Two people have been murdered in two separate incidents in the Kawarthas over the weekend, in Trent Hills and in Kawartha Lakes, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
On Saturday (August 18) at around 4:15 a.m., officers from the Northumberland Detachment of the OPP responded to a reported shooting at an address on Church Street between Trent River Road and Daley Road, north of Campbellford in the municipality of Trent Hills.
Officers arrived on scene to find 43-year-old Scott MacDonald suffering from obvious trauma from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local area hospital where he later died.
According to witnesses, two suspects were observed departing from the scene.
The homicide is being investigated by members of the OPP Northumberland Major Crime Unit, OPP Central Region Forensic Identification Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team, and the OPP Canine Unit, under the direction of Detective Inspector Gerald Scherer of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.
Police do not believe there is any threat to public safety as a result of this incident. They are asking anyone with information regarding this crime to contact the Northumberland OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
In the other weekend incident, on Sunday (August 19) at around 9:25 a.m., officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the OPP responded to an apparent murder-suicide at an address on Spen Haven Road in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Officers arrived at the residence to find a 51-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation has concluded the woman’s death is a homicide.
The incident is being investigated by members of the OPP City of Kawartha Lakes Major Crime Unit, OPP Central Region Forensic Identification Unit, under the direction of Detective Inspector Matt Watson of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.
The names of the two deceased people are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Police advised there is no threat to public safety as a result of this incident, and are asking anyone with information regarding this crime to contact the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or 705-324-6741.
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Dewey Via is coming up from St. Augustine in Florida to perform in the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on September 11, 2018. (Publicity photo)
If John and Vicki Cranfield were beach people, this story would end right here.
Showplace Performance Centre presents Dewey Via
When: Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at 8 p.m. Where: Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough) How much: $30
Tickets available in person at the Showplace Box Office, by phone at 705-742-7469, or online at www.showplace.org.
Fortunately for local live music fans, the Peterborough couple likes to explore when on vacation.
Such was the case during a trip to historic St. Augustine, Florida in early 2015.
It was there, in that city’s quaint downtown, that their senses were first awakened to the sounds and sights of singer, guitarist, and songwriter Dewey Via (pronounced Vi). So impressed was Cranfield that he invited Via — urged would be more precise — to bring his abundant talent to Canada for the first time.
In September of that same year, before a packed Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre, Via headlined at venue’s former Elite Blues Series. Now, three years to the day, Via returns to the same space on Tuesday, September 11th. Tickets to the 8 p.m. show cost $30 at the box office or online at www.showplace.org.
VIDEO: “Soliciting The Affections (Of My ‘Ole Lady)” – Dewey Via
“John and Vicki were repeat visitors (to the Mi Casa Café) and we struck up a friendship,” recalls Via, 55, of making the Cranfields’ acquaintance.
“They really liked the music. John kept at it … ‘Why don’t you come to Canada?’ He was involved at that time with the blues thing at Showplace. I also went to Midland and did a performance there. We have a pretty good following from up that way that comes to St. Augustine every year. We’ve made a lot of good friends from there, so it’s nice when can go back up and have a good time hanging out with everybody.”
Cranfield says curiosity brought him and his wife to the Mia Casa Café, but a deep appreciation of Via’s talent and onstage persona has brought them back every year since.
Dewey Via performing in Villano Beach, Florida, in 2017. (Photo: Dennis Miele / Facebook)
“We wandered around St. Augustine and kept hearing his name,” says Cranfield.
“Walking down the street one day by this pub, we heard this amazing voice and guitar and went in. He’s very talented but he’s passionate too. I’ve never seen him just deliver a song with no passion. There’s a saying down there when people are talking about him, that he should do an album called Better Than. Every time he does a cover, he puts his own twist on it or he combines it with another song and everyone comes up and says ‘That was better than the original.'”
A native of Virginia, Via was a plumber before trading in his toolbox for a guitar case full time. Soon enough, St. Augustine, with its bustling live music scene, beckoned.
“I did my family thing and career earlier and decided in my later years I want to try and play music,” says Via.
VIDEO: “Wake Me Up” – Dewey Via
“I’m not trying to be a star or anything. I want to make a decent living at it and we do okay. St. Augustine is a good place to be able to do that. There’s this cool vibe here. It’s akin to living near a theme park without really living near a theme park. It’s the nation’s oldest city, so we draw a huge number of tourists every day of every year. A lot of them come for the music and the art.”
Describing his music as “organic,” Via says his talent “comes from inside,” adding “I don’t use any gadgets or anything. I might run a little delay on the board once in awhile but that’s about it. I try to keep it interesting for myself and the audience.”
A typical set sees Via serve up a wide mix of genres.
“I’m doing some Lionel Ritchie and bluegrass tunes and a Bill Withers song and then a John Prine song … Americana I would say. But I also do The Beatles, The Who, stuff like that. I also do a fair amount of original material. I just released a double album that I recorded about a year or so ago with The Moses Creek Band, a live project. I prefer live stuff. That’s what people really want to hear. They come to buy an album and they say, ‘Hey man, we want to hear what you do here.’
Dewey Via with his wife Tara earlier this year in Key West in Florida. (Photo: Dewey Via / Facebook)
According to Cranfield, the plan was to bring Via back to Peterborough last year but Via’s wife Tara — they married in June prior to his first Peterborough visit — was in the midst of battling breast cancer.
Via says she’s doing “really well” now” and, as a talented artist herself, remains the creative anchor of his merchandising.
Along with his Nexicom Studio show, Via will perform a gig at the Publican House Brewery and play at the wedding of the Cranfields’ daughter Kim. As well, he’ll head to Midland again for a gig there. In between, he’ll indulge his passion of fishing. Last time here, he got out on Chandos Lake.
“I was surprised how much the countryside up your way looks like Virginia,” says Via.
“The people were amazingly nice and respectful of the music. In Canada, it seems, the audience is quiet. They don’t want anybody talking while you’re playing. That’s so different from here.”
VIDEO: “Sleeping on the Floor” – Dewey Via
There’s another difference, notes Cranfield, and it bothers him to no end.
“It’s the same situation as here, in that musicians don’t get paid by the bars,” Cranfield says.
“What we noticed down there is Dewey has a big tip jar. Most nights it’s full. Not just ones, but twenties, tens, fives. That’s how he’s making his living. We go to the Black Horse and nobody tips. It’s just not done in Canada. I don’t know why that is.
“You go for dinner, a couple of beers, so you’re willing to pay for that but you don’t pay for the music. I think it’s a sad statement. If I’m there for three hours or even an hour listening to somebody play, I should be paying him. The Americans just do that. Musicians here are playing for fun basically.”
VIDEO: “Small Town” – Dewey Via
His trek north aside, Via says his St. Augustine performance schedule — he plays four shows weekly at the Mi Casa Café and one at a sports bar — suits him just fine.
“I get a lot of advice about going on the road and doing this and that but it would have to be awfully appealing,” he says.
“I enjoy my job and being here. I get to see so many different faces. We meet a lot of friends here. I drive five minutes to work. It gives me the opportunity to fish a couple of days a week. I am pretty blessed.
“I was a plumber for a long time and that’s great work. I loved it but I wanted to try and do this. It wasn’t easy at first. I had to keep my day job for a long time, but I eventually got to where I could just do this.”
Now working on another solo CD release — he says it will “probably” be a live project again — he and wife Tara may hit the road at some point and “maybe flip over across the pond” to Europe. Wherever his music takes him, be it St. Augustine or Peterborough or Midland or points as yet unknown, the opportunity to bring his music to people is something he says he’ll never take for granted.
“It’s always humbling,” says Via. “My job is to make people happy. I don’t do politics or religion or anything in my show.”
“You come to a show and we’re going to make music and have a good time, have a few drinks and relax and leave the world behind for awhile. I see all the smiles when I’m playing. That’s a huge reward right there. They’re here (in St. Augustine) on vacation to enjoy themselves. My job is to help them do that. It’s very gratifying.”
“I could push and press but I really have no delusions about being a star. I’m just here to entertain people and that’s what I do. I’m looking forward to doing it as long as I can.”
And if the Cranfields continue to bring their friend back home with them, is Canadian citizenship a possibility?
“Who knows? It’d sure be easier to get across the border.”
For more information on Dewey Via, visit www.deweyvia.com. To check out Showplace’s full fall and winter lineup and for ticket details, visit www.showplace.org.
The Ashburnham Village Business Improvement Area is screening the 2017 adventure comedy film "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" on a 24-foot outdoor movie screen in Peterborough's East City at 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, 2018. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)
For the third year in a row, the Ashburnham Village Business Improvement Area is hosting a family-friendly summer outdoor movie night in Peterborough’s East City.
Note on the film being shown
Originally, the live-action and computer-animated comedy film Peter Rabbit was to be screened, but the film has now been changed.
The 2017 adventure comedy film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will be shown on a 24-foot-screen at 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 26th.
A 24-foot movie screen will be set up across Hunter Street East, facing east toward Rogers Street. Hunter Street East will be closed between Burnham and Rogers Street for the event.
Admission is by voluntary donation, with a recommended amount of $5 per family or $2 per person.
The event is intended for families, and smoking and alcohol are not permitted.
People are asked to bring lawn chairs and blankets (seating will be on the road and sidewalks) and arrive from 7 to 7:30 p.m., with admission beginning at 7:45 p.m. and the film screening at 8 p.m.
VIDEO: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle< Official Trailer
All proceeds from admission will go to support The Canadian Canoe Museum, which is raising funds for a new facility adjacent to the Peterborough Lift Lock in East City.
And speaking of the the Peterborough Lift Lock, check out the new brilliant new bike racks in East City. The bike racks were created by Peterborough company City Welding Works.
YMCA of Central East Ontario is seeking nominations for the 2018 YMCA Peace Medal, which will be awarded to a local peacemaker during YMCA Peace Week, which takes place from November 17-24, 2018. (Graphic: YMCA)
The YMCA of Central East Ontario is seeking nominations for the 2018 YMCA Peace Medal.
Each year, YMCAs across Canada celebrate acts of peace by recognizing individuals and groups who — without any special resources, status, wealth, or position — have demonstrated a commitment to building peace within their community or communities elsewhere in the world.
“We know that there are some outstanding people in our community,” says Cindy Mytruk, Peace Week Coordinator at the YMCA of Central East Ontario – Balsillie Family Branch, “By recognizing the ways that these individuals and groups are working towards peace, we have the opportunity to learn, share and make our own commitments to get involved in peace work.”
During YMCA Peace Week, which takes place from November 17th to 24th, 2018, local peacemakers will receive special recognition at Peace Medal ceremonies across Canada. During Peace Week, YMCA programming across the country will have a component of peace woven throughout so that participants, young and old, can contemplate what peace means to themselves and their loved ones.
Peacemakers are selected through a nomination process. Nomination forms are available at YMCA branches or at www.ymcaofceo.ca.
Completed Peace Medallion nominations must be submitted to the YMCA of Central East Ontario – Balsillie Family Branch Peterborough no later than 10 p.m. on Friday, October 5th, 2018. Nominations may be submitted by mail to 123 Aylmer Street South, Peterborough, ON, K9J 3H8 or via email to cindy.mytruk@ceo.ymca.ca.
Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to community building, empathy and understanding of diverse perspectives, advocating positive change in the community, building and strengthening community connections and inspiring others to foster peace.
Nominations should focus on activities that have taken place within the last two years. Self-nominations will not be considered, and professionals who are paid to do peacemaking work are not eligible for nomination.
Since 1987, more than 1,500 people and groups across Canada have received a YMCA Peace Medal. In the Peterborough area, Charmaine Magumbe was honoured with the 2017 Peace Medal for her work as an advocate for racial justice.
Angela Seeger sings as Adele, Kara Chandler sings as Lady Gaga, and Jeremy Wright sings as Paul McCartney in The Legends, a free concert at Peterborough Musicfest on August 18, 2018 at Del Crary Park in Peterborough. (Supplied graphic)
Peterborough Musicfest presents The Legends
When: Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 8 p.m. Where: Del Crary Park (100 George St. N., Peterborough) How much: free
Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets (lawn chairs are available to rent for $4/chair). VIP seating available for Sponsors and Fest Friends. No smoking, alcohol, or pets permitted. There’s no public parking at Del Crary Park, but there’s neighborhood street parking nearby and ample parking in downtown Peterborough.
As the 32nd Peterborough Musicfest season dances its way to its August 25th finale, here’s a bit of pop music trivia to impress your friends with.
More than 2,200 artists have covered Paul McCartney’s melancholic ballad “Yesterday” … and that’s only the acts we know about. That makes McCartney’s 1965 gem one of the most-covered songs in popular music history.
On Saturday, August 18th, at Del Crary Park, we’ll be reminded — again — how timeless that ode to love lost is when Legends Live takes to the Fred Anderson Stage, paying tribute to not only Sir McCartney’s music but also two more recent musical icons: Adele and Lady Gaga.
Admission is free to the 8 p.m. show.
Presented by Burlington-based Bounty Enterprises — a tribute act promoter which has brought audiences Abbamania, Night Fever, An Evening of Englebert, and This Is Tom Jones to mention but a few — Legends Live has at its core an all-Canadian cast backed by the Abbamania band (studio musicians, singers and violinists) and the Chicago Transit horn section. In total, the cast numbers 13.
Just this past Saturday (August 11th), Musicfest presented Bob Seger tribute act Against The Wind and will close out the 2018 free concert series August 25th with Classic Albums Live: Chronicle Volume 1 by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
VIDEO: Angela Seeger performing as Adele and Jeremy Wright performing as Paul McCartney
With tribute acts headlining three of Musicfest’s last five concerts of the summer, it’s clear the plan is to strike a season-ending familiar note for live music fans.
St. Catharines singer Angela Seeger with her Adele look. (Photo: Angela Seeger / Facebook)
According to Bounty Enterprises CEO and Legends Live producer Garry Lichach, this is the first time this three-tribute-acts-in-one production has come to Peterborough, although it has toured around the globe.
Featured will be Jeremy Wright of Hamilton portraying McCartney, Angela Seeger of St. Catharines taking to the stage as Adele, and Kara Chandler of Brantford performing as Lady Gaga.
“People will be surprised how close to the three singers these people look and sound,” assures Lichach.
In paying homage to McCartney, Adele, and Lady Gaga, Legends Live recreates — note for note, chord for chord — the hit music of three multi Grammy Award-winning pop music superstars.
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney performs during the Gershwin Prize concert honouring him in the East Room of the White House, June 2, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Liverpool-born McCartney gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist and singer with The Beatles, his song-writing partnership with John Lennon producing arguably the most influential and instantly recognizable music of the post World War Two era.
When The Beatles broke up in 1970, McCartney fashioned a stellar second musical life, founding Wings with wife Linda Eastman, former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine, and drummer Denny Seiwell. Before disbanding in 1981, Wings produced a bevy of hit songs and headlined global tours.
A two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — with The Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1999 — McCartney has won an astounding 18 Grammy Awards and has written, or co-written, 32 songs that hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Knighted in 1997 for his services to music, McCartney is one of the wealthiest musicians in the world with an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion U.S.
Still touring at age 76, McCartney will release his 17th solo album, Egypt Station, this September.
Adele
Adele performing at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia, March 2017. She performed to over 70,000, a record attendance in South Australia. (Photo: Rob Sturman)
Although well less than half McCartney’s age, Adele — her full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins — is quickly attaining comparable status.
The 30 year old’s 2008 debut album, 19 — this and her subsequent records named for the age of the singer during their production — was certified seven times platinum in her native England and three times platinum in the United States, buoyed by the singles “Hometown Glory”, “Chasing Pavement”, “Cold Shoulder”, and “Make You Feel My Love”.
Unbelievably, Adele’s 2011 follow-up album 21 exceeded her debut album’s huge success. It was certified 16 times platinum in England and certified diamond in the United States, making it the best-selling album of 2011 and 2012 worldwide with sales in excess of 31 million. The album’s success was powered by five chart-topping singles: “Rolling In The Deep”, “Someone Like You”, “Set Fire To The Rain”, “Rumour Has It”, and “Turning Tables”.
After releasing “Skyfall” in 2010 — co-written and recorded for the James Bond film of the same name — Adele released her third album 25 in 2015. It was that year’s best-selling album and was certified diamond in the United States. Its lead single, “Hello”, became the first song in that country to sell more than one million copies within a week of its release.
With 14 Grammy Awards and counting, Adele has sold more than 100 million records. Named Artist of the Year by Billboard in 2011, 2012 and 2016, Time magazine listed her as one of the world’s most influential women in 2012 and again in 2016.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga performing on ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour at the Bell Centre in Montréal in 2014. (Photo: proacguy1 / Flickr)
New York City born Stefani Joanne Angelima Germanotta — is it any wonder the 32-year-old settled on Lady Gaga for her stage name? — exploded onto the pop music landscape with her 2008 debut album The Fame and its singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”, and maintained her momentum with the 2009 EP The Fame Monster.
However, it was her second full album, 2011’s Born This Way, that lifted her to worldwide acclaim, the title track becoming the fastest-selling song on iTunes with more than a million downloads in less than a week.
In 2016, with the release of her fifth album Joanne, Lady Gaga became the first woman to have four number one albums in the United States in this decade.
With total sales of 27 million albums and 146 million singles, Lady Gaga has received six Grammy Awards and was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year in 2015.
In addition, she has been praised for her philanthropic work and social activism, and for her non-profit organization, the Born This Way Foundation, which promotes youth empowerment and combats bullying.
Peterborough Musicfest is presenting 18 free-admission concerts featuring a total of 20 acts during its 32nd season — each staged on Wednesday and Saturday nights at Del Crary Park.
Overseen by general manager Tracey Randall and staff, a board of directors, and numerous volunteers, Peterborough Musicfest’s stated mission is to “provide diverse, affordable live music to enrich cultural and economic prosperity in our community.”
For more information on this concert or the entire 2018 season, visit www.ptbomusicfest.ca or phone the Peterborough Musicfest office at 705-755-1111.
Item #10 on our ultimate Peterborough & the Kawarthas summer bucket list for August: ZimArt's Rice Lake Gallery near Bailieboro. On over two acres of a picturesque farm overlooking Rice Lake, you will find the most comprehensive collection of Zimbabwean stone sculpture in Canada, with more than 300 hand-carved African stone sculptures, with some reaching a height of nine feet. Read on for 10 more unique summer experiences available to residents and visitors alike in Peterborough & the Kawarthas.
Whether you’re looking for an exciting new adventure, planning a staycation for your family, or simply want to get out and enjoy nature, there’s something for you all summer long in Peterborough & the Kawarthas.
Here are 11 must-try things to add to your summer bucket list in Peterborough & the Kawarthas for August.
This is part two of our ultimate Peterborough & the Kawarthas summer bucket list. If you’re looking for even more things to do, make sure to check out our list for July.
1. Paddle the backcountry at the largest park south of Algonquin
Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park in northern Peterborough County offers a backcountry experience for novice paddlers and seasoned trippers alike, with more than 100 campsites spread over six recommended loops accessible only by canoe or kayak.
Did you know that Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, located north of Woodview in the Township of North Kawartha, is the largest park south of Algonquin?
With 375 square kilometre areas of preserved wilderness and more than 100 campsites spread over six recommended loops, the park provides the perfect opportunity for a backcountry experience for novice paddlers and seasoned trippers alike.
The campsites can only be reached by canoe or kayak, and most require portaging to access them. But once you get there, you’ll be set — most of the campsites have three tent pads, a designated fire ring, a picnic table, and a privy toilet.
Prepare to experience beautiful nights under the stars, following a rewarding day of paddling. And you won’t have to worry about hearing anything other than the call of a loon: to maintain the wilderness atmosphere of Kawartha Highlands, the use of amplified stereo devices is prohibited throughout the park.
If you’re a first-time tripper, or want to rent gear, local adventure companies can offer you a variety of outfitting services, including trip planning advice, ultra-light canoes and kayaks, high-quality camping gear, pre-packed meals, pre- and post-trip accommodation, professional guides, and more. For your outfitting needs, check out Anstruther Marina in Apsley, Long Lake Lodge in Apsley, Adventure Outfitters in Lakefield, and Wild Rock Outfitters in Peterborough.
2. Shop at the largest country store in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
Lockside Trading Company in Young’s Point has more than 7,000 square feet of cottage and country items and attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year.
Lockside Trading Company in Young’s Point is the largest country store in Peterborough & the Kawarthas, offering 7,000 square feet of cottage and country items including high-quality indoor and outdoor furniture, home decor, clothing, lighting, giftware, and more.
Located in what was originally the lockmaster’s house for Lock 27 on the Trent Severn Waterway, Lockside was founded in 1987 as a tiny shop by Susan Mattucci and the late Brian Holmes. Over the past 20 years, it has grown into a full-service, four-season shopping destination that attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year.
Aside from the shopping, Lockside also offers an interior design service for your home, cottage, or business as well as Steamer’s Café, offering ice cream, milkshakes, specialty coffees and teas, coolies, and more.
A 20-minute drive north of Peterborough, Lockside Trading Company is located at 2805 River Avenue in Young’s Point, just off Highway 28. It’s open 362 days a year from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 1-888-714-0484 or 705-652-3940 or visit www.lockside.com.
Pulled pork poutine from the Angle Iron Kitchen food truck, owned and operated by Chef Brian Henry. (Photo: Angle Iron Kitchen / Facebook)
While you’re visiting Lockside, make sure to stop by the Angle Iron Kitchen food truck, located right beside the Young’s Point General Store (at 2095 Nathaway Drive, just around the corner from Lockside).
Owned and operated by Chef Brian Henry of The Spice Co., this isn’t your average chip truck. Most famous for their tacos (available with shrimp, butter chicken, curry, and butter chick pea), Angle Iron Kitchen’s menu also includes poutine (regular, pulled pork, and southwest chili) as well as a steak sandwich, fried chicken, and some unusual combos including chicken and waffles and pulled pork cheesecake.
Oh, and you can also get fries.
Angle Iron Kitchen is open daily from 11 a.m. to around 6 p.m. Follow them on Facebook.
3. Challenge yourself to escape from the Old West in Peterborough
Escape Maze offers interactive real-life challenges with Old West themes on Cedarbank Farm in Peterborough. (Photo: Escape Maze)
The year is 1866. There’s a gold rush in Peterborough & the Kawarthas, and with it has come the Old West: taverns, backhouse poker games, vaudeville acts, and the occasional really good mystery.
This is the world of Escape Maze, a series of interactive games run on a Peterborough family farm by Jake Walling along with her brothers Mike and Fred Preddy and other family members.
In 2014, Walling and her brothers discovered the fun of escape rooms: interactive real-life games where you and your friends are locked inside a room and have to use a combination of teamwork and brainwork to figure out how to escape — all while the clock is ticking down and time is running out.
Jake Walling and her brothers Mike and Fred Preddy run Escape Maze with seven other family members. (Photo: Escape Maze)
They wanted to set up their own escape rooms in the barn on the family farm, so they picked an Old West theme to match the building and the surroundings. Today, Escape Maze offers four indoor escape rooms, each with a different theme, set of challenges and unique experiences. There’s “The Curious Case of Cariboo Cameron”, “The Backhouse Poker Room”, “The Freak Show”, and “The Battle for Granny’s Gold”.
There’s also “The Shaft”, a haunted escape experience for Halloween, as well as four outdoor adventure trails with early settler and First Nations themes: The Gold Rush Trail, The Pioneer Trail, The Great Bear Trail, and The Young Warrior Trail.
Escape Maze is located on Cedarbank Farm at 156 Cedar Bank Road in Peterborough and is open daily. For more information, including prices, and to book your adventure, visit www.escapemaze.com.
New this year, Escape Maze is also now offering three escape rooms at Lansdowne Place Mall in Peterborough. For more information and to book a reservation, call 705-761-6293.
4. Enjoy the best in Canadian art at the largest gallery in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
The Art Gallery of Peterborough offers regular exhibitions throughout the year, including works from its 1,400 item permanent collection featuring both Canadian and Indigenous artists.
Located on the shore of beautiful Little Lake in the heart of Peterborough, the Art Gallery of Peterborough is the largest gallery in the region with more than 1,400 contemporary and historical paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, photographs, and mixed media works in its permanent collection.
The collection features works by the late Peterborough artist David Bierk and the late Ronald Bloore, as well as William Brymner, Horatio Walker, A.J. Casson, Arthur Lismer, Lawren Harris, and A.Y. Jackson, and many more. The gallery has recently been collecting works by First Nations artists, including regional artists Mary Anne Barkhouse and Michael Belmore as well as Daphne Odjig, Carl Beam, Jane Ash Poitras, Michael Robinson, and Rebecca Belmore.
Current exhibitions running at the gallery are “Signs of Life” (featuring new works by sculptor Rod Mireau), “Peeling” (featuring works from the permanent collection by painter and sculptor Ivan Eyre), and “Selections: Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour” (featuring the work of more than 30 artists from the City and County of Peterborough who are part of the 34th annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, held September 23rd and 24th). Both exhibitions run through August and September.
While you’re there, drop in to the Gallery Shop, which offers a diverse selection of truly one-of-a-kind works in ceramics, glass, jewellery. and more. From fine arts and crafts by regional makers to jewellery to books by local authors to ceramics to fun stuff for kids, you’re sure to find a great souvenir of your visit or a perfect gift for family or friends.
Located at 250 Crescent Street, the Art Gallery of Peterborough is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the weekends. Admission is free, and the gallery is an accessible facility. For more information, visit agp.on.ca
5. See a camel, a meerkat, a crocodile … oh my … along the Otonabee River in Peterborough
The squirrel monkey is one of more than 45 species of animals at the Riverview Park & Zoo in Peterborough, an accredited zoo praised as one of the most ethical in Canada.
Praised as one of the most ethical zoos in Canada, the Riverview Park & Zoo consists of over 55 acres of scenic parkland on the shores of the Otonabee River, just north of downtown Peterborough.
Attracting more than 250,000 visitors each year, the zoo features more than 27 exhibits and 45 species of animals, including a yak, camel, two-toed sloth, wallaby, emu, river otter, squirrel monkey, crocodile, Sichuan takin, meerkat, and many more.
The zoo offers its popular Meet the Keeper program on weekdays at 1 p.m. until August 31st, where you can learn about the animals and meet the animal care staff (a different animal is featured each day of the week). At 1:30 p.m. or 4 p.m., you can see Melissa and Splish the river otters up close as animal care staff feed them their afternoon treats.
Along with its animal exhibits, Riverview Park & Zoo also offers recreational opportunities for both children and adults, including a children’s playground and splash pad and walking trails and a nine-hole frisbee disc golf course.
But it’s not just a zoo — it’s also a playground for people of all ages. There are walking trails, a nine-hole frisbee disc golf course, a vintage miniature train ride until the end of August, a children’s playground (with equipment for physically challenged children), a splash pad, beautiful gardens with an ornamental fountain and sundial, and a large picnic area along the river. On most Sunday afternoons during the summer, there are free concerts at the gazebo.
Riverview Park & Zoo is located at 1300 Water Street in Peterborough, Operated by the Peterborough Utilities Commission and an accredited facility by Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums, the zoo is open year-round from 8:30 a.m. until dusk. Admission and parking is free.
6. Marvel at the largest known concentration of Indigenous rock carvings in Canada
At The Learning Place Visitor Centre at Petroglyphs Provincial Park in Woodview, you can learn more about the over 900 petroglyphs and the traditions and culture of the Indigenous inhabitants who carved them.
Many hundreds of years ago, the Indigenous peoples in the area now known as Woodview, just northeast of Peterborough, carved more than 900 petroglyphs of turtles, snakes, birds, humans, and other images into a white marble rock face.
You can visit this sacred site, known as “The Teaching Rocks”, at Petroglyphs Provincial Park. At The Learning Place Visitor Centre, managed by Curve Lake First Nation, you can discover the traditions of the Ojibway (Nishnaabe) people through the teachings of the medicine wheel.
Souvenirs and refreshments are available at the Park Store, located in the visitor centre, where you can browse through nature books for children and adults, as well as books on rock art and Indigenous culture.
While you’re at the park, you can also visit the bright blue-green McGinnis Lake — one of only a handful of meromictic lakes in Canada (where layers of water don’t intermix). Note: to preserve the lake’s unique nature, swimming and other water-based recreation is prohibited.
Petroglyphs Provincial Park is located at 2249 Northey’s Bay Rd. in Woodview, just off Highway 28. The park is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (no vehicles are allowed in after 4:30 p.m.). As a day-use only park, there are no overnight camping facilities.
7. Enjoy a cuppa Scottish tea at the historical home of Peterborough’s first resident doctor
Enjoy Scottish teas at Hutchison House, a living history museum that was the 19th century home of Peterborough’s first permanent resident physician, Dr. John Hutchison, a native of Scotland.
Scotland has a long relationship with tea. In the early 1600s, the Duchess of York, Mary of Modena, formally introduced tea to the country. Later, many Scots went to India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to start and run tea estates (Scotsman James Taylor is known as the father of Ceylon tea). English breakfast tea was actually created in Scotland, and Lipton, one of the most recognizable brands of tea in the world, was started by a Scottish citizen.
So it’s only fitting that Hutchison House, a living history museum that was the home of Dr. John Hutchison — Peterborough’s first permanent resident physician in the early 1800s and a native of Scotland — offers Scottish Teas during the summer.
Served daily (except Mondays) from 1 to 4 p.m. on the terrace in the period garden (or indoors during inclement weather), the Scottish Teas includes fresh-baked scones, preserves, whipped cream, oatcakes, and tea, lemonade, or ice tea. Complimentary tours of Hutchison House are included with the teas.
Offering a glimpse of life in Ontario in the 1800s, Hutchison House is one of the oldest limestone houses in Peterborough, built by volunteers in 1837 for Dr. Hutchison. One of the bedrooms is dedicated to Sir Sandford Fleming, the Scottish-Canadian inventor of Universal Standard Time (including time zones) who also helped engineer much of Canada’s national railway and designed Canada’s first postage stamp. A cousin of Dr. Hutchison, Fleming lived in the house when he came to Canada in 1845, at just 18 years old.
Scottish Teas are available at Hutchison House until Labour Day. The cost is $10 for adults and youth, $5 for children (ages 6-10), and free for children five and under. Reservations are recommended for groups of more than four.
8. Explore the past and the present at Peterborough’s ‘museum on the hill’
The Peterborough Museum & Archives has a huge collection of artifacts and documents that preserve and celebrate the collective history of Peterborough and the surrounding area.
Opened on Canada’s centennial year in 1967 — but with a century of history behind it — the Peterborough Museum & Archives sits on top of Armour Hill beside the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of the Peterborough Lift Lock.
From early photographs, newspapers, and journals to furniture, military memorabilia, and textiles, the museum’s huge collection of artifacts and documents preserve and celebrate the collective history of Peterborough and the surrounding area.
The museum’s collection includes the Peter Robinson Papers, which chronicle the 1823 emigration of Irish settlers to Ontario under Peterborough’s namesake, as well as the Balsillie collection of Roy Studio Images, featuring over 300,000 film and glass plate negatives dating back to 1896. There’s also a herbarium (pressed-flower album) created in 1891 by Peterborough area settler, author, and amateur botanist Catharine Parr Traill.
The museum is located at the top of Armour Hill, beside the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of the Peterborough Lift Lock.
The museum doesn’t just offer a look back at Peterborough’s history — there are also contemporary exhibitions running during August.
Featuring stunning aerial photographs, “On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly” documents the 2005 trip of Mexican filmmaker and pilot Francisco Gutiérrez as he flew his ultra-light aircraft (nicknamed Papalotzin, Aztec for “little butterfly”) from Montréal to follow monarch butterflies on their 6,000-kilometre migration from Canada to the mountains of central Mexico.
Another exhibition running during August is “Making the Invisible Visible”, a series of photographs about pollinating insects originally curated for Peterborough’s 2017 SPARK Photo Festival. The series of photographs, with the themes of “Monarchs and Milkweed”, “Pollinators in Peterborough”, “Bountiful Bees”, and “Beautiful Butterflies”.
Peterborough Museum & Archives is located in Ashburnham Memorial Park on Museum Drive at 300 Hunter Street East in Peterborough. It’s open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is by donation, and there is free parking. You can also take City of Peterborough transit to get to the museum (the “Ashburnham #11” route).
A popular destination for locals, the Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground is named for a series of seven caves formed thousands of years ago at the end of the last ice age, by the rushing melt waters of a glacier that covered Ontario.
Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground is known for a series of seven caves formed by the melt waters of a glacier thousands of years ago.
All you need to explore the caves is a flashlight or a headlight. You can spend a couple of hours or even the entire day enjoying the caves, described as a “natural underground jungle gym”.
If underground fun isn’t for you, no worries: there’s a lot more to do at Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground.
You can hike a 15-kilometre trail that meanders through forests and across a limestone plain.
There’s a lookout where you can relish a great view down the gorge of the Indian River. On your hike, you will encounter interesting geological formations including potholes and kettles and even a disappearing river!
Or bring a canoe (you can also rent one at Warsaw Caves) and have a relaxing paddle on the Indian River while taking in the great scenery.
With its flat water and gentle current, the river is perfect for novice canoeists. If you’re ambitious, you can even paddle to the village of Warsaw (a four-hour return trip). And if you enjoy fishing, you can catch perch, crappie, sunfish, and bass in the river.
Along with the caves, Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground offers hiking trails, paddling, and fishing along the scenic Indian River.
To make a weekend (or a week) out of your trip, there are 52 camp sites available in a beautiful wooded setting. While the sites are unserviced, there’s an accessible comfort station offering washrooms, showers, a laundry room, and a dish wash station.
Located at 89 Caves Road in Warsaw, Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground is open until Thanksgiving each year. For more information, including fees, and to download a spelunking guide for the caves, visit www.warsawcaves.com.
10. Experience a taste of Africa on Rice Lake
Visitors can explore the more than 300 sculptures at their own pace, meet with the visiting Zimbabwean artist, and learn about this internationally acclaimed art movement and the Zimbabwean artists represented by ZimArt. All of the artwork is available for sale.
If you’re an art lover, you must take a trip to ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery near Bailieboro (about 20 minutes south of Peterborough).
On a picturesque farm overlooking Rice Lake, you will find the most comprehensive collection of Zimbabwean stone sculpture in Canada, with more than 300 hand-carved African stone sculptures — with some reaching a height of nine feet — on display over two acres.
ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery was founded in 2000 by Fran Fearnley, an avid art collector and former journalist who spent two years volunteering in South Africa where she was introduced to Shona sculpture in Zimbabwe.
Visitors can explore this unique gallery at their own pace, meet with the visiting Zimbabwean artist, and learn about this internationally acclaimed art movement and the 50-plus Zimbabwean artists represented by ZimArt. All the works are available for sale.
A highlight of the summer is the annual exhibition and sale at ZimArt. This year’s exhibition, “Rice Lake 18”, is on now until September 3rd and features ZimArt’s 2018 artist-in-residence Tutani Mgabazi. Tutani will be on site during the exhibition to discuss his work, the work of his fellow artists, and to demonstrate the art of stone carving.
On weekends during the exhibition, a selection of hand-made Zimbabwean crafts and other items will be on sale. All proceeds will go to ZimKids Community Support, a Canadian not-for-profit supporting grassroots projects in Zimbabwe.
Located at 855 Second Line Road east of Bailieboro, ZimArt is open from 11 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. daily until Thanksgiving. Admission is free. For more information about ZimArt, visit zimart.ca.
11. Take a trip back in time to the pioneer days in Keene
Lang Pioneer Village Museum features more than 30 restored and furnished buildings representing the life and trades of a settler in the 1800s, including a fully operational grist mill, weaver shop, blacksmith shop, and many more.
You can take a trip back in time to a 19th-century village at Lang Pioneer Village Museum, nestled along the banks of the historic Indian River in Keene.
The living history museum features more than 30 restored and furnished buildings, constructed between 1825 and 1899, with costumed interpreters of all ages demonstrating the life and trades of a settler in the 1800s.
Visit the fully operational Grist Mill and the S.W. Lowry Weaver Shop, which houses two of only a handful of Jacquard looms in North America. See sparks fly from the anvil in the Blacksmith Shop and watch handbills printed on the old press in the Register Print Shop. Chat with the Village carpenter at his treadle lathe, or the spinner at her wheel, and visit the 14-room Keene Hotel for lemonade or afternoon tea.
And Lang Pioneer Village Museum is not just about European settlers: at Aabnaabin Camp, you can also discover the history, language, and culture of the Michi Saagiig (Mississaugas) Indigenous people.
A photographer’s paradise, the village is complete with lanes and pathways, farm animals, rail and stump fences, vegetable and herb gardens, and more historically authentic details.
For a souvenir of your trip, or to find a unique gift, visit the Museum Shop for locally crafted items, historical books, traditional toys, natural bath and beauty items, ironware, hand-dyed wool, traditional music CDs, and one-of-a-kind items.
Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Labour Day, Lang Pioneer Village Museum is located at 104 Lang Road in Keene. For more information and admission rates, visit www.langpioneervillage.ca.
Stay tuned for more items for your Peterborough & the Kawarthas summer bucket list in September!
All photos are courtesy of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism except where noted.
The beach at the Selwyn Beach Conservation Area. (Photo: Township of Selwyn)
Every Friday during swimming season, we post a weekly report of the results of water quality testing at beaches in the Kawarthas and update it throughout the week.
As of August 22, 2018, the following beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming:
Douro, Peterborough County
Minden Rotary Lagoon Beach, Haliburton County
Here are the complete results of water quality testing at beaches in Peterborough, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County.
In the City of Peterborough, Peterborough Public Health Inspectors sample the beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead every business day, and public beaches in the County of Peterborough are sampled at least once a week (except for Chandos Beach, Quarry Bay Beach, and White’s Beach which are sampled at least once in June, July, and August).
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit provides weekly testing results for beaches in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County. Testing is based on the most recent test results from the provincial lab in Peterborough for water samples taken from these beaches.
Peterborough Public Health samples the water quality of popular city beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead every business day during the summer. The health unit will post signage if a beach is unsafe for swimming, such as this sign at Rogers Cove from last year. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)
Important note
The following test results may not reflect current water quality conditions. Water samples can take one to three days to process and heavy rainfall, high winds or wave activity, large numbers of waterfowl near a beach, or large numbers of swimmers can rapidly change water quality.
You should always check current conditions before deciding to use a beach. You should also monitor other factors that might suggest a beach is unsafe to use, such as floating debris, oil, discoloured water, bad odours, and excessive weed growth.
While we strive to update this story with the current conditions, you should confirm the most recent test results by visiting the local health unit websites at Peterborough Public Health and Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit. As noted above, the beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead are tested every business day so the results listed below may not be current.
Peterborough City/County
City of Peterborough Beaches (sampled each business day)
Washboard Hank and Reverend Ken reprise their musical novelty act from the 1970s and their musical collaboration in Reverend Ken and The Lost Followers at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, August 22nd. (Photo via The Garnet / Facebook)
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, August 16 to Wednesday, August 22.
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.
4-7pm - Jayme Lynn Reed Band on the patio; 9-11pm - Jayme Lynn Reed Band
Saturday, August 18
2-5pm - High Waters Band on the patio (no cover); 8:30pm - High Waters Band ($5)
Sunday, August 19
2-5pm - Live music on the patio
Southside Pizzeria
25 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
(705) 748-6120
Fridays
9am-12pm - Open mic hosted by Jim Russel
Tuesdays
9am-12pm - Open mic hosted by Art Lajambe
Turtle John's Pub & Restaurant
64 John St., Port Hope
(905) 885-7200
Coming Soon
Saturday, August 25 9:30pm - Comedy Show hosted by Melo and ft JJ Lieberman, Dave Macinnis, Airel Kagan, Nathan Texeira, Kelly Zemnickis, Kevin Ze, Mike Mitchell (no cover)
The Twisted Wheel
379 Water St., Peterborough
Thursday, August 16
7-10pm - Backroom Bazaar hosted by Washboard Hank with special guest Phil Ardrey
Saturday, August 18
10pm - Peterborough Folk Festival After Party ft The Spades
Coming Soon
Thursday, August 23 7-10pm - Backroom Bazaar hosted by Washboard Hank with special guest Robert Atyeo
The Venue
286 George Street North, Peterborough
(705) 876-0008
Washboard Hank and Reverend Ken are reuniting for a show at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on August 22, 2018. (Photo via The Garnet / Facebook)
Next week, you have an opportunity to revisit a piece of Peterborough’s musical history.
Hank Fisher and Ken Ramsden — better known as Washboard Hank and Reverend Ken — are reuniting for a special performance at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 22nd.
Back in the 1970s, the pair performed as a street busker duo also known as “The Duke of Washboardom and the Parson of Panhandledom”.
VIDEO: “Bailieboro” – Washboard Hank with Reverend Ken and the Lost Followers
They performed their hilarious minstrel act across Canada and the U.S., with Reverend Ken on guitar and fiddle and Washboard Hank on horns, cymbals, cowbell, telephone bell and (of course) washboard.
When they returned to their hometown of Peterborough, they performed in front of the Orpheus Music Store on Hunter Street West — which is today the location of The Garnet.
In the late ’70s until the ’80s, Reverend Ken also performed with the show band The Lost Followers, which included Washboard Hank. If you lived in Peterborough at the time, you may remember the weekly “Red Dog Howls” on Wednesday nights at the Legendary Red Dog Tavern.
VIDEO: “The Midnight Ride of Red Dog Ray” – Reverend Ken and the Lost Followers
This is where Reverend Ken and The Lost Followers recorded “The Midnight Ride of Red Dog Ray”, an homage to Ray McGregor, the proprietor of the Red Dog at the time (Ray passed away in 2001). The song tells the tale of Ray travelling to Quebec to purchase beer during the long strike of workers at Ontario’s beer stores in 1985.
Reverend Ken and the Lost Followers toured their mix of bluegrass, country, rock, and popular hits across Canada during the 1980s, regularly appearing at the Brunswick House in Toronto. While performing in the band, Washboard Hank invented a new woodwind instrument that he called the “fallopian tuba”, crafted from a kitchen sink and ABS tubing.
Reverend Ken eventually left the group, which then became Washboard Hank and the Honkers.
Aside from his musical career, Reverend Ken achieved a measure of fame when he brought down the City of Peterborough’s anti-postering bylaw. In 1988, he was fined under the bylaw for putting posters on hydro poles promoting Reverend Ken and the Lost Followers.
He challenged the bylaw as unconstitutional, and his challenge went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. Reverend Ken won, with the court striking down the bylaw in 1993, ruling that it violated freedom of expression.
For kawarthaNOW.com, Reverend Ken holds a special place in our hearts. He was our very first music writer — of sorts.
Back in the mid 1990s, when we operated quidnovis.com (kawarthaNOW.com’s predecessor), Reverend Ken sat down with our publisher Jeannine Taylor at the Peterborough Arms (now the Publican House Brew Pub) to propose our very first music column.
Totally from memory, Reverend Ken wrote down every upcoming live music act at every venue in Peterborough.
Appropriately enough, he scribbled his notes on coasters from the Arms. We still have the coasters.
Head to The Garnet on August 22nd to show your support for these two fine musical gentlemen. There will be a cover charge of $15 at the door.
Getting kids involved in packing their own litterless lunches will help to reduce food waste. Incorporate fun, functional, and waste-free packaging alternatives like stainless steel containers, fabric sandwich bags, beeswax wrap, and mason jars. (Photo: GreenUP)
School is around the corner and with it comes the usual back-to-school shopping but also some new vocabulary.
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s story is by Kristen LaRocque, GreenUP Store Coordinator.
“Boomerang lunches” refer to lunches where any and all food packaging sent to school goes home with the child. “Litterless lunches”, however, are lunches with little or no packaging, and typically these kinds of lunches have significant environmental and nutritional advantages to their package-heavy counterparts.
Let’s start by unpacking some of the bad apples in the typical school lunch roster.
Pre-packed granola bars may seem like a convenient snack option, but the wrappers are not recyclable so they are destined for the landfill. Consider baking your own healthy alternative in large batches, which you can freeze and thaw as needed. This is a great way to save time and money, while offering an opportunity for your child to be involved in the baking process. The finished product can then be wrapped in beeswax food wrap, which is reusable, washable, and compostable after approximately one year of use.
Another source of waste in the lunch box is the single-use, plastic re-sealable sandwich/freezer bag. This type of packaging can be avoided entirely with the use of fabric snack bags, like those made by Colibri. These zippered bags offer the element of surprise and the novelty of opening a package. They are reusable, easy to wipe out at the end of the day, and can be tossed in the washing machine when they need a deeper clean.
Yogurt cups and tubes are another waste culprit in a typical school lunch packing arsenal. If they are not finished up during lunchtime, they cannot be resealed, which leads to food waste. Plastic yogurt tubes and foil lids on yogurt containers are not recyclable and therefore end up in the landfill. Although the plastic cup portion is recyclable, it must be properly rinsed before being put in the blue bin, and often this can be a challenge in a busy classroom.
Litterless lunches are based on the benefits of simplicity. By using stainless steel containers, thermoses, and water bottles, you can forgo packaged foods and beverages, saving you money, and the planet. (Photo: GreenUP)
Similarly, juice boxes can be recycled; however, they are often not rinsed properly before being put into the bin. This leads to contamination of other recyclables which can result in the whole lot being sent to landfill.
In speaking with teachers and education assistants, I have learned that juice boxes are the number one unfinished lunch item and, more often than not, they end up half-full in the garbage.
Juice boxes and other tetra pack beverages can be substituted with a reusable stainless steel water bottle filled with good ol’ H2O, right from the tap! Beyond reducing waste, getting into the habit of drinking water at lunch is a solution that’s good for your child’s health and your pocket book.
The nutritional benefits of litterless lunches don’t end there.
By moving toward a package-free lunch for your child, you reduce the risk of chemical contaminants present in many forms of “food-safe” packaging. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued a report acknowledging the growing body of evidence suggesting that chemicals added to food directly or indirectly (via packaging) could have long-term developmental repercussions in children.
Litterless lunches are based on the benefits of simplicity. By using stainless steel containers, thermoses, and water bottles, you can forgo packaged foods and beverages. You can also avoid buying single use products like re-sealable bags or plastic wrap. This translates into tangible savings that will benefit you, and the planet.
The City of Peterborough Waste Management website allows you to type in a particular item or material and then receive specific instruction about the how and where of its disposal. It’s also available as an app for your iOS or Android device.
It’s not always possible to avoid packaging. If you are looking to check up on the recyclability of specific items within the City of Peterborough, there is an excellent online resource located on the City of Peterborough Waste Management website called What Goes Where. This web page allows you to type in a particular item or material and then receive specific instruction about the how and where of its disposal.
School lunches offer an opportunity for families to instill healthy eating habits and foster environmental responsibility within their children. There are additional resources in the community that can support this effort.
The Recycle Rangers: Planet Protectors Program, developed by GreenUP, addresses the need to reduce what is going to the landfill from our schools. The program aims to educate our young people about waste reduction and inform and empower students so that they can educate their families and friends to be environmental leaders. For more information visit our website at www.recyclerangers.ca.
The GreenUP Store offers a variety of tools to help you create your child’s litterless lunch kit. We carry reusable stainless steel containers, such as Planet Box, and many other brands that feature easy-to-open lids, silicone seals, and insulated double-walls for keeping meals warm or cold. You can also find a wide selection of reusable bottles, lunch bags and totes, fabric snack bags, and more!
For more information visit our website at www.greenup.on.ca/greenup-store. Please visit us at the GreenUP Store at 378 Aylmer Street in downtown Peterborough, give us a call at 705-745-3238 ext. 222, or email kristen.larocque@greenup.on.ca with your zero-waste lunch questions.
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