DBIA Featured Post: Electric City Bread Company

One of Downtown Peterborough’s newest ventures, located at 165 Sherbrooke St, is the beautifully laid out Electric City Bread Company. Owned and operated by Jordan Podiama, who runs the front of the house, and Jeremy Fletcher who works as a chef/baker, the bakery is aiming to bring back the craft of in-house baking to the downtown core.

The warm and cozy setting they have established is home to some of the finest bakery creations you will ever experience. They make their own bread, tarts, croissants, pie, soups and even butcher meat inside the premises. Jeremy and Jordan both share an appreciation for the farming community and locally produced goods, and thus everything you will taste inside the bakery is fresh and comes right from inside our community.

While their menu rotates, they always use what’s available with the seasons, and they pride themselves on using as many organic products as humanly possible in their creations. In creating baked goods and butchering meat (which they do on the days the bakery is closed on Sundays and Mondays) on site, they also like bringing to the table something that is of educational value to their valued customers.

Jeremy and Jordan, who along with her partner Matt also assists at the bakery, originally worked together in the Muskokas and had been dreaming of opening a shop of their own. It was when Peterborough was suggested as a great spot that they searched out the area and found a spot they felt would best suit what they wanted to create. What helped them choose the Sherbrooke St location was its proximity to water and the airy feeling that they could still sense while being located just on the outskirts of a booming downtown. They found their store to be in great shape, to have lots of space, and to have one of the easiest landlords they had ever dealt with.

Even though they have only been operating for a handful of months, Jordan and Jeremy have managed to forge many great relationships with not only their neighbours, but with a few other local busineses in town who sell some of their creations. Elements, The Pasta Shop, and JoAnne’s Place are a few locally owned and operated businesses where you’ll find Electric City Bread Company products on the shelves.

Jordan and Jeremy are really happy with the community of Peterborough that they have moved to and been accepted by, and really love the vibrancy, personality, nature, and potential that they see every day.

They currently serve both breakfast and lunch with plans of expanding to a dinner menu in the near future. If you’re looking for a new food experience downtown and enjoy food that is handcrafted on site, we suggest you give them a try! You’ll be happy you did.

For more on Electric Bread Company (165 Sherbrooke St), go to:

Twitter: @ElectricBreadCo
Facebook: Electric Bread Company
Phone: (705) 874-8055

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—By Aaron Elliott

Giant Tiger Moving To 18,557 Square Foot Retail Building On Lakefield Road

The Giant Tiger store on the road to Lakefield—near the Selwyn Outreach Centre—will be moving across the street to a larger location, the Lakefield Herald reports.

Current location

The construction of the 18,557 square foot retail building means there will also be some modifications to County Rd. 29 (Lakefield Road), as a southbound right turn lane and a northbound left turn lane will be required.

[Lakefield Herald; image via Giant Tiger website]

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The Business Beat With Stu Harrison

Karri Dalton-Hull has just launched Stunning Mobile Solutions, a full service Mobile Marketing agency that will help you create a mobile marketing solution. Stunning Mobile Solutions specializes in mobilizing your website so it's easy to see on a tablet or phone, developing business apps, SMS Marketing, and training/consulting services. The website is StunningMobileSolutions.com or call Karri at 705-656-2469.

360 Wellness Clinic is a new multidisciplinary clinic that opened recently at 311 George St N, Suite 203. Therapists Seana Collins Mander, Brooke Vlachos, Leanne Malcolm, and Darian Glaske offer Registered Massage Therapy, Reflexology, Esthetics, and Bowen therapy. There is an Open House on Wednesday, September 25th from 3 pm to 8 pm including door prizes, meet the therapists and a free yoga class at 5 pm!  Call 705-400-8454.

Burrow is a home boutique located at 188 Hunter St. W, Unit 7. Owner Megan Currie offers a selection of home decor items that range from small gifts to mid-sized furniture pieces, as well as lighting fixtures and decor for baby and kids. Open Tuesday through Sunday, you can visit the website at Burrowhome.ca.

The Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is hosting ten to fifteen Eastern & Northern Ontario Federal MPs for a working breakfast to discuss topics of interest to the region. The breakfast is this Thursday (Sept 26th) from 7:30 to 9 am at the Holiday Inn Peterborough Waterfront. If you want your voice heard on issues such as the Trent Severn Waterway, you’ll find the details online at Peterboroughchamber.ca.

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DBIA Featured Post: Tribal Voices

In this day and age, it’s not as common as it once was to follow through on your education and actually work in the same field afterwards. Taking a passion for learning and transferring that into a fulfilling business though is exactly what Kris Gulyas, owner of Tribal Voices, did!

Having an interest in travel and studying International Studies in her post-secondary education, Kris wanted to open a store to show what she was interested in.

Located at 179 Charlotte St., and having just celebrated its 20th anniversary in May, the business has undergone many changes over the years. For one, Kris met her husband and now co-owner Johni Doy while dealing with an exporter company overseas in Indonesia many years ago. Also, Tribal Voices originally opened across the street from its current main store on Charlotte St where Cosmic Charlies is currently located.

With the business doing so well and a need for more space, they made the move and were happy to be able to stay in the same vicinity. Since then, they have opened other operations in Kingston, Port Hope and also at Fowlers Corners, and these ventures are family run across the board!

As one could guess, Tribal Voices has a very international flare to it. They offer high end products from jewelry, arts, and crafts all the way to clothes and even furniture from countries such as Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Hong Kong and Italy. Because they deal with products mainly coming from overseas, Kris and Johni have made sure that they only purchase fair traded products. Nothing you will find in the store comes from any exporter who they feel uncomfortable with. They always make sure to be careful who they deal with and extensively research before purchasing.

Having been in the Peterborough community for such a long time, the owners at Tribal Voices make sure they take part in giving back to the city they live and do business in. They regularly donate to local charities such as the Cancer Society, while also giving away products to worthy cause silent auctions and have even taken part in local fun fairs!

One initiative that Tribal Voices is proud to have taken part in is in sponsoring medical brigades which have gone overseas to help villagers in Johni’s native Indonesia. This has been done three times, taking local medical staff back to bring basic medical assistance to people who normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to receive it. Staff from the store has literally gone over to assist with this great cause.

Being located in downtown on one of Peterborough’s busiest streets has allowed Tribal Voices to experience the best that our downtown has to offer. Kris and Johni love the vibrancy of the area they are in and invite you to come in and experience a taste of tribal culture you won’t find anywhere else!

For more on Tribal Voices (179 Charlotte St.), go to:

Facebook: Tribal Voices 
Phone: 705.876.7714
Website: Coming Soon!

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—By Aaron Elliott

Smoke's Poutinerie Coming To Peterborough

Smoke's Poutinerie, which has been serving heaps of delicious poutine across Canada for years, is now coming to Peterborough. The new location will be at 304 George Street, Unit 4 (up the flight of stairs).

You can stay up to date with Smoke's on Facebook and Twitter. 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Guess The Restaurant Going In New Lansdowne Plaza

The new plaza on Lansdowne Street that already has an RBC, Popeyes and Hakim Optical going in will soon have a new restaurant.

So far, we know that it will have a liquor licence, and here's the floor plan. Can you guess which restaurant it will be? Or that you'd like it to be?

[Related: Take a Look at the Design for a Proposed Commercial Development Going In On Lansdowne Street, Hakim Optical Coming to Lansdowne Street]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Hakim Optical Coming To Lansdowne Street

Hakim Optical is the latest addition to the newest plaza on Lansdowne Street, joining Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and RBC beside Chapters. No word on when it is opening.

[Related: Take a Look at the Design for a Proposed Commercial Development Going In On Lansdowne Street]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Terry Guiel New Executive Director Of DBIA

Terry Guiel speaking at DBIA meet after being announced as new ED 

It was announced this morning (September 18th) at the Fall DBIA meeting that Terry Guiel is the new Executive Director of the Downtown Business Improvement Area. Terry succeeds Executive Director Paul Raino, who is retiring. Terry is a professional entertainer with extensive event organizing experience. He has been employed as a law clerk at a downtown law firm the past 5 years. A former Peterborough city councillor, he has broad knowledge of city departments and procedures as well as extensive experience serving on numerous boards and committees. Of note, he organized the 2004 Flood Relief Concert featuring Gordon Lightfoot and Ronnie Hawkins, which raised $1.5 million for flood victims. 

"I feel honoured and privileged to be selected for this remarkable role and I can't wait to get started," says Guiel.  

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The Business Beat With Stuart Harrison

ALWAYS IN BLOOM
The Flower Store on George Street—home of the famous dancing clown—has merged with, and will be known as, Always In Bloom on Charlotte Street. The George Street store is closed and owners Codi Yale and Tracey Hopcroft will now be working together to offer the same great services which include fresh flowers for funerals, weddings, and all other special occasions. The phone numbers remain the same and yes the clown will be there too!! Call 705-876-ROSE(7673) or stop by the 324 Charlotte Street location. 

PTBOCANADA.COM
PtboCanada.com is a website about everything Peterborough, covering arts, news, media, politics, events, sports, business, tourism, food and more! Publisher Neil Morton has now created a boutique agency division offering social media orientation and training, website design, branding, video, photography, copywriting and more. Just look under “Services” at Ptbocanada.com for full details and contact information.

THAT'S A WRAP CATERING COMPANY
Tracey Ormond is the owner operator of That's a Wrap Catering Company, offering a simple menu of healthy wraps and salads delivered to your office, work space or group setting. Located at 390 Queen St in Peterborough, Tracey shares space with Charlotte Anne's Restaurant. Visit Thatsawrapcatering.ca for details or call 705-768-7168.

QUILTS FOR CANCER PETERBOROUGH
Quilts for Cancer Peterborough provides comfort quilts for cancer patients in the Peterborough area. They have over 100 people making quilts and they depend on fundraising and donations to deliver up to 500 quilts per year. If you would like to help out, or would like to request a quilt, call 705-875-5596.

EXTRA TALK SPORTS RADIO
And check out the new radio station ramping up at 90.5 on the FM dial. Called Extra Talk Sports, the new format covers the Leafs, Jays, Petes and other local sports, plus a one hour sports talk show with John Badham. Details at Fm905.ca or just tune in.
 

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DBIA Featured Post: Glow Maternity

Success in the small business world often depends on originality in the marketplace, or finding a need and filling a specific gap. On September 1, 2009, Shaunacy King did just that when she and her husband opened Glow Maternity, which is now located in The Loft at 188 Hunter St. under the big red awning.
 
Before opening their business, originally on George St, Shaunacy realized that there was a need in Peterborough for a maternity specific boutique and prenatal studio. So they put her idea to work and created what is now the only maternity and baby specific studio/boutique in the city.

While other stores might focus solely on retail and sales for the journey into parenthood, Glow Maternity offers an all-encompassing experience with classes, workshops and programs that take parents from pregnancy through the birthing process and into raising their newborns. The  cornerstone of Glow these past four years has been its motto and like-named prenatal course: BELLY, BIRTH AND BEYOND!
 
What separates Glow from other maternity stores is the studio space where they teach various classes and workshops with friendly, knowledgeable, qualified instructors. With courses and workshops focusing on both pre- and post-natal, the studio space is always busy! The Bellies, Birth and Beyond course is one of the area's most popular for soon-to-be parents, and their pre- and post-natal Yoga courses are also a big hit for the bonding and fitness aspect that it provides!
 
The retail boutique side of Glow Maternity, which now focuses on essentials and locally made items, covers a wide array of product options. Gently used maternity apparel under $20, muslin blankets, custom bedding, cloth diapers, nursing products and locally made carriers are a just a few of the many items available in their studio boutique. While they do sell mainstream brands, Glow has always placed an emphasis on Canadian and locally made goods produced by many people in and around our community. If the situation is right, they are happy to sell for other local entrepreneurs who don’t have the opportunity to sell out of their own stores!
 
An appealing aspect about the owner of this maternity business is that Shaunacy is also a mother of two and a Labour Doula who offers Birth Services to clients outside and within the actual shop! The passion that she has for helping parents during all stages of their parenting journey can be felt from the minute you walk into her visually appealing new space on Hunter St.
 
Being located in the tightknit small business community on Hunter St. has allowed Shaunacy to experience the amazing everyday feel of downtown Peterborough. She loves the sense of pride that the owners around her have for their businesses and appreciates the sense of loyalty they show to each other and to the customers she happily meets. It is because of all this that Glow Maternity takes part in a 3 for 1 Cloth Diaper Program which donates 1 cloth diaper for every 3 sold to families who desire them but can’t essentially afford them.

For more on Glow Maternity, go to:

Web: Glowmaternitystudio.com
Facebook: Glow Maternity
Phone: (705) 874-6673
Twitter: @GlowMatStudio

For more on Downtown Peterborough and the Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA), click here.

—By Aaron Elliott