Saturday, February 4, 2012
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Rentals and Sportswear!
 Rental Sale
If you are interested in buying a canoe or kayak from our rentals, now is the time to reserve your boat! These are the best deals of the season so don't delay. All you need to do is pick a boat and put down a 20% non-refundable deposit. Boats will be available for pick up on or after Sept 9th which is the end of our rental season. The balance is due upon pick-up. Check out the options.
Sportswear and Footwear Sale
There are great deals on remaining summer clothing and footwear. There are also some great new fall styles arriving so come down and check them out. |
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Come out and Play with us!
Tom Thomson Adventures
Wild Rock Outfitters is pleased to announce, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Peterborough, a series of wilderness landscape painting courses.
In this unique and innovative program, participants will learn from an accomplished local artist, the basics and finer points of creating landscape oil paintings.
Serpentine Lake Overnight: Saturday August 9 - Sunday August 10. $275
This is a relaxed, one-night canoe trip into the heart of the Kawarthas. Enjoy breathtaking scenery and fully catered meals as you explore your inner artist. Trip cost includes instruction, painting materials, food and group gear. Sleeping bags and other personal items are available for rental or purchase at Wild Rock Outfitters
Menu includes: afternoon wine and cheese, fire-baked salmon, and freshly baked chocolate cake. Yes, we said freshly baked chocolate cake.
High Falls Day Paddle: Sunday August 24. $120.
Only have one day to spare from your busy summer schedule? Why not take some 'me' time with us, and take a chance to explore your creative side. High Falls is an easily accessible, picturesque waterfall in the Peterborough Crown Game Preserve.
Please pack a lunch, water and rainwear.
To register, please call the Art Gallery of Peterborough at: (705) 743-9179.
Bike Maintenance Clinics
The riding season is nearing a close, and we're sure by now you've encountered at least one mechanical issue with your bike. For example, you might have a worn or squeaky brake pad or missed shifting on a hard climb. Why not learn how to identify and fix the problem, before it becomes a major repair?
In the month of August, Wild Rock Outfitters will be hosting a one night Intermediate Bike Maintenance Course. So, come learn how to: replace and adjust your brake and shifter cables, and brake pads; properly set up your brake and shift levers; and to install and repair your chain.
Intermediate Bike Maintenance Course runs Wednesday, Aug 20th. Meet at the bike counter, at 6pm. Cost is $20.
Spaces are limited, and must be booked in advance. For more information, or to book your spot, please call or drop by the store.
Boat Demo Night
Our last boat demo night of the season will be Wednesday, August 6, at Beavermeade. Sign up at the store for this free event. Limit of three boats per customer please. 6:30-8pm.
Map and Compass Clinic
Wild Rock will be hosting a Map and Compass clinic, Wednesday, Sept 10 at 6pm. Cost is $12 and will cover reading a topographical map, setting your compass' declination and general navigational tips and tricks. Book your space now, by calling or dropping by the store. All skill levels are welcome!
Orienteering Challenge
Fancy yourself an intrepid outdoors person, or just want an opportunity to expand your comfort level in the outdoors? Come try your hand at our Orienteering Challenge, Sunday, September 14 and compete in teams of 2-4 for fun prizes and bragging rights!
Using a map and compass, you and your team will have to find a series of markers in the Trent Endowment Lands, and decode the secret word. Don't worry we won't tell you to "Drink your Ovaltine."
Participants must sign up in advance at the Wild Rock front cash. Cost is $20/person. Please come dressed for the weather with sturdy footwear, and bring a lunch, snacks, water, and rainwear. Each team must have a map case or large Zip-Loc, compass with rotating bezel, whistle and cell phone. Photocopied maps will be provided, but participants are invited to bring their own copies of MNR topographic Map "Peterborough (31 D-8)."
Please meet, 11am in the parking lot at the intersection of Nassau Mills and Armour Roads, beside Trent University.
Wild Rock Events on FaceBook
Want a more interactive way to learn more about, and discuss our events? We're now on FaceBook, so come check us out! <Wild Rock Outfitters Events Group>
Also, have an event you'd really like to see? Email Graham, our events manager, at graham@wildrock.net.
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Wild rock is looking for a few good part time or casual employees. The ideal candidates would have experience selling and merchandising women's and men's sportswear and be available at least one day on the weekends. These positions involve customer service in the women's and men's sportswear, outerwear and footwear sections. These positions may blossom into full time positions over time or may stay on a part time casual basis depending on demand and interest levels of the new employee.
If a part time job at Wild Rock is of interest then please drop resumes with cover letters off for Jonathon Moreno or e-mail them to jon@wildrock.net.
We hope to hear from you soon.
The Wild Rock Team.
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| Solar Power, the grid and new legislation.
 Kieran recently bought some solar panals for his home and thought you might be interested in the process this far:
JP, down from the scaffold and with sandwich in hand, says, "There should be one of these on every street so that kids in every neighborhood grow up familiar with it". JP is the electrical engineer and one of the installers for Generation Solar, a local alternative energy company and he was referring to our newly evolving solar installation. The process sure has created a buzz on the street and in the neighborhood. A couple of our neighbors began talking more seriously about solar power and about the possibility of jointly installing a geo-thermal system between their homes. JP is right, the more we see alternative energy in our neighborhoods, the more it seems possible to us. Many years have passed since I first considered solar powering our home. In the beginning the idea was appealing but the concept made no financial sense at all. It frustrated me that European nations had encouraged their populations to become part of the power solution while we languished behind: ever more reliant on coal and nuclear power. Our provincial government recently came good and they created what they refer to as the Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (Okay, they also announced a new nuclear plant so maybe the term "came good" is a bit of a stretch). Ontario now has the most progressive renewable energy program in North America with the goal to encourage homeowners to produce a percentage of the province's electrical needs. Essentially, this program pays Ontario homeowners to produce green power for the province's electrical grid. In the past, solar systems relied heavily on batteries that were costly and unreliable. Now, a solar system can be tied in to the grid and the homeowner is paid for every kilowatt of green electricity that they produce. Even better, the province pays approximately 4 times the going electricity rate to the producer, so eventually, the system installed will not only pay for itself but become a source of revenue - truly a step in the right direction. Interestingly, more than 80% of the solar panels in use in the world today are in some way tied to their respective electrical grids. This concept is new to Canadians but is actually very well established in many other countries.
I believe passionately that the only way to stop our governments from building more coal and/or nuclear power production facilities is to decrease our demand on the grid. This can be done in two ways. The first is to reduce our draw by using energy efficient appliances, turning off our lights, turning down air conditioning, etc. This we are all familiar with, but the second option is new ground for most of us. This option is to actually add to the power going into the grid. Having done some research I decided that solar was, by far, the most efficient way to go and the time was coming.
Shortly after the province announced the Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program I ran into Simon Boone of Generation Solar here in the store. Simon and his company have been at the forefront of alternative power generation in the Kawarthas for years. If anyone would have found his or her way through the quagmire of new power generation legislation, I thought it would be Simon. Sure enough, he was very familiar with the program but he had some concerns as to exactly how the homeowner would be paid for the power they produced. He suggested that maybe we wait until there were a few installations in town and Peterborough Utilities had ironed out the bugs. Dee and I put some thought into that and decided to be some of the proverbial guinea pigs ourselves, so we took the plunge and started filling in the first round of applications. Instead of being off-the-grid mavericks Dee and I could essentially start our own little power generation company on the roof of our home.
It is a couple of months on and our roof has two strings of Sanyo Photovoltaic panels installed. We are eagerly awaiting the connection of the 2-kilowatt system as it is subject to final inspection and connection by the Peterborough Utilities. I will continue the story next month with details on the system, a progress report and the story of how we financed our installation.
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| Interested in Trying a Bike Race? |
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 Warsaw Road Race & Douro Time Trial on Aug 16th & 17th This is a great chance for cyclists of all ages and abilities to try racing. The Time Trial on Sunday the 17th is a great place to start racing. Ages 7-99 are welcome at the Time Trial (TT). Kids under 15 race on an approx 5km course, ages 15-19 race on a 20km course and all adults race on the 40km course. TT's are raced against the clock and are therefore the safest form of bike racing. Competitors leave at 1 minute intervals and are timed for a fixed distance course. The Road Race (RR) held on Saturday August 16th is a mass start race where bike handling is important. There is no timing for such an event. The first rider to cross the finish line wins! Youth (under 17) and Beginner Adults race a 15km loop, the womens race a 31km (Woman are welcome to race other classes instead or as well), moderately experienced road racers race the Sport Class that covers 61km and the Open Class races 107km. Check for more details including maps of the course with profiles etc. |
| Kawartha Nordic BBQ and Silent Auction! |
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Reserve Saturday, September 13th on your calendar and attend the 4th Annual BBQ & Silent Auction Fundraiser on the shores of Little Lake in downtown Peterborough.
Back by popular demand, this event is a wonderful gathering of members and friends of the Kawartha Nordic Ski Club. All funds raised are allocated to the KNSC Nordic Legacy Fund to secure nordic skiing in the Kawarthas through our own 345 acre legacy property and new chalet.
Tickets are $50 per person and will be available in mid-July at Wild Rock Outfitters in Peterborough and at Adventure Outfitters in Lakefield.
We welcome your involvement in the promotion, fundraising and logistics of this event. If you can help with ticket sales, if you wish to donate an item to the auction or if you want to help out on the day of the event, please contact Anne Leavens at anne@wildrock.net or by phone at 745-9133.
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| Kids of Steel! |
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| Triathlon for kids!
Saturday August 23rd at Beavermead.
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| Hill Adventure Outfitting |
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 If you are interested in going on a canoe trip but want someone else to do the planning, try Hill Adventure Outfitting in Buckhorn. Let us know how the trip goes!
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Anne Leavens
Wild Rock Source for Adventure
169 Charlotte Street
Peterborough, ON K9J 2T7
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