Don Cherry & Ron Maclean Coming To Peterborough For Hockey Day In Canada

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As part of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada releasing their 60th season schedule, it has been announced that Scotiabank Hockey Day In Canada takes place here in Peterborough this year on February 9th.

Don Cherry and Ron Maclean will come to the city for this special day, when all seven Canadian NHL teams will be featured interspersed with community hockey segments.

This will be great exposure for the city across Canada, and its important part of hockey lore in this country.

[via CBC]

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Canadian Canoe Museum Hosting Free Open House This Sunday

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The Canadian Canoe Museum is having an open house this Sunday (January 13th) from noon until 5 p.m.

Come visit the museum and explore the exhibits for free. The Peterborough Model Railroaders and the Lindsay & Region Model Railroaders will also be there.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Deets On The 2013 ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival

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ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival takes place this month, from Friday, January 25th to Sunday, January 27th at Showplace Performance Centre, Market Hall and The Venue. The festival includes 63 films from around the world.

A festival pass costs $30 and rush tickets are $8 per film. Ticket passes are now available online, and at Peterborough Green-up, Green Eyewear, Kawartha World Issues Centre, Trent Central Student Association, Fleming Bookstore in Peterborough and Happenstance Books and Yarn in Lakefield.

For more info, call 705.933.4222, go to the ReFrame Facebook page or email info@reframefilmfestival.ca. If you're interested in volunteering at the festival, click here.

[ReFrame Festival]

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St. Peter's Secondary School Celebrating Its 100 Anniversary This Year

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St. Peter's is celebrating its 100th anniversary in Peterborough this year—the school opened its door at its original location on September 2, 1913 with 59 students. The official anniversary weekend takes place this year on Thanksgiving, October 11th and 12th. Contact St. Peter's with your own memories of the school here, learn more about celebrations here, and view pictures from past yearbooks here. Watch the video below from a history buff who happened to find some abandoned photographs from St. Peter's taken in 1916 and 1920 that will be used as part of the celebrations.

[YouTube]

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These Are Some Of The Best Moves We've Seen In Peterborough

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They happen here in town at Hap Ki Do school. Check out this video...

[YouTube]

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Watch A Time Lapse Of Kawartha Trades & Technology Centre Under Construction At Fleming College

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Fleming College is constructing a $36.6 million, 87,000 square foot trades and technology skills training facility at their Sutherland Campus here in Peterborough. Completion of this Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre (KTTC) is scheduled for April 2014, and it will be in full operation by September 2014. Here's a neat time-lapse showing the progress so far (we look forward to seeing the rest)...

[YouTube; Fleming on Facebook]

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Workplace Integration Program Provides Valuable Service In Peterborough

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Employers should check out the non-profit Workplace Integration program, which is affiliated with the New Canadians Centre here in Peterborough.

Their mandate is to assist employers in the Peterborough area to attract, hire and retain immigrants, refugees and other newcomers.

They facilitate connections between local professionals who can assist newcomers with informational interviews, mentoring relationships, volunteer placements and work placements. An informational interview is a one-time meeting with one of their clients in which they can ask a professional particular questions related to the field. A mentoring relationship lasts about 4 to 6 months, in which the two parties meet once every 2 or 3 weeks.

As a "mentor", you are not responsible for hiring or finding employment for the client you meet with, but to provide advice and information. More information about the program and being a mentor to a newcomer can be found here.

[Workplace Integration Centre]

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Local Food Bank Really Needs Your Donations

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[UPDATE: Sorry, once again CHEX has disabled their embed code in video below, not allowing us to share this video with others.]

CHEX Newswatch reports on the continuing need for donations to the food bank Kawartha Food Share in January and February, due to a spike in the need for food.

[CHEX Newswatch]

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Watch The Idle No More Flash Mob That Took Place At Lansdowne Place

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An "Idle No More" flash mob broke out Saturday (December 22nd) at Lansdowne Place Mall in Peterborough, a follow up to a protest earlier in the week in town from local members. This national grassroots campaign—which is rapidly gaining momentum—is a transformative movement calling on all people to join in a revolution which honours and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects the land and water. Idle No More movement feels the federal government is not abiding by treaty rights, and is holding demonstrations across the country. Learn more about Idle No More and First Nations rights here. Watch some footage of the flash mob captured by PMZ below..

[PMZ]

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3,000 Canadians Needed To Donate Blood By End Of This Year, Including 200 In Peterborough

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Here's a PSA from Canadian Blood Services...

December 21th, 2012 (Peterborough) — As we approach the Christmas holiday and turn the page on another year, Canadian Blood Services is asking eligible Canadians to “GIVE A HOLIDAY MIRACLE” by donating blood during the days around Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

Collecting blood during the holiday season is a challenge, as many donors go away or are busy with other activities. Yet many patients will spend their holiday receiving cancer treatment or undergoing life-saving surgery and emergency care. During the weeks of December 24 and December 31, Canadian Blood Services estimates a need of 25,000 units of blood to give holiday miracles to hospital patients across Canada.

In order to meet this blood collection goal, we still need 3,000 more Canadians to book appointments and donate blood between now and the end of the year. In Peterborough, we need 206 donors to donate blood in order to help meet this goal.

“We’d like to thank Canadians who took the time to donate blood so far this holiday season, but we need that generosity to continue through the end of the year,” says Sue Harris, Community Development Coordinator.  “As the year draws to an end, do something that embodies the spirit and generosity of the season—give blood. It costs you nothing, and it’ll give someone a holiday miracle.”

There are plenty of opportunities to donate blood this holiday season.

Peterborough Blood Donor Clinic
55 George St. N.

Open

Saturday Dec 22nd 8am – 12noon

Monday Dec 24th 10am – 2pm

Thursday Dec 27th 3pm – 7pm

Friday Dec 28th 8am – 12noon

Platelets, which are derived from blood donations, are of particular concern around the holiday season. Because platelets only have a shelf life of five days, it is not possible to “stock up” ahead of time. Patients with diseases such as cancer need large quantities of platelets as part of their treatment. It is critical that our clinics are full of “miracle workers” over the holidays to meet the need for platelets.

Please visit us online at Blood.ca or call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) to book an appointment to donate today. To help meet the continuing need for blood, donors who have an appointment in the coming weeks are urged to honour it.

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