After a positive COVID-19 case was confirmed in the Peterborough Petes organization, Peterborough Public Health has stated there is a very low risk of exposure for any fans who attended the November 28 and December 2, 2021 home games at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Petes)
With confirmation of a positive COVID-19 case in the Peterborough Petes organization, Peterborough Public Health is reassuring Petes fans who attended the past two home games at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (November 28 and December 2) they are at “very low risk” of exposure.
On Friday (December 3), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) announced the Peterborough Petes game against the Mississauga Steelheads, scheduled for Saturday evening, would be postponed because of COVID-19.
While the announcement provided no details, OHL commissioner David Branch subsequently confirmed to the Peterborough Examiner there has been one positive COVID-19 test in the Petes organization. He also said all the players are being tested.
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“All close contacts from this specific exposure have since been identified, tested, and remain in self-isolation while awaiting their results,” said medical officer of health Dr. Thomas Piggott in a media release issued on Sunday (December 5).
“While the risk to others who attended those games is very low, this is a strong reminder for everyone that exposures can happen in any public setting, so it’s always a good idea to monitor for symptoms and if they develop, get tested and isolate immediately.”
According to the health unit, the Petes’ general manager Mike Oke has confirmed all players and staff with the hockey club are fully vaccinated, and the entire Petes organization has been working closely with Peterborough Public Health to ensure all public health guidelines and protocols are being followed.
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Dr. Piggott noted everyone 12 years of age and older who attended the last two Petes’ home games at the Peterborough Memorial Centre was required to provide proof of full vaccination.
However, he also acknowledged so-called “breakthrough cases” can occur — when someone who is fully vaccinated becomes infected with COVID-19 and develops symptoms.
“While the COVID-19 vaccination is proving effective at reducing transmission of the virus, its greatest strength is preventing severe illness,” he said.
Kawartha Land Trust is a non-government charitable organization committed to protecting land in the Kawarthas. However, not everyone can donate their land or enter into formal conservation easement agreements to protect their land. Through its Partners in Conservation project, Kawartha Land Trust assists private landowners, including in the Fleetwood Creek Watershed in Kawartha Lakes, in improving and protecting the environmental health of their properties. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)
For more than a few of us, the fight to protect natural habitat areas from extinction has started and ended with well-publicized encroachments on urban green spaces in communities like Peterborough.
But there’s a whole other natural world out there in the Kawarthas and Thom Unrau, Land Stewardship Manager with Kawartha Land Trust (KLT), is on the front lines of ensuring generations to come will be able to reap the benefits of protected natural landscapes across the region.
Since 2018, KLT’s Partners In Conservation project has enabled the stewardship of some 2,400 acres of land via its partnership with 20 private landowners whose property has been identified as having significant conservation value. Working collaboratively with the landowners, KLT has improved aquatic connectivity and habitat diversity while ensuring their protection into the future.
Thom Unrau (left), Land Stewardship Manager with Kawartha Land Trust, leads a 2016 hike on Stony Lake Trails in North Kawartha Township. The 10-kilometre trail network was made possible with the support of donors, volunteers, and neighbouring landowners who have assisted with locating the property’s old unmanaged trails, fixing the trails up, and contributing to their long-term maintenance. Many landowners have also provided permission for the trail network to cross over their private lands. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)
With his KLT colleagues, Unrau works to forge relationships with landowners in the hope they are inspired to sustainably manage their both their natural and working land, ensuring the “best parts” of their property are protected from future threats, urban sprawl chiefly among them.
“What we’re doing is meeting landowners where they’re at and celebrating what they’re doing already,” says Unrau. “Everybody loves the environment. We find that everyone tries to find ways to reduce any harm as a result of their actions. The more support there is to do this, the better the outcomes tend to be.”
The Partners In Conservation project is aptly named, as KLT approaches landowners with the understanding they are equally motivated to enhance and protect the natural features of their properties.
“We should applaud them for the conservation work they’re doing and thank them,” he explains. “Everybody benefits from a beautiful rural landscape — from local food produced by farmers to beautiful trees and woodlots we get to drive past. A lot of landowners have been regulated more than they’ve been encouraged and thanked. This is to encourage them and thank them rather than increase regulation.”
The Fleetwood Creek Watershed is home to rare ecosystems such as tall grass prairies, and landforms such as skers and kames that provide high-quality habitat for many at-risk species. The hills and streams surrounding Fleetwood Creek are identified as having an outstanding amount of naturally connected land, making for an intact wildlife corridor. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)
Partners In Conservation takes a typically two-tiered approach when working with landowners.
Initially, KLT shares information with landowners about their property’s contribution to conservation. Central to that is a visit to the property and the subsequent preparation of a site-specific stewardship guide that lists the habitats and species observed and the significant landscape features, and makes recommendations regarding the property’s protection and enhancement.
That done, the facilitation of land stewardship is undertaken. That process sees the provision of expert advice and research on stewardship projects, administrative support for connection with other agencies offering grant funding and cost-sharing options, and on-site support from trained KLT staff.
Finally, there’s the offer of a voluntary land protection option that assists the landowner in realizing his or her vision for their land’s protection in perpetuity.
While acknowledging there is an “urgency” to ensure the protection of the environmental health of rural properties, Unrau admits KLT’s 20 partnerships to date “is a small number compared to the need.”
“But I continue to be inspired by landowners’ willingness to collaborate when they’re offered the opportunity, by their willingness to spend money on their properties to the benefit of the environment and to do good on their land and see it improved,” he says. “Our goal is to find people inspired to do that and see how they can continue to do it, or do it more.”
The land and water of the Fleetwood Creek Watershed is some of the most important in the Kawartha region. Many landowners in this area have been caring for and enhancing their land for decades. It is because of the choices they’ve made on their properties that have helped to keep this region in good ecological health. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)
Inspiring landowners to look at their properties through the lens of conservation is an important part of Partners In Conservation, according to Unrau.
“I feel there’s always something someone can learn about a property they’ve spent their whole life on,” he explains. “A different person coming in and talking about their land in a certain way maybe gets them thinking about something they hadn’t thought about before. We’re not coming at landowners thinking we need to educate them because they’re ignorant. Rather we want to inspire them so we can work together.”
One of KLT’s priority areas for the Partners in Conservation project is the Fleetwood Creek Watershed, situated between Pontypool and Omemee along Ski Hill Road through Bethany.
According to Unrau, the area has been identified as having an outstanding amount of connected natural land and good water quality — all of which contribute to climate change resilience, wildlife habitat, and overall high water quality.
Many landowners in the Fleetwood Creek area have been caring for and enhancing their land for decades. The choices they’ve already made on their properties have helped to keep the area in good ecological health.
“In Fleetwood Creek, there are approximately 150 people, families and individuals, who own the bulk of the land,” says Unrau. “What happens if we can talk to all of them and have relationships? What can we learn that we can do together to secure the landscapes we want to see there in the future? What kind of collective impact on the future can we have if we work together?”
The Fleetwood Creek Watershed contains around 2,300 acres of provincially significant wetland, home to many common and rare species. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)
Unrau notes the pandemic has provided somewhat of a boost to the spirit behind the Partners In Conservation project.
“When things were shut down, particularly early on, all one really could do is go outside,” he says. “That reminded people that we something pretty spectacular right here in our own backyard. The more we can work together, the more likely we’ll continue to have that spectacular thing. I think it has inspired more people to think globally and act locally.”
The challenge, adds Unrau, remains what it has always been: getting word out about the Partners In Conservation project while raising awareness of the benefits. And then there’s the challenge of securing project funding, beyond the current support of Ontario Trillium Foundation grants.
“We need to make sure we build and grow a program that people see as valuable and will support — that’s it’s creating the kind of change they want to see in their communities. People like positive things and they like things that are collaborative.”
When all is said and done, notes Unrau, the project is about encouraging landowners who are already making good decisions regarding their property to continue to do so, while introducing the benefits of responsible land stewardship to landowners who haven’t given it much thought.
“We realize that people own their rural properties for so many different reasons,” says Unrau. “We want to support them when they make choices to manage their land for nature, or when their other goals in managing land result in something that’s positive for nature. We want to congratulate and applaud them for that.”
The streams and creeks in the Fleetwood Creek Watershed are one of the best opportunities in the Kawarthas to improve habitat quality of cold water streams for species like Brook Trout. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)
Unrau points out that KLT’s role as a partner in conservation is to help landowners, not to judge them for their decisions about how they choose to use their land.
“If you’re a farmer, you need to farm. If you have trails or you’re a hunter, you need to do those things. Those are the reasons you own your land. We seek to act as a true partner. That’s not to say that people aren’t doing enough — they’re actually doing lots. We just need them to continue doing lots.”
On a personal level, Unrau says he’s proud of the work Kawartha Land Trust has done, and is doing, to protect land throughout the Kawarthas region.
“As much as we see the immediate benefits, there are benefits in the long-term. I think people will look back on what’s being done now and be really thankful that we worked to make our communities greater and healthier. That feels pretty good. How could it not?”
For more information about Kawartha Land Trust, details on its current protect properties, the Partners In Conservation project, and ways you can help by gifting your time, money, or property, visit kawarthalandtrust.org.
The Partners in Conservation project is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario and one of Canada’s leading granting foundations. Last year, nearly $112 million was invested into 1,384 community projects and partnerships to build healthy and vibrant communities and strengthen the impact of Ontario’s non-profit sector.
The story was created in partnership with Kawartha Land Trust.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for all of the greater Kawarthas region for the possibility of freezing rain Sunday night (December 5), along with a winter storm warning for Hastings Highlands and northern Haliburton County.
The special weather statement is in effect for Peterborough County, Kawarthas Lakes, Northumberland County, Hastings County, and southern Haliburton County.
A low pressure system is tracking east across the Great Lakes Sunday through Monday. Precipitation will begin as snow Sunday afternoon, and then will change to ice pellets or freezing rain Sunday evening — mainly for areas inland from the lake shore — before changing to rain by Monday morning.
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Periods of rain, which could be heavy at times, will continue through the day Monday. Environment Canada may issue freezing rain and rainfall warnings.
Hazardous travel conditions are expected due to ice build-up, and localized flooding is possible for areas that have recently received accumulating snowfall.
For Hastings Highlands and northern Haliburton County, significant snowfall may be mixed with ice pellets and freezing rain overnight on Sunday before changing to rain by Monday morning.
Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm is expected before the precipitation changes to rain early Monday morning.
A notice in the window of Peterburgers at 25 George Street North in Peterborough that the restaurant has been closed by order of the medical officer of health, beside a decal posted by the restaurant stating that it does not ask for proof of vaccination, a requirement under the province's Reopening Ontario Act. (Photo: kawarthaNOW)
Peterborough Public Health has shut the doors at Peterburgers restaurant, located at 25 George Street North in Peterborough.
The health unit closed the premises and restricted access on Friday (December 3) in accordance with an Ontario Superior Court of Justice order under section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
Under section 22 of the provincial legislation, a medical officer of health can issue an order to “require a person to take or to refrain from taking any action in respect of a communicable disease.”
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Police officers, a public health official, and a locksmith arrived at the establishment on Friday night and the locks were changed, according to reports on social media.
The section 22 order was first served to Peterburgers last Thursday (November 25), requiring the owner to either to comply with all provincial COVID-19 public health measures for restaurants as required by the Reopening Ontario Act and associated regulations, or to close the premises.
The owner listed in the Section 22 order and Ontario Superior Court of Justice order, both of which are posted in the restaurant’s windows, is Nicole Comber.
I may have spent a week in #Peterborough for no real reason, but the moment everyone was anticipating took place tonight.
The locks at @PETERBURGERS1 have officially been changed.
“Failure to comply or close the premises voluntarily will lead to an escalation of measures necessary to ensure that public health measures are being followed,” reads a November 25th media release from Peterborough Public Health. “This could include a fine of up to $5,000 for every day or part of each day on which the offence occurs or continues, as well as the possibility of closure by Peterborough Public Health.”
The section 22 order was issued after weeks of defying public health measures by the restaurant, which received three $880 fines on October 8 under the Reopening Ontario Act. The charges were for failing to confirm proof of vaccination and identification of indoor diners, failing to ensure the use of masking and face coverings in the indoor area, and failing to collect contact information for patrons remaining at the premises to dine.
Prior to issuing the fines, Peterborough Public Health used a “progressive enforcement approach” at Peterburgers, according to manager of environmental health Julie Ingram, beginning with education of the owner on September 24.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice order under section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act, giving Peterborough Public Health the legal authority to close Peterburgers, surrounded by various decals in the restaurant’s windows protesting provincial public health measures. (Photo: kawarthaNOW)
This was followed with a written warning notice on September 28. During a follow-up inspection on October 1, according to the health unit, the owner confirmed she would comply with the requirement to check proof of vaccination.
“While we were hopeful that the business would comply, continued investigation this week confirmed ongoing noncompliance by the establishment,” Ingram stated on October 8 when the charges were laid against the owner.
After the section 22 order was served on November 25, the restaurant continued to operate while ignoring public health requirements, contrary to the requirements of the order. Supporters of the restaurant have gathered at the location in recent weeks to protest the fines and the section 22 order issued against the restaurant.
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Meanwhile, a local bar that had contravened one public health measure was allowed to reopen on Friday.
The White House at 175 Charlotte Street had been fined $880 on November 21 for exceeding the 25 per cent capacity limit for a food or drink establishment where dance facilities are provided.
Peterborough Public Health issued a section 22 order on November 26 requiring the bar to close, and rescinded the order on December 3.
A Peterborough Petes home game against the Mississauga Steelheads on January 5, 2020. (Photo: Jess Van Staalduinen / Peterborough Petes)
The Peterborough Petes home game against the Mississauga Steelheads on Saturday night (December 4) at the Peterborough Memorial Centre has been postponed because of COVID-19.
The game is being postponed “out of an abundance of caution and due to league Covid-19 protocols affecting the Peterborough Petes”, according to a media release from the Ontario Hockey League issued on Friday night. No details were provided.
“The Ontario Hockey League and the Peterborough Petes Hockey Club will not be providing comment at this time,” the media release states. “The league will provide an update on the matter as information becomes available.”
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On Saturday, OHL commissioner David Branch told the Peterborough Examiner there has been one positive COVID-19 test in the Petes organization and the players are being tested.
The game will be rescheduled at a later date.
According to a media release from the Peterborough Petes, digital tickets issued for the December 4 game will be reissued for the postponed game, when the new game date is confirmed.
Physical tickets will also be honoured for the rescheduled game.
Dawson Tree Farm, located at 243 Zion Line in Millbrook, is one of five tree farms in the greater Kawarthas region where you can harvest your own tree in 2021. There are also three tree farms in Clarington just outside of the Kawarthas region. (Photo: Dawson Tree Farm / Facebook)
There are five tree farms in the greater Kawarthas region where you can harvest your own locally grown tree this year: Oake Family Tree Farm in Cavan-Monaghan, Dawson Tree Farm in Millbrook, Potash Creek Farms in Omemee, Barrett’s Tree Farm in Cobourg, and J & D Christmas Trees in Colborne.
Murray Tree Farm in Apsley and Little Lake Christmas Trees in Cramahe are closed for the 2021 season.
Just outside the Kawarthas region in Clarington, you can harvest your own tree at Powell’s Trees in Bowmanville, Prestonvale Tree Farms in Courtice, and Hope’s Christmas Tree Farm in Hampton. Blackstock Christmas Tree Farm in Blackstock is closed for the 2021 season.
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For addresses, available tree species, hours, prices, and websites, check out our map:
Barrett’s Tree Farm is located at 3141 Williamson Road North in Cobourg. (Photo: Barrett’s Tree Farm)
Besides helping the local economy (more than 600 Christmas tree farms in Ontario generate around $12 million), farm-grown natural Christmas tree have other benefits.
Christmas trees are one of the most environmentally friendly crops. It takes up to 10 years to grow each tree and, during this time, the trees remove carbon dioxide and airborne pollutants from the atmosphere (up to 13 tons per acre!) and provide protective havens for a wide variety of birds and mammals. It’s also a sustainable crop — for every tree that’s harvested, at least three seedlings are planted in its place.
Natural Christmas trees are also 100 per cent recyclable and biodegradable. Most municipalities — including those in the Kawarthas region — collect discarded natural Christmas trees and chip them for use as mulching materials.
Discarded natural trees can also be used as bird feeders, wood products can be made from their stems, or they can be used as wildlife cover in fish ponds and woodlots.
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Common types of Christmas trees
A tree farmer prunes Balsam Fir trees, one of the most popular Christmas trees in Canada. (Photo: Blake Wile)
If you do decide to harvest your own tree this year (or buy a pre-cut one), here’s a quick primer on the most common tree species available:
Balsam Fir – The Balsam Fir holds its dark-green needles well and is a good choice if the decorated tree will be left standing for a longer period of time. Balsam fir branches work well for lighter Christmas ornaments, and the tree has a strong fragrance.
Scots Pine (Scotch Pine) – The Scots Pine is a thick and hardy tree. It resists drying and holds its needles well over the holidays. However, the needles are tough and very pointy.
Fraser Fir – A Christmas tree that’s become very popular in recent years, the Fraser Fir is known for holding its attractive dark blue-green needles and its pleasant scent. Fraser Firs are generally more expensive than other trees as the species has a much longer growing cycle.
Norway Spruce – The traditional Christmas tree in Britain, the Norway spruce is attractive but has a tendency to drop its needles, particularly towards the end of the holidays — especially if the tree is not cut fresh and kept properly watered.
White Spruce – The dense foliage and symmetrical proportions of the White Spruce make it a very beautiful Christmas tree. The tree has a strong scent and its strong slender twigs hold ornaments well. However, the White Spruce is very thirsty and must be watered regularly to prevent it from losing its needles.
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Caring for your tree
After you get your tree, here are some tips to keep it fresh and safe:
If you aren’t setting up the tree immediately, store it outdoors. Keep it in a protected area, away from the wind and sun, to help the tree retain its moisture (an unheated garage is ideal, particularly to keep the tree free of snow). If you plan to store it outside for several days, make a straight cut across the butt end of the tree about one inch from the end, place the butt end in a container of water, and store the tree upright.
When you bring the tree into the house for decorating, make another fresh cut across the trunk, about an inch from the original cut.
Trees can drink up to four litres of water per day, so be sure to use a large stand that can hold that much water. Check the water level daily and supply fresh water as needed. Don’t allow the water level to drop below the bottom of the tree, as a seal will form on the bottom and the tree will stop absorbing water (you’ll have to make a new cut).
Use only fresh water. Don’t add sugar, molasses, bleach, honey, floral preservatives, or other substances to the tree’s water. Experts agree that these do nothing to maintain the freshness of the tree.
Place your tree away from fireplaces, radiators, television sets, and other sources of heat. Turn off the tree lights when you leave and before you retire at night. Under no circumstances should you use lighted candles on a Christmas tree.
A well-maintained tree should normally remain fresh at least three to four weeks before drying to an unacceptable level. Test the dryness of the tree by running your fingers across the needles. If they break easily or fall off in your hand, the tree is dry and should be discarded.
Environment Canada has issued a snow squall watch for Saturday afternoon (December 4) for all of Peterborough County and Kawartha Lakes and southern Haliburton County.
Snow squalls are forecast to develop Saturday afternoon and are expected to move over portions of the area late Saturday afternoon into Saturday night.
The heavy snow will combine with strong northwesterly winds resulting in reduced visibility. Travel will likely become difficult and motorists are advised to exercise caution.
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In Peterborough County and Kawartha Lakes, local snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 cm will be possible by early Sunday morning, when the snow squalls are forecast to weaken.
In southern Haliburton County, local snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 cm will be possible by Saturday evening.
On Sunday afternoon, a winter storm is expected to hit northern Haliburton County, with total snowfall accumulations of 10 to 25 cm and strong winds with gusts of 60 to 70 km/h. There is also a risk of heavy rain or freezing rain for some areas.
This story has been updated with the most recent forecast from Environment Canada.
The Bobcaygeon Swing Bridge, pictured in 2007, is located on Main Street at Canal Street in Bobcaygeon, (Photo: John Vetterli via Wikipedia)
The reopening of the Bobcaygeon Swing Bridge has been delayed yet again.
The project to rehabilitate the Bobcaygeon Swing Bridge was originally scheduled to be completed this past May. Delays with the fabrication and delivery of hydraulic and mechanical components, and the discovery that some components of the bridge were in worse condition than originally anticipated, changed the expected completion date to the summer.
In July, Parks Canada announced the bridge would not reopen in the summer because key mechanical components involved in rotating the bridge needed to be refabricated as they did not meet safety and quality standards. The refabricated components were to be installed in October following the closing of the navigation season, with the bridge expected to reopen for vehicle use in December.
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Parks Canada has now announced the bridge will not reopen to vehicular traffic until spring 2022. The enhanced pedestrian access over the upper lock gates and its access paths will continue to remain open.
“Earlier this fall, in order to assist with resolving concerns regarding the mechanical components, a new consultant was brought onto the project to review and finalise the design, and re-fabrication of required components for the bridge,” reads a media release from Parks Canada.
“At that point, it was believed that a December 2021 bridge reopening timeframe was still achievable. However, upon review by the new consultant, Parks Canada was recently advised by the contractor that they will be unable to meet this timeframe and that the reopening of the bridge needed to be pushed to spring 2022 due to issues mainly associated with the mechanical component refabrication.”
Parks Canada adds it is “working closely” with the contractor to bring the project to its completion, and will provide further updates when available.
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)
One person is dead following a collision on County Road 36 north of Lindsay on Thursday afternoon (December 2).
Just after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Kawartha Lakes police and emergency services were called to County Road 36 between Cheese Factory Road and Snug Harbour Road after a northbound car collided with a southbound dump truck.
The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are not releasing the victim’s identity at this time.
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County Road 36 was closed between Cheese Factory Road and Snug Harbour Road for almost six hours as Kawartha Lakes police investigated the collision with the assistance of the OPP’s Traffic Unit.
The collision remains under investigation.
Anyone with any information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Kawartha Lakes Police Service at 705-324-5252.
Benj Rowland of the Mayhemingways and illustrator Kathryn Durst will be selling prints of their work at 381 Water Street during the December First Friday Peterborough art crawl. Pictured in a sketch of Benj Rowland by Kathryn Durst and a print by Benj Rowland. (Photos: Kathryn Durst / Benj Rowland)
First Friday Peterborough is returning to the downtown core on Friday evening (December 5).
The free, self-guided, family-friendly art crawl takes place every month at various galleries, businesses, venues, and artist studios, with most exhibits open from 6 to 10 p.m.
With many artists and artisans also selling their works, it’s a great opportunity to find unique locally made gifts for the holiday season.
Here’s a list of what’s happening and where on December 3:
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You Are Here, featuring new work on paper and plywood and watercolours by Jeffery Macklin, at Acme Art (Commerce Building, 129 1/2 Hunter St. W.)
Paintings by Anita Murphy at Anita Murphy Studio Five (Commerce Building, 129 1/2 Hunter St. W., #5)
ARTISANity Show and Sale at Artisans Centre Peterborough (Peterborough Square, 360 George St. N., Unit #3)
2nd Annual Art Festivus Open Studio and Art Market, featuring Lisa Martini Dunk, Roz Hermant, Victoria Wallace, Miguel Hernandez, and Marcia Watt at Atelier Victoria Wallace (280 Perry St,, Unit 10A)
Stars, Guitars, Bodies and Clouds, featuring new work by Anne Cavanagh and Victoria Wallace, at Black Honey (221 Hunter St. W.)
Blue Frogs Legs Christmas Wonderland at Blue Frogs Legs (393 Water St., 3rd floor, Studio 7)
Vargas Girls – Tassels and Tatas at Cathy Ogrodnik Studio (393 Water St., Unit 16)
Works by Joe Stable in The Copper Closet at Acme Art (Commerce Building, 129 1/2 Hunter St. W.)
Paddler Press, Peterborough’s New Poetry and Art Journal, at Francey Studio (Commerce Building, 129 1/2 Hunter St. W., #3, 2nd floor)
Winterberry Things Tea Towels and Knickers at Madderhouse Textile Studios (383 Water St.)
Print sale by Benj Rowland and Kathryn Durst at Mayhemingways (381 Water St., 2nd floor, Unit #15)
Free art activity in the studio, featuring pen and ink and watercolour with Hanna Mark, at META4 Contemporary Craft Gallery (164 Hunter St W.)
Art Social with Sarah Crook at 7 p.m. with live music by SJ Riley at 9 p.m. at Spankys (201 Hunter St. W.)
Precarious3 Festival Resident Panel at 7 p.m. at The Theatre on King (171 King St.)
Livestock photography by Joyce Arends and pottery by Bill Reddick, with live music at Treblecock Studio (159 King St, Suite 108)
Livestream of Precarious3 Festival Resident Panel at 7 p.m. at The Gallery of Sorts at Watson & Lou (383 Water St.)
Original paintings by Luke Despatie, Tassels and Tatas by Cathy Ogrodnik, and original paintings by Emma Odigski at WeDesign Group studio (Commerce Building, 129 1/2 Hunter St. W., #3, 2nd floor)
Deck The Walls Show & Sale at Peterborough Arts Collective at Wilkins Art & Creative (7-188 Hunter St. W.)
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Melissa Wilson is the new marketing and events coordinator for First Friday Peterborough. (Photo via First Friday Peterborough)
The volunteer-run First Friday Peterborough has also hired a new marketing and events coordinator.
Melissa Wilson is a visual artist most recently involved with Love for the Boro. The Oshawa native, who has worked at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, moved to Nogojiwanong-Peterborough eight years ago. With a background in graphic design and copy writing, she has also written and designed for digital and print magazines.
For more information about First Friday Peterborough, visit firstfridayptbo.com.
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