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Ed Arnold

Ed Arnold is best known as a journalist for the Peterborough Examiner.  The former managing editor of the newspaper, he was instrumental in insisting on it focusing on local youth…

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Mollie Cartmell

A native of Dunfermline, Scotland, Mollie arrived in Canada in 1969.  She joined the teaching staff at Thomas A. Stewart S.S in 1976.  As a coach her main love was…

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Donald Dunford

If there is anyone who deserves the name “Mr. Hockey” it is Don Dunford. Born in Peterborough, Don has spent his life coaching and supporting hockey in Peterborough and area.…

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Albert White

Albert was born in Catlin, Illinois in 1904 and came to Peterborough in 1956.  He was an exceptional athlete in track, football and baseball.  During his university career he was…

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Marianne (Caravaggio) Watkins

From age 3, Marianne knew she loved to skate.  She was enrolled in the Peterborough Figure Skating Club at age 6. After competing for over 10 years and achieving gold,…

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Heather Richardson

Raised in Norwood, Heather was an all round good high school athlete who excelled at every sport she played – volleyball, track, x-country, x-country skiing, basketball (including as a member…

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Ruth & Ernie Ferguson

Ruth and Ernie Ferguson became interested in Figure Skating in the early 1940s and with help from Phyllis Denne, the daughter of former Mayor of Peterborough, they traveled on weekends…

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Donald Sherry

From the moment he arrived in Peterborough in 1959, Don Sherry immersed himself into the sporting community.  Over the span of nearly fifty years Don was involved in many organizations. …

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John Stephenson

John Stephenson admired the graceful lightweight Indian canoes (while lugging his own heavier canoe) and made them the model for the cedar-ribbed basswood canoe he developed in Peterborough in 1859. …

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Dr. Angus William McPherson

Dr. McPherson was a competitive athlete in football, hockey and lacrosse. After his playing career ended, he continued his involvement in local sports in executive capacities. Angus McPherson captained the…

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Henry (Harry) LeBrun

Local George Street clothier Harry LeBrun, was the pioneer lacrosse builder who organized and managed Peterborough field lacrosse teams for two decades from 1870s to the late 1880’s. During this…

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George Walford Hatton

George W. Hatton was born in Peterborough on Aug 3, 1856. He received his primary education in the old Grammar School, the Collegiate Institute, Upper Canada College and Osgoode Hall.…

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Roland (Rollie) Maxwell Glover

From 1887 to 1906 Rollie Glover starred locally in both hockey and lacrosse. He captained the Peterborough Intermediate team that won the OHA title in 1902. Along with Ernie Wasson,…

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William A. Buchanan

A Peterborough hockey player from 1890 to 1900, he served as OHA Treasurer from 1901 to 1903 and OHA Secretary from 1902 to 1903. Age was not a factor in…

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William Randolph (Randy) Millage

Randy Millage turned his passion for golf into a long-term commitment to help the development of junior golf programs in the city and across Canada. In the 1980s he started…

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Karen (Walker) Kost

Growing up in Peterborough, Karen was a good all round athlete. At 14, she played in the Peterborough Women’s Basketball League and competed with the Peterborough Juniors at the 1970…

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John Percy R. Bond

A native of Cobourg, Percy came to the city in 1910. He was prominent in local business and sporting circles. He played defence for the local Intermediate and Senior OHA…

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Fred D. (Josh) Craig

From 1906 until 1930, Fred Craig was an influential local sportswriter and editor with the Peterborough Examiner writing under the pen-name ‘FDC’. More than a reporter and scorer, he was…

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William Herbert Bradburn

William H. Bradburn was born in Peterborough in 1870. He came from a notable civic minded family who played a role in building Peterborough. William Bradburn served as Peterborough’s 18th…

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Ken Withers

Growing up in Peterborough, Ken attended King George Public School, playing on the school teams in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s.  For over 80 years, Ken Withers has been…

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