Open house for Zerohouse at The Mount
If you’ve been watching the construction of Zerohouse on the lawn of The Mount Community Centre, Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., is your last chance to check it out before it is taken apart!
Zerohouse is an 850-aquare foot home that is zero net energy, zero carbon footprint and zero toxins. It is also completely prefabricated and modular, and challenges us to think about new ways to build and develop housing. It was built by faculty and students at the Endeavour Centre, a nonprofit sustainable building school located on High St. After Thursday, Zerohouse will be dismantled and shipped to Toronto where it will be displayed at EDIT -the Expo for Design, Innovation and Technology, alongside other “world changing and innovation ideas”. To learn more about Zerohouse or the Endeavour Centre, please visit www.endeavourcentre.org. The Mount Community Centre is located at 1545 Monaghan Rd.
Farmer’s market
Stock up on all the wonderful tastes of summer. The Downtown Farmer’s Market runs every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., until October, in the Louis St. Parking Lot, near the corner of Charlotte and Aylmer Streets. This is a producers-only market and shoppers buy direct from the farmers, growers, bakers & Chefs themselves. The market features local seasonal produce, which now includes beans, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, cucumbers and berries; as well as fresh flowers, baked goods, coffee and lunches to go. For more information on the market vendors, a market map and seasonal produce, please visit www. ptbodowntonmarket.com.
Youth empowerment
Sneha Wadhwani and Douglas Koehler created Peterborough Youth Empowerment to raise awareness of youth opportunities in the activism, arts and wellness sectors of the local community through social media and events. They are hosting a Coffee House Thursday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Theatre on King, 159 King St., suite 120. This is an opportunity to meet the founders of Youth Empowerment and enjoy a night of music, poetry, refreshments and a silent auction. Admission is $10 or pay-what-you-can.
Emmanuel United Church
This Sunday, Emmanuel United Church will worship at Northminster United Church, 300 Sunset Blvd., beginning at 10 a.m. This is the fourth in series of joint worship services including Emmanuel, Northminster, Mark Street, St. James and Trinity United Churches. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Hospice volunteers
Hospice Peterborough is offering introductory orientation sessions in September to those who would like to learn more about volunteering with the organization.
An interview process will be held following the orientation sessions and successful candidates will be invited to participate in volunteer training. The fall session will begin in October and run for 10 weeks, three hours weekly in the afternoon.
The training is designed for people interested in providing support for individuals living with lifethreatening illness and explores issue related to death and dying, supporting people who are grieving and caring for caregivers. This course will all introduce volunteers the concepts of hospice care. Those interested should register to attend an orientation session either Thursday Sept. 7 or Tuesday Sept. 12 in the afternoon. For more information, or to register, please contact Paula Greenwood, Manager of Volunteer Services at 705-742-2042 or pgreenwood@ hospicepeterborough.org.