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The Bad Apples – Comedy Show at The Taps & Tunes Bar and Grill

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The Bad Apples – Comedy Show at The Taps & Tunes Bar and Grill

Join us on Sunday November 10th at 8:00 PM at The Taps & Tunes Bar and Grill for a comedy show like no other! Nelson Mayer and Clayton T. Stewart are the dynamic duo behind The Bad Apples.

Together, they’ve carved their names into the stand-up comedy scene, bringing laughter to audiences across the globe. Their hilarious performances have graced renowned platforms like HBO, Prime Video, Crave TV, APTN, APTN Lumi, CBC, Sirius XM, iTunes, and TUBI. Now they are bringing their unique brand of stand-up comedy to Collingwood, ON.

The Bad Apples, featuring the comedic talents of Nelson Mayer and Clayton T. Stewart. With Special Guest Host Justin “J-Bomb” Fillion!

Nelson Mayer, hailing from the vibrant city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, brings his Metis heritage to the forefront of his comedy. With an international touring record that spans Europe and an extensive comedic journey throughout Canada and the US, Mayer’s comedic prowess knows no bounds. Notably, he has performed at the illustrious Comedy Store in Los Angeles, an iconic milestone for any stand-up comedian. In 2018, Mayer’s comedic brilliance earned him a spot as a Finalist in the esteemed World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. His talent continued to shine, with a victorious win as the “Comedian of the North” in the 2020 Comedy Competition. His star continued to rise as he graced stages at The Thunder Bay Comedy Festival in 2019, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival in 2023, and even the 2nd International Comedy Festival in Los Angeles in 2023, where he was crowned “Best of the Fest.” Mayer’s presence extends beyond the stage, as he takes on the role of the charismatic host of APTN’s “Got Identity?”—a role that showcases his versatility. His comedic genius has also found its way onto the airwaves through appearances on CBC radio’s “Unreserved” and XM/Sirius Radio.

Clayton T. Stewart, representing the Peguis First Nation, brings his proud Ojibwe heritage and Treaty membership to his uproarious performances. With a decade of stand-up comedy experience under his belt, Stewart’s charisma and quick wit have captivated audiences from coast to coast. His comedic journey has taken him to iconic stages in Los Angeles, New York, and Hawaii, leaving a trail of laughter in his wake. Stewart’s talents have shone brightly at revered comedy festivals like the Thunder Bay Comedy Festival, Best Medicine: Indigenous Comedy Festival, and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Beyond the stage, his artistic talents have expanded into film and television, with appearances in movies such as “SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS” and “GOON,” as well as TV shows like HBO’s “LESS THAN KIND,” SPACE’s “TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL,” and APTN’s “CASHING IN.”

The comedic synergy between Nelson Mayer and Clayton T. Stewart has created a comedic force to be reckoned with—the beloved Bad Apples. With a blend of cultural insights, personal experiences, and an unapologetic sense of humor, their performances leave audiences doubled over with laughter and inspired by their unique perspectives. As they continue to make waves on the global comedy stage, The Bad Apples solidify their place as a dynamic and unforgettable comedic duo.

Don’t miss out on this unforgettable evening of comedy gold. Grab your friends, family, and even your neighbors for a night that promises to leave you in stitches!

Come join us for an evening of laughter, camaraderie, and unforgettable memories. See you there!

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Up North Movers | We’ll Treat You Like Family

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Up North Movers | We’ll Treat You Like Family

Up North Movers caters to the Simcoe County area – from East Gwillimbury up to Sudbury – we cover the major towns such as Barrie, Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, Orillia, Midland, Meaford, Thornbury, Penetanguishene, Stayner, Markdale, Hanover, and Shelbourne.

They are a family owned and operated residential moving company and have been in business 4+ years. Their main focus is customer service, where they ensure each move is treated as if it were their own home!

Up North Movers always goes above and beyond the customers’ expectations and value safety and the value of people’s belongings. We never rush our moves and give clients accurate quotes from the beginning. We work with 100% transparency, leaving our customers with no surprises and always a positive experience.

www.upnorthmovers.com

Call us at (647) 500-5056 – We’ll Treat You Like Family!

UP NORTH MOVERS is a fully insured locally based moving company in Ontario Canada. Our expertise includes the South Georgian Bay, but we have done numerous moves in the GTA. The services are charged at hourly rates. The rates depend on various factors such as the readiness level of the customer, the distance to be covered and the size of the move itself, the size of the truck the movers will use, etc.

VIDEO | WOW – Tech giants harness nuclear energy to power AI | BBC News

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VIDEO | WOW – Tech giants harness nuclear energy to power AI | BBC News

Technology firms are increasingly turning to nuclear sources of energy to supply the electricity used by the huge data centres that drive artificial intelligence (AI).

Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres.

Microsoft and Amazon have also turned to nuclear energy to fuel the AI boom.

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Help discover how water levels are changing in Cranberry Marsh

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Help discover how water levels are changing in Cranberry Marsh

Collingwood, ON [01 November 2024] – The Town of Collingwood and Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) have initiated a water level study in Cranberry Marsh and the community is invited to participate.

NVCA has placed a community monitoring station at the lookout along the Cranberry Marsh boardwalk. Residents can help the study by submitting water level observations and photographs taken at the community monitoring station to the NVCA.

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To submit observations, residents are invited to record the water level on the ruler at the station along with the date and time. Next, take a photo of the ruler showing the water level and text all this information, including the photo, to 705-717-8694. More detailed instructions can be viewed on the signage onsite.

“The community monitoring station was installed in August, and we will be collecting data for one year,” said Ian Ockenden, Manager of Watershed Science at NVCA. “This year-long project will tell us what is happening in the wetland. Wetland water levels fluctuate naturally, and we need to determine if these water levels are changing beyond what would be expected in a natural system.”

To learn more about how water levels fluctuate in wetlands, visit NVCA’s website at nvca.on.ca.

Findings from the Cranberry Marsh study will be reported back to Collingwood Council following the year-long study.

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SCOUTS FROM NHL, WORLD JR. A CHALLENGE, COLLEGE, CHL HEADED TO ‘BATTLE OF ONTARIO’ IN SMITHS FALLS NOV. 19-20

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SCOUTS FROM NHL, WORLD JR. A CHALLENGE, COLLEGE, CHL HEADED TO ‘BATTLE OF ONTARIO’ IN SMITHS FALLS NOV. 19-20

Twelve-game All-Star, Prospects tournament pits CCHL against OJHL

October 30, 2024 ….  Star players from the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) and Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) will skate under the watchful eye of scouts from across the hockey world during the 2024 Battle of Ontario in Smiths Falls, Ontario November 19-20.

Hockey Canada is using the event to help select the Team Canada East squad that will play at the World Jr. A Challenge December 9-15 in Camrose, Alberta. 

NHL Central Scouting and reps from individual NHL teams along with NCAA, U SPORTS and CHL scouts will also be at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre for the two-day event.

The Battle of Ontario will see two all-star and two prospect teams from each Junior A league play a total of 12 games during the tournament-style event.

“We’re thrilled to have this truly unique and special event hosted in Smiths Falls this year,” said Ian MacInnis, Acting Co-Commissioner of the CCHL.  “The event is an exciting partnership with the OJHL and we could not be more excited to see our athletes, both from CCHL and OJHL, showcased in front of WJAC coaches and NHL, NCAA, U SPORTS and OHL scouts. Let the games begin!”

“The Battle of Ontario will attract a number of scouts from all levels to the OJHL and CCHL, with this ‘best of best’ format and All-Star and Prospects teams,” said OJHL Commissioner Marty Savoy. “It is another initiative by both leagues to provide a platform for our players to showcase their talents to levels they are working hard to get to.”  

The home of the CCHL’s Smiths Falls Bears, the Memorial Centre features an NHL-size ice surface with seating for 1,500 people.

Smiths Falls, a town of 9,500 people, is located 72 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.

On-ice officials are being assigned to the event from each league’s governing body, Hockey Eastern Ontario and the Ontario Hockey Association.

CCHL teams are named after NHL greats Larry Robinson and Steve Yzerman. Robinson played for the Brockville Braves of the CCHL while Yzerman is an alumnus of the Nepean Raiders.

The OJHL’s squads are named for current NHL players: Evan Rodrigues (Georgetown Raiders) of the Florida Panthers; Chris Tanev (Markham Waxers, Stouffville Spirit, Durham Fury) of the Toronto Maple Leafs; Zach Hyman (Hamilton Red Wings) of the Edmonton Oilers and Jack McBain (Toronto Jr. Canadiens) of the Utah Hockey Club.

The schedule has been released:

Tickets are on sale at the  Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre. The box office is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Daily passes for adults will cost $20. Day passes for children aged 6-12 will cost $10. Children 5 and under will be admitted free.

The all-star teams will play each other once during the round-robin, followed by a semifinal, championship final and consolation final.   

The prospect teams will play two games each during their four-game round robin.  Games will be played using a modified two-period format and Hockey Canada rules.

OJHL, CCHL PAYING TRIBUTE TO NHL ALUMNI AT ‘BATTLE OF ONTARIO’ IN SMITHS FALLS NOV. 12-13

The “Battle of Ontario” was first held in Pembroke in 2009  featuring teams of ‘Young Stars’ and ‘All-Stars’ from the CCHL and the Central Junior Hockey League, which was a division within the OJHL. The two-game series was held again in Pembroke in 2010. 

More details, including rosters and coaching staffs, will be released in the coming weeks.

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About the 2024 World Junior A Challenge

The 2024 Junior A World Challenge is set for December 9-15 at Encana Arena in Camrose, Alberta. It will feature a four-team format this season. Canada East, Canada West, Sweden and the United States will each play three preliminary-round games over the first four days of tournament action to determine seeding for the semifinals on Dec. 14, while the bronze medal and gold medal games are set for at 1 p.m. MT and 5 p.m. MT, respectively, on Dec. 15. Canada East, which claimed silver in 2023, will kick off the tournament against the United States on Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. MT, followed by last year’s gold medalist, Canada West, matching up against Sweden to close out opening day at 7:30 p.m. MT.

About the CCHL

The Central Canada Hockey League, which began as a development league founded by the Montreal Canadiens in 1961, is a Hockey Canada/Hockey Eastern Ontario sanctioned Junior A league comprised of twelve member franchises across Eastern Ontario. The CCHL’s mission is to develop young student/athletes between the ages of sixteen and twenty for higher levels of hockey. Players from all over North America have enjoyed success playing in the Central Canada Hockey League.  For many players, the CCHL is a stepping stone to the NCAA.  Every season, players accept Division 1 hockey scholarships from the CCHL and even more advance to Division 3 hockey and U SPORTS. Last season, over 70 NCAA scholarship commitments were made by CCHL players. Young players advance every year to the Ontario Hockey League and there have even been selections from the CCHL directly to the National Hockey League.

About the OJHL – “League of Choice”

The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the Canadian Junior Hockey League with 24 member clubs. The OJHL is the home of the 2024 Centennial Cup champion Collingwood Blues. A proud member of the CJHL and Ontario Hockey Association, the OJHL was originally named the Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League and it was formed out of the Central Junior ‘B’ Hockey League in 1993-94. With a long and storied history of developing players for the next level, including U SPORTS, the NCAA, CHL, minor pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL had more than 45 NCAA Division I scholarship commitments last season.

Go to www.ojhl.ca for additional information on the Ontario Junior Hockey League and www.thecchl.ca for more on the Central Canada Hockey League.

Candle Making Workshop with Serendipity Candles | Side Launch Brewing Company

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Candle Making Workshop with Serendipity Candles | Side Launch Brewing Company

Wed, Dec 4, 2024 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Come join us for a fun and creative evening at the Side Launch Brewing Company!

Learn the art of candle making with the talented team from Serendipity Candles. This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of creating your own custom scented candles.

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned crafter, this event is perfect for anyone looking to explore their creativity.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to craft beautiful candles while enjoying the company of fellow candle enthusiasts. Grab your spot now!

For Tickets CLICK HERE

Warren & ELSIE’S DAYCARE HALLOWEEN FOOD DRIVE

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Warren & ELSIE’S DAYCARE HALLOWEEN FOOD DRIVE

Join Warren & Elsie’s Daycare Food Drive and make a difference in your community! Donate non-perishable food items and help those in need. Thanks For Caring!!!

PLEASE DRIVE WITH GREAT CARE – Bush Drive off of Peel Street. Hoping to take donations until Friday, will update…

Warren and Elsie have been holding a Halloween set-up for about 15 years, and this is the fifth year they have held the food drive.

Last year they collected an amazing 2085 items to share with our community.

Each year Warren adds a few new decorations.

Warren & ELSIE’S DAYCARE HALLOWEEN FOOD DRIVE
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Nature-directed stewardship is good for cities and living things

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Nature-directed stewardship is good for cities and living things

By David Suzuki

For too long we’ve clung to the Western concept of nature as something outside cities — far away and disconnected from most people’s daily lives.

Yet people need to spend time in nature because it improves physical and mental health. Without nature in their daily lives, people suffer more from depression and disease, reduced productivity and shorter lives. Children face the cognitive and behavioural consequences of living apart from natural surroundings. Without ecosystems to disperse, store and clean water, cities are saddled with crumbling pipes and sewers that municipal governments can’t afford to maintain and repair. Nature also provides clean air and water and healthy food. Urbanites removed from nature’s distress signals are slow to notice a planet in crisis.

So how do we invite nature into a city without pushing people out of the way?

It starts with the premise that both nature and people belong in cities, as intertwined co-creators of the urban landscape. Nature belongs where we are, and we belong in nature. From that premise flows an invitation that enhances cities, restores our connection with nature and rebuilds our relationships with each other.

I recently had the honour of co-authoring the foreword to a new book, Nature-First Cities: Restoring Relationships with Ecosystems and with Each Other. It promotes “nature-directed stewardship” in urban areas. This concept was developed by renowned ecological planner Herb Hammond and co-authors Cam Brewer and Sean Markey to address the non-urban challenge of protecting ecosystems and the rural communities that depend on them in the face of relentless resource extraction.

As an alternative to activities such as clearcut logging, nature-directed stewardship focuses on what to protect: ecological integrity, biological diversity, healthy watershed ecosystems, community employment and diverse, stable communities — not on what to use (commercially valuable timber). It shows that by prioritizing ecosystem protection, long-term economic and natural stability follow.

Nature-directed stewardship has not yet been fully applied to urban areas. In Nature-First Cities, Hammond and his co-authors outline a comprehensive rationale for why we should pursue it. It includes a detailed methodology, supported with case studies from Vancouver and Vancouver Island, with international comparisons.

Restoration is neither a quick fix nor a primarily human endeavour. Returning ecological integrity to degraded ecosystems in urban areas, or anywhere, is a slow process. Humans can help to reactivate natural processes and sometimes catalyze positive change, but recovery is up to nature. Of course, the more ubiquitous the urban development, the fewer the opportunities for restoration. New developments offer more ecological restoration options, whereas older, established cities impose constraints on restoration of their more thoroughly degraded ecological conditions. In either case, nature-directed stewardship can help.

Accompanying the commitment to restoration is a commitment to stop doing the things that create the need for it to begin with. To achieve this obvious but often ignored goal, new designs and developments must protect ecological integrity, occur within ecological limits and fit people into ecosystems.

Nature-directed stewardship in cities starts by understanding the natural character of the ecosystems that existed before the cities. This is contrasted with existing conditions, and the gap in ecological integrity between the two is the restoration target.

Nature-directed stewardship aims to re-establish natural ecosystem character (composition, structure and function) over an entire watershed.

Ignorance of nature will push us over the edge

Instead of creating a network of primarily existing ecological integrity — as would be the case when applying nature-directed stewardship in forests, grasslands and other landscapes — in urban areas it starts with establishing a network where restoration activities will lead to future ecological integrity.

As these components emerge, the shape of a restoration network appears. Linking the components at multiple spatial scales will establish and strengthen a restoration network across the watershed. With enough time and effort, this will mature into a protected network of ecosystems with ecological integrity, from small sites to the focal watershed within which the city is located.

I love cities and I love nature. But we need to reconcile the two by dispelling the lie that humans are separate from nature. The practical outcome is restoration of an urban environment that reinforces our place in nature.

Plastic is polluting our brains and bodies!

Nature belongs in cities. For this reason, we need to redesign cities so they include biodiversity and intact ecosystems. More importantly, we need a fundamental shift in our relationship with urban green spaces, one that recognizes we are part of nature.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Learn more at davidsuzuki.org.

REFERENCES:

Improves physical and mental health:

https://davidsuzuki.org/story/ignorance-of-nature-will-push-us-over-the-edge

https://www.naturefirstcities.com

Herb Hammond:

Herb Hammond

Collingwood welcomes Dr. Matthew Ladda to Town

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Collingwood welcomes Dr. Matthew Ladda to Town

Collingwood, ON [29 October 2024] – Collingwood now has a new family doctor, thanks to a new program that helps bring doctors to our town. Other towns around Southern Georgian Bay have also used this idea to solve their doctor shortages.

On December 6, 2023, Collingwood Council decided to spend $14,000 each year for five years to help recruit doctors, totalling up to $70,000. One important rule is that the new doctor must mainly see patients from Collingwood while receiving this support. The doctor also needs to take on at least 900 patients within the first 18 months to help those who need care.

Collingwood is working with other local leaders to address the shortage of family doctors. The Town is part of the South Georgian Bay Regional Mayors’ and CAOs’ Forum, which recently talked to the Ministry of Health about this problem. Collingwood is also part of a team with other towns to recruit doctors, led by the South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team. Having local health care is very important for our community. We are happy to announce that Dr. Matthew Ladda has joined the Georgian Bay Family Health Organization at 339 Hume Street.

Dr. Ladda grew up in New Brunswick and started as a pharmacist. He then went to medical school at the University of Toronto and completed his training at Western University. He and his partner, along with their dog Ruby, moved to Collingwood last summer. Before starting his own practice, Dr. Ladda helped out other family doctors and worked at the Collingwood After-Hours Walk-In clinic. His patient list is now full.

If you don’t have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, sign up for a local waitlist through the South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team at www.southgeorgianbayoht.ca/community-wellness. If you need non-emergency care, you can see a nurse practitioner at the Shoreline Health Clinic in the Wasaga Beach Medical Clinic. You can also visit the After-Hours Clinics in Wasaga Beach (705-422-4019) or Collingwood (705-445-9711) for help.

Residents without a family doctor in Ontario who need non-emergent care can book an appointment with a nurse practitioner at the Shoreline Health Clinic in the Wasaga Beach Medical Clinic. All residents who need non-emergent care can also access Walk-In care at the After-Hours Clinic at the Wasaga Beach Medical Clinic (705-422-4019) or the Collingwood After-Hours Clinic (705-445-9711).

I am so happy to have been able to set up my family practice in Collingwood. The support of the local medical community and town has been instrumental in my decision to lay down roots in Collingwood and I look forward to caring for my patients in this wonderful community! I love the longitudinal and relationship-based care that family medicine allows for and could not see myself working in any other capacity,” says Dr. Matthew Ladda. “While I have taken on hundreds of patients without a family doctor, I alone cannot take everyone. Unfortunately, the family medicine crisis continues to worsen across Ontario with 1 in 4 Ontarians projected to be without a family physician by 2026 unless immediate appropriate action is taken. I encourage those frustrated with the state of our healthcare system to share their concerns with their local MPP.”

“We are thrilled to welcome our newest doctor to our community,” says Councillor Brandon Houston. “Doctor Ladda’s presence will help address the critical healthcare needs of our residents and ensure better access to care for those in need of a family doctor in Collingwood.”

Collingwood Council has sent a letter to Premier Doug Ford, urging the Province of Ontario to recognize the physician shortage in Collingwood and Ontario, to fund health care appropriately, and ensure every Ontarian has access to physician care.

Pictured: Councilor Brandon Houston and Dr. Matthew Ladda

‘AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE’ — A Jimi Hendrix Halloween Party | Milkbarn Sessions

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‘AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE’ — A Jimi Hendrix Halloween Party | Milkbarn Sessions

Road Waves presents…
‘AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE’ — A Jimi Hendrix Halloween Party!

Catch one of Canada’s hottest touring acts, Road Waves, as they take on the classic Jimi Hendrix album ‘Axis: Bold As Love’ followed by a full set of Road Waves originals. This prog-funk, soul-rock trio is NOT one to miss as they bring the costume party to Collingwood, ON on November 2nd. Join the costume party for a chance to win exciting prizes!

TICKETS: www.ticketscene.ca/events/48809
LOCATION: Milkbarn Sessions, Collingwood, ON
DATE: Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

With special guest: Molecular

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