Kelly Brocklehurst of the YMCA of Central East Ontario's Balsillie Family Branch in Peterborough speaks during the June 2022 virtual meeting of 100 Women Peterborough. The collective philanthropy group chose YMCA Strong Communities as the charity to receive member donations expected to be around $9,000. (Photo courtesy of 100 Women Peterborough)
At its second virtual meeting this year, 100 Women Peterborough has chosen YMCA Strong Communities to receive what is expected to around $9,000 in donations.
A collective philanthropy group, 100 Women Peterborough met on Zoom last Tuesday (June 21) to raise funds for an organization in need. Prior to the pandemic, the group met in person four times a year, with each of the members committing to donate $100 at each meeting. The group has been meeting virtually during the pandemic, with attendance at meetings optional in recognition of the financial impact of the pandemic on some members.
Whether meeting in person or virtually, the group hears presentations from three organizations randomly drawn from a larger list of organizations nominated by the group’s members. The organization receiving the most votes from members receives the donations contributed by the group’s members.
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The three organizations that presented to 100 Women Peterborough at Tuesday’s virtual meeting were YMCA Strong Communities, the Peterborough Humane Society, and the Fleming College Student Bursary Program, with YMCA Strong Communities chosen by majority vote to receive the funds.
A fundraising campaign of the YMCA of Central East Ontario, YMCA Strong Communities campaign raises funds to improve and enrich the lives of thousands of children, adults, seniors, and families in the region. The charitable organization has seen a significant decrease in revenues during the pandemic, with membership declining by 52 per cent.
“The YMCA of Central East Ontario is thrilled to be selected as the recipient in support of 100 Women,” says Kelly Brocklehurst, general manager of the Balsillie Family Branch in Peterborough. “This generous donation will make a positive impact on the many children and families who depend on us.”
How donations to the YMCA Strong Communities can support children and families in central east Ontario. (Graphic: YMCA of Central East Ontario)
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Funds raised by the YMCA Strong Communities campaign help those facing financial barriers to have access to YMCA programs and services including licensed child care, youth mental health support, recreational programs, digital literacy for seniors, and health and fitness memberships for all ages. In 2020 and 2021, the YMCA provided over $450,000 in financial assistance.
“Families have been impacted significantly during the pandemic and there have been lasting effects from the lockdowns,” says Rosalea Terry, one of the founding members of 100 Women Peterborough. “Having resources like the YMCA are essential to our community. 100 Women Peterborough is proud to continue to pay it forward and give back collectively to foster these types of programs while also promoting female philanthropy locally.”
The collective philanthropy movement began in the United States in November 2006, when Karen Dunigan of Michigan formed the “100 Women Who Care” group. After their first meeting, the women raised over $10,000 for the purchase of 300 new baby cribs for a local organization.
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The movement has grown over the past 16 years to include groups of men, women, youth, and children around the world, with more than 210 chapters in Canada alone.
Since its formation, 100 Women Peterborough has collectively donated more than $140,000 to 17 local organizations: Hospice Peterborough, Peterborough Youth Unlimited, One Roof Warming Room, New Canadians Centre, Cameron House, Five Counties Children’s Centre, Casa De Angelae, Lakefield Animal Welfare Society, Community Care Peterborough, Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre, Community Counselling and Resource Centre, Peterborough Pregnancy Support Services, Heads Up for Inclusion, Kawartha Youth Orchestra, Peterborough GreenUP, Bridges Peterborough, and YMCA Strong Communities.
Women interested in joining 100 Women Peterborough should visit www.100womenptbo.ca for more information.
A young black bear climbing a fence around Wallis Drive near Sherbrooke Street in Peterborough on June 28, 2022. (Photo: Gail Lavigne / Facebook)
After a young black bear was spotted in Peterborough’s west end on Monday (June 28), police are reminding residents what to do if they see a bear.
Gail Lavigne posted photos of the black bear in the Peterborough Shares Facebook group, which she took around 6:30 a.m. on Monday morning. The photos show the bear, which appears to be a yearling, around a home on Wallis Drive near Sherbrooke Street and climbing a fence.
Cara Ellis also posted a photo in the Facebook group of the same bear around Peterborough Regional Health Centre at 7 p.m. on Monday evening.
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Police advise residents to only call 9-1-1 about a bear sighting in an emergency situation, when the bear poses an immediate threat to personal safety and exhibits aggressive behaviour.
This includes situations where a bear enters a school yard when school is in session, stalks people and lingers at the site, enters or tries to enter a residence, wanders into a public gathering, or kills livestock or pets and lingers at the site.
In emergency situations, police will respond first but may request assistance from the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry during daylight hours.
For non-emergency encounters, residents should call the ministry’s Bear Wise reporting line at 1-866-514-2327, which operates 24 hours a day seven days a week from April 1 to November 30.
Non-emergency encounters include a bear roaming around or checking garbage cans, breaking into a shed where garbage or food is stored, climbing a tree, pulling down a bird feeder or knocking over a barbeque, or moving through a backyard or field without lingering.
For tips on what to do if you encounter a black bear, visit the ministry’s Bear Wise web page at ontario.ca/bearwise.
Black bears have been spotted in Peterborough’s west end in previous years, including in April 2020.
Bancroft mayor Paul Jenkins says 23-month-old Everett Smith, pictured in an undated photo, died on June 23, 2022 after his mother accidently left him in her car after arriving at her job at the local high school. (Photo supplied by Paul Jenkins)
The death of a 23-month-old boy left in a hot car in a Bancroft high school parking lot last Thursday (June 23) was a tragic accident, according to the town’s mayor Paul Jenkins.
Jenkins said Everett Smith’s mother, a teacher at North Hastings High School on Monck Road, didn’t realize the toddler was still in her car after she arrived for work on Thursday morning, as she thought she had already dropped him off at day care.
A longtime friend of the boy’s family, Jenkins said Everett’s mother only discovered he was still in her car in the parking lot on Thursday afternoon when the school day ended. The temperature during the day reached a high of 27°C.
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According to a media release on Saturday from the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), who did not identify the child by name, Everett was found with no vital signs at around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. He was transported by ambulance to the Bancroft hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say an investigation is ongoing in conjunction with Ontario’s chief coroner and will not comment on any details of the case.
The Bancroft community is rallying behind Everett’s family. In partnership with his parents Diana and Jason, North Hastings Children’s Services in Bancroft has created a memorial fund in Everett’s name at www.nhcs.ca/everettsmithmemorialfund, “to create opportunities for children and families to experience joy in Everett’s memory honouring his legacy.”
“One look at his infectious grin and your worries would melt away,” reads a message from Everett’s parents on the organization’s website. “We knew his smile was meant to change the world! Tragically, Everett is no longer with us but we know that he would want to keep doing the best for his friends as he sips his milk and asks for more toppings on his toast.”
On its Facebook page last Thursday, North Hastings High School announced that the school’s planned Grade 8 graduation was postponed “due to an emergency at the school.”
Canadian new wave band The Spoons opens Peterborough Musicfest's 35th season with a Canada Day concert at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough on July 1, 2022. (Photo: Andrew MacNaughtan)
Evidence of our ongoing love affair with the music decade that was the 1980s has been clearly seen in the huge crowds that have gathered at Del Crary Park over recent summers.
Peterborough Musicfest presents The Spoons
When: Friday, July 1, 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.
Since 2016, memories of big hair, fingerless gloves, and shoulder pads have come into clear focus at the park as Peterborough Musicfest presented A Flock of Seagulls, Howard Jones, Starship, The Box, and Platinum Blonde on the Fred Anderson Stage. With electronic drums and synthesized keys added to the mix, the ’80s picture was complete.
On Friday, July 1st at Del Crary Park, the ’80s feel continues in a big way as The Spoons return to the Fred Anderson Stage to open Peterborough Musicfest’s 35th season. As has been the case since July 1987, admission to the 8 p.m. concert is free.
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Since The Spoons last headlined Musicfest in August 2016, the quartet has released a new studio album, New Day New World, as well as two compilation albums — Repeatable 1980-2020 and Echoes, with the latter seeing the proceeds benefit musicians and live music technicians struggling with financial loss.
But the band’s history dates back much further to 1979 when, in Burlington, Gordon Deppe (lead vocals/guitar) and Sandy Horne (bass/vocals) hooked up with Brett Wickens (keyboards/synths) and Peter Shepherd (drums). It was while eating alphabet soup at Wickens’ home and mulling over possible band names that a light came one — the band would be named after the utensil that each was holding.
In the mid 1970s, Horne, 14, and Deppe, 16, met while members of the senior band at Nelson High School in Burlington, but it was during a band bus trip to another high school in Arnprior that fate intervened.
VIDEO: “Nova Heart” – The Spoons
In an April 2018 interview with Troy Bridgeman of Guelph News, Horne recounted the planting of the seeds of their now 40 years plus collaboration.
“There were two acoustic guitars on the bus,” recalled Horne, adding “I was playing with the girls at the front and Gord was playing at the back and eventually the guitars came together.”
That encounter led to Deppe asking Horne to play bass for his band Impulse and, later, another band called Tryst. That led to the eventual formation of The Spoons.
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The Spoon’s debut album Stick Figure Neighbourhood was released in 1981 but it was 1982’s follow-up album, Arias & Symphonies, that brought the band much attention in the form of three Top 40 hits — “Nova Heart,” “Smiling In Winter,” and the title track. Of local interest, the album was produced and mixed by John Punter, later the longtime co-owner of the now-closed Pig’s Ear Tavern on Brock Street.
In 1983, fresh off a 1983 Juno Award nomination as Most Promising Group of the Year, The Spoons went back the studio with Grammy Award-winning producer Niles Rodgers. The resulting album, Talkback, produced the single “Old Emotions.”
The following year, Deppe wrote, produced and performed the Listen the soundtrack for the drama Listen To The City. Two tracks on that album performed by The Spoons as a whole — “Romantic Traffic” and “Tell No Lies” — charted high and are among their best-known hits.
VIDEO: “Tell No Lies” – The Spoons
“Everyone thought we were from England because we sounded like the British wave,” Deppe told Guelph Today.
“The song Nova Heart was a groundbreaking thing for Canada and Romantic Traffic was on the very first episode of MuchMusic. There were a lot of firsts and having a girl bass player in the band sure helped the image.”
For her part, Horne recalled not being taken seriously during a time when female band members were a bit of a rarity of sorts.
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“People that hadn’t seen us play live thought I was just a figure and somebody else was doing the recording,” Horne said. “I started wearing ballet slippers and ballerina outfits. You want me to play this tough instrument, I am going to play it on my tippy toes. One of the funniest lines I heard was in Wasaga Beach. A guy said ‘You know, you’re more than just a tootsie roll. You’re a tootsie roll that plays bass.'”
While the first half of the 1980s marked the band’s high point commercially, The Spoons remained productive. In 1986, the album Bridges Over Waters was released followed by Vertigo Tango two years later. It wasn’t until 2011 that new material was recorded for the album of Static Transmission.
“At the beginning of the 1990s, we kind of laid low and didn’t do a lot of shows because there was a change toward grunge and heavier music,” Deppe said. “For a while we thought, well, I guess it’s over and then by the mid 1990s, it started picking up and we were like ‘What? How did that happen?'”
VIDEO: “Old Emotions” – The Spoons
A number of band members have come and gone over the ensuing years — both Wickens and Shepherd left before The Spoons’ first album was recorded — but Deppe and Horne have been the constant.
Scott MacDonald (keyboards) — who played on The Spoons’ 1988 album Vertigo Tango but departed afterwards — and Chris McNeill (drums) round the out current configuration.
The Spoons’ Canada Day concert at Del Crary Park will be followed by a fireworks display over Little Lake presented by the Rotary Club of Peterborough.
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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.
Elyn and Peter Green are retiring after 34 years of operating The Greenhouse on the River in Douro. As of July 1, the business becomes Charlea's Riverside Gardens under the ownership of (Photo courtesy of Robyn Jenkins of Lakefield Flowers and Gifts. (Photo courtesy of The Greenhouse on the River)
After 34 years in business, Elyn and Peter Green are closing the doors at The Greenhouse on the River in Douro-Dummer on Thursday (June 30).
The Greens made the decision earlier this year to retire from their popular greenhouse business, located on the Otonabee River just south of Lakefield at 4115 County Road 32.
“This wasn’t a sudden decision on our part and it wasn’t an easy one,” the couple writes in a message to customers. “For 34 years we’ve loved preparing each Spring’s blooms and baskets. More than that, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to share them with you — our loyal group of dedicated gardeners.”
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“Most especially, during these last few years, we recognized that it was your kindness and support that made the Greenhouse on the River such a wonderful experience. But also, that the time had come to move on, and hand the reins over to someone new.”
That “someone new” is Robyn Jenkins of Lakefield Flowers and Gifts, who will take over the business as of July 1 with the new name Charlea’s Riverside Gardens.
“Charlea is pronounced the same as Charlie, which is my middle name and my dad’s name,” Jenkins writes on Facebook, adding she is keeping “River” in the name “as part of the history of this wonderful business.”
On July 1, 2022, The Greenhouse on the River becomes Charlea’s Riverside Gardens under the ownership of Robyn Jenkins of Lakefield Flowers and Gifts. (Logo: Lauren Black / Cló Design Studio)
"Lessons from the Land - Building Bridges towards Reconciliation" takes place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 1, 2022 at the pavilion in Beavermead Park in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough. (Graphic: New Canadians Centre)
On Canada’s 155th birthday, the New Canadians Centre and community partners in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough are hosting a day described as a “reflection, education, and commitment towards healing our relationship with the land and with Indigenous Peoples.”
The family-friendly “Lessons from the Land – Building Bridges towards Reconciliation”, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 1st at the pavilion in Beavermead Park at 2011 Ashburnham Drive, features land-based activities and Indigenous teachings included guided medicine walks, traditional games and activities, songs and dances from the land and drum teachings, and beading circle and teachings.
The day begins with a welcome from Janet McCue, the lead singer with the Wishkiigomang Hand Drummers from Curve Lake, and her sister Linda McCue.
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The first of two 90-minute guided medicine walks through Beavermead Park follows, led by Caleb Musgrave (head instructor from Canadian Bushcraft) and Patricia Wilson (community conservation coordinator at Kawartha Land Trust and founder of Diverse Nature Collective).
The walks, which begin at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., are limited to 30 participants each. Advance registration is required. Meet at the Beavermead Pavilion at the sign-in time (8:45 a.m. for the morning walk and 12:45 p.m. for the afternoon walk) and ensure that you bring good walking shoes, sun protection, and water.
For those not participating in the guided medicine walks, there are two morning and afternoon activities at the Beavermead pavilion.
“Lessons from the Land” features two 90-minute guided medicine walks through Beavermead Park led by Caleb Musgrave (head instructor from Canadian Bushcraft) and Patricia Wilson (community conservation coordinator at Kawartha Land Trust and founder of Diverse Nature Collective). Advance registration is required. (Photo: Diverse Nature Collective)
From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Rachel Gilham from Pathway to Stewardship & Kinship will lead traditional games and activities. All materials will be supplied.
From 1 to 3:30 p.m., Nimkii Osawamick of Dedicated Native Awareness (DNA Stage) will be leading a beading circle and sharing teachings. Participants can make a friendship bracelet to give to an Indigenous friend to build new bridges. All materials will be supplied.
From 12 to 1 p.m., Osawamick — a world-renowned hoop dancer, champion dancer, and drummer and singer — will also be leading “Songs & Dances from the Land – Drum Teachings”. Attendees are reminded to respect the drum and dancers’ regalia and not to touch them or photograph them without permission.
“Lessons from the Land” attendees can also pick up a free Strawberry Beading Kit from Cedarlilie Bead Shop, owned and operated by Abenaki and French-Canadian artist Dominique O’Bonsawin, and follow a video tutorial by O’Bonsawin on how to create a beaded strawberry pin. The kits are available between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. while supplies last.
VIDEO: Strawberry Pin Beading Tutorial
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While all activities during “Lessons from the Land” are family friendly, children should be accompanied by a caregiver. Bring your own chair or blanket as activities will be conducted on the grass as much as possible. Also bring a reusable water bottle and a litter-less lunch and snacks (while there is a water fountain on-site, there will not be any food or drink vendors at this event).
As part of “Lessons from the Land”, the New Canadians Centre has partnered with the ReFrame Film Festival to present a free virtual screening from July 1 to 7 of two powerful films on the topic of reconciliation.
“Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair”, directed by Alanis Obomsawin, presents the speech given by the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission when he accepted the WFM-Canada World Peace Award, interspersing the heartbreaking testimonies of former students imprisoned at residential schools.
During “Lessons from the Land”, Nimkii Osawamick of Dedicated Native Awareness (DNA Stage) will be leading a beading circle and sharing teachings as well as “Songs & Dances from the Land – Drum Teachings”. (Photo via New Canadians Centre / Facebook)
“Gaamominik – One Woman’s Journey to Find the Bits and Pieces”, directed by Hannah Lemelin, tells the story of Gaamominik (Karen Watts), an Odawa survivor/storyteller from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Odawa Mnis (Manitoulin Island) who was stolen from her biological family by their landlord before the age of four and grew up in Toronto with an assumed name and identity before reclaiming her true identity and culture in her mid-twenties.
“Lessons from the Land” is made possible through the support of the Government of Canada, Canadian Bushcraft, Dedicated Native Awareness (DNA Stage), Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough, Pathway to Stewardship & Kinship, Camp Kawartha, Kawartha Land Trust, Diverse Nature Collective, ReFrame Film Festival, and Silver Bean Cafe.
Carl Cruise-Baxter (middle), an outreach worker with the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge's Trans Peer Outreach program, accepts a donation of $6,725 from members of 100 Women of Northumberland. (Photo courtesy of CMHA HKPR)
At its first meeting of 2022, 100 Women of Northumberland selected the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA HKPR) to receive a donation of $6,725 for its Trans Peer Outreach program.
The collective philanthropy group meets four times a year and selects a Northumberland-based charity or non-profit organization to receive donations contributed by individual members of the group. At its first meeting of the year in April, the group selected CMHA HKPR’s Trans Peer Outreach program as the recipient.
The group held its second meeting of the year last Wednesday (June 22) at The Mill in Cobourg and presented a cheque for $6,725 to CMHA HKPR.
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The Trans Peer Outreach program offers supports and services for transgender and gender-diverse people and their families, to assist them to improve the quality of their lives through the provision of community-based client-centred care that supports positive interdependence.
“This grant will go directly towards enhancing the Trans Peer Outreach Family Supports by allowing us to offer more group opportunities and one-to-one supports,” says Carl Cruise-Baxter, an outreach worker with the Trans Peer Outreach program. “This will allow us to help more family, friends, caregivers, and loved ones of individuals who are trans, non-binary, or gender questioning.”
Services under the Trans Peer Outreach program are delivered by people with lived-experience as a transgender or gender-diverse person, and who also may have experience living with a mental health concern.
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The collective philanthropy movement began in the United States in November 2006, when Karen Dunigan of Michigan formed the “100 Women Who Care” group. After their first meeting, the women raised over $10,000 for the purchase of 300 new baby cribs for a local organization.
The movement has grown over the past 16 years to include groups of men, women, youth, and children around the world, with more than 210 chapters in Canada alone.
One man is dead following a shooting incident in downtown Cobourg on Monday morning (June 27).
At 10:06 a.m. on Monday, police responded to a report of gunshots in the area of King Street and Division Street.
A man was rushed to Northumberland Hills Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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Police closed King Street at Division Street to McGill Street until further notice for the investigation and are asking people to avoid the area.
At 2 p.m. on Monday, Chief Paul VandeGraaf provided an update on the ongoing investigation. He said the victim was a partner in the downtown business Jamaican Patty House.
He also said the shooting appears to be an isolated incident. Although no suspect is in custody, police do not believe there is a threat to public safety.
VIDEO: Chief Paul VandeGraa provides an update on the investigation
“This is not a common occurrence for downtown Cobourg,” VandeGraaf said. “However, this reminds us that we are not immune to the gun violence that’s happening across the country.”
On Tuesday, the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), which is assisting the Cobourg police in the investigation, identified the victim as 37-year-old Rohan Pyne from Scarborough.
On Wednesday, the OPP stated two suspects were reported leaving the scene in a black Lexus sport utility vehicle. The vehicle, which had been reported as stolen. was located abandoned in Markham later on the day of the shooting.
Investigators are asking anyone with dash cam footage who was in the area of King Street East and Division Street between the hours of 9:45 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. on June 27 to contact acting detective James Egas with the Cobourg police at 905-372-6821 x1004 or the Northumberland OPP at at 1-888-310-1122.
If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit stopcrimehere.ca.
This story is being updated as police release new details about the investigation.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Lakefield Jazz, Art & Craft Festival and the Ennismore Shamrock Festival are returning to Selwyn Township on the second weekend of July.
The Lakefield Jazz, Art & Craft Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 9th at Isabel Morris Park on the Otonabee River in Lakefield and features live music, more than 25 artisan vendors, and food and drink.
The live music line-up includes Marsala Lukianchuk (noon), Barry Elmes Quintet (1:50 p.m.), Heather Bambrick Jazz Quintet (3:40 p.m.), Jozef Botos “Trio B” featuring Daniel and Frank Botos (5:30 p.m.), Alan Black and the Steady Band with guests Bridget Foley, Sian Wilson, and Rob Phillips (7:10 p.m.), Max Mouse and the Gorillas (8:20 p.m.), and Logan Murray and the Spoon Lickers (9:30 p.m.).
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Artisan vendors include Beadjools, Cutting Edge Greetings, Dunn Reim, Dwyer Art Studio, Elizabeth Popham Fine Art, Flytja, Goldfinch Glass, Hank’s Handiworks, Hard Rain Creations, Heart of Joy, Jackson’s Body Essentials, Jane Hall, Kawartha Arts Network, KGregg Visual Artist, Knitted & Twisted, Lakefield Art Group, LB Quilting & Embroidery, Leslee Waterston, Mary Derrick Art, Rude Awakening Granola, Seasons & Occasions, Sew Lynda, Sue Flanagan Creates, The Old Country Fence, Unique Wood Creations, Water colours by Dwayne, and Woodworks by Chris.
Food vendors include Cheeky Duck (wood-fired pizza), The Lakefield Pantry (savoury and sweet treats including ice cream), Kitchen Farmecy (smoked BBQ), and Hanoi House (Vietnamese cuisine and salads). Publican House Brewery will supply craft beer and wine, coolers, and local cider will also be available, along with iced coffee, limeade, and water.
Admission is $10 (free for children 12 and under). For more information, visit www.lakefieldjazzfest.ca.
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The Ennismore Shamrock Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 10th at the Robert E Young Recreation Complex at 55 Ennis Road in Ennismore, featuring a variety of vendors and activities for all ages. This year’s festival is a one-day event, with the truck and tractor pull returning next year.
Along with Ennismore Optimist rookie ball, ball hockey, and soccer tournaments, there will be children’s activities including bouncy castles, ice cream sundae making, a petting zoo, face painting, a dunk tank, and more, an all-day BBQ (peameal bacon on a bun, burgers, hot dogs, and drinks), and booths for local organizations. The Cottage Country Craft Show featuring more than 80 vendors also is taking place indoors at the community centre.
Admission is free for all activities, other than admission to the craft show which costs $2 (free for children under 12). For more information including a full schedule of events, visit www.ennismoreshamrockfestival.ca.
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 Wednesday, June 29, the following beach has been posted as unsafe for swimming:
Buckhorn Beach, Buckhorn (Peterborough County)
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.
City of Peterborough Beaches (sampled each business day)
Note: Beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead Park will not be sampled Thursday, June 30th or Friday, July 1st due to the Public Health Ontario Lab closure for the Canada Day long weekend. Swim at your own discretion.
Rogers Cove (131 Maria Street, Peterborough) – sample date 28 June – SAFE
Beavermead Park (2011 Ashburnham Drive, Peterborough) – sample date 28 June – SAFE
Peterborough County Beaches (sampled weekly)
Back Dam Park (902 Rock Road, Warsaw, Township of Douro – Dummer) – sample date 27 June – SAFE
Buckhorn Beach (12 John Street, Buckhorn, Municipality of Trent Lakes) – sample date 28 June – UNSAFE
Crowe’s Line Beach (240 Crowe’s Line Road, Trent Lakes) – sample date 28 June – SAFE
Lance Wood Park, Curve Lake (150 Whetung Street E, Curve Lake) – sample date 21 June – SAFE
Henry’s Gumming, Curve Lake (150 Chemong Street S, Curve Lake) – sample date 21 June – SAFE
Douro North Park (205 Douro Second Line, Township of Douro – Dummer) – sample date 27 June – SAFE
Ennismore Waterfront Park (1053 Ennis Road, Ennismore) – sample date 23 June – SAFE
Hiawatha Beach (1 Lakeshore Road, Hiawatha) – sample date 27 June – SAFE
Jones Beach (908 Jones Beach Road, Bridgenorth) – sample date 23 June – SAFE
Lakefield Park (100 Hague Boulevard, Lakefield) – sample date 16 June – SAFE
Norwood Beach at Mill Pond (12 Belmont Street, Norwood) – sample date 27 June – SAFE
Sandy Beach (1239 Lakehurst Road, Municipality of Trent Lakes) – sample date 21 June – SAFE
Selwyn Beach Conservation Area (2251 Birch Island Road, Selwyn) – sample date 23 June – SAFE
Squirrel Creek Conservation Area (2445 Wallace Point Road, South Monaghan) – sample date 27 June – SAFE
Warsaw Caves Conservation Area (289 Caves Road, Warsaw, Township of Douro – Dummer) – sample date 27 June – SAFE
Peterborough County Beaches (sampled monthly)
Belmont Lake (376 Miles of Memories Road, Belmont) – sample date 2 June – SAFE
Chandos Beach (2800 County Road/Highway 620, North Kawartha) – sample date 2 June – SAFE
Kasshabog Lake (431 Peninsula Road, Havelock) – sample date 2 June – SAFE
Quarry Bay (1986 Northey’s Bay Road, Woodview) – sample date 31 May – SAFE
White’s Beach (26 Clearview Drive, Trent Lakes) – sample date 31 May – SAFE
City of Kawartha Lakes
Beach Park – Bobcaygeon – results not yet available
Birch Point – Fenelon Falls – sample date June 23 – SAFE
Blanchards Road Beach – Bexley – sample date June 20 SAFE
Bond Street – Fenelon Falls – sample date June 21 – SAFE
Burnt River Beach – Somerville – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Centennial Park West – Eldon – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Centennial Beach – Verulam – sample date June 21 – SAFE
Centennial Verulam Parkette – results not yet available
Four Mile Lake Beach – Somerville – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Head Lake Beach – Laxton – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Norland Bathing Area – Laxton – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Omemee Beach – Emily/ Omemee – sample date June 23 – SAFE
Riverview Beach Park – Bobycaygeon – sample date June 21 – SAFE
Sturgeon Point Beach – Fenelon Falls – sample date June 17 – SAFE
Valentia/ Sandbar Beach – Valentia – sample date June 21 – SAFE
Verulam Recreational Park – Verulam – sample date June 21 – SAFE
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Haliburton County
Bissett Beach – Minden Hills – results not yet available
Dorset Parkette – Algonquin Highlands – sample date June 17 – SAFE
Eagle Lake Beach – Dysart et al – results not yet available
Elvin Johnson Park – Algonquin Highlands – sample date June 17 – SAFE
Forsters Beach – Minden Hills – sample date June 22 – SAFE
Glamour Lake Beach – Highlands East – sample date June 21 – SAFE
Gooderham Lake Beach – Highlands East – sample date June 21 – SAFE
Haliburton Lake Beach – Dysart et al – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Horseshoe Beach – Minden Hills – results not yet available
Paudash Lake Beach – Highlands East – sample date June 21 – SAFE
Pine Lake Beach – Dysart et al – results not yet available
Rotary Head Lake Beach – Dysart et al – results not yet available
Rotary Park Lagoon – Minden Hills – results not yet available
Rotary Park Main – Minden Hills – results not yet available
Sandy Cove Beach – Dysart et al – results not yet available
Sandy Point Beach – Dysart et al – results not yet available
Slipper Beach – Dysart et al – sample date June 22 – SAFE
Twelve Mile Lake Beach – Minden Hills – sample date June 22 – SAFE
Wilbermere Lake Beach – Highlands East – sample date June 21 – SAFE
Northumberland County
Caldwell Street Beach – Port Hope – results not yet available
Crowe Bridge Park – Trent Hills – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Harwood Waterfront & Dock – Hamilton Township – results not yet available
Hastings Waterfront North – Trent Hills – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Hastings Waterfront South – Trent Hills – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Little Lake – Cramahe – sample date June 20 – SAFE
East Beach – Port Hope – results not yet available
West Beach – Port Hope – results not yet available
Sandy Bay Beach – Alnwick-Haldimand – sample date June 20 – SAFE
Victoria Park – Cobourg – results not yet available
Wicklow Beach – Alnwick-Haldimand – results not yet available
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