The 2010 Prosperity Trade Show is On Today in the Patch!

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From noon until 7:00 p.m. today, the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is holding the 2010 Prosperity Trade Show. It is free to attend and is at the Morrow Building (map), just behind the Memorial Centre.

There will be booths from numerous local businesses, and door prizes throughout the day. This is a great chance to network with many biz owners.

The Chamber's Business After Hours will also be held today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the show.

Download the Trade Show .pdf to see all of the exhibitors.

[2010 Prosperity Trade Show]

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There Are Huskies All Over the Patch!

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Well, not exactly. But recently, two of our three Petro-Canada Gas Stations have turned into Husky Gas Stations.

Here's why: In 2009 Petro-Canada announced that they were merging with Suncor to create Canada's largest energy company. As part of the agreement, the federal government required Petro-Canada to sell 104 retail stores in Ontario. Husky Energy purchased most of them, including two of them (on Chemong Road and Highway 7 East) right here in Peterborough.

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Stuff to do in the Patch This Weekend...

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Looking for something to do in Peterborough this weekend?

Friday

- 2010 Mann Cup - Peterborough Lakers vs New Westminster Salmonbellies (7:45 p.m. - Adults $20, Children $15) Memorial Centre

- DBIA Jazz Restaurant Tour (Evening - $20) Call 748-4774 for more info or stop in at the DBIA

- Colin James (8PM - $52) Showplace

- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

 

Saturday

- Kawartha Lakes Cycling Tour (7 a.m to 5:30 p.m. - Adults - $25 Pre-registration, or $30 same day. 16 & under - $20 Pre-registration or $25 same day) 

- Pathway of Fame 13th Annual Induction Ceremony (10 a.m. - Free) Del Crary Park

- DBIA Jazz Festival (Noon to Midnight - Free) Millenium Park

- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo

- 2010 Mann Cup - Peterborough Lakers vs New Westminster SalmonBellies (7:45 p.m. - Adults $20, Children $15) Memorial Centre

- Mustang Drive-In  (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

 

Sunday

- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo

- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing


Have a GREAT weekend Peterborough!  Don't Stop Believin'!


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Meet the Two Dudes Behind the Excellent 'Have you seen...' Movie Rental Store

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HaveYouSeen Paul Pfeiffer and Howard Gibbs didn't know quite what they were getting into when they came up with the idea to open a movie rental store. Their friends said the concept would be an "effort in futility," and yet 8 1/2 years later Have you Seen... remains the best place to find a rental flick in the Patch.
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Get Ready for 10-Digit local dialing in the Patch (And an Additional Area Code)

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By March 12, 2011, 10-digit local calling will be mandatory for all calls made from our 705 area code, with the actual transition to 10-digit dialing starting January 15th.

We will also be gaining a new area code of 249 starting March 19th, 2011, as the 705 area code is running out of available numbers. (Existing customers get to keep their current 705 area code.)

For more info, click here and here.

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Peterborough Search 4 a Star Down to Final 10 Contestants

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The Peterborough Search 4 a Star reveal show recently took place at Showplace, where they announced the final 10 contestants:

  1. Arin Jessup
  2. Cherese Woollings
  3. Kassy Gray
  4. Clayton Middleton
  5. Dan Smith
  6. Maria DeCiccio
  7. Hillary Dumoulin
  8. Tim 'The Mad Hatter' Saylor
  9. Trilogy of J
  10. Samantha 'Sam' Windover

This talented bunch will compete in the "Peterborough’s New Years Celebration Grand Finale" on December 29th for over $5,000 in cash and prizes. Tickets will be available through Showplace.

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PtboPic: A Little Christmas in the Summer in East City

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[photo submitted by Julie Morris, @cupcakeJu]

[Tim Hortons commercial being shot]

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Local Deal of the Day: Jo Anne's Place Health Foods

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The fourth Tuesday of every month, is Customer Appreciation Day at Jo Anne's Place. There is 10% off everything in the store.

Jo Anne's Place is a health food store that has been in the area since 1976. There are three locations: 904 Water Street North, one in Lindsay, and the newest store at 1260 Lansdowne Street West.


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PtboPics: Streetfest in Downtown Peterborough

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The purpose of Streetfest on Saturday was to bring people downtown that would not have normally visited through a number of exhibits for all ages.

 

New to the festival: Skatefest

[Related: GoDowntown.ca; Taste of Downtown; Ribfest Was a Hit; Peterborough's Bars and Restaurants Rock; So What Does Peterborough's Downtown Mean to You?]

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How to Catch the Emerald Ash borer

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Trap set up in Mark S. Burnham parkSet up by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, these contraptions which you may have seen around the Patch house a trap to catch the Emerald ash borer.

These green beetles are native to Asia and were accidentally introduced to North America in the 1990s. They are an invasive species and highly destructive to Ash trees.

Already, the Emerald ash borer has killed nearly 30 million Ash trees in North America and the losses are estimated in the tens of millions of dollars.

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