A Lindsay man has been defrauded of $4,000 after falling victim to computer scammers.
The victim reported the crime to the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service on Tuesday (May 21).
Earlier that day, he was using his home computer when the screen went blank and a message appeared, stating that the computer had been “hacked” and was now infected with a computer virus. A link appeared on the computer screen which informed the man he could obtain assistance from a Microsoft computer technician.
The victim clicked on the link and was put in contact with a person, claiming to work for Microsoft, who told the victim his computer could be fixed remotely and that he could pay for the service by using Google Play gift cards.
Over the course of the day, the victim purchased a total of $4,000 in Google Play cards and supplied the gift card numbers to the scammer. Once the individual gift card numbers were supplied, the scammer was able to transfer the balance from the gift cards to his own account.
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service is reminding people to be suspicious of any “pop up” messages that appear on a computer or other electronic device. No legitimate business will ask for payment for a service in store-bought gift cards.
Police also encourage people victimized by a fraud not to be embarrassed and to contact their local police service immediately, as well as bank and credit card companies, to report the incident.
The MakerLab at the Venture13 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre in Cobourg, which celebrated its one-year anniversary on May 21, 2019. (Photo: April Potter / kawarthaNOW.com)
On Tuesday (May 21), the Venture13 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre in Cobourg marked its one-year anniversary with a celebration that included a review of the past year’s accomplishments and information about new projects to help drive the centre’s growth and development through 2019 and beyond.
In the Venture13 Innovation Commons, progress is paramount. On the wall, the Innovation Centre’s “leaderboard” is painted white on a bold red background, tracking stats for all visitors to see: to date, 29 companies, 292 events, and more than 6,064 visitors can thank Venture13 for cultivating innovation in Northumberland County.
In addition, over the past 12 months, 18 new companies have started, 60 jobs have been created, and 10 interns have been hired.
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Venture13 has no problem demonstrating the economic impact they have had in just one year of operation.
“Venture13 from conception to implementation (and now in one year) has achieved significant milestones,” Cobourg mayor John Henderson said. “We continue to champion and applaud the economic impact Venture13 has created within our community and outward within the region.”
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Wendy Curtis, executive director of the Northumberland Community Futures Development Canada (CFDC) and director of the Venture13 Board of Partners, added that it has been an extraordinary year for Venture13.
“Momentum is clearly building in leveraging each partner’s strengths and energies in building a welcoming hotspot for innovation,” she said. “Innovation required for creation of good jobs and economic growth. We thank FedDev Ontario and the Government of Canada through MP Kim Rudd for their ongoing support and attention to such important economic drivers.”
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Growth and development at Venture13
Innovation, development, and taking risks that lead to economic growth is at the core of what Venture13 is all about.
“From a community futures perspective, we’re supposed to be taking the risks that no one else will,” Curtis said. “When you’re a startup, somebody’s got to step up and embrace you as being a crucial part of Canada’s future.”
When Venture13 first opened its doors at 739 D’Arcy Street in Cobourg on May 17, 2018, growth and development was clearly part of the organization’s strategy. Starting out with an 80-seat lecture hall for workshops and discussions, a full-service “MakerLab”, and the “VentureZone” business accelerator space for startups, Venture13 was prepared for a busy year.
The “leaderboard” at Venture13 features running stats of the Innovation and entrepreneurship centre’s achievements. (Photo: April Potter / kawarthaNOW.com)
In addition to the programs and services originally offered at the centre on opening, even more successful partnerships and projects have been developed over the past year. Focused on innovation and promoting Eastern Ontario’s “technology corridor”, Venture13 will continue to add to its roster and offer a wide variety of support, services, and programming.
An infographic showing Venture13’s economic impact, clients, partnerships, initiatives and more. (Graphic: Venture13)
VentureKids TECHimmersivE Program and Microfactory Co-operative Inc.
Venture13 now offers a program to support rural youth aged 15-18 with an interest in working in the technology sector or becoming an entrepreneur. The TECHimmersivE program is the first of its kind in Canada and can help connect rural students with urban opportunities they may not otherwise be exposed to.
The initiative is co-led by VentureKids Canada, Northeastern University Toronto, and Venture13. During the summer, youth from Northumberland County can travel with all expenses paid to Toronto to visit the corporate headquarters of Microsoft Canada Inc., LinkedIn Canada, and Twitter Canada.
Cobourg Mayor John Henderson, Cobourg native and VentureKids founder and CEO Takara Small, Northeastern University Toronto campus CEO Aliza Lakhani, and Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini. (Photo: April Potter / kawarthaNOW.com)
Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini is a big supporter of the experiential learning provided by the TECHimmersivE program.
“The innovative partnership between Venture13 Innovation Centre and Northeastern University will help develop the skill sets needed to develop the entrepreneurs of tomorrow,” Piccini said.
Like the TECHimmersivE program, the Microfactory Co-operative is also a first for Canada. The co-operative launched at Venture13 with seed funding and support from the Northumberland CFDC and FedDev Ontario.
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The primary objective of the project is to share resources and advanced equipment to help startups develop their concepts and prototypes from ideas into reality. The co-operative is an alliance of hardware start-ups who can assist entrepreneurs and innovators with small-scale custom manufacturing, prototyping and design services.
By making these services affordable, accessible and possible for start-ups to obtain, a new business can get up off the ground with fewer barriers.
“Venture13 continues to promote economic growth and job opportunities in Northumberland,” Piccini said. “Through initiatives such as TECHimmersivE and the Microfactory Co-operative Inc., innovation and entrepreneurship in Northumberland County is stronger than ever.”
The V13 Robot
The Venture13 robot can greet visitors as well as provide surveillance while the building is closed to the public. (Photo: April Potter / kawarthaNOW.com)
Also new to Venture13 is a robot capable of greeting visitors, giving tours of the facility, teleconferencing, and providing safety and surveillance while the building is closed to the public.
The robot uses a camera and microphone, as well as an iPad to assist guests with the aforementioned functions.
Cobourg Police Services proudly presented the currently unnamed robot with a badge of its own during anniversary celebrations and are presently taking suggestions on possible names.
When asked for comment, the robot inquired about its new name, wondering if it had been chosen yet.
The Northumberland Makers Summer Camp
Northumberland Makers president Phil Mandryk with Cobourg mayor John Henderson. (Photo: April Potter / kawarthaNOW.com)
The Northumberland Makers want to teach your kids something fun this summer. With a diverse approach and access to tools and technology, your kids can learn about anything that interests them by joining up with one of the NM Student Camps. Elementary school-aged kids can participate in fun workshops running in July and August this summer.
“We have multiple camps coming up, coding and robotics camps,” said Northumberland Makers president Phil Mandryk. “We cater to grades 3 to 5 and 6 to8. Our second one [camp] is a general making camp: everything from sewing to making breakfast to t-shirt presses. Anything you can think of, even camera work.”
Basically, if you’re looking for something for your kids to do this summer, the Northumberland Makers are likely going to have something that will interest them.
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Get ready for the N100 startup competition in 2020 and win $250,000
N100, Northumberland’s biennial open invitational technology startup competition, announced its 2018 competition winner in January of this year.
The prize went to technology startup Argentum Electronics, which was selected from a group of 44 competitors. The winning company’s Power over Ethernet (PoE) technologies and smart power management solutions work within an ecosystem of architects, builders, and producers.
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“Winning the N100 competition is a game changer for us,” said Argentum Electronics founder and CEO Bolis Ibrahim. “With this capital injection we will be able to get our Smart Power over Ethernet Controller product line ready for manufacturing and market entry. Ultimately this will put our company in a highly investable position.”
The N100 competition runs every other year, so if you think your startup has got something to offer, you’ve got lots of time to prepare for the next round. To get updates on the 2020 contest deadlines, visit n100.ca and subscribe for notifications.
Creating the jobs of tomorrow, today
The VentureZone business accelerator space for startups at Venture13. (Photo: April Potter / kawarthaNOW.com)
At the Venture13 celebration, Northumberland-Peterborough South MP Kim Rudd affirmed the federal government’s ongoing support of Venture13 and Rural Innovation Initiatives in Eastern Ontario.
She also acknowledged the domino effect that Cobourg’s model has been having in other regions.
“[Today] we celebrate both the important milestone of Venture 13’s one-year anniversary, as well as the Government of Canada’s $4.5 million commitment to the Northumberland CFDC in funding both local and regional innovation initiatives,” Rudd said.
“For the last three and a half years, I have spoken about the undeniable rural renaissance that is taking place every day across Eastern Ontario. From advancements in 3D technologies, aviation technologies, surgical, plastics, and advanced manufacturing, there are companies that are making world-class advancements right here in our own backyard. My sincere congratulations to both Venture13 and the Northumberland CFDC for leading the way in creating the jobs of tomorrow here today.”
Both MP Rudd and the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, have spoken about the “rural renaissance” and the importance of offering opportunities to Canadians who have innovative ideas but reside outside of major urban centres.
“We need to be fully participatory in fostering those who are willing to take the risks,” Rudd said. “Risks that by their very nature, can be transformative. The Northumberland CFDC has long sounded the clarion call that we must innovate or be left behind.”
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An age of convergence
Cobourg Mayor John Henderson believes that strong leadership, a thirst to succeed, strategic partnerships, a powerful vision, and a lot of trust has led to the current success of Venture13.
As an “innovation district” the future is bright for Cobourg, with Venture13 at the forefront of technological revolutions in the region.
“We are entering an age of convergence,” Henderson said. “I ask you to join us on this wonderful journey.”
He also encouraged citizens to recommend Venture13 and spread the word if you know a youth who is interested in technology or an entrepreneur with a great idea.
To find out more about what’s going on at Venture13 this summer, visit www.venture13.ca.
Peterborough's NV Media Productions is rebranding as 705 Creative. Pictured is the team at 705 Creative: graphic designer Emma Scott, co-founders Bianca Nucaro-Viteri and Mercedez Nucaro, and web designer and digital marketer Andrew Revoy. (Photo courtesy of 705 Creative)
This week’s round-up of regional business news includes Peterborough’s NV Media Productions rebranding as 705 Creative, Peterborough County honouring local businesses with 2019 Recognition Awards, and the Campfires & Cocktails event raising $40,250 for educational programming at The Canadian Canoe Museum.
Every week, our managing editor collects business-related news and events from across the Kawarthas. If you’d like us to promote your business news or event in businessNOW, please email business@kawarthanow.com.
Also featured this week are the Government of Ontario providing $71 million to Eastern Ontario Regional Network for mobile broadband services, the Town of Cobourg hiring Antonio Sarmiento as artistic and creative consultant, nominations closing for the Peterborough Business Excellence Awards, and the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Visitor Centre now open with extended summer hours.
New regional events added this week include the Business Advisory Centre’s business planning workshop in Peterborough on May 28th, the Port Hope Chamber’s Women in Business Breakfast Series in Port Hope on June 4th, the Trent Hills Chamber’s sales workshop in Campbellford on June 10th, the Business Advisory Centre’s new venture session in Peterborough on June 11th, Artspace’s annual general meeting in Peterborough on June 18th, Kawartha Chamber’s Stoney Lake boat cruise on June 20th, and the United Way Peterborough’s annual general meeting in Peterborough on June 24th.
Peterborough’s NV Media Productions rebrands as 705 Creative
Peterborough’s NV Media Productions is rebranding as 705 Creative.
Co-founded by Bianca Nucaro-Viteri and Mercedez Nucaro in 2016, while the two sisters were attending Trent University, the company is best known for its video production services, although it also provides a range of content marketing solutions including branding and graphic design, website development and search engine optimization, and photography and digital ad management.
Bianca and Mercedez decided to rebrand their company, which now has a team of four people, with a name that includes a local touch: “705” to represent the area code for Peterborough and most of central of central and northeastern Ontario, and “Creative” to represent the company’s range of services.
“The Peterborough and Kawartha region has truly allowed our company to thrive,” Bianca says. “With our new branding, we hope to signify our commitment to helping establishments in the region bring their ideas to life through content creation.”
One of 705 Creative’s specialties is digital content development and marketing.
“According to Forbes, millennials spend an average of eleven hours per day engaging with digital content,” a media release from the company states. “As that number continues to rise, more small to medium-sized businesses are starting to utilize social media to gain customers. That’s where 705 Creative comes in.”
The company’s clients have included the Peterborough Humane Society, the Alzheimer Society of Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes, Pulse Physiotherapy, Sugar Me Right! Beauty Studio, and more.
“I found working with Bianca and Mercedez to be really helpful,” says Shannon Gray, owner of Sugar Me Right! Beauty Studio in downtown Peterborough. “They are professional, punctual, and deliver everything you could need. They did our company headshots, promotional video, and branded music for radio. Working with them has really made a big difference to our business.”
The company is currently working with kawarthaNOW.com to provide video news content as well as web and social media video.
“We have a lot of exciting projects coming up that we are excited to announce,” Mercedez says. “We hope to continue increasing our presence in the region and helping companies share their stories the right way.”
For more information about 705 Creative, visit 705creative.ca.
Peterborough County honours local businesses with 2019 Recognition Awards
Rolling Grape Vineyard, a small family vineyard and winery in Bailieboro south of Peterborough, was one of several businesses that received a 2019 Recognition Award for business leadership from the County of Peterborough. The business will be celebrating its first year in business on June 8, 2019. (Photo: Rolling Grape Vineyard / Facebook)
Peterborough County has honoured a number of local businesses and with the 2019 Recognition Awards, with the recipients announced last Wednesday (May 15) at the regular council meeting.
One business in each township in Peterborough County received the Business Leadership award, which recognizes new or established businesses that have made oustanding contributions to the county or demonstrated excellence in the promotion of tourism. The recipients are:
Pat Taylor – Taylor Made Signs (Cavan Monaghan)
Ray Johnston & Sons Heating & Air Conditioning (Douro-Dummer)
Cag One Skate Sharpeners (Havelock-Belmont-Methuen)
Accurate Accounting and Tax Service (North Kawartha)
Rolling Grape Vineyard (Otonabee-South Monaghan)
The Bridgenorth Deli (Selwyn)
Farms and farming individuals were also honoured with the Agricultural Leadership award, recognizing innovations and agricultural promotion as well as involvement in agricultural organizations and leadership in the agricultural community. The recipients are:
Allan Bigelow (Cavan Monaghan)
Norhill Farms (Douro-Dummer)
Indian River Acres (Otonabee-South Monaghan)
Glenn & Nora Darling (Selwyn)
In addition, Peterborough County awarded the Accessibility Recognition award (recognizing a group, individual or business who has contributed to accessibility improvements within the county) to Peterborough Curling Club of Cavan Monaghan, and Acts of Heorism awards (people displaying bravery in the face of personal risk, injury, or death) to: Ryan McIlwain (Douro-Dummer); Evan King, Jeff King and Devin Gerow (Havelock-Belmont-Methuen); and Martin Schady and Craig Willoughby (Selwyn).
Campfires & Cocktails event raises $40,250 for educational programming at The Canadian Canoe Museum
Jane Ulrich, head of the volunteer organizing committee, displays one of the 15 paddles that were auctioned off at the inaugural Campfires & Cocktails fundraiser at The Canadian Canoe Museum on May 4, 2019. (Photo: Bryan Reid)
The Canadian Canoe Museum’s first-ever Campfires and Cocktails event, which was held on May 4th, raised $40,250 for educational programming at The Canadian Canoe Museum.
More than 200 people attended the event to enjoy food and drink from eight local vendors, live music by local country-folk-pop trio the Dixie Hicks, and a live auction featuring paddles painted by 15 local artists and distinguished Canadian/
“We are so grateful for all the support the museum received,” says Caroline Anderson, the museum’s annual giving coordinator. “From the organizing committee led by Jane Ulrich, to the local businesses who brought such incredible creativity to the table, we were amazed by the initiative and interest.”
Organizing committee volunteers included Jane Ulrich, Mary Bucholtz, Nan Campbell, Emma Cox, Julie Davie, Lisa Dixon, Kathy Gillis, Sarah McDougall-Perrin, Lauren McGee, and Pamela St. Onge.
The museum plans to hold the event again next year.
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Government of Ontario provides $71 million to Eastern Ontario Regional Network for mobile broadband services
Last Friday (May 17), Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Monte McNaughton was in Roseneath in Northumberland County to announce a commitment of $71 million to the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN).
EORN was created by the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus and has already completed a major project to build a high-capacity fibre-optic backbone network in Eastern Ontario. The group has developed a $213 million public-private partnership to improve both the reach and quality of mobile broadband services in the region.
EORN states that the gaps in rural mobile broadband services are the result of market failure, as rural areas don’t generate enough revenue for mobile carriers to build adequate services. The CRTC recently designated both mobile and fixed broadband as basic services for all Canadians. EORN’s public-private partnership will reduce carriers’ infrastructure costs, creating a stronger business case to improve services and meet the CRTC’s basic service goals.
The $71 million in provincial funding represents one third of the project’s public funding, with EORN seeking another third fromg the federal government. All members of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus and most municipalities within the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus have committed to contributing to the $10 million municipal share. Mobile carriers, who will be selected through a competitive bidding process, are expected to provide the balance of the funding.
Town of Cobourg hires Antonio Sarmiento as artistic and creative consultant
Antonio Sarmiento, the former artistic director and general manager of the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope, will be leading a strategic review of the Concert Hall at Victoria Hall over the next year. (Supplied photo)
The Town of Cobourg’s community services division has hired Antonio Sarmiento as an artistic and creative consultant to develop a strategic and operational plan for the Concert Hall at Victoria Hall over the next year.
Best known as the former artistic director and general manager of the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope, Sarmiento has more than 20 years’ experience in similar roles across a variety of national and international theatre and performing arts centres.
He has produced a variety of live theatre productions and received a number of awards and accolades for his achievements from the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce and the Business Achievement Awards.
The Concert Hall at Victoria Hall provides a central venue for plays, concerts, and musical theatre performed by both local, national, and international guest artists.
Cobourg’s community services division will be launching a strategic review of the venue over the next year, which will be led by Sarmiento with the support of city staff.
“The Concert Hall has been a significant cultural asset for the town and surrounding region for almost 160 years,” said Dean Hustwick, director of community services for the Town of Cobourg. “Antonio Sarmiento has been a cultural and artistic leader in this area for many years and has had many great achievements throughout his career. Together, along with our community services division staff, we will position the Concert Hall for even greater success as a cultural anchor in this community.”
Sarmiento holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in theatre and fine arts from Fordham University at Lincoln Center in New York and is also a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy & College, the Hollywood Film Institute,and the Disney Institute.
“I am thrilled at the opportunity to continue my creative career in the Town of Cobourg, the place my family and I have been so lucky to call our home for 10 years now,” Sarmiento says . “The Concert Hall at Victoria Hall is a magnificent venue that’s central to our community. I look forward to engaging Council, Town staff and citizens on how we can continue to deliver innovative artistic experiences we can all be proud of.”
Nominations close this week for Peterborough Business Excellence Awards
Nominations for the 2019 Peterborough Business Excellence Awards close at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22nd.
Award categories are Entrepreneurial Spirit, Skilled Trades, Tourism, Hospitality, Micro Business – Fewer Than 5 Employees, Retail, Professional Services, Customer First, Local Focus, Innovation / Research & Development, Commercial Development Or Renovation, Marketing & Promotion, Environmental Practices, Health & Wellness, Not-For-Profit, Employer Of The Year, Business Citizen Of The Year, 4-Under-40 Profiles, and Immigrant Entrepreneur Of The Year.
Self-nominations are encouraged, or you can nominate another business or business leader in the community. Businesses and individuals within the City and County of Peterborough are eligible, and do not need to be members of the Chamber.
Award finalists will be announced on August 8th, with the recipients selected at an awards ceremony on October 16t at Showplace Performance Centre.
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United Way Peterborough seeking two board directors
The United Way Peterborough is looking to fill two positions on its board of directors.
Each position is for a three-year term, with the potential to renew for a second term.
Board members attend two-hour monthly meetings to review the organization’s business and volunteer for committees or projects to further the goals of the organization.
While anyone can apply, United Way Peterborough is particularly seeking people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences.
Those interested in this position should apply by 4:30 p.m. on May 21st by sending their CV along with a brief letter of interest to Jim Russell at jrussell@uwpeterborough.ca.
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Visitor Centre now open with extended summer hours
The Peterborough & the Kawarthas Visitor Centre provides a wide selection of free information including travel guides, brochures, roadmaps, and trail guides, as well as trained travel counsellors available in person, over the phone, or online. (Supplied photo)
The Peterborough & the Kawarthas Visitor Centre, located in Suite 101 of VentureNorth (270 George St. N., Peterborough), is now open with extended summer hours.
Now open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends and statutory holidays during the summer (Canada Day and the Civic Holiday), the centre provides a wide selection of free information including travel guides, brochures, road maps, and trail guides.
Trained travel counsellors are also available to assist visitors to the area in person, over the phone, and online with the “live chat” function on thekawarthas.ca (available during business hours).
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism will offer its mobile visitor services program again this year at more than 30 locations, including Indian River Reptile Zoo (Asphodel-Norwood), Lock 31 – Buckhorn (Trent Lakes), and Burleigh Falls Inn (North Kawartha).
“We look forward to welcoming new and return visitors to the region and to the Visitor Centre this summer,” says Tracie Bertrand, the organization’s director of tourism and communications.
“We are encouraging our visitors, as well as our locals, to try something new this summer in Peterborough and the Kawarthas and explore some of our region’s hidden gems and treasured favourites. Our trained travel counsellors are here to provide a full-service itinerary planning as well as resources to have a summer of fun.”
A division of Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development, Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism is the region’s official destination marketing organization.
Venture13 celebrates one-year anniversary on May 21 in Cobourg
The VentureZone includes 24-hour secured access, fibre connection and public wifi, as well as web-based booking. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)
Venture13 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre is celebrating its one-year anniversary from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21st at Venture13 (739 D’Arcy St., Cobourg).
The agenda will include a review of the past year’s accomplishments, the economic impact to date, and Venture13’s future strategy, as well as announcements regarding funding, community partnerships, and innovation in action.
Tech expert and entrepreneur Takara Small will deliver a keynote address about creating and encouraging rural and urban linkages, driving innovation and growth, and creating the exchange and flow of people, investment, and resources.
Following the keynote address, there will be a self-guided tour of the VentureZone where booths and demos will be set up to showcase Venture13’s entrepreneurs and community partners. A community BBQ hosted by the Cobourg Police Service will be taking place just outside of the building, with all proceeds going towards Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre and Rebound Child & Youth Services Northumberland.
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Business Advisory Centre presents business planning workshop in Peterborough on May 28
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development’s Business Advisory Centre is presenting “Business Fundamentals: Business Planning” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28th in the lower-level boardroom at VentureNorth (270 George St. N., Peterborough).
The workshop is designed to give you a strong foundation in business planning and to explain the importance of a comprehensive business plan. The session will share tools available for creating a business plan and provide top tips for creating a plan ready to share with banks and funding agencies to secure financing.
Innovation Cluster holds annual general meeting in Peterborough on May 30
The Innovation Cluster Peterborough & the Kawarthas is holding its annual general meeting from 2;30 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 30th at The Cube at VentureNorth (270 George St. N, Peterborough).
This is an opportunity for the public to hear highlights from 2018 and meet some of the regions most promising startups.
Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce holds annual general meeting in Carnarvon on June 4
The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual general meeting from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4th at Rhubarb Restaurant (9201 Highway 118, Carnarvon).
The meeting will feature a look back at our 2018-19 accomplishments, Board of Director elections, and more.
The cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members.
Port Hope Chamber presents Women in Business Breakfast Series in Port Hope on June 4
The Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce presents the Women in Business Breakfast Series from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4th at the Jack Burger Sports Complex (60 Highland Dr., Port Hope).
A panel of professionals from the Port Hope Health Centre will discuss the importance of self-care and resources available locally.
The cost is $5 per person at the door.
Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce hosts Evening of Excellence Awards Celebration in Bobcaygeon on June 7
The Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Evening of Excellence Awards Celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 7th at Lakeview Arts Barn (2300 Pigeon Lake Rd., Bobcaygeon).
The evening will feature networking, a silent auction, a gourmet dinner, and award presentations. Gourmet catering will be provided by Lakeview Arts Barn with photography by Laura Elizabeth Photography.
Trent Hills Chamber presents sales workshop in Campbellford on June 10
Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce is presenting a sales workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, June 10th at the Campbellford Community Resource Centre (65 Bridge St. E., Campbellford).
Led by David Cohen, the workshop will detail the sales process and how to approach each step from customer attraction and lead generation to closing the sale. Each participant will take away steps to access a more effective way to sell and work with a prospective client in a way that is easy to manage.
Business Advisory Centre presents new venture session in Peterborough on June 11
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development’s Business Advisory Centre is presenting “New Venture Session” from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11th in the lower-level boardroom at VentureNorth (270 George St. N., Peterborough).
The session will cover the foundations of starting and running a business, resources and programs available to entrepreneurs in Peterborough & the Kawarthas, how to work with the Business Advisory Centre, building a plan of action for your business, and completing the start-up checklist.
Kawarthas Northumberland Tourism hosts annual partner meeting in Keene on June 18
Dr. Nancy Arsenault, co-founder of the Tourism Cafe in British Columbia and an expert on experiential travel, is the guest speaker at the Kawarthas Northumberland Tourism partner meeting on June 18, 2019. (Promotional photo)
Kawarthas Northumberland Tourism is hosting its annual partner meeting from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18th at Elmhirst’s Resort (1045 Settlers Line, Keene).
Open to active Kawarthas Northumberland Tourism partners whose tourism businesses reside within the region, the meeting provides the opportunity to meet board members, staff, ministry representatives and advisors, and to network with other tourism operators.
Dr. Nancy Arsenault, co-founder of the Tourism Cafe in British Columbia and an expert on experiential travel, will be the guest speaker.
Artspace holds its annual general meeting in Peterborough on June 18
Artspace’s annual general meeting takes place on June 18, 2019. (Photo: Matthew Hayes)
Artspace is holding its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18th in the main gallery at Artspace (378 Aylmer St. N., Peterborough).
The agenda will include a review of the previous year’s operations, including highlights from exhibitions and programming, as well as a presentation of the centre’s audited financial statements.
Artspace will also seek nominations for new members for its board of directors. While Artspace encourages all members of the public to attend, only members in good standing are eligible to participate in voting and run for a position on the board.
The meeting will be held in a physically accessible space.
Kawartha Chamber hosts a Stoney Lake boat cruise on June 20
The Kawartha Chamber of Commerce and Tourism’s next Business After Hours event features boat cruise on Stoney Lake from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 22nd at Stoney Lake Cruises (610 Mount Julian – Viamede Rd., Woodview).
Participants will board at 4:30 p.m. and the cruise will happen from 5 to 7 p.m. (rain or shine).
Appetizers will be provided by Burleigh Falls Inn (email info@kawarthachamber.ca if you have any dietary restrictions).
United Way Peterborough holds annual general meeting in Peterborough on June 24
The United Way Peterborough is holding its annual general meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24th at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough).
The meeting will showcase the recipients of the 2019 Neighbourhood Fund, which provides small one-time grants to support informal groups of people who are working together to improve their neighbourhood or demographic community within the city and county of Peterborough.
Peterborough DBIA holds its 2019 annual general meeting in Peterborough on June 26
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is holding its 2019 annual general meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26th in the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough).
Networking begins at 5:30 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting, although only DBIA members can vote.
For more business-related events in the Kawarthas, check out our Business Events column.
Washboard Hank is one of many Peterborough musicians who will be performing at the "Awesome and Then Some" benefit concert at Showplace Performance Centre on the afternoon of Sunday, May 26th. The show will raise funds for autism research at three Ontario universities. (Photo: Wayne Eardley)
Timing is everything, no matter how randomly it presents itself.
Sean Eyre and Morris Turney present Awesome and Then Some
When: Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 2 p.m. Where: Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough) How much: $40
A fundraiser for Autism Spectrum Disorder research featuring Washboard Hank and the Wringers, Sweet Muriel, Geoff Hewitson, Pat Arnott, Danny Bronson, The McDonnell Street Gospel Quartet, Robert Atyeo, Fiddlin’ John, Geoff Hewitson, Catfish Willie and the Bucklebusters, and Candace and Brittany. Tickets are available in person at the Showplace box office (290 George St. N., Peterborough), by phone at 705-742-7469, or online at www.showplace.org.
In September 2018, when Sean Eyre and Morris Turney first considered staging a major local fundraiser for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) research, there was little to no indication that major changes to how provincial dollars are allotted to autism families were on the horizon.
Come early in the new year, autism was very much in the news and on the general public’s radar when Ontario Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod announced her plan to revamp the Province’s autism funding model.
The ensuing outrage, anger, and frustration expressed by parents and guardians of autistic children received extensive media coverage.
That outcry has settled down somewhat since as a result of the Ford government revisiting the issue and modifying its plan, but the plight of autism families remains firmly in the spotlight — a good thing when it comes to selling tickets for a fundraiser related to autism research.
“That was a godsend because it brought awareness (of autism) to a high peak, which we would never have been able to achieve begging media to give us backing on this thing,” says Eyre.
Catfish Willie and the Bucklebusters will be performing at the “Awesome and Then Some” benefit concert at Showplace Performance Centre on the afternoon of Sunday, May 26th. The band features “Washboard Hank” Fisher (dobro, tenor banjo, kazoo and vocals), “Catfish” Willie Lindsay (guitar, tenor banjo, harmonica, kazoo & vocals), John Hoffman (fiddle), “Diamond” Dave Russell (upright bass), and Matthew “Smokey” Watson (mandolin and guitar).
“This thing” is Awesome And Then Some, a musical fundraiser for ASD research set for Sunday, March 26th at 2 p.m. at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George Street North, Peterborough, 705-742-7469).
Tickets cost $40 at the box office or or online at www.showplace.org. As a result of substantial support from Peterborough Community Savings, ticket buyers who mention or input ‘Alterna’ at the time of their purchase get 10 per cent off the ticket price, lowering the ticket price to $36.
Eyre and Turney have lined up a number of impressive local musical acts to perform, among them Danny Bronson, Washboard Hank and The Wringers, Catfish Willie and The Bucklebusters, Fiddlin’ John, and the McDonnel Street Gospel Quartet. In addition, they’ve brought together former media personalities Bruce Anderson, Wally Macht, Mike Melnik, Paul Rellinger, Gord Gibb, Sylvia Sutherland, and J. Murray Jones to introduce each act.
Danny Bronson performing the music of John Denver at Showplace Performance Centre in April 2019. He will be playing at the “Awesome and Then Some” autism research fundraiser at Showplace on May 26, 2019. (Photo: Laszlo Prising)
The fundraiser’s name comes from the Awesome And Then Some radio show that Eyre and Turney host Wednesday afternoons on Trent Radio 92.7 FM, which sees the two reminisce on days gone by, mixing their banter with music from the past that they both love.
“This is not a talent show, it’s a showcase,” Eyre says.
“It’s going to be a real fun day. A nostalgic day. The music is going to be representative of a period that certainly appeals to the demographic that’s going to come. It’s not going to be ‘Wham bam thank you ma’am, I can’t understand what you’re saying.’ It’s going to be stuff they understand like Gordon Lightfoot and John Denver, thirties, fourties, and fifties swing music with Catfish Willie, and the originality of Washboard Hank and Sweet Muriel.”
The McDonnell Street Gospel Quartet, which performs vintage roots-gospel songs from the ’30s and ’40s era, includes band members Colin MacAdam, Muriel Mountain, Dianne Latchford, and Curtis Driedger. (Photo: Ashton Swinnerton)
Despite “a great break” provided to the event by Showplace, there are expenses attached to the event. Still, Eyre estimates about $30 of each ticket purchase will go directly to ASD research via Autism Canada.
ASD covers a range of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and Asperger syndrome. It should be noted that ASD is a diagnostic label from the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5). Autism rights advocates prefer to use the term “neurodivergent” when describing people with autism, reflecting the belief that it is a variation in function rather than a disorder to be cured.
Those on the spectrum have varying levels of difficulty with social communication and interaction, and display restricted or repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities. Symptoms are typically recognized between one and two years of age. Long-term issues may include difficulties in performing daily tasks, creating and keeping relationships, and maintaining a job.
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Robert Atyeo will be performing at the “Awesome and Then Some” benefit concert at Showplace Performance Centre on the afternoon of Sunday, May 26th. (Photo: David Walsh)
Both Eyre and Morris are longtime members of the Peterborough Masonic Lodge #155. Eyre explains that Paul E. Todd, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario, announced at the start of his current two-year term that his charity of choice would ASD research.
Anchoring that designation was the fact that Grand Master Todd has a grandchild with autism.
In the first year of his term, Grand Master Todd presented a total of $150,000 to advanced autism research, with $50,000 each going to teams at Queen’s University in Kingston, the University of Western Ontario in London, and McMaster University in Hamilton.
VIDEO: “Setting The Woods on Fire” – Catfish Willie & The Buckle Busters
Eyre notes that while he and Turney have that connection as Masons, their fundraiser is a non-Masonic event. Rather, he says, it’s being staged to complement the efforts of Mason lodges in the Peterborough district.
Hosted by Sean Eyre and Morris Turney, the “Awesome and Then Some” fundraiser for autism research takes place on May 26, 2019 at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough.
“We’re the whole organizing committee,” Eyre adds.
“We thought ‘Hey, they’re looking for money as a charitable donation from each member of the lodge, so let’s take it one step further and take it to the public.’ That was our decision with the blessing of the district hierarchy.
“I’ve never been so all consumed with a project in my life as I have been with this one. Every waking hour, even while walking the dog, I’m thinking of things to do and who to approach. I’ve been eating it and sleeping it since September. We both have.”
Eyre promises that Awesome and Then Some, featuring an afternoon of “just good ole entertainment”, will be a show that the entire family can enjoy while raising money for a good cause.
The 2019 Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale takes place on Saturday, May 25th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Photo: Linda McIlwain)
The Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale returns for its 29th year in Peterborough on Saturday, May 25, 2019.
The popular annual street sale sees residents of the entire length of Gilmour Street — from Park Street to Monaghan Road — participating in the sale, often with additional sellers west of Monaghan and some on Homewood Avenue and Burrows Street.
First held in 1990, the street sale always takes place on the morning of the Saturday following the Victoria Day weekend. The 2019 sale takes place on Saturday, May 25th and it officially begins at 9 a.m. (although some people have been known to show up early) and runs until 1 p.m.
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With Gilmour Street residents from Park Street to Monaghan Road participating in the sale, chances are you’ll find some unique items like this huge cribbage board. (Photo: Linda McIlwain)
While the weather for the sale has traditionally been excellent, there’s always a chance it will be rained out. The rain date is Sunday, May 26th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The types of items you can find are what you would expect an any garage or yard sale: furniture, clothing, books, CDs, sporting equipment, paintings, bikes, appliances, electronics, baked goods, and more. But because so many residents participate in the sale, there’s a huge selection and the opportunity to find unusual, unique or even rare items.
Thousands of people come out to the Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale every year, either to find both regular and unique items at bargain prices, or to support the many non-profit organizations that also set up shop during the sale to raise funds.
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Clothing for sale at the Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale. (Photo: Linda McIlwain)
In the past, organizations involved in the sale have included the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra, The Parkinson Society, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Taoist Tai Chi Society, and many more.
A couple of the organizations involved in this year’s sale include Rock Camp for Girls (RC4G) and The Buddhist Place.
RC4G will be set up at 1345 Gordon Avenue, at the corner of Gilmour and Gordon, in the side yard facing Gilmour Street. They will be featuring Rock Camp merchandise, live music, and some rock-themed activities. All proceeds from the sale will support RC4G, which provides youth in the Peterborough area with the opportunity to build confidence and community through the creation of rock music.
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Baked goods will also be available, and you can also support non-profit organizations that set up during the Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale to raise funds for charity. (Photo: Linda McIlwain)
The Buddhist Place will be selling items and plants, with proceeds supporting the Warming Room Community Ministries of Peterborough and the Tisarana Monestary. A registered charity, the Buddhist Place is a multi-traditional group that supports Buddhism, monks, nuns and lay teachers in Ontario. Located at Saint John’s Anglican Church in Peterborough, it provides opportunities to learn about and practice the teachings of the Buddha in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.
While the Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale does have a Facebook group and a Facebook page, as well as a Facebook event page, there’s no website or consolidated listing of all the sellers and charities who are participating.
So you just need to head to Gilmour Street early on Saturday morning and explore what’s on offer for yourself.
Lang Pioneer Village Museum, the award-winning living history museum in Keene, opens during the week for its 52nd season on May 21, 2019, and will open daily beginning on Sunday, June 16th with the 23rd annual Father's Day Smoke & Steam Show. Pictured is the museum's carpenter shop. (Photo courtesy of Lang Pioneer Village Museum)
Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene opens for 2019 on Tuesday, May 21st. For its 52nd season, the award-winning museum has undergone some design changes and renovations, and is launching two new events.
Initially, the museum will only be open during the week from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for spring tours. Beginning on Sunday, June 16th with the 23rd annual Father’s Day Smoke & Steam Show, the museum will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Monday, September 2nd (Labour Day).
Nestled along the banks of the historic Indian River in Keene, Lang Pioneer Village Museum was established by the County of Peterborough in 1967 to celebrate and preserve the rural history of the area.
VIDEO: Lang Pioneer Village
It includes more than 25 restored and furnished buildings constructed between 1825 and 1899, representing the 19th-century pioneer era in the Kawarthas. Villagers of all ages, dressed in authentic historical costume, go about their daily chores contributing to the authenticity of this living history experience.
The museum had a stellar year in 2018, winning the top small museum/art gallery/historic site award from Attractions Ontario for the second consecutive year, as well as the customer first award from the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce and the tourism/hospitality excellence award from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce and Tourism.
The museum also saw a number of staff changes in 2018. Joe Corrigan retired as museum manager, with former assistant manager Laurie Siblock taking over the role permanently last November along with Elizabeth King as assistant manager.
Nestled along the banks of the historic Indian River in Keene, Lang Pioneer Village Museum includes more than 25 restored and furnished buildings representing the 19th-century pioneer era in the Kawarthas. (Photo courtesy of Lang Pioneer Village Museum)
Longtime costumer Janet vanDompsele and museum educator Julia Gregory have also retired, with Cassandra Shaw becoming the new permanent costumer and former seasonal employee Hailey Doughty the new new museum educator. Ruth O’Connell is the new permanent administrative and volunteer coordinator.
More changes are also in store for the 2019 season.
The museum’s shop has been redesigned to improve the flow of admissions and shop purchases. As well as selling many of the same popular treats and toys as before, the shop will now also feature a number of items from local artisans, items made within the village, and Lang souvenirs.
Lang Pioneer Village Museum has redesigned its shop to improve the flow of admissions and shop purchases. The museum shop will continue to sell many of the same popular treats and toys as before, but will now also feature a number of items from local artisans, items made within the village, and Lang souvenirs. (Photo courtesy of Lang Pioneer Village Museum)
The museum’s gallery space is undergoing a major renovation, scheduled to be completed for Canada Day, that will transform it into a theatre. The space will display a video to help orient visitors prior to their tour of the village, by explaining the local First Nation and settler history.
The museum has also redesigned its village map so that visitors can tour through the village chronologically, moving from the earliest site (the Aabnaabin Camp from 1825) through to 1921.
“Lang Pioneer Village is unique among many other historic sites in that it represents a whole century in time,” says museum manager Laurie Siblock.
“We’re looking forward to seeing how the changes we’ve made over the winter impact how visitors experience the Village. Using our new chronological map, visitors will now be able to not only go back in time, but to also move through time. The new map will help visitors perceive the changes in technologies, access to goods, fashions, and culture over time.”
Village by Lantern Light, taking place on July 6, 2019 (National Kissing Day), is a new event wheren visitors can experience settler and Michi Saagiig life after dark in the romantic setting of the historic village lit by lanterns and starlight. (Photo courtesy of Lang Pioneer Village Museum)
The museum is also launching two new events in 2019: Village by Lantern Light on Saturday, July 6th and “When Death Was in Fashion” on Saturday, August 10th.
Village by Lantern Light takes place on National Kissing Day, when visitors can experience settler and Michi Saagiig life after dark in the romantic setting of the historic village lit by lanterns and starlight.
“When Death was in Fashion”, presented in partnership with Pickering Museum Village, will give visitors an opportunity to discover the Victorians obsession with death as the village goes into mourning for the day.
Lang Pioneer Village Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily until Labour Day beginning on Sunday, June 16th with the 23rd annual Father’s Day Smoke & Steam Show. Pictured is a Sawyer Massey Steam Engine. (Photo courtesy of Lang Pioneer Village Museum)
The 2019 season will see the return of ever-popular events: the Father’s Day Smoke & Steam Show on Sunday, June 16th; the Transportation Day Car & Motorcycle Show on Sunday, July 14th; Applefest on Sunday, October 6th; Historic All Hallows’ Eve on Friday, October 25th and Saturday, October 26th; and Christmas by Candlelight on Saturday, December 7th and Sunday, December 8th.
Museum admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors (60 years of age and older), $5 for youth (ages five to 14), and free for children under five. Family admission is also available for $30 and includes two adults and up to four youth ages five to 14. Season passes are available for adults, students and seniors, and families. Special event pricing varies.
A blacksmith at work at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene. (Photo courtesy of Lang Pioneer Village Museum)
2019 event schedule
23rd Annual Father’s Day Smoke & Steam Show
Sunday, June 16th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The largest show of its kind in the Kawarthas features tractor and power equipment displays, tractor games, vintage farm trucks, tractor and wagon rides, a tractor parade through the village, and more.
Village by Lantern Light
Saturday, July 6th from 7 to 10 p.m.
Tour the village by the soft glow of lantern light and experience the charm of settler and Mitchi Saagig life after dark. Since this event falls on National Kissing Day, bring your sweetheart and enjoy a romantic wagon ride through the historic village, a drink in the Keene Hotel, and relive 19th-century courtship practices.
23rd Annual Transportation Day Car & Motorcycle Show
Sunday, July 14th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Car enthusiasts from across Ontario showcase their antique and classic cars and vintage motorcycles with more than 50 trophies to be won. Enjoy historic demonstrations, live music, horse-drawn wagon rides, and more.
“When Death Was In Fashion”
Saturday, August 10th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Discover the traditions associated with death in the 19th century the village goes into mourning for the day. Funeral fads and fancies, mourning novelties, memorial traditions, and what to wear: get a look at the Victorian obsession with death. This event is presented in partnership with Pickering Museum Village.
Applefest
Sunday, October 6th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This colourful fall celebration of apples and the harvest season features the Cider Mill in full operation, horse-drawn wagon rides, live music, historic demonstrations, apple treats, games, and more.
Historic All Hallows’ Eve
Friday, October 25th and Saturday, October 26th from 6 to 9 p.m.
Discover the origins and traditions of Halloween at this all-ages event, featuring magic, games, fortune telling, tractor and wagon rides, and more.
Christmas by Candlelight
Saturday, December 7th and Sunday, December 8th from 5 to 9 p.m.
Get into the spirit of the season with a traditional pioneer Christmas feautring a carol sing,a Christmas market, horse-drawn wagon rides, a live nativity scene, Father Christmas, and more.
If you're looking for Victoria Day fireworks, you can get them at the Kinsmen Club of Peterborough's 26th Annual Fireworks Sale at John Dewar's Autosource at 1175 Lansdowne Street West in, Peterborough. Proceeds support the Peterborough Kinsmen Education Fund that provides eight bursaries to local high school graduates pursuing post-secondary education.
Victoria Day, celebrating Queen Victoria’s birthday (May 24, 1819), was first declared a holiday in Canada in 1845. It was originally observed on May 24 every year unless that date was a Sunday, in which case it was celebrated on May 25. In 1952, the federal government changed the date to celebrate Victoria Day on the Monday preceding May 25. From sunset to sunrise on Victoria Day, the Royal Union Flag (the “Union Jack”) is flown alongside the Canadian flag at federal buildings, airports, military bases and other federal buildings and establishments across Canada.
The Victoria Day weekend is colloquially known as the May Two-Four weekend, referring both to the Queen’s birthday and Canadian slang for a case of 24 beers (a popular beverage during the weekend). It’s informally considered to mark the beginning of summer, and many people go camping, open their cottages, garden, or travel during the weekend. Victoria Day itself is traditionally celebrated with fireworks displays.
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Since Victoria Day is both a federal and a provincial statutory holiday, government offices, post offices, libraries, and schools are closed, as are liquor stores and beer stores. Many grocery stores are open, as are some shopping malls, pharmacies, and large retail stores. Most tourist attractions, smaller stores, restaurants, museums, and theatres are usually open. Some stores that are closed on Monday have extended hours on Sunday (check with the store).
For your convenience, we provide this list of holiday hours for 265 selected businesses, services, and organizations across the Kawarthas. This information comes from their websites and social media accounts, which may or may not be up to date, so please always call them first to confirm their hours (we’ve included phone numbers), especially if you are travelling any distance. If your business or organization is listed and the hours are incorrect, please let us know by using our content feedback form. We do not include hours for restaurants, as there are too many to list!
Bewdley Community Recycling Centre 7650 County Rd. 9, Hamilton 905-342-2514
CLOSED
Brighton Community Recycling Centre 1112 County Rd. 26, Brighton 613-475-1946
CLOSED
Canada Post Mail Delivery / Offices (Note: post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business
No collection or delivery
City of Kawartha Lakes City Hall, Municipal Service Centres, and Administration Offices 26 Francis St., Lindsay 705-324-9411
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Parks, Recreation and Culture facilities, arenas, and pools Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes 705-324-9411
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Public Libraries Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes 705-324-9411 x1291
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Waste and Recycling Collection 26 Francis St., Lindsay 1-888-822-2225
Moves to Tue May 21 (May 21 moves to 22, 22 to 23, 23 to 24)
City of Peterborough Day Cares Peterborough 705-748-8830
CLOSED
City of Peterborough Garbage Pickup Peterborough 705-745-1386
No change
City of Peterborough Green Waste Pickup Peterborough 705-876-1600
No change
City of Peterborough Recycling Pickup Peterborough 705-876-1600
No change
City of Peterborough Social Services Peterborough 705-748-8830
CLOSED
County of Haliburton Administration Offices 11 Newcastle St., Minden 705-286-4085
CLOSED
County of Northumberland Waste and Recycling Collection 555 Courthouse Rd., Cobourg 1-866-293-8379
Moves to Tue May 21 (May 21 moves to 22, 22 to 23, 23 to 24)
County of Peterborough Administration Offices 470 Water St., Peterborough 705-743-0380
CLOSED
County of Peterborough Garbage Pickup Peterborough 705-745-1386
Check your township at ptbocounty.ca or install My Waste App
County of Peterborough Recycling Pickup Peterborough 705-775-2737
The Centennial Fountain in Little Lake in downtown Peterborough was turned on for the 2019 season on Friday, May 17th. Now maintained by City of Peterborough, the fountain was planned and built in 1967 by local businessmen. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)
Here’s a sure sign summer is coming: the City of Peterborough switched on the Centennial Fountain for the season at 11 a.m. this morning (May 17).
When it gets turned on every the spring, the stream of water continuously shooting up to 75 metres in the air is a reminder that summer is on the way.
The majestic fountain in Little Lake in downtown Peterborough is a familiar sight to city residents, but a lot of people may not know the history of the fountain.
VIDEO: Peterborough Centennial Fountain is turned on for 2019 season
As most could guess from the fountain’s name, it was installed during Canada’s centennial year — 1967.
A few years ago, the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce discovered an old 16-millimetre film in a cupboard in their offices. Called Land of the Shining Waters, the Chamber digitized the 20-minute black-and-white documentary and posted it on YouTube.
The film is not only fascinating for its historical look at the origins of the Centennial Fountain, but because it’s narrated by well-known local musician and broadcaster Del Crary — after whom the park on the shores of Little Lake was named.
VIDEO: “Land of the Shining Waters” documentary
Crary, who died in 1978 at the age of 59, was CHEX radio’s morning announcer in the 1950s and, for 25 years, he hosted “Dance Party”, a show for teenagers on CHEX television. Named Peterborough’s Citizen of the Year in 1961, Crary was also the prime mover for many of Peterborough’s charity campaigns during the time. He created and organized The Timmy Show, an annual fundraising telethon for the Easter Seals.
Along with his friend Fred Anderson, Crary was also responsible for creating The Arts and Water Festival (now Peterborough Musicfest) which held its first event from a flatbed truck at Point St. Charles Park (renamed Del Crary Park in 1979 in his honour).
With a jazzy soundtrack (including the classic “Take Five” by Dave Brubeck), the documentary begins with a general introduction to The Kawarthas, which Crary describes as “a 70-mile section of languid lakes, busy locks, and lively interconnecting rivers.” He explains that the word “Kawartha” means “The Land of Shining Waters”, and the film continues with an explanation of why and how the fountain was created.
A dedicated group of local businessmen were responsible for planning and constructing the fountainPouring the concrete foundation of the fountain, which weighs 35 tonnesThe foundation of the fountain had nine sides for greater stabilityFifty-four steel drums surrounded by liquidized polyfoam were installed in the base to provide permanent buoyancyThe core of the fountain was a 3,200-pound pump that was over 12 feet long and 15 inches in diameter
“Canada’s centennial celebrations sparked a worthy tribute to The Land of the Shining Waters,” Crary says. “The energetic citizens of Peterborough formed a planning committee to harness the water and build one of the world’s largest floating fountains. To create a graceful jet stream of water, 250 feet in the air, would truly be enhancing to the name Land of the Shining Waters.”
Although the fountain is now owned and maintained by the City of Peterborough, it was actually planned and built by a group of Peterborough businessmen, with local industry donating engineering skills and presumably all the materials for the fountain.
“In record time, the plans were transformed from the planning and drawing stage to 30 tonnes of concrete that was to float,” Crary explains. “The building yard was soon bustling with construction, forming and pouring a nine-sided fountain base, 23 feet wide. As a safety feature to provide permanent buoyancy, 54 steel drums and liquidized polyfoam were pumped and installed within the nonagon base.”
Installing the pump in the fountain baseBefore moving the fountain to its location in the lake, divers helped place three 1.5 tonne concrete anchorsA barge was used to tow the 35-tonne fountain to its final location in Little LakeThe Centennial fountain being towed to its final location in Little Lake
The core of the fountain was a 3,200-pound canister, over 12 feet long and 15 inches in diameter, designed to pump a steady stream of water 250 feet into the air eight months of the year. At the time, this was the only pump of its kind designed in the world, featuring a water-lubricated and cooled motor with only three moving parts, and special nozzle to increase the pressure of the water leaving the pump.
After constructing the base, the organizers created three 1.5 tonne concrete anchors and, using a Trent Canal system barge and scuba divers, placed them at the intended site of the fountain in Little Lake. After the anchors were in place, the base with the pump was towed out — with a combined weight of 35 tonnes — to the location.
A large crowd watched the installation, which included an official ceremony featuring a demonstration by the Peterborough Waterski Club and live music by a youth orchestra. At the ceremony, the fountain was formally donated to the City of Peterborough. A 100-year-old man and 5-year-old girl, representing the older and younger citizens of the area, were chosen to accept the donation.
The launch ceremony included a demonstration by the Peterborough Waterski Club (note the old Holiday Inn logo)A youth orchestra provided live music at the launch ceremonyA young and old citizen of Peterborough were selected to accept the donation of the fountain to the City of PeterboroughA pistol was fired to signal the first operation of the fountainThe first day of operation of the fountain. Fifty-two years later, the fountain is now a familiar sight on Peterborough’s Little Lake
Hamilton folk singer-songwriter Gillian Nicola, who has just released her debut record "Dried Flowers", performs at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednsdsay, May 22nd, with special guest Evangeline Gentle. (Publicity photo)
Every Thursday, we publish live music and performance events at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas based on information that venues provide to us directly or post on their website or social media channels. Here are the listings for the week of Thursday, May 16 to Wednesday, May 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.
1:30-5pm - PMBA Deluxe Blues Jam hosted by Logan Murray & the Spoon Lickers ft Pat Temple, Wayne O'Connor, and Brian Landry (donations to Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association appreciated)
Dreams of Beans
138 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 742-2406
Thursday, May 16
8pm - Open mic hosted by Jacques Graveline
Wednesday, May 22
5-7pm - Sarah Tohnin
Coming Soon
Friday, June 7 8-11pm - Shane Eyers w/ The Coveralls ($5 at door or PWYC)
Frank's Pasta and Grill
426 King St. E., Cobourg
(905) 372-2720
Friday, May 17
9pm-12am - Karaoke; 12am - DJ
Saturday, May 18
8pm - Little Lake; 11:30pm - DJ
Wednesday, May 22
8-11pm - Open Mic
Coming Soon
Saturday, May 25 8pm - Hilltop Project
Ganarascals Restaurant
53 Walton St., Port Hope
905-885-1888
Thursday, May 16
7:30pm - Heaven Lee Hytes Drag show ($22, SOLD OUT)
Coming Soon
Friday, May 24 7-10pm - Winona Wilde ft Clayton Yates ($15)
Ganaraska Hotel
30 Ontario St., Port Hope
(905) 885-9254
Saturday, May 18
2pm & 10pm - Spit Fire Kings
Coming Soon
Friday, May 24 8pm - Ontario Street Theatre presents The Soul Motivators ($20)
Saturday, May 25 2pm & 10pm - Blueprint
The Garnet
231 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 874-0107
Thursday, May 16
8pm - The Rifle and The Writer w/ Terry Savage (19+, $8 cover)
9pm - Possum (Space Grade Assembly LP Release) w/ Deth Trips and Peace Sand Rest
Sunday, May 19
9pm - Soda Pony, Kitty and the Rooster, Chris Culgin
Wednesday, May 22
8-11pm - Gillian Nicola w/ Evangeline Gentle
VIDEO: "Night Comes To Call" - Gillian Nicola
Coming Soon
Thursday, May 23 7:30pm - North Easton and Campbell + Green ($10 at door)
Friday, May 24 5-7pm - Forselli Fridays w/ Latchford and Grieg; 9pm - Dan Edmonds and LUKA
Saturday, May 25 8pm - Bruce Enloe and Mary-Kate Edwards
Golden Wheel Restaurant
6725 Highway 7, Peterborough
(705) 749-6838
Wednesday, May 22
6:30-8:30pm - Line Dancing w/ Marlene Maskell ($7)
Gordon Best Theatre
216 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 876-8884
Friday, May 17
8pm - Mokomokai w/ Ian Blurton's Future Now and garbageface ($10)
Coming Soon
Friday, May 24 9pm - The Kents and Basement Revolver w/ Rhys Climenhage Band ($10)
Saturday, June 1 8:30pm - Dopewolf XI: Rave ft DJs Chantal Glo, bodyhorrorgenre, MATT, Mark McGilvray, No Guilty Pleasures, Molly Millions (PWYC)
Junction Nightclub
253 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 743-0550
Friday, May 17
10pm - Y2K Flashback w/ DJ Bill Porter (no cover)
Sunday, May 19
10pm - Country Night w/ DJ Bill Porter ($5 cover)
Kawartha Coffee Co.
58 Bolton St., Bobcaygeon
(705) 738-1500
Saturday, May 18
8pm - Karaoke
Lock 27 Tap and Grill
2824 River Ave., Youngs Point
705-652-6000
Friday, May 17
5-9pm - Bridgenorth Boys (Kenny Deschamps and Earl Wilfong)
Saturday, May 18
3-7pm - Grand opening ft Tami J Wilde Band
McGillicafey's Pub & Eatery
13 Bridge St.. N., Hastings
(705) 696-3600
Thursday, May 16
8pm - Karoake hosted by Jefrey Danger
Friday, May 17
8pm - Janet Jeffery Band
Saturday, May 18
8pm - Shaun Savoy
Sunday, May 19
1-5pm - Brookfield
Mckecks Tap & Grill
207 Highland St., Haliburton
(705) 457-3443
Coming Soon
Friday, May 31 7-9pm - Emily Burgess & The Emburys (no cover, call for reservations)
McThirsty's Pint
166 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 743-2220
Thursdays
9pm - Live music hosted by Tony Silvestri and Greg Caven
Fridays
10pm - Live music with Brian Haddlesey
Saturdays
10pm - Live music with Brian Haddlesey
Sundays
8pm - Open stage hosted by Ryan Van Loon
Mondays
9:30pm - Trivia Night hosted by Cam Green
Wednesdays
9pm - Live music hosted by Kevin Foster
The Mill Restaurant and Pub
990 Ontario St., Cobourg
(905) 377-8177
Coming Soon
Thursday, May 23 7pm - Downbeat
Next Door
197 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(647) 270-9609
Friday, May 17
9-11pm - Lauryn Macfarlane (no cover)
Coming Soon
Friday, May 31 9pm - The Musician Next Door ft Mike and Whit from the Paper Shakers
Oasis Bar & Grill
31 King St. E., Cobourg
(905) 372-6634
Sundays
5:30pm - PHLO
Pappas Billiards
407 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 742-9010
Thursday, May 16
CANCELLED - 7-10pm - Open Mic
Saturday, May 18
1-3pm - Shipwrecked Saturdays w/ Jacques Graveline
Pastry Peddler
17 King St., Millbrook
(705) 932-7333
Coming Soon
Friday, May 24 5:30pm & 7:45pm - Ladies of Jazz Dinner Series ft Karen Oxorn w/ Michael Monis & Howard Baer ($45 per person)
Pie Eyed Monk Brewery
8 Cambridge St. N., Lindsay
(705) 212-2200
Coming Soon
Saturday, May 25 7-11pm - The Fortunate Sons Of Neil - Neil Young and CCR tribute ($10 in advance)
Publican House Brewery
300 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 874-5743
Friday, May 17
7-9pm - Doug Horner
Saturday, May 18
7-9pm - Sam Loaker
Coming Soon
Friday, May 24 7-9pm - Bobby Watson
Saturday, May 25 7-9pm - Mike Graham
Puck' N Pint Sports Pub
871 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
(705) 741-1078
Saturday, May 18
9pm - Ryan Anderson
Coming Soon
Friday, May 24 8-11pm - The Acoustically Hip (Duo)
Red Dog Tavern
189 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 741-6400
Saturday, May 18
9pm - F.O. Theatric presents Haus of Hedwig music, drag, & dance ft Haus of Accounting, My Fair Lady, Kevin Lemieux, Flying Heads ($10-$20 sliding scale, proceeds support "Hedwig & The Angry Inch")
Monday, May 20
8-11pm - Sean and Chris Conway w/ guest
Tuesday, May 21
9pm - Open mic hosted by Davey Mac
Coming Soon
Saturday, May 25 9pm - Rainbow Romp LGBTQ+ dance ft DJ Hendi ($5 with proceed to Rainbow Service Organization)
Friday, May 31 8pm - Borderless presents LAL "Dark Beings" album release w/ Lacey Hill, Shirazi, DJ Federico, and Dixie Q & Janis from Haus of Accounting ($8-12 or PWYC)
Wednesday, July 24 8pm - Bonds of Mara & special guests ($20 in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/events/24319/, Red Dog, Zap Records)
Riley's
257 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 750-1445
Thursdays
Travis Berlinbach
Fridays
Travis Berlinbach
Saturdays
Josh Gontier
Sundays
Josh Gontier
Mondays
Josh Gontier
Tuesdays
Josh Gontier & Cale Gontier
Wednesdays
Guest performers
Sapphire Room
137 Hunter St., Peterborough
(705) 749-0409
Wednesday, May 22
8-11pm - Peterborough Poetry Slam Team Finals ($5-10 or PWYC)
Serendipitous Old Stuff Lounge
161 Old Hastings Rd., Warkworth
(705) 924-3333
Friday, May 17
6-9pm - . Cheryl Casselman
Simcoe Ptbo
172 Simcoe St., Peterborough
705-874-3825
Friday, May 17
8:30pm - Skybound, Rival Town, This is a Crisis, Sonorous (19+, $10 at door)
Wednesday, May 22
8pm - Open mic night
Coming Soon
Friday, May 24 9pm - Black Knight Satellite w/ Another Crush, ALLO, All Day Breakfast, Hiall
Saturday, May 25 10pm - Homesick Emo Night ft Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory, The Used, Sum 41, Good Charlotte, My Chemical Romance, Blink 182, Paramore, and more ($5 in advance at www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/18500680)
The Social
295 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 874-6724
Coming Soon
Friday, May 24 10pm - Jesse Slack
Saturday, May 25 9pm - Lindsay Barr Band
Southside Pizzeria
25 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
(705) 748-6120
Coming Soon
Friday, May 31 10pm - Punks on Pizza presents Heir To The Throne, Dream Sculptor, Titan Arum, The Space Wizards, Chachi On Acid, and more ($5, all ages)
The Spud and the Bull Food Truck
2621 Lakefield Rd., Peterborough
705-208-2855
Saturday, May 18
12-4pm - Grand opening ft live music by Dauncey
The Thirsty Goose
63 Walton St., Port Hope
Thursday, May 16
7pm - Kevin Foster
Friday, May 17
8pm - JJ Thompson
Saturday, May 18
8pm - Steve O'Donoghue
The Twisted Wheel
379 Water St., Peterborough
Thursday, May 16
7:30-10pm - Washboard Hank's Backroom Bazaar ft Melissa Payne and friends
Coming Soon
Thursday, May 30 7:30-10pm - Washboard Hank's Backroom Bazaar ft Russell DeCarle
Friday, June 7 7-10pm - Women’s Quarterly Music Night ft Hardwood Cat Quartet, Kerry McMaster, Hilary Dumoulin, Little Fire and guests
The Venue
286 George Street North, Peterborough
(705) 876-0008
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Hawksley Workman's new album "Median Age Wasteland" is about the obsession with youth in the music industry. The 44-year-old Juno Award winner is performing at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on May 23, 2019. (Publicity photo)
A change may be as good as a rest for most but in Hawksley Workman’s world rest is not an option, no matter how dramatic the change.
Market Hall presents Hawksley Workman
When: Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 8 p.m. Where: Market Hall Performing Arts Centre (140 Charlotte St., Peterborough) How much: $38 (including fees) for assigned seating
Tickets are available at the Market Hall box office, by phone at 705-749-1146, or online at markethall.org.
The prolific singer-songwriter has never been one to sit still and he’s certainly not doing so now, having just finished a three-month stint composing music for the Stratford Festival’s imminent staging of The Neverending Story.
That project came on the heels of the early March release of his 16th solo album Median Age Wasteland.
The change part of the equation can be found in the new Montreal address to which he and his wife recently moved from rural Muskoka.
“We had sort of extracted ourselves from Toronto, thinking that maybe we would live out this agrarian fantasy and we did for four or five years,” notes Workman, a Huntsville native who called Toronto home for most of his adult years.
“We woke one morning feeling we needed to get back to an energy that has a little more intensity to it.”
Hawksley Workman and his wife recently moved from rural Muskoka to Montreal. (Photo: Hawksley Workman / Facebook)
Make music there Workman did, taking to the studio to record Median Age Wasteland. Now the two-time Juno Award winner is taking to the road for an ambitious May-into-June tour that includes a Thursday, May 23rd show at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre (140 Charlotte St., Peterborough, 705-749-1146).
Assigned seating tickets to the 8 p.m. concert cost $38 (including fees) and are available in person or by phone at the Market Hall box office or online at markethall.org.
“Touring has changed a lot,” says Workman.
VIDEO: “Lazy” – Hawksley Workman
“It used to be an excuse to party. Now it’s a different thing. We’re all older: my bass player (Derrick Brady) and my piano player (Todd Lumley) I’ve played with more than 20 years, and my drummer (Brad Kilpatrick) for 10 years. We all go out on the road for way different reasons now.
“When I was younger I didn’t do intense weeks of training with my opera coach before going on tour. I’d just go out on the road and make it happen. Now I and the band are more interested in being great instead of getting through the songs and then drinking a million glasses of wine when we’re done.”
“Being great” is nothing new for Workman. As both a performer and a producer, he has built a musical resumé matched by few in this country.
A multi-instrumentalist equally comfortable playing guitar, drums, bass, and keyboards, since the 1999 release of debut album For Him And The Girls, Workman has carved out a gratifying niche with his blending of anthemic folk and cabaret pop, incorporating virtually all music genres along the way.
Hawksley Workman has just finished a three-month stint in Stratford composing music for the Stratford Festival production of “The Neverending Story”, which opens on June 15, 2019. (Photo: Hawksley Workman / Facebook)
Workman followed that initial release in 2001 with (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves and critical acclaim quickly followed, along with music industry recognition in the form of two Juno Awards, including the statue for Best New Solo Artist.
Workman has written, recorded, and released a new album virtually every year since as well as produced albums for a host of other musicians — Great Big Sea and Serena Ryder top an impressive list — as well as toured extensively on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition, he’s been bit by the acting bug, leading to supporting roles in the films Score: A Hockey Musical and Still Mine.
Now Workman is enjoying new success with Median Age Wasteland which has produced two singles to date: “Battlefords”, which charted at #8 on the CBC Music Top 20 chart, and “Lazy”.
“I think it’s one of the best records I’ve written and made,” assesses Workman.
“I’ve gotten bogged down in the past trying to make things more interesting than they needed to be. We would be working on a song for a couple of days and I’d think ‘I’m bored with it. Let’s start messing with it.’ But when you start messing with things you take away some of the purity. This record is all about the songs. I handed the production over to Murray Lightburn (of The Dears). He really kept me in control.”
VIDEO: “Battlefords” – Hawksley Workman
Terming the recording studio environment “a comfortable, familiar, easy place” for him, Workman says his work as a producer remains as gratifying as performing, if not more so.
“I’m fascinated by artists. I want to be around people that are interesting,” he says.
“There are some, even really brilliant artists, who go into the studio and feel intimidated by the environment and by the experience. I like to act as a go-between and try to nullify this weird feeling that people get when they get in the studio — ‘Now I’m under a microscope, now it really counts, now everything is more important than it was’. I just want it to stay fun. When you get too thinky in the studio, it gets bad really fast.
“I think you get better at producing because your instincts get sharper. I go in and out from feeling like I’m a good producer. Then there are days when I think producing is for the birds. This idea of being a producer is such a nebulous thing. Some days you’re required to be someone who comes up with a big idea. Some days you’re pushing a songwriter to write better. Some days you’re a glorified psychotherapist. Some days you’re someone who’s the last one available to shake a tambourine.
“It’s different for every album. In a lot of cases you’re a trusted resource for a songwriter who needs an ally who is going to tell them the truth.”
VIDEO: “Snowmobile” – Hawksley Workman
Now Workman is anxious to get on the road, noting live music still has a place in a world gone technology mad.
“The fact remains, as humans, we still respond to live music, to live theatre, to dance. It’s something that is elemental. You can’t deny the power of live music. It still works.
“I’m a chatty guy onstage. In fact somebody tweeted I talk too much the last time I played Market Hall. I haven’t toured with the band in quite awhile. I feel I’ve made a very musical record; I think the songs are some of the strongest I’ve written. I’m pretty excited and proud to bring those songs onstage.”
Ahead for Workman after this tour are performances at Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival in late June through to mid July, followed by a full European tour commencing in September. And, he says, yet another album is close to completion.
VIDEO: “We Will Still Need A Song” – Hawksley Workman
Now 44 years old, Workman says maturation has gifted him with a new appreciation for his craft and his place in it.
“I was in Long and McQuade here in Stratford. One of their employees was sitting down at an electric piano and playing. When I was in my 20s, I’d be like ‘Who cares?’ Now I was like ‘Isn’t this incredible? I wasn’t expecting to hear somebody playing piano today. Wasn’t that a lucky break?’
“After taking on the Stratford thing, I told a musician friend in Montreal that maybe I made a mistake. He said ‘Men our age need to be more uncomfortable way more often than we are.’ Yes, my day job is making records, and going on the road is something I’ve done for twenty-plus years, but being a composer for a theatre piece, that’s something new. I’m restlessly looking to keep my discomfort alive.”
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