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nightlifeNOW – September 19 to 25

British folk duo Winter Wilson (Kip Winter and David Wilson) are touring Canada in September, with a stop at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, September 25th. Peterborough singer-songwriter Robert Atyeo will be opening. (Publicity photo)

Every Thursday, we publish live music and performance events at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas based on information that venues provide to us directly or post on their website or social media channels. Here are the listings for the week of Thursday, September 19 to Wednesday, September 25.

If you’re a pub or club owner and want to be included in our weekly listings, please email our Nightlife Editor at nightlife@kawarthanow.com.


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Arlington Pub

32990 Highway 62, Maynooth
(613) 338-2080

Saturday, September 21

9pm - FreeDubStar ($10)

Coming Soon

Saturday, September 28
9pm - West End Riverboat Band ($10)

Arthur's Pub

930 Burnham St., Cobourg
(905) 372-2105

Thursday, September 19

8pm - Karaoke w/ The Travelling Wilburs

Friday, September 20

9pm - Busker Brothers

Saturday, September 21

9pm - Bruce Longman & Penny Skolski

Sunday, September 22

4:30-8pm - Celtic Music w/ Derek Morris

Monday, September 23

7pm - Local Talent Night ft Brian Ferris

Tuesday, September 24

7:30pm - British Invasion w/ Don Owen & Bruce Longman

Wednesday, September 25

8pm - Open mic

Coming Soon

Thursday, September 26
8pm - Karaoke w/ The Travelling Wilburs

Friday, September 27
9pm - Tyson Galloway

Saturday, September 28
9pm - James Higgins

Sunday, September 29
4:30-8pm - Celtic Music w/ Cris Devlin

Bancroft Eatery and Brew Pub

4 Bridge St., Bancroft
(613) 332-3450

Friday, September 20

9pm - Emily Burgess and Marcus Browne

Black Horse Pub

452 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 742-0633

Thursday, September 19

7:30-10:30pm - Rob Phillips Trio w/ Marsala Lukianchuk

Friday, September 20

5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Parkside Drive

Saturday, September 21

5-8pm - Mike Nagoda; 8:30pm - Josh Gordon Band

Sunday, September 22

3-6pm - Washboard Hank & The Wringers; 6:30-9:30pm - Kane Miller

Monday, September 23

7pm - Rick & Gailie's Crash & Burn

Tuesday, September 24

7-11pm - The Randy Hill Band w/ Guest Ty Wilson

Wednesday, September 25

7-9pm - Nicholas Campbell & Friends

Coming Soon

Thursday, September 26
7:30-10:30pm - Rob Phillips Trio w/ Marsala Lukianchuk

Friday, September 27
5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Road Waves

Saturday, September 28
5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - The Cadillacs

Sunday, September 29
3-6pm - The West End Riverboat Band; 6:30-9:30pm - Paige Warner

Boiling Over's Coffee Vault

148 Kent St. W., Lindsay
(705) 878-8884

Friday, September 20

6-9pm - Open mic hosted by Gerald Van Halteren

Coming Soon

Friday, September 27
7pm - Amanda & John

Canoe & Paddle

18 Bridge St., Lakefield
(705) 651-1111

Saturday, September 21

8pm - The Acoustically Hip

Capers Tap House

28 Bridge St. W., Campbellford
(705) 653-5262

Friday, September 20

7-10pm - Robert Keyes

Saturday, September 21

7-10pm - Randy Stewart

Coming Soon

Friday, September 27
7-10pm - Tom Eastland Triage

Saturday, September 28
7-10pm - Music for Goats

Castle John's Pub & Restaurant

1550 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-740-2111

Coming Soon

Saturday, October 5
7-11pm - Incase We Crash w/ Summer Heights (no cover)

The Cat & The Fiddle Lindsay

49 William St. N., Lindsay
(705) 878-4312

Saturday, September 21

6pm - Halfway to St. Patrick's Day ft The Pint of Blarney

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The Ceilie (Trent University student pub)

1600 West Bank Dr., Peterborough
(705) 748-1011

Coming Soon

Friday, September 27
Open mic and karaoke night

Champs Sports Bar

203 Simcoe St., Peterborough
(705) 742-3431

Thursdays

7pm - Open mic

Chemong Lodge

764 Hunter St., Bridgenorth
(705) 292-8435

Thursdays

5-9pm - Pianist Barry McMullen (dining room)

Wednesdays

5-9pm - Pianist Barry McMullen (dining room)

The Church-key Pub & Grindhouse

26 Bridge St. W., Campbellford
(705) 653-0001

Thursday, September 19

8pm - Open mic

Coach & Horses Pub

16 York St. S., Lindsay
(705) 328-0006

Thursdays

10pm - Open Mic w/ Gerald Vanhalteren

Fridays

9:30pm - Karaoke Night w/ DJ. Ross

Wednesdays

7-11pm - Live music

The Cow & Sow Eatery

38 Colborne St., Fenelon Falls
(705) 887-5111

Coming Soon

Saturday, September 28
9pm - Sly Violet

Dominion Hotel

113 Main St., Minden
(705) 286-6954

Thursday, September 19

7-10pm - Howard Ross and the Full Count Blues Band ($20 in advance at www.eventbrite.ca/e/howard-ross-and-the-full-count-blues-band-tickets-70330898611)

Saturday, September 21

7:30pm - Ray Montford with Lynn Moffatt ($20 in advance at www.eventbrite.ca/e/ray-montford-with-special-guest-lynn-moffatt-tickets-68612655299)

Coming Soon

Saturday, September 28
7:30pm - Sheri Hawkins and the Rockin' 88s

Dr. J's BBQ & Brews

282 Aylmer St., Peterborough
(705) 874-5717

Saturday, September 21

1:30-5pm - PMBA Deluxe Blues Jam hosted byThe Bridget Foley Band (by donation, all proceeds to musicians in need)

Dreams of Beans

138 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 742-2406

Thursday, September 19

8pm - Open mic hosted by Jacques Graveline

Fiddler's Green Pub & Grub

34 Lindsay St. St., Lindsay
(705) 878-8440

Saturday, September 21

9pm - Country Spice

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Ganarascals Restaurant

53 Walton St., Port Hope
905-885-1888

Coming Soon

Friday, October 11
7:30pm - Steve Marriner ($20, call 905-885-1888 or email to reserve)

Ganaraska Hotel

30 Ontario St., Port Hope
(905) 885-9254

Friday, September 20

9pm - Dave Mowat and the Curbside Shuffle

Saturday, September 21

2pm & 10pm - Brave and Crazy

Coming Soon

Friday, September 27
8pm - Ontario Street Theatre presents Ode to Patsy Cline ($20)

Saturday, September 28
2pm & 10pm - Tamin Thunder

The Garnet

231 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 874-0107

Thursday, September 19

9:30pm - Quote The Raven ($10)

Friday, September 20

5-7pm - Forselli Fridays ft McDonnel Street Gospel Quartet; 9pm - Wine Lips / Bellyflop

Saturday, September 21

3pm & 9pm - Mayhemingways ($20, available in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/venues/2728/)

Wednesday, September 25

8-11pm - Winter Wilson w/ Robert Atyeo

VIDEO: "Ghost" - Winter Wilson

Coming Soon

Monday, September 30
9pm - Wax Mannequin 2, Ben Rough, Hush Hush Nois

Golden Wheel Restaurant

6725 Highway 7, Peterborough
(705) 749-6838

Coming Soon

Saturday, September 28
9pm - Them Crooked Craigs

Gordon Best Theatre

216 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 876-8884

Coming Soon

Saturday, October 12
9pm - James Clayton w/ Mary-Kate Edwards ($10)

Saturday, November 16
8-10pm - Emily Burgess & The Emburys "Never-Ending Fling" album release ($15 at door only)

Hot Belly Mama's

378 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 745-3544

Thursday, September 19

6-8pm - Live music

Monday, September 23

7-10pm - Black Suit Devil

Junction Nightclub

253 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 743-0550

Thursday, September 19

10pm - Wejam Ptbo, Peterborough Pride, & TCSA presents One Jungle ft house music by DJs Teebs, Shadlesky and Cody Mc ($5 in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4332090, $10 at door)

Kawartha Coffee Co.

58 Bolton St., Bobcaygeon
(705) 738-1500

Saturday, September 21

8pm - Karaoke w/ Suzy Q

Lock 27 Tap and Grill

2824 River Ave., Youngs Point
705-652-6000

Coming Soon

Saturday, September 28
2-6pm - Closing Season Party ft Ryan/Williams

McGillicafey's Pub & Eatery

13 Bridge St.. N., Hastings
(705) 696-3600

Thursday, September 19

7-11pm - Karoake w/ host Jefrey Danger

Friday, September 20

8pm - Jefrey Danger

Coming Soon

Friday, September 27
8pm - Cindy & Scott

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McThirsty's Pint

166 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 743-2220

Thursdays

9pm - Live music hosted by Tony Silvestri and Greg Caven

Fridays

10pm - Live music with Brian Haddlesey

Saturdays

10pm - Live music with Brian Haddlesey

Sundays

8pm - Open stage hosted by Ryan Van Loon

Mondays

9:30pm - Trivia Night hosted by Cam Green

Wednesdays

9pm - Live music hosted by Kevin Foster

The Mill Restaurant and Pub

990 Ontario St., Cobourg
(905) 377-8177

Thursday, September 19

7pm - Ryan Lacroix

Moody's Bar & Grill

3 Tupper St., Millbrook
(705) 932-6663

Thursday, September 19

8pm - Weber Brothers Productions presents September Songwriters Sampler ft Tony Silvestri, Lance Isaacs, Tom Eastland (no cover, donations to musicians appreciated)

Saturday, September 21

2-5pm - Jazz, Pop and Soul ft Carin Redman w/ Rob Phillips, Howard Baer, and Curtis Conkwright (no cover, donations to musicians appreciated)

Next Door

197 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(647) 270-9609

Friday, September 20

9pm - Dylan Ireland

Oasis Bar & Grill

31 King St. E., Cobourg
(905) 372-6634

Sundays

5:30pm - PHLO

Pappas Billiards

407 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 742-9010

Thursdays

7-10pm - Open Mic

Friday, September 20

10pm - Joel Parkes

Saturdays

1-3pm - Shipwrecked Saturdays w/ Jacques Graveline

Publican House Brewery

300 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 874-5743

Friday, September 20

6-9pm - Shai Peer

Saturday, September 21

6-9pm - House Brand

Coming Soon

Friday, September 27
6-9pm - Reg Corey

Saturday, September 28
6-9pm - Cameron Fraser

Puck' N Pint Sports Pub

871 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
(705) 741-1078

Friday, September 20

7:30pm - Boats and Horses

Saturday, September 21

9pm - High Waters Band

Red Dog Tavern

189 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 741-6400

Thursday, September 19

8pm - The Weber Brothers WE Thursdays Concert Series ft Nigel Wearne ($10); 10:30pm - Five Alarm Funk ($15, advance tickets at www.ticketscene.ca/events/25389/)

Friday, September 20

9pm - Dizzy Wright & Mad Child w/ Pimpton, Siege, Ruby Red, Othniel, Zack Weston, Koty Kolter ($30, in advance at www.eventbrite.ca/e/dizzy-wright-madchild-live-in-peterborough-tickets-65634216709)

Saturday, September 21

9pm - Paper Shakers and Love Wagon w/ Nathan Truax ($10)

Tuesday, September 24

9pm - Open mic

Coming Soon

Friday, September 27
9pm - Cold Creek County ($20, in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/events/26793/)

Saturday, October 12
9pm - Old Man Luedecke

Tuesday, October 29
9pm - Jeff Martin ($20 in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/events/26825/)

Wednesday, October 30
8pm - Ariel Posen ($12 in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/events/26976/)

Saturday, November 2
9pm - Peterborough Folk Festival presents Fast Romantics

Thursday, November 14
9pm - Hollerado - The Final Tour ($20 in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/events/24633/)

Riley's

257 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 750-1445

Thursdays

Travis Berlinbach

Fridays

Travis Berlinbach

Saturdays

Josh Gontier

Sundays

Josh Gontier

Mondays

Josh Gontier

Tuesdays

Josh Gontier & Cale Gontier

Wednesdays

Guest performers

Sapphire Room

137 Hunter St., Peterborough
(705) 749-0409

Saturday, September 21

10pm - Soulful Pride dance party w/ DJ Fever

Wednesday, September 25

7:30-10:30pm - Peterborough Poetry Slam Season Opener ($5-10 or PWYC)

Sideways Bar & Grill

18-22 Bridge St. W., Campbellford
(705) 947-2333

Coming Soon

Friday, October 18
8:30pm - Ken Tizzard and Music For Goats

The Social

295 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 874-6724

Wednesday, September 25

10pm - Cale Crowe

Southside Pizzeria

25 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
(705) 748-6120

Coming Soon

Saturday, October 26
9pm - In The Act Of Violence, After Sin, Price To Die & Doug Helle ($10 at door)

Sticks Sports Pub

500 George St. S., Peterborough
(705) 775-7845

Coming Soon

Saturday, October 5
1-4pm - Missy Knott

The Thirsty Goose

63 Walton St., Port Hope

Thursday, September 19

7pm - Cale Crowe

Friday, September 20

8pm - Live music (TBA)

Saturday, September 21

8pm - Live music (TBA)

The Twisted Wheel

379 Water St., Peterborough

Sunday, September 22

9pm - Movie Night ft "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989)

Wednesday, September 25

10pm - Karaoke w/ Cheyenne and friends

Coming Soon

Monday, September 30
9pm - Open mic

Friday, October 4
2-5pm - Town Brewery Presents: Niall, Tijuana Jesus & The Effens ($10 at door)

Peterborough Public Health advises Kawartha Endodontics patients to get tested for bloodborne infections

Due to a lapse in infection prevention and control practices at Kawartha Endodontics in downtown Peterborough, Peterborough Public Health is advising patients who received treatment at the dental clinic prior to July 16, 2019 to make an appointment with their healthcare provider to discuss testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (Photo: Google Maps)

Peterborough’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra held a media conference on Thursday (September 19) to advise patients of Kawartha Endodontics — a dental clinic in downtown Peterborough that specializes in root canal treatment and surgery — about a potential risk of bloodborne infection.

Peterborough Public Health is advising patients of Kawartha Endodontics (425 Water St., Suite 200, Peterborough) who received treatment before July 16, 2019 to make an appointment with their healthcare provider to discuss testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

As Kawartha Endodontics received referrals from across central Ontario, the advisory also applies to patients living outside the Peterborough area who had treatment before July 16th.

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While the health unit is not aware of any cases of bloodborne infection arising from treatment at Kawartha Endodontics, Dr. Salvaterra is advising patients of the clinic before July 16th to consult their healthcare provider on whether they should be tested.

“While the risk of infection at this clinic is believed to be low, the risk to an individual patient depends on the frequency and type of procedures that were performed,” Salvaterra said.

On July 11th, Peterborough Public Health received a complaint from a member of the public about the infection prevention and control practices at Kawartha Endodontics. After investigating the complaint on July 15th through an inspection, the health unit could not confirm proper sterilization of dental instruments.

Improperly cleaned and improperly sterilized instruments can spread infectious diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, as well as other bacterial pathogens.

Immediately following the July 15th inspection, Peterborough Public Health issued an order to close the clinic and provided endodontist Dr. Rita Kilislian with a list of requirements as per the Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee standards. The health unit completed a final re-inspection of Kawartha Endodontics on July 25th, was satisfied the dental clinic met the required standards, and rescinded the closure order. Kawartha Endodontics re-opened on July 26th.

The health unit states patients of Kawartha Endodontics who have received treatment on or after July 26, 2019 are not at an increased risk of infection.

Normally, Peterborough Public Health would order the dental clinic to provide patient contact information so the health unit could directly notify patients by mail, to ensure all patients receive the information they need to make a decision about testing for the possible presence of bloodborne infections. However, Kawartha Endodontics is appealing Dr. Salvaterra’s order for this information.

Since a hearing on the matter is not scheduled until mid-January 2020, the health unit has decided to notify patients using the media, social media, and on its website.

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If you were a patient at the clinic and received treatment prior to July 16, 2019, visit Peterborough Public Health’s website at www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca/IPACLapseKawarthaEndodontics to download and print a copy of the patient letter, laboratory requisition, and letter for your healthcare provider.

More information, including the infection prevention and control lapse report, fact sheets regarding hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, and a detailed question and answer section related to this lapse, is also available at www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca/IPACLapseKawarthaEndodontics.

And they’re off! Epic 4,300-km Monarch Ultra Relay Run departs Peterborough for Mexico

The Monarch Ultra team beside their RV: co-founder, project director, and pollinator advocate Carlotta James; chef Guenther Schubert, who will feed the team; filmmaker Rodney Fuentes, who will document the run; and race director Clay Williams. On September 19, 2019, the team left Peterborough to accompany the runners on their 4,300-kilometre trip to the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico. The run, which follows the annual migration journey of the monarch butterfly, will raise awareness of the plight of the threatened pollinator. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

When I ran, I felt like a butterfly that was free. – Olympic medallist Wilma Rudolph

One can get to Mexico’s Sierra Madre Mountains from Peterborough via any one of a number of ways, the 4,300-kilometre distance no big deal in a world that has become increasingly smaller.

That said, it’s a safe bet that running that distance has never been high on anyone’s list of options, if it’s listed at all. Then again not everyone is so concerned about the threat facing monarch butterflies that they would actually do just that.

VIDEO: The start of the Monarch Ultra Relay Run in Peterborough (September 19, 2019)

Early Thursday morning (September 19) at the Depave Paradise garden site in Peterborough, members of the Ultra Monarch Relay Run team departed in their collective bid to traverse the same migratory route followed by monarch butterflies at this time of the year.

When they arrive at the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary near Zitácuaro, Mexico on Monday, November 4th, team members will have traversed three countries, all for the purpose of bringing wide attention to monarch butterflies’ declining population and what the loss of the pollinator would mean in terms of the adverse impacts on biodiversity and food security.

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“There are many messages, the first one being about pollinators and their decline,” says pollinator advocate and runner Carlotta James, whose vision prompted the project.

“Pollinator populations are in decline all over the world, so we’re trying to do something positive and hopeful and inspiring to raise awareness about pollinators and that citizens can do simple things like plant pollinator gardens.”

Dorothy Taylor from Curve Lake, who performed an opening blessing as well as a smudging for the runners and provided protective herbs for the  Monarch Ultra runners, with the run's co-founder Carlotta James behind her and co-founder and filmmaker Rodney Fuentes at right documenting.  (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)
Dorothy Taylor from Curve Lake, who performed an opening blessing as well as a smudging for the runners and provided protective herbs for the Monarch Ultra runners, with the run’s co-founder Carlotta James behind her and co-founder and filmmaker Rodney Fuentes at right documenting. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

“We have such a short time on earth, so why not do something as ambitious as this?” James asks. “Monarch butterflies are an incredible species but what really connects us to them is human beings, so if we want to do something positive we have to connect both. Ultra runners, because they run such long distances … well, we see that connection with monarch migration.”

“Another thing is to educate. We’re hoping schools across Canada, similar to the Terry Fox Run, will engage in positive ecological projects and hopefully do mini monarch ultras and get kids outside running and planting gardens.”

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The Monarch Ultra relay run will see runners — 50 initially with room for another 20 to register — teamed in pairs where possible, covering 50- or 100-kilometre segments daily for 47 days.

Joining the runners is filmmaker Rodney Fuentes, the end result of his participation being a documentary about the migratory flight of the monarch butterfly and their plight, the participating runners, and conservation efforts across the continent.

Chef Guenther Schubert, who will ensure everyone stays well-fed during their seven-week journey from Peterborough to Mexico, speaks with Tim Haines, one of the two inaugural runners. Haines is the husband of Monarch Ultra co-founder Carlotta James and the owner of Bluestreak Records. The second inaugural runner is James' best friend Krystal LeBreton.  (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)
Chef Guenther Schubert, who will ensure everyone stays well-fed during their seven-week journey from Peterborough to Mexico, speaks with Tim Haines, one of the two inaugural runners. Haines is the husband of Monarch Ultra co-founder Carlotta James and the owner of Bluestreak Records. The second inaugural runner is James’ best friend Krystal LeBreton. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

“Carlotta approached me in January 2018 with the idea,” recalls Fuentes, who hopes to have his documentary ready to screen by next spring.

“She asked me if I thought it was crazy and I said ‘You have no idea how much I love crazy. Let’s do this.’ We put our brains together and said ‘OK, how can we make this work?'”

“I have a vision of how this should look as a documentary, but it’s one of those projects that will unfold as we go, so it’s hard to plan. We have a vision but we don’t know if we’re going to get there. Despite having a framework in mind in terms of how the story is going to flow, there’s still going to be tons of improvisatio … a lot of filming on the fly. It’s very exciting because every day will be a learning experience.”

Monarch Ultra co-founder Rodney Fuentes (left, with camera), who is documenting the entire  Monarch Ultra Relay Run, films the beginning of the race, which included the two inaugural runners (Krystal LeBreton and Tim Haines, pictured at the front left beside run co-founder Carlotta James) and runners from Lett Architects. Run co-founder and race director Clay Williams is pictured at the right (in the yellow hoodie). (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)
Monarch Ultra co-founder Rodney Fuentes (left, with camera), who is documenting the entire Monarch Ultra Relay Run, films the beginning of the race, which included the two inaugural runners (Krystal LeBreton and Tim Haines, pictured at the front left beside run co-founder Carlotta James) and runners from Lett Architects. Run co-founder and race director Clay Williams is pictured at the right (in the yellow hoodie). (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

Key to the Ultra Monarch team’s success has been, and will be, the involvement of Clay Williams, serving as race director. Responsible for mapping out the route, he brings to the table five years’ experience as director of the Canal Pursuit for Mental Health Relay Run that annually traverses the Trent-Severn and Rideau canal systems.

“We sat in a little restaurant in town here and I got a glimpse of her (James’) vision,” says Williams.

“I saw the distance was more than I’d ever done before, but the logistics weren’t a huge challenge. Some of the challenges we are going to see included crossing two international borders and just being able to verify the course. Most of the work I’ve done I couldn’t have done 10 years ago. We didn’t have Google street view; we didn’t have Google satellite images.”

Dorothy Taylor from Curve Lake, who performed an opening blessing as well as a smudging for the runners and provided protective herbs for the  Monarch Ultra runners, with the run's co-founder Carlotta James behind her and co-founder and filmmaker Rodney Fuentes at right documenting.  (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)
Dorothy Taylor from Curve Lake, who performed an opening blessing as well as a smudging for the runners and provided protective herbs for the Monarch Ultra runners, with the run’s co-founder Carlotta James behind her and co-founder and filmmaker Rodney Fuentes at right documenting. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

“As I’ve gotten to know Carlotta and her vision and the kind of different world she lives in, there’s so much more we all can do. And I think we can encourage others to do something.”

Eileen Kimmett and her husband Joel needed little encouraging. The Peterborough couple signed to run back in February. On September 27th, they’ll run a 50-kilometre segment just south of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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“Being ultra runners, we saw this as a really unique experience,” says Eileen. “We read into it more and it really caught our interest, especially since our kids are getting very concerned about the environment.”

“We decided to plant a pollinator garden in our backyard. We planted milkweed seeds and we started to see some monarchs come. I’m so excited — I ran here this morning.”

Since beginning the Monarch Ultra project last October, the team has connected with conservation organizations across North America to support their work at the local and international level.

That has resulted in partnerships with Bee City Canada, Monarch City USA, Monarch Joint Venture, David Suzuki Foundation, Butterflies and Their People, Ecosistemica AC, Environmental Concern, Monarch: A Living Resort, Save Our Monarchs Foundation, Little River Wetlands Project, and the National Butterfly Centre.

All donations raised by runners’ fundraising efforts will go to Monarch City USA, a non-profit group committed to monarch conservation across the United States.

VIDEO: kawarthaNOW.com Publisher Jeannine Taylor talks about sponsoring Monarch Ultra

Jeannine Taylor from Kawartha Now

The effervescent Jeannine Taylor from kawarthaNOW.com shared with us why she decided to sponsor the Monarch Ultra…a local Peterborough project goes global with ultrarunners running a 50km or 100km leg each across North America in order to raise awareness of monarch butterflies whose populations are in decline. Our 4,300km ultra marathon & documentary project will engage communities in Canada, USA and Mexico as we aim to inspire people into environmental & climate action. And what better way to tell the epic story of the monarch's migration by running in their shoes! Please consider supporting our project by becoming a sponsor. With immense gratitude & respect, xx The Monarch Ultra Team

Posted by Monarch Ultra on Friday, July 19, 2019

In addition, the support of a number of local sponsors has been secured, kawarthaNOW among them.

Locally, donations to the project can be made via the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha website at portal.clubrunner.ca/220 A large number of Rotarians were on hand for the launch to lend their support.

To follow along the Monarch Ultra’s journey, visit www.themonarchultra.com.

Students from Edmison Heights Public School in Peterborough released a monarch butterfly and read an ode to the threatened pollinator.  (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)
Students from Edmison Heights Public School in Peterborough released a monarch butterfly and read an ode to the threatened pollinator. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

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Dragon Boat Festival raises $241,739 for cancer care at Peterborough Regional Health Centre

Pterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation president and CEO Lesley Heighway (left) and PRHC Foundation board chair Gord McFarland (right) accept a cheque for $241,738.54 from incoming Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival chair Gina Lee, festival dragon Bill Thornton (in costume), and outgoing festival chair Michelle Thornton on September 18, 2019 at PRHC. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival)

On Wednesday (September 18) at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), volunteers from the Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival organizing committee and Survivors Abreast dragon boat racing team presented a cheque for $241,738.54 to representatives of the hospital and the PRHC Foundation.

The funds were raised during this year’s Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival, which took place on June 8th at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough. The annual festival has now raised more than $3.6 million raised for breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment at PRHC.

“It feels good to give back to your community and sharing that feeling with as many people and organizations that make the festival possible is important,” said outgoing festival chair Michelle Thornton.

“It is truly a pleasure to work with the talented, generous and enthusiastic members on the planning committee, as well as all of the participants and members of the community who donate their time and energy to the event as captains, paddlers, volunteers, and donors.”

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Thornton, who recently celebrated her five-year milestone as a breast cancer survivor, was also festival chair in 2018 and co-chair in 2017. In October, she is passing the leadership role to fellow Survivors Abreast member Gina Lee.

“Peterborough is a phenomenally giving community and I am grateful to have this opportunity to give back,” Lee said. “I have some big shoes to fill and very much look forward to the challenge.”

PRHC Foundation president and CEO Lesley Heighway said the proceeds of the 2019 Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival will be used in PRHC’s laboratory to support fast and accurate diagnosis of both breast cancer and other cancers.

Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival team captains, paddlers, sponsors, volunteers, and others participated in an interactive presentation where the 2019 donation amount was gradually revealed as photos of the festival were removed from the donation cheque. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival)
Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival team captains, paddlers, sponsors, volunteers, and others participated in an interactive presentation where the 2019 donation amount was gradually revealed as photos of the festival were removed from the donation cheque. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival)

“Breast is just one of the cancers that this vital piece of technology will be used for,” Heighway said, noting that there would be no cancer care at the hospital without the laboratory. “PRHC’s lab processes more than 20,000 cancer-related cases annually. That number represents thousands of additional people who will benefit from the festival and its donors’ investment every single year.”

“We’re so grateful for the support of our partners Survivors Abreast and Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival, and to every one of the paddlers, donors, volunteers and sponsors who helped make this amazing event such a success.”

Breast cancer now affects one in eight women in her lifetime and experts predict that one of every two Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetimes. Heighway said waiting for and uncertainty about a diagnosis are two of the hardest things that cancer patients and their loved ones have to deal with, so technological innovation that provides fast and accurate diagnosis is a huge benefit.

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“Doctors rely on lab results to determine and confirm cancer diagnoses and treatment decisions,” she explained. “So we’re investing in new laboratory automation technology known as Cellavision, a laboratory system that performs automated digital cell mapping of bloodwork, allowing doctors to determine and confirm 100 per cent of cancer diagnoses and make treatment recommendations with less waiting time and uncertainty for patients and their loved ones.”

For the 18th year in a row, Kawartha Credit Union has been the festival’s platinum sponsor. Crystal Dayman, vice president of marketing and corporate communications, said that caring for others is one of the financial institution’s core values, which it demonstrates through donations and volunteering in the community.

“Being the platinum sponsor of Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival allows us to provide financial support while also participating in a fun event that unites Peterborough and surrounding areas in a common goal to improve local health care resources,” Dayman said.

Planning is already underway for the next Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival, marking the festival’s 20th anniversary. The 2020 event is scheduled for Saturday, June 13th at Del Crary Park.

Want to attract tourists? Bikes can do that.

The new Pedalboro party bike tours that allow participants to visit downtown Peterborough establishments via a 15-passenger bike is one example of cycle tourism. Downtown Peterborough, one of only five bike-friendly business areas in Ontario according to Ontario By Bike,is a natural location for bike-themed experiences. (Photo courtesy of Pedalboro)

“Tally-ho!”

It’s a call you may have heard on the streets of downtown Peterborough this summer, shortly before a light green 15-passenger bike rolled past full of people smiling, laughing, and pedalling to their next destination.

That is PedalBoro, a local company that started this summer, offering group cycling tours of Peterborough’s vibrant food and beverage scene.

The PedalBoro “Tally-ho!” is the most recent call in an ongoing effort to build cycle tourism in Peterborough and the Kawarthas.

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Benefits of cycle tourism

A key benefit of cycle tourism is that it can boost spending in downtown business areas. Cycling downtown encourages you to slow down and pay attention to your surroundings. In this way, cycle tourism shows off the amazing downtown businesses that residents and tourists might not otherwise appreciate.

“PedalBoro is creating a chance for groups of people to rediscover downtown Peterborough in a whole new way,” says Hillary Flood, co-owner of PedalBoro, Peterborough’s 15-passenger party bike.

“We find that many of our pedallers leave our tour feeling more connected to our city’s core. They are always commenting on how vibrant the downtown is and how they plan to come back to explore. Even after a tour, 89 per cent of our guests spend additional time in the downtown supporting local restaurants and pubs.”

According to PedalBoro co-owner Hillary Flood, 89 per cent of guests spend additional time in the downtown supporting local restaurants and pubs. (Photo courtesy of Pedalboro)
According to PedalBoro co-owner Hillary Flood, 89 per cent of guests spend additional time in the downtown supporting local restaurants and pubs. (Photo courtesy of Pedalboro)

It’s not just local residents who are jumping on board the new party bike: 60 per cent of PedalBoro’s tours host guests from out of town, and 48 per cent of those are overnight tourists.

The typical cycle tourist stays longer (3.4 nights versus 3.1) and spends more on average per trip than other visitors ($255 per trip versus $171 per trip).

Each year in Ontario, there are almost two million bike visitors, and they are collectively responsible for $428 million in spending.

Cycling and tourism are a win-win combination. Visitors enjoy a healthy trip, while our local economy benefits from increased spending without the adverse impacts of increased traffic from cars.

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Building cycle tourism

Have you ever wondered how Peterborough and the Kawarthas have become known as a prime cycling destination in Ontario? The answer might surprise you.

It all starts with how we — local residents and business owners — embrace bike-friendly culture as part of our daily lives. Only after that can our communities effectively attract cycle tourists.

In 2011, Ontario By Bike (www.ontariobybike.ca) began bike-friendly certification for businesses that offer cycling information, secure lock-up areas, access to washrooms, water and healthy local food.

There are now over 1,500 certified bicycle-friendly business across Ontario, and the bike-friendly businesses in Peterborough are leading the way. In 2018, Ontario By Bike recognized Peterborough’s downtown area as one of only five “Bicycle-Friendly Business Areas” in the province.

VIDEO: Experience Cycling in Peterborough & the Kawarthas

As our bike infrastructure improves, cycle tourism grows. Bike rentals have doubled at Wild Rock Outfitters in downtown Peterborough this year, and visitors often comment on how easy and fun it is to explore the area by bike, starting with the new bike lanes on George Street.

Tourists are also attracted to our city because it is a hub of cycling routes. Trails within Peterborough offer scenic routes connected to the Great Trail (also known as the Trans Canada Trail) that give access to destinations further afield, like Lakefield, Lindsay, Campbellford, and even Ottawa.

Many cyclists, however, prefer to take their trips on scenic country roads instead of trails. With this in mind, in 2015 Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism partnered with Shimano Canada and worked with local cyclists to develop three double-loop, signed cycling routes known as the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Classics. In 2019 alone, approximately 600 visitors reached out to the visitor centre about these routes.

Another way to build cycle tourism is by hosting events. For example, the Peterborough Cycling Club and partners successfully bid to host the 2018 Shimano Canadian Cyclocross Championships. Over 700 participants registered from seven provinces and three states, resulting in approximately $225,000 in spending in our city. Peterborough is once again hosting this event on November 2 and 3, 2019. Organizers expect even larger crowds this year.

 

The road forward

Peterborough's quiet rural roads–with picturesque countryside, waterfront vistas, and nature around every corner–are a special attraction for road cyclists. (Photo: Kris Sieber / Peterborough Cycling Club)
Peterborough’s quiet rural roads–with picturesque countryside, waterfront vistas, and nature around every corner–are a special attraction for road cyclists. (Photo: Kris Sieber / Peterborough Cycling Club)

When it comes to cycling tourism, there is still plenty of room for improvement.

For example, Ontario residents account for the majority of cycling visits in our province (84 per cent). That means we are not attracting many tourists from outside Ontario. Remember that Ontario gets just shy of two million cycle tourists and $428 million in spending per year. Compare that to Quebec, which gets over $700 million in cycling tourism spending and 1.6 million guest nights exclusively from visitors outside of Quebec.

“Why do I go to Quebec every summer to ride my bike?” asks Marilyn Freeman, avid cycle tourist and vice-chair of the Peterborough Bicycle Advisory Committee. “A variety of terrain, bike-friendly infrastructure, and a culture that welcomes people on bikes.”

“Just look at the economic success of Le P’tit Train du Nord. When the rail trail was built, formerly almost-dead ski villages and towns became alive again with the money and energy that bike tourism brought in. Bikes can do that! Just think of what can happen if we paved the shoulders on Highway 7 from Lindsay to Ottawa.”

The County of Peterborough has recently committed through their Active Transportation Master Plan to paving shoulders on many of our roads to make them more welcoming for cyclists.

Ongoing efforts like this to build bike-friendly culture and infrastructure will continue to make our communities healthier and also more welcoming for bicycle tourists.

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In 2018 the provincial voice for cycling, Share the Road, released an infographic titled Bikes Can Do That! It details seven benefits that can be achieved when bikes become the daily vehicle of choice for more people in your community.

Throughout 2019, GreenUP will be exploring the benefits that can be achieved by a city and its residents, when it commits to valuing the bike as a significant, useful, (and fun) mode of transportation, through the #BikesCanDoThat series. This is the fourth article in the series. Also check out Reduce traffic congestion? Bikes can do that., Want to build a vibrant downtown? Bikes can do that., and Want to promote active living? Bikes can do that.

If you’d like to contribute ideas to the #BikesCanDoThat series, please contact Lindsay Stroud, Manager of Transportation and Urban Design Programs at GreenUP, at 705-745-3238 or lindsay.stroud@greenup.on.ca.

The dimension of imagination: The Twilight Zone on stage at The Theatre on King

A scene from "The Midnight Sun", a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone written by Rod Serling, in which two women try to cope with increasingly oppressive heat in a nearly abandoned city after Earth has been knocked out of its orbit and is slowly falling into the sun. It is one of two episodes that will be recreated for the stage at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough on September 20, 2019. (Photo: CBS Productions)

Submitted for your approval: a secret place in a familiar town, where theatrics of the past mingle with concepts of tomorrow. Located 45 minutes from nowhere, but as close as your back yard, up the alley and through the door, The Theatre on King is entering … The Twilight Zone.

Continuing an annual tradition of popular serials, this year the folks at The Theatre on King (TTOK) are recreating scripts from the classic television series The Twilight Zone. Under the banner “The Semi-Darkness Place”, the first two episodes will be presented on Friday, September 20th, with Derek Weatherdon presenting “The Midnight Sun” and Kelsey Gordon Powell directing the fan favourite “It’s a Good Life”.

Serials at TTOK has become an important part of the theatre’s culture, with the TTOK’s genesis deriving out of their serialized presentation of Pennies From Heaven. Later serials have included Young Frankenstein, The X-Files, and The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T.

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Organized this year by actor Kelsey Gordon-Powell, bringing The Twilight Zone to the stage was an original, although obvious, idea.

“I’ve wanted to be part of the serials for a while now, and with The Twilight Zone there are so many great ideas,” says Kelsey. “There are so many great scripts that would work well on stage and it’s a good way to get other artists involved.”

Created by award-winning writer and TV pioneer Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone pushed the boundaries of conventional television when it made its debut in 1959. Weaving together elements of science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre, The Twilight Zone presented a fantasy world centred solidly in reality, but with bizarre happenings and twist endings.

Rod Serling not only appeared as the narrator of "The Twilight Zone" but wrote more than half of scripts for the episodes of the original black-and-white series, which ran from 1959 to 1964. (Photo: CBS Productions)
Rod Serling not only appeared as the narrator of “The Twilight Zone” but wrote more than half of scripts for the episodes of the original black-and-white series, which ran from 1959 to 1964. (Photo: CBS Productions)

Overseen by Serling, who not only appeared as narrator of the series but wrote more than half of the episodes, a team of celebrated writers including Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, and Jerry Sohl created fantasy stories that dealt with some heavy topics rarely or never been explored on television before.

Instantly popular with viewers, The Twilight Zone also became a showcase for new actors who would later become household names, as well as aging Hollywood actors finding new careers on television. The show would be revived multiple times on television and in film, but the original series which ran until 1964 remains to be the best remembered and most loved.

“The Twilight Zone is one of the most important shows in TV history,” Kelsey points out. “It came at the right time. On TV at that point, there was absolutely nothing thought provoking.”

“The people who love The Twilight Zone are people with inquisitive minds, people who are willing to push themselves into their own imagination, and people who could look at what things could be instead of what they aware — or on the other hand look at things as what they are instead of what they could be. It spoke to that.”

“On every episode of The Twilight Zone, they were commenting on issues that never went away. Every episode deals with something we can apply to our contemporary life. The more you direct and perform in it, the more you realize it’s true.”

Two episodes of The Twilight Zone will be staged at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough on Friday, September 20th, with another two staged on Friday, October 25th, with performances at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door or pay what you can. (Graphic: The Theatre on King)
Two episodes of The Twilight Zone will be staged at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough on Friday, September 20th, with another two staged on Friday, October 25th, with performances at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door or pay what you can. (Graphic: The Theatre on King)

For the first episode on Friday night, Planet 12’s Derek Weatherdon presents Rod Serling’s classic chiller “The Midnight Sun”, featuring Robyn Smith and Kelsey Gordon Powell alongside Dani Breau, Mark Hiscox, and Sorsie McQuarrie in their TTOK stage debuts.

“The Midnight Sun is about an ecological catastrophe where Earth is knocked off its orbit and it’s moving towards the sun,” Kelsey states. “It sounds a little bit familiar to what we are facing today.”

For the second episode, Kelsey is directing Serling’s “It’s a Good Life”, based on a 1953 short story by Jerome Bixby. Deemed one of the all-time classic episodes of The Twilight Zone, Kelsey directs Caoimhe McQuarrie as a terrifying child with unlimited powers, alongside Matt Gilbert, Robyn Smith, Shannon McKenzie, Den Smith, Luke Foster, and Ashley McQuarrie.

In describing his vision of the classic tale, Kelsey alludes to the political crisis currently going on in the United States.

“It’s a Good Life is about a child who nobody can tell ‘no’ too, and has absolute power over everyone around him,” Kelsey says with a grin. “That might sound familiar too. Both episodes go well together, because they are issues we are dealing with: absolute fascism and ecological catastrophe. But they are done with the tongue-and-cheek style of Rod Serling that I love.”

A scene from "It's a Good Life", a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone written by Rod Serling based on a short story by Jerome Bixby, about a six-year-old boy with godlike mental powers.  It is one of two episodes that will be recreated for the stage at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough on September 20, 2019.  (Photo: CBS Productions)
A scene from “It’s a Good Life”, a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone written by Rod Serling based on a short story by Jerome Bixby, about a six-year-old boy with godlike mental powers. It is one of two episodes that will be recreated for the stage at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough on September 20, 2019. (Photo: CBS Productions)

Of course The Twilight Zone wouldn’t be complete without the stoic and mysterious presence of Rod Serling, who will be played in all the episodes by TTOK artistic director Ryan Kerr.

The Twilight Zone returns on Friday, October 25th when Shannon McKenzie directs Serling’s “Five Characters in Search of an Exit”. A haunting and strange tale with a classic twist ending, her cast includes Dan Smith as the clown, Luke Foster as the hobo, Robyn Smith as the ballerina, Naomi DuVall as the bagpiper, and Kelsey as the major.

“I never saw an episode of The Twilight Zone when I was asked to direct,” Shannon admits. “I’ve seen about eight episodes now. I figured out the twist ending before it ended, but we are making a few changes.”

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The October 25th performance will be paired with a yet-to-be-announced episode. Kelsey says, if the performances prove popular, the series could continue through the winter.

“If people have an appetite for this, there is a chance that we could keep doing it. It’s a niche, but it’s a strong niche. People who love The Twilight Zone really love it.”

“The Twilight Zone was a thinking show,” he adds. “It was always about being challenging to the audience, and the people who liked being challenged responded to that.”

Come take a walk into The Twilight Zone on Friday, September 20th, and again on Friday, October 25th. Both episodes are performed at 8 p.m., and again at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door or pay what you can.

Collision with transport truck near Bancroft claims life of 60-year-old man

A 60-year-old man is dead following a collision with a transport truck east of Bancroft early Wednesday morning (September 18).

According to Bancroft OPP, shortly before 6:30 a.m., a passenger vehicle and transport truck collided on Highway 28 near Belton Road.

The driver of the passenger vehicle, who was the sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the transport truck was not injured.

Bancroft OPP have identified the victim as Paul Clemmer, 60, of Carlo-Mayo Township.

Highway 28 between Detlor Road and Fort Steward Road was closed in both directions for around 11 hours while police documented the scene.

The investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing.

What’s new on Netflix Canada in October 2019

The Netflix original film "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" follows fugitive Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), pictured here in the final episode of the AMC television series "Breaking Bad", as he runs from his captors, the law, and his past. Written and directed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, the so-called "Netflix television event" is coming to Netflix Canada on October 11th. (Photo: Ursula Coyote/AMC)

Every month, kawarthaNOW is the only local media source to bring you a list of what’s coming to Netflix Canada.

Likely because of upcoming competition from new streaming services, including Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus, Netflix is ramping up its content in October, releasing something on almost every day of the week.

One of the big draws on Netflix this month is being heralded as a “Netflix television event”: the October 11th release of the Netflix original El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Written and directed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, the movie follows fugitive Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) as he runs from his captors, the law, and his past.

VIDEO: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Other arrivals of note include the next episode of My Next Guest with David Letterman featuring Shah Rukh Khan (no date specified), season four of the Netflix original series Riverdale (Oct. 10), the biographical comedy-drama The Laundromat starring Merly Streep and directed by Steven Soderbergh (Oct. 18), the Netflix original comedy series Living With Yourself starring Paul Rudd (Oct. 18), and season two of the Netflix original comedy series The Kominksy Method with Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin (Oct. 25).

New Netflix original series include the immigrant documentary Living Undocumented (Oct. 2); the superhero thriller Raising Dion (Oct. 4); the post-apocalyptic teen comedy Daybreak (Oct. 24); and the realty prank show Prank Encounters hosted by Gaten Matarazzo of Stranger Things (Oct. 25).

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Returning Netflix series include season two of Carmen Sandiego (Oct. 1); season two of Rotten (Oct. 2); season three of Big Mouth (Oct. 4); season five of Peaky Blinders (Oct. 4); and season two of Insatiable (Oct. 11).

Other returning series include season four of Outlander (Oct. 4), season eight of Suits (Oct. 18), season 12 of Heartland (Oct. 7), season seven of Wentworth (Oct. 31), season three of Kim’s Convenience (Oct. 20), season five of Schitt’s Creek (Oct. 9), and season three of Workin’ Moms (Oct. 25).

Most of the horror films coming to Netflix for Hallowe’en month are Netflix original films, including In The Tall Grass (Oct. 4), Eli (Oct. 18), and Rattlesnake (Oct. 25).

Theatrically released films this month include: I Spit on Your Grave 1 and 2, Contagion, Girls Trip, Seven (Oct. 1); Batteries Not Included, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Fried Green Tomatoes (Oct 2.); District 9 (Oct. 4); Despicable Me 3 (Oct. 5); Dennis the Menace, Citizen Kane (Oct. 15); Only the Brave (Oct. 21); and Ant-Man (Oct. 23).

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Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in October, along with what’s leaving.

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Coming in October (no release date specified)

  • My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan (Netflix original) – The late-night king interviews the king of Bollywood, celebrated Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan.

 

Tuesday, October 1st

  • Carmen Sandiego: Season 2 (Netflix family) – The stakes are higher than ever for Carmen, Ivy and Zack as V.I.L.E. unleashes a host of dastardly new villains while A.C.M.E. closes in.
  • Nikki Glaser: Bangin’ (Netflix original) – Following her popular set on Season 1 of Netflix’s The Standups, Nikki Glaser is back with her first hour long Netflix original comedy special, Bangin’. Launching globally on October 1, Nikki keeps the audience at the edge of their seat as she delves into taboo topics like sex and … sex. The gloves are off as she pushes back at the unreal sexual expectations women face with her hilarious, no-holds-barred style.
  • A.M.I.
  • Agent: Season 1
  • Amityville: The Awakening
  • Contagion
  • Find Yourself: Season 1
  • Girls Trip
  • I Spit on Your Grave
  • I Spit on Your Grave 2
  • Seven
  • Sinister Circle
  • The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
  • The Rolling Stones: Olé Olé Olé! A Trip Across Latin America
  • The Swan Princess

 

Wednesday, October 2nd

  • Living Undocumented (Netflix original) – From executive producer Selena Gomez, Living Undocumented follows eight undocumented immigrant families who volunteered to tell their stories at great personal risk, revealing the high cost many must pay to try and live the American dream.
  • Ready to Mingle (Solteras) (Netflix original) – After the man she thought she’d marry breaks up with her, Ana joins a class for single women who are in search of a husband.
  • Rotten: Season 2 (Netflix original) – Explore the secrets behind sugar and chocolate, the true cost of avocados and bottled water, and the changing world of wine and marijuana edibles.
  • Batteries Not Included
  • The Best Man Holiday
  • Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
  • Elizabeth
  • Fried Green Tomatoes
  • Kim’s Convenience: Season 3
  • Liar Liar
  • Pride & Prejudice (2005)

 

Thursday, October 3rd

  • Seis Manos (Netflix anime) – Set in Mexico in the 1970’s era, Seis Manos centers on three orphaned martial arts warriors who join forces with a DEA agent and a Mexican Federal to battle for justice after their beloved mentor is murdered on the streets of their tiny border town.

 

Friday, October 4th

  • Big Mouth: Season 3 (Netflix original) – In Season 3, Big Mouth focuses on what’s like to be going through puberty now. The show continues exploring human sexuality and everything around it, tackling issues such as cell phone addiction, female anger, the vast spectrum of sexuality, Adderall abuse, dick pics, toxic masculinity, and of course “how to have an orgasm.” As the end of seventh grade rapidly approaches, Thandie Newton shakes things up as Missy’s new Hormone Monstress, and Ali Wong joins the cast as a new student who makes everyone at Bridgeton Middle question their sexuality. The season culminates with a superhero showdown that brings long simmering tensions to a head and tests even the strongest friendships.
  • District 9
  • El Dragón: Return of a Warrior (Netflix original) – To replace his grandfather as head of a cartel, a Tokyo financier returns to his home country of Mexico, where he must battle two rivals for control.
  • In the Tall Grass (Netflix original) – When siblings Becky and Cal hear the cries of a young boy lost within a field of tall grass, they venture in to rescue him, only to become ensnared themselves by a sinister force that quickly disorients and separates them. Cut off from the world and unable to escape the field’s tightening grip, they soon discover that the only thing worse than getting lost is being found. Based on the novella by Stephen King and Joe Hill.
  • Outlander: Season 4
  • Peaky Blinders: Season 5 (Netflix original) – As the Shelbys grapple with the 1929 stock market crash, Tommy confronts new threats to his power from younger family members and fascist rivals.
  • Raising Dion (Netflix original) – Raising Dion follows the story of a woman named Nicole (Alisha Wainwright), who raises her son Dion (newcomer Ja’Siah Young) after the death of her husband, Mark (Michael B. Jordan). The normal dramas of raising a son as a single mom are amplified when Dion starts to manifest several mysterious, superhero-like abilities. Nicole must now keep her son’s gifts secret with the help of Mark’s best friend Pat (Jason Ritter), and protect Dion from antagonists out to exploit him while figuring out the origin of his abilities.
  • Super Monsters: Season 3 (Netflix family) – The fun-loving Super Monsters learn new lessons — and make new friends — while exploring the world around them in Pitchfork Pines.
  • Super Monsters: Vida’s First Halloween (Netflix family) – The Super Monsters share their Halloween traditions with Vida, then get invited to a Día de los Muertos party in the Howlers’ backyard.

 

Saturday, October 5th

  • Despicable Me 3
  • Legend Quest: Masters of Myth (Netflix family) – When mythical creatures come to life, it’s up to Leo, Teodora, Don Andrés and Alebrije — super-secret monster hunters — to save the day.

 

Monday, October 7th

  • Heartland: Season 12
  • Justice League
  • Match! Tennis Juniors (Netflix original) – A tennis prodigy battles the odds to excel on the court while balancing schoolwork and inspiring fellow players on his team.

 

Tuesday, October 8th

  • Deon Cole: Cole Hearted (Netflix original) – Chicago’s own Deon Cole is relentlessly hilarious in his first hour-long Netflix original comedy special, Deon Cole: Cole Hearted. Doubling down on his unrestrained and engaging set from the Netflix stand-up comedy series, The Standups, Cole beta tests bottomless jokes about offering mints to strangers, dining while Black, post-sex salutations and the preservation of comedy as the last raw form of expression.
  • The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween (Netflix family) – When Halloween is declared illegal, best friends Harold and George search for a clever way to fight back against the outrageous new law.

 

Wednesday, October 9th

  • Rhythm + Flow (Netflix original) – Judges Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and Tip T.I. Harris search for the next breakout hip-hop star in this music competition series. Starting October 9, new episodes of Rhythm + Flow will roll out each Wednesday, with different phases of the competition featured across 10 episodes.
  • Schitt’s Creek: Season 5

 

Thursday, October 10th

  • Riverdale: Season 4 (Netflix original, weekly episodes) – Dark teen series Riverdale returns for its fourth season, now with its teenagers getting ready for senior year.
  • Ultramarine Magmell (Netflix anime) – Decades after the sudden birth of a new continent, a young rescuer-for-hire provides aid to adventurers exploring this dangerous, uncharted world.
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Friday, October 11th

  • El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix television event) – Written and directed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, El Camino follows fugitive Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) as he runs from his captors, the law, and his past.
  • The Forest of Love (Netflix original) – Auteur Sion Sono helms the fictionalized retelling of how one charismatic leader led his followers down a bizarre, gruesome, deadly and depraved path.
  • Fractured (Netflix original) – Driving home after a tense holiday weekend with his in-laws, Ray Monroe (Sam Worthington), a well-meaning but overwhelmed family man, pulls into a rest area with his wife Joanne (Lily Rabe) and daughter Peri (Lucy Capri). The trip takes a turn for the worse when Peri is hurt in an accident and the family rushes to a nearby emergency room run by a staff with dubious intentions. After being sent away for further testing Peri and Joanne vanish and all records of their visit disappear. Ray’s concern turns into a desperate race to find his family and discover the truth of what happened to them.
  • Haunted: Season 2 (Netflix original) – In an all-new season of true-life terror, real people recount unsettling run-ins with demons, ghosts and more, as told via dramatic reenactments.
  • Insatiable: Season 2 (Netflix original) – In season two of Insatiable we find Patty dealing with, well, a lot. Her past is haunting her, and her struggle to be “good” is becoming harder and harder each day as she battles her inner demons. And Bob – well – he’s helping her cover up Christian’s murder, but just how far will his loyalties go? Will he continue to allow his romantic relationships, his career ambitions, and his integrity to take a beating, just to help Patty pursue her pageant dreams? And when beauty queens start going missing, who’s to blame? Patty’s rage? Or is there more at play?
  • La influencia (Netflix original) – Back in her childhood home to care for her comatose mother, Alicia is forced to face a past she thought she’d buried and a body that refuses to die.
  • Plan Coeur: Season 2 (Netflix original) – Four months after bidding farewell to her BFFs, Elsa stages her return to Paris. But guilty secrets take a toll on her love life and her friendships.
  • The Awakenings of Motti Wolenbruch (Netflix original) – Pressured to marry a nice Orthodox Jewish woman, Motti is thrown for a loop when he falls for classmate Laura, who his mother will never approve of.
  • YooHoo to the Rescue: Season 2 (Netflix family) – In a series of magical missions, quick-witted YooHoo and his can-do crew travel the globe to help animals in need.

 

Saturday, October 12th

  • Banlieusards (Netflix original) – Noumouké, 15, must decide which of his brothers’ footsteps he’ll follow: law student Soulaymaan or mobster Demba. Directed by Kery James and Leïla Sy.

 

Tuesday, October 15th

  • Citizen Kane
  • Dennis the Menace

 

Wednesday, October 16th

  • Ghosts of Sugar Land (Netflix original) – A group of suburban Muslim friends trace the disappearance of their friend “Mark”, who is suspected of joining ISIS.

 

Thursday, October 17th

  • THE UNLISTED (Netflix family) – Identical twin brothers Dru and Kal uncover a secret government plot to control and track Australia’s students.

 

Friday, October 18th

  • The Yard (Avlu) (Netflix original) – After a fateful domestic clash, a devoted mother finds herself in prison and fighting to survive in hopes of reuniting with her daughter.
  • Baby: Season 2 (Netflix original) – Chiara and Ludovica find their lives spinning out of control as they navigate relationships, high school dramas and new corners of Rome’s underworld.
  • Eli (Netflix original) – Eli is the story of a young boy (Charlie Shotwell) plagued with an unknown, debilitating illness that requires him to live completely sealed off from the outside world. After exhausting every option, his parents (Kelly Reilly and Max Martini) put their trust – and his life – in the hands of a doctor (Lili Taylor) whose experimental, cutting edge treatments at her clean house facility may hold Eli’s last hope. As Eli undergoes the tremendously intense process that could potentially cure him, he begins to be haunted by experiences that make him question who he can trust and what is lurking inside the house. Co-starring Sadie Sink.
  • Interior Design Masters (Netflix original) – Aspiring interior designers transform a variety of spaces from dowdy to delightful as they vie for a life-changing contract with a top London hotel.
  • The House of Flowers: Season 2 (Netflix original) – The de la Mora family grieves a loss while trying to recover sold businesses, plotting revenge and entangling themselves in romantic disasters.
  • The Laundromat (Netflix original) – A widow (Meryl Streep) investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners (Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas) exploiting the world’s financial system. Steven Soderbergh directs.
  • Living with Yourself (Netflix original) – An inventive existential comedy that asks: do we really want to be better? Miles (Paul Rudd) is a man struggling in life. When he undergoes a novel spa treatment that promises to make him a better person, he finds he’s been replaced by a new and improved version of himself. As he deals with the unintended consequences of his actions, Miles finds he must fight for his wife (Aisling Bea), his career, and his very identity. Told from multiple perspectives, the eight-episode series was created and written by Emmy Award winner Timothy Greenberg (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (The Battle of the Sexes, Little Miss Sunshine) and stars Paul Rudd and… Paul Rudd.
  • MeatEater: Season 8 (Netflix original) – Steve’s journeys in search of such delicious game meat as venison and mutton take him as far afield as Mexico and Alaska.
  • Mighty Little Bheem: Diwali (Netflix family) – From decorating his home to devouring sweets, join Bheem as he makes merry — and a bit of mischief — while the festival of lights is in full swing.
  • Seventeen (Netflix original) – To find his therapy dog, a 17-year-old escapes from juvie and embarks on a journey of reconnection with his brother and grandmother through Cantabria.
  • Spirit Riding Free: Pony Tales Collection 2 (Netflix family) – The fun continues for Lucky and her friends with more adventure than ever before. Wherever they go, it’s quite a ride — and you get to come along!
  • Suits: Season 8 New Episodes
  • Tell Me Who I Am (Netflix original) – After losing his memory at age 18, Alex Lewis relies on his twin brother Marcus to teach him who he is. But the idyllic childhood Alex paints is hiding a traumatic family secret that the twins must finally face together decades later.
  • Toon: Seasons 1-2 (Netflix original) – Reclusive, socially awkward jingle composer Toon must navigate the nightmarish world of show biz after a viral video skyrockets him to fame.
  • Unnatural Selection (Netflix original) – Pioneers in gene-editing techniques and artificial intelligence confront ethical and technological challenges unlike any humanity has faced before.
  • Upstarts (Netflix original) – Upstarts, is a bromance about three college graduates from small-town India, captivated by the startup mania sweeping the country. As they enter the rollercoaster startup ecosystem of big dreams, big money and bigger sharks, they are faced with a big choice – their dreams, or their friendship. Directed by Udai Singh Pawar, Upstarts is produced by Raja Menon, Janani Ravichandran and Jawahar Sharma of Bandra West Productions. This film is supported by real-life heroes from the startup world in Bengaluru.

 

Monday, October 21st

  • Echo in the Canyon
  • Only the Brave

 

Tuesday, October 22nd

  • Jenny Slate: Stage Fright (Netflix original) – Comedian and actress Jenny Slate’s first Netflix original comedy special Stage Fright gives the audience an inside look at the comedian’s world. Interspersed within her hilarious stand-up set, Jenny shares personal clips of her childhood and interviews with her family in an intimate look at her life. Launching globally on October 22, Jenny overcomes her stage fright while telling stories about her visit to a midnight Catholic Mass and the ghosts that haunted her childhood home.

 

Wednesday, October 23rd

  • Ant-Man
  • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (Netflix original) – Each episode of Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner will feature David Chang accompanied by a different celebrity guest exploring a single city, its culture and its cuisine. As the pair travels through each city, they will also uncover new and surprising things about themselves. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner is produced by Tremolo Productions in association with Majordomo Media. Morgan Neville, Dara Horenblas, David Chang, Christopher Chen, Caryn Capotsto, and Blake Davis serve as Executive Producers.
  • Dancing with the Birds (Netflix original) – Some of the world’s most majestic birds display delightfully captivating mating rituals, from flashy dancing to flaunting their colorful feathers.
  • Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy

 

Thursday, October 24th

  • Daybreak (Netflix original) – High school isn’t the end of the world… until it is. In this post-apocalyptic, genre-bending series, the city of Glendale, California is populated by marauding gangs of jocks, gamers, the 4-H Club, and other fearsome tribes who are kicking ass as they fight to survive in the wake of a nuclear blast (on the night of Homecoming…ugh). Following an eclectic group of survivors as they navigate this strange and treacherous world, DAYBREAK is part samurai saga, part endearing coming-of-age story, and part Battle Royale. This Generation A series (A for Apocalypse! Get it?) is rated TV MA.
  • Revenge of Pontianak

 

Friday, October 25th

  • Assimilate
  • Brigada Costa del Sol (Netflix original) – This series explores the history of drug traffic in Spain and focuses on the first law enforcement organization created to fight it in the mid 1970s.
  • Brotherhood (Netflix original) – An honest lawyer (Naruna Costa) reaches a moral crossroads after learning her brother (Seu Jorge) is the leader of a rising criminal faction in Brazil.
  • Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix original) – Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.
  • Greenhouse Academy: Season 3 (Netflix family) – The teen drama set in an elite boarding school in Southern California returns for Season 3, with the two rival student houses joining forces to uncover an evil plot.
  • The Kominsky Method: Season 2 (Netflix original) – The sun isn’t setting yet on aging actor slash acting coach, Sandy Kominsky and his longtime agent Norman Newlander in the award-winning Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method. Academy Award® Winners Michael Douglas (Kominsky) and Alan Arkin (Newlander) continue their journey as two friends tackling life’s inevitable curveballs as they navigate their later years in Los Angeles, a city that, above all else, values youth. This season, Sandy meets and bonds with his daughter’s new boyfriend (guest star Paul Reiser) who is uncomfortably close to Sandy’s age. Meanwhile, Norman reconnects with an old flame from his youth (guest star Jane Seymour) and after fifty years, they decide to start again. Nancy Travis and Sarah Baker co-star. Both comedic and emotional, The Kominsky Method is a half-hour single camera comedy created by 8-time Emmy Award Nominee Chuck Lorre. Lorre, Al Higgins and Michael Douglas executive produce the series which is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television. The second season consists of eight episodes.
  • Nailed It! France (C’est du gâteau!) (Netflix original) – “Nailed it!” hits France with a splat as home bakers talented in catastrophe compete to make almost-edible wonders. French pastry may never be the same.
  • Nailed It! Spain (Niquelao!) (Netflix original) – “Nailed It!” cruises to Spain, where novices try to avoid a fiasco while baking stunners. La Terremoto de Alcorcón hosts alongside chef Christian Escribá.
  • Prank Encounters (Netflix original) – Hosted by Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things), each episode of this terrifying and hilarious prank show takes two complete strangers on the surprise ride of a lifetime. It’s business as usual until their paths collide and their one-day assignments turn into supernatural surprises. Where fear meets funny, Prank Encounters is the most elaborate hidden camera prank show ever devised.
  • Rattlesnake (Netflix original) – Katrina (Carmen Ejogo) is a single mother driving cross country to start a new life with her young daughter Clara (Apollina Pratt) when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. As Katrina changes the tire, Clara wanders off the desert road and is bitten by a venomous rattlesnake. Desperate to save her daughter’s life, Katrina accepts the help of a mysterious woman, but after she miraculously heals Clara, Katrina is asked to repay the good deed by killing a stranger in exchange for the life saved. Without time to lose, she must wrestle with the morality of who deserves to live and who should die, before her daughter’s life is once again put in peril at sundown. Rattlesnake is a pulse-pounding, psychological horror film directed by Zak Hilditch (1922, These Final Hours), also starring Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy, Marvel’s Luke Cage) and Emma Greenwell (Shameless, Love & Friendship, The Rock) and produced by Ross Dinerstein (1922, The Package, 6 Balloons).
  • It Takes a Lunatic (Netflix original) – An intimate portrait of Wynn Handman, a teacher who impacted generations of actors and directors — including Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Connie Britton, John Leguizamo, Aasif Mandvi, Alec Baldwin, Burt Reynolds, Joanne Woodward and many more.
  • Workin’ Moms: Season 3

 

Monday, October 28th

  • A 3 Minute Hug (Netflix original) – This documentary captures the joy and heartbreak of families separated by the U.S.-Mexico border sharing a short but bittersweet reunion in 2018.
  • Little Miss Sumo (Netflix original) – Banned from competing professionally, sumo wrestling champion Hiyori confronts obstacles inside and outside the ring in an attempt to change the rules of Japan’s national sport — and fight gender inequality.
  • Roman Israel, Esq.
  • Shine On with Reese: Season 1

 

Tuesday, October 29th

  • Arsenio Hall: Smart & Classy (Netflix original) – Actor, talk show host, producer, and comedy legend Arsenio Hall makes his Netflix comedy special debut with Smart & Classy. Over the course of his illustrious career entertaining audiences around the world, Arsenio reflects on stand-up in today’s political climate, Coming to America, winning “Celebrity Apprentice,” his favorite drug, and more!

 

Wednesday, October 30th

  • Flavorful Origins: Yunnan Cuisine (Netflix original) – Explore the diverse flavors of China’s Yunnan province and get to know the cooks and ingredients that shape its rich culinary tradition.

 

Thursday, October 31st

  • Creeped Out: Season 1
  • The Deep: Season 3
  • Kengan Ashura: Part ll (Netflix anime) – The Annihilation Tournament rages on: corporate leaders jockey for the Kengan chairmanship while their gladiators beat each other bloody in the ring.
  • Nowhere Man (Netflix original) – Two nefarious schemes taking place 10 years apart entangle a dauntless triad member who must break out of prison to rescue a loved one.
  • Wentworth: Season 7
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Leaving Netflix Canada in October

Tuesday, October 1st

  • Midsomer Murders: Series 1-19

Tuesday, October 15th

  • Reservoir Dogs

Sunday, October 20th

  • Halloween
  • Scream
  • Scream 2
  • Scream 3
  • The Cabin in the Woods

Tuesday, October 29th

  • Wonder Woman

 

All titles and dates are subject to change.

100 Women Peterborough raises more than $10,000 for Casa De Angelae

Casa De Angelae resident Katie Galloro and board chair Kim Aubin with some of the members of 100 Women Peterborough. The Peterborough home for women living with developmental disabilities will receive more than $10,000 from the group. (Photo courtesy of 100 Women Peterborough)

On Tuesday night (September 17), the 100 Women Peterborough group once again demonstrated the power of collective philanthropy, raising more than $10,000 for Casa De Angelae — a Peterborough home for women living with developmental disabilities — and they did it in under an hour.

At the group’s third event of 2019, held at The Venue in downtown Peterborough, three organizations — Casa De Angelae, Camp Kawartha, and Peterborough GreenUP — made their cases to the group on why they should receive a donation.

Well before the meeting, the three organizations were randomly drawn from a larger list of organizations nominated by members of 100 Women Peterborough, who commit to donate $100 dollars at each of the four events hosted throughout the year. All of the funds raised by the membership are donated to four non-profit organizations determined by the membership throughout the year.

At Tuesday night’s meeting, Casa De Angelae board chair Kim Aubin was joined by resident Katie Galloro to present to 100 Women Peterborough. After hearing the presentation, as well as those from the other two organizations, members held a majority vote that selected the home to receive the donation.

“We want to thank the 100 Women Peterborough group for this amazing donation,” Aubin said after the selection of Casa De Angelae. “This money will go a long way in ensuring that the Casa De Angelae home will be accessible and safe for not just the four women, but any future women that have the opportunity to call Casa De Angelae their home.”

Casa De Angelae’s mission is to provide a permanent home for women with developmental disabilities, allowing them to live in a safe and supportive family environment. The agency provide the women with a combination of supervision, family support, and independence that they need to grow as contributing members of their community. The donation from 100 Women Peterborough will be used to install chair lifts in the home.

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Four women currently reside at Casa De Angelae including Galloro, who has been living in the home since July 2011.

“We’re excited about this contribution,” she said. “I think it will help us a lot.”

The families of the four women residing at Casa De Angelae share a vision of transitioning their daughters out of their family homes, before the age or ill health of their parents prevents them from providing the necessary support. Casa De Angelae works to help the women achieve the dream to live independent and meaningful lives.

To date, 100 Women Peterborough has collectively donated around $80,000 to seven local organizations: Hospice Peterborough, Peterborough Youth Unlimited, One Roof Warming Room, New Canadians Centre, Cameron House, Five Counties Children’s Centre, and Casa De Angelae.

“We are excited to see our membership grow every meeting to contribute to deserving organizations like Casa De Angelae,” says Rosalea Terry, one of the group’s founding members. “It is important to show women that they don’t need to have millions of dollars to participate, we can work together collectively to make a huge impact.”

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100 Women Peterborough was founded in February 2018 by Terry, Catia Skinner, Wendy Hill, and Alyssa Stewart, who were inspired by similar groups in other communities.

The concept of collective philanthropy began in the United States in November 2006, when Karen Dunigan of Michigan formed the “100 Women Who Care” group. After their first meeting, the women raised over $10,000 for the purchase of 300 new baby cribs for a local organization. The movement has grown over the past 13 years to include almost 100 chapters in North America, including at least 15 in Canada.

Women who interested in joining the group should visit www.100womenptbo.ca for more information.

People living with dementia team up to help raise $34,000 for local Alzheimer Society

The Minds in Motion Cobourg team, representing people living with dementia and their families, raised $16,000 for the Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton during the agency's annual Pulling for Dementia fundraiser, held on September 13, 2019 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. Minds in Motion was one of 13 teams that pulled a 44,000-pound fire truck, with the Covia Corp's Mighty Miners pulling the truck the fastest at 15.74 seconds. The fifth annual event raised a total of $34,000 for local programs and services for people living with dementia. (Photo courtesy Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton)

Of the 13 teams in the local Alzheimer Society’s “Pulling for Dementia” event, who competed in the parking lot at Peterborough Memorial Centre on Friday (September 13) to see who could pull a 44,000-pound fire truck the fastest, one team in particular stood out.

The Minds in Motion Cobourg team was comprised of people living with dementia and their family members. While they weren’t the physically strongest team, they not only pulled the fire truck but they also raised the most funds for the event: $16,000 of the total $34,000 destined for local programs delivered by the Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton.

Members of the Minds in Motion team met through their participation in the Alzheimer Society’s successful Minds in Motion program and, according to event organizer Jen Johnstone, joined the event in a symbolic show of strength and perseverance by people living with dementia.

“People living with dementia are incredibly strong and resilient,” Johnstone said. “The Minds in Motion team demonstrated that today in a beautiful way. We are so grateful to them for their exceptional participation.”

Pulling a fire truck donated for the day by Safe Lane Fire Truck Driver Training in Lindsay, Covia Corp’s Mighty Miners team came out on top once again this year, with the fastest time of 15.74 seconds. They had strong competition from the Van de Bor Paving team, which came in a close second at 15.95 seconds.

Cobourg-based Lutheran minister Kevin Fast, dubbed the world’s strongest priest (he holds 10 Guinness World Records for feats of strength), was once again the honorary chair for the event. Over the course of the day, he trained participants on the proper technique to safely pull the truck. For good measure, he and even pulled the 44,000-pound fire truck entirely on his own.

The Amazon Army, an all-women team from Pickering, was one of the 13 teams that competed to see who could pull a 44,000-pound fire truck the fastest in the Pulling for Dementia fundraiser, held on September 13, 2019 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. The fifth annual event raised a total of $34,000 for local programs and services delivered by Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton for people living with dementia. (Photo courtesy Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton)
The Amazon Army, an all-women team from Pickering, was one of the 13 teams that competed to see who could pull a 44,000-pound fire truck the fastest in the Pulling for Dementia fundraiser, held on September 13, 2019 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. The fifth annual event raised a total of $34,000 for local programs and services delivered by Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton for people living with dementia. (Photo courtesy Alzheimer Society of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton)

With the $34,000 raised at the fifth annual event, almost $137,000 has been raised to date. The local Alzheimer Society uses the funds to support the delivery of programs for those dealing with dementia across the four counties the agency services.

LLF Lawyers LPP and Jack McGee Chevrolet were the main sponsors of this year’s event.

For more information on the society and the services it provides locally, visit alzheimer.ca/en/pklnh or call 705-748-5131.

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