Local folks are raising money to help make a splash pad at Nicholl's Oval a reality for all the neighbourhood kiddies to enjoy, as there are currently no working splash pads east of the Otonabee River. The Help Make a Splash campaign is hoping to raise funds through various community activities and fundraising events. To learn more and how you can support the cause, go to their website, or their Facebook and Twitter pages.
[UPDATE:July 12, 8:07 a.m. Marley has been found!]
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Lindsey Higgins' three-year-old blonde chihuahua (pictured at left) was stolen on Saturday. As she writes on a Facebook page she created, Marley "was taken by a lady at the Peterborough loblaws superstore. Please help bring him home! If you have any info please call 705 559-3733 or 705 932-3019."
Last night at the Silver Bean Cafe, 28 people who use the popular online social network Twitter, came together to make new connections and form a social think tank on many recent discussion topics. Some of the items covered were..
How can we cultivate the creative economy in Peterborough? #creativePtbo
Beyond the Fashion District, what areas of Peterborough should we highlight and name? #districtPtbo
What is your favourite store in downtown Peterborough and why? #downtownPtbo
How can we use Twitter to welcome newcomers to Peterborough? #newtoPtbo
How can we use Twitter to ensure that men wear their shirts in Peterborough, even when it is hot outside? #noshirtsPtbo
If you missed the tweetup—and many were following from home on Twitter—you can read the tweet discussion stream (or add to it) by using the hash-tag #thinkPtbo.
Many great ideas were raised, and there are sure to be follow-up meets online and offline for #thinkPtbo.
The Easter Seals Telethon takes place this Sunday (April 10th) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Lansdowne Place, and airs on CHEX TV and TVCogeco. For more information in the days leading up to and throughout the telethon, you can follow @PtboForKids on Twitter.
[UPDATE: Monday, May 9th -- The Venue is showing a FREE screening of Textuality this Wednesday (May 11th). Doors to the Venue lobby bar open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m.]
[UPDATE: Tuesday, April 5, 7:05 a.m. -- the Textuality soundtrack that Mike O'Connor and Jag Tanna had a hand in (see below for more deets) is now live. Check it out here—Canadians are representing!]
The upcoming romantic comedy Textuality (starring Jason Lewis, Eric McCormack and Carly Pope), about two people trying to navigate multiple relationships in the modern dating world, has a significant Peterborough connection. Mike O'Connor, co-founder of WIND Mobile, is executive producer on the movie and producer of the soundtrack, and I Mother Earth's Jag Tanna collaborated with Vapor Music on the soundtrack. Both O'Connor and Tanna reside here in Peterborough.
The Canadian release is set for April 22nd in select cities across Canada, and the soundtrack comes out April 1st.