Andy Tough's new Live! At The Barn music performance video series, recorded and produced at the Norwood-area barn-turned-recording studio he owns with his wife Linda, debuts on YouTube on August 21, 2020. Local rock and county band Gunslingers (pictured) will kick off the series, with four other bands each featured on four successive Fridays. Viewers will have an opportunity to donate to each band. (Photo courtesy of Andy Tough)
If you’ve been itching to see and hear local bands during the pandemic, a new music performance video series about to be launched by unabashed Peterborough music fan Andy Tough will help you scratch that itch.
And for Peterborough-area musicians chomping at the bit to again play together, “Tough love” has proven to be manna from heaven.
LiveI At The Barn — produced, recorded, and edited by Andy at the Norwood-area barn he owns with his wife Linda — debuts on YouTube at 8 p.m. on Friday (August 21), with local rock and county band Gunslingers kicking things off.
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A new video performance will debut on successive Friday evenings, as follows:
August 28 featuring The Fabulous Tonemasters
September 4 featuring Wylie Harold and Out On Bail
According to Andy, each video will remain available for viewing permanently.
VIDEO: Live! at the Barn teaser
“It’s an opportunity for people to stay in the safety of their own homes, put it on the big screen, turn on the stereo, have their favourite beverage on hand, put their dancing shoes on, and crank it,” Andy says.
With primary sponsorship from Century 21 United Realty real estate agents Ben vanVeen and Catherine Hanrahan (Team vanRahan), as well as additional support from kawarthaNOW.com, Long and McQuade, RuralLynx Wireless High-Speed Internet, and the Peterborough Ball Hockey League, Tough has been able to provide his services free of charge to the featured acts.
On top of that, an email address will be embedded in each video allowing viewers to e-transfer a donation and help out the featured acts.
Andy Tough records a performance by local rock-blues-roots band The Fabulous Tonemasters for his new Live! At The Barn music performance video series. You can watch The Fabulous Tonemasters perform on Andy’s YouTube channel beginning on August 28, 2020. Viewers will have an opportunity to donate to the band. (Photo courtesy of Andy Tough)
“House Brand has already said to me that they’ll pass on any donations received to the PMBA (Peterborough Musicians’ Benevolent Association),” notes Andy.
“The whole idea is to replace funding they would normally receive from playing gigs. Hopefully people will step up and support them. But it’s not only the fact that they’ve lost revenue — there’s a certain depression factor from not being able to play together.”
As witnessed firsthand by this writer, the featured acts are indeed thrilled to have the opportunity.
A performance by Wylie Harold and Out On Bail will premiere on Andy Tough’s YouTube channel on September 4, 2020. Viewers will have an opportunity to donate to the band. Andy has been able to provide his services at no cost to local bands thanks to primary sponsorship from Century 21 United Realty real estate agents Ben vanVeen and Catherine Hanrahan. (Photo courtesy of Andy Tough)
During the August 10th recording at the Toughs’ barn-turned-recording studio, each member of The Weber Brothers Band — Ryan and Sam Weber with Emily Burgess and Marcus Browne — wore permanent smiles doing what they love to do and, more to the point, doing it together.
The same happy-to-be-here vibe was present in a big way on July 30th when Wylie Harold and Out On Bail performed on the stage in the barn.
Although COVID-19 meant only a few people could witness the performances in person, neither band mailed it in — both delivered energetic sets that highlighted each band member’s talents.
With very limited opportunities for live performances during the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy Tough’s Live! At The Barn series has given local bands like The Weber Brothers (Ryan and Sam Weber, Emily Burgess, and Marcus Browne) the opportunity to play together once again, with the performance professionally produced for audiences to enjoy from the safety of their own homes. The Weber Brothers’ performance debuts on Andy’s YouTube channel on September 11, 2020. Viewers will have an opportunity to donate to the band. (Photo courtesy of Andy Tough)
But as much as the video series has provided a huge shot in the arm for the featured performers, it’s also given Andy a much-needed sense of purpose.
Since COVID-19 emerged in mid March, his company RMS Events — a multimedia enterprise specializing in audio/video production and presentation for a range of clients — has sat idle, with large corporate events cancelled.
“It’s a labour of love but it has actually brought me back to my video roots,” Andy explains. “I’ve been producing videos for 40 years. It’s allowed me to bring back that skill set.”
Local band House Brand performing classic rock, country, and blues at Andy and Linda Tough’s Norwood-area barn-turned-recording studio for the new Live! At The Barn music performance video series. House Brand’s performance will debut on Andy’s YouTube channel on September 18, 2020. Viewers will have an opportunity to donate to the band. House Brand intends to pass on any donations received to the Peterborough Musicians’ Benevolent Association, which supports local musicians in time of need. (Photo courtesy of Andy Tough)
“It’s been fun,” Andy says. “I’ve been building the studio forever. It’s great to actually use it to its fullest capability.”
Following each recording session, Andy spent several hours in post-production, editing video footage shot via three cameras and mixing the sound to achieve the highest quality possible. Also edited into each video are interviews with each band on a range of topics.
As for future video series recordings, Andy says he has heard from a few acts and there remains the possibility that he’ll be recording a second series of performances.
As well as being a local music fan, Andy Tough operates an audio/video production company. With business slow due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy decided to put his skills to good use by inviting local bands to perform in the Norwood-area barn-turned-recording studio he owns with his wife Linda. He is making the professionally recorded and edited video performances available on YouTube starting on August 21, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Andy Tough)
As a long-time supporter of local music, kawarthaNOW.com is proud to be a media sponsor of Live! At The Barn.
Rhonda Barnet of AVIT Manufacturing, Angela Jones of Lakeshore Designs, and Shelby Leonard-Watt of S.O.S. are the finalists for the 2020 Businesswoman of The Year – Entrepreneur award. Sponsored by the Women'
s Business Network of Peterborough and presented by the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, there is also a Businesswoman Of The Year – Organization award, with finalists Sandra Dueck of the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, Katie Haddlesey of Curve Lake First Nation, and Rosalea Terry of the Innovation Cluster.
The Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for the 17th annual Peterborough Business Excellence Awards and, in partnership with the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough, the finalists for the Businesswomen of the Year Awards.
The chamber is also partnering with the Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture to recognize the 2020 Peterborough County Farm Family of the Year.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 awards event will take place virtually on the evening of Wednesday, October 21st. It includes a pre-show reception on the Zoom video-conferencing platform at 6 p.m. followed by a pre-recorded virtual awards show at 7 p.m.
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“This year’s event will feature an exciting new format and the addition of some new awards,” says chamber president and CEO Stuart Harrison. “Now more than ever, we are looking forward to carrying on the tradition of honouring our local business community.”
While the virtual awards show will be free to watch, if you want access to the Zoom reception, a copy of the event program, a $15 gift card for Gerti’s, and to make a donation to Showplace Performance Centre, tickets are $30 plus HST. Tickets can be ordered online at www.excellencepeterborough.ca/tickets.
“We are proud to continue to support our caterer and location venue even though we are not celebrating in-person this year,” Harrison says, explaining the ticket price.
Awards will be presented in move than 20 categories, including the prestigious Business Citizen of the Year award, which will be announced on October 21st.
Along with the Peterborough Business Excellence Awards and Businesswomen of the Year Awards finalists, the chamber has also announced the recipients of its annual 4-Under-40 Profiles: Kemi Akapo, Waleed Dabbah, Shawn Morey, and Rosalea Terry.
The chamber also announced the recipient of this year’s New Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Gill and Nick Exton, owners and operators of the Canoe and Paddle pub as well as Stuff’d Ice Cream Bakery and Café and gift boutique Stuff, all in Lakefield.
Here is the complete list of award finalists, in alphabetical order, and the already announced awards:
GreenUP staff help to maintain a boulevard rain garden in Peterborough. Surprisingly, many of the solutions to drought are also solutions for flood conditions. For example, a rain garden of drought-tolerant plants can survive periods of little rain, and it can also help absorb heavy rain, preventing water run-off from overwhelming the sewer infrastructure. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)
This summer has seen hot temperatures and low rainfall, causing a drought similar to the one we experienced in 2016. On the other hand, heavy rainfall in June 2002 and July 2004 resulted in major flooding in Peterborough, causing millions of dollars in damage.
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s story is by Jenn McCallum, Water Programs Coordinator at GreenUP.
Human-caused climate change is creating more extreme droughts and rainfall events, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. If you’re wondering how increasingly irregular precipitation impacts your property, you’re not alone.
Let’s take a look at some options to help better prepare your property for drought and flooding.
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Preparing for droughts
Since July 7th, we have been experiencing a Level 2 Low Water Condition — a drought. Otonabee Conservation is responsible for monitoring the water conditions throughout the Otonabee River watershed and informing the public about drought and flood risks.
In the case of a Level 2 drought, all residents in Peterborough are asked to reduce their water usage by 20 per cent.
Rain barrels are an excellent way to capture and conserve rainwater. They are available for purchase at the GreenUP Store and Peterborough Utilities customers will receive an instant discount of $25 off. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)
The best place to start conserving water is outside. In the summer, activities like watering lawns can increase outdoor water use by 20 to 25 per cent. In an effort to ease the demand, Peterborough Utilities Group restricts lawn watering between June 1st and August 31st annually. Things like letting your lawn go dormant (yellow or brown) in the summer by not watering is a great way to cut back on water use. Don’t worry, your grass will return when it rains.
GreenUP, with support from Peterborough Utilities Group, recognizes homes and businesses who make Water Wise landscaping choices. Water saving methods in your front yard that are eligible for the Water Wise program include capturing rain using a rain barrel; having one or more trees for shade; allowing the lawn to go dormant (yellow or brown) in the summer; gardening with drought tolerant, native species; using mulch in garden spaces and using a drip or soaker hose.
Recognized participants receive a lawn sign for their Water Wise actions and are invited to a series of program events and workshops, not to mention that they often inspire neighbourhoods to join in water conservation.
Want to be Water Wise? GreenUP is offering free online workshops to get you started. On Wednesday, September 9th, we are hosting a workshop on “Lawn Care for Water Conservation”, and on Wednesday, October 7th, our workshop will cover “No-Dig Gardening: Preparing a garden without breaking your back”. Both workshops will be held at 11 a.m. and require registration in advance. For details on these and other workshops, visit the GreenUP events calendar.
Another option to help you get started is to purchase a Water Wise Garden Kit through the GreenUP website, which will be available for pickup at Ecology Park in September. This kit features 17 drought-tolerant plants (seven species), and a planting guide for $100. This is an easy and user-friendly way to get your drought-tolerant garden started, and saves $18 if you were to buy all 17 plants individually. Be sure to order your kit soon as they are only available for purchase until Friday, August 28th.
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Preparing for floods
After the 2004 flood, the City of Peterborough commissioned UMA Engineering Ltd. (now AECOM Ltd.) to develop a flood reduction master plan. The plan made recommendations for infrastructure improvements that would handle heavy rainfall more effectively. These recommendations included disconnecting roof downspouts from the sanitary sewer system, replacing culverts and pipes with larger ones, and diverting rainwater from the storm sewer system.
To date, the city has already undertaken some larger infrastructure projects, including improvements to the storm sewer systems in the Curtis Creek and Jackson Creek neighbourhoods.
We often hear from folks who want to take action on their property so they can be ready for rain. Surprisingly, many of the solutions to drought are also solutions for flood conditions. Two of the most popular things you can do when there is too much rain is to install a rain barrel and plant a rain garden.
Reducing pavement and more drough-tolerant plants is an ideal way of preparing for both floods and droughts. In 2016, 35 square metress of concrete was removed from the front of the Wine Shoppe on Park Street in Peterborough to install a drought-tolerant garden featuring more than 30 species of plants, part of Depave Paradise, a national project overseen locally by GreenUP. (Photo: Benjamin Hargreaves / GreenUP)
A rain barrel is great to capture water for use during dry days, but it also slows down the pace of rain as it exits your downspout. This provides some relief to infrastructure, by allowing the ground more time to absorb the rain.
In 2020, the City of Peterborough, in partnership with GreenUP, launched the Rain Garden Subsidy Program to encourage homeowners to install a rain garden. Rain gardens are designed to absorb rainwater more efficiently than conventional gardens.
“We are still accepting applications for the 2020 rain garden subsidy and we encourage everyone interested to please apply,” says Curtis Mei, stormwater systems co-ordinator with the City of Peterborough. “The application is fairly simple, and we are happy to guide interested participants through the process every step of the way.”
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The first 50 homeowners to apply can receive a subsidy of up to $500 each towards installing a rain garden.
With these ideas in mind, we invite you to take part in our upcoming Water Wise and Rain Garden workshops, purchase a Water Wise Garden Kit, or start your own rain garden installation on your property. Your landscaping choices can include beautiful gardens that help conserve water even as we face increasingly extreme droughts and rainfall events.
A Water Wise garden is a garden that employs methods of conserving water. GreenUP recognizes lawns of homeowners and businesses as Water Wise if they use things like rain barrels or drought-tolerant species. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)
If you would like more information about how to manage drought and rain on your property, email Jenn McCallum, GreenUP’s water programs coordinator, at jenn.mccallum@greenup.on.ca.
COVID-19 outbreaks continue to occur in migrant farm workers in Windsor-Essex, with 21 cases among workers reported on August 18, 2020. However, the majority of new cases in Ontario on August 18 and 19 have been reported in Toronto, Peel Region, and Ottawa.
Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
For the second day in a row, Ontario is reporting more than 100 new cases of COVID-19, with 125 reported on August 18 and 102 reported on August 19. The majority of new cases in the past two days were reported in Toronto (60), Peel (35), Windsor-Essex (29), and Ottawa (26), with Huron Perth reporting 17 new cases today. Of Ontario’s 34 public health units, 30 are reporting five or fewer cases, with 17 of them reporting no new cases at all.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there is another new case to report in Northumberland, following two new cases reported on August 17. There are no new cases to report in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton or Prince Edward and Hastings counties. Two more cases have been resolved in Northumberland, with one additional case resolved in each of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton. All active cases in Haliburton now resolved.
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Since the pandemic began, there have been 101 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (97 resolved with 2 deaths), 177 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (157 resolved with 32 deaths), 29 in Northumberland County (28 resolved with no deaths), 15 in Haliburton County (15 resolved with no deaths), and 45 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County (39 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there have been 40,972 confirmed cases, an increase of 102 from yesterday’s report, with 37,215 (90.8% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 89. There have been 2,792 deaths, an increase of 3 since August 17, with 1,802 deaths reported in long-term care homes, an increase of 2 since August 17. A total of 2,656,928 tests have been completed, an increase of 25,642 from yesterday, with 15,490 tests under investigation, a decrease of 638.
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.
Confirmed positive: 101 (no change) Active cases: 2 (no change) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 97 (no change) Total tests completed: Over 23,500 (increase of 200) 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 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 221, including 177 in Kawartha Lakes, 29 in Northumberland, 15 in Haliburton (increase of 1, in Northumberland ) Probable cases: 0 (no change) Hospitalizations (total to date): 14 (no change) Deaths: 32 (no change) Resolved: 200, including 157 in Kawartha Lakes, 28 in Northumberland, 15 in Haliburton (increase of 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton) 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 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 45 (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: 39 (no change) Total tests completed: 20,619 (increase of 74) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 40,972 (increase of 102) Resolved: 37,215 (increase of 89, 90.8% of all cases) Hospitalized: 42 (increase of 7)* Hospitalized and in ICU: 15 (decrease of 1) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 10 (no change) Deaths: 2,792 (increase of 3) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,802 (increase of 2) Total tests completed: 2,656,928 (increase of 25,642) Tests under investigation: 15,490 (decrease of 638)
*The increase of hospitalizations reflects earlier under-reporting by hospitals.
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from July 19 – August 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 July 19 – August 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)
The Netflix suspense thriller "I'm Thinking of Ending Things", based on the award-winning 2016 debut novel of Kingston writer Iain Reid and directed by Charlie Kaufman, tells the tale of a young woman (Jessie Buckley) who takes a road trip with her new boyfriend Jake (Jesse Plemons) to his family farm, where they are trapped during a snowstorm with Jake's mother (Toni Collette) and father (David Thewlis). The film premieres on Netflix on Friday, September 4th. (Photo: Netflix)
Every month, kawarthaNOW is the only local media source to bring you a list of what’s coming to Netflix Canada.
Netflix is loading up September with lots of original series, films, and documentaries, along with returning series and theatrically released films.
This month, we’re highlighting the Netflix film I’m Thinking of Ending Things, which is based on the award-winning 2016 debut novel of Kingston writer Iain Reid. Directed by Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malovich), the suspense thriller tells the story of a young woman (Jessie Buckley) who takes a road trip with her new boyfriend Jake (Jesse Plemons, Breaking Bad) to his family farm.
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Trapped at the farm during a snowstorm with Jake’s mother (Toni Collette) and father (David Thewlis), the young woman begins to question the nature of everything she knew or understood about her boyfriend, herself, and the world. The film premieres on Netflix on Friday, September 4th.
VIDEO: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” official trailer
Netflix is rebooting some fictional characters this month with the original series Ratched, a prequel to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest starring Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story) as Nurse Ratched (Sep. 18). There’s also the original series Young Wallander, a prequel to Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander detective series (Sep. 3), and the new Netflix film Enola Holmes, about Sherlock’s younger teenage sister (Sep. 23).
Other new Netflix original series include Away, starring Hilary Swank the leader of a crewed mission to Mars who must leave her husband and teen daughter behind (Sep. 4), Get Organized with The Home Edit (Sep. 9), The Duchess (Sep. 11), Close Enough (Sep. 14), Sing On! (Sep. 16), The Last Word (Sep. 17), Country-Ish and The School Nurse Files (Sep. 25), and Whose Vote Counts, Explained (Sep. 28).
Returning original Netflix series include season two of The Gift (Sep. 10), season two of Family Business (Sep. 11), season three of Baby, season two of Criminal: UK, season nine of MeatEater, and season two of Signs (Sep. 16), season four of Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father (Sep. 22), and season two of The Chef Show (Sep. 24).
VIDEO: “Ratched” official trailer
Returning series include seasion 18 of the Family Guy (Sep. 1), season 13 of Murdoch Mysteries (Sep. 2), season seven of The Blacklist (Sep. 4), season five of Greenleaf (Sep. 10), season two of Zumbo’s Just Desserts (Sep. 12), season four of This Is Us (Sep. 24), season 11 of Modern Family (Sep. 25), and season four of The Good Place (Sep. 26).
Netflix documentaries include The Social Dilemma, featuring Silicon Valley insiders who reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing what’s hiding on the other side of your screen (Sep. 9). Other Netflix documentaries include Bad Boy Billionaires: India and Chef’s Table: BBQ (Sep. 2), My Octopus Teacher (Sep. 7), La Línea: Shadow of Narco (Sep. 9), Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice (Sep. 15), Challenger: The Final Flight (Sep. 16), A Love Song for Latasha (Sep. 21), The Playbook (Sep. 22), A Perfect Crime (Sep. 25), and American Murder: The Family Next Door (Sep. 30).
Netflix films include Freaks – You’re One of Us (Sep. 2), Love, Guaranteed (Sep. 3), The Babysitter: Killer Queen (Sep. 10), and The Devil All The Time and The Paramedic (Sep. 18).
VIDEO: New to Netflix Canada in September 2020
Theatrically released films include 3:10 to Yuma, American Psycho, Bewitched, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, Hairspray, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Saturday Night Fever, Saving Private Ryan, School of Rock, and Selma (Sep. 1), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Bourne franchise, and the Jaws franchise (Sep. 2), A Star Is Born (Sep. 8), No Strings Attached, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Sep. 23), and Dear John, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Sep. 30).
Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in September along with what’s leaving.
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Coming in September (no release date specified)
Arashi’s Diary – Voyage – Episode 12 (Netflix documentary) – In the lead-up to their 20th anniversary, the guys open up about going digital and the challenges of launching their official social media accounts.
Gims: On the Record (Netflix documentary) – Go backstage with beloved rap superstar Gims in the year leading up to his major 2019 Stade de France performance in this up-close documentary.
Tuesday, September 1
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (Netflix family) – Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices is a live-action collection of 12 five-minute episodes featuring prominent black celebrities and artists reading children’s books from black authors that highlight the black experience. Hosted by Marley Dias (author and founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign), the collection of books and conversations center around themes of identity, respect, justice, and action — providing families a toolset to start meaningful conversations with kids about difficult topics through short-form book-based content.
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! (Netflix family) – In this interactive special, you’ll find your calling at Baby Corp by making choices and carrying out missions as part of a virtual aptitude test.
Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions (Netflix comedy special) – Stand-up comedian, actor and “Last Comic Standing” winner Felipe Esparza digs deeper into his past in his first Netflix Original comedy specials, Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions and Felipe Esparza: Malas Decisiones. Filmed in Santa Ana, California as two separate performances — one in English and one in Spanish — the specials showcase Esparza’s edgy style of humor as the perfect vehicle to weave through difficult anecdotes of his childhood and mistakes in his adult life with ease.
La Partita / The Match (Netflix film) – A single football match played on a dirt pitch in suburban Rome centers this story of a poor community struggling with ethical and moral dilemmas.
3:10 to Yuma
American Psycho
Bewitched
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Blades of Glory
Captain Phillips
Daddy’s Home
Dinner for Schmucks
Family Guy: Season 18
Fences
The First Purge
Four Brothers
The Godfather
The Godfather: Part II
Ghost in the Shell
Hairspray
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
I Am Legend
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Next Karate Kid
Old School
Saturday Night Fever
Saving Private Ryan
School of Rock
Selma
Skyscraper
Wednesday, September 2
Bad Boy Billionaires: India (Netflix documentary) – This investigative docuseries explores the greed, fraud and corruption that built up — and ultimately brought down — India’s most infamous tycoons.
Chef’s Table: BBQ (Netflix documentary) – The critically-acclaimed and Emmy-nominated series returns for its latest iteration, delving into the smoky, juicy world of barbecue. Featured chefs and pitmasters include Tootsie Tomantez, an 85-year-old grandmother who still shovels the coals at her Texas restaurant; Lennox Hastie, a remarkable Australian chef who sources all of his ingredients from the Outback; Rodney Scott of South Carolina, who is known for his whole hog barbecue; and Rosalia Chay Chuc, a traditional Mayan chef who serves Cochinita Pibil out of her Mexico home.
Freaks – You’re One of Us (Netflix film) – A working mom discovers she has superhero powers, suppressed by years of medication, and joins forces with two others like her to better the world.
Captain Fantastic
Dumb and Dumber To
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
Jaws 1, 2 and 3
Jaws: The Revenge
Lucy
Murdoch Mysteries: Season 13
Venom
Thursday, September 3
Afonso Padilha: Alma de Pobre (Netflix comedy special) – Brazilian comedian Afonso Padilha dives into his humble beginnings and digs out hilarious stories about his childhood in this very personal set.
Love, Guaranteed (Netflix film) – To save her small law firm, earnest lawyer Susan (Rachael Leigh Cook) takes a high-paying case from Nick (Damon Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees love. But as the case heats up, so do Susan and Nick’s feelings for each other.
Young Wallander (Netflix original) – An incendiary hate-crime stirs civil unrest, fast-tracking rookie cop Kurt Wallander to detective in this origin story for the popular character.
Friday, September 4
Away (Netflix original) – As she embarks on a treacherous mission to Mars commanding an international crew, Emma Green must leave her husband and teen daughter behind.
The Blacklist: Season 7
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix film) – Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy: Part 2 (Netflix family) – The PALs return to the Palomino Bluffs Riding Academy, where a new term brings big mysteries, fresh friendships and a chance to save the school!
Saturday, September 5
Step Up: All In
Monday, September 7
My Octopus Teacher (Netflix documentary) – An unusual friendship develops between a filmmaker and an octopus living in a South African kelp forest that shares the mysteries of its world.
Record of Youth (Netflix original) – This drama follows the lives of three people in today’s fashion industry. While dreams are a luxury not everyone can afford, this trio’s youthful passion spurs them on to make them come true.
Tuesday, September 8
A Star Is Born
StarBeam: Season 2 (Netflix family) – From the selfish Captain Fishbeard to the sullen Miserable Marla, it’s up to can-do kid superhero StarBeam to stop all the baddies and save the day.
Wednesday, September 9
Corazón loco / So Much Love to Give (Netflix film) – Fernando is a family man — equally committed to each of his two families. But one wrong turn brings them crashing together.
Get Organized with The Home Edit (Netflix original) – Organizers Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin of The Home Edit conquer clutter and transform lives. Reese Witherspoon and Molly Sims coproduce.
La Línea: Shadow of Narco (Netflix documentary) – Go inside La Línea, the Spanish beach town turned into Europe’s drug trafficking hub, and meet the law enforcement officials determined to change that.
Mignonnes / Cuties (Netflix film) – Amy, 11 years old, tries to escape family dysfunction by joining a free-spirited dance clique named “Cuties,” as they become aware of their own femininity through dance.
The Social Dilemma (Netflix documentary) – We tweet, we like, and we share— but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? As digital platforms increasingly become a lifeline to stay connected, Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing what’s hiding on the other side of your screen.
Thursday, September 10
The Babysitter: Killer Queen (Netflix film) – Two years after defeating a satanic cult led by his babysitter Bee, Cole’s trying to forget his past and focus on surviving high school. But when old enemies unexpectedly return, Cole will once again have to outsmart the forces of evil.
The Gift: Season 2 (Netflix original) – Reckoning with a different world, Atiye races against time to realize her destiny as the mysterious syndicate behind Serdar threatens the future.
Greenleaf: Season 5
The Idhun Chronicles (Netflix anime) – After a necromancer takes over the magical world of Idhun, two adolescent earthlings help fight an assassin sent to kill all Idhunese refugees on Earth.
Julie and the Phantoms (Netflix family) – Teenage Julie finds her passion for music and life while helping the Phantoms — a trio of ghostly guys — become the band they were never able to be.
Friday, September 11
The Duchess (Netflix original) – Katherine Ryan stars as a single mom who’s weighing whether to have a child with her nemesis: her daughter’s dad. Can two wrongs make another right?
Family Business: Season 2 (Netflix original) – Forced to choose between growing weed and raising his kids, Joe tries to convince his family to quit the business, setting off a wild chain of events.
Interstellar
Pets United (Netflix family) – A group of selfish pets are stranded in their luxury hangout when the machines that run Robo City go wild and take over, forcing all humans to flee for their lives. The pets must team up with strays to survive and save their homes, their city and maybe even the world.
Se busca papá / Dad Wanted (Netflix film) – What does a thrill-seeker tween girl do when her mom forbids her to enter a BMX race? Cast a struggling actor with nothing to lose to play her dad.
Saturday, September 12
Zumbo’s Just Desserts: Season 2
Monday, September 14
Close Enough (Netflix original) – A married couple tries to keep ?— and stay ?— cool as they move on from partying in their 20s to parenting in their 30s in this adult animated series.
Tuesday, September 15
17 Again
Ancient Aliens: Season 3
Beyond Scared Straight: Season 4
Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice (Netflix documentary) – A two-year-old girl from Bangkok — nicknamed “Einz” — became the youngest person in the world to undergo cryo-preservation. After her death from brain cancer, her family stores her remains in an American lab. Her head and brain now rest inside a tank in Arizona. Hope Frozen follows the family who made this unorthodox decision. The girl’s father, a laser scientist, yearns to give Einz the opportunity to experience a rebirth inside a regenerated body. He instills this dream inside his son, a 15-year-old whiz kid named Matrix, who wants to be a part of reviving his little sister. But what the boy later discovers will rattle the family’s radical hope in science.
Intervention: Season 6
Izzy’s Koala World (Netflix family) – Follow 11-year-old Izzy and her veterinarian mother as they rescue koalas and form remarkable friendships with animals on their Australian island.
Michael McIntyre: Showman (Netflix comedy special) – Multi-award winning comedian Michael McIntyre makes his Netflix Original Stand-up comedy special debut with Michael McIntyre: Showman. Fresh off his ‘Big World Tour,’ playing to over 800,000 fans in sold out arenas across the globe, the comedic superstar recalls international encounters like avoiding shark attacks in Australia, New Zealanders’ strange relationship with vowels, the difference between performing for a US audience vs. a British audience, as well as his trademark tales of family life.
Taco Chronicles: Volume 2 (Netflix original) – Many of the most popular taco styles have long, rich, little-known histories. Explore some of them in Season 2 of this eye-opening, mouth-watering food adventure.
Wednesday, September 16
Baby: Season 3 (Netflix original) – Chiara and Ludovica form an unlikely friendship as they struggle to find their place and search for love at a high school in an exclusive Rome neighborhood.
Challenger: The Final Flight (Netflix documentary) – Four-part docuseries on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, unpacking an indelible moment for a generation of Americans.
Criminal: UK: Season 2 (Netflix original) – Following a hugely successful first series and great critical acclaim, Criminal returns with four new cases, four new suspects and one room that changes everything. Prepare for bold stories, some surprises, and a completely innovative take on the police procedural.
The Devil All The Time (Netflix film) – In an explosive Midwestern Gothic tale spanning two decades, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and everything he loves. Based on Donald Ray Pollock’s award-winning novel.
MeatEater: Season 9 (Netflix original) – Steve’s latest hunt-to-table adventures include eventful trips to Colorado, Texas and Wyoming — where he prepares savory dishes.
The Paramedic (Netflix film) – After an accident puts him in a wheelchair, Ángel decides to get even with those who betrayed him, particularly the woman who left when he needed her.
Signs: Season 2 (Netflix original) – As Trela struggles with personal trauma, Ada takes over his responsibilities at the station. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger comes to town.
Sing On! (Netflix original) – Hosted by the hilarious and talented Tituss Burgess, this eight-episode series is a karaoke-lover’s dream. In each themed episode, six contestants belt out the biggest hits from that genre while being judged by a vocal analyzer comparing their vocal performance to the original artist’s. The more they sing in tune, the more cash they add to a collective jackpot worth up to $60,000. The first round is worth $10,000 and lyrics are randomly assigned so contestants must be ready for anything – the highest scoring contestant moves on, while the remaining singers vote one fellow contestant out. For five more rounds, the stakes get higher and the jackpot gets bigger, and the final two contestants face off in a head-to-head battle to win the grand prize. Perfect for an at-home sing-a-long, viewers of all ages will find themselves off the couch, belting their favorite tunes and having a sing-off of their own.
Thursday, September 17
Dragon’s Dogma (Netflix anime) – Resurrected as an Arisen, Ethan sets out to vanquish the Dragon that took his heart, but with every demon he battles, the more he loses his humanity.
The Last Word (Netflix original) – In the aftermath of her husband’s death, a woman unexpectedly finds a new source of energy and a lust for life – as she becomes a professional eulogist to the surprise of her family and friends.
Friday, September 18
American Barbecue Showdown (Netflix original) – American Barbecue Showdown is an eight episode food competition series that follows the country’s best backyard smokers and competitive barbecuers as they compete for the title of American Barbecue Champion. The series is hosted by Rutledge Wood and Lyric Lewis, with judging duties falling on barbecue legends Kevin Bludso and Melissa Cookston. Each episode, Kevin and Melissa will task the cookers with a challenge that will test their barbecue skills in ways they couldn’t possibly imagine. From unique meats to old school techniques, they will have to prove they have the skills to smoke another day.
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (Netflix family) – Six teens attending an adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar must band together to survive when dinosaurs wreak havoc on the island.
Ratched (Netflix original) – This dramatic prequel to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” follows the character Nurse Ratched.
Monday, September 21
A Love Song for Latasha (Netflix documentary) – Latasha Harlins was 15 when she was wrongfully killed by Soon Ja Du, 13 days after the brutal beating of Rodney King. Du was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter but received no jail time. The death of Latasha was a leading catalyst for the 1992 LA Riots.
Tuesday, September 22
Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt: Season 3 (Netflix family) – It’s another season of solving problems for monkey mechanic Chico Bon Bon and his Fix-It Force.
Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father: Season 4 (Netflix original) – Jovial comic Jack Whitehall and his stuffy father, Michael, chronicle more travel misadventures in another season of this unscripted comedy.
The Playbook (Netflix documentary) – The Playbook profiles legendary coaches as they share the rules they live by to achieve success in sports and in life. Through emotional and in-depth interviews, each coach reveals the critical moments in their personal lives and careers that ultimately helped form their coaching philosophies. Featured coaches include the Los Angeles Clippers’ Doc Rivers; two-time FIFA World Cup-winning coach Jill Ellis, the winningest coach in U.S. soccer history; Premier League’s José Mourinho, one of the most decorated football managers of all time; Serena Williams’ famed tennis coach, Patrick Mouratoglou; and hall of fame basketball player and coach Dawn Staley.
Mighty Express (Netflix family) – In a playful world crisscrossed by railway tracks, a team of locomotives and their kid pals keep things moving and get deliveries through no matter what!
Wednesday, September 23
Enola Holmes (Netflix film) – When Enola Holmes — Sherlock’s teen sister — discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord.
No Strings Attached
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Thurday, September 24
The Chef Show: Season 2 (Netflix documentary) – The Chef Show returns for another season as Jon Favreau (Director/actor) and award-winning Chef Roy Choi come back together to continue learning, sharing, and celebrating different flavors, cultures and people. The two friends explore new recipes, collaborate with big names in the culinary world, and connect over their shared passion for bringing people together over a delicious meal.
This Is Us: Season 4
Friday, September 25
A Perfect Crime (Netflix documentary) – In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. An inspection of the scene revealed three cartridge cases, a plastic chair, a towel and a letter claiming responsibility by the Red Army Faction (RAF), a radical left terrorist group that killed 33 people between 1971 and 1993. To this day, the assassin has never been identified.
Country-Ish (Netflix original) – Country-Ish follows country singer Coffey Anderson and his hip-hop dancer wife Criscilla as they raise their children and navigate their opposite country vs. city perspectives of life and parenting. They’ve amassed a large social following with videos reaching more than 50 million people who fall in love with their family. Perfectly relatable — and at the same time filled with one-of-a-kind humor and heart — each half house episode highlights their unique personalities as they navigate everyday life in a far-from-the-country locale: Los Angeles.
Modern Family: Season 11
The School Nurse Files (Netflix original) – Eun-young might seem like an ordinary school nurse, but behind her mundane appearance is her supernatural ability to see monsters (ectoplasm) as jelly figures. When she’s appointed to a new high school, she quickly discovers mysterious secrets that threaten the students and fights alongside her fellow teacher In-pyo, the handsome heir to the school.
Sneakerheads (Netflix original) – Devin (Allen Maldonado), a former sneakerhead turned stay-at-home dad, gets back in the game only to quickly find himself five G’s in the hole after falling for one of old friend Bobby’s (Andrew Bachelor) get-rich-quick schemes. Desperate to get his money back before his wife finds out he’s fallen off the wagon, Devin enlists the help of a ragtag group of fellow shoe lovers on his global hunt for the elusive “Zeroes,” the holy grail of hard-to-find kicks.
Saturday, September 26
The Good Place: Season 4
Monday, September 28
Whose Vote Counts, Explained (Netflix original) – Fears about the voting process being rigged — by powerful donors and corporations, gerrymandering, the Electoral College, voter suppression, fraud at the ballot box, and the ways votes are counted — are untangled in this docuseries.
Tuesday, September 29
Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia (Netflix comedy special) – Michelle Buteau, the scene stealing queen of Netflix, delivers the night out we all need right now in her uproariously funny new special Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia. Letting loose with a goblet of frosé in hand, she delivers a dynamic hour of comedy that delves into parenthood, cultural difference, and the overlooked value of short men. Her refreshingly honest approach reminds us to appreciate government workers named Otis and, most importantly, that character counts. Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia is produced by Page Hurwitz and Wanda Sykes for Push It Productions. Hurwitz also serves as director.
Wednesday, September 30
American Murder: The Family Next Door (Netflix documentary) – In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters went missing in Frederick, Colorado. As heartbreaking details emerged, their story made headlines worldwide. Told entirely through archival footage that includes social media posts, law enforcement recordings, text messages and never-before-seen home videos, director Jenny Popplewell pieces together an immersive and truthful examination of a police investigation and a disintegrating marriage. American Murder: The Family Next Door is the first film to give a voice to the victims.
The Sheepdogs are Sam Corbett (drums, backing vocals), Shamus Currie (keyboards, trombone), Ewan Currie (vocals, guitars, clarinet, drums), Jimmy Bowskill (guitars, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, pedal steel), and Ryan Gullen (bass, backing vocals). (Publicity photo)
The Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) has announced a two-night drive-in concert series, featuring The SHeepdogs with the Jim Cuddy Band on Friday, September 18th, with Tim Hicks with Jason McCoy on Saturday, September 19th. Both concerts will begin at 7 p.m.
“This is truly a very exciting opportunity for us to be able to offer the great people of this community such an incredible line up of talent during what has been such a difficult year for so many,” says PMC facility manager Jeremy Giles in a media release.
“These concerts will be a fun, safe and responsible way for the people of Peterborough to get out and enjoy some great live music from the safety and comfort of their own vehicle, while still physically distancing from other concertgoers.”
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Tickets for PMC Scoop members go on sale (online only) at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 20th. Tickets for the general public go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 21st at www.memorialcentre.ca or by phone at 705-743-3561.
Tickets for each night are $65 per person for general admission and $85 per person for guaranteed front-row admission (plus fees). Each vehicle must contain a minimum of three people and limited space is available.
The concerts will take place in the main PMC parking lot, beside the facility on the east side of Roger Neilson Way. There will be an elevated stage and two large screens. Audio will be transmitted over FM radio.
Saskatoon-formed rockers The Sheepdogs — whose latest member is Bailieboro’s own Jimmy Bowskill — has won four Juno awards and were featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Their latest album is the critically acclaimed Changing Colours. The band last performed in Peterborough at Musicfest in July 2019.
Opening for The Sheepdogs is the Jim Cuddy Band. As a founding member of Canada’s iconic alt-country band Blue Rodeo and as a solo artist, Cuddy has earned 15 Juno awards, the Order of Canada, the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, a star on the Walk of Fame, and has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Country music singer-songwriter Tim Hicks, from St. Catharines, has built a reputation as a chart-topping artist and entertainer since he released his debut single “Get By” in 2012. He has garnered four Juno award nominations, won a Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) award, earned two platinum-selling singles, seven gold singles, one gold album and 13 top 10 radio hits including the chart-topping singles “What A Song Should Do” and “No Truck Song”. To date, his music has been streamed more than 81 million times.
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Jason McCoy won the 2001 CCMA award for male vocalist of the year, has won three SOCAN song of the year awards, and has garnered 19 CCMA nominations and 5 JUNO Award nominations. He also won six awards at the 2004 Ontario Country Performer and Fan Association awards and in 2006 was awarded with the global artist award at the CMA Awards in Nashville. Jason is also one of the three members of the group The Road Hammers.
This story has been updated with more details about the PMC drive-in event and a link to the PMC website for more information.
Peterborough illustrator and muralist Jason Wilkins has a new studio located at 383 George Street in downtown Peterborough. He is planning to offer workshops for both adults and children in the new space this fall. (Photo courtesy of Jason Wilkins)
In this week’s businessNOW™, our round-up of business and organizational news from Peterborough and across the greater Kawarthas region, we feature the new studio for popular Peterborough illustrator and muralist Jason Wilkins, who is now sharing space with digital media brokerage Nufás Media in downtown Peterborough.
In businessNOW, our managing editor collects news and events related to businesses and organizations from across the Kawarthas. If you’d like us to promote your news or event in businessNOW, please email business@kawarthanow.com.
Also included this week are charitable donations by AON Inc. and Fenelon Falls Brewing Co., the upcoming fall intake for the Starter Company Plus program in Peterborough and the Kawarthas, a tourism webinar hosted by Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8), the announcement of Dan Grady as the new president of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha, charitable status for B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop, and the Digital Service Squad in downtown Peterborough.
There’s also a fundraiser organized by that Coboconk, Norland & Area Chamber of Commerce that has raised over $24,000 for a new wellness centre in Kawartha Lakes, the Innovation Cluster’s new Women Breaking Barriers program (with an information session on August 20), Peterborough-based Compass North Consulting entering into a strategic alliance with Mandrake and Mega Experience, and more.
Peterborough illustrator and muralist Jason Wilkins moves into new studio
Jason Wilkins, owner of Wilkins Art & Creative Inc. in Peterborough, moved into a new studio space in downtown Peterborough this summer.
The popular local freelance illustrator and muralist, whose studio was previously located in the Commerce Building in downtown Peterborough, is now located at 383 George Street above Flavour Fashion.
He is sharing space with Nufás Media, a full-service digital media brokerage owned and operated by Jordan Porter and Sean Thornton (in July, Nufás Media was featured in a story by Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development).
This fall, Wilkins is planning to offer workshops for both adults and children in the new space, where he is also continuing to record his podcast The Art Burrito.
AON Inc. donates $5,000 to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton
YWCA Peterborough Haliburton major gifts officer Ria Nicholson accepts a $5,000 cheque from AON Inc. chairperson of charitable donations Sarah Jones. (Photo courtesy YWCA Peterborough Haliburton)
Peterborough property management company AON Inc., which is a major employer of women in Peterborough, has donated $5,000 to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton.
The donation will help address the urgent needs of women and children trapped with abusive men during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports released from other countries have indicated that demand for violence against women services had as much as tripled following self-isolation.
“AON Inc. is pleased to provide support to the YWCA 2020 Crisis Campaign to help women and children in our community escape violence which has been elevated due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Sarah Joore, AON Inc. chairperson of charitable donations. “We understand the increased stress non-profit organizations in our community are facing and we hope that our contribution will support the YWCA’s current initiatives to assist those with the greatest needs in our community in the months ahead.”
YWCA staff anticipate a dramatic increase in the need for shelter and support services as women gain more opportunities to seek help during Stage 3 of the reopening plan, particularly once children return to their regular school routines.
Fenelon Falls Brewing Co. donates $1,500 to the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation
The team at Fenelon Falls Brewing Co. shows its support for the Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) Foundation’s Heroes at Heart fund. (Photo courtesy RMH Foundation)
Fenelon Falls Brewing Co. has donated $1,500 to the Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) Foundation, in support of COVID-related equipment and technology needs at the Lindsay hospital.
The Fenelon Falls company raised the donation through an online fundraiser, where $2 from the sale of every case of 24 craft beers was donated to the RMH Foundation’s Heroes at Heart fund.
“The response was extremely positive,” says Fenelon Falls Brewing Co. head brewer Russell Gibson.
“The community really embraced it. And they were so grateful when we delivered their orders. It gave them something to look forward to.”
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Fall intake for Starter Company Plus in Peterborough & the Kawarthas opens September 1
Applications will be accepted for the fall intake of the Starter Company Plus program in Peterborough & the Kawarthas beginning Tuesday, September 1st.
Offered since 2017 through the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre with funding from the Government of Ontario, Starter Company Plus is designed to provide business training for entrepreneurs who are aged 18 and over in the City and County of Peterborough.
The program is for aspiring to experienced entrepreneurs who are launching a business or who are expanding an existing business that has been operating for five years or less.
Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) hosts Abacus Data CEO David Coletto for webinar on tourism in Kawarthas Northumberland
David Coletto is one of the founding partners and CEO of Abacus Data, a research and strategy firm with offices in Toronto and Ottawa. (Photo: Abacus Data)
Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8), which promotes regional tourism activity in the area that is now branded as Kawarthas Northumberland (City of Kawartha Lakes, City and County of Peterborough, and County of Northumberland) is hosting Abacus Data CEO David Coletto for a webinar on tourism in Kawarthas Northumberland
Coletto will share results specific to the Kawarthas Northumberland region from a province-wide survey of 2,000 travellers in central Ontario about how travel preferences have changed as a result of COVID-19. He will also share results from his firm’s ongoing polling on public perceptions and attitudes towards the pandemic.
Dan Grady is new president of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha
Dan Grady. (Photo: Guarantee Pro Realty Brokerage, Inc.)
Dan Grady is the new president of Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha.
Grady is an experienced business person who started Dan Grady Plumbing Ltd., owned and operated four movie rental stores in Peterborough and Campbellford, and owned numerous rental income properties in Peterborough.
He now owns and operates Guarantee Pro Realty Brokerage, Inc. with his wife Caroline. Grady first joined Rotary in 2014, feeling that it was time to give back to the community.
Peterborough’s community bike shop is now an incorporated charity
B!KE is located at 293 George Street North in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: B!KE)
B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop (293 George St. N., Peterborough) now has official charitable status.
Since 2006, the incorporated not-for-profit organization has worked to develop local cycling community and culture, teaching bike maintenance, repair, and riding skills.
While B!KE has always accepted donations of bicycles, parts, and cash, you will now receive a charitable tax receipt for donations over $20.
Peterborough DBIA receives $53,000 grant for Digital Service Squad
Lien Vu, owner of T-Elle Boutique on Charlotte Street, works with Digital Service Squad member Yllka Bojku on her digital transformation plan. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) has received a $53,000 grant from Digital Main Street Ontario to support a three-member “Digital Service Squad”, which will help small downtown businesses in downtown Peterborough adopt digital technologies.
Accessible to over 500 downtown and central area businesses, the Digital Service Squad has trained specialists who meet with small businesses, at no cost, to help them improve their online presence. The squads assists small businesses with a number of activities, including developing their Google My Business profile, enhancing their social media presence, and providing support for basic website and e-commerce set-up.
Squads will also assist qualified small businesses through the application process for a $2,500 digital transformation grant, which includes an online assessment, online training modules, and the development of a digital transformation plan.
Fundraiser organized by Coboconk, Norland & Area Chamber of Commerce raises over $24,000 for new Wellness Centre in Coboconk
The Coboconk, Norland & Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Camping for a Cause: Go Wild for the Wellness Centre” fundraiser has raised more than $24,000 — more than double the original goal of $10,00.
After four weeks of raising awareness and funds for the new Wellness Centre in Coboconk, 10 campers spent a night outdoors on August 8th. With every donation checkpoint the camper met, a luxury item on their camping list was added or removed, leaving the fate of their camping trip entirely in the hands of the donors.
The money raised will go towards the renovation and expansion of the historic Coboconk Train Station to become the new Wellness Centre. The Wellness Centre will help to solve the gap in health care services in the northern areas of Kawartha Lakes by providing space for more doctors, after-hours care, dentist, physiotherapy, and other complementary practitioners and services that will service the needs of Coboconk, Kirkfield, Norland, Burnt River, Rosedale and other communities in Kawartha Lakes.
Innovation Cluster launches new Women Breaking Barriers program to fast track female tech entrepreneurs
The Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas has launched a new business accelerator program called “Women Breaking Barriers”, designed specifically to support female entrepreneurs in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and social innovation sectors. It includes direct access to investment and financing.
Beginning this fall, the program will 20 new or early-stage businesses in the Peterborough and the Kawarthas region with female-identified founders. It will be offered virtually and will only take six months to complete. Thanks to a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the program is offered at no cost to participants. Applications for the first cohort are due on August 27, 2020 at noon.
First annual “Business Count” survey in Peterborough and the Kawarthas continues until August 31
PKED’s “Business Count” was launched on June 15th and is continuing until August 31st. It’s intended to deliver insight into the region’s economy, better inform economic development decisions and programming efforts, and improve access to information for local businesses.
So far, PKED has surveyed businesses in the townships of North Kawartha, Trent Lakes, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, Douro-Dummer, Apshodel Norwood, Otonabee South Monaghan, Cavan Monaghan, and Selwyn Township. Businesses in the City of Peterborough are being surveyed this week.
PKED staff will be contacting businesses over the phone or by email.
If you’re a local business owner and you want to complete the survey yourself, or if your business is in one of the already-surveyed areas and you were not contacted, you can do so at surveymonkey.com/r/BusinessCount2020.
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Peterborough-based Compass North Consulting enters into strategic alliance with Mandrake and Mega Experience
Peterborough-based consulting firm Compass North Consulting Inc., has entered into a strategic alliance with Canadian consulting firm Mandrake and marketing agency Mega Experience to advise organizations and businesses on how to address the changes to their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Partnering with Mandrake, which specializes in executive recruitment, and Mega Experience, which focuses on brand development, design, and strategic marketing, Compass North Consulting will expand its services to include consulting, facilitation, executive search, and strategic planning and redesign.
Compass North Consulting Inc. was founded by former Fleming College president Tony Tilly and former Fleming College vice-president Sonia Crook.
Kawartha Lakes Community Futures Development Corporation accepting applications for matching funding under RIIEO program
Kawartha Lakes Community Futures Development Corporation (KLCFDC) is now accepting applications for the Rural Innovation Initiative Eastern Ontario (RIIEO) program under the local Digital Innovation and Technology Improvements (DITI) stream. RIIEO is a project funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev).
DITI supports small-medium sized businesses and not-for-profit organizations, located in the City of Kawartha Lakes, that are undertaking innovative projects with a total cost between $5,000 and $10,000. This is a matched contribution program where the recipient contributes a minimum of 50 per cent towards the total project cost.
Some examples of eligible projects include development of an e-commerce website, digital marketing consulting with planning and campaign deployment, implementation of artificial intelligence in business processes, transition of business processes to the cloud, and app development.
Priority consideration will be given to applicants who will be sourcing providers in the City of Kawartha Lakes for their services (e.g., web design, social media consulting, digital media consulting). Projects must be completed by December 31, 2020.
Applications will be accepted until all available funds are allocated. For more information, program guidelines, or to download the RIIEO application, visit www.klcfdc.com/innovation.
Grace Jenkins opens new barbershop in Lakefield
Grace Jenkins recently opened Queen St. Barbers in Lakefield.
The Lakefield native graduated from the hair design program at John Casablanca School in Vancouver in 2014. She then apprenticed at Tommy Gun’s original barbershop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, and also worked at Barber and Co. in both Vancouver and Toronto.
Queen St. Barbers is a trendy barber shop for men’s grooming, and offers a relaxing setting where customers can even play darts. The shop is located at 15 Queen Street in Lakefield, beside the Chocolate Rabbit. It’s open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. You can book an appointment by calling 705-651-4247.
For more business-related events in the Kawarthas, check out our Business Events column.
Police investigate a double stabbing on the morning of August 18, 2020 at Market Plaza, located at the corner of George and Rink streets in Peterborough, that injured a 50-year-old man and an 18-year-old man. Police evidence markers and blood can be seen on the sidewalk and in the parking lot. (Photo courtesy of Marianne Vandelinde)
Two Peterborough men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault following a double stabbing at Market Plaza in Peterborough on Tuesday morning (August 18).
At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police report that a dispute occurred between several parties in the parking lot of the plaza, located at the corner of George and Rink streets.
During the dispute, a 50-year-old man and an 18-year-old man were stabbed. Police say the relationship between the alleged perpetrators and the victims is not fully known at this time.
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Police were called and multiple officers along with EMS were dispatched to the parking lot.
One of the victims was flown via Ornge Ambulance to a Toronto–based hospital for treatment. The other victim was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre for treatment to his injuries.
Later on Tuesday, police located the two alleged perpetrators at a Stewart Street residence where, as a result of the investigation, they were arrested and charged.
Police cordoned off the parking lot at Market Plaza, located at the corner of George and Rink streets in Peterborough, as they documented the scene of a double stabbing the morning of August 18, 2020. Two Peterborough men have been arrested and charged following an investigation. (Photo courtesy of Brian Parypa)
Jordan Johnson-Hunt and Hunter Reginald Person, both 23 years old and both of Stewart Street, have each been charged with two counts of aggravated assault.
Johnson-Hunt has also been charged with fail to comply with a probation order and Person has also been charged with fail to comply with oblation.
The two men were held in custody and appeared in court on Tuesday.
This story has been updated to include details of the incident and the arrest of two men.
Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 99 new cases of COVID-19, the majority in Toronto (26), Peel (25), and Ottawa (19). Of the province’s 34 public health units, 29 are reporting five or fewer cases with 21 reporting no new cases at all.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are two new cases to report in Northumberland and one new case to report in Prince Edward and Hastings counties.
There are no new cases to report in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, or Haliburton.
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Since the pandemic began, there have been 101 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (97 resolved with 2 deaths), 177 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (156 resolved with 32 deaths), 28 in Northumberland County (26 resolved with no deaths), 15 in Haliburton County (14 resolved with no deaths), and 45 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County (39 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there have been 40,565 confirmed cases, an increase of 106 from yesterday’s report, with 36,873 (90.9% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 101. There have been 2,789 deaths, an increase of 1 from yesterday, with 1,800 deaths reported in long-term care homes (no change from yesterday). A total of 2,558,839 tests have been completed, an increase of 30,436 from yesterday, with 33,852 tests under investigation, a decrease of 1,574.
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.
Confirmed positive: 101 (no change) Active cases: 2 (no change) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 97 (no change) Total tests completed: Over 23,150 (no change) 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 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 220, including 177 in Kawartha Lakes, 28 in Northumberland, 15 in Haliburton (increase of 2, in Northumberland ) Probable cases: 0 (decrease of 1) Hospitalizations (total to date): 14 (no change) Deaths: 32 (no change) Resolved: 196, including 156 in Kawartha Lakes, 26 in Northumberland, 14 in Haliburton (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 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 45 (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: 39 (no change) Total tests completed: 20,545 (increase of 1,066) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 40,745 (increase of 99) Resolved: 37,036 (increase of 83, 90.9% of all cases) Hospitalized: 32 (decrease of 5)* Hospitalized and in ICU: 16 (increase of 2) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 10 (increase of 1) Deaths: 2,789 (no change) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,800 (no change) Total tests completed: 2,608,219 (increase of 25,567) Tests under investigation: 15,076 (decrease of 10,771)
*Around 35 hospitals did not submit data to the daily bed census for August 15. The number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases.
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from July 17 – August 16, 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 July 17 – August 16, 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)
Mohammad Yazdani Hemmatabad, formerly of Peterborough, is accused in a number of sexual assaults that occurred between October 2019 and June 2020. (Police-supplied photo)
The Peterborough Police Service is investigating a number of sexual assaults that occurred between October 2019 and June 2020.
The accused man in these assaults is 34-year-old Mohammad Yazdani Hemmatabad, formerly of Peterborough. He also has ties to other areas including Bradford, Ontario.
Police report that Hemmatabad makes contact with his victims in various manners and engages in rough sexual acts including, but not limited to, choking his victims.
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Hemmatabad is known to use Plenty of Fish, What’s App, and Instagram to chat with his victims.
Police are concerned there are additional victims who have not yet come forward.
If you or someone you know may have been victimized by Hemmatabadi, contact Detective Constable Stacey Cowie of the Peterborough Police Service at 705-876-1122 ext 305.
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