Gail Moorhouse has launched her business Recharge Solutions to support small rural non-profit organizations in the greater Kawarthas region. (Photo: Gail Moorhouse / Linkedin)
Gail Moorhouse, the former executive director of Community Futures Peterborough, has launched a new business to support small rural non-profit organizations in the greater Kawarthas region.
Recharge Solutions is a small boutique consulting practice in Ennismore that focuses on governance, strategy, and leadership.
Moorhouse served as executive director at Community Futures Peterborough for five years before stepping down in December to launch her new venture. Prior to the executive director role, she spent two years volunteering on the organization’s board of directors. She has also served on the governance committee during the merger of the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism and the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce. Last year, she added the designation as a professional director to her portfolio.
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“I provide a balanced approach as I have sat on both sides of the table as an executive director reporting to a board of directors and as a directors and committee chair for multiple boards,” Moorhouse says in a media release. “This is a great fit, and an opportunity to give back to my community by helping the volunteer leaders who serve on non-profit boards learn more about governance and strategy.”
Moorhouse says the goal of her business is to guide non-profit boards to become more efficient and effective by offering “a menu of strategic planning and board training to reach these goals.”
One of eight bus shelters across Peterborough whose glass was smashed in vandalism incidents between Sunday night on February 12, 2023 and Monday morning. (Photo: Matt Crowley / Twitter)
Peterborough police are investigating the vandalism of eight bus shelters across the city on the Family Day long weekend.
On Tuesday (February 21), police received an online report stating the incidents happened between Sunday night and Monday morning. On Monday afternoon, Peterborough city councillor Matt Crowley posted photos of the damage on his Twitter account.
In each incident, the glass was smashed at the bus shelter. Damage is estimated at $8,000.
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The damaged bus shelters are located at Dobbin Road and Lansdowne Street, Brealey Drive and Lansdowne Street, Clonsilla Avenue and Lansdowne Street, Monaghan Road and Lansdowne Street, Chemong Road and Milroy Drive, Chemong Road and Simons Avenue, Water Street and Edinburgh, and George Street and Princess Street.
Police are asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious or has video footage to call the Peterborough police crime line at 705-876-1122 x555.
If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at stopcrimehere.ca.
Idris Elba reprises his award-winning iconic role as detective chief inspector John Luther in the new Netflix film "Luther: The Fallen Sun." Now disgraced and haunted by an unsolved murder, Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer. Following a limited release in selected cinemas, the film premieres on Netflix on March 10, 2023. (Photo: Netflix)
Every month, kawarthaNOW is the only local media source to bring you a list of what’s coming to Netflix Canada. Here are a few highlights of what’s coming to Netflix in March.
In the Netflix film Luther: The Fallen Sun, Idris Elba slips back into his signature overcoat for his award-winning iconic role as the brilliant London police detective John Luther. Now disgraced and haunted by an unsolved murder, Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer. Written by series co-creator Neil Cross and also starring Andy Serkis and Cynthia Erivo, Luther: The Fallen Sun premieres on Netflix on Friday, March 10th following the film’s limited release in selected cinemas on Friday, February 24th.
In the new Netflix comedy series Unstable, Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe team up to portray a wildly eccentric biotech genius who tries to bounce back from the depths of grief with help from his introverted son, who works to escape his dad’s shadow and save the family business. Unstable debuts on Thursday, March 30.
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Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston reprise their roles as Nick and Audrey Spitz in the Netflix film Murder Mystery 2. Four years after solving their first murder mystery, Nick and Audrey are now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island. But trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin. Murder Mystery 2 premieres on Friday, March 31.
Survivor meets Lord of the Flies in the new Netflix reality series Outlast, where 16 lone wolf survivalists compete in the extreme Alaskan wilderness for a chance to win $1 million. There is only one rule in this cut-throat game: they must be a part of a team to win. You can watch Outlast on Thursday, March 30th.
A Canadian-owned internet pornography website is the subject of the Netflix documentary Money Shot: The Pornhub Story. Launched in Montreal in 2007 and with over 22 million users, Pornhub is now valued at close to $2 billion. Featuring interviews with performers, activists and past employees, this documentary offers a deep dive into the successes and scandals of Pornhub. It premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, March 15th.
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Returning Netflix series include season two of Sex/Life (Mar. 3), season two of Next in Fashion (Mar. 3), part two of season four of You (Mar. 9), season two of Shadow and Bone (Mar. 16), season two of The Kingdom (Mar. 22), season seven of Riverdale (Mar. 30), and season four of Love is Blind (Mar. 31).
Theatrically released films coming to Netflix in March include Gran Torino, Léon: The Professional, Men in Black and Men in Black II, and Stepmom (all on Mar. 1), Space Jam: A New Legacy (Mar. 2), Good Will Hunting (Mar. 7), Scream (Mar. 8), Adrift, I, Tonya, and Splice (all on Mar. 15), Interstellar (Mar. 16), Jackass Forever (Mar. 22), The Suicide Squad (Mar. 23), Atomic Blonde (Mar. 24), and Pulp Fiction (Mar. 30).
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Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in March, along with what’s leaving.
Coming in March (no release date specified)
Agent Elvis (Netflix series) – In this adult animated comedy, Elvis trades his jumpsuit for a jetpack when he joins a secret spy program to stop villains from destroying the world.
Furies (Netflix film) – A trio of furious vigilantes unites to take down a sinister crime syndicate that controls the mean streets of ’90s Saigon in this prequel to “Furie.”
I Am Georgina: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Sometimes the best and worst moments come all at once. Join the roller coaster ride that is the life of international star Georgina Rodríguez.
Wednesday, March 1
Cheat (Netflix series) – Equal parts brains and blagging, this quiz show expects and encourages contestants to cheat their way to a cash prize. The one rule? Don’t get caught!
Tonight You’re Sleeping with Me (Netflix film) – Stuck in a passionless marriage, a journalist must choose between her distant but loving husband and a younger ex-boyfriend who has reentered her life.
Wrong Side of the Tracks: Season 2 (Netflix series) – When his teenage granddaughter falls victim to the drug dealers overtaking his neighbourhood, a fed-up war veteran takes matters into his own hands.
Baby Mama
Couples Retreat
Fakes: Season 1
Gran Torino
Hunt
The Intern
Léon: The Professional
Little Angel: Volume 2
Men in Black
Men in Black II
Omertà
Promising Young Woman
Sense and Sensibility
Stepmom
The Threesome
When We Were Boys
Thursday, March 2
Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery: Season 2 (Netflix series) – As the police continue to search for Gambino’s killer, Valentino, Salvo and their loved ones somehow become more mixed up in the crime’s aftermath.
Karate Sheep (Netflix family) – Keeping a flock of sheep safe from a hungry wolf is hard work! Luckily, Wanda and Trico have a few tricks — and kicks — up their woolly sleeves.
Masameer County: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Offering a humorous view of a changing Saudi, this season includes a risky 24-hour mission, a shocking elevator ride and a rocket launch gone rogue.
Monique Olivier: Accessory to Evil (Netflix documentary) – From 1987 to 2003, Michel Fourniret cemented his legacy as France’s most infamous murderer. But his wife was an enigma: Was she a pawn or a participant?
Sex/Life: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Sex/Life is the story of a love triangle between a woman, her husband, and her past that takes a provocative new look at female identity and desire. We pick up right in the moment of Billie’s stunning proposal to Brad which ended the first season, and then ride the emotional fallout which comes in its wake.
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Friday, March 3
The Flash: Season 9
Love at First Kiss (Netflix film) – Javier can see the future … and he finally knows who the love of his life is. There’s just one problem: It’s his best friend’s girlfriend.
Next in Fashion: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Supermodel Gigi Hadid joins co-host Tan France and a lineup of expert judges for a second round of fierce competition to find fashion’s next trendsetter.
Split the Root
Saturday, March 4
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix comedy) – Chris Rock makes comedy history as he performs stand-up in real time for Netflix’s first global livestreaming event.
Divorce Attorney Shin (Netflix series) – Driven by a personal tragedy, a pianist-turned-lawyer navigates the complex world of divorce — fighting for his clients to win by any means necessary.
Monday, March 6
Ridley Jones: Season 5 (Netflix family) – New powers, new tools, new adventures! Ridley and the Eyes are doing more than ever before on their mission to keep the museum and its secrets safe.
Tuesday, March 7
Good Will Hunting
Wednesday, March 8
Faraway (Netflix film) – After inheriting a house on a Croatian island, a woman embarks on a spur-of-the-moment trip that reignites her joy in life and opens a door to new love.
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (Netflix documentary) – In 2014, a plane with 239 people aboard vanishes from all radar. This docuseries delves into one of our greatest modern mysteries: Flight MH370.
Scream
Thursday, March 9
You: Season 4 Part 2 (Netflix series) – Starting anew in London, Joe vows to bury the past and be his best self. But on the rocky road to redemption, a new obsession starts to take hold.
Friday, March 10
The Flash: Season 9 (new episodes)
The Glory Part 2 (Netflix series) – Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.
Have a nice day! (Netflix film) – A retired radio host bags groceries to earn money to attend his former employer’s anniversary party, where he hopes to reunite with the love of his life.
Luther: The Fallen Sun (Netflix film) – Haunted by an unsolved murder, brilliant but disgraced London police detective John Luther breaks out of prison to hunt down a sadistic serial killer.
Outlast (Netflix series) – A raw survival competition series where 16 lone wolves must outlast each other in the Alaskan wilderness in an attempt to win 1 million dollars. There is only one rule in this cut throat game: they must be a part of a team to win.
Rana Naidu (Netflix series) – Rana Naidu can solve any problem in Bollywood. But when his father is suddenly released from prison, the one mess he can’t handle may be his own.
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Tuesday, March 14
17 Again
Ariyoshi Assists (Netflix series) – He’s usually the host; but this time, Ariyoshi lets a rotating cast of celebrities be the MC of the show while he claims the role of bemused assistant.
Bert Kreischer: Razzle Dazzle (Netflix comedy) – Shameless — and shirtless — as ever, Bert spills on bodily emissions, being bullied by his kids, and the explosive end to his family’s escape room outing.
Wednesday, March 15
Adrift
File 13
I, Tonya
The Law of the Jungle (Netflix series) – In the middle of the jungle, 12 athletes must work as a team, or sabotage each other for a cut of a jackpot. A fierce competition, both mentally and physically, where every player has their price.
Mommy
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (Netflix documentary) – Featuring interviews with performers, activists and past employees, this documentary offers a deep dive into the successes and scandals of Pornhub.
Splice
Thursday, March 16
Interstellar
Shadow and Bone: Season 2 (Netflix series) – On the run after the showdown with Kirigan, Alina and Mal find new allies — and face heartrending choices — in their quest for more mythical amplifiers.
Still Time (Netflix film) – Dante has a beautiful relationship with his girlfriend Alice, but he has a bad one with Time: absorbed by the many commitments of his daily life, he always arrives late and has the impression that his life is flowing too quickly. The day he turns forty, that impression becomes reality and Dante finds himself jumping forward from year to year, no longer having any control over his life.
Friday, March 17
Dance 100 (Netflix series) – To win $100,000, eight choreographers must create increasingly complex routines for an ever-growing number of elite dancers — who are also the judges.
The Flash: Season 9 (new episode)
In His Shadow (Netflix film) – After the death of their father, two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of an escalating conflict with tragic consequences.
Maestro in Blue (Netflix series) – A musician goes to lead a festival on a scenic island, where he begins an unexpected romance and finds himself entwined in other people’s problems.
The Magician’s Elephant (Netflix film) – A determined boy accepts a king’s challenge to perform three impossible tasks in exchange for a magical elephant — and the chance to chase his destiny.
Noise (Netflix film) – After moving his family into his childhood home, a man’s investigation into a local factory accident connected to his father unveils dark family secrets.
Sky High: The Series (Netflix series) – When her husband dies, Sole decides that the best way to take care of her son is to become a crime boss — even if that means being her father’s enemy.
Monday, March 20
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 7 (Netflix family) – Gabby and her best pal Pandy Paws meet fairies, find treasure and go on wild adventures inside her super-special dollhouse. Come play and sing along!
Tuesday, March 21
We Lost Our Human (Netflix family) – There’s been a glitch — all the humans are gone! Can you help pampered pet siblings Pud and Ham journey to the center of the universe to fix it?
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Wednesday, March 22
Invisible City: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Reawakened in sacred water, a father desperately searches for his daughter, leading him to discover his true nature buried within.
Jackass Forever
The Kingdom: Season 2 (Netflix series) – El Reino will return for a second and final season with an epic battle between evil and good. The show tells the story of the religious leader Emilio Vázquez Pena, who in season 1 was left the presidential front-runner after his running mate was assassinated.
Waco: American Apocalypse (Netflix documentary) – This immersive three-part Netflix documentary series is the definitive account of what happened in Waco, Texas in 1993 when cult leader David Koresh faced off against the federal government in a bloody 51-day siege. Released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of this national tragedy, the series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Tiller Russell (Night Stalker) and features exclusive access to recently unearthed videotapes filmed inside the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit, as well as raw news footage never released to the American public, and FBI recordings.
Thursday, March 23
Johnny (Netflix film) – After a court order sends him to work at a hospice, an ex-criminal strikes up a friendship with a compassionate priest who changes his life.
The Night Agent (Netflix series) – While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.
The Suicide Squad
Friday, March 24
Atomic Blonde
Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (Netflix film) – A flight attendant and her boyfriend must steal a cache of diamonds to clear an old debt — but the plan spins into mayhem when the plane is hijacked.
Love Is Blind: Season 4 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – More single people who are ready to prioritize love over looks hit the pods to flirt, fall, and — if they’re lucky — find someone they want to marry.
Monday, March 27
My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale: Season 1
Tuesday, March 28
InuYasha: Seasons 4-5
Mae Martin: SAP (Netflix comedy) – Mae Martin makes their hour-long comedy special debut with Sap, directed by Abbi Jacobson. The award-winning comedian, writer, and actor, best known for their critically acclaimed series Feel Good, reflects on a world off its axis, from a mythical moose encounter to the gender spectrum in “Beauty and the Beast,” in this new stand-up special.
Wednesday, March 29
Emergency: NYC (Netflix documentary) – Go from helicopter to hospital with trauma team professionals across New York City as they provide life-saving aid and share their personal stories.
Unseen (Netflix series) – A nondescript house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a shadowy conspiracy dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to murder.
Wellmania (Netflix series) – When a health crisis forces Liv to rethink her “live fast, die young” attitude, she jumps into a wellness journey to get better — even if it kills her.
Thursday, March 30
Big Mäck: Gangsters and Gold (Netflix documentary) – A man is convicted of a robbery he didn’t commit and spends nine years in jail. Decades later, he becomes a suspect again — but is he still innocent?
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (Netflix series) – Put off by her gloomy demeanour, Sawako has a hard time fitting in — but when an outgoing classmate approaches her, life takes a turn for the better.
Pulp Fiction
Riverdale: Season 7 (Netflix series) – The supernatural crime drama returns for its seventh — and — final season.
Unstable (Netflix series) – An introverted son must work for his successful, wildly eccentric father in order to save his dad — and his company — from disaster.
Friday, March 31
Copycat Killer (Netflix series) – When a spate of grisly murders throws a city into chaos, a tenacious prosecutor must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator.
Kill Boksoon (Netflix film) – At work, she’s a renowned assassin. At home, she’s a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That’s easy. It’s parenting that’s the hard part.
Love Is Blind: Season 4 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – More single people who are ready to prioritize love over looks hit the pods to flirt, fall, and — if they’re lucky — find someone they want to marry.
Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix film) – Four years after solving their first murder mystery, Nick and Audrey Spitz (Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston) are now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island. But trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin — making each glamorous guest, family member, and the bride herself a suspect. Murder Mystery 2 sends Nick and Audrey Spitz on a high-stakes case that finally gives them everything they’ve ever dreamed of: a shot at their detective agency finally becoming successful… and their long-awaited trip to Paris.
Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott at I.E. Weldon Secondary School on February 15, 2023. The Lindsay high school is one of 40 high schools in Ontario that have received high-tech equipment through the Career-Ready with the Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA): Expanding Opportunities program, funded in part by the Ontario government. (Photo: Office of Laurie Scott)
I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay is one of 40 high schools across Ontario that have received high-tech equipment through a program designed to increase students’ skills for job opportunities in the precision metal working sector.
The Career-Ready with the Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA): Expanding Opportunities program exposes students to technology at an earlier age and provides real-world experience. The experiential program, a partnership between CTMA and the Ontario Council for Technology Education (OCTE), purchased and delivered equipment to 40 secondary schools across 22 school boards in Ontario last year, in addition to 28 schools that received new equipment in 2021 during the first year of the program.
The Career-Ready program is funded in part by the Government of Canada and by the Government of Ontario through the Skills Development Fund of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development.
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Trillium Lakelands District School Board has received $62,254 in provincial funding for equipment at I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay. Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP Laurie Scott announced the funding on behalf of skills development minister Monte McNaughton.
“This funding will allow students in Trillium Lakelands District School Board to continue their path towards careers in the tooling and machining industries,” Scott says. “Our students will benefit from hands-on learning with high-tech machinery provided by Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, as they explore the world of skilled trade.”
Equipment deliveries for the program began in November and range from computer numerical control (CNC) milling centres, lathes, and plasma cutters, to CNC desktop milling machines, high-precision conventional milling machines, lathes with readouts, and more. In addition, each school will receive tool kits and cutting tools.
Students at I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay, which has received high-tech equipment through the Career-Ready with the Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA): Expanding Opportunities program, funded in part by the Ontario government. The equipment is being used by the school’s discovering and exploring technology, manufacturing, design, and robotics classes. (Photo: Trilliam Lakelands District School Board)
“Our goal is to expose high school students to technology at an earlier age to engage their interest for a career within our industry,” says CTMA executive director Robert Cattle. “Not only does this expose students to newer technology at an earlier age, but also gives teachers up-to-date equipment to implement in their classrooms.”
I.E. Weldon Secondary School received a Haas Desktop CNC Mill, a Modern Vertical Mill, and a Tormach CNC Plasma cutting table. The equipment is being used by the school’s discovering and exploring technology, manufacturing, design, and robotics classes.
“By better equipping our school facility, we better equip students to seek out meaningful careers in industry,” says Alan Stanley, the school’s head of business and technological studies. “This funding helps put our students in front of machinery that they can find in many manufacturing facilities right here in the City of Kawartha Lakes.”
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Along with the availability of high-tech equipment in Ontario high schools, the Career-Ready program provides experiential work placements for students in high school co-op programs, with a focus in the precision metal working sector.
Each participant will work alongside experienced tradespeople, skilled workers, and other professionals who will provide them with an opportunity to gain real work skills and knowledge. Eligible employers could receive a wage subsidy of 50 per cent of wages paid, up to $5,000 per placement.
Peterborough musician Jacques Graveline (right) and Allan Reeve are co-faciliators with Bridges Peterborough, an organization working to challenge the prevailing ways of addressing poverty. The bridging teams are a small-group experience where under-resourced participants known as "catalysts" develop strategies with middle-income mentors to build a more stable life. (Photo courtesy of Jacques Graveline)
Peterborough-area residents struggling with poverty, be it of the generational or systemic variety or a combination of both, have a local ally in turning their lives around with an eye on better days ahead.
However, unlike most other initiatives and programs that aim to help people via dollars and other finite resources, Bridges Peterborough uses conversations and their resulting relationships as its currency.
Growing out of the faith-based Bedford House Community Ministry founded by Lynn and Allan Smith-Reeve, Bridges Peterborough is working to challenge the prevailing ways of addressing poverty through bridging teams, a small-group experience where under-resourced participants develop strategies with middle-income mentors to build a more stable life.
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Self-described as being comprised of ‘ordinary citizens who are passionate about challenging current ways of addressing poverty’, Bridges Peterborough is a coordinated response to prevalent societal challenges — including increases in poverty, precarious employment, and opioid addiction, and the lack of affordable housing.
Jacques Graveline is one of those ‘ordinary citizens’. A longtime Peterborough musician and singer-songwriter, he is also the newly minted chair of the Fleming Student Administrative Council board. In his capacity with Bridges Peterborough, Graveline is a co-facilitator of ‘Bridging Artists Forward’, a bridging team that will begin meeting weekly in March for four months. Plans are also in works for a second bridging team, called ‘Getting Ahead While Getting Out’, for people who are preparing for their release from the prison system.
A bridging team is comprised of 15 to 20 participants — people living in poverty, also described as under-resourced or catalysts, and mentors of middle income who may or may not have lived experience — coming together to share food, fun, and storytelling. The end goal is to learn from one another towards a more stable life.
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“We use a workbook so everyone is not only speaking the same language and also understand what each other is going through — the hurdles, what resources people have, and what they don’t have,” Graveline explains. “By the end (of the program), participants have a new circle of community. You’ve had the team asking lots of questions and storytelling, all while developing relationships. When you’re done, they don’t say ‘See you later.’ Meaningful relationships have been built.”
Graveline was introduced to the Bridges Peterborough model while he was a student at Fleming College. Required to do a research project on a specific Peterborough community, he chose Bridges Peterborough “just to find out who even knew about it.”
That exposure led to him being asked to work on the group’s recruitment strategy, a paid marketing position and, eventually, the chance to co-facilitate the Bridging Artists Forward team.
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As an artist himself, Graveline brings a wealth of personal experience to the role. He has, in the truest sense, walked the walk.
“You get stuck in your ways as an artist,” Graveline says. “You’re comfortable smoking pot and drinking beer. You work hours that might take away from your being creative. You’re too tired or you just don’t want to create, or you don’t make the time for it. Your creativity is put on the back burner.”
After reading the book Bridging Out Of Poverty: Strategies For Professionals And Communities, Graveline found himself “able to put the pieces together” about generational and systemic poverty.
“I grew up in generational poverty,” Graveline notes. “There were a bunch of hidden factors I didn’t know about, like budgeting or simply making a plan. It sounds silly but when you read a book, sometimes it changes your trajectory. This book changed my approach to how I’m going to live my life. My mental health is better. I have more confidence. My party lifestyle is less. More opportunities have come from just understanding the road map.”
Bridges Peterborough was co-founded by Lynn Smith-Reeve, whose lived experience of poverty (raising her five children and caring for a disabled husband for two decades) inspired her desire to organize community resources to serve low-income families and led her to become a certified Bridges Out of Poverty facilitator. (Graphic courtesy of Bridges Peterborough)
The work of the Bridges Peterborough teams meshes with the themes of the book, a key one being the importance of having a role model or mentor “to kind of steer you.”
“Growing up in poverty, your parents are always working, your school marks don’t matter, you walk outside and there’s a bunch of people sitting on their stoops drinking and smoking,” Graveline says. “That’s all you know. You don’t aspire to do anything else besides that. When you mature, you’re maturing in that direction versus other directions.”
“Artists can get easily stuck in their ways and (become) hopeless in a sense. This is about making a change in your life with a strong supportive network that’s not just there for those four months. It’s not ‘Here you go, you’ve graduated.’ It’s like AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). They stick with you. You have someone to call after. You’re not just left on your own.”
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For team participants, says Graveline, the social capital they will gain is huge.
“There are artists who will never get into the Commerce Building here for a First Friday Art Crawl unless they know somebody. You’re not going to get on a bill for an event unless you know somebody. They’re just not getting into the fold. You come away with not only with more confidence, but also a stronger support system.”
On a more personal level, Graveline gains the most satisfaction from “being part of something good for the community.” In addition, he’s learned “how much we all have in common with complete strangers. When you see someone change their trajectory and see that confidence grow, that’s pretty satisfying.”
Bridges Peterborough needs two things to support both the Bridging Artists Forward and Getting Ahead While Getting Out bridging teams: participants and funds. The organization has a goal of raising $36,000, of which 85 per cent has already been attained. The money helps pay team facilitators as well as purchase grocery store gift cards given in recognition of the leadership and commitment of under-resourced people helping in the work.
To learn more about Bridges Peterborough, to join, or to make a donation, visit bridgespeterborough.ca.
This story has been updated to correct some factual errors.
Patient Arthur Goard (seated) beside orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Sebastian Heaven at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay on February 15, 2023 prior to the first Insignia femoral stem implant being used in hip arthroplasty surgery in Ontario. Also pictured from left to right: RPN Christine Ham, Registered Nurse First Assist Susan Dallas-Wood, RN Katie Oliver, anesthesiologist Dr. Mohammed Hussein, RN Michelle McCombe, and RN Kara Harman. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital)
Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay has become the first hospital in Ontario to use an Insignia femoral stem implant in hip replacement surgery.
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Sebastian Heaven performed the inaugural surgery last Wednesday (February 15) on patient Arthur Goard.
The Insignia femoral hip stem, manufactured by Michigan-based Stryker Corporation, was recently approved by Health Canada.
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In hip replacement surgery (also known as hip arthroplasty), damaged bone and cartilage is removed and replaced with a prosthetic implant. There are two techniques used to secure the implant in place: one uses a type of bone cement and the other relies on the natural bone growing into and over the implant. The implants used for hip replacement surgery can either have a collared stem or a collarless stem.
Collared stem implants, which consist of a metal stem inserted into the femur and a collar that fits around the top of the stem, are designed to provide additional stability to the implant by helping to prevent it from shifting or rotating within the bone. Collarless stems are designed to allow for more natural movement of the hip joint, as they do not restrict the range of motion in the same way that collared stems can.
According to Dr. Heaven, there is increasing movement towards using collared stems in hip replacements that don’t use bone cement, which is the majority of hip replacement procedures in North America. Research shows improved survival of collared implants versus their collarless versions, ultimately meaning a lower likelihood of needing a second surgery after hip replacement.
Ross Memorial Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Sebastian Heaven (left) with the Insignia femoral stem implant, before a hip replacement surgery at the Lindsay hospital on February 15, 2023 that saw the prosthetic device implanted into the hip of patient Arthur Goard (right). The procedure was the first time the Insignia femoral stem implant has been used in Ontario. (Photos courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital)
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“The implant we’ve used has some unique proprietary design features that are all geared towards maximizing the probability that the implant is stable and grown onto by the patient’s own bone, functionally making it a part of their body,” Dr. Heaven explains in a media release.
“Collared stem design and its behaviour after implantation when compared to collarless designs was also the topic of my master’s thesis, so it’s an area of particular interest for me. I’m delighted our smaller, rural hospital can be at the forefront of available hip implant technology.”
Hip replacement surgery is considered a highly successful procedure, with a very high rate of patient satisfaction and long-term success in relieving pain and restoring mobility. Ross Memorial Hospital conducts around 150 hip replacements every year, and Dr. Heaven foresees the majority of them in the future will use the Insignia femoral stem implant.
The Insignia femoral hip stem is manufactured by Michigan-based Stryker Corporation. It was recently approved for use by Health Canada. (Photo: Stryker Corporation)
Peterborough police are seeking this suspect in connection with an armed assault at a Peterborough convenience store on February 19, 2023. (Police-supplied photo)
Update Mar 2 2023 – Police have arrested a 17-year-old male and have charged him with pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, use of a firearm while committing an offence, assault with a weapon, and failing to comply with sentence order. The accused teenager is currently bound by a sentence order with conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and to not possess any weapon as defined by the Criminal Code of Canada.
Peterborough police are seeking a suspect in an armed assault at a convenience store on Monday evening (February 20).
At around 6 p.m., officers were called to the business in the Monaghan Road and Chamberlain Street area. After arriving, officers learned a man had walked into the store, pointed a firearm at the clerk, and fired before fleeing the area.
Through an investigation, police determined the weapon was a pellet gun and that nothing was taken from the business. The clerk was struck in the face but did not require medical attention.
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The suspect is described as a white man with a thin build and around 5′ 8″ tall. He was wearing a dark camouflage jacket and dark pants, red running shoes, and a dark bandana with a white pattern covering his face.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Police crime line at 705-876-1122 x555.
If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at stopcrimehere.ca.
Peterborough singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Benj Rowland is performing at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough on April 1, 2023 with Meredith Moon opening. (Photo: John Gearin)
Much has changed since Benj Rowland was named the winner of the fourth round of the Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective songwriting contest, not the least being that the subject of his winning song entry has been resurrected under new ownership.
“Ballad Of The Pig’s Ear,” Rowland’s love-hate ode to the historic Brock Street pub that closed its doors in April 2017, invokes memories of the iconic watering hole. Now set to re-open this summer under new ownership, The Pig’s Ear has again been very much in the news.
“It’s kind of strange,” says Rowland of the pub’s second coming.
“A friend of mine had an idea for a video for the song that kind of prophesied what has happened. She was like ‘We’re going to re-create The Pig’s Ear and all the pieces are going to come back together.’ Now it seems that is what is actually happening in real life.”
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Just weeks after receiving word of the Don Skuce honour last February, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist released his debut solo album Community Garden.
Produced by Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett, the album’s 10 tracks include his nod to The Pig’s Ear along with, as Rowland put it at the time, “a collection of songs that speak to small-town Ontario and tell stories about the life of an independent Canadian musician.”
Now, after a busy time showcasing the album across Canada, Rowland is back home, preparing for a return on Saturday, April 1st to the Gordon Best Theatre where he first presented the album’s release.
Benj Rowland and Meredith Moon will perform at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough on April 1, 2023. (Graphic courtesy of Benj Rowland)
Advance tickets to the 8 p.m. concert, which will be opened by singer-songwriter and and multi-instrumentalist Meredith Moon, cost $20 and are available to purchase online at square.link/u/2yyoACOw.
“When I released the album, we were just coming out of the pandemic so there had been no live performances,” recalls Rowland. “They are a pretty big tool that I use for developing stuff — you find out some things don’t work live and you find out quickly. Heading into this show, the songs are fundamentally the same but the presentation of those songs is, I feel, more honed and figured out.”
A big part of that April 1st show will be video projections featured on a large stage screen.
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“During the pandemic, I got into streaming and things that computers could do,” explains Rowland.
“Your instrument is like a video game controller telling these animations to do certain things. I play bass pedals with my feet. The bass pedals themselves don’t make a sound, but they send a signal to a synthesizer that makes the sound. But then you also send those signals through the synthesizer into a computer and you can control the animations as well. I took that on the road out west in the fall. I thought it was pretty fun and people enjoyed it. I’m excited to present that. I don’t know who else is doing that.”
The pandemic, reflects Rowland, offered “the gift of time” to work on new music and presentation concepts.
VIDEO: “Ballad of The Pig’s Ear” – Benj Rowland
VIDEO: “Accident” – Benj Rowland
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“All my (live) work had been cancelled but I’m pretty good at occupying myself … I can find projects and dive into them,” he says. “I’ve always been into visual art, even probably before music. It’s fun to incorporate visual elements into music. It has more creativity, more interest, more fun.”
Meredith Moon, says Rowland, is someone he has wanted to collaborate on a show with for quite awhile now. She will open for him at the April 1st show.
Originally from Toronto and now living in Peterborough, Moon has spent several years touring worldwide, banjo in hand, performing her refreshing non-traditional versions of traditional songs for new audiences.
Born in Toronto and currently living in Peterborough, Meredith Moon is a folk musician whose sound has been described as heartfelt as well as reminiscent of old-time Appalachia. While playing original songs as well as traditional Irish and American folk tunes, she incorporates guitar, banjo, and podorythmie (foot rhythms) into her performance. (Photo: Laura Lynn Petrick)
The daughter of famed Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot, Moon has been a solid fixture on the Canadian folk festival circuit for several years. She incorporates folk-punk influences with a more traditional Appalachian sound. She released her debut album Forest Far Away in 2018.
Her follow-up album, Constellations, is scheduled for release in March just prior to her Gordon Best Theatre appearance.
“It’s a great room,” raves Rowland of the storied Hunter Street West venue above The Only Café. “I’ve been watching shows there since I was allowed to get in. It’s a place close to my heart for sure.”
VIDEO: “Constellations” – Meredith Moon
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Describing Community Garden as “very Peterborough-centric,” Rowland admits to “a certain specialness” playing his music here.
“I like to perform songs that are place specific,” he says. “Peterborough has been the sort of a thing that I write about a lot. I guess you write what you know. But it’s interesting to people in other parts of Canada too. People see Peterborough as a place where a lot of musicians have come from. It has a bit of a mystique that way.”
Looking past his Gordon Best Theatre return, Rowland is planning to head back on tour down east in June and is now booking dates for the summer. You can find out more about Rowland and his upcoming shows at www.benjrowland.com.
Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the southern Kawarthas region for Wednesday (February 22), with a snowfall warning now in effect for the northern region.
The winter storm warning is in effect for southern Peterborough County, southern Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland County, and the snowfall warning is in effect for northern Peterborough County, northern Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and northern Hastings County.
An approaching Colorado low will bring a winter storm to much of southern Ontario, beginning early Wednesday evening into Thursday. In the southern Kawarthas region, light snow will become heavy at times early Wednesday evening. Snow may mix with ice pellets and freezing rain Wednesday night, with total amounts of snow and ice pellets between 15 and 25 cm.
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Snow may mix with ice pellets Wednesday night, though snow is expected to remain the predominant precipitation type. Snow or ice pellets will taper off Thursday morning to patchy freezing drizzle. Snow accumulations may be lower in areas that experience a greater period of mixing with ice pellets.
The wintry mix will taper off Thursday morning to a risk of patchy freezing drizzle. Another wintry mix of precipitation is possible Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening.
In the northern region, snow (heavy at times) will develop Wednesday evening, with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm expected. The highest snowfall accumulations are expected south of a line from Bracebridge to Cornwall. There will be reduced visibility in heavy snow and local blowing snow.
Snow will become light Thursday morning and may become mixed with freezing drizzle. Another round of snow, possibly mixed with ice pellets, will affect the area Thursday afternoon and evening.
Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Take extra care when walking or driving in affected areas. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas. If visibility is reduced while driving, slow down, watch for tail lights ahead and be prepared to stop
This story has been updated with the latest forecast from Environment Canada.
The Kirkfield Lift Lock at Lock 36, located a few kilometres north of the village of Kirkfield, in 2016. (Photo: The Cosmonaut, CC BY-SA 2.5 CA, via Wikimedia Commons)
There will be intermittent single-lane closures on Kirkfield Road, at Lock 36 near the village of Kirkfield in the City of Kawartha Lakes, from Tuesday (February 21) until Friday.
Parks Canada advises the single-lane closures are needed to facilitate the placement of a crane as work continues on repairs to the Kirkfield Lift Lock. Flaggers will be in place, and the public can expect short delays.
The Kirkfield Lift Lock suffered a severe mechanical failure last September, resulting in the site’s closure for the remainder of the 2022 navigation season.
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In January, Parks Canada awarded a contract for repairs to be completed to return the site to full service by the beginning of the 2023 navigation season.
The work on the lock includes repairs to the structural, mechanical, and electrical components of the lock, system improvements to increase safety controls and access improvements to critical system components, and backup system improvements to minimize impacts on future maintenance activities.
Located a few kilometres north of Kirkfield, the Kirkfield Lift Lock is the second highest hydraulic lift lock in the world with a lift of 15 metres (49 feet). The lock is situated at the highest point along the Trent-Severn Waterway at 256.20 metres (840.5 feet) above sea level.
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