Trent University turned 50 on Friday, October 17th and celebrations have been going on all year as it celebrates its amazing campuses, students, teachers, alumni and community.
To mark the occasion, Trent released this video below on its 50th birthday. Have a watch as it takes you through the story of how Trent came to be, and where it's going next...
So imagine sitting in your school class, and in walks someone with a huge $5,000 cheque for you.
Well that's just what happened to Fleming College student Lindsay Barr, who received a $5,000 surprise in her class last Friday (October 3rd) as part of Fleming's Cash for College Contest.
Barr, a student in the Personal Support Worker program at the Sutherland Campus, was the lucky winner this year. Carrie Truman, Manager of Student Recruitment at Fleming, presented Lindsay with a giant cheque during one of her classes.
The Cash for College contest invites prospective students to enter for a chance to win $5,000. The next winner will be selected in September 2015. If you are coming to Fleming for a full-time program in 2015/16, you can enter here.
Watch Barr's reaction to winning in the video below...
It's Fire Prevention Week, and this year's campaign is “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!” Here are 9 things you should know...
1. Working smoke alarms save lives
2. Smoke alarms should be tested monthly. Test alarms at least monthly by pushing the test button
3. Working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a fire in half
4. Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no working smoke alarms.
5. In a fire, seconds count. “Roughly half of home fire deaths result from fires reported at night between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are asleep. Home smoke alarms can alert people to a fire before it spreads, giving everyone enough time to get out," says Peterborough Fire Chief Chris Snetsinger.
6. Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home—including the basement
7. Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home. This way, when one sounds, they all do.
8. Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner if they don’t respond properly.
9. Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and understands what to do when they hear it.
To find out more about Fire Prevention Week, contact Peterborough Fire Services at 705.745.3284 or visit peterboroughfireservices.ca.
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Read MoreWindow signs and information sheets are part of a new initiative by Breastfeeding Welcome Here and the DBIA to let nursing mothers know that downtown businesses welcome families in their stores, restaurants and offices.
Breastfeeding in public is natural—and it’s protected through law under the Ontario Human Rights Code. “Forty-nine percent of local women told us that they were quite uncomfortable breastfeeding in public spaces such as restaurants, so we know that we had to do something to make them feel more welcome, and as well to let the general public know that this is normal and okay,” says Dawn Hanes, chair of the Breastfeeding Coalition.
The program, organized by the local Breatfeeding Coalition, includes:
- A window cling that businesses post on their front doors or windows to let families know that they support their choice
- Information sheets that businesses are sharing with their employees to give them practical suggestions to welcome breastfeeding families, and to create a supportive atmosphere
- Encouraging conversations with business owners and their staff about breastfeeding to help normalize breastfeeding in public.
If your business would like to sign up for the program, contact Dawn Hanes here.
This is World Breasfeeding Week. Learn more here.
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With a longstanding history as one of Ontario’s leading private schools, Lakefield College School is not your typical independent school—it has a casual, unique atmosphere/setting yet is a top quality institution.
Offering a vibrant day school program to more than 100 local students, "The Grove" (as it is well known) currently attracts boarding students from over 29 countries. Founded in 1879, LCS is an independent, co-educational high school located just north of Peterborough (at 4391 County Road 29, Douro Dummer) right before you hit Clear Lake and cottage country.
LCS—located on a picturesque, stunning campus with Katchewanooka Lake as a backdrop—is holding its annual Open House on Saturday, October 18th at 10 a.m. to share with prospective students and their families what it firmly believes to be the best learning experience in the province!
LCS combines a rigorous academic curriculum with unique experiential learning opportunities that encourage a passion for lifelong learning and fosters leadership development, resiliency and confidence—key factors to achieving success. At LCS, you’ll find top quality teachers who have the freedom to be innovative; specialized settings to enhance learning styles; a personalized approach with smaller student to staff ratios (7:1); a high academic standard; and an incredible post-secondary success rate (100 percent acceptance to universities and the majority attend university of first choice).
Lakefield College School is committed to ensuring that outstanding students have the opportunity to attend. About $1.6 million in partial financial assistance is offered annually to one in four of their students. LCS is incredibly proud of the unprecedented level of support they are able to offer their students!
At LCS, individualized learning support is offered to best fit the personality and overall needs of each and every student. Having a chance to both live and learn with students from around the world enhances the learning experience for students and encourages global awareness.
LCS recently adopted a new schedule which reduces the number of classes from five to four in the typical day and at the same time increases the length of classes. Head of School Struan Robertson says, “With only four classes per day instead of five, students can organize their workload more effectively and have more time during class for meaningful learning with their teachers and peers.”
With 2/3 students living on campus, day students have the option of taking advantage of a program schedule that maximizes 24/7 learning opportunities. There are opportunities to sign up for nighttime classes during the school year and online classes (in the summer) to expand learning hours. This helps prepare students for university life just around the corner.
Each day, students are allotted 90 minutes of “Grove Time”. This is flexible time offering enrichment activities such as specialized workshops, leadership development, guidance, clubs or extra help if needed. The school stresses the importance of leadership and character development at all times. Its leadership program—delivered through each grade level—explores concepts of identity and self-reflection, character, and becoming responsible citizens of the student’s local and global communities.
The school’s Senior-in-Charge Program offers graduating students the chance to assume positions of responsibility and put their leadership skills into practice as community leaders by filling positions such as Heads of School Life, Heads of Houses, Athletic Spokespersons and leading charitable funding initiatives. These roles not only assist the younger students on campus, but are a vital tool in the growth of the seniors before they venture off to post-secondary life.
While at LCS, students graduate to attend prestigious universities around the world. The core of all of its programming lies in the fundamental belief of value-based learning to develop strong leaders for our world’s future.
To learn more about LCS and its Open House on October 18th, visit:
Website: Lcs.on.ca
Facebook: LakefieldCollege
Twitter: @LakefieldCS
YouTube: LakefieldCollege
Pinterest: LakefieldCS
You can pre-register for the LCS Open House here.
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This is awesome. A teacher, Wendy Thompson, made these for her students. What a great idea. It's amazing teachers like this that empower students, and make learning and reading fun. Bookworms for life. Literacy rocks.
Here's a portion of a map of Peterborough from 1912. As you'll see, some streets and areas remain the same, and some don't. Spot the changes and name them here on our Facebook page or in our comments section below.
[map via Dan Delong on Facebook]
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Seventy-nine community teams, four breast cancer survivor teams, and more than 1,600 paddlers are getting ready to hit the water for Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival this Saturday (June 14th) at Little Lake, Del Crary Park. Races get underway at 8:30 a.m, and Opening Ceremonies start around 11:50 a.m. During the flower ceremony, announcers Angela Rose and Vince Bierworth will read the names of former members from the survivor teams, Survivors Abreast (Peterborough), Survivors Thrivers (Cobourg) and Barrie’s Ribbons of Hope, who have lost their battle against breast cancer—a powerful reminder of what the festival is all about. Here's some pictures from last year's event...
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As we enter the warmer months of the year in Central Ontario, the desire to crank up the Air Conditioning becomes almost impossible to ignore. For those who are fortunate enough to have Central Air, the thought of wasting energy and an increased utility bill can be a major stumbling block. If only there was a way around this issue! Luckily for us, Peterborough Utilities is thinking green and is running saveONenergy programs to help alleviate the stress. The programs are designed to help conserve electricity and there are a whole host of free gadgets that you can get for participating.
One of the main programs is peaksaver PLUS®. People who decide to participate in the program receive a FREE programmable thermostat. This incredible device allows you to control and monitor your home’s temperature through your smart phone or computer. You can turn up your thermostat on your way home from work, or check on your house while you are away travelling. Take a minute to imagine the freedom! The times are certainly changing!
Now it might seem a bit strange that an electricity company is asking you to conserve electricity (and giving you free items for doing so). Well, when too much electricity is used at once, it can be a double-whammy to the electricity grid. Not only do non-renewable sources of energy (i.e. gas plants) need to be fired-up to meet the demand, but it can also result in brown outs which are times when electricity in your home or business does not work optimally. This in turn also costs a whole bunch of money to utility companies to keep up with the demand.
Happy family using the peaksaver PLUS program
Those who decide to participate in the peaksaver PLUS program have the option of participating in peaksaver events. These events happen when everyone is using electricity at the same time. During this time, if you decide to take part in the program your central air will be cycled down by a few degrees to take pressure off the grid. (However, you have the option to “opt-out” or choose not to participate two times during the year.) These peaksaver events can happen between May 1st and September 30th between 12:00 pm and 7:00 pm. They never last more than 4 hours and there is a maximum of 10 events per year. Events only happen during the week, not on weekends or holidays so you likely won’t notice them at all!
Not only are you helping to conserve electricity and getting an awesome programmable thermostat, but you also receive 100 AIR MILES reward miles for participating in the program. For more information on Peterborough Utilities programs, click on this informative website.
For more information on PDI's Peaksaver PLUS program, go to:
Website: Pdipeaksaverplus.ca/
Twitter: @ptbo_utilities
Facebook: Peterborough Utilities Group
Phone: 705.748.6900
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