Lake riding not such a hot idea right now and Peterborough Memorial Center floor repair consequences

Lake riding not such a hot idea right now

A man decided that Chemong Lake looked like a good place to ride his new snowmobile on Tuesday night and needed to be rescued after he went through the ice. 

Peterborough County OPP were called to the scene near the James A. Gifford Causeway around 10 p.m. They say a man was taking his recently purchased snowmobile for a test drive when he went through the ice. 

“The snowmobiler was able to self rescue with assistance from a friend. The man did not require medical treatment,” OPP stated. “The snowmobile remained in the lake and will be removed on Wednesday.”

The snowmobiler was charged with an offence under the Motorized Snow Vehicle Act.

Ministry of the Environment was notified by the OPP

Peterborough Memorial Center floor repair consequences

Well the Lakers 2019 season is doomed thanks to the City of Peterborough and the Peterborough Petes unwillingness to listen to anyone but their own engineer. This crazy saga I thought would never come to spending over 3 million dollars in the old dog of a building in Peterborough and displacing a back to back Canadian Champion in the Lakers.

This is not where it ends. I am going to do a little prediction here and we will see if I am right or not. I am willing to go on the record on these 3 consequences of the path the city decided to take.

1. The floor cost will ballon over 7 million dollars.

You just know that this project will get started and they will find more issues that need to be repaired while having the floor dug up. This will ballon costs well over budgeted amount of 3.5 million dollars. Where will the money be found to pay for the extra costs?

2. City Council after spending large amounts of money on the floor will have no interest in building a new arena

After spending millions of dollars on the PMC floor council will have no mood to work on a new arena. You can't spend millions of dollars for a short term fix. The city will want to get value from the millions of dollars spent. A new arena will not even start to be built until after 2035. This is not good for Peterborough and it's sport teams to still be in the PMC in 17 years. Hopefully the Petes are not hoping to host a Memorial Cup anytime soon.

3. The Lakers will not repeat as Mann Cup Champions 

I don't think the Lakers will even win the Ontario Championship. They have lost their home, their fans and maybe their will to win for a city that tosses them out on their ear to satisfy another organizations request without making every effort to try to save their home.

I just think that we can do much better then the plan the city is forging ahead with. The consequences of doing the full replacement is much greater then if the floor is repaired and an ice mat is purchased. Council and the Petes just don't see this as they are being short sighted  while they think they are doing the best for their long term future.

That is all I have for you today.  

When you are in a need for a Realtor Check me online at www.bradsinclair.ca I would like to have you business.

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Further Thoughts on November 26/2018 Walk and Talk from Your Local Realtor Brad SInclair

November 26/2018 Walk and Talk

I was waiting and waiting for some more light to shoot this video but I am thinking it is going to be “grey” all day

More making America Great Again news affecting Oshawa and large surrounding area including Peterborough

Last night around 7 PM Facebook broke out with the news that GM is going to announce the next day that GM will be ceasing operations in 2019 at the Oshawa plant. Oshawa is GM. It would be a crazy thought not to have the two working together. Since last night not much more has been said about the closure other then the company did confirm that it is reorganizing its operation with the closure. So far today politicians have been pointing fingers, employees are reeling and the union heads are pissed off. I have a few thoughts. One, if the plant closes there will be a lot of devastated families in our area. I do hope that over the year before closure a solution can be founded to keep the plant open. We have been down this path before and the plant has survived. Another thought, did we Canadians not give GM a huge bailout in the billions of dollars to keep the plant open in 2008 only to have GM announce the closure 10 years later? I am hoping the powers to be can figure a solution out to continue to keep the thousands of jobs in place and keep our economy rolling.

Selwyn Road going to get some love. What is a Community Cafe?

County Announcement: Peterborough County has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for the reconstruction of County Road 20 from County Road 18 to County Road 23 (approx. 9.5 km). This study will provide recommendations for staged improvements to the roadway including cross section, intersections, Active Transportation facilities and drainage. The EA will determine if property acquisition is required to implement the project. There is the potential for an interim improvement phase, which will be explored during this study.

A Public Information Centre (PIC) & Community Cafe will be held to help define the study scope and issues:

Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018

PIC Time: 6-9pm (drop-in)

Community Cafe Time: 7-9pm (by registration)

Location: Lakefield-Smith Community Centre (Niels Pind Room)

For more information on how to register for the Community Cafe or to view the Notice and draft Study Design, visit: https://www.ptbocounty.ca/en/living/notices-of-construction.aspx?fbclid=IwAR382Yl0y00BobAb41RCsme1ZHMBHzp2brZljv1ww0KsyPeliwZl3QLlMZ0

That is all I have for you today.  

When you are in a need for a Realtor Check me online at www.bradsinclair.ca I would like to have you business.

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November 20/2018 Walk and Talk -Major route closed tomorrow for a few days -New Selwyn Township trail opens today #roads #bradsinclair #selwyn

Hey everybody , Brad Sinclair here, your local Realtor, solving problems and making things happen in real estate since 2007.  Sit back and relax this video should be only a few minutes long.  

I read a post from Selwyn Township this week and have seen nothing more about it announcing Tomorrow , November 21st, the 4 way stop intersection of Towerhill Road & Fairbairn Street will be CLOSED for 2-3 days. 

Balterre Contracting Ltd. are closing the intersection to facilitate water main installation for the Lily Lake Subdivision

Today will be the Official Opening of the Andrew Trail  at 4:00pm at the trail entrance between 249 & 257 Eastwood Rd.

 This neighbourhood trail has been built on the Andrew Avenue road allowance.This rustic trail provides a wonderful walking path for residents, connecting the subdivisions of Eastwood Road and Patricia Crescent.

 A plaque will be unveiled to celebrate the opening of the trail and to commemorate the 50th year anniversary of a tragic school bus accident that occurred on November 21, 1968 and resulted in the loss of two Eastwood Road residents; Shirley Cunningham (16) and Shelley Riel (17). The Cunningham and Riel families were one of the first residents on Eastwood Road. I do remember my mother told me about this accident. I believe it happened on Lily Lake Road  by Stockdale Rd. I will have to ask her.

That is all I have for you today.  

When you are in a need for a Realtor Check me online at www.bradsinclair.ca I would like to have you business.

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Your local Realtor®

If you are looking to either Buy or Sell in Selwyn or Peterborough contact me immediately at 705-927-6236

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Walk and Talk-November 19/2018 -6 pad complex in Ptbo with OHL arena -Looking for update on 2019 Ptbo Lakers

Walk and Talk-November 19/2018

-6 pad complex in Ptbo with OHL arena

-Looking for update on 2019 Ptbo Lakers

#buildcommunity #peterborough #petes #lakers #localhockey #bradsinclair #royallepage #realestate #arenas #ennismore

Hey everybody , Brad Sinclair here, your local Realtor, solving problems and making things happen in real estate since 2007.  Sit back and relax this video should be only a few minutes long.

  

This weekend my daughter and I went to Oshawa for her to play a hockey game. We went to the Legends Centre. What an amazing complex. This community centre had 4 ice pads, Pool facility with lazy river, fitness centre, splash pad. It was an investment in the community. The tournaments and activities that building would bring to the area would be amazing. So here’s the thought I had. The Peterborough Memorial Centre needs to be replaced. The city was talking about doing a double pad as well at Trent. Can we roll this all up into one? Think big here now. Build An OHL arena with a 4 to 6 ice pad complex with a pool and fitness centre. Close down the aging Kinsman and Northcrest arenas. You would be consolidating your staff and costs. Why have Arenas has spread throughout the city?

What is the status of the Peterborough Lakers 2019 season? Has anybody heard? I’m wondering how the new counsel will handle this situation. Will they follow staff directions and ultimately destroyed the Peterborough Lakers as the last council was looking at doing or will they find a solution to fix the floor and have a Laker season. If anybody has any information on what’s going on please feel free to comment or direct message me. I would love to know.

That is all I have for you today.  

When you are in a need for a Realtor Check me online at www.bradsinclair.ca I would like to have you business.

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Your local Realtor®

If you are looking to either Buy or Sell in Selwyn or Peterborough contact me immediately at 705-927-6236

Brad Sinclair, Sales Representative

Royal LePage Frank Real Estate Brokerage

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Who is right and who is wrong in the Pigeon Lake Wild Rice Issue

Last week I posted my thoughts about an article that I read in the Peterborough This Week about the wild rice disagreement between James Whetung and the residence waterfront owners of Pigeon Lake. Here is the video I posted:

I have had comments on my video which I read them all. One comment I deleted and maybe I should not have. This comment said I was the seller of stolen lands. White supremacist. I should be ashamed of this video. She also commented this is such a “white” line of thinking. I was called a racist.

I see everyone as equals. In my mind I have no more rights then you and you have no more rights then me. I don’t look at someone and determine their motives because of their colour of their skin. I believe that we all can work together as a community. Does this make me a racist?

One fault that I will admit to is not giving much credit to what happen hundreds of years ago. I don’t view myself as a “cottager” I view this as my home and I belong here even though my ancestors from hundreds of years ago came from Scotland and England. I also do find it hypocritical that some scream about traditional activities then use modern equipment to carry out so called traditional activities.

This all said this is what I believe should happen to solve in this dispute:

1. The people of Curve Lake should have full and exclusive rights to harvest Wild Rice in Pigeon Lake
2. A number of acres of Wild Rice needed to feed the community should be determined by Curve Lake First Nation
3. Wild Rice is for traditional uses and it should be gathered in traditional ways. 
4. Property owners along Pigeon Lake should be able to apply for a permit from Parks Canada to clean up a certain amount of space in front of their property for their enjoyment
5. Wild Rice is wild. Seeding is not wild. That is a crop. Seeding will be limited to the amount of Wild Rice that is determined needed by Curve Lake First Nation to feed the community. Curve Lake and Parks Canada will work together to seed if necessary. 

I believe these recommendations would satisfy both communities. It will not satisfy individual people of course but it is about the whole not some. Is these surggestions really that outrageous?

I would like to see this issue resolved as it creates division between our two communities. It is time that a solution is put in place instead of dancing around political correctness and single individuals taking action on what they feel they are entitled to. This issue is now much bigger then individuals and now the community leaders must take action.

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Your local Realtor®

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Brad Sinclair, Sales Representative

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www.royallepagerealestate.com
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