Posts Tagged ‘City of Kawartha Lakes’
Girls Night Out Near Bethany!
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Ontario, City of Kawartha Lakes, Girls NIght Out, Ladies Night, Manvers Township, Millbrook on July 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Bethany Area Offers Opportunities For The Artist in Your Family – At Any Age!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Ontario, Cavan, Cavan Art Academy, Cavan Art Gallery, City of Kawartha Lakes, Galerie Q, Valerie Kent on June 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Even if you miss the actual Grand Opening of the new Cavan Art Gallery and Academy, you can still check out the newest addition to the local art scene.
After five decades in art, Valerie Kent is fulfilling her dream of launching an art gallery and studio. She’s been an artist for 50 years, has a bachelor of fine arts from Concordia University, a masters of fine arts from University of Iowa, and was an art teacher with the Toronto School Board for 21 years. She retired in 2012.
Kent fell in love with the area when she show cased some of her work in Galerie Q: http://www.galerie-q.com/galerie-artists/valerie-kent
“I’d love to see this part of the world become a real art hub, a real place where people congregate to see art and do art.” The new Cavan Art Gallery and Academy is certainly helping to do just that.
The ground floor houses the actual gallery with local and national art works on display. The studio on the second floor is used for teaching art workshops, courses, painting evenings, summer camps for kids and even corporate team building events.
If you have always wanted to uncover your artistic side, this is your opportunity. Classes are designed for all levels from beginners to experienced artists including a variety of mediums from watercolors to acrylics to oils.
Young Artists Creative Art Camp – Summer 2016
If you have a child between the ages of 6 and 13, the Gallery has a new and exciting camp starting the first week of July and running all summer long.
Kids can draw, paint, sculpt, print or work on a collage. They can work in watercolour, pastels, acrylics, pencil crayons, inks… Camp will also include weekly themes, singing, story time, games, face painting and more. Art supplies are included.
There are morning sessions, Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 12:30 or afternoon sessions from 1:30 to 4:30 – all for $150 a week.
For teens 15 and up, the academy offers evening classes geared towards helping the teen develop their portfolio.
They’ll do printmaking, sketching, drawing, painting, and sculpting and prepare portfolios for post-secondary art programs.
Retired Lakefield College School art teacher Linda Warren is leading the teen program.
For more information on the gallery, courses, workshops, corporate team building, camps and even birthday parties, visit the website at http://cavanarts.ca
Address: 1535 Peterborough County Rd 10, Cavan, ON L0A 1C0
Phone: 705-944-9444
And don’t forget the grand opening on July 1, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Celebrate Canada Day near Bethany!
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, Canada Day, Cavan Monaghan, City of Kawartha Lakes, Manvers Township, Maple Leaf Park on June 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Mobil 1 Sportscar Grand Prix near Bethany – July 7-10, 2016
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Ontario, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, City of Kawartha Lakes, Mobil 1 Sportscar Grand Prix on June 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
We talked about all of the summer activity at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, near Bethany, in one of our April Blogs, but it is time to remind you about the BIG event July 7 to 10, 2016.
Get ready for Canada’s biggest sports car race of the year, the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix.
This event will be the ONLY ‘north of the border’ stop for these drivers and their amazing vehicles.
The weekend will feature the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for exotic prototype and GT race cars. You will witness all of the excitement including a world-class field of drivers in a variety of cars including the Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Corvette, Delta Wing, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Mazda and Porsche.
You will also see:
• The Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
• Mazda Prototype Lites presented by Cooper Tires
• IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama
• SCCA Pro Racing Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich
• The Nissan Micra Cup
• The Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
• Mazda Prototype Lites presented by Cooper Tires
• IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama
• SCCA Pro Racing Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich
• The Nissan Micra Cup
And if racing was not enough, there is lots more for avid fans to see and do including team tech talks and an autograph session with WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers and teams. There will also be a variety of vendors selling authentic race-related merchandise.
Get Your Tickets Early!
Early Bird tickets and camping are available until June 23rd:
• $65 for Weekend SuperTickets,
• $50 for General Camping
• $70 for RV camping.
Early Bird tickets and camping are available until June 23rd:
• $65 for Weekend SuperTickets,
• $50 for General Camping
• $70 for RV camping.
Advanced discount tickets are available until July 6th:
• $70 per person.
• General camping is just $55 (tent or pop-up trailer)
• $75 for RV’s.
• If you wait and pay at the gate, general camping is $60 and $80 for RV’s.
• $70 per person.
• General camping is just $55 (tent or pop-up trailer)
• $75 for RV’s.
• If you wait and pay at the gate, general camping is $60 and $80 for RV’s.
Weekend SuperTickets are available at the gate for $80.
Single day tickets are also available, $35 for Friday, $40 for Saturday and $50 for Sunday.
Single day tickets are also available, $35 for Friday, $40 for Saturday and $50 for Sunday.
And new for 2016, children 16 and under are free with paid adult admission.
Get the complete schedule of the events, including the track stats on the website at http://canadiantiremotorsportpark.com/mobil-1-sportscar-grand-prix/
You can also:
Call: 1-800-866-1072
Email: info@ctmpark.com
Call: 1-800-866-1072
Email: info@ctmpark.com
Follow the news and highlights on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CanadianTireMotorsportPark
The track is located at 3233 Concession Road #10, Clarington, Ontario L1C3K6
A Closer Look at Fleetwood Creek Natural Area Near Bethany
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged ANSI, Area of Natural and Scientific Interest, Bethany, Bethany Ontario, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Fleetwood Creek, Kawartha Conservation, Manvers Township, Oak Ridges, Ontario Heritage Trust on June 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I briefly mentioned the Fleetwood Creek Natural Area last month as part of the overview on Kawartha Conservation but it deserves a more in-depth overview.
Fleetwood Creek Natural Area is located within the Oak Ridges Moraine, an area characterized by steep valleys, sandy soil and many cold water streams. These streams form the headwaters of Fleetwood Creek, a major watercourse within the City of Kawartha Lakes and the Kawartha Region watershed.
The area is comprised of a 900-acre (380-hectare) tract of land managed by Kawartha Conservation for the Ontario Heritage Trust.
You will find lowland forests, hardwood bush, meadows and steep valleys. There are over 250 kinds of plants and 44 types of birds. Wild turkeys were reintroduced into the region during the 1980s.
If you are a geological buff, this area has a variety of geological formations caused by the past glacial period including:
- Kames – steep-sided mounds of sand and gravel deposited by a melting ice sheet.
- Kettles – depressions in a glacial outwash drift made by the melting of a detached mass of glacial ice that became wholly or partly buried.
- Eskers – a long ridge of gravel and other sediment, typically having a winding course, deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet.
- Ice-contact ridges – a ridge produced on floating ice by buckling or crushing under pressure of wind or ice.
A large part of the Fleetwood Creek property is designated as a Provincially Significant Earth and Life Science Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI). Such a long name for a significant piece of our environment! An ANSI is an official designation by the provincial Government of Ontario applied to neighbouring geographical regions within the province that have geological or ecological features which are significantly representative – and this is all within an easy drive if you live in Bethany.
As a result of the delicate nature of the area, visitors are asked to stay on the trails so that the most environmentally sensitive sections of the property are protected.
Dogtooth Violets
The Trails
- The Valley Trail is a 2.2 km loop which includes an observation platform offering a spectacular view of the surrounding land, as well as the opportunity to travel down into the valley (if you are more adventuresome.)
- The Forest Trail is divided into two branches.
- The West branch, a 3 km loop, consists of a twisting path on a gradual slope leading through open meadows and forests of giant beech, maple, and hemlock trees.
- The East trail, a 3 km loop, leads through a dense cedar forest, then climbs up the valley slope. The trail continues through an open meadow, then winds back through the forest to the parking area.
Address and Directions
902 Ballyduff Road, Kawartha Lakes, ON
From Highway 35, turn east onto Ballyduff Road for 2.9 km
Destination is on the right at 902 Ballyduff Road, Kawartha Lakes, ON
Fleetwood Creek Natural Area is open May to October from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
For more information visit the website at http://kawarthaconservation.com/conservation-areas/fleetwood-creek-natural-area
Highway 407 East Phase 1 To Open on Monday!
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Highway 407, highway 407 expansion on June 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Province of Ontario is pleased to announce that Phase 1 of the Highway 407 East Project will be open to traffic for morning commuters on Monday, June 20th, 2016. The sections that will be open include Highway 407 from Brock Road in Pickering to Harmony Road in Oshawa, and Highway 412, which connects Highways 407 and 401. In total, approximately 148 new lane kilometres will be opening, which includes 11 interchanges, 31 water-crossing structures, and 16 municipal road crossings.
Both highways will operate toll-free until the new year, allowing drivers to travel free of charge and to get used to the roads. Tolls and fees will remain in effect on 407 ETR, west of the Brock Road Interchange. When tolling is implemented, the new highways will be integrated seamlessly with 407 ETR. Drivers will use one transponder, receive one bill, and have access to one point of customer service for all the tolled highways.
For more details: Click Here!
Have You Seen the BIG Red Muskoka Chair on Hwy 7A Near Bethany?
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Village, Big Red Chair, City of Kawartha Lakes, Cottage Chairs, Willow Green on June 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Chances are if you have travelled along Hwy 7A just east of Hwy 35 and west of Bethany you have seen a large red Muskoka chair – fitting for a giant sized character out of your children’s fairy tale books!
The Big Red Chair located West of Bethany!
Just beyond the big red chair is a virtual rainbow of more standard sized chairs in such shades as Bright Red, Lemon Yellow, Kiwi Green, Aruba Blue, Orange, Pacific Blue, Weatherwood, Cedar, Forest Green, Navy Blue, Slate Grey, Dove Grey, Cherry, Chocolate Brown, Black, Teak, Mahogany, Sandstone and of course White.
These are ‘Cottage Chairs’, manufactured by Willow Green Ltd. – a family run business located in Bethany, Ontario on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Cottage chairs are perfect for your dock, your cottage or in your back yard in the city.
The concept is simple. Cottage chairs are made from a new eco-friendly option to traditional wood – recycled plastic. In fact, they are made from ground up milk jugs, creating a high density polyethylene (HDPE) product. There are a number of advantages of using HDPE besides being good for the environment:
- A wide selection of colours
- HDPE includes UV protection to help resist fading
- Eliminates the need to paint
- Does not peel, split, crack, absorb water, or support bacterial growth so it is ideal for cottage and patio use
- Stainless fasteners and hardware eliminates rust and maintenance
- Reduces the need to manufacture new plastic which helps to conserve the world’s oil supply while diverting valuable plastic from our landfills
…And the company is 100% Canadian!
Although they started out manufacturing 1 style of chair and a few accessories, they now carry 100 different items and 13 styles of Muskoka chairs offering Ontario’s largest selection of recycled plastic outdoor furniture. In addition to chairs you can purchase:
- End tables
- Benches
- Swings
- Rockers
- Picnic tables
- Outdoor bars and dining tables.
If you would like to know more or see the array of products for yourself, take a drive to 990 Hwy 7A in Bethany, L0A 1A0.
Website: www.cottagechairs.ca
Email: info@cottagechairs.ca .
Toll free 1-855-577-2269.
They are open 7 days a week during cottage season. Drop in and say hello to Darryl Irwin and his wife Tammy.
Cottage chairs delivers to your dock or house within the Kawarthas, Durham, Muskokas and much of the GTA. Product can also be shipped any where in the world. In fact, some cottage chairs have found their way to Germany and the Netherlands!
Enjoy The Theatre Near Bethany!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, Day to Day Life, tagged 4th Line Theatre, Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Millbrook, theatre on June 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Celebrating the 25 Year Anniversary of the 4TH LINE THEATRE!
4th Line Theatre is a Canadian theatre group specializing in outdoor productions of original plays with historic and cultural significance.
The Theatre company was created and founded by Robert Winslow in 1992. Mr. Winslow explains, “4th Line has a mandate to tell stories about our history that are not well known but are interesting, especially untold stories about a rural area.” He is still surprised at the public’s appetite for historical plays.
Mr. Winslow had an established career in the more usual theatrical venues. However, he created 4TH Line Theatre on a farm – 25 years ago which was almost in the middle of nowhere. He had inherited his family’s 150-year-old farm, wasn’t sure how to keep it going, and was finding traditional indoor theatre “depressing.” So he arrived at a solution that would see him through to 25 seasons.
He embraced the challenge to create theatre out in the country in southeastern Ontario. The setting is idyllic, rural and oh so very Canadian! The company present plays written by and about Canadians, including small town stories and broad national sagas – all written to touch a nerve with the audience.
And the weather may touch a nerve as well! The natural setting includes chipmunks, the chatter of birds and of course the sun and rain. “There’s no controlling the environment. You are in it. You are a part of it.”
The season will open with the highly anticipated world premiere of Maja Ardal’s The Hero of Hunter Street playing June 28 to July 23, 2016. In August, 4th Line will remount Alex Poch-Goldin’s wildly popular The Bad Luck Bank Robbers, inspired by Grace Barker’s book of the same name, and running from August 2 to 27, 2016. Managing Artistic Director Kim Blackwell Blackwell will direct both productions.
The theatre is located in Millbrook – a great place to spend a summer afternoon. The village is centrally located – 15 minutes from Bethany, a half hour north of Port Hope, 20 minutes west of Peterborough, or just over an hour from Toronto.
Millbrook was settled in 1816 and prospered for decades before losing many inhabitants to new settlements out west, riding the rail lines that had bypassed Millbrook. Today the village offers a glimpse back into those earlier times. Many of the downtown buildings look much the same as when they were erected following the Great Fire of 1875.
Enjoy the day in Millbrook and the evening at the 4TH Line Theatre. A variety of ticket prices and packages are available including dining or picnic options. For ticket information visit: 4th Line Theatre Ticket Info.
And for more information on the Theatre go to http://www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca/ and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/4thlinetheatre.
TREETOP TREKKING Near Bethany!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Ontario, City of Kawartha Lakes, Ganaraska Forest, Tree Top Trekking, Zip Line on May 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The ‘Story’ of how Treetop Trekking came to be will warm any entrepreneur’s heart. In 2001 Jean-Marie Bévillard arrived in Quebec from France and enrolled in an entrepreneurial course. One of the assignments was to prepare a business plan for a dream business that the student would one day love to own. Jean-Marie modeled her plan on a successful treetop adventure park from her hometown in Grenoble France.
The assignment was a success! Jean-Marie partnered with the instructor, Stéphane Vachon, and the rest is history!
The company is now over 10 years old and is a leader in treetop aerial game and zip line adventures in Eastern Canada. And there is not only one location – there are 5 in Ontario alone, in addition to the original parks in Quebec. The park near Bethany is in the Ganaraska Forest located just a bit east of Kirby along Durham Road 9.
Zip Line Aerial Game Treks – yes, trek from tree to tree on suspended bridges, Tarzan swings, cable traverses and zip lines. You have to be at least 9 years old and 4 ft. 7 inches to join the fun. After your safety orientation, you’ll have up to 3 hours of thrills.
Night Treks – yes, that means trekking under the stars! You must be at least 14 years old and with a group of at least 8 people.
Team Building Exercises – there are lots of options – including the Survival Challenge – to build a customized team building program for your group.
Check out the website at http://treetoptrekking.com/ for rates, seasonal schedule, packages, information for groups and even fundraising ideas.
And for some great photos and a video, check out the action at http://treetoptrekking.com/en/ganaraska/about-us/photos-videos/.
Now if you’re a teacher or a lover of the great outdoors, you have to visit the trekking location at the Ganaraska Forest Centre.
The Ganaraska Forest Centre is a multi-use facility located in the heart of the 11,000-acre Ganaraska Forest.
It features:
- Overnight accommodations for over 80 people,
- A large Great Hall, with four break-out classrooms, a commercial kitchen and expert culinary staff to look after any group’s dietary needs.
- Certified teachers who offer over 25 Ontario curriculum-linked outdoor educational opportunities to students in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 through day-use programming and residential stay options of 2 to 5 days.
- Outdoor education programs that meet or exceed the criteria of the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association’s (OPHEA) Safety Guidelines.
- Options for private and corporate events and community and non-profit groups.
Visit the Centre’s website at http://www.ganaraskaforestcentre.ca/ for full details and lots of great photos!
Did Your Kids Want to Play Baseball This Summer in Bethany? Then Register them NOW!
Posted in Day to Day Life, tagged Baseball, Bethany, Bethany Park, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Kidsport, Manvers Township, Softball on May 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »
That’s right. Registering the kids for baseball has been on your mind. But it’s time for action! The deadline is fast approaching but you can still register online for Bethany Minor Softball.
“Whether you want to learn to play softball, have fun, compete, or just enjoy a fun game with some new friends, our Bethany minor softball program is a great way to spend some quality summer time, in the great outdoors.”
T-Ball Mixed is for boys and girls who are 4 to 6 as of January 1st. The Teams play on Tuesday evenings and registration is $60.
Mites Mixed is for boys and girls aged 7 to 9 as of January 1st. Oops, the Mites Mixed is now full.
Squirts Mixed is for boys and girls aged 10 to 12 as of January 1. They play on Thursdays and registration is $70.
Peewee Mixed is for boys and girls aged 13 to 15 as of January 1st. they play on Wednesdays and Registration is $75.
Bantam Mixed is for boys and girls aged 16 to 18 as of January 1 and Registration is $80.
Are you a Mom or Dad, community member or teen who enjoys getting involved and has a little time to spare? If so, Bethany Minor Softball is always on the lookout for volunteers to help out. They are looking for coaches, coach assistants, umpires and score keepers just to name a few.
Do you own or work at a local business? Although the Bethany Park has a lot of great community support, there is always room for more!
For more information and the upcoming softball schedule visit the website at http://www.bethanypark.ca/softball.html.
KidSport
Did you know that 1 in 3 Ontario families cannot afford to register their children in a sports program? Over 300,000 Ontario children under the age of 14 live in low income families. A not for profit group called KidSport has distributed over $3 Million in grants since 2000 to over 16,500 boys and girls. If you know a child who wants to play softball but cannot afford the fees, KidSport is there to help.
KidSport believes that no child should be left on the sidelines and all should be given the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of organized sports. Visit the website and find out how to apply at http://www.kidsportcanada.ca/ontario/.
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