June 19, 2014

Flavour Fashion Launches Peterborough Inspired Fashion Line

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The Flavour design duo Mike Watt and Bryan Reid have launched a new brand developed and manufactured in Canada called PTBO NORTHERN ORIGINALS. The line comes from their "love for our city, our community, our home, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada." Available exclusively at Flavour Fashion (383 George Street North) in downtown Peterborough, this collection has a "vintage heritage campy look combined with a current street sensibility." You can also purchase PTBO Northern Originals merch online here. Here's some photos from the awesome line via their website...

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June 16, 2014

18 Adorable Animal Pictures From The Riverview Park & Zoo

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Peterborough is an awesome place. Having one of the only free zoos in existence makes it even awesomer! If you have never been—or just haven’t been in a while—we suggest you go for a visit to the Riverview Park & Zoo. In case you still weren't sure, here's a sampling of the animal friends you’ll meet when you get there via photos supplied to us from the zoo! —Aaron Elliott

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June 06, 2014

Here's A Pug Named Ruca Paddleboarding On The Otonabee

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Ruca is the unofficial mascot for Peterborough SUP (Stand Up Paddle). We got Ruca learning to paddleboard on the Otonabee this morning...

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June 03, 2014

Watch: Video That Introduced Travel Media Association Of Canada Members To Peterborough

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The Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism team just arrived back from Pittsburgh, where they formally announced they will be hosting next year's Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) Conference & AGM from June 10th to June 14th, right here in Peterborough and the Kawarthas (Pittsburgh was this year's host for TMAC). This marks the first time the well known association has chosen to host its conference in a rural destination, and will showcase our area to a large number of Canadian travel media. Here's the video the Peterborough tourism team played in Pittsburgh to showcase the area...

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism is proud to announce that they will be hosting the 2015 Travel Media Association of Canada Conference June 10-14, 2015.

[via YouTube]

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April 15, 2014

Silver Bean Café Introducing PTBOCanada Coffee Blend From Kyoto This Summer

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As a fun cross-promotion, we are delighted to announce that the Silver Bean Café will be serving a PTBOCanada Coffee this summer, a special Kyoto Coffee Blend.

As Silver Bean explains in a Facebook post announcing the promotion, "We decided to approach Tracy at Kyoto Coffee and ask her to make a special blend for us, one worthy to be called PTBOCanada Coffee. After some strenuous taste testing, I think we have settled on a blend. It is a Brazilian Peaberry and Peru Feminino coffee bean blend and we will be serving it up all summer long at the cafe. The Brazilian Peaberry is Rainforest Alliance and the Peruvian beans are Cafe Feminino."

So now you can drink us up all summer. Enjoy.

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March 20, 2014

Watch: Take A Flight In The Kawarthas

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From takeoff to landing, join in on this flight from Peterborough to Bancroft to Papineau Lake. It's pretty cool.

Flight from Peterborough, Ontario, to Bancroft and Papineau Lake.

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March 06, 2014

Old Postcards Of Lift Lock

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Through a unique partnership we have with Trent Valley Archives to bring local history to life, we bring you these gems...

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March 05, 2014

Camels Gobi And Zaya Monkeying Around In The Snow At Riverview Park & Zoo

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Yes, Gobi (a 6-year-old male) and Zaya (3-year-old female) definitely seem to dig Winter. Look at these adorable pics of them being all affectionate and playful taken recently at Riverview Park & Zoo. It starts with a snow beard and ends with a snow bath. Someone get these two a Twitter account like the sloths Porsche and Ferrari have @PtboSloths!

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March 03, 2014

Millbrook Downtown Being Transformed Into Movie Set For "Life" Starring Robert Pattinson

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[UPDATE: We got him! Robert Pattinson in Millbrook! See pics below!!]

[UPDATE 2: Moviefone.com picks up our post.]

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The Hollywood movie Life starring Robert Pattinson (Twilight film series) is filming scenes in Millbrook, Ont., near Peterborough on Tuesday (March 4th). Pattinson plays the role of Dennis Stock, the photographer for Life magazine who took many of the iconic images of James Dean. Millbrook's downtown on King Street is being transformed by the film crew into the 1950s era (see pic below), with primary scenes to be filmed at The Pastry Peddler—which will stand in as a Fifties shoe store. Pattinson will be in town for the shoot. The movie is slated for release in 2015.

UPDATE: Robert Pattinson on set below in Millbrook...