Drive Thru Beer Store To Open On Lansdowne Street This Summer
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Opening soon in Peterborough
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Read MoreWireless Solutions Is Moving Into Old 7-Eleven Location
/They won't have Slurpees but they will lots of great gadgets...
Yes, a new business—Wireless Solutions—is moving into the old 7-Eleven location at 1774 Lansdowne Street West and Brealey (which closed in 2013, much to the chagrin of kids everywhere).
The store isn't open just yet, but will offer tablets, accessories, headsets, repairs, etc.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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A Revival Of "Made In Peterborough" Is In The Works
/The Made in Peterborough concept—and logo—was introduced by Peterborough Economic Development at the International Plowing Match in Peterborough County in the fall of 2006, with about 75 local products showcased. The official campaign launch was in July 2007, with a number of promotional materials produced including CHEX television segments that featured local businesses.
The campaign lost steam in recent years, but there is talk of bringing it back in some incarnation—and with the logo.
We agree with Ann Douglas, the logo rocks...
The revival of the concept is in the prelim stages with Peterborough Economic Development (PED) and Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC)...
"Our office has had preliminary discussions regarding a revival of the Made in Peterborough brand with Tonya Kraan at CFDC," Cara Walsh, Corporate Communications Coordinator with PED, tells PTBOCanada.
Walsh adds: "I can't speak to a timeline for a full roll-out, however I can let you know that with our 2015-19 Strategic Plan's focus on both Telling our Story and on Creating a Culture of Startups and Entrepreneurship, we are looking to celebrate the products, experiences, and both manufactured and grown goods that are 'Made in Peterborough'."
"We've had a number of clients tell us they would like to bring back this campaign as they participated in it when it was first launched," adds Tonya Kraan, General Manager, Peterborough CFDC. "On a personal note, when I take my son to the grocery store, I always show him the 'Made In....' stamp of products that I know are made locally."
It would be exciting to see this campaign be brought back in some form, as we celebrate all things made locally in the city.
**Learn more about CFDC here. Learn more about PED here.
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Opening Day At Silver Bean Cafe Is May 1st
/It's a homerun and grand slam! Opening Day at Silver Bean is Friday, May 1st!!
From 10 am to 11 am on Opening Day, there is also a special YWCA BEAN UP tweet-up at Silver Bean in support of the YWCA. The event will feature speaker Lynn Zimmer, Executive Director of the YWCA, talking about the important role the organization plays in our community.
Artist Brianna Gosselin will also be live-painting with the finished piece to be won by one of the monthly donors to YWCA who sign up that day.
Peterborough Writer Tweets His Fury To Future Shop & Best Buy About His Computer
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Friday, it was business as usual at Future Shops across Canada with consumers going into the store and making their purchases and such.
Peterborough-based freelance writer Philip Preville was one of them. He took his computer into the Peterborough location Friday for repairs. Saturday, he learned—along with the rest of consumers across Canada—that Future Shops were closing across the country, including Peterborough, which will be converted into a Best Buy.
Now Future Shop, and their parent company Best Buy, obviously knew the plan. But consumers didn't. Logically, Preville wouldn't have brought his computer into the store Friday to be fixed if he had known what was what about to go down.
Preville is self-employed. He relies on his computer to work, to make money. He needs his computer back. Read his tweet exchanges below to Best Buy and Future Shop—it's all so confusing who to even direct tweets to—about being got caught during a massive rebranding...
Future Shop In Peterborough Closing, Best Buy To Open In Its Place
/All Future Shops are closing across Canada, consolidating under the Best Buy brand (Future Shop's parent company). The Peterborough store has already closed, with surprised customers showing up on Saturday to the notice on the store doors.
A store spokesperson in Peterborough tells us it will re-open as a Best Buy on April 4th.
***The store will be renovated and rebranded as a Best Buy.
We do not know the status of employees at this time, and whether they retain their jobs under the Best Buy brand. Tip us.
Notice on FutureShop.ca website
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