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businessNOW – November 12, 2019

By Bruce Head -
Curve Lake First Nation economic development officer Katie Young-Haddlesey (second from left) is presented with the Economic Development Officer of the Year Award at the Cando Conference in Gatineau, Quebec on October 30, 2019. Cando is an organization that promotes economic development in Indigenous communities across Canada. (Photo: Cando)

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This week’s business and organizational news features Curve Lake First Nation economic development officer Katie Young-Haddlesey winning a national award, The Kawartha Buttertart Factory moving into The Little Building Company’s new building in Douro-Dummer next year, new garden shop Plant Goals opens in downtown Peterborough, Smile & Shine K9 in Lindsay improves your pet’s smile (and breath), and other notable business and organization news from across the Kawarthas.

New regional business events added this week include the Business Advisory Centre’s New Venture Session in Peterborough on November 19th, and succession planning focus groups and workshops for employers in Kawartha Lakes on November 21st and in Northumberland on November 28th.

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Curve Lake First Nation economic development officer Katie Young-Haddlesey wins national award

Katie Young-Haddlesey with her Economic Development Officer of the Year Award at the Cando Conference in Gatineau, Quebec on October 30, 2019. (Photo: Cando)
Katie Young-Haddlesey with her Economic Development Officer of the Year Award at the Cando Conference in Gatineau, Quebec on October 30, 2019. (Photo: Cando)

Katie Young-Haddlesey won the Economic Development Officer of the Year Award at the Cando Conference in Gatineau, Quebec on Wednesday, October 30th.

Cando (Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers) is an organization that promotes economic development in Indigenous communities across Canada.

Young-Haddlesey has been working as the economic development officer of Curve Lake First Nation for the past three years. Previously, she worked as director of business development and communications for The Loomex Group and as communications officer for the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (now Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development).

Her consulting company Affinity Strategic Communications has also worked with Curve Lake First Nation in the past.

One of Young-Haddlesey’s notable roles has been coordinating the development of a new 18,000-square-foot commercial centre in Curve Lake First Nation, whose construction is expected to begin in spring 2020.

 

The Kawartha Buttertart Factory moving into The Little Building Company’s new building in Douro-Dummer next year

In 2020, the award-winning Kawartha Buttertart Factory will be moving into The Little Building Company's new building at Highway 28 and County Road 4 in Douro-Dummer. (Photo: The Little Building Company / Facebook)
In 2020, the award-winning Kawartha Buttertart Factory will be moving into The Little Building Company’s new building at Highway 28 and County Road 4 in Douro-Dummer. (Photo: The Little Building Company / Facebook)

Butter tart lovers heading up Highway 28 on their way to the cottage will be able to easily drop in at The Kawartha Buttertart Factory next year.

The Kawartha Buttertart Factory, currently located at 895 Water Street in Warsaw, will be moving into a new building under construction on the southeast corner of Highway 28 and County Road 4 in Douro-Dummer.

The building is being constructed by The Little Building Company (747 Daleview Rd., Peterborough). Owned by Sean Harris and Dave Conroy (who met at Fleming College’s School of Sustainable Building, Design, and Construction), The Little Building Company designs, builds, and installs a variety of high-quality backyard buildings as well as docks, decks, renovations, and additions.

The Little Building Company will occupy the larger section of the building, with The Kawartha Buttertart Factory moving into the adjacent smaller section, with occupancy planned for February 2020.

The Kawartha Buttertart Factory recently won the 2019 Tourism/Hospitality Excellence Award from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce and Tourism.

 

New garden shop Plant Goals opens in downtown Peterborough

Plant Goals is a new garden shop owned and operated by Désirée Fawn in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Plant Goals / Facebook)
Plant Goals is a new garden shop owned and operated by Désirée Fawn in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Plant Goals / Facebook)

“Small plant shop. Big plant goals.”

That’s the tagline for Désirée Fawn’s new garden shop called Plant Goals in downtown Peterborough.

Located at 219 Hunter Street West, between Karma’s Cafe and Black Honey, Plant Goals offers houseplants, succulents including lithops, and more.

The shop, which opened last Thursday (November 7), is currently open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.

You can find Plant Goals online on Facebook and Instagram.

 

Smile & Shine K9 in Lindsay improves your pet’s smile (and breath)

Smile & Shine K9 in Lindsay uses brushing and sterilized hand-scaling instruments to improve your pet's oral health. (Photo: Smile & Shine K9 / Facebook)
Smile & Shine K9 in Lindsay uses brushing and sterilized hand-scaling instruments to improve your pet’s oral health. (Photo: Smile & Shine K9 / Facebook)

Emma Gregory recently started her business called Smile & Shine K9, which provides cosmetic teeth cleaning for cats and dogs.

Gregory works out of a Lindsay location but she says she and her cosmetic teeth cleaning technicians can also do home visits, “so that the pets and owners can have the service provided in the comfort of their own home”.

Smile & Shine K9 uses sterilized hand-scaling instruments and brushing, along with all-natural products, to gently remove visible plaque and tartar from the tooth’s surface above the gum line.

Gregory says she has worked with dogs for over six years and learned cosmetic teeth cleaning from a vet technician and from a person who learned from a veterinarian.

She say the service is designed to be used in conjunction with home care and regular veterinarian visits. She points out she is not a veterinarian and cannot diagnose or treat infections or disease, and pets that have a severe build up or that have been previously diagnosed with periodontal disease will need to be seen and treated by a veterinarian.

For more information, visit smile-shine-k9.webnode.com.

 

Other notable business and organization news from across the Kawarthas

Northumberland United Way receives a cheque for $3,268.25 from the Taste of Port Hope. (Photo: Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce / Facebook)
Northumberland United Way receives a cheque for $3,268.25 from the Taste of Port Hope. (Photo: Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce / Facebook)

Here’s a summary of other notable business and organizational news from across the Kawarthas over the past week:

  • Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce presented $3,268.25 in proceeds from the Taste of Pope Hope to Northumberland United Way
  • The Cozy Home in Lakefield has opened its second location, The Cozy Home Kitchen & Bath, at 14 Queen Street
  • Rileys Bar and Grill will be opening in February 2020 at 50 Canal Street in Bobcaygeon
  • Nexicom will be installing fibre optic cable in Lakefield for high-speed internet, high-quality phone service, and high-definition television.
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Northumberland Chamber hosts “Meet and Greet” networking event in Cobourg on November 12

The Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce’s next monthly Meet and Greet” business networking event takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12th at Venture13 (739 D’Arcy St., Cobourg).

Venture13 brings together early-stage entrepreneurs with innovative partners to connect, empower, and accelerate new ventures. It is a place and a pathway for business growth synchronized with economic development and diversification. In addition to business networking, you’ll have an opportunity to see the facilities including the V13 Venture Zone, MakerLab, and Innovation Commons.

The event is free for Chamber members and $10 for non-members. Advance registration is required at nccofc.ca/events/details/nccofc-meet-greet-venture-13-2623.

 

Kawartha Lakes Small Business & Entrepreneurship Centre presents marketing strategies and social media workshop in Lindsay on November 12

Kawartha Lakes Small Business & Entrepreneurship Centre is presenting a workshop on marketing strategies and social media from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12th in the downstairs meeting room at the Lindsay Library (190 Kent St. W., Lindsay).

Facilitated by Sandy Greenberg, established business coach and former business advisor at Centennial College Centre of Entrepreneurship, the workshop will cover topics including target marketing, developing your brand, reviewing your marketing channels, online and offline marketing strategies, and monitoring the effectiveness of your marketing activities.

Wi-fi access is available, but bring your own laptop and refreshments. The cost for the workshop is $10; register at eventbrite.ca/e/marketing-strategies-and-social-media-workshop-tickets-73487891261

 

Trent Hills Chamber hosts lunch-and-learn photography seminar in Campbellford on November 13

The Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce is hosting a lunch-and-learn photography seminar from 12 to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13th at Clock Tower Cultural Centre (36 Front St. S., Campbellford).

In this hands-on workshop, Laurie Anne King Photography will teach you how to take better portraits with your phone. The session begins with 15 minutes of networking, followed by a 30-minute presentation, and then a question-and-answer session.

The event is free for Chamber members, but registration is required at business.trenthillschamber.ca/events/details/take-better-portraits-with-your-phone-lunch-n-learn-series-4115.

 

Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland hosts marketing seminar in Cobourg on November 13

Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (BECN) is hosting “Stand Out, Connect & Grow: Creating & Sharing Exceptional Marketing Messages” from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13th in the BECN boardroom (600 William St., Cobourg).

Kevin Bulmer will provide a fun and engaging group coaching session on crafting unique and effective marketing messages and creative online content to help attract, sustain and grow new sales to your business.

Register at forms.northumberland.ca/BECN/Creating-Sharing-Exceptional-Marketing-Messages.

 

Business Advisory Centre hosts New Venture Session in Peterborough on November 19

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development’s Business Advisory Centre is hosting a New Venture Session from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19th in the boardroom at VentureNorth (270 George St. N., Peterborough)

The session is designed for entrepreneurs starting a new business, and will provide an overview of the foundations of starting and running a business, local resources and programs available to entrepreneurs, working with the Business Advisory Centre and building a plan of action for your business, and completing the start-up checklist.

The session is free, but to reserve your spot register at www.eventbrite.ca/e/new-venture-session-tickets-74151600433.

 

Port Hope Chamber hosts lunch seminar on managing stress in Port Hope on November 20

The Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting “Lunch and Learn: 10 ways to simplify the Holidays!” from 12 to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20th at the Port Hope Public Library (31 Queen St., Port Hope).

Professional organizer Louise Nettleton of Simplify will discuss ways for you to lower stress during the holiday season.

 

Peterborough Chamber hosts financial wellness seminar in Peterborough on November 20

The next Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Lunch Box Learning seminar takes place from 12 to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20th at the Chamber’s boardroom (175 George St. N., Peterborough).

David Nohora of BDO will provide information, tools, and resources on the subject of financial wellness and literacy.

The seminar is free to attend for members of the Chamber and members of the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough. Bring your own lunch.

 

Haliburton Chamber hosts lunchtime bookkeeping seminar in Haliburton on November 21

The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce is hosting a lunch-and-learn seminar from 12 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 21st at the Chamber office (195 Highland Ave., Haliburton).

Angelwings Solutions will lead the seminar, called “Bookkeeping 101”.

The seminar is free for Chamber members or $15 for non-members. Register at events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lu6q9flab&oeidk=a07egoiwp9eb67041f2.

 

Free succession planning focus group and workshop for employers in Kawartha Lakes on November 21

The Workforce Development Board – Local Employment Planning Council (WDB/LEPC) is presenting a free succession planning workshop and focus group for owners, managers, and directors of any type and size of business or organization in the City of Kawartha Lakes are on Thursday, November 21st at VCCS (370 Kent St. W. Unit 5, Lindsay)

Through succession planning, employers can develop existing employees with leadership potential, so they are ready to be promoted to critical roles when needed so there isn’t a gap in service and organizations can save money on recruitment

Project manager Carrie Wakeford will begin the session with a focus group, where employers can share their opinions about succession planning needs and learn more about succession planning in the process. This will be followed by a practical succession planning workshop led by business coach Colleen Carruthers, who has extensive experience training business leaders. In the workshop, employers will have the opportunity to work on their business’s or organization’s own succession plan.

Two sessions are available: one from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and another from 7 to 9 p.m. To register for your preferred session, visit eventbrite.ca/e/succession-planning-workshopfocus-group-city-of-kawartha-lakes-tickets-74102317025.

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Kawartha Lakes Small Business & Entrepreneurship Centre hosts tax seminar for small business in Lindsay on November 25

Kawartha Lakes Small Business & Entrepreneurship Centre is hosting a tax seminar for small business from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, November 24th at Kawartha Lakes Public Library (190 Kent St. W., Lindsay).

Presented by representatives from Canada Revenue Agency, the seminar is offered to owners of small businesses and self-employed individuals who need help in understanding their tax obligations. The presentation is geared towards unincorporated businesses and will provide participants with the basic principles and resources needed to navigate the tax system, and will cover common tax errors, general bookkeeping concepts and best practices, and more.

The seminar is free, but registration is required at eventbrite.ca/e/canada-revenue-agency-tax-seminar-for-small-business-tickets-78238380101.

 

Kawartha Chamber hosts cyber security session in Lakefield on November 27

The Kawartha Chamber of Commerce and Tourism’s next B.O.S.S. (Business Owners Sharing Solutions) session takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27th at Beachwood Resort (3043 Beachwood Dr, Lakefield).

The event will feature a panel discussion and question-and-answer session about cyber security for you and your business. Panelists include Detective Sergeant Vern Crowley of the Ontario Provincial Police Cybercrime Investigations Team, marketing specialist Brendan Quigley of acorn30, and CIBC financial services representative Lisa Callaghan.

The cost is $10 for Chamber members or $20 for non-members. Register at business.kawarthachamber.ca/events/details/b-o-s-s-cyber-security-11-20-2019-10608.

 

Bobcaygeon Chamber holds its AGM in Bobcaygeon on November 27

The Bobcaygeon Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual general meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27th at the Bobcaygeon Municipal Service Centre (123 East St. S., Bobcaygeon).

The Chamber is currently accepting applications from members in good standing for new directors for 2020. The directors will be confirmed at the meeting.

For more information and to apply, download a PDF application at bobcaygeon.org.

 

Haliburton Chamber presents Inspiring Women’s Luncheon in Haliburton on November 28

Inspirational speaker and trainer Sharon Campbell Rayment is the keynote speaker at the inaugural Inspiring Women's Luncheon in Haliburton on November 28, 2019. (Publicity photo)
Inspirational speaker and trainer Sharon Campbell Rayment is the keynote speaker at the inaugural Inspiring Women’s Luncheon in Haliburton on November 28, 2019. (Publicity photo)

The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce is presenting the first annual Inspiring Women’s Luncheon from 12 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 28th at the Haliburton Legion (719 Mountain St., Haliburton).

The event features a keynote from inspirational speaker and trainer Sharon Campbell Rayment. She will speak about strategies and tools you can use to thrive in the midst of challenge and change, overcoming adversity and remaining focused, effective, and productive.

This cost for the event, decorated by Elegant Events Inc. and catered by McKeck’s Fine Catering, is $30. Register at events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lu6q9flab&oeidk=a07ego3l3h0585215d6

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Free succession planning focus group and workshop for employers in Northumberland on November 28

The Workforce Development Board – Local Employment Planning Council (WDB/LEPC) is presenting a free succession planning workshop and focus group for owners, managers, and directors of any type and size of business or organization in the Northumberland area on Thursday, November 28th at the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (600 William St. Suite 700, Cobourg).

Through succession planning, employers can develop existing employees with leadership potential, so they are ready to be promoted to critical roles when needed so there isn’t a gap in service and organizations can save money on recruitment

Project manager Carrie Wakeford will begin the session with a focus group, where employers can share their opinions about succession planning needs and learn more about succession planning in the process. This will be followed by a practical succession planning workshop led by business coach Colleen Carruthers, who has extensive experience training business leaders. In the workshop, employers will have the opportunity to work on their business’s or organization’s own succession plan.

Two sessions are available: one from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and another from 7 to 9 p.m. To register for your preferred session, visit eventbrite.ca/e/succession-planning-workshopfocus-group-cobourg-tickets-74101785435.

 

Brighton & Cramahe Chamber offers digital tools for small business seminar in Brighton on November 28

The Brighton & Cramahe Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland, is offering a “Free Digital Tools for Small Business” seminar from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 28th at King Edward Park Community Centre (75 Elizabeth St., Brighton).

This seminar is targeted at do-it-yourself business owners who want to know how to generate more business through their online presence without spending more money. Attendees will come out with knowledge search engine optimization techniques and skills that will help them attract more business.

The cost is $15 for Chamber members and $20 for non-members. To register, call the Chamber at 613-475-2775.

 

For more business-related events in the Kawarthas, check out our Business Events column.

Peterborough veteran Lee-Ann Quinn to receive medal from Governor General

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Major Lee-Ann Quinn (retired) will receive the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers from Governor General Julie Payette in Ottawa on November 12, 2019. She will be recognized for her leadership roles with the Peterborough chapter of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping and her role as a co-founder of Salaam Peterborough, which has sponsored several Syrian refugee families in Canada. Quinn is pictured here in 2016 as part of a feature story by Macleans magazine on the work of Salaam Peterborough. (Photo: Macleans.ca)

Peterborough veteran Lee-Ann Quinn will be among 41 people to be honoured by Governor General Julie Payette at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday (November 12).

The 59-year-old Quinn will receive the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers in recognition of her leadership roles with the Peterborough chapter of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping and her role as a co-founder of Salaam Peterborough, which has sponsored several Syrian refugee families in Canada.

Born and raised in Peterborough, Quinn is a nurse practitioner who completed her a Bachelor of Science and Nursing degree and later a Master’s in Nurse Practitioner. She joined the Canadian Forces in 1987 at 26 years old, where she served 23 years as a military nurse, including four tours in the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan.

Lee-Ann Quinn served for 23 years in the Canada Forces as a military nurse, including four tours in the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan.
Lee-Ann Quinn served for 23 years in the Canada Forces as a military nurse, including four tours in the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan.

After leaving the service with the rank of major, she made it her mission to inform the Canadian public about the Canadian Forces’ mission in Afghanistan, giving presentations to community groups including veterans’ organizations.

As president of the Peterborough Chapter of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping, she helped organize “Treats for the Troops”, an annual campaign that sends treats to soldiers serving Afghanistan.

Quinn also organized the chapter’s participation in the “Morale by Mail” campaign, where Peterborough veterans ask citizens to fill out cards of support for Canadian personnel serving throughout the world. In 2011, she also helped to organize a fundraiser for the Red Cross Landmine Awareness Project in Peterborough.

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In 2015, Quinn was one of a group of 13 Peterborough and Millbrook residents who came together and formed Salaam Peterborough to sponsor a Syrian refugee family. The work of the group was profiled by Macleans magazine in the 2016 feature story Saving family no. 417 by senior writer Michael Friscolanti.

This is not the first honour for Quinn, who continues to work as a nurse practitioner with the Peterborough Family Health Team.

In 2003, she was a recipient of the Nightingale Award for her work in isolated First Nations and Inuit communities in Northern Ontario. In 2007, she received the Governor General’s Order of Military Merit for her initiatives as a nurse practitioner in the Canadian Forces. in 2012, she received a Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation for her service and leadership to the veteran community.

In 2012, Lee-Ann Quinn received a Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation for her service and leadership to the veteran community. (Photo: Minister of Veterans Affairs)
In 2012, Lee-Ann Quinn received a Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation for her service and leadership to the veteran community. (Photo: Minister of Veterans Affairs)

Outside of her military service, Quinn has also been recognized as a gifted athlete known for her dedication and leadership. In 2013, was inducted into the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

Winter weather travel advisory in effect for the Kawarthas starting Monday afternoon

By kawarthaNOW -

Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for the southern portions of the Kawarthas — including Peterborough and southern Peterborough County, Lindsay and southern Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland — for Monday afternoon (November 11) into Tuesday morning.

Snow is forecast to begin Monday afternoon and continue into early Tuesday morning, with total snowfall amounts near 10 cm possible.

Travel will be impacted due to accumulating snow, particularly during the Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning commutes.

This snowfall is due to a developing low pressure system which will track south of the lower Great Lakes on Monday.

This is an advisory only, as there remains some uncertainty regarding the track of the low and the expected snowfall amounts.

Our top nine Instagram photographers for October 2019

By Jeannine Taylor -
Paddle faster! The top photo on our Instagram in October 2019 was this nod to Halloween by Jesse & Susan, featuring the Jason character from the "Friday the 13th" film series paddling a kayak in Algonquin Park. (Photo: Jesse & Susan @followmenorth / Instagram)

October has to be the most visually stunning time for our Instagram account.

For a glorious but brief time, the forests are on fire with amazing and breathtaking colour, and our local photographers comb the back roads in search of their best shot. The views of fall in the Kawarthas are the most awe inspiring of the year. Follow our hashtag #fallinthekawarthas to see more of these amazing shots!

Our October photos of the fall colours — as selected by impressions and likes of our followers — are some of the best of the season. An exception is when “Jason” appeared on the last day of the month (Halloween), becoming our top photo of the month. Thanks to @followmenorth‘s visually stunning and creepy photo, many of our followers were thinking that maybe the Kawarthas had its own Crystal Lake.

Do you want to get on our top photographers list? All you need is an Insta account and to tag us using our hashtag #kawarthanow when posting your photo.

We share photos from across our readership area, which is the five-county area surrounding Peterborough which includes Peterborough, Northumberland, City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Hastings (we sneak in the occasional Algonquin Park picture as well, particularly if it’s by a Kawartha photographer).

To see our daily shares of photos, follow us on Instagram @kawarthanow and check out our feed’s highlight reels for recaps of every month in 2019.

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#1. Killer kayaker by Jesse & Susan @followmenorth

Posted October 31, 2019. 11,556 impressions, 999 likes

If the character of Jason from the Friday the 13th film franchise enjoyed the outdoors …

 

#2. Thankgiving weekend on the Trent Canal in Lakefield by Barry Killen @theburleighridge_beareh

Posted October 12, 2019. 9,167 impressions, 882 likes

 

#3. The Trent Canal at the Peterborough Lift Lock by Dede Full of Wanderlust @mylifeofwanders

Posted October 18, 2019. 8,805 impressions, 708 likes

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#4. Autumn treetops in the Kawarthas by Paul Hartley @paul_hartley_photo

Posted October 24, 2019. 8,816 impressions, 624 likes

 

#5. Cavan country road by Russ Higgins

Posted October 28, 2019. 7,592 impressions, 710 likes

This photo has been removed at the request of the photographer.

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#6. Leaf-covered trail on Thanksgiving weekend by Anna K @ania_kisiala

Posted October 14, 2019. 7,443 impressions, 659 likes

 

#7. Long Lake in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park by Tim Haan @tim.haan.photography

Posted October 29, 2019. 7,123 impressions, 585 likes

We often share Tim Haan’s photos and, if you also enjoy his nature photography, you’ll want to get his 2020 calendar featuring 12 of his favourite photos of the Kawarthas over the past year. The cost is $20, but Tim is donating all proceeds to Kawartha Food Share. You can pick up a copy while supplies last at Avant-Garden Shop (165 Sherbrooke Street in downtown Peterborough) or order one online at Tim’s website at timhaanphotography.com/2020-calendars.

 

#8. A fall walk with the dog in Havelock by Tammy Larkin @tammyplarkin

Posted October 17 , 2019. 7,073 impressions, 571 likes

 

#9. Vintage bus by DenureTours @denure.tours

Posted October 18, 2019. 6,950 impressions, 170 likes

We shared this historical photo of a tour bus in Florida from our story about the 60th anniversary in 2020 of local success story DenureTours of Lindsay.

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When Fred and Dorothy DeNure first started DeNureTours @denure.tours in 1960, the Lindsay residents probably couldn't have imagined that 60 years later the company they founded would be running more than 45 unique tours (and counting) across several continents. As the family-owned Canadian tour agency approaches its milestone anniversary in 2020, it's incredible to think how many travellers must have passed through its tours over the years. It was a simple start in the beginning, with day trips offered to Toronto and longer trips to Atlantic Canada. They have since expanded from deluxe motorcoach tours to include cruises, rail tours, and more, across six distinct styles of travel — sightseeing tours, cruising tours, sunshine vacations, special interest tours, active tours, and day trips — in Canada, the U.S., Europe, Britain, and the Caribbean. Throughout 2020, DeNureTours will be celebrating with a few special events, including an April 14th departure to Branson, Missouri. Read more about this local business success story, and the 60th anniversary Branson tour, in our story by Paula Kehoe (created in partnership with DeNureTours), in our Lifestyle & Family section at kawarthanow.com (link in bio). ????????? #travel #vacation #tour #tourism #lindsay #kawarthalakes #peterborough #ptbo #ptbokawartha #ptbocanada #kawarthas #kawarthanow

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31st annual Crayola Sale is back at the Lindsay Ex on November 16

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Since the annual Crayalo Sale began, Crayola Canada has donated over $1,052,000 to the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes. The 31st annual sale runs from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on November 16, 2019 in the main building at the Lindsay Exhibition Fairgrounds. (Photo: Crayola Canada)

If you’re worried you missed the annual Crayola Sale in Lindsay, don’t be — it’s just a month later than usual, happening this year on Saturday, November 16th.

The annual sale began as a yard sale on the front lawn of Crayola’s Canadian headquarters at 15 Mary Street West in Lindsay, and has since grown into a massive popular event at the Lindsay Exhibition Fairgrounds.

People line up for hours before the sale, with a few even camping out overnight, for the opportunity to get great deals on Crayola products while supporting the work of the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes.

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Since the sale began, Crayola Canada has donated over $1,052,000 to the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes. While the 31st annual sale is a month later this year (it usually takes place on the weekend following Thanksgiving), the same great deals will be available for shoppers, just in time for some early Christmas shopping.

Crayola Canada employees volunteer their time to help run the sale, along with help from the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes and other volunteers. These employees and volunteers donate their time to help set up, run, and clean up after the event.

31st annual Crayola Sale

This year’s sale takes place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, November 16th in the main building at the Lindsay Exhibition Fairgrounds and is open to the public. All purchases at the sale must be made in cash.

Some of the funds raised at last year’s Crayola Sale went towards the Edwin Binney’s Community Garden, a large-scale food security project located on previously unused land at Crayola Canada in Lindsay. In its first season, the garden produced 5,428 pounds of fresh produce donated to those in need through 11 agencies and 10 food banks. The garden also provided food literacy learning opportunities to around 350 children and youth from local summer camps and schools.

For more information about United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes or Crayola Canada, visit www.ckl-unitedway.ca or www.crayola.ca.

Widespread Bell network outage takes down cell service in the Kawarthas

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A map at the website downdetector.ca shows the extent of the Bell service outage on November 9, 2019 based on customer reports. (Map: downdetector.ca)
UPDATE

As of 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, November 9, customers are reporting that cellular and other services have been restored.

A widespread outage on Bell’s network affected customers across Ontario on Saturday morning (November 9).

The outage affected cellular service, including Bell Mobility and other providers such as Telus, Koodoo, and Virgin that use the Bell infrastructure. Bell internet service and Bell Fibe TV were also affected.

There were reports that debit was unavailable at many businesses, meaning they could accept cash only. There were also reports some ATMs were down.

All the outage reports were being reported by customers of the services, as Bell hd not issued an official statement on the outage, and calls to Bell customer support were not being answered.

Bell’s primary and support Twitter accounts issued the following tweet at 9:55 a.m. on Saturday morning — which did not acknowledge the apparent extent of the outage:

By 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, most services were restored, with Bell tweeting it is investigating the cause of the outage.

This story will be updated as more details become available.

Great music, great conversation, and great comedy at Peterborough’s Market Hall in November

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Singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist Colin Linden, who has performed with the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, will be performing a rare solo concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre on November 30, 2019. The music director of the hit TV series "Nashville", Colin has recently been touring the U.S. and U.K. as a member of Nashville star's Charles Esten's band. (Photo: Laura Godwin)

Whether you’re looking for a night out of Juno-winning music, intriguing conversation, or hilarious comedy, Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough has you covered.

Here’s are highlights of some of the Market Hall shows coming up in November you won’t want to miss.

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The East Pointers with Lindsay Lou – Wednesday, November 13th at 8 p.m.

The East Pointers are Koady Chaisson, Jake Charron, and Tim Chaisson. (Publicity photo)
The East Pointers are Koady Chaisson, Jake Charron, and Tim Chaisson. (Publicity photo)

Coming from Prince Edward Island, The East Pointers (Tim Chaisson, Koady Chaisson, Jake Charron) are a trio rooted in Celtic folk music who use contemporary approaches and instruments to expand well beyond the traditional genre.

Their 2015 debut album Secret Victory won the Traditional Roots Album of the Year award at the 2017 Junos, and the band also won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Ensemble of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2016 (they were nominated again for the same award in 2018).

Their 2017 album What We Leave Behind was nominated for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the 2018 JUNO Awards and had more than four million streams on Spotify. Since releasing their first record, the band has performed over 450 shows in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the U.K., Europe, Mexico, the U.S., and Canada.

VIDEO: “Woodfordia” – The East Pointers

With Tim on vocals, fiddle, and drum machine, Koady on banjo, tenor guitar, and synthesizer, and Jake on guitar and keyboards, The East Pointers redefine modern folk even more with their latest album, Yours To Break, just released this fall.

While the traditional Celtic influence is still there, the songs on the new album — produced by award-winning songwriter and producer, Gordie Sampson (LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts) — reflect a wide range of musical influences from pop to dance to flamenco.

VIDEO: “Wintergreen” – The East Pointers

VIDEO: “Halfway Tree” – The East Pointers

“I feel like this album is the best expression to date of the band’s appreciation for so many different types of music and the fact that we as a band are comfortable enough in our own musical voice to start expressing those influences and loves.” Koady explains.

“We’re passionate about tradition, yes, but it doesn’t belong in a box in the attic, getting dusted off for special occasions and boring the pants off kids. Traditions belong to the people who shepherd them into the next generation.”

Opener: Lindsay Lou

Lindsay Lou and The Flatbellys. (Photo: Scott Simontacchi)
Lindsay Lou and The Flatbellys. (Photo: Scott Simontacchi)

Joining The East Pointers as part of their cross-Canada tour to promote the new record, American roots singer-songwriter Lindsay Lou and her band The Flatbellys (Joshua Rilko and PJ George) will be opening.

Born the daughter of a coal miner in middle Missouri, Lou’s family moved to Michigan shortly after she was born. Growing up in a close-knit musical family, Lou began performing bluegrass music in Michigan before moving to Nashville, where she developed her own musical voice, combining bluegrass, Americana, and Motown soul.

Her albums include Release Your Shrouds (2012), Ionia (2015), and Southland (2018). She recently released her OurVinyl Sessions EP.

VIDEO: “Southland” – Lindsay Lou

“Lindsay sings the way you would want to if’n you could,” says famed bluegrass musician David Grier. “Phrasing, tone, emotion, it’s all there. Effortless seemingly. Simply mesmerizing. Riveting! Don’t miss the musical force that is Lindsay Lou.”

Tickets for The East Pointers with Lindsay Lou are $38 for assigned cabaret table seats and $33 for general admission (ticket prices include all fees), available in person at the Market Hall box office (140 Charlotte St., Peterborough), by phone at 705-749-1146, or online at markethall.org.

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Colin Linden – Wednesday, November 20th at 8 p.m.

Colin Linden. (Publicity photo)
Colin Linden. (Publicity photo)

Guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer Colin Linden is a familiar name to kawarthaNOW readers, having performed regularly in Peterborough with roots supergroup Blackie and The Rodeo Kings — the band he formed in 1996 with Tom Wilson and Stephen Fearing as a one-time tribute to the late Peterborough singer-songwriter Willie P. Bennett, which then continued with Juno award-winning success and is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2020.

Born in Toronto, Linden was still an infant when his family move to White Plains in New York. As a child in New York, Linden was exposed to musicians such as Van Morrison, James Taylor, John Mayall, and Johnny Winter. When his family moved back to Toronto around 10 years later, Linden became interested in blues musicians including Howlin’ Wolf — with whom he had a chance to speak for three hours when he was only 11 years old.

A musical prodigy, Linden began performing on acoustic guitar at a local coffee house, learning to finger pick at the age of 13 and subsequently learning how to play slide guitar with the help of rock musician David Wilcox. When Linden was only 16, Wilcox asked him to join his band, prompting Linden to learn electric guitar as well.

VIDEO: “Smoke ‘Em All” – Colin Linden

VIDEO: “Rich in Love” – Colin Linden

From there, Linden’s musical career accelerated, forming his own group, writing his own songs, recording his own records, and producing for other musicians. He played as a side man for musicians including Joe Mendelson, Willie P. Bennett, Gwen Swick, and Amos Garrett and, in 1991, joined Bruce Cockburn’s band as a guitarist for more than three years, subsequently became Cockburn’s co-producer.

In 1993, Linden’s blues album South at Eight, North at Nine won the blues and gospel Juno award, followed by another Juno in the same category in 1996 for producing Lennie Gallant’s The Open Window. Linden won an inaugural Maple Blues Award in 1997 as Producer of the Year (he’s since received that award six more times) followed by Songwriter of the Year in 1998.

Linden’s musical success as a singer-songwriter and producer continued in the first decade of the 21st century, when he earned three more Junos in 2000 alone (including Roots and Traditional Group for his work with Blackie and the Rodeo Kings). More Junos and Maple Blues Awards followed and, in 2013, he joined Bob Dylan’s band as a guitarist.

VIDEO: “Sometimes It Comes So Easy” – Colin Linden with Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

The year before, Linden became the music producer and director — as well as a songwriter and musician — for the hit ABC television show Nashville. Following the end of Nashville, he has been a member of Nashville star Charles Esten’s band and has toured both the U.S. and the U.K. with him.

Living in Nashville since the late 1990s, Linden is married to Peterborough native Janice Powers, who played bass for The CeeDees, a new wave band formed in 1979 in Peterborough by Curtis Driedger, Nick Kent, and Doug Cameron.

While Linden will be performing at the Market Hall with Blackie and The Rodeo Kings next February, this is a rare opportunity to see him perform solo with his own band.

Tickets for Colin Linden are $33 for assigned cabaret table seats and $28 for general admission (ticket prices include all fees), and are available in person at the Market Hall box office (140 Charlotte St., Peterborough), by phone at 705-749-1146, or online at markethall.org.

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Fortunate Ones with Sherman Downey – Saturday, November 23rd at 8 p.m.

Catherine Allan and Andrew James O’Brien are Fortunate Ones. (Photo: Vanessa Heins)
Catherine Allan and Andrew James O’Brien are Fortunate Ones. (Photo: Vanessa Heins)

From St. John’s in Newfoundland, Fortune Ones is the indie folk-pop duo of singer/pianist/accordionist Catherine Allan and singer/guitarist Andrew James O’Brien.

Allan and O’Brien, who are also romantic partners, are known for their dynamic live performances, beautiful harmonies, and anthemic melodies.

Their 2015 debut album, The Bliss, was nominated for a 2016 Juno award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year, with both the title song and “Lay Me Down” reaching #1 on CBC Radio 2’s The Radio 2 Top 20 in 2015.

VIDEO: “The Bliss” – Fortunate Ones

The Bliss also won the 2016 East Coast Music Association (ECMA) award for Rising Star Recording of the Year, the 2015 “Vocal Group” Canadian Folk Music Award, and four 2015 Music Newfoundland and Labrador Awards.

In 2016, Fortunate Ones released the Christmas EP All Will Be Well, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau singling out a track as one of his favourite listens for the holidays.

In 2018, the duo released their sophomore album Hold Fast, with the title rack hitting #1 on the CBC Music Top 20 Chart and remained in the Top 20 for 10 weeks.

VIDEO: “Northern Star” – Fortunate Ones

The album won three Music NL Awards in 2018 (Album of the Year, Pop Artist of the Year, and Video of the Year for “Northern Star”), and has been nominated for four East Coast Music Awards (Album, Group Recording, Songwriter, and Fans’ Choice Entertainer of the Year).

Over the last five years, Fortunate Ones have played over 300 shows together, most recently touring the U.K. supporting Good Lovelies (who also sang on a few of the songs on Hold Fast).

Opener: Sherman Downey

Sherman Downey (Photo: Tom Cochrane)
Sherman Downey (Photo: Tom Cochrane)

As part of the Fortunate Ones’ cross-Canada tour, Newfoundland and Labrador singer-songwriter Sherman Downey will be opening with a solo performance.

Grounded in folk and country, Downey’s sound also flirts with other genres including pop, rock, and even bossa nova. His 2010 debut album Honey For Bees, which earned him MusicNL’s Male Artist of the Year.

VIDEO: “Honey for Bees” – Sherman Downey

It was followed by 2013’s The Sun In Your Eyes, which earned MusicNL’s Pop/Rock Recording of the Year, Newfoundland and Labrador’s SOCAN Songwriter of the Year awardn, as well as an ECMA nomination for Group Recording of the Year with his band The Ambiguous Case.

The album’s first single “Thick as Thieves” went on to win Downey CBC Music’s inaugural Searchlight Prize as Canada’s Best New Artist, with other singles including “Annalee” and “The Right Idea” in regular rotation on CBC and on campus radio stations across Canada, as well as garnering attention internationally with airplay on stations in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia.

Tickets for Fortunate Ones with Sherman Downey are $30 for both general admission and assigned cabaret table seats (the ticket price include all fees), and are available in person at the Market Hall box office (140 Charlotte St., Peterborough), by phone at 705-749-1146, or online at markethall.org.

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“Murdoch and Beyond” with author Maureen Jennings – Tuesday, November 26th at 8 p.m.

Murdoch Mysteries Author Maureen Jennings at a book signing event. (Facebook photo)
Murdoch Mysteries Author Maureen Jennings at a book signing event. (Facebook photo)

In 2019/20, Market Hall is presenting “Artist Life Stories”, a series of in-depth conversations between selected artists and Brantford’s Cameron Smillie (co-founder of Live at the Hippo Events Inc. and director of touring for Canada’s Ballet Jorgen), followed by a question-and-answer-session and an up-close-and-personal meet and greet.

The first event in the series features author Maureen Jennings, best known for her Murdoch Mysteries series of books that have been adapted to film and television and translated into eight languages. A talented writer with a keen eye for setting, character, and dialogue, the 80-year-old Jennings has helped put historical crime fiction on the Canadian literary map.

Born in the U.K., she emigrated to Canada as a teenager and had a long career as a psychotherapist before turning to writing fiction full time. She has since published one novella, 13 novels of crime fiction, one book of non-fiction, and four professionally produced plays.

VIDEO: Maureen Jennings – Author Q & A (2014)

Now a multiple award-winning author, Jennings made her writing debut in 1997 with Except the Dying, a historical detective novel featuring Toronto Police Detective William Murdoch, who was inspired by the real-life John Wilson Murray, a pioneer of forensic science who served as Ontario’s first provincial detective in the late 1800s.

Her Murdoch books were first adapted for television as three movies of the week, before forming the basis for the hit CBC television series The Murdoch Mysteries, now in its 13th season (Yannick Bisson, the actor who plays Murdoch, owns a cottage and marina on Chandos Lake with his wife Shantille).

Jennings’ other works of fiction include a contemporary crime series featuring forensic profiler Christine Morris, a series set during World War II featuring Detective Chief Inspector Tom Tyler, and a series set in 1936 Toronto featuring private investigator Charlotte Frayne.

Jennings lives in Toronto with her husband, photographer Iden Ford, and her dog named — you guessed it — Murdoch.

Tickets for “Murdoch and Beyond” with author Maureen Jennings are $30 for for general admission (the ticket price include all fees), and are available in person at the Market Hall box office (140 Charlotte St., Peterborough), by phone at 705-749-1146, or online at markethall.org.

Future artists in the Artist Life Stories series include musicians Valdy on January 21st and Murray McLauchlan on May 5th. Tickets for all three events in the series are available for $75 online at markethall.org.

 

Seán Cullen “Hometown Boy” – Thursday, November 28th at 8 p.m.

Seán Cullen. (Photo: David Leyes)
Seán Cullen. (Photo: David Leyes)

Popular Canadian actor, voice artist, and stand-up comedian Seán Cullen returns to his Peterborough roots with a special comedy show called, appropriately enough, “Hometown Boy”.

Cullen was born and raised in Peterborough, living in the downtown area and attending the former Peterborough Collegiate Vocational School. He became interested in theatre as a teenager, participating in the school drama club and then in community theatre. After graduating high school, he left Peterborough to study acting at the University of Windsor.

That was where, in 1987, he met the other members of musical comedy group Corky and the Juice Pigs, which won awards at the Edinburgh Fringe, performed at Just for Laughs in Montreal eight times, and appeared on Fox Television’s MADtv. The group released two comedy albums before breaking up in 1998.

VIDEO: Seán Cullen – Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2017)

VIDEO: Seán Cullen – Melbourne Comedy Festival All Stars (2014)

Cullen then began performing on his own, achieving much success as both a comedian and an actor. He has frequently appeared on Canadian television and radio, including on CBC’s Royal Canadian Air Farce and with his own short-lived series for CBC Television called The Seán Cullen Show, and as a regular on CBC Radio’s The Debaters.

In the U.S., he performed on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. He has also appeared on American sitcoms such as The Ellen Show and Payne.

Cullen has also performed at national and international comedy festivals including as Montreal’s Just For Laughs, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Halifax Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, and the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Most recently, he performed at JFL42 in Toronto.

As a voice actor, he has appeared in Seven Little Monsters, Jimmy Two-Shoes, Cloudy WIth A Chance of Meatballs, Rocket Monkeys, and many more. Cullen will also be the voice of Barnaby Twins in the upcoming animated Netflix film The Willoughbys along with Ricky Gervais, Martin Short, and Maya Rudolph.

Now 54 years old, Cullen has earned three Gemini Awards, three Canadian Comedy Awards, an ACTRA Award, and was twice nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award. He’s also the author of several young adult novels, including his Hamish X series which earned him both an Arthur Ellis Book Award and a Rocky Mountain Book Award.

At “Hometown Boy”, the Market Hall audience can expect to hear a lot of funny about Cullen’s time growing up in Peterborough.

Tickets for Seán Cullen “Hometown Boy” are $33 for both general admission and assigned cabaret table seats (the ticket price include all fees), and are available in person at the Market Hall box office (140 Charlotte St., Peterborough), by phone at 705-749-1146, or online at markethall.org.

Liberals in love: Maryam Monsef announces her engagement to Matt DeCourcey

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Liberal MP for Peterborough-Kawartha Maryam Monsef and former Liberal MP for Fredericton Matt DeCourcey celebrate their engagement at a family gathering in Peterborough on November 7, 2019. (Photo: Maryam Monsef / Facebook)

Liberal MP for Peterborough-Kawartha Maryam Monsef has announced her engagement to former Liberal MP for Fredericton Matt DeCourcey.

“I am happy to share that I am engaged to marry my love, Matt DeCourcey,” Monsef wrote on Facebook and Instagram on Thursday (November 7) — also her 35th birthday.

She and DeCourcey had shared the news earlier that day with her colleagues at a closed-door Liberal meeting in Ottawa for caucus and outgoing MPs.

“We’re very happy,” she said when leaving the meeting, according to CTV News.

Posted by Maryam Monsef on Thursday, November 7, 2019

Both Monsef and DeCourcey were first elected as Liberal MPs in 2015. Monsef was narrowly re-elected in last month’s federal election, while the 36-year-old DeCourcey lost his seat to the Green Party’s Jenica Atwin.

In her social media post, Monsef writes that DeCourcey’s family and friends came to Peterborough from Fredericton to ask her and her family “for my hand”.

“My family and our elders loved him and his,” she writes. “They have blessed the union and we are feeling mighty blessed.”

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During the engagement celebration, Monsef wore an Afghan dress from Fardin Fashion Inc. in Toronto with a catered Afghan meal from Silk Roots Fusion Cuisine, a Peterborough restaurant co-owned by Monsef’s sister Mina.

Monsef and her family fled Afghanistan in 1996 and arrived as refugees in Canada, where they settled in Peterborough.

When Monsef was elected in 2015, she was heralded as Canada’s first Afghan-born MP, although it was later revealed she was actually born in Iran.

Liberal MP for Peterborough-Kawartha Maryam Monsef and former Liberal MP for Fredericton Matt DeCourcey celebrate their engagement at a family gathering in Peterborough on November 7, 2019. (Photo: Jessica Melnik / Facebook)
Liberal MP for Peterborough-Kawartha Maryam Monsef and former Liberal MP for Fredericton Matt DeCourcey celebrate their engagement at a family gathering in Peterborough on November 7, 2019. (Photo: Jessica Melnik / Facebook)

Monsef is currently Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be unveiling his new cabinet on Wednesday, November 20th.

nightlifeNOW – November 7 to 13

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Drawing comparisons to Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa's The Mothers of Invention, self-proclaimed "mad composer from Oakville" Friendly Rich (Marsella) brings his experimental cabaret orchestra The Lollipop People to The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, November 13th. (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, November 7 to Wednesday, November 13.

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


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Arlington Pub
Arthur's Pub
Black Horse Pub
Boiling Over's Coffee Vault
The Ceilie (Trent University student pub)
Champs Sports Bar
Chemong Lodge
Coach & Horses Pub
The Cow & Sow Eatery
Dominion Hotel
Dr. J's BBQ & Brews
Fiddler's Green Pub & Grub
Ganarascals Restaurant
Ganaraska Hotel
The Garnet
Golden Wheel Restaurant
Gordon Best Theatre
The Grand Experience
Hot Belly Mama's
Junction Nightclub
Local No90
McGillicafey's Pub & Eatery
Mckecks Tap & Grill
McThirsty's Pint
The Mill Restaurant and Pub
Moody's Bar & Grill
Next Door
Oasis Bar & Grill
Pappas Billiards
Publican House Brewery
Red Dog Tavern
Serendipitous Old Stuff Lounge
Sideways Bar & Grill
Sticks Sports Pub
That Little Pub (formerly Church-Key Pub)
The Thirsty Goose
The Twisted Wheel
The Venue

Arlington Pub

32990 Highway 62, Maynooth
(613) 338-2080

Friday, November 8

8pm - Karaoke

Saturday, November 9

9pm - '80s Halloween Dance w/ DJ RedRock ($5)

Coming Soon

Saturday, November 16
9pm - Anything Goes Cafe

Arthur's Pub

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

Thursday, November 7

8pm - Karaoke w/ The Travelling Wilburs

Friday, November 8

9pm - Shawn Nelson

Saturday, November 9

9pm - Shawn Nelson

Sunday, November 10

4:30-8pm - Morris & Kyte of The Fiddleheads

Monday, November 11

7pm - Local Talent Night ft Fiona Milner

Tuesday, November 12

7:30pm - Hits of '60s, '70s, '80s w/ Don Owen & Bruce Longman

Wednesday, November 13

8pm - Open mic

Coming Soon

Thursday, November 14
8pm - Karaoke w/ The Travelling Wilburs

Friday, November 15
9pm - Brian Bracken

Saturday, November 16
9pm - Downbeat

Sunday, November 17
4:30-8pm - Celtic Music w/ Leighton & Bauer

Black Horse Pub

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

Thursday, November 7

7:30-11:30pm - Rob Phillips Trio w/ Marsala Lukianchuk

Friday, November 8

5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Zuffalo

Saturday, November 9

5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Tungsten

Sunday, November 10

3-6pm - Catfish Willie & The Buckle Busters; 6:30-9:30pm - Jocelyn Gould

Monday, November 11

7pm - Rick & Gailie's Crash & Burn

Tuesday, November 12

7-11pm - The Randy Hill Band w/ Marc Roy

Wednesday, November 13

7-9pm - Fun Cam (Fraser)

Coming Soon

Thursday, November 14
7:30-11:30pm - Rob Phillips Trio w/ Marsala Lukianchuk

Friday, November 15
5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Christine Atrill

Saturday, November 16
5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Midnight Shift

Sunday, November 17
3-6pm - Bobby Dove; 6:30-9:30pm - Kerry Jayne

Boiling Over's Coffee Vault

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

Friday, November 8

7-9pm - Looking for Heather

Coming Soon

Friday, November 15
6-9pm - Open Mic w/ Gerald Van Halteren

Friday, November 22
7-9pm - Morgan Rider

The Ceilie (Trent University student pub)

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

Friday, November 8

8-10pm - Amateur Comedy Open Mic

Champs Sports Bar

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

Thursdays

7pm - Open mic

Chemong Lodge

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

Thursdays

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

Wednesdays

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

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Coach & Horses Pub

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

Thursdays

10pm - Open Mic

Fridays

9:30pm - Karaoke Night

Wednesdays

7-11pm - Live music

The Cow & Sow Eatery

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

Coming Soon

Saturday, November 16
8pm - Karaoke

Dominion Hotel

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

Saturday, November 9

7:30pm - Witzend

Coming Soon

Saturday, November 16
7-10pm - Trina West

Dr. J's BBQ & Brews

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

Coming Soon

Saturday, November 16
1:30-5pm - PMBA Deluxe Blues Jam hosted by Al Black & the Steady Band (donations welcome, all proceeds to musicians in need)

Fiddler's Green Pub & Grub

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

Friday, November 8

9:30pm - Karaoke

Saturday, November 9

9pm - Country Spice

Coming Soon

Friday, November 15
8pm - Customer Appreciation Comedy Night ft Dylan Gott, Christophe Davidson, and Kyle Hickey

Ganarascals Restaurant

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

Coming Soon

Friday, November 22
7-10pm - Hill & Landing and Northern Hearts ($15, call 905-885-1888 or email to reserve)

Ganaraska Hotel

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

Saturday, November 9

2pm & 10pm - Quickshifters

Coming Soon

Friday, November 15
9pm - Wild T & The Spirit ft Tony Springer ($10)

Saturday, November 16
2pm & 10pm - Delaney Drive

The Garnet

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

Thursday, November 7

8pm - Baby Drayton and Mac n' Sleeze (PWYC)

Friday, November 8

8pm - Daniel Romano w/ Steve Lambke ($15 in advance, $20 at door)

Saturday, November 9

8pm - Nick Sherman and G.R. Gritt ($10 in advance at www.eventbrite.ca/e/nick-sherman-gr-gritt-at-the-garnet-tickets-78096965125 , $15 at door)

Sunday, November 10

8pm - Mattie Leon w/ Nathan Miller

Wednesday, November 13

8pm - Friendly Rich & The Lollipop People

VIDEO: "We Are All Terrorists" - Friendly Rich and The Lollipop People

VIDEO: "Low, Low, Low" - Friendly Rich with The Layrite Boys

Coming Soon

Thursday, November 14
9pm - Oakridge Ave. & Merit

Friday, November 15
8pm - Pays D'en Haut

Sunday, November 17
7:30pm - Corin Raymond w/ Mike T. Kerr ($20 in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4415391)

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Golden Wheel Restaurant

6725 Highway 7, Peterborough
(705) 749-6838

Coming Soon

Saturday, November 21
7pm - Boots of Hazard ($25 dinner and music)

Gordon Best Theatre

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

Friday, November 8

9pm - Collective Arts Brewing presents Bright Fuchsia

Saturday, November 9

9pm - Open Best ft DJ BabyTetris aka Krish Dineshkumar (no cover)

Coming Soon

Friday, November 15
9pm - You're Welcome presents Y2GAY: A Big Gay Dance Party ($10)

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

The Grand Experience

177 Kent St. W., Lindsay
(705) 324-9444

Coming Soon

Friday, November 15
9:30pm - Hitcher

Hot Belly Mama's

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

Thursday, November 7

6-8pm - Live music

Sunday, November 10

1-4pm - Monthly Jazz Jam

Junction Nightclub

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

Friday, November 8

10pm - Nothing But the 90s hosted by DJ Bill Porter (no cover)

Local No90

90 Mill St. N., Port Hope
(905) 269-3373

Thursday, November 7

7:30pm - Brian Bracken

Coming Soon

Thursday, November 14
6-9:30pm - Darren Bailey

McGillicafey's Pub & Eatery

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

Friday, November 8

8pm - 3/4 House Brand

Coming Soon

Friday, November 15
8pm - Gunslingers

Mckecks Tap & Grill

207 Highland St., Haliburton
(705) 457-3443

Coming Soon

Friday, November 15
7-9pm - B n B Blues Band

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McThirsty's Pint

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

Thursdays

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

Fridays

10pm - Live music with Brian Haddlesey

Saturdays

10pm - Live music with Brian Haddlesey

Sundays

8pm - Open stage hosted by Ryan Van Loon

Mondays

9:30pm - Trivia Night hosted by Cam Green

Wednesdays

9pm - Live music hosted by Kevin Foster

The Mill Restaurant and Pub

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

Thursday, November 7

7pm - Mulligan Tyme

Coming Soon

Thursday, November 14
7pm - Greg Hannah Band

Moody's Bar & Grill

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

Saturday, November 9

2-5pm - Charlie Glasspool, Wyatt Burton, and Trevor Davis of Silver Hearts (no cover, donations to musicians appreciated)

Next Door

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

Coming Soon

Thursday, November 28
9pm - The Musician Next Door ft Lindsay Barr

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

Saturdays

1-3pm - Shipwrecked Saturdays w/ Jacques Graveline; 3pm - Open mic hosted by Casey Bax

Publican House Brewery

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

Friday, November 8

7-9pm - Fun Cam Fraser

Saturday, November 9

7-9pm - Rob Phillips

Coming Soon

Friday, November 15
7-9pm - Ace and The Kid

Friday, November 16
7-9pm - Cale Crowe

Red Dog Tavern

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

Tuesday, November 12

9pm - Open mic

Coming Soon

Thursday, November 14
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The good and bad environmental news about greeting cards

By GreenUP -
The first commercial Christmas card was sold in Britain in 1843, after civil servant Sir Henry Cole decided he was too busy to write individual Christmas greetings and asked artist John Callcott Horsley to design a card he could fill out. The idea caught on, and mass-produced greeting cards soon replaced hand-written greetings in most of Europe and North America. Today, despite the ubiquity of the internet, the greeting card industry still produces seven billion physical cards each year with annual sales of $7.5 billion. It is estimated that producing and sending all these cards generates as many as 1.1 million tons of carbon dioxide. (Public domain photo)

I was recently preparing some thank-you cards at the GreenUP office, and one of my colleagues commented that she doesn’t like cards because they are not useful after you receive them.

Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s story is by Jenn McCallum, GreenUP Water Programs Coordinator.

With Halloween over and Christmas coming, this got me thinking. Why do we give cards? How do cards impact the environment? Is it best to send cards in the mail, use e-cards, or connect with loved ones in person somehow?

The tradition of card-giving is old. Allegedly, the ancient Chinese and Egyptians were the first to begin this practice.

During the celebration of the Chinese New Year, it is traditional to send greetings as a way to protect loved ones from evil spirits. Starting in the 1400s, Europeans exchanged rather costly handmade cards for New Year’s and Valentine’s Day greetings, usually delivering them by hand. These early greetings were often reused to create scrap books for children in hospitals and missions.

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Sir Henry Cole created the first commercially produced Christmas card in London in 1843. The card provided the fillable “To” and “From” fields that we are now very familiar with. The mass production of greeting cards began in the 1860s, and the advent of the postage stamp brought greeting cards to the masses.

Today, greeting cards are big business. Hallmark Cards Inc. takes about a third of this market in Canada and earned revenues of $401.7 million U.S. in 2016. But what happens to all of those cards when we are done with them?

First, the good news: most cards and envelopes are recyclable if they are made exclusively from paper, and some cards are made from entirely post-consumer recycled paper. There are now also cards with plant seeds embedded in the paper, so the card biodegrades in your garden, leaving only a gift of flowers!

If you prefer to give cards but want to reduce your environmental impact, consider buying cards made from recyclable paper materials without plastic adornments. You can also consider buying cards that support an environmental cause, such as these cards at the GreenUP Store that benefit Ecology Park programming. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)
If you prefer to give cards but want to reduce your environmental impact, consider buying cards made from recyclable paper materials without plastic adornments. You can also consider buying cards that support an environmental cause, such as these cards at the GreenUP Store that benefit Ecology Park programming. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

The bad news is that any adornments like shiny or glossy materials, music players, glitter, metallic ink, or metal charms must be removed before the card can go in the recycling bin. Unfortunately, glitter and music players contribute to plastic pollution globally.

There are not readily available studies of the environmental impact of the greeting card industry in Canada. A recent study by Exeter University in the U.K. showed that sending one card produces about 140 grams of carbon dioxide. With about two billion cards sold annually in the U.K., that carbon footprint is roughly equivalent to manufacturing 10,000 cars per year.

With that impact in mind, how and why should we send greeting cards?

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I consulted with some fellow GreenUP colleagues to find out their thoughts.

One enduring reason for sending cards is to symbolize how much you care about the person you are sending the card to.

“I like both sending and receiving greeting cards in the mail,” says Natalie Stephenson, GreenUP’s active school travel facilitator. “Sending a card shows a lot of thought and effort in this day and age.”

Ever since there have been commercialized cards, there have also been people who feel that mass-produced cards do not express their own unique sentiments.

“I am for the most part against spending any money on cards,” says Matthew Walmsley, GreenUP’s water education programs co-ordinator. “I always make my own cards, which have a mix of utilitarian design and personalized message, and they are well received.”

For people who prefer to give cards, the good news is that most cards and envelopes are recyclable if they are made exclusively from paper, and some cards are made from entirely post-consumer recycled paper. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)
For people who prefer to give cards, the good news is that most cards and envelopes are recyclable if they are made exclusively from paper, and some cards are made from entirely post-consumer recycled paper. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Recent technological advances allow people to create more customized cards.

“One of my friends makes postcards with a family picture instead of cards with envelopes,” said Karen O’Krafka, GreenUP water education programs coordinator. “That creates a bit less paper waste.”

Dawn Pond, GreenUP’s Depave and Vibrancy Project coordinator, prefers a minimalist approach to materials.

“I often use scraps of coloured card as gift tags,” she says. “I will write the messages on there, and omit the card from the gift altogether.”

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What about digital replacements for physical cards?

“My mom uses e-cards,” explains O’Krafka. “I love them when they include a personalization like a picture.”

E-cards do save paper, transportation, and postage costs. That said, for some people e-cards still do not seem to convey the same symbolism as physical cards.

“I never use e-cards anymore,” Stephenson says. “I find them a bit cheesy, and people get so much email nowadays. I really prefer a small treat, a food gift like a cupcake or cookie or something of that nature that costs the same or less than a card. From a long-distance friend, my preference is to get a personal text (or email if need be) asking for a good time to chat and catch up for a few minutes by phone.”

Personally, I like the tradition of giving out cards as a token of thanks and to recognize special events. But like my colleagues, I try to consider the environmental impact of cards, usually by focusing on using recyclable paper materials without plastic adornments.

If you enjoy sending greeting cards, consider supporting the community by choosing cards that have been made by local artists. These Christmas cards by local artist Josie Van Ryn are available at Watson & Lou in downtown Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Watson & Lou)
If you enjoy sending greeting cards, consider supporting the community by choosing cards that have been made by local artists. These Christmas cards by local artist Josie Van Ryn are available at Watson & Lou in downtown Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Watson & Lou)

I like to add a handwritten message to store-bought cards that support a cause, such as the cards at the GreenUP Store that benefit Ecology Park programming, or cards made by local artists.

I do, however, find that when I receive cards they add to clutter in my space. Perhaps alternatives such as food, as Stephenson suggested, or a personal phone call, would create more authentic connections and add more to my emotional well-being than a card.

In the end, the tradition of sending cards is a personal choice, and our personal choices have global impacts.

How do you want to spread good will? As you prepare for the holiday season, share with @PtboGreenUP on social media what your environmental concerns and personal preferences are for giving and receiving cards. We look forward to hearing your perspective!

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