A former Peterborough County warden and a number of musicians can be among the many 10 inductees for the Peterborough and District Pathway of Fame this September.
On Tuesday, the not-for-profit group introduced the category of 2024, which honours residents and people within the humanities and humanities. Since 1998, every inductee has a stone marker with their title positioned on the Pathway of Fame at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough.
A newly appointed residents committee critiques all public nominations for inductees and offers suggestions for the Pathway of Fame.
This 12 months’s induction ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. on the Showplace Efficiency Centre on George Avenue North. It marks the primary time the occasion has been held on a weeknight.
Historically the occasion has been held the primary Saturday following the Labour Day weekend. The occasion is free and open to the general public
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This 12 months’s inductees (in alphabetical order) and a few particulars of their nominations (supplied by the Pathway of Fame):
Glen Caradus.
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Glen Caradus (cultural/neighborhood betterment):
Caradus has made educating youth on Canadian historical past and the atmosphere his mission. He’s an educator with Camp Kawartha, Ecology Park and the Canadian Canoe Museum, and can also be a musician, storyteller and puppeteer. He has raised 1000’s of {dollars} for local weather change advocacy teams by means of his Experience For Local weather initiative.
Spencer Harrison.
Spencer J.Harrison (visible arts):
Harrison is an artist, activist and educational. Lots of his works name for a change in attitudes on fairness and promote fuller inclusion for members of 2SLGBTQ neighborhood. His artwork is featured at a number of galleries throughout Ontario.
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Jim Hendry.
Jim Hendry (cultural/neighborhood betterment):
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Hendry spent 32 years as a reporter and editor with The Ontario Chronicle newspaper earlier than his retirement in 2014. Since then he has volunteered for causes he’s keen about together with with the United Method of Peterborough and District and the ReFrame Movie Pageant.
John Lewis.
John Lewis (dramatic arts):
Lewis is a YourTV producer and on-air host which incorporates his researched signature applications “Junction 28” and “The Skinny.” He has an “unabashed love” for Peterborough’s music scene and has launched a broad viewers to music artists. He additionally mentors volunteers for the neighborhood tv realm.
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J. Murray Jones.
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J. Murray Jones (Cultural/neighborhood betterment):
Jones spent 24 years in municipal politics together with as a Douro-Dummer Township councillor after which township mayor. He additionally served over 11 years as warden of Peterborough County earlier than retiring in 2022. He additionally ran his one-person month-to-month newspaper “Dummer News” for twenty years. He additionally led efforts to increase broadband and mobile service within the county and Jap Ontario as with the Jap Ontario Wardens Caucus, of which he was chairperson in 2011. He has been lauded for his management efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tegan Moss.
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Tegan Moss (cultural/neighborhood betterment):
Moss presently leads Peterborough GreenUp, advocating for the atmosphere and dealing to mitigate the consequences of local weather change. She was additionally a longtime government director of B!KE and promoted energetic transportation in Peterborough.
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Ray Ostapovich.
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Ray Ostapovich (Samaritan):
Ostapovich has been a member of the Peterborough Lions Membership near 60 years. He has performed a key function within the improvement of the service membership’s handicap/medical gear mortgage program. At age 88, he nonetheless oversees this system which incorporates gathering, repairing and delivering used assistive units and medical gear to those that require gear.
Melissa Payne.
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Melissa Payne (leisure):
The Ennismore native was first gifted a fiddle at age 4 which put her on a musical path. She has recorded three, full-length albums and has collaborated with artists together with Natalie MacMaster and Greg Keelor. Payne additionally mentors and helps up-and-coming musicians.
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Earl Wilfong.
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Earl Wilfong (leisure):
Wilfong is a Peterborough native who has been a lifelong entertainer, performing throughout North America and in Europe with a number of bands, along with his roots in rock-n-roll, gospel, nation and jazz music. He additionally mentors college students for private {and professional} progress.
Kirk Wipper.
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Kirk Wipper (neighborhood builder):
Wipper is called the founding father of the Canadian Canoe Museum, which was first established in 1997. Wipper, usually known as a “pioneer” in outdoor-education pioneer, has been praised for his efforts to safe, storing and preserving greater than 600 canoes and associated artifacts. He additionally helped discovered Camp Kandalore and co-founded the Canadian Leisure Canoeing Affiliation. Wipper died at age 87 in 2011.
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