11 Essential Halloween Safety Tips From Peterborough Police

Peterborough Police want everyone to have a fun and safe Halloween! Please share these safety tips from them with children and young adults who will be trick-or-treating...
 
1. Only visit houses with the lights on
2. Never enter a stranger’s home unless with a parent or responsible adult
3. Use face paint or makeup instead of a mask, and wear costumes that are short so you don’t trip
4. Never take shortcuts through backyards, parks or laneways
5. Stay away from lit pumpkins and other potential fire hazards while in costume
6. Don’t eat any treats unless they are first checked by a parent or responsible adult
7. Carry a glow stick or flashlight, and stay alert and be aware of what is going on around you
8. Obey all traffic signs!
9. Trick-or-Treat in a group; it’s safer and more fun! Young children should always be accompanied by an adult
10. Always walk on the sidewalk and not on the street
11. Watch out for cars. It can be difficult for drivers to see you when it’s dark

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Watch: Peterborough Students Make An Awesome Halloween Short Film Called KawarthApocalypse

A bunch of Peterborough students have brought the house down with an excellent short zombie film that they wrote, directed, edited and starred in.

This film is infectious and twisted, and was filmed around the city.

Have a watch below...

A short zombie film written, directed and starring Kawartha kids.

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Look At What A Peterborough Teacher Gave To Her Students To Make Reading Fun

This is awesome. A teacher, Wendy Thompson, made these for her students. What a great idea. It's amazing teachers like this that empower students, and make learning and reading fun. Bookworms for life. Literacy rocks.

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Help Ben Get His Elephant Toy Back

UPDATE: The elephant has been found! Guess where? See the tweet below...

Elephant has been found! Turns out it never left home! Feeling dumb & thankful! Thanks for all the RT #ptbo!! @PtboFinds @Ptbo_Canada

— ali wheeler (@alijwheeler) September 8, 2014

ORIGINAL POST

Let's once again put to test the enormous power of social media in Peterborough.

An elephant stuffed toy is missing in the city, and a child named Ben wants it back badly (see tweet below).

Email us, tweet us or tweet Ali Wheeler if you find it. 

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Please help find baby Ben's little elephant! It could be anywhere in #ptbo @PtboFinds @Ptbo_Canada pic.twitter.com/ZioJhza69d

— ali wheeler (@alijwheeler) September 8, 2014

Here Are Peterborough Baby Pictures

Cuteness alert! Here are baby pictures from Peterborough being sent to us. Email us yours here, and we'll update post!

Here is Grayson, born February 2nd...

Here is Logan, born April 17th...

Here is Cooper, born January 26th...

Here is Kolby, born May 30th...

Here is Riyen, born November 10th, 2013...

Here is Whitney, born March 12...

Here is Alexander Charles, born March 20th...

Here is Jaxon Ray, born June 5th...

Here are twin girls Kyla and Kendall, born May 20th...

Jade Photography

Here is Macharah Beaulieu born February 8th...

Here is Sophie Marie born March 13th...

Here is Blake born June 1st...

Here is Winifred Mae born January 18th...

Here is Yvonne born November 30th...

Here is Sophia born July 10th...

Here is Sierra born July 15th...

Email us your baby pics!

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