For Immediate Release

November 19, 2018 

How climate change will impact your insurance rates

PETERBOROUGH:

    As severe weather becomes increasingly common, insurers will have to recover their costs by raising premiums. Eventually, the cost of insurance could become unaffordable for many of us or not be available at all. On Tuesday, November 27, Eric Monkman, of Monkman, Gracie & Johnson Insurance will speak on "How climate change will affect your insurance rates". Kate Grierson, an Al Gore-trained climate change communicator, will provide a brief update on the larger picture of climate change in 2018.  The event will take place at Trinity United Church, 360 Reid Street in Peterborough, starting at 7:00 pm. Please use the Simcoe Street entrance on the south side of the church.

    Eric will also speak about his company's experience with the 2004 Peterborough Flood. He will then put this experience into a 2018 context in which flood events are much worse, more frequent and more widespread. Eric will also touch on the devastating psychological impact on homeowners when dealing with damage from a flood or other extreme weather event. A question and answer session will follow Eric's talk.

    This event is hosted by For Our Grandchildren, Peterborough. http://forourgrandchildren.ca/

    More information is available by contacting Drew Monkman at dmonkman1@cogeco.ca and on the For Our Grandchildren Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/525500077924290/

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Saturday, November 24 from 10am to 3pm at Colchester Community Centre, 100 Jackson Street just south of County Road 50. The event will feature 6 vendors, both from Explore the Shore participants as well as some of talented vendors from the local community.

Winter Nights. Christmas Lights. Saturday, November 24 at 6pm. The Parade travels from Georgia Ave North through Town to the Fairgrounds. For more info contact the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce at 519-326-2721.