Police have released the name of the person who died in a single-vehicle crash on Monday (October 19) just north of Campbellford.
According to the OPP, 16-year-old Chloe Wellman was a passenger in an SUV that failed to negotiate a curve while travelling northbound on County Road 50 north of Meier Street at around 12:55 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
The SUV went into a ditch and struck a culvert. Wellman died as a result of the collision.
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The 17-year-old driver, who police say is from New Brunswick, was taken to a local area hospital and then later transported to a trauma centre in Toronto with serious injuries.
County Road 50 was closed for several hours between Church Street and 10th Line West while police measured and documented the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
A compilation of photos from 4th Line Theatre's original outdoor production "Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales". The Halloween-themed show runs from October 20 to 30, 2020 at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook. (Photos: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)
Symbolically, there’s something marvellous about the return of live performance to 4th Line coinciding with a rite of autumn. Halloween is, after all, the time of year when it is believed that spirits can pass easily between realms; when the veil between the living and the dead is lifted.
4th Line Theatre presents Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales
When: Tuesday through Sunday, October 20 – 25, 2020 at 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, October 27 – 30, 2020 at 7 p.m. Where: The Winslow Farm (779 Zion Line, Millbrook) How much:ALL PERFORMANCES SOLD OUT
Written by Kim Blackwell & Lindy Finlan. Directed by Kim Blackwell. Musical direction & original composition by Justin Hiscox. Starring Jack Nicholsen, Rebecca Auerbach, Tristan Peirce, Madison Sheward, Robert Winslow, Mark Hiscox, Tom Keat, Kelsey Powell, Riley Tutert, Rylee Dixon, Skyleigh Hurd, Soleil Hurd, Emma Khaimovich, Lev Khaimovich, Caiomhe MacQuarrie, Dierbhile MacQuarrie, Riordan MacQuarrie, Saoirse MacQuarrie, Siobhan MacQuarrie, and Lucas Pronk. Tickets available by calling 1-800-814-0055 or 705-932-4445, online www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca, or in person at 4th Line Theatre’s box office (4 Tupper St., Millbrook).
Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales, an original production co-written by 4th Line Theatre’s managing artistic director Kim Blackwell and general manager Lindy Finlan during lockdown, summons the ghosts of 4th Line shows past.
The idyllic Winslow farm, a place familiar to many as a summer must-see for artistic excellence in outdoor theatre, seems somewhat foreign in the autumn. Given the fact that the 2020 summer season was the first ever to be postponed in the company’s 29-season history, the bleak look of autumn-nearly-ended in our year of the virus seems uncanny.
It is the perfect setting for a spooky show, made all the more ominous by the distant howling of a pack of coyotes.
Recent recipients of the international “Safe Travels” stamp, 4th Line has gone above and beyond what is required to ensure the safety of their audiences and personnel in accordance with COVID protocols.
They have also found creative and artistic ways to implement these safety measures, which enhance the experience of the show rather than distract from it.
The show begins, for example, in the traditional barnyard area where a physically distanced audience is seated amongst creepy dolls and puppets to demarcate the space. There they are introduced to the principal characters, the Deyell family, who each must venture into the darkness alone.
The audience follows these characters on an immersive promenade experience over around one kilometre of the property, which has previously been off-limits for summer audiences.
Lev Khaimovich as Samuel Deyell in 4th Line Theatre’s “Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales”. The outdoor production begins in the barnyard area of the Winslow Farm, where the audience is introduced to the Deyell family. The audience then follows the play’s characters on an immersive promenade experience over around one kilometre of the property. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)Set on a dark fall night in 1835, 4th Line Theatre’s “Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales” follows 10-year-old Samuel Deyell (Lev Khaimovich, middle) as he goes into the darkest night in search of his missing mother. Samuel is joined on his quest by his two best friends (Skyleigh Hurd and Rylee Dixon) and, in the shadows, the children encounter the darkest secrets and most horrifying facets of Millbrook and Cavan. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)
The design elements of this show are spectacular. The costumes, props, and lighting enhance each scene while Justin Hiscox’s musical brilliance transforms the accordion into another character of the show — a living, breathing organ fading and swelling with each scene. Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales is an atmospheric feast for the senses.
Admittedly, there were tears welling up in my eyes when that first actor projected their voice into the darkness and, after hitting some unknown surface, it came echoing back to all of us. It has been so long since I have been able to have an acoustic experience like that. Most of the human voices I hear during these bizarre-o COVID times are distorted and compressed through technology.
The live-ness of the voices, echoing over space and time, reverberated in my skeleton. It’s the type of thing that makes you believe in magic — that reminds you you’re alive.
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Each performance, directed with a scalpel by Kim Blackwell, is a gift to witness.
From the first moment Madison Sheward explodes onto the stage as Maggie Deyell until the very last moments of the show, she performs with a vigour that is nothing short of incendiary. Her original choreography, too, is terrifyingly beautiful.
The children, albeit a little difficult to hear at times, are delightful. There is an endearing verisimilitude in the bond between the three young principal characters. Their friendship is a light that guides the audience through the dark night and warms us on our way.
Jack Nicholsen in 4th Line Theatre’s “Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales”. Before co-writing the play during the pandemic, Kim Blackwell and Lindy Finlan consulted with Grade 5 and 6 students from Millbrook Public School to find out about the things they find scary. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)
4th Line favourites such as Robert Winslow, Mark Hiscox, Tom Keats, and Kelsey Powell perform with enough energy to make up for the loss of the company’s summer season.
Their performances are executed with the precision and complexity audiences have come to expect from the likes of these seasoned professionals, and, simultaneously, with an ecstatic revelry in the ludic thrill of finally being able to perform again, which is a joy to behold.
As John and Margaret Deyell, Jack Nicholsen and Rebecca Auerbach deliver the depth and nuance required to make the show work, without which any resolution to character conflict may have been more horrific than even the most fantastic elements of the production. As alternate more fanciful characters, Auerbach and Nicholsen, are each given a chance to really shine — and so they do.
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While the script offers fearfully fantastic concepts — the stuff of childhood nightmares — from puppets and clowns to rites and rituals, the scariest themes are the most realistic ones. Finlan and Blackwell explore hate, xenophobia, and bigotry in their writing.
They present a complex intertextuality between their script and 4th Line’s flagship work, The Cavan Blazers. In doing so, there is a level of sophistication in their work that goes beyond typical Halloween tropes while still embracing them.
Madison Sheward as Maggie Deyell and Tristan Peirce as Paddy Maguire in 4th Line Theatre’s “Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales”. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)
Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales runs at 7 p.m. from Tuesday, October 20th to Sunday, October 25th and from Tuesday, October 27th to Friday, October 30th at the Winslow Farm at 779 Zion Line in Millbrook.
The production travels up and down dark paths and over uneven terrain for around one kilometre, so it’s not suitable for people with reduced mobility or severe health issues. The performances will run rain, snow, or shine, and audience members are asked to dress for the weather, wear appropriate (sturdy) footwear, and bring a flashlight to the performance.
The production complies with COVID-19 health and safety protocols developed with the input of Peterborough Public Health; all audience members are asked to arrive with a mask and will be required to wear a mask throughout the walking portions of the performances.
A very creepy Emma Khaimovich in 4th Line Theatre’s “Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales”. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)
Tickets are $25 per person, available now by phone at 705-932-4445 (toll-free at 800-814-0055), online www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca, or at 4th Line Theatre’s box office at 4 Tupper Street in Millbrook. Limited tickets are available for each performance.
Port Hope police are reporting a rash of pumpkin crimes over the past week.
There have been several reports of thefts of pumpkins, along with pumpkin-related vandalism.
On Thursday (October 17), a Centennial Drive man noticed that someone smashed a pumpkin on a vanity that was left at the end of the yard for someone to take. The vanity was destroyed as a result.
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On Friday (October 18), a Peacock Blvd resident reported three pumpkins has been stolen from the resident’s front porch.
Later on Friday, a Ravine Drive resident reported a pumpkin had been thrown at his 2020 GMC truck, denting the driver side rear quarter and resulting in an estimated $1,500 in damage.
Also on Friday, police officers responded to reports of pumpkins being smashed on driveways on Moore Drive.
There were also several pumpkins that had racial slurs written on them. These were pumpkins stolen from various locations, but a few may not have been reported to police.
Police are continuing the investigation gathering CCTV information. Anyone with information is asked to call Port Hope Police at 905-885-8123 ext. 142, email phps@phps.on.ca, or contact Peterborough Northumberland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at stopcrimehere.ca.
Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Today, Ontario is reporting 704 new COVID-19 cases. Most of the new cases are in Toronto (244), Peel (168), York (103), and Ottawa (51), with smaller increases in Halton (23), Simcoe Muskoka (17), Hamilton (17), Durham (16), Waterloo (14), Eastern Ontario Health Unit (13), Niagara (9), and Middlesex-London (6).
The remaining 22 public health units reporting 5 or fewer cases, with only 7 reporting no cases at all. Of today’s cases, 54% are among people under the age of 40. With 607 more cases resolved, the percentage of resolved cases remains unchanged at 86%. The positivity rate has increased by 0.6% to 3.1%, meaning that 3.1% of all tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on October 18.
There have been 4 new deaths. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 5 to 252, but around 30 hospitals did not submit data for today’s report so this number is likely under[reported. Two patients have been discharged from ICUs, and 3 fewer patients are on ventilators. A total of 31,864 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has decreased by 7,306 to 16,303 — the smallest backlog since September 8.
The number of new cases in Ontario schools today is 74, a decrease of 24 from October 16, with 48 student cases, 10 staff cases, and 16 cases among unidentified individuals. There are 10 new cases in licensed child care settings, a decrease of 1 from October 16, with 6 cases among children and 4 cases among staff.
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In the greater Kawarthas region, there is 1 new case to report in Peterborough, for the sixth straight day of new cases. There is also 1 new case to report in Kawartha Lakes and 1 new case in Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
There are no new cases in Northumberland or Haliburton. An additional case has been resolved in Haliburton, leaving no active cases there, and an additional case has been resolved in Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
None of the new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.
There are currently 10 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 5 in Peterborough, 4 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 138 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (131 resolved with 2 deaths), 184 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (164 resolved with 32 deaths), 45 in Northumberland County (44 resolved with 1 death), 19 in Haliburton County (18 resolved with no deaths), and 66 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (57 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.
Province-wide, there have been 65,075 confirmed cases, an increase of 704 from yesterday, with 55,978 (86% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 607. There have been 3,050 deaths, an increase of 4 from yesterday, with 1,980 deaths in long-term care homes (no change from yesterday). The number of hospitalizations has increased by 5 to 252; however, around 30 hospitals did not submit data so this number is likely under-reported. An additional 2 patients have been discharged from ICUs, with 3 fewer patients on ventilators. A total of 4,690,277 tests have been completed, an increase of 31,864 from yesterday, with 16,303 tests under investigation, a decrease of 7,306 from yesterday.
This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by health units. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends.
Confirmed positive: 138 (increase of 1) Active cases: 5 (increase of 1) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 131 (no change) Hospitalizations (total to date): 9 (no change) Total tests completed: Over 33,050 (increase of 100) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.
The health unit provides reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 248, including 184 in Kawartha Lakes, 45 in Northumberland, 19 in Haliburton (increase of 1, in Kawartha Lakes) Probable cases: 0 (no change) Hospitalizations (total to date): 15 (no change) Deaths: 33 (no change) Resolved: 227, including 164 in Kawartha Lakes, 44 in Northumberland, 19 in Haliburton (increase of 1, in Haliburton) Active cases: 1 (no change) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
The health unit provides reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 66 (increase of 1) Active cases: 4 (no change) Deaths: 5 (no change) Hospitalized: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change) Recovered: 57 (increase of 1) Total tests completed: 43,511 (increase of 969) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 65,075 (increase of 704) Resolved: 55,978 (increase of 607, 86% of all cases) Hospitalized: 252 (increase of 5)* Hospitalized and in ICU: 69 (decrease of 2) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 40 (decrease of 3) Deaths: 3,050 (increase of 4) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,980 (no change) Total tests completed: 4,690,277 (increase of 31,864) Tests under investigation: 16,303 (decrease of 7,306)
*As if often the case on weekends, a number of hospitals (approximately 30) did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census for October 17. The number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases.
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from September 18 – October 18, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from September 18 – October 18,2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
Megan Murphy is organizing "Spare A Square #2", a Peterborough-wide porch food drive on October 24, 2020 to restock the shelves at Kawartha Food Share. Pictured is Megan with some of the over 24,000 pounds of food donations collected during the first Spare A Square porch food drive on March 23, 2020. (Photo: Megan Murphy)
The “Spare A Square” porch food drive returns to Peterborough on Saturday (October 24).
Once again organized by Megan Murphy, “Spare A Square #2” is a COVID-safe city-wide food drive to restock the shelves at Kawartha Food Share before the winter months.
The first food drive, held back in March, collected more than 23,000 pounds of food donations. It was called “Spare A Square” because, in the early months of the pandemic, toilet paper was in short supply and was one of the needed items.
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This time around, people are being asked to donate non-perishable food items including canned tuna, pasta and pasta sauce, easy-to-cook items that kids love (such as Alpha-getti, Kraft Dinner, and Chef Boyardee), breakfast cereal, peanut butter, any non-perishable fruit and vegetable items, rice, canned soup/stew, and baby formula, as well as feminine hygiene products and diapers.
Peterborough residents who want to participate should leave a bag of donated items on their front porch by 9 a.m. on Saturday to be picked up by volunteers, who will deliver them to the Kawartha Food Share warehouse. If you are ill, you are asked not to leave a bag of donated items on your porch.
This is a COVID-safe event. Volunteers will be in their own vehicles, wearing masks, and observing all necessary and suggested COVID-19 safety protocols. There will be no face-to-face contact between people donating and volunteers picking up the donations.
The COVID-safe “Spare A Square #2” takes place on October 24, 2020 in Peterborough. Residents are asked to leave a bag of non-perishable food items on their front porch by 9 a.m. and volunteers will come by to pick up the donations. (Graphic: Megan Murphy)
Monetary donations — cash or cheque — will also be accepted. For every dollar donated, Kawartha Food Share can purchase up to $6 worth of food.
With the first Halloween of the pandemic less than two weeks away, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams has provided public health advice for safely celebrating Halloween.
“As Ontarians begin to prepare for Halloween this year, I’d like to remind everyone to take extra precautions to ensure you are keeping yourself and your families safe,” reads a statement for Dr. Williams.
In the province’s four COVID-19 hotspots of Ottawa, Peel, Toronto, and York Region, Dr. Williams is recommending against traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating.
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Instead, residents of these four areas should consider alternative ways to celebrate, such as encouraging kids to dress up and participate in virtual activities and parties, organizing a candy hunt with people living in your household, carving pumpkins, having a movie night or sharing scary stories, and decorating front lawns.
In all other areas of Ontario, Dr. Williams states that traditional trick-or-treating is okay as long as the following recommendations are followed:
Only go out with members of your household.
Only trick-or-treat outside (e.g. not in apartment buildings).
Both trick-or-treaters and people handing out candy should wear a face covering. A costume mask is not a substitute and should not be worn over a face covering because it may make it difficult to breathe.
Do not congregate or linger at doorsteps and remember to line up two metres apart if you are waiting.
Avoid high-touch surfaces and objects, such as railings and doorbells.
Whether you are collecting or handing out treats, wash your hands often and thoroughly or use hand sanitizer.
Recognizing that some people may not feel comfortable handing out treats this year, Dr. Williams recommends letting neighbours know if you are participating by printing out one of the following posters.
The Ontario government has provided these posters so people can let their neighbours know whether they are participating in Halloween this year. If you do want to give out treats, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams recommends handing them out with tongs or similar tools rather than leaving them in a in a bucket or bowl for children to grab, which could spread the virus. (Posters: Ontario government)
If you are giving out treats, Dr. Williams recommends using tongs or other similar tools to hand out treats rather than leaving them in a bucket or bowl for children to grab, which could help spread the virus.
“It is recommended that you also check with your local municipality or public health unit for any additional advice or restrictions that may be in place,” Dr. Williams states. “It is also critical that families not travel outside of their neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween.”
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For all Ontarians, Dr. Williams also recommends avoiding gatherings with people outside of your household, and staying home if you are feeling ill — even if you have mild symptoms — or if you are at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19.
“I would also like to remind everyone that we are in a second wave of COVID-19,” Dr Williams states. “There have been increases in cases in many areas across the province, and the percentage of people tested who get a positive result is going up. The severity of this second wave is in our hands. Through our collective efforts, we can change the outcome of this new outbreak.”
Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Today, Ontario is reporting 658 new COVID-19 cases — the lowest single-day increase in the past week. Over 75% of the new cases are in the province’s urban hotspots: Toronto (197), Peel (155), York (94), and Ottawa (66). Cases in Durham Region (45) are on the rise, with smaller increases in Halton (29), Simcoe Muskoka (18), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (13), Hamilton (11), and Eastern Ontario Health Unit (7).
The remaining 24 public health units reporting 5 or fewer cases, with 12 reporting no cases at all. Of today’s cases, half are among people under the age of 40. With 685 more cases resolved, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to 86%.
There have been 5 new deaths. The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 31 to 247, but around 40 hospitals did not submit data for today’s report so this number is likely under-reported. One patient has been discharged from an ICU, and one additional person is on a ventilator. A total of 40,850 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has decreased by 10,021 to 23,609.
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In the greater Kawarthas region, Peterborough is reporting another new case, for the fifth straight day of new cases. However, as another case has been resolved, the number of active cases remains at 4. Reports are unavailable on weekends for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
There are currently 9 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 4 in Peterborough, 4 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, and 1 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 137 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (131 resolved with 2 deaths), 183 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (164 resolved with 32 deaths), 45 in Northumberland County (44 resolved with 1 death), 19 in Haliburton County (18 resolved with no deaths), and 65 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (56 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.
Province-wide, there have been 64,371 confirmed cases, an increase of 658 from yesterday, with 55,371 (86% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 685. There have been 3,046 deaths, an increase of 5 from yesterday, with 1,980 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 1 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has dropped from 278 to 247; however, around 40 hospitals did not submit data so this number is likely under-reported. An additional patient has been discharged from an ICU, with 1 additional patient on a ventilator. A total of 4,658,413 tests have been completed, an increase of 40,850 from yesterday, with 23,609 tests under investigation, a decrease of 10,021 from yesterday.
This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by health units. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends.
Confirmed positive: 137 (increase of 1) Active cases: 4 (no change) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 131 (increase of 1) Total tests completed: Over 32,950 (increase of 100) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.
The health unit provides reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. These numbers are from October 16.
Confirmed positive: 247, including 183 in Kawartha Lakes, 45 in Northumberland, 19 in Haliburton (no change) Probable cases: 0 (no change) Hospitalizations (total to date): 15 (no change) Deaths: 33 (no change) Resolved: 226, including 164 in Kawartha Lakes, 44 in Northumberland, 18 in Haliburton (no change) Active cases: 1 (no change) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
The health unit provides reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. These numbers are from October 16.
Confirmed positive: 65 (increase of 2) Active cases: 4 (increase of 1) Deaths: 5 (no change) Hospitalized: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change) Recovered: 56 (increase of 1) Total tests completed: 42,542 (increase of 67) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 64,371 (increase of 658) Resolved: 55,371 (increase of 685, 86% of all cases) Hospitalized: 247 (decrease of 31)* Hospitalized and in ICU: 71 (decrease of 1) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 43 (increase of 1) Deaths: 3,046 (increase of 5) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,980 (increase of 1) Total tests completed: 4,658,413 (increase of 40,850) Tests under investigation: 23,609 (decrease of 10,021)
*As is often the case on weekends, a number of hospitals (approximately 40) did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census for October 16. The number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases.
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from September 17 – October 17, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from September 17 – October 17,2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
Police and emergency services respond to a boating accident on Chemong Lake off the shores of Curve Lake First Nation on October 18, 2020. Of the four people on a capsized fishing boat, one male is dead, another male is missing, one female has life-threatening injuries, and another female has minor injuries. (Photo courtesy of Maris Lubbock)
Police have recovered the body of a man who went missing following a boating accident early Sunday morning (October 18) on Chemong Lake.
At around 6:40 a.m. on October 18th, Peterborough County OPP and emergency crews were called to assist at a boating accident on Chemong Lake off the shores of Curve Lake First Nation.
A boat with four people onboard had capsized while fishing on Chemong Lake near Chemong Street South.
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Officers, with the assistance of community members, rescued a man and two women from the water but were unable to locate another man who had been in the boat.
The three people rescued from the water were transported to a local hospital. The man was pronounced deceased at hospital. Police later identified him as Wei Liu, 48, of Scarborough. One of the women sustained life-threatening injuries, and the other woman was treated for minor injuries.
Police conducted an extensive search for the missing man and recovered his body on Wednesday (October 21). Police have identified him as Lie Cao, 52, or Markham.
An OPP helicopter searching for a missing male after a boating accident on Chemong Lake off the shores of Curve Lake First Nation on October 18, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Maris Lubbock)
“The Peterborough County OPP thanks the community members of Curve Lake First Nation for their support and assistance during this tragic accident,” states a media release from the OPP.
Grammy award-winning record producer Greg Wells has launched the Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective to honour the memory of the late Don Skuce, pictured here at the now-closed Moondance Music in Peterborough in Feruary 2018. Skuce passed away in June 2018 away at the age of 66 after a long battle with an incurable cancer. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)
Peterborough native and Grammy award-winning record producer and musician Greg Wells has launched The Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective in support of Peterborough-area musicians.
The initiative is named in honour of Well’s friend, the late musician and guitar luthier Don Skuce who was the former owner of Ed’s Music Workshop. Skuce passed away on June 10, 2018 at the age of 66 after a long battle with an incurable cancer.
“The Don Skuce Memorial Music Collective will support local Peterborough musicians and songwriters by funding the recording of one song at producer James McKenty’s Peterborough recording studio,” according to an announcement on Wells’ Instagram on Sunday (October 18).
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Musicians, either solo singers or bands, can submit up to three simple song demos for consideration. A board of adjudicators comprising established Peterborough musicians led by Peterborough musician and songwriter John Crown will review the submissions, choose the song to be recorded, and determine the recording budget and all recording costs including additional hired musicians if needed. Wells will mix and master the finished recording in Los Angeles.
“There are no strings attached, no cost of any kind to the applicant, and all original ownership of the songwriting and the master recording will belong to the winning applicant,” the announcement states.
Three winners will be selected every year (one every four months), with the first winner to be announced in February 2021. Application proposals, including song demos, can be emailed to donskucemmc@gmail.com.
“Don Skuce had a wise, warm, and generous spirit who loved to support local musicians in their journey,” the announcement reads. “Don’s deep love of music creation will live on through the work of this Collective, and will support and document the musical output of the great city of Peterborough.”
Wells, who grew up in Peterborough, is a record producer, songwriter, musician, and audio engineer with songs on over 130 million albums sold, and streaming numbers in billions.
He has produced and written with John Legend, Adele, Rufus Wainwright, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams, Keith Urban, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Weezer, Aerosmith, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones, Elton John, Burt Bacharach, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Count Basie Orchestra, and many more.
Greg Wells at his Rocket Carousel Studio in Los Angeles in 2016. (Photo courtesy of Greg Wells)
Wells has received three Grammy nominations, winning one in 2018 for best compilation soundtrack for visual media for the 2017 film The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron.
Police released this photo of a single-vehicle collision on Glamorgan Road in Haliburton County on October 16, 2020. 44-year-old Jeffrey Teatro of Haliburton later died in hospital from injuries he sustained in the collision. (OPP-supplied photo)
A Haliburton man has died following a single-vehicle collision in Haliburton County on Friday evening (October 16).
At around 7:50 p.m., police, fire, and paramedics responded to reports of a collision on Glamorgan Road in Highlands East township.
The driver was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
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Haliburton Highlands OPP have identified the victim as 44-year-old Jeffrey Teatro of Haliburton.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled.
Glamorgan Road was closed for several hours while police investigated. Police say the cause of the collision is still under investigation.
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