In "Mouthpiece", co-creators and performers Norah Sadava (left) and Amy Nostbakken play one woman as she tries to find her voice. Public Energy is presenting a performance of the hit play with Sadava and Nostbakken on February 23, 2018 at the Market Hall in Peterborough. (Photo: Brooke Wedlock)
Hollywood actor Jodie Foster was so impressed after seeing Mouthpiece in Toronto that she brought the show to Los Angeles.
Public Energy presents Mouthpiece
When: Friday, February 23, 2018 at 8 p.m. Where: Market Hall Performing Arts Centre (140 Charlotte St., Peterborough) How much: : $23 (15 students and underwaged)
Produced by Quote Unquote Collective (Toronto). Post-show Q&A with Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken. Tickets are available at the Market Hall Box Office, by phone at 705-749-1146, or online at markethall.org.
And now Public Energy is bringing one of Canada’s most successful international theatre hits of the past year to Market Hall Performing Arts Centre on Friday, February 23rd, featuring the original cast.
Co-created and performed by Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken of Quote Unquote Collective in Toronto, Mouthpiece is a harrowing, humorous, and heart-wrenching journey into a woman’s psyche.
Interweaving music, a cappella harmony, dissonance, text, and physicality, Mouthpiece follows one woman — played by two performers — for one day, as she tries to find her voice.
“It’s about a woman who wakes up and discovers that her mom’s dead, and she has to do the eulogy the next day and she wakes up with no voice,” Nostbakken says in an interview with Public Energy’s Performance Curator Victoria Mohr-Blakeney.
“Her mother’s death causes her to reflect on her own generation, and who she is, and where being a woman stands in that generation compared to her own — and she has a massive feminist awakening.”
Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava performing in “Mouthpiece” at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won Stage Award for Best Performance. (Photo: Murdo Macleod for The Guardian)
Directed by Nostbakken with movement direction and dramaturgy by Orian Michaeli, the critically acclaimed Mouthpiece has been performed in Edinburgh, Los Angeles, and in cities across Canada. It is the winner of three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, The Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best New Canadian Play (2017), and the Stage Award for Best Performance at Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2017).
The play’s script has also recently been published by Coach House Books, with an introduction by journalist, feminist, and social activist Michele Landsberg.
“The story of Mouthpiece — a woman finding her voice — could not be more relevant at this moment in time, as women everywhere are speaking up and speaking out against harassment and abuse,” Mohr-Blakeney says.
“It really is an astounding theatrical performance, an exploration of contemporary feminism that couldn’t be more timely. We’re very lucky to them here in Peterborough.”
Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava with Jodie Foster and Alex Hedison at the premiere of “Mouthpiece” at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo: Quote Unquote Collective / Twitter)
When Hollywood actor Jodie Foster and wife Alex Hedison were vacationing in Toronto, they went to see a performance of Mouthpiece. After the show, Foster and Hedison approached Sadava and Nostbakken and proposed bringing the play to Los Angeles. The play’s two-night run at the Odyssey Theatre was attended by Hollywood celebrities including Jennifer Beals, Sandra Oh, Mark McKinney, Kimberly Peirce, Helen Hunt, Nia Vardalos, Phyllis Nagy, Jeremy Podeswa, and more.
“When we first saw Norah and Amy’s breathtaking performance we were speechless,” Foster says. “Mouthpiece touches on every part of the female experience from birth to death using dance, music, and wicked humour with just a bathtub for scenery. The result is a new kind of feminist language which ignites pure, intravenous emotion. It’s impossible to describe and truly unforgettable.”
After its Peterborough performance — which includes a post-show reception and question-and-answer session with Sadava and Nostbakken — Mouthpiece will travel to Sheffield and London in the UK, Victoria BC, and then back to Toronto.
VIDEO: “Mouthpiece” Trailer
In addition to the February 23rd performance, Public Energy has partnered with the Elizabeth Fry Society and the New Canadians Centre Women’s Group to host two “Storytelling the Body” community workshops that will be taught by Nostbakken and Sadava. The workshops will take place on Friday, Feburary 22nd.
“It’s important to us at Public Energy that artists spend time in the community while they’re here,” Mohr-Blakeney says. “We’re really thrilled about the workshops that Amy and Norah will be giving.”
For more information about the workshops, contact Public Energy at admin@publicenergy.ca or 705-745-1788.
Tickets for Mouthpiece are $23 general admission ($15 for students or the underwaged) and are available at the Market Hall Box Office, by phone at 705-749-1146, or online at markethall.org.
International speaker, human rights activist, scholar, author, and social entrepreneur Samra Zafar will be one of three keynote speakers at Peterborough's second annual International Women's Day Conference on March 8, 2018. (Photo: Luis Mora)
When Samra Zafar was a young girl, she was an academic achiever who dreamed of studying abroad at Harvard or Stanford to pursue a higher education.
Zafar grew up in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She was the eldest of four daughters in a Pakistani Muslim working-class family, with her mother a teacher and her father an oil plant worker. At school, she stood out, particularly among the girls in her class, as outspoken and fiercely determined.
“My daughter is going to graduate from a top university someday.” Samra Zafar (top) at age seven with her father and three of her younger sisters at their Abu Dhabi home in the United Arab Emirates. (Photo courtesy of Samra Zafar)
Despite her humble roots and coming from a culture where opportunities for young girls are few and far between, her father encouraged her to do well in her studies, often handing out sweets when she scored top marks on tests.
“School was something I was very passionate about,” Zafar says. “Each exam was a milestone for me and I was very ambitious. My father would often say, ‘My daughter is going to graduate from a top university someday.'”
Those aspirations came to a standstill at 16 when Zafar’s mother told her she had received a marriage proposal from a “well-settled” IT worker living in Mississauga, Canada, whose sister was a friend of Zafar’s mother.
Her parents thought this would give her a great opportunity to pursue her secondary education. Her soon-to-be husband and in-laws didn’t object to it either, Zafar notes.
“Even though I was terrified and didn’t want to do it, I was told by everyone around me that it was the right thing to do and that it was amazing that I had this marriage proposal. It was considered such an achievement.”
Samra Zafar’s academic aspirations came to a standstill at 16, when her mother told her she had received a marriage proposal from an IT worker in Mississauga, Canada. (Photo courtesy of Samra Zafar)
Traditionally in her culture, Zafar says, women have been taught from the time they are young girls to believe that marriage is their ultimate destiny and to be subservient to their male counterparts.
“Everything else she does before that is just a means to an end,” Zafar explains. “I didn’t have a voice — I felt compelled to go along with it, and I did.”
Zafar met her husband for the first time the day before they wed in July 1999. What carried her through at the time, she says, was the hope that she was going to go to university in Canada. However, once married and in Canada, things changed — for the worse.
She spent the next decade chastened by her husband and in-laws, abused both mentally and physically.
She became a young mother, was not allowed to leave the house, had no friends, and was not allowed to learn how to drive. She was without money and was constantly neglected.
Samra Zafar on her wedding day at age 17 in July 1999. She met her husband for the first time the day before they wed. For the next decade, she suffered emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her husband and in-laws. (Photo courtesy of Samra Zafar)
“When the physical abuse happened, I realized this is what my life is going to look like. And I just accepted it, because that’s what I thought I deserved and I didn’t know any better. I became extremely miserable. I had suicidal thoughts all of the time, and even attempted to end my life. I was in a very dark place.”
It was five years later, pregnant with her second daughter, when Zafar went back to the UAE to visit her dying father. It was his last words to her that made Zafar decide she would no longer tolerate the marital abuse she had endured for too long.
“My father said to me, ‘Realize the strength you have inside of you. Go back and find a way to get out of your marriage.'”
When her father passed away, Zafar felt she had hit rock bottom and there was nowhere to go but up.
“I just had to start fighting. I knew the one thing that was going to make a difference for me would be some kind of financial independence.”
Thirteen Moons Wellness hosts International Women’s Day Conference
When: Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Where: Ashburnham Reception Centre (840 Armour Rd., Peterborough) How much: $145
Featuring keynote speakers Samra Zafar, Linda Silver Dranoff, and Judy Croon and six 75-minute workshops. Ticket price includes three keynote speakers, your choice of one morning workshop and one afternoon workshop, and lunch and refreshments. For more information and to register, visit www.iwdptbo.ca.
To earn her own money, she started a babysitting and tutoring service in her home and stashed away small amounts of cash to pay for university tuition, with the rest going to her husband and mother-in-law to earn their approval.
“That gave me more confidence and leverage to move on to the next step which was learning how to drive, buying a car, and eventually going out. It was those everyday battles I had to tackle.”
All the while, she was planning her escape with her two young daughters.
Zafar left her marriage at the age of 28, sought counselling at the university campus, and schooled herself on the various types of emotional abuse.
“I learned that what was happening to me was not my fault,” she recalls.
As a single mom, she pursued her education and, while working various jobs, managed to graduate as the top student in Economics at the University of Toronto — while winning numerous awards along the way, including the prestigious John Moss Scholarship awarded annually to a single student across all three campuses.
“Education is the pathway out of abuse and knowledge is power,” Zafar says. “The biggest thing that worked in my favour was perseverance and the determination of not giving up. When I graduated and won all of those scholarships, it was a sense of validation.”
After leaving her abusive arranged marriage, Samra Zafar pursued her education while a single mom of two girls and working various jobs, and managed to graduate as the top student in Economics at the University of Toronto. (Photo courtesy of Samra Zafar)
For the past few years, Zafar has been working on launching Brave Beginnings, a non-profit organization she founded to support abuse survivors in their journey to build a life of respect and freedom.
Since her story has circulated, she receives hundreds of messages daily from women all over the world — including India, the Philippines, China and Malaysia — who are trapped in forced marriages and looking for help.
Her biggest reward, Zafar boasts, is an email she received last year from a father in Pakistan who, after hearing Zafar’s story, decided to cancel a marriage proposal for his 17-year-old daughter and send her to university instead.
“It was like everything had come full circle. I’ve received so many messages from women who have said, ‘You have given me the inspiration to walk out [of their marriage].’ Some women even send me their university transcripts telling me they just passed a course. It’s those kind of stories that keeps me going.”
Today, Zafar is the youngest alumni serving as a Governor for the University of Toronto, along with pursuing a rewarding career in commercial banking. She’s also a motivational speaker and a mentor empowering women to find their voice and to begin healing and moving from victim to survivor.
“My success would not have been possible if I did not have that connection and support from my peers and friends, who made me feel that I don’t have to do this alone. When others have faith in you, it teaches you to have faith in yourself.”
Today, Zafar is the youngest alumni serving as a Governor for the University of Toronto, along with pursuing a rewarding career in commercial banking. She’s also a motivational speaker and a mentor who is empowering women to find their voice and to begin healing and moving from victim to survivor. (Photo courtesy of Samra Zafar)
It’s as a motivational speaker that Zafar will bring her incredible story to Peterborough area women. She is one of three keynote speakers at Peterborough’s second annual International Women’s Day Conference, hosted by Thirteen Moons Wellness, that takes place on Wednesday, March 8th at the Ashburnham Reception Centre.
Propelled by her own experiences, Zafar will speak on the power of authentic leadership. Zafar says showing a vulnerable side of herself to her colleagues that they would unlikely see in the workplace has made her appear very human, trustworthy, and accessible — creating a connection that goes beyond a job title.
“Trust is a fundamental driver for all kinds of success and opportunities,” she says. “When you’re genuine and people see you as a human being, that’s when they connect with you. It makes you relatable. I’m very open, authentic, and treat people the way I want to be treated. Doing that has opened so many doors for me.”
Don’t miss your chance to hear Zafar speak at International Women’s Day Conference Peterborough, as tickets are selling fast! For more information about the conference and to register, visit www.iwdptbo.ca.
Peterborough soprano Leslie Fagan has been appointed to the Order of Ontario. (Publicity photo)
Peterborough’s Leslie Fagan has been appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour.
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario, announced 23 new appointments to the Order of Ontario earlier today (January 29) — including comedian Dan Aykroyd, internet scholar Michael Geist, former politician Allan Rock, and science-fiction author Robert J. Sawyer.
Leslie is recognized for her work as a revered soprano, voice teacher, and promoter of Canadian art songs and Canadian composers.
During her career, she has performed at Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Bordeaux Opera House, and Roy Thomson Hall. She is professor of voice at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo and has given master classes at The Juilliard School, York University, Berkshire Choral Festival, and the American University of Sharjah, UAE and was an adjudicator for the New York Oratorio Competition.
Leslie will be performing with the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra at its “Requiem” concert on Saturday, March 24th at Emmanuel United Church East, along with the Peterborough Singers and baritone Alexander Dobson.
The Order of Ontario recognizes individuals from all walks of life whose exceptional achievements in their field have left a lasting legacy in the province. The Lieutenant Governor will bestow the honour to the newest appointees during an investiture ceremony at Queen’s Park on February 27, 2018.
The 2017 Appointees to the Order of Ontario
Dr. Upton Allen, Toronto – pediatric infectious disease specialist
He is an internationally recognized pediatrician whose multidisciplinary approach to preventing life-threatening infections among children with compromised immune systems has had profound national and global impacts.
Daniel Aykroyd, Sydenham – actor and entrepreneur
He is one of the world’s most popular entertainers, well-known for his time on Saturday Night Live and the 1984 classic movie Ghostbusters. He is also a successful businessman, co-founding House of Blues and Crystal Head Vodka, and philanthropist in the Kingston area.
Dr. Alan Bernstein, Toronto – cancer researcher and research leader
He is a renowned researcher, winning numerous awards, honours and international acclaim. He made game-changing contributions to our understanding of cancer, establishing the basis for important advances in cancer therapy. He has been a visionary leader as Director of Research at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, the founding President of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and is currently the President and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).
Dr. David Cechetto, London – neuroscientist and director of international medical development projects
He is a pioneering researcher who has contributed much of what we know about neural control of the heart and blood vessels. In addition to his research and teaching, he continues to direct development projects in the health care sector in Rwanda.
Dr. Peter Chang, Thornhill – lawyer and psychiatrist
He has improved access to mental health services for Ontario’s East Asian communities. He established the Hong Fook Mental Health Association to provide culturally-sensitive services in five Asian languages, as well as the Hong Fook Mental Health Foundation to address the stigma of mental illness.
The Honourable Sandra Chapnik, Toronto – lawyer and judge
She has had an extraordinary and influential career as a lawyer and a judge with the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario. She is also a tireless promoter and mentor of women in law.
Dr. Tom Chau, Toronto – biomedical engineer
He has literally given voice to children who had none. His research and inventions provide novel ways for children with severe disabilities to communicate through movements and hums, vastly improving their quality of life.
Dr. Dorothy Cotton, Kingston – psychologist and mental health advocate
She is one of Canada’s leading experts in policing and mental illness. Her work has been critical in helping to change the way police interact with individuals experiencing mental health crises.
Peter Dinsdale, Ottawa – Anishinaabe community leader
He has devoted his life to improving the lives of Indigenous peoples and supporting reconciliation. He is currently President and CEO of YMCA Canada.
Leslie Fagan, Peterborough – singer and promoter of Canadian music
She is a revered soprano, voice teacher and promoter of Canadian art songs and Canadian composers. She recently released Thread of Winter, the first in a series of albums in the Canadian Art Song Series.
Michael Geist, Ottawa – scholar and public intellectual
A global thought leader, particularly in the area of Internet policy, copyright law and digital rights, he frequently shapes government policy in Canada and abroad on emerging technologies, and influences public debate through his books and other writings.
Shashi Kant, Toronto – professor of forest resource economics
The only Canadian to win the Queen’s Award for Forestry, he has an international reputation as an expert in the intersection of forest management and human rights, and is a leader in his field for considering sustainability and social aspects of forest management. He is the founding director of the University of Toronto’s ground-breaking Master of Science in Sustainability Management program.
Myrtha Lapierre, Ottawa – retired nursing professor
She broke barriers for black Francophone nurses in Canada, and is a leader among Ottawa health professionals and the Haitian-Canadian community.
Floyd Laughren, Sudbury – former MPP and Finance Minister
After 27 years as a Member of Provincial Parliament, including five years as Finance Minister, he retired and continued to be at the heart of Sudbury’s growth. Examples include chairing the Energy Board of Ontario, the Laurentian University Board of Governors and the Sudbury Credit Union. He is currently chair elect of the Health Sciences North Board of Directors.
Michael Lee-Chin, Burlington – entrepreneur and philanthropist
He is an entrepreneur who believes in the power of giving back. His gifts to local hospitals have improved patient care, and his historic contribution to the Royal Ontario Museum led to the creation of the iconic Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.
Gail Nyberg, Bowmanville – former Daily Bread Food Bank executive director and former school trustee
She helped create the first student nutrition program as a school trustee for East York and increased supports for newcomer children. As executive director of Daily Bread Food Bank, her recommendations and activism led to the creation of the province’s Poverty Reduction Strategy and the Ontario Child Benefit.
Dr. Dilkhush Panjwani, Toronto – psychiatrist
As a community psychiatrist for over 30 years, Dr. Panjwani has vigorously promoted dignity for those suffering from mental-health issues and workplace injuries, dedicated his career to helping patients without access to care, and advocated to end the social stigma of mental illness. He has also promoted pluralism by connecting diverse community organizations and initiating interfaith and intercultural dialogue.
Elder Geraldine Robertson, Sarnia – educator and advocate for residential school survivors
She has travelled across the country to encourage other residential school survivors to open up and strive toward healing, educated countless people on the intergenerational legacy of residential schools, and helped advocate for compensation for survivors.
Allan Rock, Ottawa – former politician and UN Ambassador
He is a visionary leader, formerly serving as a federal Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, who championed peace-building as Canada’s Ambassador to the UN. As President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, he revitalized the institution.
Robert J. Sawyer, Mississauga – celebrated science-fiction author
He is one of the world’s top science-fiction authors and a champion of the Canadian fiction industry. He has published 23 novels, including Flashforward, which was adapted for an ABC-TV series.
Sandra Shamas, Georgetown– writer, performer and comedian
She is an award-winning comedian who has mined the experiences of her own life. With her humour, she has shone a light on the cultural experiences of women. She is also now a seasonal farmer and an advocate for rural communities and the protection of farmland.
Elizabeth Sheehy, Ottawa – criminal law scholar
She is a world-renowned feminist criminal law scholar whose research into the law’s treatment of women has helped transform Canada’s justice system. She helped inspire new approaches to sexual assault law, and lends her expertise to rape crisis centres and women’s shelters.
Ilse Treurnicht, Toronto – CEO and advocate for women and innovation
Her leadership helped build the MaRS Discovery District into the world’s largest – and Canada’s leading – innovation hub. One of Canada’s first female CEOs of a venture capital fund, she advocates for measures to improve economic and social prosperity, and to help break the glass ceiling for other women.
Hard Winter Bread Company, a wood-fired sourdough bakery in Lakefield owned by Jessica Arsenault and Graham Thoem, found demand for their handmade baked goods, including their popular Montreal-style bagels, grew quickly beyond their expectations. They applied for and received matching funding through the Community Futures Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) to help them hire additional staff and build a new wood-fired oven. (Photo courtesy Hard Winter Bread Company)
For many entrepreneurs, accessing capital is one of the most challenging aspects of a startup or expansion. Understanding how to find and shake the “money tree” is critical for future growth and development.
Jessica Arsenault and Graham Thoem, owners of Hard Winter Bread Company, a wood-fired sourdough bakery in Lakefield, understand the challenges and hurdles that businesses can face on their way to reaching their goals.
A year and a half into their venture, which the couple started in 2014, demand for their handmade baked goods — including their popular sourdough breads, pastries, and Montreal-style bagels — grew quickly beyond their expectations.
Hard Winter Bread Company’s products are sold at farmers’ markets and selected restaurants and specialty food shops in the Kawarthas year-round. (Photo courtesy Hard Winter Bread Company)
Their products are not sold to the public from their bakery, but at farmers’ markets and selected restaurants and specialty food shops in the Kawarthas year-round.
“It kind of organically happened,” says Arsenault of the bakery’s popularity. “We were quite happy to see that we were growing, but we weren’t prepared for it. The demand kept getting bigger and bigger and we thought, we’re going to need some help and hire someone.”
Arsenault and Thoem also wanted to increase the supply of wood-fired bagels, but realized that their home-based bakery kitchen didn’t have the capacity to meet that demand.
“Of all the products we rotated through, our bagels were the most popular,” Arsenault says. “We wanted to be able to have them at the farmers’ market for our customers, but we knew at that point that it would be quite the project.”
Graham Thoem and Jessica Arsenault, owners of Hard Winter Bread Company in Lakefield, with their son Remy who was born in August 2015. Since this photo was taken, Jessica and Graham have welcomed their second son, Lucian, who was born in November 2017. (Photo courtesy Hard Winter Bread Company)
Their time spent living in Montreal is when they truly discovered the makings of a perfect bagel: they need to be handmade and wood-fired.
A wood-fired oven — specifically designed for baking at an ultra-high heat — makes all the difference, she explains.
“In order to have people work for us and have this enormous homemade oven, we needed financial help. So, we started looking at what was available to us in the community to help us grow our business.”
When Hard Winter Bread Company owners Graham Thoem and Jessica Arsenault discovered Montreal-style bagels when they living in the Montreal. Unlike New York-style bagels, Montreal-style bagels are smaller, thinner, sweeter and denser, with a larger hole, and are always baked in a wood-fired oven. (Photo courtesy Hard Winter Bread Company)
With a handful of business challenges in tow, they reached out to Community Futures Peterborough (CFP), a source for financing new business startups and expanding small businesses. They applied for funding through the Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP).
Pat Peeling, Community Futures Peterborough’s Client Services Coordinator and EODP program administrator, says she often sees local businesses and organizations seek support from CFP to expand geographically or economically.
“The aim of the EODP is to support rural Eastern Ontario communities,” Peeling says. “The program is effective for community economic development. It’s helping businesses create jobs. We want to keep skilled workers here in Peterborough and the Kawarthas.”
The criteria? Applicants should be in business for a few years and working towards completion of a specific project. The project can’t involve daily operating expenses and must enhance the business (or not-for-profit) in a specific way that translates into an increase in sales or employment. Applicants must also provide 50 per cent of matching cash funds.
Eligible recipients are not-for-profit organizations, commercial enterprises, Aboriginal organizations, and post-secondary institutions.
Managed by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario and delivered by 15 Community Futures Development Corporations in Eastern Ontario, EODP funding is non-repayable contribution, so accountability on the part of recipients is a key component of the program.
“It’s not free money,” notes Peeling. She says the recipient is required to deliver on what they committed to do and report, including signing a contribution and partnership agreement, reporting monthly financials, and acknowledging Community Futures and the Federal Economic Development Agency of Ontario.
Community Futures Peterborough board members and clients at a celebration of funds allocated and work done in the community. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)
Having loaned $28 million to more than 700 businesses since its inception in 1985, CFP uses the $500,000 they get each year through the EODP to help companies or organizations with innovation projects, expansions or job creation. While that alone is outstanding, the program has invested $6.7 million in the region through 557 initiatives over the past 14 years.
As of 2017, more than $80 million has been invested in more than 7,600 businesses and community development projects in eastern Ontario.
For Hard Winter Bread Company, the funding through EODP has had a large impact on its business.
Arsenault and Thoem put the money towards a solid business plan created by a professional, to ensure increasing bagel production and hiring additional staff was financially viable. Funds also went towards half the cost of building a super unconventional oven which took three local tradespeople to complete.
Hard Winter Bread Company co-owner Graham Thoem with the bakery’s custom-made wood-fired bagel oven, which is mobile so they can take it to local farmers’ markets and bake fresh bagels on site. (Photo courtesy Hard Winter Bread Company)
As for the application process, Arsenault says it was straightforward.
“Community Futures was behind our business idea and very helpful with answering our questions and offering us assistance,” she says, praising their support. “We were able to show them that with the money they gave us, we were able to hire more staff. We have some temporary workers and a permanent full-time employee. All of that is possible because we could build that oven.”
“These programs are more accessible than people think. It’s just many entrepreneurs don’t know it’s available to them. If you’re a business owner and your project qualifies for funding, or you’re looking to expand or grow, it absolutely makes sense to apply.”
Community Futures Peterborough is currently accepting applications for business development or community innovation projects between April 1, 2018 and October 31, 2018.
The EODP is scheduled to end on December 31, 2018.
All program guidelines and the application are available for download on the Community Futures website. Are you an entrepreneur looking to access funding to grow your business? For more information about how the Community Futures EODP program can help you, visit communityfuturespeterborough.ca/eodp.
Community Futures Peterborough is located at 351 Charlotte Street in Peterborough. For more information, please call 705-745-5434 or email info@cfpeterborough.ca. You can also follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) funding is managed by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario and delivered by 15 Community Futures Development Corporations in Eastern Ontario.
Eastern Ontario Development Program Quick Facts
Eligible recipients:
Not-for-profit organizations including municipalities and municipal organizations, corporations, community economic development organizations
Commercial enterprises including individuals, corporations, partnerships, cooperatives or trusts
Aboriginal organizations
Post-secondary institutions
Maximum contributions:
Funding contributions to all eligible project recipients, either for-profit or not-for-profit, will be non-repayable contributions, up to 50 percent of total eligible costs, of the approved funding amount, to a maximum of $100,000 per eligible project recipient.
A cash contribution of 50 percent is mandatory for all projects.
Eligible costs may include:
Labour: salaries, wages and employer expenses
Expertise: consultant and other professional services. Consultants must operate at arm’s length of the eligible recipient and should be experienced, professional and recognized as providing high-quality work
During Common Kindness Day on January 10, 2018, customers of Boiling Over's Coffee Vault in Lindsay paid forward a total of $337.72 for free coffees, and handed out roughly 140 free coffees. (Photo: Boiling Over's Coffee Vault)
The results are in from the second annual Common Kindness Day, and The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group has crowned Lindsay as the kindest town.
On January 10th, customers of Boiling Over’s Coffee Vault (148 Kent St. W., Lindsay) paid forward a total of $337.72 for free coffees, and handed out roughly 140 free coffees.
The Commonwell created Common Kindness Day in 2017 to encourage Ontarians to appreciate acts of kindness and to inspire others to good deeds. The insurance company sponsored 10 independent cafes across Ontario to give out hundreds of free coffees with one request: that patrons consider paying the act of kindness forward.
Each customer was given a card suggesting they “show some neighbourly love” and asking them to help The Commonwell with the launch of the company’s annual Create a Ripple Effect (C.A.R.E) program donations.
Boiling Over’s Coffee Vault edged out cafes in Ottawa, Peterborough, and Whitby.
“We created Common Kindness Day because we believe in the kindness of strangers and the importance of creating strong community bonds,” says Commonwell president and CEO Tim Shauf.
“The citizens of Lindsay showed an exceptional sense of community and willingness to pay it forward this year. We’re proud to be part of a community that shares the same values and social commitment as The Commonwell”.
Long & McQuade in Peterborough has raised $3,175 from its customers for music activities at Five Counties Children's Centre. (Photo: Long & McQuade Peterborough / Facebook)
This week we feature Long & McQuade in Peterborough raising funds for Five Counties Children’s Centre, Aclarus helping Cobourg become the first city in Canada to use ozone to treat wastewater, Ship Shape Service opening a new cafe in Buckhorn, a Workforce Development Board employer survey on newcomer recruitment and hiring, and upcoming regional business events.
Long & McQuade Peterborough raises $3,175 for Five Counties Children’s Centre
Long & McQuade Peterborough has raised $3,175 for Five Counties Children’s Centre.
The musical instrument retailer held a fundraising drive at its store at 129 Aylmer Street during November and December, when customers were encouraged to add a donation when they made a purchase.
Long & McQuade supports music therapy at hospital and programs across the country.
The funds will be used to provide music activities to children who receive life-changing services at Five Counties Children’s Centre, a children’s treatment centre serving Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland and Haliburton counties.
Peterborough-based company Aclarus helps Cobourg become the first city in Canada to use ozone to treat wastewater
Adam Doran of Aclarus spoke at the Innovation Cluster’s Power Breakfast on January 26, 2018 about Cobourg’s wastewater treatment plant, which is the first in Canada to switch from chlorine to ozone. (Photo: Peterborough Economic Development / Twitter)
Peterborough-based company Aclarus Inc. continues to grow, having installed its innovative ozone system at Cobourg’s wastewater treatment plant in 2017 — making Cobourg the very first city in Canada to switch from chlorine to ozone for a safer and more sustainable solution.
Cousins Michael and Adam Doran co-founded Aclarus in 2012 with local investors to design and build advanced ozone systems for multiple markets. As of 2017, Aclarus has installed more than 600 systems in Canada and 10 other countries. Aclarus’ proprietary process treats water using ozone, which is 3000 times faster and 300 times stronger than chlorine, breaks down to oxygen, preserves healthy water minerals, and has no consumables.
Bill Peeples, the Manager of Environmental Services for the Town of Cobourg, says employees of the plant find the new automated ozone system more time-efficient and don’t need to worry about a chlorine leak or any health concerns while working.
“People are just looking for a reason to get rid of chlorine,” says Bill Peeples, Manager of Environmental Services for the Town of Cobourg. “Money is the main impediment for most cities and why they haven’t switched. The Aclarus system however, has improved the ozone solubility, so it’s a more efficient use of ozone. It also has a higher oxygen to ozone conversion rate, so it uses less electricity than traditional ozone units as well.”
Other communities are also exploring opportunities with Aclarus for both drinking and wastewater treatment, while Montreal is planning to install one of the largest ozone waste treatment plants in the world.
Alcarus is also working with First Nations communities, which often suffer from water quality issues. Currently in Ontario, 65 long-term drinking advisories for First Nation reserves are in effect and many are regularly under boil water advisories, as they require new or upgraded treatment systems and equipment. Seven reserves remain under do not consume advisories, with one being affected since 2006.
In 2017, Aclarus installed ozone systems at Wabauskang and North Spirit Lake First Nation Communities in northwestern Ontario with a partner company, and there are several more slated for this year.
Ship Shape Service opening new cafe in Buckhorn in May and is hiring
Ship Shape Service, a dockside interior boat cleaning service located in Buckhorn, is opening the new Lock Stop Cafe in Buckhorn on the May 24th long weekend.
Onwer Kelli Coon is hiring staff for the new cafe, as well as for the 2018 boating season. Her company is seeking an assistant manager/barista, a part-time kitchen preparation person, and two part-time cleaners and yard workers for boats and cottages.
If you’re interested, bring your resume to a hiring event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 3rd at 1919 Lakehurst Road in Buckhorn, where you can also learn more about the new cafe.
Ship Shape Service, a division of Coon’s Cottage Care, was one of the entrants of the 2017 Bears’ Lair entrepreneurial contest.
VIDEO: Ship Shape Service – 2017 Bears’ Lair Finalist (Goods & Services)
Survey seeks input from local employers on newcomer recruitment and hiring
The Workforce Development Board / Local Employment Planning Council is sponsoring a research project on newcomer employment that will produce locally relevant information to shape future programming in the city and county of Peterborough, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.
Local for-profit and non-profit employers of any size are being asked to complete a brief anonymous survey before Monday, February 5th. The questions ask about employer recruitment and hiring experiences and needs. The survey can be completed at www.surveymonkey.com/r/EmployersNewcomerProject.
“Newcomer employment integration is important to the economic success of our region,” says Jennifer Lamantia, CEO of the Workforce Development Board. “”The goal of this project is to document the successes and gaps in order to build the best possible system of supports for both employers and newcomers.”
There is also a separate survey of local newcomers, focused on their job search and employment experiences. Local communications firm Laridae is conducting the research project in consultation with employment services agencies, business organizations, and the New Canadians Centre, among others. The final report on the research project will be available later in 2018.
Workforce Development Board is a not-for-profit organization located in Peterborough and serving Northumberland, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton. Founded in 1996, WDB is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development to provide labour market information, coordinate employment and training services, and engage employer communities.
Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting on January 30
The Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 111th Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, January 30th at 6 p.m. at The Woodlawn Inn (420 Division Street, Cobourg).
Members are invited to attend and hear an overview of the Chamber’s activities for the past year, including presentation of the Chamber’s audited year-end financial report. The 2018 Executive will be introduced, and elections will be held to fill the available seats on the Board of Directors.
Immediately following the AGM, there will be “The Chair’s Dinner”, featuring a four-course meal with wines to accompany each dish.
For more information, visit the Chamber’s website at nccofc.ca.
Coffee and conversation with Fleming College president Tony Tilly on January 30
Fleming College President Tony Tilly is retiring after 14 years in the position. (Photo courtesy of Fleming College)
The Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce is hosting an event called “Coffee and Conversation with the President” on Tuesday, January 30th at Fleming College’s Frost Campus (200 Albert St. S., Lindsay).
The event, which takes place from 8 to 9 a.m., features Dr. Tony Tilly, the retiring president of Fleming College, and Chamber president Mike Perry.
Dr. Tilly will be speaking on the topic of local skills and workforce development.
Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce open house on January 31
The Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce is hosting an open house to kick off 2018 from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31st at the Chamber office (180 Kent St. W., Lindsay).
The celebration with the Chamber board and staff will include networking and refreshments in the Chamber’s refurbished office space. Members are encouraged to bring their most recent brochures or business cards to display.
Upcoming business seminars at Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland: January 31, February 7, March 6
The Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland is hosting three upcoming seminars as part of its Advanced Seminar Series.
On Wednesday, January 31st from noon to 1:30 p.m., Peter Thomas will present a social media seminar. He will speak about developing a social media marketing plan, understanding your buyer persona, and tools for social media with a focus on business Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
On Wednesday, February 7th from 1:30 to 3 p.m., professional photographer Mike Gaudaur will present a product and business photography workshop. He will discuss set up and lighting for your product photos, how to make your photos effective for your online marketing, and taking professional-quality photos of yourself and your staff.
On Tuesday, March 6th from noon to 2 p.m., Peter Thomas will present a seminar on today’s online marketing environment. He will speak about what makes a good website, search engine optimation, content marketing, digital marketing plans, and more.
The cost is $10 for members of the Port Hope and Trent Hill chambers and $15 for non-members (cash only at the door). Advance registration is required to secure a space. Email bizhelp@northumberlandcounty.ca or call 905-372-9279.
Launch & Learn at Headwaters Community Farm & Education Centre in Cobourg on February 7
Headwaters Community Farm & Education Centre is offering a “Launch & Learn” session about corporate and wellness day retreats offered at the farm on February 7. (Photo: Headwaters Community Farm & Education Centre / Instagram)
Headwaters Community Farm & Education Centre (3517 Rowe Rd, Cobourg) is hosting a “Launch & Learn” from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7th.
Owners Linda and Tony Armstrong are inviting representatives from organizations to find out more about corporate and wellness day retreats offered at the farm, which is located 10 minutes north of Highway 401 between Port Hope and Cobourg.
The preview includes a sampling of Headwaters’ food and mocktails, a tour of their activity and meeting facilities, a presentation about what the centre has to offer, and a choice of three sample workshops.
To reserve your complimentary spot, email info@headwatersfarm.ca by Wednesday, January 31st.
Nomination deadline for Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce 12th Annual Business & Community Achievement Awards – February 15
Nominations for the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce’s 12th Annual Business & Community Achievement Awards are open until 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 15th.
Award categories are Business Achievement, Customer First, Business, Customer First, Employee, Entrepreneur of the Year, Innovation & Creativity, New Business (1-3 years), Young Professional of the Year, Not-for-Profit of the Year, Skilled Trades & Industry, Tourism & Hospitality, and Highlander of the Year.
The awards gala will be held on Saturday, March 17th at Pinestone Resort (4252 Haliburton County Rd 21, Haliburton).
Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Annual General Meeting on February 21
The 2017 Chamber AGM at The Village Inn in Lakefield. This year’s AGM also takes place at The Village Inn on February 21.
The Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism is holding its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, February 21st, at The Village Inn (39 Queen St, Lakefield).
The meeting will include highlights from the past year, and the nominating committee will present the slate of directors for the coming year.
Networking and refreshments will begin at 5 p.m. The meeting will run from approximately 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Peterborough Chamber “Power Hour” evening with elected officials returns on February 21
MP Maryam Monsef, County Warden Joe Taylor, Mayor Daryl Bennett, and MPP Jeaf Leal listen to a question from moderator Sandra Dueck at the “Power Hour” event hosted by the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce on January 25, 2017. (photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Power Hour” — an evening with Peterborough’s elected officials — returns on Wednesday, February 21st.
The event takes place from 5:30 to 9 p.m at The Venue in downtown Peterborough.
There will be a full hour of questions and answers with Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, MPP Peterborough Jeff Leal, County of Peterborough Warden Joe Taylor, and City of Peterborough Mayor Daryl Bennett.
Tickets cost $65 for Chamber members and $75 for non-members (or $450 for a table of seven for members and $525 for non-members). HST will be added to the ticket price. Register here.
“Bridges Out of Poverty” workshop for employers on March 7
The City and County of Peterborough Social Services, along with Agilec, Employment Ontario, Employment Planning & Counselling, Fleming Crew Employment Centre, and the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge, are hosting a free workshop for employers on “Bridges out of Poverty”.
The Bridges out of Poverty fraemwork, which originated in the U.S. and has been adopted by other communities in Canada, aims to help people who grew up in poverty and educate the agencies who assist them. The workshop will provide information on the framework as well as the variety of financial incentives available for employers in the community. It will also provide information on understanding and retaining employees.
The free workshop takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7th at Agilec Peterborough office (Brookdale Plaza, 863 Chemong Rd, Unit 20-A). Refreshments will be served.
Ryerson University’s independent student newspaper "The Eyeopener" broke the story on anonymous Amazon packages being delivered to the Ryerson Student Union. Since then, at least seven other university student unions across Canada have reported receiving the anonymous packages. (Photo: Alanna Rizza / The EyeOpener)
Is it a marketing ploy? A publicity stunt? A prankster with lots of money to throw around? A benefactor with bizarre tastes? Or something else?
Whatever it is, university student unions across Canada are perplexed by the anonymous Amazon-delivered packages they have been receiving over the past few months.
That includes the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) at Trent University in Peterborough, which tells kawarthaNOW they have been receiving the packages from the online retailer since last November.
“This past week we’ve gotten packages every single day,” the TCSA says via Facebook message. “We receive several packages each week. Sometimes one item a day, sometimes multiple.”
CBC News first reported on Saturday (January 27) that several university student unions have been receiving the packages, including Ryerson in Toronto, the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Dalhousie in Halifax, St. Francis Xavier in Nova Scotia, Wilfrid Laurier in Waterloo, Royal Roads in Victoria, and the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
The items arrive in Amazon packaging, but without any indication who sent them. Some of the products include sex toys such as vibrators, digital scales, smart phone and tablet cases, charging cords, wireless earbuds, turntables, and more.
The TCSA says they have also received similar items, as well as “dog toys, essential oil diffusers, a beading kit, and a watch.”
Ryerson University’s independent student newspaper The Eyeopener first reported the packages in a story from January 16th. According to the story by Alanna Rizza, the student union at Ryerson began receiving the packages in September, shortly after orientation week.
Some of the other university student unions have contacted Amazon to find out who is sending the packages, but Amazon has been unwilling to share customer information for privacy reasons. However, the company did confirm that some of the items were purchased using gift cards, which are untraceable.
CBC News has also contacted Amazon about the mystery packages, which requested photos of some of the shipping labels. CBC says Amazon is still investigating.
One of Canada's top executives in the charitable sector, Dianne Lister will be chairing the committee overseeing the design and development of exhibition spaces at The Canadian Canoe Museum's planned new facility beside the Peterborough Lift Lock. In addition to her charitable work, she was vice-president of external relations at Trent University from 2006 to 2011. (Photo: Trent University)
Bobcaygeon resident and Trent University alumna Dianne Lister will be leading The Canadian Canoe Museum’s exhibit design committee for the new museum.
Lister, who has been a member of the museum’s board of directors for four years, will chair the committee overseeing the design and development of the new museum’s exhibition spaces for the world’s largest collection of canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft.
The museum has already announced that GSM Project, one of the world’s leading exhibit design firm, will be helping to create exhibits and one-of-a-kind visitor experiences at the new facility. The exhibit design committee, consisting of stakeholders and subject matter experts, will be working with GSM Project along with museum staff.
“The new museum project brings with it once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to examine and interpret this world-class collection and national cultural asset,” Lister says. “I am honoured to take on this new role. I look forward to working with experts, thought leaders and community members from coast to coast to coast to ensure that this extraordinary collection is experienced to its fullest in the new museum.”
The new museum, to be located beside the Peterborough Lift Lock, will include 21,000 square feet of exhibition space to feature 10 to 12 galleries, as well as 28,000 square feet of storate space to display 500 full-sized watercraft and other canoe-related artifacts.
Montreal-based GSM Project has designed exhibitions and visitor experiences for museums, science centres, and more both in Canada and around the world. In Canada, the company was the lead designer of the new 40,000-square-foot Canadian History Hall at the Canadian Museum of History — the largest exhibition about Canadian history ever developed.
Internationally, the company’s projects include The Alaska Gallery at the Anchorage Museum in Alaska, and the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum and Indian Heritage Centre, both in Singapore.
Dianne Lister ia a member of The Canadian Canoe Museum board of directors, chair of the Kawartha Lakes Arts Council, and a trustee of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. She was named one of Canada’s 25 most influential women in 2011. (Photo: Dianne Lister / Twitter)
As well as being a member of the museum’s board of directors, Lister is currently the chair of the Kawartha Lakes Arts Council, and a trustee of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. She was a founding director of the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough and previously served as president and executive director of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) board of governors from 2011 to 2014, vice-president of external relations at Trent University from 2006 to 2011, and president and CEO of Sick Kids Foundation from 1991 to 2003.
After obtaining her undergraduate degree in English from Trent University in 1976, Lister went on to obtain a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. A member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations, she practiced as a social justice lawyer.
In 2011, she was named one of Canada’s 25 most influential women by Women of Influence Inc.
Lister is an author, an accomplished photographer who has exhibited across Ontario (including CONTACT in Toronto and the SPARK Photo Festival in Peterborough), and an amateur kayaker. She is a sessional instructor with the University of Victoria, teaching a degree credit course she designed entitled “Fundraising for Cultural Organizations”.
“We are very fortunate as a museum and as an exhibit design committee to be the beneficiaries of Dianne’s varied arts and culture experience,” says Canadian Canoe Museum curator Jeremy Ward. “She is building a dynamic team whose members are moved by their interest in working to interpret our world-class collection.”
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is now investigating a double homicide, after responding to a report last Sunday (January 21) of human remains found in the area of Glamor Lake Road in Highlands East Township, near Gooderham.
Police have confirmed the identify of the remains as those of 35-year-old Deidra Ann Smith and 34-year-old Ghislain (Justin) Robichaud, both of St. Catharines, Ontario.
The Haliburton Highlands Crime Unit of the OPP continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident, under the direction of OPP Detective Inspector Jim Gorry of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB).
The investigation is ongoing and further information will be released when it becomes available.
VIDEO: Human remains found in Haliburton – CTV
The OPP has established a Tip Line for this investigation. Anyone having information on this incident is asked to contact the tip line at 1-844-677-5010, or the Haliburton Highlands OPP at 705-286-1431. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit your information online at www.khcs.ca.
Although police have not released any information about the two victims, a Ghislain Robichaud of St. Catharines was arrested in 2010 in connection with six break and enters in the area. He was identified as being 26 years old at the time. A Ghislain Robichaud was also arrested in 2011 during a drug raid in St. Catharines.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
The "super blue blood moon" on January 31, 2018 is special for three reasons: it's a "supermoon" (when the moon is closer to earth in its orbit and about 14% brighter than normal), it's a "blue moon" (the second full moon of the month), and it's a "blood moon" (a total solar eclipse). (Photo: NASA)
On Wednesday, January 31st, there will be a rare event that NASA is calling the “Super Blood Blue Moon”. While it sounds like it could be band name, it’s actually a confluence of three things: a supermoon, a blue moon, and a blood moon (a total lunar eclipse).
A “supermoon” is the popular term for a perigee full moon — a full moon that happens when the moon is at its perigee (closest to the earth in its monthly orbit). A supermoon can be 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than a regular full moon. Supermoons by themselves aren’t that rare — about a quarter of all full moons are supermoons.
A “blue moon” is a second full moon that occurs in a single month. Although a blue moon is simply an artifact of our calendar rather than an astronomical event, they only occur once every two-and-a-half years — the source of the saying “once in a blue moon” to describe an uncommon event.
Finally, a “blood moon” is another popular term to describe a total lunar eclipse, when the earth comes between the sun and the moon and the earth’s shadow completely obscures the moon.
It’s called a blood moon because the moon will appear red — a result of sunlight refracted through the earth’s shadow, which scatters blue light and leaves only red (similar to what happens during a sunrise or sunset). Lunar eclipses happen at least twice a year, but total lunar eclipses only happen every two to three years.
VIDEO: Jan. 31, 2018 Super Blue Blood Moon and Lunar Eclipse
So how rare is a super blood blue moon? The last time this combination happened globally was in 1982, but it’s the first time it’s been visible in North America since 1866.
But if you remove the blue moon element, which is just an effect of how we’ve structured our calendar, “Super Blood Moons” aren’t all that rare. They happen every few years, and we’ll see another one on January 21st, 2019, which will be visible over all of North and South America.
In Canada, the best location to view the January 31st super blood blue moon will be the west coast.
Here in the Kawarthas, we’ll only see a partial lunar eclipse. The earth’s shadow will start falling on the moon at 5:51 a.m. and the moon will only start to appear red at 6:48 a.m., when the moon is close to the horizon.
By 7:28 a.m., the earth’s shadow will obscure just over half of the moon, and it will appear at its reddest — this is the best time to view the eclipse. By 7:31 a.m., the moon will have set under the horizon and will no longer be visible.
Because the partial lunar eclipse will occur when the moon is very close to the horizon, if you want to see it you’ll need to find high ground or find an area with an unobstructed view of the west-northwest horizon.
Of course, seeing the moon at all depends on the weather. The forecast for January 31st as of the date of this story is cloudy with flurries, although that may change.
However, NASA will be offering a live feed of the total solar eclipse beginning at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 31st. You can watch it on NASA TV or follow @NASAMoon on Twitter.
A global map showing areas of the world that will experience (weather permitting) the January 31, 2018 “super blue blood moon.” The eclipse will be visible before sunrise on January 31 for those in North America. (Graphic: NASA)
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