Peterborough Police Seeking Information After Glass Smashed At Eight Local Bus Shelters

Peterborough Police Service is asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious or has video footage to come forward after the glass was smashed at eight bus shelters earlier in the week.

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On Tuesday, Peterborough Police received an online report stating the incidents happened between the night of Feb. 19, and the morning of Feb. 20. Damage is estimated at $8,000.  

The bus shelters damaged were:

1. Dobbin Road and Lansdowne Street

2. Brealey Drive and Lansdowne Street

3. Clonsilla Avenue and Lansdowne Street

4. Monaghan Road and Lansdowne Street

5. Chemong Road and Milroy Drive

6. Chemong Road and Simons Avenue

7. Water Street and Edinburgh

8. George Street and Princess Street

Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Police Crime Line at 705-876-1122 x555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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Peterborough Public Health COVID-19 Risk Index Moves to High

Peterborough Public Health (PHH) has reported that their Local COVID-19 Risk Index has moved from “moderate” to “high” on Wednesday.

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“We are seeing high rates of COVID-19 circulating in our community,” says Dr. Thomas Piggott, medical officer of health. “However, COVID-19 is not the only respiratory illness that has started to circulate. We know that COVID-19 measures can protect us against respiratory infections such as COVID-19 and influenza and it’s important that we get back to the basics to prevent further transmission.”

Public health is detecting an increase in all indicators including wastewater data, PCR test positivity, RAT count, case rate and hospitalizations.

In the last week, four COVID-19 related deaths were reported.

Current PPH guidance under the high level is to wear a mask for interactions with people outside of your household, limit indoor social gatherings and avoid high-risk settings.

Individuals who are at higher risk, such as those not up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccines, older adults (60+) and immunocompromised individuals are especially encouraged to take additional precautions, such as wearing a mask for all interactions with people outside of your household and avoiding indoor social gatherings.

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Ukrainian Couple Living In Peterborough Voice Their Concern And Their Hope Amid Russian Invasion

Aleks and Iryna Goloborodko left Ukraine and made a new life in Peterborough in 2014, when Russia invaded and subsequently annexed their hometown of Crimea.

Aleks and Iryna came to Peterborough to join their son, who was attending Trent University at the time.

“We love Peterborough so much, it’s mine. It’s my home town,” said Aleks. “It’s a small town with very friendly people. All my life I haven’t liked big cities, they’re too noisy, too fast. Now my heart is here in Peterborough. I thank god he sent us here.”

Now living in Canada, watching the news and hearing stories from friends and family still in Ukraine, the couples hearts are breaking for their home country.

“Half of our hearts are here in Canada with our son and the second half of our hearts are in Ukraine, with our daughters family,” said Iryna. “It is so hard, but even being here in Canada we are still so close to our Ukraine.”

The Goloborodko’s son works at Peterborough Regional Health Centre but their daughter and her family still live in Ukraine.

While naturally they worry for the safety of their daughter, grandchildren and friends in Ukraine, they are both hopeful and confident that the citizens of Ukraine will continue to resist against Russian occupiers.

“We are very worried with what we’re seeing in Ukraine, because it’s the same thing we were seeing in Crimea 2014,” said Aleks. “But now it’s real war. This Russian attack, it’s something we thought would never happen. Never, ever. The Russian and Ukrainian people were so close.”

During their time in the PTBOCanada studio ‘Glory to Ukraine’ was repeated too many times to count as they voiced their admiration for the Ukrainian people.

“Regular people in Ukraine are ready to fight for their freedom, I am sure of that,” said Iryna. “Nobody called the Russian military to Ukraine, they came to our land. Ukrainians will never stop fighting. Ukraine is an independent country, we will never live in one country with Russia.”

“I am so proud of the Ukrainian army. To fight against this monster- they are heroes,” said Aleks. “Glory to Ukraine.”

They note that as soon as the ongoing conflict is resolved, any one that can should travel to their beautiful home country.

“After we win, you have to go,” said Aleks.

“Oh it was so beautiful,” said Iryna. “Now so much of our beautiful architecture has been bombed.”

Aleks, Iryna and their son who attended Trent University. Photo courtesy of Aleks Goloborodko.

Though they are now settled in Peterborough, the two reflect on being a refugee to the city, and note that they are ready to help any refugees that may come now because of the ongoing crisis.

While living in Ukraine Aleks owned a real estate and notary agency and Iryna was a lawyer working as a law professor.

Now, Aleks drives a truck for a living and is an artist. Iryna has completed her para-legal studies at Fleming College and hopes to find a job in the city.

The couple says Peterborough has welcomed them, and continue to show support now.

“We are so grateful to our church family,” said Iryna. “They’ve offered to help the people of Ukraine, and our family. We thank all of Canada - they’ve been so supportive.”

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Peterborough Woman Living And Working In Ukraine Now Safe In Ireland Reflects On The Beauty of Kyiv And Worries About The Country She Called Home

Born and raised in Peterborough, Ciara Shaughnessy was living and working in Kyiv, Ukraine until the threat of a Russian invasion led her and her husband to find safety in Ireland just weeks before Russia’s first attack.

Ciara and her husband in front of the National Opera House in Kyiv, across from their apartment. Ciara is wearing a Vyshvanka, a traditional Ukrainian dress known for it’s embroidery. Photo courtesy of Ciara Shaugnessy.

Shaughnessy, a teacher who has lived and worked in countries like the United Arab Emirates and Japan, moved to Ukraine to work and build a life in July 2021.

Together, she and her husband lived in the Golden Gate neighbourhood. This was the main gate in the 11th-century fortifications of Kyiv, the capital of Kievan Rus.

“I had the privilege of experiencing what it was like to live in beautiful Kyiv,” said Shaughnessy. “It’s a city full of culture and amazing restaurants, music and generosity. There are buskers in the streets at any moment, in any sort of weather. The parks come alive, there are lovely string lights everywhere. It’s just a really romantic place.”

Ukraine’s Independence Monument in central Kyiv at sunrise one day before Vladimir Putin gave the order for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images.

While living in Kyiv, Shaughnessy discovered through a regular check-up that she had thyroid cancer.

“Part of a routine checkup in Ukraine is a thyroid scan. These haven’t been part of regular checkups I’ve had before - including any in Canada,” she said. “It was just a regular checkup and they found a nodule. After a biopsy, we found out it was a tumour.”

She credits Ukrainian doctors with saving her life.

“They literally saved my life. I received the treatment I needed and then in three weeks I had to evacuate,” explained Shaughnessy. “If I didn't move to Ukraine, I don’t think the cancer would have been found. I worry about the people who helped me receive the treatment and care I needed.”

She received radioactive iodine treatment in Kyiv in December and is now cancer-free.

Shaughnessy says that to her knowledge much of the medical team that helped her through her diagnosis are still in Kyiv. 

Emergency personnel amid building debris from a missile strike in the Lobanovsky district on Feb. 26, 2022, in Kiev, Ukraine. Photo by Laurent Van Der Stockt, Getty Images News, Getty Images.

Shaughnessy and her husband, who is from Ireland, learned about the Russian troops surrounding the Ukrainian borders and decided on Jan. 26 that it may be in their best interest to leave Ukraine and fly to Ireland.

On Feb. 24, Russia launched their invasion of Ukraine, including Ukraine's capital Kyiv, where many of Shaughnessy’s friends, colleagues and students still lived.

“We may have been some of the first ex-pats to leave. Many might have thought that we were jumping the gun,” she said. “No one thought that war could come to Kyiv or any of the major cities - even though we had been seeing troops build up around the border and it was unnerving. Everyone believed that the West or NATO would step in before it came to this.”

When they left she continued to teach online and initially assumed this would last a month or so.

Every day, although she is now safe, she still gets alerts of incoming air raids and warnings to her cell phone telling her to enter a bomb shelter and she worries for her colleagues and friends still in Kyiv.

“It’s terrifying. My Ukrainian colleagues who didn’t or couldn’t leave are sleeping in bomb shelters and underground metro stations. Their children are sleeping in the kind of condition you couldn’t imagine,” she said. “Russian forces are killing children. They fired at the main television tower in Kyiv and the city’s main Holocaust memorial. This is a 15-minute drive from our home. I don’t have to experience this terror first hand. I can feel this anxiety now and tell you how horrible it is but I have not been in the shoes of the Ukrainians who are experiencing this now with babies and with husbands who are fighting. They’re prepared to lose their lives because they love their country.”

Shaughnessy says while the Ukrainian people are resilient, they need backing from the rest of the world to restore peace in their country. She suggests a direct donation to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). NBU has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“I have friends with cuts on their hands from making Molotov Cocktails in order to defend themselves, friends that need to take sleeping pills to get an hour of sleep. I’m trying to live with the fact that I was privileged enough to leave, and my friends might die, their children might die. It’s not right,” said Shaughnessy. “This is a gorgeous city that I was planning a life in. It was very safe walking through the streets every day. We’d go to cafes, bazaars and parks - it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. I look at the streets now after the invasion. This city is suffering.”

She does not know when but Shaughnessy hopes to be able to return to Kyiv and help the Ukrainians rebuild their lives.

“Ukrainians truly live in the moment and I am often in awe of that. As Canadians, I feel like we’re always planning our futures - fixing the house or saving for retirement,” said Shaughnessy “Ukrainians, perhaps due to their history and the threat of yet another Russian invasion, are forced to seize the day. Walking in the street you notice how alive, joyful and in the moment these people are - just being with their friends or partners. It’s the most beautiful thing you could ever imagine. These people are incredibly important to me.”

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City Services on Remembrance Day 2021

Many City services and facilities will be closed or operating under modified hours in observance of Remembrance Day on Thursday.

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City Hall

City Hall, including the Tax Office, Clerk’s Office and Building Services, will be closed. Online services are available at www.peterborough.ca.

Garbage, recycling and yard waste

No garbage, recycling or green waste collection will occur on Thursday, November 11.

Collection scheduled for Thursday, November 11 moves to Monday, November 15, 2021. Please ensure all garbage, recycling and green waste is at the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day, but not before 6 p.m. the preceding day.

• The City/County Landfill at 1260 Bensfort Rd. will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

• The Hazardous and Electronic Waste Depot at 400 Pido Rd. will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Public Works

Public Works can be reached at 705-745-1386. This line is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Arenas Division

The Arenas Division office will be closed.

Arenas will be available to user groups for scheduled ice time.

The Healthy Planet Arena will host a walk-in vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on November 11.

Art Gallery of Peterborough

The Art Gallery of Peterborough will be closed on November 11.

For information about gallery exhibitions, programs and how to book a visit, please visit www.agp.on.ca. 

Downtown Youth Space

The Downtown Youth Space at 201 McDonnel St. will be closed. To learn more about free, drop-in programs for youth aged 13 to 18, visit www.peterborough.ca/dys.

Peterborough Museum and Archives

The Peterborough Museum and Archives exhibitions and gift shop are open from noon to 5 p.m. on November 11. Information about current exhibitions and COVID-19 protocols for visitors is available online at www.peterborough.ca/museum.

Peterborough Public Library

The Peterborough Public Library will be closed on November 11. Information and digital resources are online at www.ptbolibrary.ca/.

Provincial Offences office

The Provincial Offences office at 99 Simcoe St. will be closed. Fine payments can be made online at www.peterborough.ca/POA.

Social Services office

The Social Services office at 178 Charlotte St. will be closed.

Child care centres

City-operated child care centres will be closed on November 11. All before and after school child care programs will be open.

Emergency shelter services

Emergency shelter services remain open: call 705-926-0096 after hours, during weekends and on holidays.

Sport and Wellness Centre

The Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre will open regular hours. Visit www.peterborough.ca/pswc for information about schedules and programs at the Wellness Centre.

Transit

Peterborough Transit will operate on a regular service schedule on November 11.

The Customer Service desk at 190 Simcoe St. will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. for pass sales and inquiries only. Please visit the website www.peterborough.ca/transit or call 705-745-0525 for detailed schedules.

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Michelle Ferreri Wins Candidacy for Conservative Party

Michelle Ferreri won the nomination to be the candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada on Wednesday night.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Ferreri

Ferreri says the real work starts after winning the candidacy.

“It’s a lot of learning, a lot of reading, an influx of information,” said Ferrari.

Before she won the nomination Ferreri had to make sure she was running for the right reasons.

“For me it’s a real extension of what I’ve been doing for the community for over twenty years, which is actively listening to people and then finding solutions,” Ferreri said. “I like to use those positive relationships I’ve built in the community to be able to say I know who we can talk to, I know how we can fix this.”

Ferreri will represent the Conservative Party, while Chante White was selected for the Green Party and Joy Lachica for the NDP. Liberal incumbent Maryam Monsef will be seeking her third term as Peterborough-Kawartha MP.

This election marks the first time that all four major federal party candidates for Peterborough-Kawartha riding are women.

“There not just women, they’re diverse,” said Ferreri. “I think it’s a testament to all the other women that have done really hard work, and put themselves in traditionally male dominated careers.”

“This is a big accomplishment, it has been primarily a male dominated space for a long time and I think women are just as capable - but people are people.”

The federal election must be held on or before October 23, 2023, though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is widely expected to call an election later in August meaning a vote would be held in late September.

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Local Broadcaster Helps Lacrosse Website's Inaugural Launch

Peterborough’s Stephen Stamp has been one of the most significant lacrosse figures in the world and he can add the launch of Lacrosse Link to his list of accomplishments.

Stamp has called six World Lacrosse Championships in his broadcasting career. Photo Courtesy of Stephen Stamp.

Founded by Saskatoon Box Lacrosse founder Randy Trobak, the website is a news and video content provider containing information to educate, empower and expose lacrosse to a worldwide audience. News, interviews, roundtables and professional analyses are several columns that Lacrosse Link will feature.

“If you’re looking for something you’ll want to find (in lacrosse), you may see something you never thought you’d be interested in, “ said Stamp. “It’s a way to have a community and to have connections made.”

Stamp (right) hosted the 2020 Major Series Lacrosse draft show held at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Jan. 27, 2020. Photo Courtesy of Stephen Stamp.

Trobak recruited Stamp to launch Lacrosse Link and first introduced the idea back at the 2017 Founders’ Cup in Saskatoon, Sask.

Stamp hosted the first episode which featured Sean Aggus, commissioner of the Junior A Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League and Karl Christiansen, commissioner of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League about the 2021 season that premiered on Monday.

“We got good feedback from the first video,” said Stamp. “It was gratifying to see that people were happy to see me involved.”

The show has several guests lined up for future broadcasts and has quickly gained recognition from high-profile lacrosse figures according to Stamp.

“People are excited to be a part of it,” he exclaimed. “It’s really fun to see how it’s starting out and I think it’ll be really neat to see where it goes.”

Lacrosse Link is also hosted by former National Lacrosse League broadcaster Tanner Fetch. He met Stamp during the 2017 Founders’ Cup and were broadcast partners for the championship event.

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Update On City Services As We Enter Yellow Protect Zone

With the area entering a Yellow zone, the City of Peterborough has released the following update on city services…

“With the Province announcing that the Peterborough Public Health region will shift to the Yellow - Protect designated zone in the Province’s re-opening framework, certain City of Peterborough facilities will be re-opening for limited in-person services while continuing to encourage remotely accessing services by phone and online when possible.

Please see the following list, visit online at www.peterborough.ca, or call 705-742-7777 to check on details for a specific City facility or service as operating details may vary by facility and service.

The City encourages residents to connect online through www.peterborough.ca or use phone services whenever possible to reduce the physical traffic through municipal facilities as a way to follow the public health guidance on physical distancing.

Services such as emergency services, public works, transit, social services, and wastewater treatment, have continue uninterrupted.

Strict safety measures for City services and facilities remain in place based on public health guidelines.

New decisions may be made affecting municipal services and facilities as the situation continues to evolve. For an up-to-date list of affected municipal services and facilities, please visit www.peterborough.ca/covid19. Subscribe to receive updates directly to your email inbox at www.peterborough.ca/subscribe.

Arena Division

Arena Division will re-open all facilities on Tuesday, February 16 with previously scheduled bookings, following public health measures under the revised Provincial response framework.

Arena Division Customer Service remains closed to public access. Staff continue to work remotely to accommodate as many facility rentals as possible in a timely manner. Requests can be submitted using the online request form.   

The Evinrude Banquet Hall and Kinsmen Boardroom remain closed at this time.  

New ice rental requests beyond March 31 for City Arenas will not be accepted until further notice. Additional communication on spring/summer facility availability will be provided at a later date.

Further details on safety measures in place, safety protocols and City-run programs can be found on the Arenas page of the City website www.peterborough.ca/arenas. 

Staff are available by calling 705-742-7777 ext. 2577 or by email at arenadivisionbookings@peterborough.ca.

Art Gallery of Peterborough

The Art Gallery of Peterborough will re-open on Thursday, February 18 for by-appointment visits only. Visit www.agp.on.ca or call 705-743-9179 for details on how to book an appointment to visit the gallery and for operating hours.

Building Services

The reception area in Building Services will be available for Infrastructure and Planning Services customers with people still being encouraged to access services online or by phone 705-742-7777 ext. 1892 whenever possible. Visit www.peterborough.ca/building for information, forms, and the application process.

City Hall

City Hall will re-open for in-person services starting February 22, 2021 with public health measures in place.

Starting February 22, the City Clerk’s Office will resume limited in-person services by appointment only. Contact 705-742-7777 ext. 1820 for more information.

City staff are available by phone or email. For assistance with contacting an individual staff member or department, please call 705-742-7777 or email cityptbo@peterborough.ca.

City Council

City Council will meet virtually for its meeting on February 22, 2021. The date for the return to in-person Council meetings has not yet been determined.

Community Services

Community Services, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Public Art and the Heritage Preservation Office are available by calling 705-742-7777 ext. 1822 or by email at communityservices@peterborough.ca.

Peterborough Museum and Archives

The Peterborough Museum and Archives will re-open for by-appointment visits starting February 22, 2021. Book an appointment online at www.peterborough.ca/museum or by calling 705-743-5180.

Peterborough Public Library

The Library will continue with curbside pickup service until February 20, 2021, with access to the Main Branch of the Library limited to pickup services. On Feb. 23, access to the Main Branch will re-open for browsing with public health measures in place.

The DelaFosse branch remains closed at this time. Further details are available online at www.ptbolibrary.ca.

Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre

Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre will re-open for in-person services starting February 16, 2021 with the following hours of operation:

• Monday through Friday – 6 a.m. to noon and 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

• Saturday and Sunday – 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Access to the fitness centre will be on a first-come, first-serve basis and fitness classes, swims and drop-in sport activities will continue through the online booking system to provide the ability to reserve spaces in advance. Members unable to access the online system are asked to contact customer services at 705-742-0050 ext. 2201during operating hours.

Fitness Classes and Drop-in Sport Activities will resume the week of February 22. 

Please visit www.peterborough.ca/PSWC for more information including information on membership payment schedules and hold requests.

Downtown Youth Space

Downtown Youth Space, taking place at 201 McDonnell St. (PACE@PCVS) will open on Thursday, February 18 and will operate Tuesday through Friday between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Special Event Requests and Sport Field Permitting

Special Event Requests and Sport Field Permitting remain closed at this time.  Requests for permits and league play for future dates can be reviewed by visiting www.peteborough.ca or by contacting Recreation Division at 705-742-0050 ext. 2201.

Provincial Offences Act Court

The court administration service counter will open for in-person service on February 22, 2021, with modified service hours of 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Service inquiries and payments can be made by phone 705-742-7777 ext. 2099 or online at www.peterborough.ca/POA.

Public Operations Centre (Public Works)

The Public Operations Centre (Public Works) administration office at 791 Webber Ave. remains closed to the public. Public Works can be reached for urgent matters at 705-745-1386. This line is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For non-urgent matters, you may email pubworks@peterborough.ca, or use the online "Report an Issue" form at www.peterborough.ca.

Social Services

Social Services has maintained public access to the Social Services office at 178 Charlotte St. throughout the Stay at Home order with reduced hours, limiting access to 2 people at a time. Starting February 22, Social Services will resume public hours for its office to 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Clients are required to wear a face covering and stay in authorized areas only. Social Services client appointments will be done over the phone whenever possible. Current clients are encouraged to contact their case worker for further information and are encouraged to register for online services through MyBenefits online at https://www.mybenefits.mcss.gov.on.ca/auth/login. The local phone number is 705-748-8830 or 1-855-738-3755.

Clients who have bank accounts are encouraged to contact their case workers about signing up for direct deposit.

Applications for Ontario Works or Emergency Assistance will be done online at or over the phone, when possible, to minimize face-to-face interaction, following the public health guidance related to social distancing. Applications for other services such as Child Care fee subsidy and Housing Access Peterborough will also be completed over the phone, when possible.

Emergency shelter services continues to operate as normal, with COVID-19 safety measures in place.

Transit

Peterborough Transit will continue to operate as currently scheduled. Face covering and physical distancing is required. Visit www.peterborough.ca/transit for service details.

Customer service at the terminal will remain open with only two customers permitted into the facility at a time. A face covering must be worn at all times.

Waste Management

Garbage and recycling collection will continue as normally scheduled. To protect our workers, please ensure that all personal items and personal protective equipment are properly bagged in the garbage.

The Peterborough City/County Landfill will remain open, with COVID-19 safety precautions in place. Face coverings and physical distancing is required.

The Recycling Depot and Household Hazardous Waste Depot on Pido Road will remain open, with COVID-19 safety precautions in place. More information is online at www.peterborough.ca/waste.

Making Payments to the City

People are encouraged to make use of the numerous methods available when doing financial interactions with the City and avoid using cash.

Property taxes can be paid like any other bill through online or telephone banking using the 15-digit roll number as the account number. Cheques can be mailed to the Tax Office, City Hall, 500 George St. N., Peterborough, ON., K9H 3R9, or placed in the secure drop box located by the steps at the front doors of City Hall. The City offers preauthorized payment plans by completing an online form that’s available at www.peterborough.ca.

The City does not directly accept credit cards as a payment method for property taxes; however, people can use online bill payment services such as PaySimply, Plastiq or Paytm to pay property taxes online using a credit card. The listed payment services are not affiliates or partners of the City; they may apply service charges and there may be restrictions on the type of credit cards accepted.

For parking tickets, payments can be made online through www.peterborough.ca, over the phone at 705-742-7777 ext. 1865 or by cheque submitted through mail or using the drop box outside City Hall.

Please visit www.peterborough.ca/Covid19 for information and to subscribe to updates.”

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The Canadian Canoe Museum Has Announced The Purchase Of Johnson Property

The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) and the City of Peterborough have announced the conditional purchase and sale of Johnson Property, the City-owned land at 2077 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough.

City Council approved the direction to proceed with the sale of the land on Monday subject to a number of conditions including rezoning. Project validation and confirmation of site appropriateness are among the additional conditions that must be met to close the deal. CCM will pay $1.575 million for the five acres of land in a transaction expected to be completed by this summer.

Image courtesy Canadian Canoe Museum

The museum intends to sell its current property at 910 Monaghan Road to help fund the new build project.

“Kicking off the New Year with this key milestone realized drives further momentum to our new world-class museum build,” says Carolyn Hyslop, executive director, The Canadian Canoe Museum. “In less than a year, we’ve moved from walking away from a contaminated site to forming a new build project team and identifying and securing an alternate location. The purchase of a viable new site puts our project firmly on-track to be shovel-ready by the end of this year.”

“The new location for The Canadian Canoe Museum will enhance the waterfront experience in Peterborough with the location next to Little Lake and along the Trans Canada Trail network,” says Councillor Gary Baldwin, City Council’s representative on the Canadian Canoe Museum Board. “It’s an ideal location beside parks and greenspaces with nearby public parking at East Gate Park and Beavermead Park, as well as easy access to Highway 7/115.”

Image courtesy Canadian Canoe Museum

PROJECT PARTNERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING

Architect: Lett Architects Inc., Peterborough
General Contractor: Chandos Construction Ltd, Toronto
Structural Engineering: LEA, Markham, Ont.
Mechanical trade partner: Kelson Mechanical, Sharon, Ont.
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering: DG Biddle & Associates, Oshawa
Mass Timber trade partner: Nordic Structures, Montreal
Electrical trade partner: Lancer Electric, Peterborough
Environmental: Cambium Inc., Peterborough
Civil Engineer: Engage Engineering, Peterborough
Geotech/Hydrogeological: Thomas Grace & Associates, Lindsay
Conservation: Michael Harrington, JHG Consulting Network Inc., Merrickville, Ont.

Johnson Property is situated on Little Lake, north of Beavermead Park and south of the Parks Canada-Trent Severn Waterway head offices. The new canoe museum will be built on a flat portion of the property, away from the floodplain, on the open land along Ashburnham Drive so as to preserve the existing trail, shoreline and natural waterfront.

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106 Year Old Elizabeth Campbell First To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine In Peterborough

Fairhaven Long-Term Care Home (LTCH) was the first facility to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the Peterborough region.

Elizabeth Campbell, aged 106, a resident at Fairhaven LTCH, received the first dose on Tuesday afternoon (January 26th) from Lori Rowsell, Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner at Fairhaven.

“This is an exciting day for Peterborough,” says Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Rosana Salvaterra. “Immunizing long-term care home residents with the COVID- 19 vaccine is the first step to seeing our vulnerable populations protected against COVID-19.”

Lori Rowsell administering Moderna vaccine to Elizabeth Campbell (photo courtesy Peterborough Public health)

The Ministry of Health prioritized LTCHs as the first setting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario. All public health units are required to vaccinate LTCH residents with their first dose by February 5th.

Depending on vaccine supply coming into the region, Peterborough Public Health will be vaccinating the entire population of LTCH residents (approximately 1,100 individuals) in the coming two weeks.

The Peterborough Interagency COVID-19 Vaccine Planning Team is working to determine the next population in Peterborough to receive the vaccine. This will depend on a number of criteria including provincial guidelines, COVID-19 risk for each population, and supply of the vaccine locally.

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