Survivorman's Les Stroud Is Playing At The Montreal House Friday Night

Survivorman himself, Les Stroud, is visiting Peterborough to play at the Montreal House this Friday night (March 22nd) to perform. Stroud recently won Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program at the Canadian Screen Awards, and is currently on tour. He is hoping to start filming new episodes of Survivorman soon. If you're new to his music, have a peek at his concert in Bancroft and listen to his music on the Les Stroud App for iOS.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Parkway Public Information Centre Meeting No. 2 Is This Thursday

The second Parkway Public Information Centre Meeting is taking place this Thursday (March 21st) at the Evinrude Centre from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Come see the latest proposals to route traffic through our city.

"At PIC #1, held in October 2012, the Study Team presented the
problems and opportunities in the road network, the assessment of
the Alternative Solutions to address the identified problems/opportunities, preliminary Network Alternatives and the proposed evaluation criteria to assess the Network Alternatives. Since PIC #1, comments received from the public have been reviewed and considered by the Study Team and the Network Alternatives and associated evaluation criteria have been confirmed. The purpose of PIC #2 is to present the evaluation of the Network Alternatives and the Recommended Network Alternative."

Download the .PDF from the City of Peterborough to learn more. There will be a presentation at 7 p.m., with discussion afterwards.

[Related: Some Findings And Input From The Parkway Road Meeting On Impact On Community]

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Talize Is Coming to Portage Place

Talize Mississauga

[UPDATE February 27th 2014: Talize will officially open March 8th at 9 a.m.]

[UPDATE November 8th 2013: They are slated to open the beginning of 2014]

Talize (see pics above and below from Mississauga store) is coming to the Portage Place mall in Peterborough, which means new jobs (you can email Talize your resume). So what exactly is a Talize anyways?

Talize store under construction at Portage Place

Well, there are already five Talize stores in Western Ontario, with a new stores under construction in Portage Place. The stores offers vintage, new and nearly-new fashionable merchandise—with part of the proceeds going to support the Children's Wish Foundation. The selection ranges from housewares, books, toys and electronics to men's and women's clothing.

You can follow Talize on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as well as sign up for their quarterly newsletter.

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St. Louis Wings And Ribs Coming To Peterborough

A St. Louis Wings and Ribs franchise will be moving in beside the new Tim Hortons and Shoppers Drug Mart in the West end of Peterborough. Located at the Rockhaven Centre at 1875-1913 Lansdowne Street West, take a look at the Oshawa menu to see what this restaurant will offer. No word on when it's opening.

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Watch What Makes Peterborough One Of The Best Places To Live & Work

Here's a "rant" style video by the GPAEDC on what makes Peterborough a great city to live, work or start a business. It's hosted by Jef Dueck.

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Look At This Excellent Zombie Message At Paris Marine

Shelley Hermer snapped this hilarious picture at Paris Marine near Lakefield. If you see a funny sign in and around Peterborough, take a picture and email it to us or tweet us.

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PTBOPics & Coverage From Seedy Sunday

Photo by Julie Morris

The 8th Annual Seed Sale and Exchange known as Seedy Sunday took place this past Sunday at George Street United Church.  

Photo by Julie Morris

Organizer Jillian Bishop from Urban Tomato Lady estimates that there were approximately 1,300 people that stopped into this year's event. Tomato seeds were a popular item from booth to booth, with a demand for all sorts of varieties in size and colour, and there were many questions surrounding growing tomato plants on balconies.

Photo by Evan Holt

One of the revisions they made this year other than extending the hours was moving the seed exchange area into the kitchen to allow for more room for people to shop and trade with others.

Also, Jillian tells us that over $250 was raised for Seeds of Diversity.

Photo by Evan Holt

Overall, it was a very bustling day as folks gathered what they needed to begin their gardening season. So wonderful to see so many people taking advantage of such a great event sharing the same love of gardening.  

Photo by Evan Holt 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris and Evan Holt]

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Watch CBC's The National Segment On Stompin' Tom Memorial Service In Peterborough

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PtboPic: Sudbury Car Representing For Stompin' Tom Connors Tribute At Memorial Centre

The lineup continues to grow this afternoon outside the Peterborough Memorial Centre in anticipation for tonight's public memorial for Stompin' Tom Connors. The owner of this car pictured above in the Memorial Centre parking lot travelled all the way from Sudbury and was reminiscing with friends from Midland as Stompin' Tom tunes rang out from the car's speakers. The doors open at 5 p.m. tonight with the tribute beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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New Website No Casino In The City Launches In Peterborough

No Casino In The City is a new website looking to bring the latest information about the potential casino that is coming to Peterborough, and the possible negative impacts on the community. They have created a fact sheet, offer .PDF petitions to download, share upcoming dates of key meetings, and give info on what you can do to share your thoughts with others about the harmful effects of having a casino in town.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

[Related: Case Study: What Happened When Springfield Opened A Casino; The Peterborough Casino: What the OLG Isn't Telling You; Casino Would Be One Of Largest Employers]

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