Video: Gift of Christmas At Historic Red Dog For Kawartha Food Share
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Some of the Stuff PtboCanada Has Covered This Year
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So we started this blog all about Peterborough in May. And it's been fun. Really fun. Peterborough, you rock. In one long run-on sentence, here's some of the stuff we've covered since we launched about 8 months ago:
We've covered the life of a Peterborough ER doctor, Jake's closure, The International Dragon Boat Festival, Reggie's HotGrill, a smoking dude on a bike during the gas leak, Have You Seen Video..., a rock star of posters, a guy who draws, a mural man, the Christmas Parade, the Canada Day Parade, the Arkells at the Red Dog, happy people, people lying down, an anti-bullying event, a breakfast program, a zombie crawl, a yarn shop, a snow sculpture, an email that was the talk of the mayoral race, the YWCA shelter, a cheesy store, a book store, a person who misses Peterborough, the CIBC Run for the Cure, a dude who called on a wrestler in the Memorial Centre parking lot, awesome bands, the Peterborough Folk Festival, Focus Fair, 3 Loonie event, the Old Stone Symphony, Dean Del Mastro yearbook pics, Jay Scotland and Lois Tuffin taking a dip, beaches, bars & restaurants, Peterborough Square in 1987, Sarah Harmer at the Gordon Best, Twitterborough, and a BIG garage sale.
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[Related: Video: Peterborough Year in Review]
VIDEO: Peterborough Year in Review
/2010 has been quite the eventful year in the Patch. Here's a sampling—in video—of some of the stuff that went down here this year. In no particular order (by date or ranking), here it goes:
The gas leak...
Flash mob at Fleming College...
Jay Scotland busted on "COPS Peterborough" for a good cause...
Jeff Martin covering "Love Will Tear Us Apart" at The Red Dog...
Coach Greg Walsh stands up for his player against racism...
Showdown at City Council between Paul Ayotte & Patti Peeters...
3 Loonies event for Kawartha Food Share...
The Terry Fox Run at Nicholls Oval ...
New YWCA shelter opens...
The Silver Hearts perform on Hunter Street after last call...
The Olde Stone Symphony...
Sebastian Bach arrested at Riley's...
Tim Horton's commercial that was filmed in East City...
Blue Rodeo at Showplace...
What do you think the most important moments/events were in Peterborough this year?
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One (Or More) of Peterborough's High Schools May Close
/Imagine your high school that you are attending, or attended, closing. Well that's now become a distinct possibility for four Peterborough schools—Adam Scott, Kenner, TASSS and PCVS—as Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board will review the possible closure of at least one of these schools due to plummeting enrollment at the schools. This is sure to be a controversial process, and the school board is welcoming input from the community at a series of community meetings starting in February.
[chextvDOTcom; Peterborough Examiner]
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Jay Scotland Teams Up With Dave Devall For A Great Cause
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Clockwise from left: Graham Hart, Wally Macht, Jay Scotland & Dave Devall
The Salvation Army have been setting up their Christmas Kettle Campaign annually for the past 118 years, with the first kettle in Canada operating from St. John's, Newfoundland in 1906.
On Saturday (December 18th), CHEX TV's Jay Scotland and Graham Hart, along with former broadcaster Wally Macht and former CTV weatherman Dave Devall, were on hand at Lansdowne Place encouraging donations to one of the many kettles throughout the city.
Many folks gathered and listened to the festive music from The Salvation Army Canadian Brass Band, and placed a donation in the kettle. (You can also donate online.)
[Words by PtboCanada's Julie Morris; picture by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Peterborough Raises More Than $100,000 For Kawartha Food Share At 3 Loonie Event
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The Wolf's TJ Connors broadcasting live at 3 Loonie event this morningCongrats Peterborough, you raised more than $100,000 for Kawartha Food Share this morning at the annual 3 Loonie event outside the studios of The Wolf and Kruz FM in downtown Peterborough. Amazing. Our city rocks.
[Picture by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Let's Fill Santa's Sleigh To Help Local Children
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Kawartha-Haliburton Children's Foundation is once again helping our local children have a joyous Christmas by asking for the donation of toys to their Santa's Sleigh located at the entrance of Walmart on Chemong.
When donating, you are able to pick the name of a child in need from the list and then proceed to donate the item that they have asked Santa to bring them this year.
For more details, contact Claire Demary at 705.761.7281.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Spotlight: Needles in the Hay Yarn Shop Is The Place To Be For Knitters
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With a strong passion for "all things wool," Bridget Allin moved to Peterborough with the impression that we had an existing yarn store. When she found out that the one here had recently closed, she killed two birds with one stone by creating a job for herself and opening a store of her own: Needles in the Hay.
Bridget found herself busy right from the get-go, as Peterborough is home to lots of organized knitting groups. "The reception to the store has been amazing as knitting is a hobby embraced by all ages," she says.
Bridget feels that knitting has been making a resurgence in recent years. With websites such as Ravelry (a site that lets you network with others and share knitting patterns) and KnittingHelp.com (for knitting explanations and techniques), knitting has become more accessible, she believes. More knitting conferences are starting to spring up as the culture starts to grow and people pay more attention to the materials of products and where they are sourced.
Although yarn is available from box stores, if you are looking for a natural fibre yarn or one with a luxury fibre in it (such as cashmere), Needles in the Hay is the place to be. Bridget's passion shows and she is very knowledgable. Classes will be added in 2011 to help people of any knitting or crocheting level. One of the classes will be a knitting refresher course as many people have tried knitting at some point in their life and just need a helping hand to get started again.
Needles in the Hay (705-740-0667) is located at 385 Water Street. It's open Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed on Mondays. For more info, email Bridget here.
[Words & Pictures by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Does Peterborough Have Enough Shelter For The Homeless?
/It's freezing cold out. And anti-poverty activists are concerned there is not adequate shelter in the Patch for those in need. And that someone could freeze to death.
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The Wolf Broadcasting Live For Kawartha Food Share December 23 At The Red Dog
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Enter here to win tickets to this great event for Kawartha Food Share.
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