PtboCanada's 12 Days Of Christmas: Stocking Stuffer

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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PtboCanada's 11th Day Of Christmas: BBQing at Firehouse Gourmet

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.

It's pretty easy to get two gifts from Firehouse Gourmet, as there are a fair amount of sauces that are under $10. David and Anna wanted to feature their own Firehouse Gourmet Kawartha Critter Sauce ($8.95) and The Squeal Hog Rub ($7.60).

Firehouse Gourmet is at 73 Hunter Street East, and is open Monday to Friday 10 to 6, Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Fill Up Those Holiday Shopping Passports

With all of your holiday shopping downtown make sure you take advantage of the Holiday Shopping Passports being offered again this season by the Peterborough DBIA. When you shop at participating stores downtown and spend $10 your card will be stamped, once filled your name will be entered in one of the draws for a downtown gift certificate.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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PTBOCanada's 10th Day Of Christmas: Day pass to Rock & Rope

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 is a pass to Peterborough's Rock & Rope Climbing Centre. An adult day pass is $12 and it's only $10 for students. With walls for all skill levels, this is a healthy way for exercise when the temperatures drop and you are looking for something to do. Equipment rentals and lessons are also available at an additional cost.

Rock & Rope is at 280 Perry Street, Unit 16, and is open Monday to Sunday 12 to 9.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Amazing Cover Of Neko Case Song Filmed In PCVS Stairwell Going Viral

[UPDATE December 13: It now has more than 23,000 views on YouTube.]

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This cover of Neko Case's "Star Witness" performed by PCVS students Kate Macdonald and Janelle Blanchard already has more than 17,000 views since being uploaded December 4th—and has been tweeted by Neko Case herself several times. It was recorded to draw further attention to PCVS's closure and the devastating impact it could have on our community.

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PTBOCanada's 9th Day Of Christmas: Bananagrams from The Toy Shop

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 is the award winning game Bananagrams, which is a cross between Scrabble and a crossword puzzle. You can find it at the The Toy Shop located at 176 Hunter Street West for $19.95, and it is good for all ages.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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PTBOCanada's 8th Day Of Christmas: Bath Drops at Simple

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.

If you've never been to visit Simple (370 George Street North), it's definitely a stop worth making while shopping downtown. As soon as you open the door, the aroma of soaps and bath salts fill the air. Many wonderful stocking stuffer ideas can be found at Simple so stop in and see for yourself.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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PTBOCanada's 7th Day Of Christmas: Children's Book at Titles

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 $20 and under.

We all have our collection of holiday books we cherish awaiting for this time of year to pull them back out again. Here is just one of many available at Titles Bookstore (379 George Street North).

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Downtown Parking Meters Are Going All 21st Century

No more trying to park on someone else's dime. The City of Peterborough is slowly removing the old fashioned parking meters, and converting them to the ones that print out receipts to put on your dash.

They are solar powered, but don't feature the ability to accept credit cards like their brethren in Toronto for all day parking (although it is conceivable that these meters can be upgraded to accept credit cards at some point as the compartments are there).

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Support Local Artisans At Focus Fair Indie Craft Fair At The Spill This Weekend

This year's Focus Fair takes place at The Spill this weekend (December 10th and 11th). Click here to view pictures from last year's to give you a flavour.

[Focus Fair Indie Craft Fair]

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