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What’s new on Netflix Canada in September 2018

By kawarthaNOW -
The 2018 superhero film Black Panther, which tells the tale of the heir of the technologically advanced secret African nation of Wakanda, arrives on Netflix Canada on September 4th. (Photo courtesy of Netflix)

September means back to school …. and back to Netflix binging.

That seems to be what Netflix is expecting, judging from the glut of returning series in September, which include season 16 of Family Guy (Sep. 1), seasons 1 to 4 of The Flash (Sep. 1), season 3 of Quantico (Sep. 2), season 7 of Once Upon a Time (Sep. 6), season 3 of Cable Girls (Sep. 7), season 2 of Marvel’s Iron Fist (Sep. 7), season 2 of Wynonna Earp (Sep. 9), season 2 of American Vandal (Sep. 14), season 5 of BoJack Horsman (Sep. 14), season 2 of The Good Place (Sep. 20), season 4 of Gotham (Sep. 21), season 8 of The Walking Dead (Sep. 23), season 2 of Lethal Weapon (Sep. 26), season 2 of Norsemen (Sep. 26), season 2 of This Is Us (Sep. 26), season 14 of Grey’s Anatomy (Sep 27), and season 2 of The Exorcist (Sep. 29).

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Recent Hollywood movies coming to Netflix in September include Marvel Studios’ Black Panther (Sep. 4), Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time (Sep. 25), Annihilation (Sep. 30), and Sherlock Gnomes (Sep. 30). There are also some older favourites including Hancock (Sep. 1), Kramer vs. Kramer (Sep. 1), Labyrinth (Sep. 1), The Adjustment Bureau (Sep. 5), Bridesmaids (Sep. 5), National Lampoon’s Animal House (Sep. 5), and Iron Man 2 (Sep. 25).

As usual, there are also lots of Netflix originals, including La Catedral del Mar (Sep. 1), Monkey Twins (Sep. 1), Mr. Sunshine (Sep. 1), Sisters (Sep. 1), City of Joy (Sep. 7), Next Gen (Sep. 7), Sierra Burgess Is A Loser (Sep. 7), The Resistance Banker (Sep. 11), On My Skin (Sep. 12), The Dragon Prince (Sep. 14), LAST HOPE (Sep. 14), Norm Macdonald has a Show (Sep. 14), The Good Cop (Sep. 21), Hilda (Sep. 21), Nappily Ever After (Sep. 21), Quincy (Sep. 21), Forest of Piano (Sep. 28), Hold the Dark (Sep. 28), Made in Mexico (Sep. 28), and The 3rd Eye (Sep. 28).

Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in September (along with what’s leaving Netflix).

September 1st

Black Panther was heralded by critics and audiences alike as the first superhero film to feature a cast almost entirely made up of black actors. It comes to Netflix Canada on September 4th. (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
Black Panther was heralded by critics and audiences alike as the first superhero film to feature a cast almost entirely made up of black actors. It comes to Netflix Canada on September 4th. (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
  • Bad Neighbors 2 (available for download) – When a sorority with a progressive agenda moves in next door, parents Mac and Kelly must keep them at bay before closing the deal on their house sale.
  • Death at a Funeral (available for download) – When a Los Angeles family’s patriarch dies, his dutiful eldest son plans the funeral — which becomes a fiasco thanks to a colorful cast of attendees.
  • Family Guy: Season 16 (available for download) – In Seth MacFarlane’s no-holds-barred animated show, buffoonish Peter Griffin and his dysfunctional family experience wacky misadventures.
  • The Flash: Season 1-4 (available for download) – A forensics expert who wakes from a coma with amazing new powers squares off against forces threatening the city in this live-action superhero romp.
  • Hancock (available for download) – Will Smith stars as Hancock, a down-and-out superhero who’s forced to employ a public relations expert to help repair his image.
  • The Hollars (available for download) – A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery.
  • Kramer vs. Kramer (available for download) – Ted is a career-driven yuppie whose wife leaves him and their 6-year-old son. As he adjusts to life as a full-time dad, she comes to reclaim the boy.
  • La Catedral del Mar – Netflix Original (available for download) – In 14th-century Barcelona, a serf’s determined climb to wealth and freedom incurs the disdain of the noble class and the suspicion of the Inquisition.
  • Labyrinth (available for download) – In Jim Henson’s fantasy, teen Sarah embarks on a life-altering quest to rescue her little brother from the clutches of a treacherous goblin.
  • Legend (available for download) – Identical twins and notorious gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray elude the authorities in 1960s London while transfixing and terrifying the public.
  • Monkey Twins – Netflix Original (available for download) – Inspired by Khon dance drama and Thai martial arts, a fighter scarred by the past joins forces with a determined cop to battle an organized crime ring.
  • Mr. Sunshine – Netflix Original (available for download) – A young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.
  • Sisters – Netflix Original (available for download) – Her dad’s deathbed confession leads Julia to discover she has more than 100 brothers and two sisters: troubled TV star Roxy and uptight lawyer Edie.

 

Disney's A Wrinkle in Time comes to Netflix Canada on September 25th. (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time comes to Netflix Canada on September 25th. (Photo courtesy of Netflix)

September 2nd

  • Quantico: Season 3 – When evidence in a deadly terrorist attack implicates FBI trainee Alex Parrish, she must discover which one of her classmates framed her.

 

September 4th

  • Marvel Studios’ Black Panther – T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country’s past.
Season 8 of The Walking Dead arrives on Netflix Canada on September 23rd. (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
Season 8 of The Walking Dead arrives on Netflix Canada on September 23rd. (Photo courtesy of Netflix)

 

September 5th

  • A Million Ways to Die in the West (available for download) – After backing out of a duel and losing his girlfriend, sheep farmer Albert slowly rebuilds his self-respect with the help of a married woman.
  • The Adjustment Bureau (available for download) – A successful new congressman finds himself entranced by a beautiful ballerina, but mysterious forces are conspiring to prevent their love affair.
  • Bridesmaids (available for download) – When an underemployed baker becomes her best friend’s maid-of-honor, she almost ruins the big day due to her competition with the other bridesmaids.
  • Drag Me to Hell (available for download) – Christine is convinced that she’s been cursed after crossing paths with a Gypsy. Now, she has only days to keep her soul from being dragged to hell.
  • Fear (available for download) – A 16-year-old “good girl” goes to a party with her best friend and meets a handsome, enigmatic guy from the wrong side of the tracks.
  • Land of the Lost (available for download) – After uncovering a portal to an alternate universe populated by strange creatures, Dr. Rick Marshall must navigate a dangerous new world.
  • National Lampoon’s Animal House (available for download) – Dean Wormer puts the titular frat on double-secret probation, and it’s up to Bluto, Flounder, Pinto and the rest of the brothers to get even.
  • Neighbors (available for download) – After a rowdy fraternity moves next door to a couple with a newborn and changes the block into party central, an epic battle ensues.
  • Paul (available for download) – Two sci-fi freaks on quest to discover what lies at the heart of Nevada’s infamous Area 51 cross paths with an alien on the run.

 

Season 2 of the critically acclaimed series This Is Us comes to Netflix Canada on September 26th. (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
Season 2 of the critically acclaimed series This Is Us comes to Netflix Canada on September 26th. (Photo courtesy of Netflix)

September 6th

  • Once Upon a Time: Season 7 (available for download) – In this fantasy series, a young woman is drawn to a small Maine town and discovers that it’s filled with elements of the fairy tale world.

 

September 7th

  • Atypical: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – While Elsa and Doug face the aftermath of their marriage crisis and Casey tries to adjust to her new school, Sam prepares for life after graduation.
  • Cable Girls: Season 3 – Netflix Original (available for download) – After a tragedy, Lidia fights passionately for her family, Carlota finds her voice, Ángeles goes undercover and Marga reveals a talent for accounting.
  • City of Joy – Netflix Original (available for download) – Women who’ve been sexually brutalized in war-torn Congo begin to heal at City of Joy, a center that helps them regain a sense of self and empowerment.
  • First and Last – Netflix Original (available for download) – Filmmakers go inside Georgia’s Gwinnett County Jail to capture two days that define an inmate’s experience: the first and last.
  • Marvel’s Iron Fist: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – With the defeat of the Hand, Chinatown is left vulnerable to turf wars, and Danny must protect the streets of New York.
  • The Most Assassinated Woman in the World – Netflix Film (available for download) – In 1930s Paris, an actress famous for her gory death scenes at the Grand Guignol Theater contends with a mysterious stalker and ghosts from her past.
  • Next Gen – Netflix Original (available for download) – A friendship with a top-secret robot turns a lonely girl’s life into a thrilling adventure as they take on bullies, evil bots and a scheming madman.
  • Sierra Burgess Is A Loser – Netflix Film (available for download) – Smart high school girl Sierra teams up with a more popular girl hoping to win over her crush. Starring Shannon Purser (Barb on “Stranger Things”).
  • Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – Wrongly accused for the attack on Rook Tower, the Flex Fighters must protect their city as wanted men. Will Charter City ever trust them again?

 

September 9th

  • Wynonna Earp: Season 2 (available for download) – The outcast descendant of lawman Wyatt Earp teams up with an immortal Doc Holliday to rid the world of demonic revenants from the Wild West.

 

September 11th

  • Daniel Sloss: Live Shows – Netflix Original (available for download) – The dark mind of Daniel Sloss is back, and he’s ready to find the funny in some very taboo topics, from the deeply personal to the highly irreverent.
  • The Resistance Banker – Netflix Film (available for download) – Risking his family and future, a banker in occupied Amsterdam slows the Nazi war machine by creating an underground bank to fund the resistance.

 

September 12th

  • Jane – The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.
  • On My Skin – Netflix Film (available for download) – Arrested for a drug-related offense, Stefano Cucchi suffers at the hands of Italy’s Carabinieri police and a broken legal system. Based on true events.

 

September 14th

  • American Vandal: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – In the wake of the first documentary’s success, Peter and Sam seek a new case and settle on a stomach-churning mystery at a Washington high school.
  • The Angel – Netflix Film (available for download) – While operating at the highest levels of Egypt’s government, Ashraf Marwan walks a dangerously thin line as a spy for Israel. Based on a true story.
  • Archer: Season 9 (available for download) – Suave, sophisticated spy Archer may have the coolest gadgets, but he still has issues when it comes to dealing with his boss, who is also his mother.
  • Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Season 1 (available for download) – Get to know Barbie and her BFFs — including next-door neighbor Ken — in this animated vlog of adventures filmed inside her family’s new dreamhouse.
  • Bleach – Netflix Film (available for download) – When high schooler Ichigo is suddenly given reaper abilities, he really wants to give the powers back. But he’ll have to reap some souls first.
  • BoJack Horseman: Season 5 – Netflix Original (available for download) – BoJack’s back on screen as the star of “Philbert,” a new detective series produced by Princess Carolyn. But his demons are out in full force.
  • Car Masters: Rust to Riches – Netflix Original (available for download) – The colorful crew at Gotham Garage overhauls an eclectic collection of cars, trading their way up to a showstopper they can sell for big bucks.
  • The Dragon Prince – Netflix Original (available for download) – Two human princes forge an unlikely bond with the elven assassin sent to kill them, embarking on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands.
  • Ingobernable: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – Emilia takes on the leader of a drug trafficking empire in her fight to reunite her family and reduce corruption in her country.
  • The Land of Steady Habits – Netflix Film (available for download) – After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders begins a clumsy, heartbreaking quest to reassemble the pieces of his fractured life.
  • LAST HOPE – Netflix Original (available for download) – After causing the near extinction of mankind seven years ago, genius scientist Leon Lau must now fight the ecological disaster he unwittingly created.
  • Norm Macdonald has a Show – Netflix Original (available for download) – Comedian Norm Macdonald hosts this talk show with celebrity guests, unexpected conversation and a behind-the-scenes view into Norm’s world.
  • Super Monsters Monster Party: Songs – Netflix Original (available for download) – Sing along and move to this groovy collection of music videos featuring monster friends Katya, Lobo, Zoe, Drac, Cleo and Frankie!

 

September 17th

  • The Witch (available for download) – Believing that a witch has cursed their family, pilgrims homesteading on the edge of a primeval New England forest become increasingly paranoid.

 

September 18th

  • D.L. Hughley: Contrarian – Netflix Original (available for download) – Comedian D.L. Hughley riffs on politics, “Black Panther,” his upbringing and more in a rapid-fire stand-up show at Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater.

 

September 20th

  • The Good Place: Season 2 (available for download) – Due to an error, self-absorbed Eleanor Shellstrop arrives at the Good Place after her death. Determined to stay, she tries to become a better person.

 

September 21st

  • Battlefish – Netflix Original (available for download) – Over the course of the fishing season, a group of fishing boats pursues the lucrative albacore tuna in the competitive waters off the Oregon coast.
  • DRAGON PILOT: Hisone & Masotan – Netflix Original (available for download) – Recently stationed Air Self-Defense Force rookie Hisone Amakasu is chosen by a dragon concealed within Gifu Air Base to be his pilot.
  • The Good Cop – Netflix Original (available for download) – Honest cop Tony Jr. gets advice from his unscrupulous father, retired NYPD officer Tony Sr., about everything from his job to his love life.
  • Gotham: Season 4 (available for download) – Long before he was commissioner, rookie cop James Gordon takes on Gotham City crime and corruption to avenge the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents.
  • Hilda – Netflix Original (available for download) – Join Hilda as she travels from a wilderness full of elves and giants to Trolberg, a bustling city packed with new friends and mysterious creatures.
  • Maniac: Limited Series – Netflix Original (available for download) – Two strangers find themselves caught up in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial gone awry. Starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill.
  • Nappily Ever After – Netflix Film (available for download) – Violet has it all: the perfect job, the perfect relationship and the perfect hair. Until she doesn’t. What happens when being perfect isn’t enough?
  • Quincy – Netflix Original (available for download) – The life and career of legendary music producer Quincy Jones are traced in this biographical documentary directed by his daughter, Rashida Jones.

 

September 23rd

  • The Walking Dead: Season 8 – In the wake of a zombie apocalypse, survivors hold on to the hope of humanity by branding together to wage a fight for their own survival.

 

September 25th

  • Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time – After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
  • Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 2 – When an unscrupulous arms maker teams with a rogue Russian physicist, it’s up to Iron Man and his friend Lt. Col. James Rhodes to take them down.

 

September 26th

  • Lethal Weapon: Season 2 (available for download) – After losing his wife and unborn child, ex-Navy SEAL Riggs joins the LAPD, where his recklessness creates tensions with seasoned partner Murtaugh.
  • Norsemen: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – The sea road to the west has been found, but Norheim’s villagers must still cope with power struggles and the ever-present threat of Jarl Varg.
  • This Is Us: Season 2 (available for download) – A couple expecting triplets find themselves with a brood they weren’t anticipating, thanks to a twist of fate that shapes their future as a family.

 

September 27th

  • Grey’s Anatomy: Season 14 – Intern (and eventual resident) Meredith Grey finds herself caught up in personal and professional passions with fellow doctors at a Seattle hospital.

 

September 28th

  • Chef’s Table: Volume 5 – Netflix Original (available for download) – This season, meet four innovative chefs who are shaking up the food culture in Philadelphia, Istanbul, Bangkok and Barcelona.
  • Forest of Piano – Netflix Original (available for download) – Kai grows up playing an old piano discarded in the woods; Shuhei’s father is a famous pianist. Their chance meeting transforms their lives and music.
  • Hold the Dark – Netflix Film (available for download) – Summoned to a remote Alaskan village to search for wolves that took a local boy, a naturalist soon finds himself caught in a harrowing mystery.
  • Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father: Season 2 – Netflix Original (available for download) – This season, Jack and his not-so-adventurous dad, Michael, tackle Europe, including the Bavarian Alps, Istanbul, Budapest, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine.
  • Lessons From A School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane – Netflix Original (available for download) – Devastated by the school shooting in his town, a priest from Sandy Hook, Connecticut, bonds with a Scottish priest who experienced a similar tragedy.
  • Lost Song – Netflix Original (available for download) – War looms over the kingdom of Neunatia, where two young women are both burdened and blessed by the power of song.
  • Made in Mexico – Netflix Original (available for download) – Get to know the opulent lifestyles and infamous dynasties of Mexico City’s socialites and the expats vying for a spot in their exclusive social order.
  • Skylanders Academy: Season 3 – Netflix Original (available for download) – Season 3 finds Spyro and the Skylanders forging unexpected alliances, taking on new adventures and even straddling the line between good and evil.
  • The 3rd Eye – Netflix Film (available for download) – After the death of their parents, two sisters move back to their childhood home, where one sibling claims to be able to see a dark presence.
  • Two Catalonias – Netflix Film (available for download) – The dark mind of Daniel Sloss is back, and he’s ready to find the funny in some very taboo topics, from the deeply personal to the highly irreverent.

 

September 29th

  • The Exorcist: Season 2 (available for download) – Two priests put their lives on the line as they fight to free a possessed girl from a vicious demon that threatens to destroy her family.

 

September 30th

  • Annihilation (available for download) – A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don’t apply.
  • Sherlock Gnomes (available for download) – Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

 

Leaving Netflix in September

September 1st

  • 13 Going on 30
  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
  • Pitch Perfect 2

September 17th

  • Disney’s Pete’s Dragon
  • Star Trek Beyond

September 30th

  • Jurassic World

All titles and dates are subject to change.

73-year-old Peterborough man charged with murder in shooting death of his wife

By kawarthaNOW -
Paramedics treat a woman who was shot on August 22, 2018 in the parking lot of the Home Depot on Lansdowne Street West in Peterborough (enhanced from a photo posted by Joe Keating on Twitter).

A 73-year-old Peterborough area man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his 70-year-old wife earlier today (August 22) in the parking lot of the Home Depot store on Lansdowne Street West in Peterborough.

Peterborough police held a media conference this afternoon where they announced that the woman, who had been airlifted by helicopter to a Toronto hospital, has died of her injuries.

Terrance Finn, 73, of the Peterborough area has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, Sandra Finn, 70, also of the Peterborough area.

He appeared in Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough this afternoon and remains in custody.

Shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, police and emergency services personnel responded to reports of multiple gun shots in the parking lot of the Home Depot, where they found a woman in a vehicle with life-threatening injuries. They also located a man near the vehicle, who they arrested.

Witnesses reported hearing three or four gun shots and that, after shooting the woman, the shooter had placed a handgun on the hood of the vehicle and then waited for police to arrive.

The woman who was shot was treated on scene by paramedics and then taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre. She was then transported by helicopter to a trauma centre in Toronto, where she later succumbed to her injuries.

Police had closed the parking lot while they investigated the shooting, but have since reopened it to the public.

The investigation is ongoing and police are seeking witnesses to the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 705-876-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Update August 23, 2018 – Police have released the name of the victim following notification of the next of kin.

Friends helping FRIENDS Peterborough with benefit concert August 26 at Del Crary Park

By Paul Rellinger -
Musician Washboard Hank, David Fisher, and musician Pete Gauthier in front of FRIENDS Peterborough at 283 George Street North in downtown Peterborough. The two musicians have organized a benefit concert on Sunday, August 26th at Del Crary Park to raise funds for FRIENDS Peterborough, a Christian-based agency that provides support and assistance for people who are homeless or marginalized. (Photo: Markus Maar)

A Peterborough agency that has assisted the downtrodden with a “hand up” since 2011 is now asking the community at large for the same, in the form of attendance at a fundraising concert this coming weekend.

FRIENDS Peterborough Benefit Concert

When: Sunday, August 26, 2018, from 7 to 9 p.m
Where: Del Crary Park (100 George St. N., Peterborough)
How much: Free, but donations highly encouraged

With performances by Pete Gauthier, Washboard Hank and The Wringers, and the McDonnel Street Gospel Choir (Dianne Latchford, Curtis Driedger, Sweet Mountain Muriel, and Colin MacAdam).

The benefit for FRIENDS Peterborough, a humanitarian not-for-profit charitable organization run by former Toronto Blue Jays and Peterborough Petes chaplain David Fisher, takes place on Sunday, August 26th from 7 to 9 p.m. at Del Crary Park.

The fundraiser will feature musical entertainment by singer/guitarist Pete Gauthier, Washboard Hank and The Wringers, and the McDonnel Street Gospel Quartet (Dianne Latchford, Curtis Driedger, Sweet Mountain Muriel, and Colin MacAdam).

Admission is free but donations are highly encouraged.

“We did something like this a couple of years ago for a local ministry here in Peterborough,” says Gauthier, a Peterborough native who performs Christian music and has headlined at churches on both sides of the border.

Pete Gauthier and Washboard Hank (Fisher) have organized the August 26th concert to raise funds for FRIENDS Peterborough, run by Washboard's cousin David Fisher. (Photo: Markus Maar)
Pete Gauthier and Washboard Hank (Fisher) have organized the August 26th concert to raise funds for FRIENDS Peterborough, run by Washboard’s cousin David Fisher. (Photo: Markus Maar)

“If you can draw a crowd with music, but make it about something more than just the music, then you’re doing something for the greater good. This just fell into place.

“I met Washboard Hank at FRIENDS. I mentioned that David (Fisher) and I were talking about the idea to do this and Washboard was like ‘I’d love to be a part of something like that.’ He arranged for the McDonnel Street Gospel Quartet to take part. I can’t wait to hear what they’re going to bring to the table.”

Fisher has overseen FRIENDS Peterborough since it opened close to seven years ago at 283 George Street North. He explains the agency began at the prompting of the Selwyn Outreach Centre on the Lakefield highway just north of the city.

“It’s got Christian backing to it, but there’s nothing Christian when you walk in here other than the love and the help that you get,” explains Fisher, an East City native who served as chaplain for the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club for 29 years. He filled the same role for the Peterborough Petes for 14 seasons and, from 1971 to 1986, owned Ambassador Bible Bookstore on Water Street.

David Fisher of FRIENDS Peterborough was chaplain for the Toronto Blue Jays for 29 years, pictured here (seventh from left) in the weight room at Exhibition Stadium (where chapel services were held) along with Tony Fernandez, David Wells, Fred McGriff, Lloyd Moseby, Kelly Gruber, and more. (Photo: David Fisher / Facebook)
David Fisher of FRIENDS Peterborough was chaplain for the Toronto Blue Jays for 29 years, pictured here (seventh from left) in the weight room at Exhibition Stadium (where chapel services were held) along with Tony Fernandez, David Wells, Fred McGriff, Lloyd Moseby, Kelly Gruber, and more. (Photo: David Fisher / Facebook)

“We don’t preach to people (at FRIENDS). If we did that we’d lose half of our clientele. Selwyn Outreach Centre was doing humanitarian work in other countries and they thought ‘We should be doing something in our own city’. So that was why they started this place.

“They were looking for someone to be the face of FRIENDS. The pastor out there knew me. I was kind of between jobs at the time, so he asked me if I’d like to get involved and I said ‘Sure, I’d love to do it.'”

Fisher notes he and Gauthier planned to mount a similar fundraiser last year “but things didn’t work out.” Still, the idea was never far from their minds.

An East City native, David Fisher has overseen FRIENDS Peterborough since it opened close to seven years ago. (Photo: Markus Maar)
An East City native, David Fisher has overseen FRIENDS Peterborough since it opened close to seven years ago. (Photo: Markus Maar)

Key to their friendship is they’re both on the same page when it comes to the importance of the work FRIENDS does.

“David reached out on social media for some help with his furnace,” recalls Gauthier of their first meeting. “At the time I was doing HVAC work, so I went over to his house and fixed his furnace and we became friends. Ever since then I’ve been a part of his life, hanging out a lot at FRIENDS Peterborough. We just hit it off.”

“He’s aware of what we do and, more importantly, believes in the importance of what we do,” says Fisher of Gauthier.

VIDEO: Pete Gauthier and Washboard Hank

Pete Gauthier's FRIENDS Benefit Concert Promo

Hi Friends of Gauthier Music, Downtown Peterborough & FRIENDS! Please save the date of Sunday, August 26th at 7:00pm, that's the night of our benefit concert to raise funds for a worthy cause (and to have a great time doing it). Also featuring the talents of Washboard Hank & the McDonnel Street Gospel Quartet.

Posted by Gauthier Music on Sunday, August 12, 2018

What FRIENDS Peterborough does is multi-faceted: helping anyone who walks in the door with the filling out of government assistance forms, accessing housing resources, and acquiring medical or counselling help. In addition, free income tax return assistance is available two days a week year-round.

And then there are individual acts of kindness extended by Fisher and his wife Carol that, while most often unheralded, really speak to FRIENDS Peterborough’s mission.

“I went home the other day and I said to Carol ‘There was a guy in today who didn’t have any shoes or a shirt. All he had on was an old dirty pair of track pants,'” recounts Fisher.

“Carol went out that night and bought some shoes, socks, shorts, a nice muscle shirt, and some underwear. I brought it in the next day. I see the same guy walking up the street. I called his name and said ‘I’ve got something for you.’ I start pulling the stuff out of the bag. He was just so appreciative. To see the satisfaction on people’s faces is really something.”

Gauthier concurs.

Pete Gauthier, Washboard Hank and The Wringers, and the McDonnel Street Gospel Choir will perfrom at the FREINDS Peterborough benefit concert on August 26, 2018.
Pete Gauthier, Washboard Hank and The Wringers, and the McDonnel Street Gospel Choir will perfrom at the FREINDS Peterborough benefit concert on August 26, 2018.

“Just the other day a homeless guy comes in and asked ‘Do you mind if I wash my hands?’ Something as simple as ‘I need a sink to wash my hands.’ It gets to you. The folks in the community know that FRIENDS is there, even if it’s just to wash their hands. They come in for water, they come in for snacks … it’s a stopover that they know is a safe haven.

“David and Carol have a heart for those folks. I could tell you story after story, but it’s more than getting free tax returns done and all the rest. It’s a welcoming place — a safe place where folks who are in a rough way are welcome.”

As a musician, Gauthier feels strongly that he has a responsibility to share his talent to the benefit of others.

“This isn’t about Washboard Hank or myself. Folks will come out to hear music, but it’s about diverting the attention away from the entertainment and putting it onto something that’s a worthy cause.”

Besides donating his time and talent, Gauthier will sell copies of his new CD River Bend at the benefit with proceeds going to FRIENDS Peterborough.

For his part, Fisher says that while raising a few dollars will go a long way, the value of the event lies in the raising of an awareness of what the agency does and why it’s a vital lifeline to so many.

“I just want people to know about FRIENDS. That’s what I’m looking for.”

Our top nine Instagram photographers for July 2018

By Jeannine Taylor -
The photo of back country camping at Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park was the top photo on our Instagram for July 2018. (Photo: Jasmine Starr @jasminenstarr / Instagram)

July 2018 in the Kawarthas was hot, steamy and dry, but it certainly had its soggy moments too. Regardless of the conditions, our intrepid local photographers always find inspiration on the trails and waterways. It’s our pleasure to curate a wealth of talent monthly.

Here are the top nine photos by impressions on our Instagram account in July, with links to the photographers’ Instagram accounts. To be considered for a feature, remember to tag us #kawarthaNOW on Instagram.

To see our daily shares of photos, follow us on Instagram @kawarthanow and check out our feed’s monthly highlight reels for recaps of every month in 2018.

#1. Back country camping at Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park by Jasmine Starr @jasminenstarr

Posted July 24, 2018. 6,707 impressions, 503 likes

 

#2. Lightning strike over Little Lake Peterborough by Jason @lynxtalon

Posted July 6, 2018. 6,698 impressions, 617 likes

 

#3. Sunset boat ride on Coon Lake by Barry Killen @theburleighridge_beareh

Posted July 22, 2018. 6,568 impressions, 531 likes

 

#4. We’re not in Kansas anymore … stormy skies over Marmora by Cindy Bartoli @cbart03

Posted July 26, 2018. 6,510 impressions, 476 likes

 

#5. Loon family with baby loon by Cliff Homewood @kerrybrook

Posted July 11, 2018. 6,252 impressions, 588 likes

To see more photos by wildlife photographer Cliff Homewood of the baby loon growing up, see this story.

 

#6. Canoeing in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park by Joe Minardi @joeminardi27

Posted July 23, 2018. 6,154 impressions, 504 likes

 

#7. Midland painted turtle @kawarthanow

Posted July 12, 2018. 6,023 impressions, 414 likes

We posted this photo of a midland painted turtle, one of Ontario’s threatened turtle species, from user Appaloosa on Wikipedia.

 

#8. Slowing time at The Highlands Cottages in Buckhorn by Philipp @life_of_lip

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#9. FastStart Peterborough’s Camp Startup by Mossworks @mossworksp

Posted July 3, 2018. 5,725 impressions, 163 likes

We posted this photo by Peterborough photographer Samantha Moss of participants at the Kawartha Backcountry Entrepreneurship Experience, now known as Camp Startup.

Are you a young entrepreneur between the ages of 18 and 29, or do you know one? If so, check Camp Startup — FastStart Peterborough's new amd improved outdoors bootcamp to enhance business, communications, teamwork, and leadership skills — which runs at at Camp Kawartha this September. All of the costs for the bootcamp are covered by @faststartptbo, a partnership between @flemingcollege, @trentuniversity, and @innovationcluster that focuses on training young entrepreneurs to develop solid business plans that take their products and services to market. Camp Startup is limited to 20 participants, and applications are now open until Thursday, July 26th at midnight. Find out more about Camp Startup, including comments from past participants and how to register, in our story by Amy Bowen in our Business & Tech section at kawarthanow.com (link in bio). #entrepreneurs #youth #startup #campstartup #businessbootcamp #business #peterborough #ptbo #ptbokawartha #ptbocanada #kawarthas #kawarthanow

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Health unit urges residents to take precautions after local woman bitten by rabid bat

By kawarthaNOW -

After a local woman was bitten by a rabid bat, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District (HKRP) Health Unit reminds residents to take precautions against rabies.

The health unit says the incident took place recently at the woman’s home, when a bat that had entered the dwelling bit the woman as she slept.

The woman was provided with a post-exposure vaccine for rabies and is recovering well. The bat was later captured, sent for testing, and tested positive for rabies.

“Contact with any wild animal, including bats, should be avoided if at all possible,” says Richard Ovcharovich, Environmental Health Manager with the HKPR District Health Unit. “It’s never worth the risk, especially when rabies is involved.”

Rabies is transmitted via the saliva of an infected animal through a bite, lick, or scratch. A post-exposure vaccine is available for people in the event of contact with a rabid animal. If left untreated, rabies is almost always a fatal disease caused by a virus that affects the central nervous system of warm-blooded animals, including people.

Bats in the home can be a nuisance and potential hazard to you and your family, Ovcharovich notes. Bats are also capable of transmitting rabies to humans and other animals.

Although most animal bites are readily apparent, bites inflicted by bats can be harder to notice, especially if it involves an infant, child or those with cognitive impairments.

When it comes to bats, the health unit offers these tips:

  • If you suspect you may have been bitten or had contact with a bat, immediately report this to your family doctor and your local health unit.
  • If you are bitten or scratched by a bat that is discovered in your home, leave the room, close the door and contact a professional pest control company or wildlife removal company. Do not touch a bat with your bare hands. If there was no human contact (bite or scratch), open a window and allow the bat to get out.
  • If you have bats living on your property and want to remove them, contact a professional pest control company or wildlife removal company.
  • If you discover a bat outdoors that is injured, acting strange or dead, do not touch it.
  • As bats can transmit the rabies virus to pets like dogs and cats, ensure rabies vaccinations are up to date. Health units often work with area veterinarians to offer low-cost rabies vaccination clinics.
  • Bat-proof the home. If bats are found in the home, seek advice from an animal control or wildlife conservation authority. If doing it yourself, carefully examine your home for holes that might allow bats entry into your living quarters, then take steps to seal them. For instance, caulk any openings larger than a quarter-inch by a half-inch, ensure all doors to the outside close tightly, and use window screens, chimney caps, and draft-guards beneath doors to attics.

GreenUP Ecology Park’s Family Night & Lantern Walk celebrates nature in the city

By GreenUP -
A highlight of every Ecology Park Family Night is the Lantern Walk, where participants can make their very own lantern and follow through the Ecology Park trails to music led by the Paddling Puppeteer. This year's event, sponsored by Healthy Kids Community Challenge, takes place on Thursday, August 23rd at Ecology Park, 1899 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough. (Photo: Karen Halley)
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s story is by Danica Jarvis, GreenUP Environmental Education Coordinator.

GreenUP invites you to join us for our annual Family Night and Lantern Walk on Thursday, August 23rd at 6 p.m.

The event will be held at GreenUP Ecology Park at 1899 Ashburnham Drive, and is a family favourite for the nature-loving, Peterborough community. Plenty of parking is available at the Beavermead lot via Marsdale Drive.

This year, attendees can look forward to activities such as face painting, scavenger hunts (including prizes), a stream study, and a special puppet show.

The lantern festival marks the end of summer in Peterborough. Before families prepare for the upcoming school year, it is a chance to get outside and enjoy our urban ecology.

“We look forward to GreenUP’s Family Night and Lantern Festival every year,” says Jennifer Pendrith, whose children attend the Ecology Park Earth Adventures camp.

“It gives us a chance to spend time together as a family, exploring Ecology Park, and engaging in some really fun activities. It’s always a memorable experience for all of us and it’s a great way to wrap up the summer.”

Children enjoy the skunk and fox costumes in the willow tunnel at Ecology Park's children's garden, which will be all set up as usual this Family Night with interactive nature activities, puppets, and more. (Photo: Karen Halley)
Children enjoy the skunk and fox costumes in the willow tunnel at Ecology Park’s children’s garden, which will be all set up as usual this Family Night with interactive nature activities, puppets, and more. (Photo: Karen Halley)

This community event is an opportunity to showcase many of the programs that exist at GreenUP. If you are curious about what we do, this event is for you!

The GreenUP Water Department will be hosting a filtration activity that demonstrates how water is cleaned in our natural environment and in urban landscapes. Families will have the opportunity to build their own water filter while learning about clean drinking water.

If you appreciate bubbles as much as we do, you’ll also get to try your hand at the giant bubble-making station.

Don’t forget to bring your bike! Ecology Park is located along the Trans Canada Trail in East City offering a great opportunity to ride the trail.

Everyone is encouraged to ride their bikes up the Trans Canada Trail right into Ecology Park, where GreenUp will provide plenty of bike parking and a bike decorating station and face painting for the whole family to enjoy. (Photo: Karen Halley)
Everyone is encouraged to ride their bikes up the Trans Canada Trail right into Ecology Park, where GreenUp will provide plenty of bike parking and a bike decorating station and face painting for the whole family to enjoy. (Photo: Karen Halley)

Bring your bike lights for the ride home; the GreenUP Transportation and Urban Design department will provide plenty of bike parking and a bike decorating station for the kids.

Join The Paddling Puppeteer, Glen Caradus, at the camp circle for a puppet show and music. The Plugging into Nature puppet show tells the story of Edward, and his journey towards trading in screens for some ‘vitamin N’.

“This show is about the fast-paced world we live in,” Caradus says. “Being outside connects us to all that sustains our lives, like clean air and water, the pollinators and plants.”

Generously sponsored by the Healthy Kids Community Challenge, this special show will begin at 7 p.m.

Having worked at the park as an educator for the past 20 years, Caradus reminds us: “The Ecology Park is a place to come together as a community and have fun while enjoying the outdoors.”

The Paddling Puppeteer, Glen Caradus, pictured here at the 2017 GreenUP Ecology Park Family Night, will present the puppet show, Plugging into Nature, at this year's Annual Family Night & Lantern Walk event at Ecology Park on Thursday, August 23rd. (Photo: Karen Halley)
The Paddling Puppeteer, Glen Caradus, pictured here at the 2017 GreenUP Ecology Park Family Night, will present the puppet show, Plugging into Nature, at this year’s Annual Family Night & Lantern Walk event at Ecology Park on Thursday, August 23rd. (Photo: Karen Halley)

Join GreenUP Ecology Park staff for various activities, including a guided stream study and face painting. Bring your sense of adventure and complete our scavenger hunt for a chance to win a native bee hotel!

Children are encouraged to make a lantern at Family Night and then follow along a fluted lantern walk throughout the Ecology park trails. The walk will begin at 8 p.m.

“The highlight for my daughter is the evening lantern walk, which has become a tradition,” says Pendrith.

This year at Ecology Park Family Night, enjoy a stream study including dip netting and invertebrate identification along the banks of Meade Creek that runs right though the park.(Photo: Karen Halley)
This year at Ecology Park Family Night, enjoy a stream study including dip netting and invertebrate identification along the banks of Meade Creek that runs right though the park.(Photo: Karen Halley)

At this year’s Family Night, you’ll also have the opportunity to see the progress that’s been made on our new Ecology Park Children’s Education Shelter. This significant project is the first phase of GreenUP’s Growing Ecology Park Five-Year Investment Campaign, and when completed, it will ensure that we can continue to offer high-quality environmental education programming for the next generation of students.

The new facility is being constructed as part of a one-month Sustainable Building Intensive Course offered through the Endeavour Center for Sustainable Learning, Building, and Living. Co-directors of the Endeavour Centre, Chris Magwood and Jen Feigin, will be on-site from 6 to 7 p.m. to talk about the project and to highlight some of the key sustainability features.

This is very exciting for parents like Kathleen Crossley.

The annual GreenUP Ecology Park Family Night & Lantern Walk is a free event taking place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2018.
The annual GreenUP Ecology Park Family Night & Lantern Walk is a free event taking place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2018.

“The Ecology Park is a true treasure,” she says. “We are so lucky to have this little gem, and the people that run it, in the heart of Peterborough.”

Crossley has been bringing her children to Family Night for years.

“We love GreenUP’s family events, as the educators inspire us all to connect with nature, and our community in a free fun-filled evening. There is no other place where your children can run free with excitement and you (the parent) can be so relaxed.”

For more information about the Family Night event, please check our website greenup.on.ca or contact Danica Jarvis at danica.jarvis@greenup.on.ca or by calling 705-745-3238 ext 216.

Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market enjoying a harvest of success

By Barb Shaw -
Judging from its success to date, the Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market's "local food you can trust" message is resonating with the community. Sixty per cent of the market's vendors are primary producers who have gone through a third party inspection process to verify they grow 100 per cent of what they sell, with the remaining 40 per cent including bakers, prepared food vendors, artists, and community groups. Pictured is primary producer The Farm on Argyle, a family-oriented urban micro farm located just 2.5 kilometres from the market, that follows organic growing practices to produce a variety of fruit and vegetables. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)

Only two months after opening in their Citi-Centre Courtyard space in downtown Peterborough, the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market is enjoying a harvest of success.

Governed by the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Network (PFRN), the new market has been building trust with patrons while supporting primary producers, who go through a complex verification process before they are allowed to participate.

“We are a verified farmers’ market,” explains PFRN Board Chair Neil Hannam. “This is about local food you can trust.”

And trust is important to shoppers in the community, judging from the outstanding success of the market since its debut in early June — despite there already being two other farmers’ markets in Peterborough.

Local producer Hunnabees in Millbrook, beekeepers located 23 kilometres from the Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market, produces different varieties of natural honey, infused honey, and creamed honey as well as beeswax products. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)
Local producer Hunnabees in Millbrook, beekeepers located 23 kilometres from the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market, produces different varieties of natural honey, infused honey, and creamed honey as well as beeswax products. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)

Operating on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in a family-friendly and accessible space that nurtures community interactions, the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market is booming.

There’s little doubt that patrons of the market are connecting with the idea of buying directly from the farmer who grew, raised, harvested, or foraged the products that are being sold.

That’s because 60 per cent of the vendors at the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market are primary producers who have gone through a third-party inspection process to verify they grow 100 per cent of what they sell.

Local producer and MyPick-verified Chick-a-biddy Acres, a small farm located 30 kilometres from the Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market, produces a variety of leafy greens, herbs, and other vegetables. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)
Local producer and MyPick-verified Chick-a-biddy Acres, a small farm located 30 kilometres from the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market, produces a variety of leafy greens, herbs, and other vegetables. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)

Each primary producer must be verified either under MyPick®, a program started in 2006 by Farmers’ Markets Ontario, or another accepted third-party verification program.

Besides being a verified market, the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market has also quickly become a social asset for the community.

The design of the market provides areas where shoppers can sit, eat, visit, engage, and linger. There’s a festive atmosphere featuring live music, and the market is family friendly, with a kids’ zone that includes crafts, colouring, and water toys.

As well as local food, the Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market is a social asset for the community, with areas where shoppers can sit, eat, visit, engage, and linger, and family friendly, with a kids' zone that includes crafts, colouring, and water toys. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)
As well as local food, the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market is a social asset for the community, with areas where shoppers can sit, eat, visit, engage, and linger, and family friendly, with a kids’ zone that includes crafts, colouring, and water toys. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)

And, most importantly, there’s the food, with so many different flavours — including some you wouldn’t expect to find at a local farmers’ market.

Like agretti, which is grown locally using seeds imported from Italy. Also called saltwort, this salt-tolerant succulent has a lemony flavor that shoppers are going crazy for.

There’s also cinnamon cap mushrooms (they are great in risotto), lion’s mane mushrooms (offering a tremendous amount of protein and mouth feel to vegans), sprouts, and even squab (young pigeon).

At the Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market, you can find unique products not normally found at a local farmers' market, such as agretti (grown locally using seeds imported from Italy), cinnamon cap mushrooms, lion's mane mushrooms, and even squab. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)
At the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market, you can find unique products not normally found at a local farmers’ market, such as agretti (grown locally using seeds imported from Italy), cinnamon cap mushrooms, lion’s mane mushrooms, and even squab. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)

And thanks to the focus on 60 per cent of the market being represented by primary producers, hard cider is now available, as well as coffee from Carolinas Colombia which has been growing coffee on their own farm in Colombia and selling roasted coffee in Peterborough since 2012.

The market is also encouraging innovation and growth, with local farmers developing and building passive solar-supported greenhouses, so that local greens are now available eight months of the year.

According to Hannam, the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market looks forward to more collaboration and growth as more and more foodies, families, and eco-conscious consumers make it their Saturday destination.

Local prepared food vendor Two Dishes Cookshop, whose business is located near the Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market on Charlotte Street in downtown Peterborough, offers take-away home-cooked meals, salads, breads, and scones and other baked goods. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)
Local prepared food vendor Two Dishes Cookshop, whose business is located near the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market on Charlotte Street in downtown Peterborough, offers take-away home-cooked meals, salads, breads, and scones and other baked goods. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)

“It’s about enjoying the experience, slowing down, and having tons of fun,” Hannam says. “This is not just about feeding stomachs, it’s also about feeding minds.”

The Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market is located at 307 Aylmer Street North in downtown Peterborough and is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.

For more information, visit www.ptboregionalfarmersmarket.org or email info@ptboregionalfarmersmarket.com. For highlights of what’s available at the market and updates, you can also follow the market on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Kawartha Country Wines, the first winery in the Kawarthas, is located 46 kilometres from the Peterborough Regional Farmers' Market and offers fruit wines, fruit vinegars, jams, and jellies. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)
Kawartha Country Wines, the first winery in the Kawarthas, is located 46 kilometres from the Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market and offers fruit wines, fruit vinegars, jams, and jellies. (Photo: Jenn Austin-Driver)

Severe thunderstorm watch for the Kawarthas

By kawarthaNOW -

Environment Canada has ended the special weather statement for heavy rainfall and issued a severe thunderstorm watch for this afternoon (August 21) for the Kawarthas.

Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and torrential rain.

The threat of severe thunderstorms will begin this afternoon and persist through this evening.

Although the primary threats associated with these thunderstorms are torrential downpours and damaging winds, there is also the chance of an isolated tornado.

Fast-moving water across a road can sweep a vehicle away. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

This story will be updated as conditions change.

Safer waters beckon thanks to the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron

By Paul Rellinger -
Regardless of the size of your boat, "Boating 2: Beyond The Basics" will help you acquire new boating skills or brush up on the skills you already have. Registration is now open for the course, offered by the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron, which runs every Monday evening for six weeks beginning on September 17, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)

In a sink-or-swim world, the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron, while hopeful we can do the latter, is hard at it ensure we never do the former.

Since 1959, the local unit of Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons has trained thousands of pleasure boaters in safe practices and knowledge of area waterways via a number of training courses.

Starting Monday, September 17th, “Boating 2: Beyond The Basics” will be offered anew, allowing holders of the required Pleasure Craft Operator’s Card to acquire new boating skills and/or brush up on skills that have long laid dormant. Course instruction is each Monday evening for six weeks through November 5th.

The course will be held at Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational Institute (175 Langton St., Peterborough). The cost is $145 for squadron members ($165 for non-members) with registration available online at www.boatingcourses.ca/cities/Peterborough.

“This course that talks about navigation, safety, anchoring, lines, ropes, knots … it’s a little bit of everything,” explains Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron commander Nick Cliteur.

Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron commander Nick Cliteur who, along with other squadron members, is an instructor of the "Boating 2: Beyond The Basics" course. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)
Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron commander Nick Cliteur who, along with other squadron members, is an instructor of the “Boating 2: Beyond The Basics” course. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)

He says this is the third year Boating 2 has been offered, noting it evolved from the breaking up of a much more comprehensive course into two smaller courses.

Upon completing the Boating Two course — all pass, assures Cmdr. Cliteur — those interested can opt to take Boating 3, which focuses on marine navigation skills.

“We try to convince you that if you stick around for another six weeks, we’ll introduce you to charts and how to navigate, and how to get round safely using a compass, bearings and that sort of stuff,” Cmdr. Cliteur says.

“Some people are happy just taking the Boating 2 course, and then some say ‘Hey, that was so interesting, I’m sticking around for Boating 3.’ We average seven to 10 students in our courses and can accommodate a maximum of 20.

“The nice thing about that is we have seven to 10 instructors, people who have been on the water boating for years and years. It’s one-on-one. That’s why we know that by the time they’re finished the course, they will pass.”

All instructors are squadron members, Cmdr. Cliteur among them.

“We’re very fortunate to have some very talented people instructing. We have a guy who knows everything about anchors. He teaches that part. I’m pretty good with spring and fall lay-ups: how to get ready for the boating season and how to put things to bed. Trent-Severn (Waterway) always has a person come and join us just to talk about how to get through the locks.”

The "Boating 2: Beyond The Basics" course also includes information on how to navigate through the locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)
The “Boating 2: Beyond The Basics” course also includes information on how to navigate through the locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)

With the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron set to mark its 60th anniversary next year — its charter was granted June 17, 1959 upon the passing of the basic piloting exam by 10 members of what was then the Peterborough Piloting Club — a number of outreach activities are being planned. Details will be posted on the squadron’s social media platforms as well as its website at www.peterboroughsafeboating.org.

According to Cmdr. Cliteur, one can look no further than the membership to explain the squadron’s track record of success.

“Every organization, including us, would love to increase membership but we’ve been very consistent,” he says.

“I’d love to find a way to meet and greet younger people and invite them to come and join us with their ideas. Whatever works for them, we’d love to get them involved. Everybody likes to do something, so we try and find out what those somethings are.”

In partnership with Transport Canada, the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons offer a free recreational vessel courtesy check to confirm compliance with Transport Canada;s Safe Boating Guide. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)
In partnership with Transport Canada, the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons offer a free recreational vessel courtesy check to confirm compliance with Transport Canada;s Safe Boating Guide. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)

“For the tenth year, we’ve gone out and dedicated a few hours at various locations and met other boaters and made sure their boats are safe as a free courtesy,” Cmdr. Cliteur says.

“It shows people the passion we have for boating and for boating safety. On August 25th, we’ll be meeting people at the locks in Buckhorn for the Rock The Locks event. It’s a chance for the people on my bridge to get out and answer questions and have a fun activity for three or four hours.

“We have some of the most enterprising members. We like to do more than just boat. During the winter months, when the boats are put to bed, we like to get out and do things like bowling or curling, just for a day or evening out.”

Among its activities, the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron does educational outreach in the community. Pictured are squadrom members at an awareness and information booth at St. John's Anglican Church in Lakefield in June, which featured a special "Boaters Blessing" service. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)
Among its activities, the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron does educational outreach in the community. Pictured are squadrom members at an awareness and information booth at St. John’s Anglican Church in Lakefield in June, which featured a special “Boaters Blessing” service. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)

On a personal level, Cmdr. Cliteur is proud to join a long line of predecessors who have guided the squadron and kept it true to its mandate.

“I took an oath to promote boating safety, to support the members of the bridge, to support the membership in ensuring that everything that we can do to take our membership to the next level, by listening, being involved, and working with the national team,” he says.

“Recreational boating is as strong as ever. People are finding it a little more difficult to buy bigger units but, on the other hand, we’re seeing a huge increase in the number of people using personal watercraft. That’s as much a vessel as a 30 or 35-foot unit.

“We’re trying to figure out a way to reach out to those people to teach us how we can make it safer for them or give them information to stay safe out there. That is the one challenge we have. It’s critical that they understand the importance of being safe on the water and that we work together to ensure that.”

Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2019, is a unit of Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons, which celebrated its 80th anniverary this year. (Graphic courtesy of Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons)
Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2019, is a unit of Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons, which celebrated its 80th anniverary this year. (Graphic courtesy of Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons)

Canadian Power Squadron (CPS) was founded in Windsor in 1938 after a group of boaters travelled to the Detroit Power Squadron to take the United States Power Squadrons Coastal Navigation Course. Upon their successful completion of the course, they formed the Windsor Power Squadron. There are now 166 squadrons in all provinces and the Yukon Territory.

CPS was incorporated in 1947 and, in 1985, changed its name to Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons. At that time, the French name, Escadrilles canadiennes de plaisance, was formally adopted.

businessNOW – August 20, 2018

By kawarthaNOW -
Local restaurant entrepreneurs Rejean Maranda and Cameron Green, owners and operators of Kettle Drums and McThirsty's Pub in Peterborough, have officially opened their latest venture: The Thirsty Goose pub and restaurant in downtown Port Hope. (Photo: The Thirsty Goose)

This week’s round-up of regional business news includes the grand opening of The Thirsty Goose in Port Hope, the 20 young entrepreneurs selected for FastStart Peterborough’s Camp Startup, the re-opening of Kawartha Credit Union’s branch at Chemong Road in Peterborough, and the closing of the Nordia call centre in Lindsay.

Also featured is a review by the City of Peterborough of residents’ concerns for transportation and storm water related to the proposed Ashborough Village development in East City, a donation by Christensen Fine Art to the Brock Mission, and the rebranding of Dr. Doug’s Family Chiropractic Centre in Peterborough.

Regional business events added this week include Lift Lock Escape’s grand opening in downtown Peterborough on August 21st, the Peterborough Chamber PBX at the Innovation Cluster on September 4th, the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough 2018-19 season kick-off meeting on September 5th, the Port Hope Chamber’s 17th Annual Golf Tournament on September 13th, and the Lindsay Chamber’s Fall Golf Classic Tournament on September 20th.

We publish businessNOW every week. If you’d like us to promote your business news or event in businessNOW, please email business@kawarthanow.com.

Rejean Maranda and Cameron Green’s latest venture The Thirsty Goose officially open in downtown Port Hope

Cam Green and Rej Maranda (third and fourth from left) and Eric cut the ribbon officially opening The Thirsty Goose at 63 Walton Street in downtown Port Hope. Also pictured is Paul Mintha, Vice President of the Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce, Councillor Terry Hickey, Martha Ciana of the Port Hope HBIA, and Councillor Jeff Lees. (Photo: Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce / Facebook)
Cam Green and Rej Maranda (third and fourth from left) and Eric cut the ribbon officially opening The Thirsty Goose at 63 Walton Street in downtown Port Hope. Also pictured is Paul Mintha, Vice President of the Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce, Councillor Terry Hickey, Martha Ciana of the Port Hope HBIA, and Councillor Jeff Lees. (Photo: Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce / Facebook)

Although it’s been open for business since late July, The Thirsty Goose at 63 Walton Street in downtown Port Hope held its official grand opening last Friday (August 17th).

The Thirsty Goose is a joint venture of local restaurant entrepreneurs Rejean Maranda and Cameron Green, owners and operators of Kettle Drums and McThirsty’s Pub in Peterborough.

Located next to Furby House Books, the pub offers a range of domestic, imported, and craft beers.

The menu includes soup, salad, nachos, a burger, sandwich, and several varieties of chicken wings, and some unusual offerings including “Stirling’s Delight” — a fried donut topped with cinnamon apples, whipped cream, candied pecans, Canadian maple syrup and bacon.

There’s also weekly live entertainment on Thursdays, Fridays, or Saturdays.

The Thirsty Goose is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. from Monday to Saturday (open past 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays).

For more information, visit thethirstygoose.ca or follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Twenty youth entrepreneurs selected to participate in Camp Startup at Camp Kawartha in September

Some of the 20 youth entrepreneurs selected for the Camp Startup business bootcamp at Camp Kawartha from September 14-15, 2018. (Photo courtesy of the Innovation Cluster)
Some of the 20 youth entrepreneurs selected for the Camp Startup business bootcamp at Camp Kawartha from September 14-15, 2018. (Photo courtesy of the Innovation Cluster)

Last Wednesday (August 15) at its E-Connect event at Publican House Brewery in downtown Peterborough, FastStart Peterborough announced the 20 successful applicants for the upcoming Camp Startup entrepreneurial bootcamp.

Richard Mathieu, Kasandra Gill, Abdullah Alvi, Conor Lynch, Amber Pula, Katrina Schouten, Ranvijay Singh, Sulfiya Moideen, Amitozdeep Singh, Vinny Lana, Krishma Gabba, Geoff Wolfer, Gaurav Ahuja, Erica Rankin, Reilly de Jong, Meet Nakrani, Tyson McDonald, Atam Goyal, Dylan Trepanier, and Timothy Bissonnette will all be participating in Camp Startup, which takes place from September 14th to 16th at Camp Kawartha.

The participants — all between the ages of 18 and 29 — were selected based on their innovative business ideas, ranging from helping the environment to increasing accessibility, during the application process.

FastStart Peterborough is a youth entrepreneurship training partnership that brings together Trent University, Fleming College, and the Innovation Cluster

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Camp Startup to bring 20 young entrepreneurs together for a weekend of team-building and networking

“Each year we present this event for 20 new aspiring youth entrepreneurs to experience getting out of their comfort zone and learning new skills,” says Rosalea Terry, Marketing Manager and Senior Innovation Specialist of the Innovation Cluster. “This year, we have re-envisioned the experience to be a more inclusive and well-rounded experience, going to Camp Kawartha for outdoor activities rather than a canoeing portage trip.

The 20 successful applicants will participate in a weekend of business, networking, and leadership challenges. Campers will arrive at Camp Kawartha Friday evening for an icebreaker night, following Saturday and Sunday with team-building exercises while implementing their own enterprise ideas.

To end the experience on Sunday, campers in their group will pitch to a panel of established judges in entrepreneurship and business, that they will have been preparing throughout the weekend. Members of the winning team will split $500 in cash to go towards entrepreneurial pursuits.

“This exercise is a great way to combine everything the participants have learned over the weekend to convey in a business pitch,” Terry says. “When the youth finish the trip, they are always more confident in a group setting and the abilities they have as an entrepreneur.”

Many past participants of the experience have since went on to build businesses through both the FastStart program and the Innovation Cluster.

 

Kawartha Credit Union celebrates grand re-opening of Chemong Road branch in Peterborough

The Chemong Road branch of Kawartha Credit Union. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Credit Union)
The Chemong Road branch of Kawartha Credit Union. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Credit Union)

Last Wednesday (August 15), the Kawartha Credit Union celebrated the grand re-opening of its retail location on Chemong Road in Peterborough.

“We are very excited to further invest in the Peterborough community with this renovation to our Chemong Road branch,” says Kawartha Credit Union CEO Robert Wellstood. “It offers us the opportunity to better serve our Peterborough members through our innovative service model, and round out access to our competitive products and services in every corner of the city.”

Led by branch manager Dana Chambers, the Chemong Road location offers features included a a branch ambassador who greets members and determines how their needs can best be met, private offices (not teller stations) where staff can have confidential conversations about members’ financial needs and provide wealth management advice and lending services, and two 24-hour ATMs.

The reception area of the renovated Kawartha Credit Union branch at 1091 Chemong Road in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Credit Union)
The reception area of the renovated Kawartha Credit Union branch at 1091 Chemong Road in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Credit Union)

“We will be moving all of our branches to this new format over the next few years,” Wellstood says. “It has been well-received by members at our Peterborough branches and also in Brockville and Kingston.”

The branch at 1091 Chemong Road is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

For more information, visit www.kawarthacu.com.

 

Nordia announces Lindsay call centre to close in December 2018

The Nordia call centre located at the Whitney Town Centre on Kent Street in Lindsay. (Photo: Nordia)
The Nordia call centre located at the Whitney Town Centre on Kent Street in Lindsay. (Photo: Nordia)

Nordia announced last Wednesday (August 15) that it’s closing its Lindsay call centre effective December 21, 2018.

Located at the Whitney Town Centre on Kent Street, the call centre currently employees 63 people (48 customer service representatives and five management and support staff, with another 10 employees on leave). The call centre was previously operated by American multinational corporation Sykes Enterprises.

Nordia director of communications Philip Van Leeuwen says the decision to close was made because of the high cost of rent, the difficulty of attracting employees, and the limited opportunities for business growth in the area.

Nordia operates 14 call centres with more than 5,000 employees across Canada in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario — including 300 employees at its Peterborough call centre.

Van Leeuwen says the Lindsay employees will be able to apply for positions at Nordia’s other call centres. Nordia will offer severance packages to eligible employees, and will offer job skills training and assistance with resume preparation and job searches.

In September 2016, employees of the Lindsay call centre voted to join the United Steelworkers union, joining employees at Nordia call centres at Kitchener, Quebec City, and Sherbrooke who were already members of the union. Those three call centres continue to operate.

 

The draft plan for the proposed 700-unit Ashborough Village development east of Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough's East City. (Graphic: City of Peterborough)
The draft plan for the proposed 700-unit Ashborough Village development east of Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough’s East City. (Graphic: City of Peterborough)
Following a community meeting on Ashborough Village (the proposed development of a 700-unit subdivision east of Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough’s East City), the City of Peterborough has announced it will address concerns raised by residents about traffic and storm water management.

In response to residents’ concerns, City Council will be asked to commit funds for a transportation review in early 2018. The new development will also be required to address storm water management on its site.

“The planning application process is facilitating conversations between residents, the applicant, and the City on existing situations as well as on new conditions that we expect to change with the projected growth in that part of the City,” says Brad Appleby, subdivision control and special projects planner with the City of Peterborough.

As part of the subdivision agreement, the city will acquire a block of property currently owned by the Ashborough Village developer to address off-site storm water management concerns raised by residents who live north of the proposed development. Once the property is in city ownership, the City will have the ability to implement improvements by directing water to the newly acquired property, subject to the approval of the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority.

A full report from City staff on the draft plan of subdivision application for Ashborough Village will be released on Thursday, August 23rd and it will go to the General Committee on Monday, August 27th. Residents will have an opportunity to speak to City Council on the item during the meeting on August 2th.

City Council will consider the item at its meeting on Monday, September 10th.

 

Christensen Fine Art to donate $4,352 to Brock Mission

Peer and Lori Christensen of Christensen Fine Art have announced they will be donating $4,352 to the Brock Mission for its new building fund.

The Christensens raised the money during a close-out sale when they moved from their downtown storefront location earlier this summer.

The pair will present a cheque to Bill McNabb, Executive Director of the Brock Mission, on the building site at 217 Murray Street at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 21st.

 

Dr. Doug’s Family Chiropractic Centre to rebrand as Peterborough Maximized Living Chiropractic Centre

The new name and brand of Dr. Doug's Family Chiropractic Centre.
The new name and brand of Dr. Doug’s Family Chiropractic Centre.

Dr. Doug’s Family Chiropractic Centre (354 Charlotte St, Peterborough) is being rebranded as Peterborough Maximized Living Chiropractic Centre.

Owned and operated by well-known local chiropractor Dr. Doug Lukinuk, Dr. Doug’s Family Chiropractic Centre will officially reopen under its new name on Wednesday, September 19th.

The grand reopening takes place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and will feature tours, demonstrations, and refreshments. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony will take at 2 p.m. and will be attended by Peterborough Mayor Daryl Bennett and other dignitaries and guests.

According to a media release, Peterborough Maximized Living Chiropractic Centre will include new and expanded services such as wellness, workshops, and fitness classes.

For more information, visit ptbomaxlivingchiro.com.

 

Lift Lock Escape grand opening in downtown Peterborough on August 21

Find out if you have what it takes to save humanity from nuclear Armageddon in the Judgment Day escape room at Lift Lock Escape. The new entertainment business in downtown Peterborough, which also offers virtual reality gaming and a board game cafe, has its grand opening on August 21, 2018. (Photo: Lift Lock Escape)
Find out if you have what it takes to save humanity from nuclear Armageddon in the Judgment Day escape room at Lift Lock Escape. The new entertainment business in downtown Peterborough, which also offers virtual reality gaming and a board game cafe, has its grand opening on August 21, 2018. (Photo: Lift Lock Escape)

Lift Lock Escape in downtown Peterborough is having its official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21st.

Located at 351A George Street North, Lift Lock Escape is an entertainment business featuring escape rooms, virtual reality systems and games, and a board game cafe.

Designed for groups of two to eight people, escape rooms are real-life interactive story quests where you have to find hidden objects, figure out clues, and solve puzzles to achieve an objective within a designated time limit. Lift Lock Escape is launching with the Judgment Day escape room (“Will you be able to save mankind from nuclear Armageddon?”) with Super Jail Breakout (“Can you get out in time?”) coming soon.

Lift Lock Escape will also offer two virtual reality stations, featuring the Oculus and HTC Vive VR systems and a catalog of games, as well a board game cafe.

For more information, visit www.liftlockescape.com.

 

Peterborough Chamber PBX at Innovation Cluster on September 4

The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is hosting its next PBX (Peterborough Business Exchange) event from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4th at the Innovation Cluster (270 George St. N., 3rd Floor, Peterborough).

Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.

For more information, peterboroughchamber.ca.

 

Women’s Business Network of Peterborough Season Kick-off Meeting on September 5

The Women’s Business Network of Peterborough (WBN) launches its 2018-19 season with a kick-off meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5th at the Holiday Inn Waterfront (150 George St., Peterborough).

The meeting will feature three WBN members — 2018 Member of the Year Tracey Ormond of That’s A Wrap Catering, Monika Carmichael of Trent Valley Honda, and photographer Heather Doughty — sharing their stories with other members.

Networking begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the speakers at 7:30 p.m.

The event is free for WBN members but anyone can register online for $50 and come as a guest (space permitting). For more information and to register as a guest, visit www.womensbusinessnetwork.net.

 

Port Hope Chamber 17th Annual Golf Tournament on September 13

The Port Hope & District Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 17th Annual Golf Tournament beginning at 11:30 a.m. (shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.) on Thursday, September 13th at the Ash Brook Golf Club (7215 Dale Rd., Port Hope).

The event includes lunch, 18 holes of golf (cart included), and a steak dinner. There will be a best ball fun tournament and prizes.

Tickets are $110. For more information and to register, visit www.porthopechamber.com.

 

Business After Hours in Bridgenorth on September 19

The Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism’s next Business After Hours event takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19th.

During the “Bridgenorth Hop”, the Chamber will visit members in Bridgenorth, including Bridgenorth Deli, Style Boutique, and TCB Office Furniture & Supplies.

More details will be announced as the date nears.

 

Lindsay Chamber Fall Golf Classic Tournament on September 20

The Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Fall Golf Classic Tournament from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 20th at the Lindsay Golf & Country Club (282 Lindsay St. S., Lindsay).

The event fee of $141.25 includes a BBQ lunch, 18 holes of golf (cart included), and dinner. There will be prizes for women’s and men’s closest and longest drive, most honest and winning teams, and putting and chipping contests.

For more information and to register, visit www.lindsaychamber.com.

 

New Venture Workshop in Buckhorn on September 26

New Venture Session on September 26, 2018 is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs or startups looking for support in the business community. (Photo: Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development)
New Venture Session on September 26, 2018 is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs or startups looking for support in the business community. (Photo: Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development)

Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development is hosting a workshop for entrepreneurs from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 26th at St. Matthew – St. Aidans Church (1946 Lakehurst Rd., Buckhorn).

The “New Venture Session” is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs or startups looking for support in the business community. The session will provide an overview of the foundations of starting and running a business, resources and programs that are available for entrepreneurs in Peterborough & the Kawarthas, the business model canvas exercise, how to access support from the Business Advisory Centre, and getting started on the “Startup Checklist”.

Presented in partnership with Selwyn Township, Trent Lakes, and Curve Lake First Nation, the workshop is free and you can register at www.eventbrite.ca/e/new-venture-workshop-tickets-48692197674.

 

Next Kawartha Chamber B.O.S.S. session takes place on October 3

The Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism’s next B.O.S.S. (Business Owners Sharing Solutions) session is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2nd at Camp Kawartha (1010 Birchview Rd., Douro-Dummer).

The session will explore team building programs, practices, and activities, and discuss the importance of establishing trust, setting goals, and honouring the goals of others. Refreshments will be provided.

More details will be coming soon. For more information, email events@kawarthachamber.ca.

 

Love Local Ptbo Business Expo on October 3

Love Local Expo 2018

The Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce’s Love Local Business Expo will take place this year from noon to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3rd.

The region’s largest business showcase, in previous years the Expo took place at the Morrow Building during September. While spacious, the location was also somewhat uncomfortable during the heat of late summer and required a lot of carpets to cover up the concrete floor.

This year’s Expo is taking place at the Envinrude Centre, which features air conditioning and hardwood floors.

Watch for more details as the date gets closer, but you can register for a booth now at peterboroughchamber.ca.

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