The Bulk Barn in Peterborough is closed for the month of February for renovations. If you are looking for baking goods, try The Main Ingredient at 326 Charlotte Street.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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From Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police Service...
Winter Road Conditions:
With the present weather and road conditions, motorists are asked to stay off the roads. If you have to travel, please adjust your driving to the weather conditions. Drive with the utmost care and caution, lower your speeds, drive defensively and always be prepared for the unexpected.
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After Peterborough citizens stood up to the proposed transit cuts in an amazing show of force—exhibit A, exhibit B—city council last night reversed their decision to cut Peterborough transit, realizing, yes, it is an essential service.
"People were mobilized and they participated in democracy and they lit a fire under us…. I think that's fantastic," Coun. Dean Pappas told the Examiner. "It restores the service and that's the message that was clearly heard by all of us over the past two weeks."
[Peterborough Transit spared from service cuts after public outcry; Facebook Page Launched To Raise Awareness About Proposed Cuts To Peterborough Public Transit; Video: Amazing Turnout At City Hall To Oppose Transit Cuts]
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From the skills competition portion of yesterday's United Way Hockey Challenge in Peterborough, which raised $165,000. Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo and Peter MacKay, Canada's Minister of National Defence, were among the celebrities participating in the charity game.
[YouTube via TJConnorsBlog]
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Word is they put on a loud, energetic show at The Venue, and people went home happy campers.
More footage from last night at hystericallycalm's YouTube channel.
[YouTube]
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[**UPDATE: Missing person Shaquille Pecco has been located. He was staying at a friend's residence and is fine.]
From Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service release...
Missing Person
Shaquille PECCO
14yrs
6', 170lbs, Medium Build, Short Black Hair with tight 2 inch Braids, Brown Eyes, Good Teeth wearing black jeans, black hoodie and carrying a black backpack.
PECCO left his Dublin Street residence on the 24th day of January 2011 at 1515hrs. He as not been seen since. He did indicate that he had lots of friends and places to stay, however there has been no luck in locating PECCO.
PECCO takes four types of medication which he left at his residence. Police and family do have concerns for PECCO's well being as he is not taking his medications. Any information please contact the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service at 705-876-1122.
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[***UPDATE: Examiner reports that service should be restored by later tonight or Saturday morning***]
Starting roughly Sunday night, a hacker exploited their way into Nexicom's servers and was able to lockout numerous user's sites. Some of Nexicom's user's sites were defaced and left the users without the ability to change their site back or send and receive email.
Presently, Nexicom has removed the defamatory splash pages, but have yet to restore full service—check out The Canadian Canoe Museum site, for example—or issue an advisory bulletin. Remember, this started on Sunday. And it's now Friday. That's a long time with what's apparently only been sporadic service.
Obviously, Nexicom users in the Patch are growing increasingly frustrated and some are starting to look around for other web hosting companies.
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This Saturday marks the 3rd year for Hockey Day in Peterborough. Be sure to be at our historic Liftlock by gametime at 12:30 p.m., or watch live coverage of all the games on TVCOGECO.
For additional info, you can also check out the Hockey Day in Peterborough Facebook page.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Many people are pissed about the proposed transit cuts in the Patch. And they showed it loud and clear during a city council meeting last night in a great show of democracy in action.
The next meeting on the proposed cuts is tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Evinrude Centre, a bigger venue to fit everyone in.
[CHEX TV]
[Related: Facebook Page Launched To Raise Awareness About Proposed Cuts To Peterborough Public Transit]
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Yet again a local entrepreneur is headed to the den in hopes of securing a deal with the dragons on CBC's Dragons' Den.
This time it is Liz Lewis with her company Sexapalooza. She has asked for $100,000 for a 40% stake in her company. With the money, she has aspirations of taking her trade show company stateside.
Tune in tonight (January 26th) at 8 p.m. on CBC to find out if she was able to convince the dragons to invest.
[Pics from show via Dragons' Den]
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Update
on 2011-01-27 12:41 by PTBOCANADA
No deal was made with the Dragons in last night's episode. More deets here.
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