Fleming College Students Participating In Shinerama Fundraiser For Cystic Fibrosis

Fleming College students will officially participate in Shinerama for the first time on Saturday, September 7th. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day, students from the Sutherland Campus will be canvassing at FreshCo on Lansdowne Street while Frost students will be at the Loblaws in Lindsay.

About 100 students from both campuses are expected to participate in collecting donations for Shinerama. Canvassers are encouraged to shine shoes, wash cars and even buff hockey skates—anything fun that can raise money in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada.

All funds collected at Shinerama go to support finding a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF), which is a fatal genetic disease affecting children and young adults. There is no cure for CF, which primarily affects the lungs and digestive system.

According to Cystic Fibrosis Canada, Shinerama is the largest postsecondary fundraiser in Canada. In 2012, Shinerama raised $1,035,000. Shinerama has raised more than $21.5 million since it first started more than 45 years ago.

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What Do You Think Of Electronic Signs?

You have until August 26th to fill out the Sign By-law Review Survey to voice your thoughts, concerns and comments about electronic sign technology in the city. Are they an eyesore? Are there too many of them? Or do they not bother you at all? Tell us in the comments section below and fill out the city survey above...

This sign above is located at the corner of Monaghan and Lansdowne Streets.

This one above at Farmboy will catch your eye as you head west on Lansdowne Street.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Play It Again Sports Has Closed

Play It Again Sports, which was located at 1135 Lansdowne Street West, has closed its doors for good. 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Peterborough Is Getting A TalkSports Radio Station

FM 90. 5 in Peterborough is launching a brand new TalkSPORTS radio format for their station, they have announced on social media. According to their Facebook page, the station will consist of "Petes, Jays, Leafs, Jim Rome & tons of local news and conversation!" Earlier today (August 12th), local radio legend John Badham was on the air guest hosting. 

[image via FM905 website]

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Peterborough County OPP Rescue Oshawa Family Whose Car Battery Died While Checking Out Bears At Dump

From a Peterborough County OPP release today...

On August 7th, 2013 at approximately 11:30pm, Peterborough County OPP officers were dispatched to the Trent Lakes Township municipal dump on Crystal Lake Road for a broken down motor vehicle. An Oshawa family had driven to the dump to observe bears roaming around the municipal waste site searching for food.  When the family decided to leave, they realized that the battery to their van was dead. Further observations revealed that several bears were now standing around the perimeter of their van looking at them.
 
A cell phone call was placed to the OPP and officers accompanied a tow truck to the scene to stand by while the van’s battery was boosted. The family departed the scene without incident.
 
The public is reminded that although black bears are interesting to observe, they are large, powerful animals and extreme caution should always be used while in bear country.

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Here's All The Deets On The Emergency Landing At Peterborough Airport Today

Photo via @DaveFB85 on Twitter of EMS on tarmac

Media release via Loomex Communications & Consulting...

At approximately 2:30 p.m. today the Peterborough Airport staff became aware of an aircraft in distress and the Airport emergency plan was activated.  The pilot of the Searey Amphibious plane radioed the airport to ask for assistance with a landing gear malfunction as only one of his front wheels were down.

Peterborough Fire Service and Peterborough EMS were on-site within approximately 10 minutes.

Airport staff were in constant contact with the pilot as he circled the airport for approximately an hour to burn fuel. A flight trainer and the airplane’s manufacturer were contacted to assist the pilot. An emergency landing plan was developed, based on the protocols in the airport emergency plan, and was communicated to the pilot.

At approximately 3:55 p.m. the pilot was able to successfully land the aircraft in the grass adjacent to the runway.  There was minimal damage to the aircraft and the pilot sustained no injuries.

The Peterborough Airport’s Emergency Plan is updated and tested on an annual basis to ensure that staff are prepared for incidents such as this. This incident was handled with care and professionalism with the safety of the pilot as the primary concern.

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PTBOPic: The Footbridge To Open Again Saturday

The final touches are being put on the footbridge that not only links up Downtown Peterborough to East City, but is part of the Trans Canada Trail. The trail will reopen on Saturday.

[Photo by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Sign Of The Times? Scavenging From City Blue Boxes Has Reached All-Time High

From a city release today...

Scavenging from City blue boxes has reached an all-time high. In particular, unauthorized individuals are removing aluminum cans from blue boxes. Homeowners and scavengers should be aware that once material is set out to the boulevard, it becomes the property of the City.

To counteract scavenging, the City will more rigorously enforce section 594.2.9 of the Garbage Collection By-law which prohibits scavenging.

Revenue from the sale of aluminium that the City collects from blue boxes helps to keep our recycling programs affordable.  Homeowners are asked to hold their blue boxes until the morning of their collection and discourage unauthorized individuals from removing their contents.

Please contact the City’s Waste Management Davison at 705-742-7777 Ext. 1657 if you have any questions or concerns.

This information is also available on the City of Peterborough website at www.peterborough.ca.

 

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Welcome To PtboCanada 3.0!

Welcome to the new PTBOCanada.com! We've been hard at work to make the site faster, even more mobile friendly (responsive) and scalable for all of our brainstorm ideas that we write on little pieces of paper and put into a hat.

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Peterborough Squirrel Knocks Out Power To More Than 1,500 Customers In North End

It's back on now, and no, it didn't end well for the squirrel PUC reports.

[via @ptbo_utilities]

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