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Local rowing veteran, Olympian hired as new head of Trent Rowing

September 10, 2024 by Edward Sweeney

Trent Rowing has restructured its coaching and administrative staff to accommodate its growing number of athletes this fall and there’s a familiar face at the helm of the operation.

Athletics has hired Brian Love, long-time Peterborough rower and 1976 Montreal Olympics competitor, as Head of Operations – Trent Rowing, a position that has never existed before.

“For many years, we have had a head coach which liaises directly with the University’s athletic department and also runs the program,” says Love.

Trent Rowing will now feature coaches to work with the athletes, coordinators to communicate with the University, and Love to oversee the organization.

Love helped develop a similar structure during his time at the Peterborough Rowing Club, which he has been involved with for nearly 50 years.

Listen to the full CFFF story to learn about Love’s experience rowing and about his goals for this year’s rowing season.

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Trent, DBIA launch scavenger hunt to help students explore Peterborough

September 6, 2024 by Edward Sweeney

This September, Trent University has partnered with the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) to organize a scavenger hunt for the first time, called “Explore the Boro,” to help introduce students to local community.

“Explore the Boro is a virtual, digital, scavenger hunt for all Trent students. It’s intended to introduce them to hot spots, cool places, tradition, and history, of both the Trent campus, as well as of Peterborough, our host community and our home away from home,” says Allison Scholl, senior manager of community and external relations for Trent University.

Explore the Boro is being run through the “Goosechase’ application, which can be accessed through Trent’s website.

The partnership with the DBIA allows for a direct connection between Trent students and downtown businesses. The highest scores in this scavenger hunt will be rewarded gift cards that can be used at over 100 businesses across Peterborough.

Listen to the full CFFF story to learn more.

An outdoor theatre. A sign that says "Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre." It is a sunny day and there are green trees on the right.

Trent University’s downtown campus hosts outdoor live-music series

July 8, 2024 by Edward Sweeney

Trent University’s downtown campus, Catharine Parr Traill College, opened the Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre last summer and is now hosting a free music series in the space.

Traill College Principal Dr. Michael Eamon hopes the Amphitheatre will bring people to Traill to “celebrate Arts and Culture,” through the series “William and Nona Heaslip Music on the Hill.”

These outdoor music events will happen every second Thursday. The first in event the series featured the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, bringing over 100 people to Traill on June 27.

The following events will feature both Peterborough-based performers, and talent from across the province. On July 11, Music on the Hill brings “J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow,” presented by Tom Allen.

Listen to CFFF’s story to learn more.

A chalkboard-painted door inside the office of OPIRG Peterborough.

Trent student groups’ dispute settles between OPIRG Peterborough and Sadleir House with office move

May 3, 2024 by Edward Sweeney

An ongoing dispute between two Trent University student levy groups, Sadleir House and OPIRG Peterborough, prompted a recent “emergency community forum” to save OPIRG Peterborough programming, but the groups have now reached an agreement.

Sadleir House, a student and community centre established in 2004, provides subsidized rentals to student groups, including OPIRG Peterborough. Last year, Sadleir House notified OPIRG Peterborough that they will have to move offices within the building in order to make room for an accessible washroom.

OPIRG Peterborough is concerned that moving to an office with less storage space would “effectively kill the free market program” the group runs. After multiple spaces were offered, they have settled on a new office that would allow them to continue their programming.

Trent Radio spoke with staff from both Sadleir House and OPIRG Peterborough to learn about the events leading to this “emergency community forum,” and the agreement they have reached.

Local rowing veteran, Olympian hired as new head of Trent Rowing

Trent, DBIA launch scavenger hunt to help students explore Peterborough

Trent University’s downtown campus hosts outdoor live-music series

Trent student groups’ dispute settles between OPIRG Peterborough and Sadleir House with office move

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