodies can prevent infection in humans in most cases, if administered soon after exposure.
The animals that most often transmit rabies in Ontario are bats, foxes, skunks, and raccoons. Although most animal bites are readily apparent, bites inflicted by bats can be harder to notice, especially if it involves an infant, child, or those with cognitive impairments.
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When it comes to bats, the health unit offers these tips:
If you suspect you may have been bitten or had contact with a bat, immediately report this to your family doctor and your local health unit.
If you are bitten or scratched by a bat that is discovered in your home, leave the room, close the door, and contact a professional pest control company or wildlife removal company.
Do not touch a bat with your bare hands. If there was no human contact (bite or scratch), open a window, and allow the bat to get out.
If you have bats living on your property and want to remove them, contact a professional pest control company or wildlife removal company.
If you discover a bat outdoors that is injured, acting strange, or dead, do not touch it.
As bats can transmit the rabies virus to dogs and cats, ensure your pets are up-to-date on their rabies vaccinations.
Bat-proof the home. If bats are found in the home, seek advice from an animal control or wildlife conservation authority. If doing it yourself, carefully examine your home for holes that might allow bats entry into your living quarters, then take steps to seal them. For instance, caulk any openings larger than a quarter-inch by a half-inch, ensure all doors to the outside close tightly, and use window screens, chimney caps, and draft-guards beneath doors to attics.
A colourized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox virus particles (green) cultivated and purified from cell culture. (Photo: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit is reporting its first lab-confirmed case of the monkeypox virus in its region.
Confirmed on Wednesday (July 27), the case involves a Northumberland County resident who is currently recovering and in isolation. The health unit has completed follow-up with the infected person and has contacted anyone else who may have had close contact with this case, including those who may require vaccination against the virus.
Peterborough Public Health announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the Peterborough region on June 22. Since then, another case in that region has been confirmed.
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“The risk to the public is low,” says Dr. Natalie Bocking, medical officer of health with the HKPR District Health Unit, in a media release. “Monkeypox cases have been circulating in Ontario for a couple of months, including in our neighbouring health unit regions, so the finding of a local case is not a surprise.”
As of July 23, more than 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported to the World Health Organization from 75 countries. A month before, there were 3,040 cases in 47 countries. As of July 26, there are 326 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ontario, with more than three-quarters of these cases reported in Toronto.
Monkeypox is a viral disease previously mainly found in countries in central and west Africa. It can be spread from human to human through close and direct contact with infected bodily fluids or respiratory droplets. While monkeypox is in the same family as smallpox, it is less contagious and includes milder symptoms.
People usually develop symptoms five to 21 days after being exposed to the monkeypox virus. Symptoms can include a rash or blister in mouth and around genital areas, swollen lymph nodes, fever and chills, muscle aches, headaches, and exhaustion.
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“While monkeypox is not easily spread between individuals, we do encourage people to be aware of the signs and symptoms of the virus and seek medical attention if symptoms start to present,” Dr. Bocking says. “Our experience with COVID-19, and the recent rise in monkeypox cases, highlight the risk that infectious diseases can emerge and quickly spread around the world. A strong system of public health response continues to be essential.”
Anyone who experiences symptoms of monkeypox should seek immediate medical attention. Monkeypox symptoms can be managed, and those infected typically recover within two to four weeks. A vaccine is also available for either pre-exposure or post-exposure prophylaxis associated with confirmed cases.
To find out if you are eligible for the vaccine, visit the health unit’s website at www.hkpr.on.ca. If you fit the eligibility criteria for the vaccine, call the HKPR District Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1507 to check availability and to book an appointment.
Christine Crandell, Jason Wight, and Charlie Atkinson have joined the board of directors of the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas. (Supplied photos)
The Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas has announced three new members have joined its board of directors: Christine Crandell, Jason Wight, and Charlie Atkinson.
The not-for-profit organization, which supports start-ups in clean technology, agricultural technology, digital technology, and health care technology, began a search earlier this year for qualified candidates to fill three vacancies on the board.
Christine Crandell is the president of California-based NBS Consulting Group, Inc. (doing business as New Business Strategies), a global customer experience and strategy consultancy. A recognized expert in customer experience, strategic planning, and digital transformation serving Fortune 1000 and growth stage companies worldwide, Crandell has also been an advisor to companies such as Coupa and Social Dynamx, and has led mergers and acquisitions due diligence for Good Technologies/Blackberry.
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Based in the GTA, Jason Wight is the chief information officer and senior vice president of digital innovation at Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as well as the founder of X-Lab, an innovation accelerator that fosters creative thinking across OPG, develops new revenue streams, and drives efficiency improvements. He has held a variety of leadership positions over his tenure with OPG which led to his current role, where he advances technological solutions within OPG’s fleet and within the overall nuclear industry.
Toronto-based leadership consultant Charlie Atkinson has over 40 years of experience building teams, growing businesses, merging companies, optimizing profit and loss statements, restructuring, and more for a variety of corporations such as Xerox, Kodak, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, from which he retired in 2017. A year after retirement, Atkinson founded The Winning Practice, which provides results-inspired strategic excellence focusing on people, partnerships, productivity, and profitability. He is also on the national board of directors of the Information Technology Association of Canada,
The Port Hope police station at 55 Fox Road in Port Hope. (Photo: Port Hope Police Service)
A Port Hope couple is facing multiple charges after they allegedly duct-taped two children and left them unattended.
On June 30, police attended a residence in Port Hope to assist in a Children’s Aid Society (CAS) investigation regarding two children whose daycare provider contacted CAS with concerns about the children’s health and well-being.
The children, who were allegedly duct-taped and left unattended. were removed from the residence indefinitely and received appropriate medical care.
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On Tuesday (July 26), following a full investigation, a 32-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were arrested.
Both were charged with two counts of forcible confinement, two counts of failure to provide the necessaries of life, and two charges of assault with a weapon.
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