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StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Ryan Cornish & Allison Laming Of IG Wealth Management & More!
/PTBOCanada is delighted to to be running StooNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
Ryan Cornish and Allison Laming of IG Wealth Management recently announced that they now have a second office located in Cobourg at 259 Division St. The second location allows them to serve their growing clientele. The main location remains at 300 Aylmer St. North in Peterborough. Ryan and Allison provide full financial planning, financial goal setting and insurance for families, businesses, and professionals. Call them at (705) 304-1144 for info.
Ryan Cornish & Allison Laming of IG Wealth Management
Plan A is offering a unique option for anyone looking for supplemental, casual employment in the long-term care sector. Recruiter for Plan A Peterborough, Aaron McMillan says they ask for a commitment of three shifts per month to remain on the staff pool. When and where you work is completely up to you. Plan A utilizes a shift-filling software called StaffStat, which notifies all staff within each specific designation. RN’s RPN’s, PSW’s of a shift to be filled, and its first come, first served from there. Located at the Peterborough Business Hub on McDonnell Street, call Aaron at 705-243-3659 or visit jointheAteam.com.
Local media company Redstone Media Group recently launched “I Heart Saving”, a new app that takes “Shop local” to a whole new level. Owners Tim Hockley and Dana Cox say that I Heart Saving gives members deals and discounts at local merchants throughout Peterborough, with a portion of every $29.95 membership supporting a participating local charity, including Five Counties, Habitat for Humanity, Lakefield Animal Welfare Society, Camp Kawartha or Ptbo Strong. The free App is for both iOS and Android. Go to iheartsaving.com for more.
The Future Ready Business Summit 2020 is coming up on March 11th. Presented by the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce and Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development, the full morning and lunch agenda includes a keynote address by Daniel Lewis from T by Daniel, panel discussions on succession planning, the psychology of the sale, the circular economy, digitization, and marketing, mediums and messages. Breakfast and lunch are included in the $50 registration fee, as well as a professional headshot by Moss Works Photography, and some awesome swag. Check it out at peterboroughchamber.ca.
StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Emily Mae's Cookies & Sweets And More!
/PTBOCanada is delighted to to be running StooNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
Emily Mae’s Cookies & Sweets is Jen Wight’s new business. Named after her grandmothers, Jen has been building her businesses from home but recently opened a storefront location and workshop at 1135 Lansdowne St West. Whether it’s some sugar cookies decorated and personalized for a gift, wedding favor or just to brighten someone’s day, or you want to purchase supplies to make your own, or take a class to learn the tips and tricks, check out emilymaes.com or stop in.
Near North Customs Brokers now have a local presence in the name of Jamie Bradstreet. Near North offers numerous cross-border trade consulting services, freight forwarding, and more. If you find border security, trade tariffs, and changing trade agreements daunting, call Jamie Bradstreet for help at 705-868-4165, or visit nearnorthcustoms.com.
Paul McKenzie’s new business is designed to help you improve your sales systems using Salesforce, the well-known sales software platform. Paul has spent years in programming, development and database administration using Mainframe, Unix/Linux, and Windows platforms, and is now a Salesforce Platform System Administrator and App Builder. So if you want help building client relationships and unique business processes using Salesforce, contact Paul McKenzie for a demo at 705-202-6052 or visit crmapps.ca.
Don and Laurie Riley have been boaters in the Kawarthas for a long time, so when they saw that the former Water’s Edge Restaurant in Bobcaygeon was available, they jumped on the opportunity to open their own restaurant. Called Riley’s Bar and Grill, the first order of business was to renovate the building to allow them to open year-round. Open Thursday through Sunday for now, they’ll move to full hours the Victoria Day weekend. Meanwhile you can check out their unique menu items like chicken and waffle, their own Riley’s fresh baked warm bread, wraps, salads, a children’s menu and more. Go to Rileysbarandgrill.ca for more info!
StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring De.Kor & More!
/PTBOCanada is delighted to to be running StooNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
De.Kor is Karen LaRiviere’s new business. Described as a specialty shop with a focus on lighting, Karen also offers decorative furniture accessories, area carpets, throws and more, Karen brings a strong background in the local home décor business, as well as a strong design background. De.Kor is located in East City at the corner of Hunter and Mark streets, across from Mark Street Church. Stop in Monday through Saturday, or find them on Facebook here.
Lots of people are checking out a new restaurant in Lakefield. Called Shakers Diner (98 Queen St.), owner Rebecca Shakespear and her mother Lynne recently moved their business from Bobcaygeon to Lakefield, where Rebecca grew up. Located in the former Debbies Restaurant location, the building was virtually rebuilt over the last several months to create a fresh, bright new space for Shakers to serve their homestyle cooking. Open for breakfast and lunch, you’ll find classic family dishes such as meatloaf, mac and cheese, soup and sandwich specials, omelettes and more. You can find them on Facebook here.
Jane Bischoff’s company is called Nutritionistjane. A holistic nutritionist since 2005, Jane moved her company from Toronto to Peterborough. Jane can help with ulcerative colitis, crohns, and other digestive issues, and specializes in helping those on the autism spectrum. Jane can come to your home for an appointment or you can visit her home office in the North End of Peterborough. So whether it’s dealing with a specific diagnosis, or you simply want to lose a few extra pounds, you can find Jane Bischoff on Facebook, call 705.740.5092, or at her website nutritionistjane.com.
If you are looking for some office or clinic space for your business or practice, Dr. Jeff Lustig has some space available for rent within his Active Chiropractic and Wellness Centre at 401 McDonnel Street. You can reach Jeff by calling 705.743.1661.
And if you are a military veteran or a first responder, local veteran Ron LaChapelle is putting together a series of special evenings at the Branch 52 Legion on Lansdowne Street. Mark February 25th and March 31st on your calendar if you want to meet some like-minded people, and maybe even win some Leaf’s tickets. There is no charge, just show up at the Legion anytime after 7 p.m.
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StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Tree House Timber Works, Optimize Wellness Solutions & More!
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Tree House Timber Works owner Mike Adams recently announced a business expansion to a 4000 sq ft shop at 111 Robinson St in East City. Tree House uses traditional timber frame techniques—no screws, nails or other fasteners, just mortise and tenon construction. They've built everything from timber frame porches, cabins, trusses, and braces, to smaller buildings. The shift to a larger space will give Mike and his crew the capacity to cut, test-fit and store complete structures, even for large structures such as timber accents, buildings and barns. Check out thetimberworks.com for more info.
Home Instead Senior Care recently opened their office at 241 Charlotte Street. Home Instead has been in the community in a different location for over a decade. The new owners Glen and Nadine Robson both have a passion for enhancing the lives of seniors and look forward to providing personalized care, specialized support services, and education. Home Instead also advocates on behalf of seniors through national, provincial and local community initiatives including Age-friendly Peterborough. There is an Open House and ribbon cutting on Tuesday (January 28th) at 11:30 a.m. Home Instead is currently hiring caregivers and PSWs. Go to homeinstead.com to apply or call the office at 705.243.5697.
Optimize Wellness Solutions provides employee wellness consulting and programming. Owners Dana Burtt and Rochelle Malley work with companies to provide employee wellness consulting and customized wellness programs such as ergonomic assessments, fitness testing, smoking cessation, injury prevention, workshops, lunch and learns, one-on-one consultations and lots more. Visit their website for full details.
Dick Crawford is a well known local building consultant, but he is also the developer of the PKA SoftTouch Micro-Needle. The device delivers medication in a painless, safe and cost-effective way, and Dick envisions the SoftTouch system replacing the traditional needle/syringe system for many typical medications in both humans and animal healthcare. They are at the clinical trials stage and you have an opportunity to buy into the company through equity crowdfunding. Details are online at pkasofttouch.com.
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StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Merrett Home Hardware, Robert Gauvreau & More!
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Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre is undergoing a significant renovation, expanding their store by 8,000 square feet. Owner Drew Merrett says the renovation includes an expansion of their retail sales area at the front of the store, and an additional 60 feet of retail space to the East of the store. The store remains open throughout the process. Merrett Building Centre sells everything from lumber, windows, doors, kitchens, and house wares, to paint, tools, plumbing and electric.
Shout-out to Nash and Jordan Struk, the owners of the now open Hampton Inn by Hilton Peterborough (1400 Crawford Dr.). It’s a beautiful hotel, offering a number of room options, a salt water pool, free hot breakfast, free wifi, and free parking. Located right beside the new Shorelines Casino, stop in and check it out, the staff will show you around.
Congratulations to Robert Gauvreau, who just launched his new book The Wealthy Entrepreneur. Gauvreau owns the accounting firm Gauvreau and Associates, and is a partner in the Venture North Building. His book offers The Formula for Making Money and Gaining Financial Clarity in your Business. You’ll find The Wealthy Entrepreneur on Amazon, or connect with Robert Gauvreau on Facebook.
Trent Valley Honda is celebrating 45 years in business this month. The brother sister team of Monika and Frankie Carmichael carry on the legacy of their parents who opened the dealership.
And Lester Awnings is also celebrating a milestone this year—60 years in business! Joe Lester and his dad Dennis carry on the tradition started by Gerry Lester in 1960. Located at 1582 Chemong Road, visit their website here.
StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring D.M. Wills, Blue Shoes PTBO & More!
/PTBOCanada is delighted to to be running StooNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
Bruce Bonner recently stepped down as President of D.M. Wills Associates after 10 years in the role. Michael Lang is the new President and will continue to build their engineering, environmental and planning services. Bruce will continue with the firm as a senior level team member. Gord Krieger replaces Michael Lang as the Manager of Transportation. Congratulations to all.
Michael Lang, at left, succeeds Bruce Bonner (at right) as the new President of D.M. Wills.
Nufas Media is a full-service digital marketing brokerage made up of a team of young entrepreneurs and freelancers dedicated to offering a one-stop shop for new businesses for web design, branding, content creation and writing services. Partners Sean Thornton and Jordan Porter bring years of experience in the business and can cater to the specific needs of your business. Located at 144 Hunter Street, check them out nufasmedia.com.
Just getting to this now, but a shout-out to Pensieri Shoes owners Joseph Saraceni and Silvia Ferreri on the refresh and rebrand of their iconic George Street shoe store to Blue Shoes PTBO. Same owners, same staff, same great brands, just a fresh new name. Celebrating 30 years of retail, stop in to 373 George Street or find them on Facebook.
The Reframe Film festival, the annual festival of social justice documentaries, runs January 23 – 26. Tickets are available now at the GreenUP store, Watson and Lou or Happenstance in Lakefield, or online at reframefilmfestival.ca.
The Chamber of Commerce monthly ChamberAM goes Tuesday morning (January 14) from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Venture North. Stop in for a free coffee and a secret guest speaker.
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StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Jolley Painters, K9 In Motion Wellness & More!
/PTBOCanada is delighted to to be running StooNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
Doug Jolley has over 20 years in the painting business, working in Peterborough, Calgary, Toronto, and now returning to Peterborough to start his own business. Jolley Painters offers interior and exterior painting, complete drywall repair, disaster cleanup, textured ceiling repair and more. Born and raised in Peterborough, Doug provides free estimates and no job is too small. You’ll find Jolley Painters on Facebook.
Doug Jolley
Diane Richard is a Peterborough-based consultant covering everything from project management, strategic planning and product development to food safety systems, continuous improvement plans and more. She recently helped the Toronto-based etee company, well-known for their wax-coated food wrap and bags, to develop a new dish soap product—a concentrate delivered in a wax pouch. The unique plastic-free product was just listed as one of the Top 10 favourite green products on treehugger.com, one of the largest and most credible sustainability blogs in North America. Check it out at shopetee.com.
Diane Richard
etee soap
