Peterborough Police Seeking 3 Individuals

Peterborough Police want the public’s help in in identifying a third person in an ongoing theft investigation.

On August 24th around 5:00 p.m., a female went to the Chemong Road Walmart, selected electronics off the shelves, removed the electronic security devices from the items, concealed the items in a bag she was carrying and then left the store without making any attempts to pay for them.

The total value of the theft is more than $500.

She was last seen entering the passenger side of a red Ford Ranger pick-up truck with an Ontario licence plate AF71119 driven by a male.

The suspect is described as female, Caucasian, mid-thirties, approximately 150 pounds, black hair, and tattoos on her left shoulder.

She was wearing a pink tank top with black ripped leggings, and carrying a large pink bag.

Pictures of all three suspects appear below.

Food Recall: Yummy Market Smoked Lake Trout

Yummy Market Inc. is recalling Yummy Market brand Smoked Lake Trout with Cracked Black Pepper from the marketplace because of the potential presence of dangerous bacteria.

Consumers should not consume the recalled product which has best before dates of October 25th and November 1st packaged in variable sizes and UPC codes.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall was triggered by a consumer complaint and the recalled product was sold from Yummy Market’s Maple, Ontario store.

Botulism poisoning is so dangerous that it is considered a public health emergency.

Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick.

Symptoms in adults can include facial paralysis or loss of facial expression, unreactive or fixed pupils, difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision, difficulty speaking or including slurred speech, and a change in sound of voice, including hoarseness.

Symptoms of foodborne botulism in children can include difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, generalized weakness and paralysis. In all cases, botulism does not cause a fever. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

Alnwick/Haldimand New Council Members

The Township of Alnwick/Haldimand had five junior Councillors in attendance at Thursday’s Council Meeting in celebration of Local Government Week.

Mayor John Logel called upon the Grade 5/6 students from Grafton Public School to come and sit with their corresponding Member of Council in the Council Chambers.

The five students participating were Junior Mayor Emmett Clarke, Junior Deputy Mayor Brock Sherwin, and Junior Councillors Hanna Atkins, Austin Galt and Michael Good.

Junior Mayor Clarke and Mayor Logel called the Council Meeting to order at 12:30 p.m.

Pictured above left to right:

(Front row) Jr. Councillor Hannah Atkins, Jr. Deputy Mayor Brock Sherwin, Jr. Mayor Emmet Clarke, Jr. Councillors Austin Galt and Michael Good.

(Back row) Councillor Sherry Gibson, Deputy Mayor Gail Latchford, Mayor John Logel, Councillors Ray Benn and Michael Filip.

Schools Paint County Snow Plows

Three elementary schools across the County are painting murals on the blades of Northumberland County snow plows this week.

The murals are based on the theme of “Ways We Work Together”, and the participating schools are Ganaraska Trail Public School, St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School and St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary School.

Ms. Herrell’s Grade 8 class and Mr. Doris’s Grade 1-2 class from St. Mary’s School in Grafton, are creating a mural based on the school board’s principles.

The finished plows will be on display at County Headquarters during Local Government Week from October 15th to the 21st.

Peterborough Police Seek Public's Help

The Peterborough Police Service is asking for the public’s help in identifying the following persons involved in the rally held September 30, 2017 at Confederation Square in the City of Peterborough.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Police Service Crime Line at 705-876-1122 ext. 555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.stopcrimehere.ca

Concerns Over Heavy Rain

A business in the Township of Cramahe is under scrutiny after heavy rains over the Thanksgiving weekend caused flooding in the loading dock area of the property.

Concerned resident Ken Awender noticed the flooding and what appears to be a pipe draining directly into nearby Colborne Creek from the property.

The building has no signs identifying the name or type of business, but Awender believes that the company, which opened up during the summer, is manufacturing heavy-duty brake parts, and that pieces of equipment, skids and baskets were sitting outside in the floodwater.

He is concerned there may be contaminants spilling into the creek, which is a protected waterway that discharges into Lake Ontario, and has a federally regulated dam, which trout and salmon spawn over each year.

Awender contacted the Ministry of the Environment and the Township of Cramahe and both will be investigating the incident.

Video Fish Counter Introduced

Port Hope's Ganaraska River is the first location on the Great Lakes to have the benefit of a video fish counter.

The device is lowered into the fish ladder at Corbett's Dam near Molson Street in Port Hope, 3 kilometres from Lake Ontario.  As fish swim through the device, they are video recorded and experts can then count them, determine their weight, length and species to obtain a more accurate survey of fish populations in the Great Lakes.  If the water is murky, the counter captures the image using infrared technology.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry introduced the device and the software that records its findings as an important step in the re-establishment of an Atlantic salmon population that has been almost wiped out.  In 2016, the Ganaraska was stocked with young Atlantic Salmon and the Ministry will now be able to measure the success of its effort. The Ministry will be installing a second video monitor on the Credit River.

The video counter enumerates migratory salmon and trout and tracks water temperature and velocities. The images that are collected by the counter can be used to identify the species of fish and assist in determining if fish stocks continue to thrive in Lake Ontario.

In recent years, numbers have been climbing.  A count of the Atlantic Salmon population is not expected until 2019 when adult fish will return to the Ganaraska to spawn.

Port Hope Mayor Bob Sanderson welcomed Ministry staff and representatives of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and credited their work as a boost to Port Hope's tourism.

In the photo above, the Ministry's Mike Yuille describes the video fish counter before it was submerged to do its work. Yuille said that the images can be shared such that he can monitor fish stock in the Ganaraska from the computer on his desk in Picton.

Green Wood Coalition Expands Social Service Support

Green Wood Coalition is expanding the social service support offered to individuals and families in Northumberland County as it launches a new WrapAround program in Port Hope.

The non-profit charity is recruiting volunteers to be trained as WrapAround facilitators.  The 25 hours of training, scheduled over four sessions in November, will be provided at no cost, thanks to a grant from Northumberland United Way.

WrapAround is a different way of working together to find solutions for people with complex needs.  The program takes an innovative, multi-sector approach that places control in the hands of those being helped.

The facilitator and participant forge a relationship and build a team from among people the person trusts. The team meets monthly to wrap around the participant, seeking solutions to the person’s full spectrum of needs, which could include addiction, mental illness or physical or emotional challenges, along with the poverty, homelessness and isolation that often result.  Over a year to 18 months, as new resources and practices are put in place, the individual becomes ready to transition out.

Facilitators do not have to be professional social workers.  What they need is, a good sense of humour, compassion, a rich set of life experiences and an ability to build consensus and see common ground when others can’t.

Anyone interested in finding out more or signing up for training should contact Jenn McGuire at 905-885-8700 or jenn@greenwoodcoalition.com.