For 20 years, Market Hall in downtown Peterborough has been offering performing arts camps during the summer for children and youth. Registration is open for this year's camps, which run from July to the end of August, in the areas of circus arts, theatre, dance, music, film, and more run throughout the summer. (Photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
For most students in the Kawarthas, school’s out for the summer on Thursday, June 28th. That’s the last day of classes for elementary school students and the last day of exams for high school students. So, if you still haven’t registered your kids for summer camps, you’d better not delay any longer.
And if your kids are interested in the performing arts (or maybe you want them to try something new), you have to check out this year’s Creativity Camps at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Peterborough.
The high-energy and interactive weekly camps, which begin on Monday, July 2nd and run to the end of August, will both entertain and educate your children in the areas of circus arts, theatre, dance, music, film, and more.
Thomas Vaccaro, creative director for Peterborough Academy of Circus Arts, trains children on an apparatus in the Circus Extravaganza Camp. (Photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
Chad Hogan, General Manager of the Market Hall, says the camps are designed to delight both novices as well as kids who already with some familiarity with the performing arts.
“There’s something for every child,” Hogan says. “There’s no experience or skill set necessary,”
For 20 years Market Hall has been offering Creativity Camps, instructed by local professional artists and teachers such as Peterborough Academy of Circus Arts creative director Thomas Vaccaro, musician and retired teacher Dan Fewings, filmmaker Brian Mitolo, and dance instructors Shannon Stanlick and Nicole Kelly,
“Many of them attended these camps when they were kids,” Hogan points out.
The instructors, who have many years’ experience directing summer camps, are assisted by a full-time teaching assistant who is present throughout the day.
Instructed by Dan Fewings, Green Roof Theatre Camp helps children explore their imagination through theatre games, writing, music, movement, and masks. (Photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
The Creativity Camps are for kids between the ages of seven and 14, depending on the camp, with some camps offering versions for both younger and older children. The camps are a great way for children to increase their self-confidence while also making friends.
“Over the past few years, one of the biggest things that I’ve seen in children is their confidence levels (change),” says instructor Nicole Kelly.
“Once they’re in here for a couple of hours or by the second day, they seem like they’re at home and they’re comfortable. They make a lot of friends and they talk to people, and you get to see another side of them that they don’t necessarily always get to show.”
At the Creativity Camps, children and youth get to explore their imagination through theatre games, writing, music, movement, and masks. (Photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
What makes the camps extra special is that the kids put on a performance at the end of the week for friends and family, so you can also experience and enjoy everything they’ve learned during the week.
“It’s my first year at an acting camp ever,” says one young participant, referring to her experience at one of the theatre camps. “It’s been really fun. Everybody has an equal part, everybody has a good moment.”
Summer 2018 Creativity Camp Schedule
Here is the 2018 Creativity Camp schedule. Follow the links below for fee information and to register for a specific camp.
For more information about the Creativity Camps and to download the registration form, visit markethall.org/our-events/creativity-camps/. Registration forms must be filled out for all campers prior to the camp start date.
July 2-6 (ages 7-10), July 9-13 (ages 9-14), August 27-31 (advanced class, ages 9-14)
In this week-long camp, students will learn the curriculum taught by Canada’s National Circus School!
Thomas Vaccaro, a graduate of the circus instructor/trainer program and creative director for the Peterborough Academy of Circus Arts, will be adapting the youth program taught by the ENC & Cirque du Soleil. The program focuses heavily on balance, acrobatics, aerials, and object manipulation, and uses games as a means to learn. No previous experience is necessary.
Circus arts are essential building blocks for developing self-esteem, physical fitness, good health, spatial awareness, and bringing your body and mind in harmony together.
The Circus Extravaganza Camp program focuses heavily on balance, acrobatics, aerials, and object manipulation, and uses games as a means to learn. No previous experience is necessary. (Photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
The fabulous Green Roof Children’s Theatre camps are an established tradition of excellence working with children in a theatrically creative context.
The camps enable children to explore their imagination through theatre games, writing, music, movement, and masks.
Market Hall’s Creativity Camps both entertain and educate children in the areas of circus arts, theatre, dance, music, film, and more. (Photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
Be a star in your own movie, learn to operate camera and edit, and learn to create special effects during this week-long movie-making camp. Lights, camera, action!
Note: due to the nature of the camp, each week-long session is limited to 10 participants.
Campers will combine acting, signing, and dancing onstage wnile receiving daily acting, singing, and dance training. They will also take part in a variety of choreographed and directed musical theatre numbers.
Each day, rehearsal and training will be intertwined with exciting camp games, activities, and crafts. Campers will also have the opportunity to choreograph and direct their very own musical theatre number.
The week culminates with the children starring in a magnificent musical theatre showcase that exhibits their newfound multiple talents.
Shannon Stanlick’s Triple Threat Dance Camp combines acting, signing, and dancing onstage. Children also take part in a variety of choreographed and directed musical theatre numbers. (Photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
In this two-week camp, 20 participants will work together to create an original production to be mounted at Market Hall.
In addition to their collective creation, campers will partake in specialized workshops including movement, vocal music, masks and mime, theatre production, story telling, puppetry, stage make-up, and technical design.
Using skills gained from the workshops, campers will become their very own theatre company — experiencing firsthand what it takes to put their hard work onstage.
In the two-week Theatrical Experience camp, participants take the skills they learn at workshops covering theatre production, puppetry, stage make-up, technical design, and more to create an original production to be mounted at Market Hall. (Photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
This week-long camp is designed for boys and girls to explore dance through creative movement.
Campers will not only explore jazz, hip hop, contemporary dance, ballet, musical theatre, and many more genres, but will learn also study how to become choreographers themselves.
At the Dance Factor camp, instructed by Nicole Kelly, children explore many dance genres including jazz, hip hop, contemporary dance, ballet, musical theatre, and more. (Photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
Peterborough Housing Corporation CEO Darlene Cook and Homeward Bound manager Marnie Watson receive a cheque for $20,000 from Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough board chair Diane Richard and executive director John Good. Led by Peterborough Housing Corporation, Homeward Bound helps inadequately housed or homeless mother-led families achieve self-sufficiency. (Photo: Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough)
The Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough announced a $20,000 grant to the Homeward Bound program yesterday (June 18) at the foundation’s annual general meeting.
Homeward Bound is a program that helps inadequately housed or homeless mother-led families achieve self-sufficiency. The four-year program eliminates barriers and allows these mothers to take control of their lives by providing housing, child care, tuition for a two-year college diploma, and a 14-week internship leading to full-time employment in a living-wage job.
“Households led by single mothers have some of the highest rates of poverty and food insecurity in our area,” says Diane Richard, Board Chair of the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough. “It’s a complex issue, and that’s why we’re so pleased to be supporting Homeward Bound, because it’s a proven solution that will provide every support a woman needs to change her life and will help build up the vitality of our community overall.”
Peterborough’s Homeward Bound program is a replication of a successful program designed by WoodGreen Community Services in Toronto, which has helped 189 women and 299 children since it was first piloted in 2004. Based on the success of the program, WoodGreen received funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to replicate the program with partnering communities in Ontario.
The Peterborough program is led by Peterborough Housing Corporation in partnership with local organizations, including YWCA Peterborough Haliburton, Fleming College Sutherland Campus, Compass Daycare, City of Peterborough, and United Way Peterborough & District.
“This program has been ten years in the making here in Peterborough,” says Homeward Bound manager Maisie Watson.
“We’re fortunate to have been mentored and licensed by WoodGreen, and we’re grateful to all of our community partners and supporters who are making this possible. Our first cohort of four women and 11 children have already entered the program, so 15 lives are in the process of changing positively and forever, which is amazing.”
The grant is the result of a donation from an anonymous donor, and will support aspects of the program.
The 2017 thriller "It" was partly filmed in Port Hope, Ontario. The production company for the "It" sequel is holding a job fair on June 22, 2018 at the old Canadian Tire Store in Port Hope. (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)
If you’d like a role in the sequel to 2017’s blockbuster film It, then head to Port Hope this Friday (June 22).
Third Art Productions is holding a job fair for “Largo” — the working title for the It sequel — from 2 to 6 p.m. at the old Canadian Tire Store (10 Robertson St., Port Hope).
In addition to extras, the production company is looking for location support personnel and security. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Port Hope as the fictional town of Derry in the 2017 thriller film “It”. (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)
Based on the 1986 novel by Stephen King, It was partially filmed in Port Hope in 2016, with the town filling in for the fictional town of Derry, Maine.
Port Hope underwent various changes to transform it into the town where seven young friends known as The Losers Club battled the evil Pennywise the Clown in 1989.
Filming of the sequel to It, which will again be directed by Andy Muschietti, is expected to begin in July.
Pennywise the Clown returns in the “It” sequel to again face The Losers Club, 27 years after the events of the first film. (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)
“It’s going to be scarier and more intense, so bring your adult diapers,” Muschietti has said.
The sequel takes place 27 years after the events of the first film, when members of The Losers Club have grown up and moved away — until a devastating phone call brings them back to Derry to face their nemesis.
Adult actors will play the grown-up versions of the child actors in the first film (who will also make an appearance in the sequel), with James Ransone as Eddie Kaspbrak, James McAvoy as Bill Denbrough, Isaiah Mustafa as Mike Hanlon, Andy Bean as Stan Uris, Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh, Jay Ryan as Ben Hanscom, and Bill Hader as Richie Tozier.
And Bill Skarsgård will be returning as Pennywise.
The It sequel will be released in theatres on September 6, 2019.
Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough launches its 2018-2019 fall/winter season with a concert by Steve Earle on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Other concerts include Dewey Via, John McDermott, Elton Rohn, Raine Maida & Chantal Kreviazuk, Liona Boyd, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, Roch Voisine, Jesse Cook, and tributes to Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, and Andrew Lloyd Webber as well as the ever-popular Classic Albums Live shows featuring Supertramp, Queen, and Elton John. (Photo: Chad Batka)
“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.”
If English poet John Lydgate’s words aren’t inscribed on a plaque hanging in Emily Martin’s office, they should be. Those same words should at least be imprinted on her brain.
As general manager of the Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough, Martin’s most onerous task, year to year, is settling on a fall/winter season stage line-up that will put bums in the venue’s 640 seats show after show. As you’d expect, based on Lydgate’s take, that is a challenge.
That said, as revealed and celebrated Monday (June 18) at the downtown Peterborough performing arts space, the fall/winter 2018 line-up is as diverse as anyone can remember.
Classical guitarist Liona Boyd performs at Showplace on November 19, 2018. (Photo: Don Dixon)
From classic rock to classical guitar and from legends to locals, both The David Goyette Stage along with the more intimate Nexicom Studio space will be home to a variety of performances, both musical and theatrical.
Simply put, there’s at least one show scheduled that will appeal to most live entertainment seekers. Not all, but pretty damn close. That’s more than good enough for Martin.
“We have an entertainment committee we work and they all bring different ideas and views — some like blues, some like classic rock,” says Martin.
Singer John McDermott returns to Showplace on October 18, 2018. (Publicity photo)
“It’s great,” Martin adds. “It’s not like what one person wants. Everybody likes something different. But it’s not just balancing the artists. It’s also about keeping the lights on, and keeping our staff and keeping the roof healthy and maintaining our tech equipment. The ticket money helps but it’s donations, memberships, and sponsorships that really keep us going.”
There was a festive feel to Monday’s gathering and for good reason. The line-up announcement is Martin’s Christmas: a chance for her not only talk up the scheduled acts but also heap praise on the Pat Hooper-led board of directors, Showplace staff. and the more than 200 volunteers who make it all work. The fall/winter line-up is her present to all who hold the 22-year-old not-for-profit space near and dear.
“I’m passionate about music but I’m also passionate about the incredible team we have and the partnerships we’ve created,” Martin says. “The fact that we’re doing a show here with Market Hall next weekend (Micah Barnes) is amazing.”
“Moon vs. Sun”, a musicial collaboration by Juno-winning Chantal Kreviazuk and Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida, comes to Showplace on October 23, 2018. (Publicity photo)
So what’s ahead at Showplace?
Well, for many, if Martin had stopped booking after nailing legendary guitarist Steve Earle and The Dukes for a Tuesday, September 4th date, that probably would have been enough. The three-time Grammy Award winner is touring to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of Copperhead Road, his landmark album.
But Martin didn’t stop there, as evidenced by the list below.
Tickets are available now for each show (except for Liona Boyd, which go on sale at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19th, and Steve Earle, which go on sale at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20th).
Get your tickets in person at the Showplace box office (290 George St. N., Peterborough) or by phone at 705-742-7469, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, or online anytime at www.showplace.org.
This year, in honour of the 30th anniversary of his landmark album Copperhead Road, Steve Earle and his band The Dukes have set out on tour for what promises to be an unforgettable re-visiting and celebration of one of Earle’s finest works.
VIDEO: “So You Wannabe An Outlaw” – Steve Earle & The Dukes
One of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation, during his four-decade career Earle has released more than 20 albums with classic songs like “My Old Friend The Blues”, “Guitar Town,” “Devil’s Right Hand”, “Billy Austin”, “Someday”, “I Ain’t Ever Satisfied” and “Tennessee Blues.”
Tickets are $85.
Dewey Via
Tuesday, September 11, 8 p.m., Nexicom Studio
Singer-songwriter Dewey Via. (Publicity photo)
Singer/guitarist Dewey Via returns to Peterborough with a wide-ranging repertoire that draws from multiple genres of music, all mixed with his memorable stage presence.
Tickets for Dewey Via, a Showplace Presents presentation, are $30.
Foley’s East Coast Pub
Saturday, September 15, 2 and 7 p.m.
Hugh Foley tells stories of Canadian history and humour between songs that transport you east to the Maritime provinces — a kitchen party with friends and family. Music by 4 Front (Terry Finn, Theresa Foley, Sheila Prophet and Norma Curtis) with special guests Ron Kervin on percussion, Fiddlin’ Jay and Ian Anderson on flute. Tickets are $20 or $10 for students.
The Classic Crooners Show
Thursday, September 20, 8 p.m.
A tribute to the popular male singers of the 1940s such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole, right up to modern crooners such as Michael Buble. Lead singer Charles Di Raimondo, a former member of Canada’s Three Tenors, uses his powerful and lush tenor voice to full effect. Tickets are $37.75.
Bob Trennum & Friends: Celebrating 4 Top Musicians
Thursday, September 27, 2 and 6 p.m., Nexicom Studio
Bob Trennum, Beth Hunt and Lee Batchelor celebrate the music of Neil Diamond, Roy Orbison, Carole King and Ella Fitzgerald, performing many of their classic hits. Tickets cost $20.
Ones: The Number One Hits of The Beatles
Saturday, September 29, 9 p.m.
A multimedia spectacle that includes note perfect performances by an 11-piece band of Canada’s finest musicians, brilliant narration by Q107 radio personality Al Joynes and a compelling screen show. Features 30 of The Fab Four’s best songs. Tickets are $39.50.
Showplace Celebrates The Music of ABBA
Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, 8 p.m.; Sunday, October 14, 2 p.m.
Twelve singers and six dancers pay homage to the music of one of the most successful pop music bands of all time. Directed by Len Lifchus and produced by Pat Hooper with musical Direction by Bill Crane, choreography by Melissa Earle, and costumes by Howard Berry. Tickets for The Music of ABBA, a Showplace Presents presentation, cost $34.
John McDermott
Thursday, October 18, 8 p.m.
International recording star brings his treasure chest of musical favourites back to Peterborough, mixing that with his great stories of a lifelong career in music. Tickets range from $45.50 to $55.50.
Rumours
Friday, October 19, 8 p.m.
VaughnCo Entertainment present The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac tribute show based in Los Angeles, California. The group recreates the legendary band in its youthful heyday from 1975 to 1979. Tickets range from $47.50 to $49.50.
Elton Rohn
Saturday, October 20, 8 p.m.
From the visual effects of Elton’s outrageous costumes and backdrops to the superb sound that creates the true aura of an Elton John concert, Elton Rohn in concert is as close as you can get to a real Elton John performance. Tickets are $39.50.
Moon vs. Sun: Raine Maida & Chantal Kreviazuk
Tuesday, October 23, 8 p.m.
One of Canada’s most influential cultural couples — four-time Juno Award-winner Raine Maida (frontman for Our Lady Peace) and two-time Juno Award winner Chantal Kreviazuk — are starting a new era of music that promises to be fearless. Moon vs. Sun is an exciting new collaboration years in the making. Tickets for Moon vs. Sun, a Showplace Presents presentation, cost $53.
Classic Albums Live: Supertramp – Breakfast In America
Thursday, October 25, 8 p.m.
Classic Albums Live and its roster of A-list musicians from across the country perform Supertramp’s landmark album note for note, cut for cut. Tickets for Supertramp – Breakfast In America, a Showplace Presents presentation, cost $42.
Thank You For Being A Friend
Tuesday, October 30, 8 p.m.
An evening of laughter, spectacular put-downs and familiar friends as Miami’s four favourite Golden Girl — Dorothy, Sophia, Rose and Blanche — reunite in puppet-form for this lovingly hilarious live tribute show. Tickets for Thank You For Being A Friend, a Showplace Presents presentation, are $36.
Soldiers Of Song
Thursday, November 1, 7 p.m.
Written and directed by award-winning author and two-time Juno Award nominee Jason Wilson, a talented cast of musicians and actors bring old comedy sketches and humorous war songs to life. Considered pioneers of sketch comedy, The Dumbells were born in the muck and mire of the World War One trenches, forming in 1917 near Vimy Ridge, France. Tickets for Soldiers Of Song, a Showplace Presents presentation, cost $34.
Liona Boyd
Monday, November 19, 7:30 p.m.
Canada’s First Lady of the Guitar performs an intimate concert, presenting a generous sampling of her music from 28 studio, live or compilation albums, five of which went gold and three which achieved platinum. Tickets are $47.50.
Oh What A Night Christmas
Thursday, November 22, 7 p.m.
The cast of Oh What A Night! the internationally renowned tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, celebrates the Christmas season as well as pays tribute to Andy Williams and The Williams Brothers. Tickets are $54.50.
Ballet Jorgen: The Nutcracker Ballet
Thursday, November 29, 7 p.m.
Created by acclaimed choreographer and artistic director Bengt Jorgen to Tchaikovsky’s well-loved score, this work is based on the popular traditional story The Nutcracker and the King Of Mice by E.T.A. Hoffman. Tickets for The Nutcracker, a Showplace Presents presentation, cost $35.
Any Dream Will Do: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
Friday, November 30, 8 p.m.
Written by and starring Adrian Marchuk, the man behind The Music Of The Night comes to life in this magical evening of story and song, performed by some of the top musical theatre performers from Stratford, Toronto and Broadway. Tickets for Any Dream Will Do, a Showplace Presents presentation, cost $35.
Bob Trennum & Friends: Christmas Songs
Tuesday, December 11, 2 and 6 p.m.
Bob Trennum, Beth Hunt, Jamie Hunt, Olivia Rapos, Emma Lander on violin and Lee Batchelor on keyboards perform Christmas songs and carols of the season. Tickets are $20.
Sing-A-Long-A Sound Of Music
Friday, December 14, 7 p.m.
Not just a chance to see the classic movie on the big screen in magnificent Technicolour and glorious Cinemascope — it’s a major audience participation event with subtitles for the songs. Tickets for Sing-A-Long-A Sound Of Music, a Showplace Presents presentation, cost $30 and $25 for youth under 15.
A Cozy Christmas
Sunday, December 16, 2 p.m.
The 15th annual seasonal concert hosted by the Foley family and friends, this year’s theme is “Timeless Treasures of Christmas” with music by Bridget Foley & the Gospel Girls (and guys), 4 Front (Theresa Foley, Terry Finn, Sheila Prophet, Norma Curtis), Colleen Anthony (Foley), Christina Heath, The Stage Café Band, Janina & John Kraus and family, Lizzeh Basciano, Murray and Sibernie James-Bosch and more.
Featuring fun Christmas facts and stories by story teller Hugh Foley, the show is a fundraiser to pay wages for teachers in a small school in Liberia West Africa. Tickets are $20 and $10 for students.
A Celtic Family Christmas with Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
Friday, December 21 and Saturday, December 22, 7 p.m.
The award-winning wife-and-husband fiddle virtuosos perform an intimate and unique Christmas concert you will never forget, accompanied by an array of talented session musicians and their entire family. Tickets are $69, $64 for seniors, and $15.60 for youths under 15.
Coming in 2019: Roch Voisine, Jesse Cooke, and more
Also on Monday, Showplace provided a sneak peak of some shows booked for early 2019:
Surfin’ Safari: The Ultimate Beach Party Show (February 9)
Classic Albums Live – Queen Night at the Opera (February 16)
Roch Voisine (March 5)
Jesse Cooke (March 26)
Lisa Brokop presents Legendary Ladies of Country (April 1)
Danny Bronson performs the music of John Denver (April 8)
Classic Albums Live – Elton John’s Greatest Hits (April 27).
Kathy Doornenbal, who opened her Driving Miss Daisy franchise in Peterborough in 2009, has announced she is selling the franchise, which provides non-medical services for seniors and people with special needs. Her and her husband Bob Doornenbal will be moving back to Alberta. (Photo: Driving Miss Daisy)
This week’s regional business news features the Driving Miss Daisy franchise in Peterborough up for sale, the opening of You’re Welcome adult boutique in downtown Peterborough, a budget surplus for the City of Kawartha Lakes, and the Victoria County Historical Society seeking volunteers for its board of directors.
New regional business events added this week include the Peterborough DBIA breakfast network on green business initiatives on June 20th, an Innovation Cluster workshop on entrepreneurial burnout on June 20th, the United Way Peterborough & District Annual General Meeting on June 25th, and the Summer Social PBX at Kawartha Lakes Construction on July 3rd.
Driving Miss Daisy Peterborough franchise is for sale
Kathy Doornenbal, owner of the Driving Miss Daisy franchise in Peterborough, has announced she is selling her franchise.
Founded in Alberta in 2002, Driving Miss Daisy is a non-medical service offering assistance, accompaniment, and incidental transportation for seniors and those with disabilities or special needs.
Kathy opened the Peterborough franchise in 2009, after her husband Bob Doornenbal was transferred here from Alberta by Sun Media to become advertising director of The Peterborough Examiner.
VIDEO: Kathy Doornenbal announces she is selling Driving Miss Daisy Peterborough
Kathy was looking for a new opportunity, and having heard about Driving Miss Daisy while living in Alberta and, once she reviewed the demographics of Peterborough she realized there was an opportunity to launch a franchise.
Once the franchise is sold, both Kathy and Bob — who is currently the director of franchise sales and marketing for Driving Miss Daisy across Canada — will be returning to live in Cochrane, Alberta.
For more information about Driving Miss Daisy and franchise opportunities, visit www.drivingmissdaisy.ca.
Adult boutique You’re Welcome opens in downtown Peterborough
Adult boutique You’re Welcome is located at 410 George Street North in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: You’re Welcome / Facebook)
The new adult boutique store You’re Welcome held its grand opening in downtown Peterborough on Saturday (June 16).
Locally owned and operated by Diana Stephens and her wife Justina Stephens, the store located at 410 George Street North in Peterborough carries a range of sex toys and accessories.
Diana and Justina Stephens, owners and operators of You’re Welcome adult boutique. (Photo: You’re Welcome / Facebook)
The LGBTQA++ friendly store, which also plans to offer weekly sex and relationship classes in the future, is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays and from 12 to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
City of Kawartha Lakes announced $1.5 million surplus in 2017
At last Tuesday’s (June 12) council meeting, the City of Kawartha Lakes Treasurer Carolyn Daynes reviewed the city’s audited financial statements for 2017 and announced a surplus of $1,544,967.
In 2016, the city had a deficit of $1 million.
The 2017 surplus was a result of reduced expenditures as well as increased revenue in various areas. The budget for the city’s contract with the Ontario Provincial Police contract budget came in $235,000 under the estimated budget when the 2017 budget was adopted, and the sale of surplus municipal property resulted in $555,000 in additional revenue (which was partially used to offset the 2016 deficit).
Most of the $1.5 million surplus has been returned to reserves to look after the city’s capital assets, water and wastewater infrastructure, and affordable housing. This will reduce the impact on taxpayers and water and wastewater users as the needs of aging buildings, equipment and infrastructure are addressed.
The largest ongoing pressure on the city’s budget is the cost for winter control, including snow clearing and road treatment. In 2017, the budget was increased by $1.1 million, but came in over budget by another $1.1 million for a total of $7.8 million, due to an increased number of weather events. Winter control spending has been increased for 2018 by $1.2 million to keep up with the demands of weather patterns.
Victoria County Historical Society in Lindsay seeking volunteer board members
The Victoria County Historical Society is a non-profit heritage organization that operates the Olde Gaol Museum in Lindsay. (Photo: Bill Badzo / Flickr)
The Victoria County Historical Society in Lindsay is seeking volunteers for its board of directors.
The Board is especially interested in applications from people with a passion for local history as weel as experience with board governance, charity and not-for-profit law, human resources, marketing and communications, or bookkeeping and fundraising.
Interested applicants are invited to bring a résumé or curriculum vitae to the Olde Gaol Museum (50 Victoria Ave. N., Lindsay) and complete an application before Monday, June 25th.
Successful applicants will be interviewed and required to submit a police background check with vulnerable sector screening. For more information, call 705-324-3404.
Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre Annual General Meeting in Cobourg on June 19
Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre is holding its annual general meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19th in the Rotary Room at the Cobourg Public Library (200 Ontario St., Cobourg).
David Quesada, Community Outreach Officer with Horizons of Friendship, will be giving a special presentation on that organization’s partnership with Cornerstone, and will outline the itinerary for the upcoming gender-based violence knowledge exchange in Guatemala in which Cornerstone will be participating.
Cornerstone provides immediate shelter, counselling, and prevention services throughout Northumberland County.
Peterborough DBIA breakfast network features green business initiatives on June 20
Brianna Salmon, Executive Director of GreenUP, is the guest speaker at the Peterborough DBIA breakfast network on June 20. (Photo: GreenUP)
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is hosting Brianna Salmon, Executive Director of GreenUP, at its monthly breakfast network meeting from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20th at Empress Gardens (131 Charlotte St., Peterborough).
Salmon will be speaking on the topic of green business initiatives with a focus on downtown Peterborough.
A buffet breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., with Salmon speaking at 8 a.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.
This is the final DBIA breakfast network for the summer until the monthly event resumes on September 19, 2018.
Peterborough Chamber hosts Leaders Lunch Series on trade and potential of student ambassadors on June 20
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is hosting its latest Leaders Lunch Series, “Harnessing Trade Opportunities and the Potential of Student Ambassadors”, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20th at Fleming College’s Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre (599 Brealey Dr., Peterborough).
Dignitaries from Brazil, China, and India will discuss trade opportunities and harnessing the potential of student ambassadors.
Keynote speakers are Sarah Kutulakos (Executive Director of Canada China Business Council), Mr. Anil Shah (National Convenor of Canada India Foundation), Mr. Ademar Seabra da Cruz Junior (Deputy Consul of Brazil to Toronto), and Ms. Paola Saad (Vice-President of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce).
Other speakers will include Douglas Kennedy from the Centre of Global Enterprise (Toronto) and more.
Innovation Cluster hosts workshop on entrepreneurial burnout on June 20
The Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas is hosting its final Hands-ON workshop in the “Maintaining Mindfulness as an Entrepreneur” series from 12 to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20th at VentureNorth (270 George St. N., Peterborough).
The workshop will be led by Jane Wilders, a registered psychotherapist who provides counselling services to individuals and couples at Community Counselling and Resource Centre and Family Services E.A.P. in Peterborough. Learn how to manage stress and burnout by taking stock of what’s on your plate, learning to recognize your personal warning signs, and developing stress management and self-care activities to overcome and mitigate burnout.
United Way Peterborough & District Annual General Meeting on June 25
The United Way Peterborough & District is holding its annual general meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24th at the Holiday Inn Waterfront (150 George St., Peterborough).
The event is free and light refreshments will be provided.
Peterborough Chamber hosts seminar on marijuana and the workplace in Peterborough on June 27
The next seminar in the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch Box Learning series is on the topic “Marijuana and the Workplace” from 12 to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27th in the Chamber boardroom (175 George St. N., Peterborough).
Chris Russell, a human resources lawyer with LLF Lawyers, and Matthew Savino of Savino Human Resource Partners, will present the seminar followed by a question-and-answer session.
The seminar is free to attend with a Chamber membership or a Women’s Business Network of Peterborough membership. Bring your own lunch.
Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area Annual General Meeting on June 27
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is hosting its annual general meeting on Wednesday, June 27th in the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough).
Networking starts at 5:30 p.m. with business at 6 p.m. The meeting will include updates on what’s happening in downtown Peterborough, as well as a general election of the board.
Everyone is welcome to attend, although only DBIA members can vote.
For more information on joining the board, contact Joel Wiebe at the DBIA at 705-748-4774 or joelwiebe@peterboroughbia.com.
Summer Social PBX at Kawartha Lakes Construction on July 3
The Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism and the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to host a county-fair-themed Peterborough Business Exchange (PBX) from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3rd at Kawartha Lakes Construction (3359 Lakefield Rd., Lakefield)
A great opportunity to meet and network with Chamber members and others, there will be lots of games, prizes, carticatures, and delicious refreshments to go around to celebrate the season and the community.
When you're driving on Lansdowne Street East in Peterborough, it's impossible to miss Movingmedia's digital billboard at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. The company, known for its network of high-resolution outdoor video screens at strategic locations in the City of Peterborough (and expanding to other cities in the Kawarthas region), also provides indoor digital displays as well as creative ad design services, marketing consultation, and campaign development. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)
The evolution towards Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising is, quite literally, a sign of the times. And Movingmedia Digital is in the forefront, constantly innovating.
Movingmedia Canada Inc. is known for its network of high-resolution video screens peppered throughout the City of Peterborough and periphery, including Lakefield and now Lindsay. They’re positioned at busy intersections and high-traffic areas where drivers are likely to be stopped for minutes at a time.
For those minutes, drivers and their passengers are a captive audience. And that’s when Movingmedia really comes into focus.
Shaun Pearce, Regional Sales Director for Movingmedia Digital, is a Peterborough resident who is also an active volunteer in the community. (Photo courtesy of Movingmedia)
“We are excellent at branding,” says Shaun Pearce, Regional Sales Director for Movingmedia Digital. “In fact, we are basically a branding company.”
That’s because Movingmedia is all about connecting an advertiser’s brand with consumers held captive by that extended red. In so doing, a traffic stop translates to an opportunity for brand awareness.
Movingmedia was ahead of the curve when the Peterborough-based company installed its first, red-on-black electronic sign about 10 years ago. In the decade since, monochrome has given way to high-resolution flat screens that rival anything you have mounted on your living room wall.
Through careful management Movingmedia has grown to command the largest chunk of the outdoor digital market locally — with plans to move into Durham, Quinte, and the Barrie-Orillia corridor.
In fact, they’re about to light up a new outdoor sign in Oshawa, at an intersection with traffic counts comparable to Lansdowne and Monaghan.
Movingmedia has expanded to Lakefield and Lindsay, and is installing a new digital billboard in Oshawa (pictured are initial preparations). The company also has plans to expand into Quinte and the Barrie-Orillia corridor. (Photo courtesy of Movingmedia)
That’s all part of the science. Pearce throws out phrases such as traffic count, volume, and dwell times.
It’s for this reason that individual ads are never longer than 10 seconds. That’s it.
“But you’d be amazed at what you can do in ten seconds,” Pearce says, adding that simplicity is key.
VIDEO: A sample of a 10-second Movingmedia digital billboard ad
Movingmedia maintains a stable of digital advertising specialists who assist clients in crafting messages than can generate an impression within seconds.
“Keep it simple, and you have an excellent chance to make a lasting impression that’s going to resonate with people,” Pearce says.
Signs in high-traffic areas, such as Lansdowne and Monaghan or at The Parkway, command a higher rate than those associated with a smaller traffic count. But regardless of location, the formula is the same: 10-second ads, with no more than 18 ads in each three-minute loop.
“A common misconception is that the loop never ends,” Pearce says. But it does — at exactly three minutes. Then it loops back to the beginning.
“We have a waiting list for some signs,” Pearce adds. “We’ve actually had to turn people away.”
A crew installing two Movingmedia digital billboards at the Evinrude Centre in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of Movingmedia)
But Movingnedia also wants their clients to succeed, Pearce explains, and for that reason loops are considered full at the 18-ad cap. They won’t go beyond the benchmark.
“At that point, we’re sold out (for that sign),” says Pearce.
The advantages to DOOH signage remain the inherent adaptability of messaging and, Pearce says, the opportunity to “easily and efficiently update (an advertiser’s) message — daily, weekly or monthly.” Clients can use their ad space to promote weekend events or special sales, “and then just flip back to their generic branding.”
Outdoor digital signs are also independent of one another, allowing for loops to be customized for that particular sign and geographic area.
Movingmedia has recently partnered with the City of Peterborough to provide networked indoor displays at the Peterborough Sports & Wellness Centre, the Peterborough Memorial Centre, the Kinsmen Civic Centre, the Envinrude Centre, City Hall, the Peterborough Airport, the Public Transit Terminal, and the Peterborough Public Library. The side-by-side screens display ads promoting local businesses on one screen, and information relevant to the location on the other screen. (Photo courtesy of Movingmedia)
That said, signs can be networked to instantly display a common message in the midst of a serious crisis — capacity that was of particular interest to the City of Peterborough, with whom Movingmedia has recently partnered to install indoor displays at eight municipal venues: the Peterborough Sports & Wellness Centre, the Peterborough Memorial Centre, the Kinsmen Civic Centre, the Envinrude Centre, City Hall, the Peterborough Airport, the Public Transit Terminal, and the Peterborough Public Library.
The side-by-side screens display ads promoting local businesses on one screen, and information relevant to the municipal location on the other screen.
The company maintains a satellite operation in Newfoundland that has seen particular success with indoor displays. As a result, the Peterborough operation headquartered at Pido Road has just begun to explore the indoor signage market (where dwell times can be longer or, as Pearce says, “the science of the waiting room versus the traffic light”).
As well as the eight municipal venues where Movingmedia’s indoor displays are installed, the company also has an indoor display at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough.
The primary focus, however, remains outdoor digital. Movingmedia adds about two or three new locations per year that the company has either scouted themselves, or in concert with a property owner having come to them. If and when they partner up, it’s mutually beneficial to both.
Pearce stresses that DOOH signage can and is used by a wide cross-section of clients, from small business all the way up to corporations. And as impersonal as digital can be in other sectors, the Peterborough company values getting out and talking to people, face to face, where they are.
The tech literally behind a Movingmedia digital billboard, which provides full-colour and full-motion ad messaging. (Photo courtesy of Movingmedia)
Pearce — who grew up in Peterborough before studying radio broadcasting and media sales at Humber College — notes that the Movingmedia website has been thoroughly updated within the last few months with complete information on rates, campaigns, and sign locations.
“Anyone can go online and glean a lot of information about us, what we do, and how we can help,” Pearce says. “For anyone who may be on the fence, just pick up the phone.
“We’ll come right out and talk to you, answer your questions, and learn about your needs. We want you to succeed.”
This is where Movingmedia displays its Peterborough roots — the respect, and value for relationship-building in a grassroots, organic fashion that speaks to personal service.
“I believe strongly,” Pearce says, “that it’s our relationships that build success over time, with our clients.”
In other words, a sign of things to come.
VIDEO: One of Movingmedia’s eye-catching 10-second digital billboard house ads
Movingmedia Canada Inc. is located at 347 Pido Road, Unit #18, in Peterborough. For more information, call 705-749-9399 (toll free at 1-877-749-9399) or visit www.movingmedia.ca. You can also follow Movingmedia on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Environment Canada’s special weather statement continues today (Monday) for the first heat event of the season affecting all of the Kawarthas.
A warm and humid airmass moved over southern Ontario on Sunday. Low temperatures this morning remain above 20 degrees, providing little relief from yesterday’s heat.
Maximum temperatures will be slightly cooler today, but are still forecast to reach the high 20s with humidex values possibly reaching 37.
A cold front later today is expected to bring precipitation (possibly including thunderstorms) and cooler air into southern Ontario.
On Tuesday (June 19), temperatures will be in the low 20s, gradually increasing to the mid to high 20s later in the week.
Donors and volunteers from Kawartha Land Trust and the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre came together on June 15, 2018 to release more than two dozen snappping turtle hatchlings at the Jeffrey-Cowan Forest Preserve along Stoney Lake Trails in North Kawartha. The hatchlings came from eggs recovered from an injured snapping turtle brought to the centre last fall. (Photo: Kawartha Land Trust)
Earlier today (June 15), Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) and the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre (OTCC) joined forces to release more than two dozen snapping turtle hatchlings in one of the wetlands alongside KLT’s Stony Lake Trails in North Kawartha.
KLT Executive Director Mike Hendren welcomed donors and volunteers from both OTCC and KLT who attended the release event, before hiking down the trail to release the turtles at KLT’s newest protected property, the Jeffrey-Cowan Forest Preserve.
KLT now protects 14 properties comprising of over 3,355 acres of important and diverse types of land in the Kawarthas.
One of the snapping turtle hatchlings who has a new home at the Jeffrey-Cowan Forest Preserve. (Photo: Kawartha Land Trust)A volunteer gets ready to release a snapping turtle hatchling in its new home. (Photo: Kawartha Land Trust)
The Jeffrey-Cowan site includes 146 acres of protected land with scenic views, world class trails, and 1,300 feet of significant shoreline. The property is at the eastern extent of KLT’s Stony Lake Trails, a 10-kiometre trail network on the north shore of Stony Lake.
The released turtles were hatched from eggs recovered from an injured female snapping turtle brought to OTCC last fall for care. The centre admits injured or ill turtles from all over Ontario, and returns them to their native wetland when they have recovered.
Almost 1,000 turtles were admitted to OTCC last year, with around half of them being females who were injured while on their way to lay eggs.
Volunteers hiked down Stony Lake Trails to release the turtle hatchlings. (Photo: Kawartha Land Trust)The wetlands at the Jeffrey-Cowan Forest Preserve are an ideal habitat for the snapping turtle hatchlings, greatly increasing their chance of survival. (Photo: Kawartha Land Trust)
When the females come in to the centre, the eggs are collected so the hatchlings are not lost. Because turtles take a long time to heal, the females would not be able to be released in time to lay these eggs. The centre incubated around 3,700 eggs in 2017.
Dr. Sue Carstairs, OTCC’s Executive and Medical Director, says the hatchlings are either released the same season or — as in the case of the hatchlings released today — kept over the winter and released the following summer. This way, even if the female does not survive, her offspring do have a chance of replacing her in the population.
“Habitat loss in one of the greatest threats to biodiversity,” she said. “We are grateful for organizations like the Kawartha Land Trust who are dedicated to protecting land for conservation
“By protecting more land, we can help ensure that turtles and other wildlife will have a safe home for years to come.”
Less than one per cent of eggs and hatchlings in the wild survive, so releasing them at the Jeffrey-Cowan Forest Preserve greatly increases their chance of survival.
A volunteer gets ready to release one of the snapping turtle hatchlings. Kawartha Land Trust’s newest protected property, the Jeffrey-Cowan Forest Preserve includes 146 acres of protected land. (Photo: Kawartha Land Trust)The baby snapping turtles should be very happy in their new home. (Photo: Kawartha Land Trust)
For more information about KLT — including upcoming events, property profiles, trail maps, donation options, or volunteer opportunities — visit kawarthalandtrust.org.
Every Friday during swimming season, we post a weekly report of the results of water quality testing at beaches in the Kawarthas.
As of Wednesday, June 20, 2018, the following beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming:
Lakefield – Peterborough
Omemee Beach – City of Kawartha Lakes
Here are the complete results of water quality testing at beaches in Peterborough, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County.
In the City of Peterborough, Peterborough Public Health Inspectors sample the beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead every business day, and public beaches in the County of Peterborough are sampled at least once a week (except for Chandos Beach, Quarry Bay Beach, and White’s Beach which are sampled at least once in June, July, and August).
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit provides weekly testing results for beaches in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County. Testing is based on the most recent test results from the provincial lab in Peterborough for water samples taken from these beaches.
Peterborough Public Health samples the water quality of popular city beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead every business day during the summer. The health unit will post signage if a beach is unsafe for swimming, such as this sign at Rogers Cove from last year. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)
Important note
The following test results may not reflect current water quality conditions. Water samples can take one to three days to process and heavy rainfall, high winds or wave activity, large numbers of waterfowl near a beach, or large numbers of swimmers can rapidly change water quality.
You should always check current conditions before deciding to use a beach. You should also monitor other factors that might suggest a beach is unsafe to use, such as floating debris, oil, discoloured water, bad odours, and excessive weed growth.
While we strive to update this story with the current conditions, you should confirm the most recent test results by visiting the local health unit websites at Peterborough Public Health and Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit. As noted above, the beaches at Rogers Cove and Beavermead are tested every business day so the results listed below may not be current.
Representatives from area Lions and Lioness Clubs, the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation, and the PRHC Ophthalmology Group celebrate the success of the "Lions for Sight" campaign, which raised $202,669.68 for cataract surgical equipment at PRHC. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)
Representatives from “Lions for Sight” announced yesterday (June 14) that the campaign has raised $202,699.68 for cataract surgical equipment for Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC).
“Lions for Sight” is a regional campaign supported by 26 Lions and Lioness Clubs from across the Kawarthas. The clubs combined their fundraising efforts from community-based projects, along with a grant of $88,149.68 from Lions Clubs International Foundation, and a $15,000 donation from the physicians who make up the PRHC Ophthalmology Group.
The clubs surpassed their $200,000 goal for the campaign.
VIDEO: Regional Lions Clubs fund cataract surgical innovation at PRHC
Lesley Heighway, PRHC Foundation President & CEO, says the campaign has funded a new state-of-the-art cataract surgical unit and camera for the cataract surgical program at PRHC, which performs as many as 3,000 surgeries a year.
“This enables PRHC’s medical experts to deliver improved results, offering even safer surgical procedures with less trauma to the eye and shorter recovery times,” she explains.
According to Fowlers Corners & District Lions Club Past President Carl Young, the project was conceived as a Lions International Centennial Community Legacy Project.
“For 100 years, Lions have been known for their service to the blind and visually impaired,” Young says. “We’re very pleased to join with clubs from across the region to support the technology that can help eliminate unnecessary blindness, changing lives for our loved ones, friends and neighbours whose vision is clouded by cataracts and for whom simple pleasures have become difficult if not impossible.”
The 26 Lions and Lioness Clubs from across the Kawarthas that contributed to the “Lions for Sight” campaign are:
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