WestJet employees have voted overwhelmingly to endorse the company's plans to launch a regional airline subsidiary starting in 2013 with smaller planes to be added to the fleet, according to this CBC story. And Peterborough is mentioned as one of the possible new destinations to be added in this CBC TV report...
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 GPA EDC Board Chair - Tom Sayer |
 MPP Jeff Leal with encouraging words for small businesses |
Yesterday at the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (210 Wolfe Street), the 2011 EPIC Ventures Winners were recognized for their contributions to Peterborough and area.
Jo Anne’s Place Health Foods was a GPA EDC EPIC Ventures Winner, and its Senior Manager Paul Hudson was pleasantly surprised with being rewarded it...
Larry Franks is the Vice-President of Information Technology Services at the Peterborough Utilities Group. Read about some exciting news that recently happened to his department...
With Canada suffering less than most industrial nations from the global economic malaise, we tend to think that we are ahead in the economic "game". In fact, for more than a decade we have lagged behind in productivity—e.g. production of goods and services per worker—than most industrial nations.
Each year, the gap between us and other more productive nations gets bigger. We talk—more like whisper—about this, but we rarely do anything concrete about it. We wait for something to happen that will turn us around. Maybe a decade of waiting is long enough. It is time to act.
In 2012, let's stop waiting for big government, bigger corporations, the rest of the world, or the "universe" to do it for us and do what it takes, right here in Peterborough, to become more productive.
Think of it this way. We, in Peterborough, have received a Christmas present—a new jigsaw puzzle. In its sturdy box, the puzzle contains all the pieces we need to solve the productivity puzzle. We've unwrapped the puzzle, looked at the picture on the front of the box, but we have not yet opened the box. Between Christmas and New Years, we've talked to family and friends about the picture on the box (no one seems to know exactly what it is—kind of abstract, it seems), so we still haven’t opened it.
According to the instructions, there are pieces that represent aspects of the work being done at Fleming College, Trent University, PRHC, OMNR, GE, Siemens, SGS Lakefield Research, Rolls Royce, QTG Pepsico-Frito Lay, Operitel, McColl Turner, LLF, Merit Precision, Steel Works, Page Design, the City and County of Peterborough, a vibrant and creative downtown, talented and ambitious people, and enough technology to sustain much larger communities than Peterborough.
Still, we’re talking more about putting the pieces together than actually trying to do it. We are not alone in this. Many communities are in the same situation. The competitive reality is that the community that puts the puzzle together first will reap the greatest economic benefit.
When we finally open the box and spread the pieces on the table, there is one thing we can be sure of: The puzzle will not be put together by the invisible hand of the market. It will only come together from our will to act, and the action itself.
We, in Peterborough, have all the pieces—resources—we need but we need to complete it, but we need a new way to put this difficult puzzle together. Old ways of putting puzzles together simply will not work. We need to creatively and collectively find new ways to solve the puzzle; news ways to benefit from the resources available for us to use.
And we need to do it right here in Peterborough.
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[Contributed by PtboCanada's Tom Phillips Ph. D. Phillips is Economist & Sustainability Director - Greater Ptbo Innovation Cluster.]
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Start your Christmas weekend off right with a trip to the Farmers Market, which is still open this Saturday (although some vendors might not be there).
They are also open next Saturday, December 31st.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Gerri's Arts and Crafts has a permanent location at 2075 Davis Road, but just recently opened a second location for at least the holiday season in the lower level of Peterborough Square. If you're a teacher or a parent, this is the spot to go for all your Crayola needs. They have just about everything you can imagine for bargain prices!
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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With Christmas just around the corner, it doesn't have to be expensive or difficult to find a unique little something for that special someone. To help you find a gift, here is PTBOCanada's 12 Days of Christmas - 12 Local Gifts for $20 and under.
Pocky Sticks are pretty popular these days, pretty tasty and come in all sorts of sizes and prices at East Grocery from $3 and up.
East Grocery is located at 404 George St North, and is open Monday to Friday 10:00 am to 9:30 p.m., Saturday 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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The Canada Post Holiday shipping deadlines are fast approaching! If you are planning to get your Holiday cards or a package delivered in time for that special someone, it is time to get down to your local Canada Post outlet.
Here is Canada Post's suggested mailing deadlines...
Holiday Cards
Local Delivery: December 19
Within Ontario: December 16
Outside Ontario: December 15
Holiday Packages
Regular Parcels: December 12
Xpresspost: December 21
Priority Next A.M.: December 22
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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With Christmas just around the corner, it doesn't have to be expensive or difficult to find a unique little something for that special someone. To help you find a gift, here is PTBOCanada's 12 Days of Christmas - 12 Local Gifts for $20 and under.
Today's gift can be found at the Canadian Canoe Museum's gift shop. The Canadian Canoe Company book by Ken Brown is only $20 and covers the entire history of of the Canadian Canoe Company with plenty of great photos.
The Canadian Canoe Museum is located at 910 Monaghan Road, and is open Monday to Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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