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Awesome: 48 People From Peterborough & Area To Receive Canadian Citizenship At Ceremony
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Peterborough's Kemi Akapo receiving her citizenship in 2012 ceremony
Peterborough is hosting a Canadian Citizenship Ceremony this Thursday (November 13th) at the Canadian Canoe Museum where 48 people will get their Canadian citizenship!
The New Canadians Centre Peterborough (NCC) and the Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigrant Integration (PPCII) are hosting this special event in conjunction with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), the County of Peterborough, the City of Peterborough, and the Canadian Canoe Museum.
At the ceremony, 48 people from Peterborough and the surrounding area will receive their Canadian Citizenship in the event presided over by Judge Babcock.
This is the fourth time that the ceremony is being hosted in Peterborough. In previous years, new Canadians have had to travel to the Citizenship and Immigration in Oshawa for the ceremony. As part of the PPCII action plan to welcome new Canadians to Peterborough, a request was put through to CIC to host the ceremony here.
For many, this day marks the end of an uncertain past, and the start of a future filled with opportunities and a chance to pursue their dreams.
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Watch: Peterborough's Alyssa Bartholomew Covering "Clarity" by Zedd
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Peterborough is full of musical talent—and another to add to that list is Alyssa Bartholomew.
Alyssa, who is part of a music duet series by fellow local musician Kate Suhr, has launched a YouTube channel with an amazing cover of "Clarity" by Zedd. Check it out below...
Watch Alyssa below performing with her music mentor Kate Suhr...
Be On Alert: Woodville Man Convicted Of Brutal Assault On 4-Year-Old Girl Is Now In Peterborough
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CHEXTV.com reports Woodville man Tyson Leeder, convicted of a brutal assault on a a four-year-old girl where he left her for dead behind the Woodville / Eldon community centre in October 2010 (he placed a large culvert on the girl's listless body before she was found by someone), is finishing his five-year sentence right here in Peterborough in a transition house on Clonsilla Ave.
Leeder pleaded guilty in 2011 to unlawful confinement, invitation to sexual touching and aggravated assault.
Leeder was in a medium security penitentiary in New Brunswick, Chex reports, and is now in Peterborough at the transition house completing his sentence. Leeder has a sex offender registry order for 20 years, long-term offender designation for a decade, and a 25-year-order not to attend an area where persons under the age of 16 may be.
More here in this CHEXTV.com report.
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Ken Tremblay Departs As President & CEO Of PRHC
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Ken Tremblay photo via PRHC website
Alan Wotherspoon, Chair of the Board of Directors at PRHC, today announced the
departure of Ken Tremblay from the position of President and CEO of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre.
Tremblay joined PRHC as the President and CEO in 2010.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors I would like to thank Ken Tremblay for his service to the PRHC," says Wotherspoon in a media release. “Under his stewardship the PRHC has provided the people of our community with quality, stable health care services and achieved a more sustainable position for the hospital for the long term.”
While a search is conducted for a new President and CEO, Dr. Peter McLaughlin has been appointed to the position on an interim basis.
Dr. McLaughlin photo via PRHC website
Dr. McLaughlin has served as Chief of Staff at PRHC since 2005 and has been Medical Coordinator of the PRHC cardiac catheterization laboratory until recently. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American College of Cardiology.
The staffing changes are effective immediately.
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Read MoreDean Del Mastro Has Resigned As MP
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UPDATED: Here's the video of his resignation in the House...
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Peterborough is without an MP as Dean Del Mastro has resigned his seat, CBC reports, less than a week after being found guilty of spending too much on his 2008 campaign. "I will not be a distraction in Peterborough," he said during his emotional resignation in the House of Commons.
Del Mastro was found guilty last week on three counts of violating the Canada Elections Act—exceeding spending limits during the 2008 election, failing to report a personal contribution of $21,000 to his own campaign and knowingly submitting a falsified document.
No word on when the by-election will be.
Photo Laura Payton CBC
UPDATED: Found Safe -> Help Find Missing Peterborough Woman Bonnie Van Allen
/UPDATED: Great news, police say Bonnie has been located safe!
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A 53-year-old Peterborough woman, Bonnie Van Allen, is missing.
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating her.
Bonnie is described as female, Caucasian, approximately 5’3”, 170lbs, medium build, short blonde hair and blue eyes (**see pictures below). She was last seen wearing a black fall coat and blue jeans and was driving a black two-door 2004 Saturn Ion.
Van Allen was last seen on Monday, November 3th at approximately 8:30 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Lakefield Police Service at 705-876-1122.
If you know her whereabouts, please contact police immediately. Please share on your social media channels. See pictures below...
