YMCA Healthy Kids Day Is This Sunday

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Spanky's Yard Sale & BBQ For Survivors Abreast

This Saturday (June 1st) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Spanky's is hosting a BBQ and yard sale to raise money for their Darling Insurance/Spanky's Downtown Dragon Boat team for Survivors Abreast. Artwork, collectables, restaurant equipment, small wares and other knick knacks will be available. Hunter Street is closed for a classic car show with live music and food vendors that day, so head on down for a great time, and to help Spanky's raise some money for a great cause. 

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LOOK: Bike Drive At Millennium Park

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Here's Pictures From The Massive Fire At Former Otonabee Dairy Farm

[UPDATED] Aftermath photos via Devon Ulrich.

ORIGINAL POST

Harrison Perkins is on scene and captured these dramatic photos that he sent to us from the scene of of a massive blaze at the old Otonabee Dairy Farm on Crowley Line. The dairy farm was being used for cash crops, according to Newswatch.

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PTBO Slideshow From Grand Opening Of Kawartha Potters Guild

This weekend marked the grand opening of the Kawartha Potters Guild new permanent location at 993 Talwood Drive. The 4,000 square foot space offers studio space for rent, a variety of classes and an upcoming Summer Day Camp (starting July 8th).

The Mayor himself showed up for a ribbon cutting ceremony and a chance to make his own plate out of clay. He surprised everyone when he turned his ordinary bowl into a pie plate, which will be auctioned off at the YWCA Empty Bowls event on June 21st. Drop on in to see and purchase work from local potters, or consider attending a class.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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DBIA Featured Post: Peterborough Inn & Suites

Nestled in at 312 George St N. between Charlotte and King St in the downtown core, Peterborough Inn & Suites makes for an amazing overnight experience. Locally owned and operated since 2009 by Jasleen Sahni and her husband Brij, the hotel offers 32 rooms that make you think you never left home. With a smaller size compared to your run of the mill overnight destination, the hotel can concentrate on the little things necessary to make your stay memorable.

With its proximity to the center of town, the hotel is within walking distance to everything you want to see in Peterborough! This brings in customers who are at events being held downtown as repeat customers all the time. The relationships built are often lasting ones with their guests.

As an added bonus, along with free parking, the hotel offers a discount card which can be redeemed at one of many downtown restaurants. The list of 21 restaurants is second to none and shows the sense of community the hotel shares with its downtown business family.

New this year and something to watch out for is the hotel being a sponsor of Peterborough Musicfest, setting up a booth at each event. At the booth, they will have all the info and reasons you'll need to make the hotel a future destination of yours!

For more on Peterborough Inn & Suites (312 George St N.), go to:
Peterboroughinn.com
Twitter: @ptboinnsuites
Phone: 705-876-6665

For more on Downtown Peterborough and the Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA), click here.

—By Aaron Elliott

About $75,000 Raised In 2013 MS Peterborough Walk

Just under $75,000 was raised at the MS Walk Sunday in Peterborough (May 26th) for programs and services for people living with Multiple Sclerosis and for research to find a cure for MS.

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For Sale: Monaghan Cafe

Here's a chance to own your own cafe! The family-run (and yummy) Monaghan Cafe is for sale. It's listed at $59,900. If you purchase it, they will even train you to get it up and running.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Dear Good Men Of Peterborough, You So Rock

Where are all the good men in Peterborough?

Like many other single women I know, I sometimes wonder if there are any good men out there. My girlfriends and I joke about it and come up with our own hypotheses for where these good men may be hiding.

When I dig a bit deeper, I realize that part of that cynicism comes from the horrible things that have been happening to women and communities in Afghanistan. But I also know that as a woman in Canada, I am still at risk for violence:

• Every week, at least one woman in Canada—and sometimes more—is murdered by a current or former partner.
• 39% of women report experiencing sexual assault sometime during their lives. 2/3 of all women victims of sexual assault are under 24.
• Violence against women costs Canada well over $4 billion each year in costs of social services, criminal justice, lost employment days and health care. The human costs are much higher.
• On any given day, over 3,000 women and 2,500 children are staying in an emergency shelter somewhere in Canada to escape domestic violence.*

My family and I are among the 14,000 women and children who have stayed at YWCA’s Crossroads Shelter since its inception in 1983.

This violence against generation after generation of women and girls has to stop.

It turns out, there is a long list of good men in Peterborough who agree—and a growing number of photos to prove it!

On Friday, May 31st, over 200 good men will slip into red high heels and walk tall against the prevalence of domestic abuse in our community. They will be supporting the YWCA’s work to provide women and their children with access to the safety and security of a women’s shelter and healing programs that provide longer-term support as they rebuild their lives.

I can’t think of anything sexier.

So if you’re in the market for good men, like the idea of seeing CEOs, bankers, firefighters, social workers, police officers and local celebrities in red high heels, you better block off your May 31st noon hour. Come and join me in cheering on these good men as they begin their walk in front of City Hall and back in bright red stilettos.

If you believe in what these men are doing and wish to encourage this kind of leadership, show your support by sponsoring a walker or a team.

If you’re a good man who has the courage to stand up, there is still time to sign up!

If you are a part of Walk A Mile In Her Shoes, please accept the sincere gratitude of at least one woman who found a healing turning point at the YWCA’s Crossroads Shelter.

Truly,

Maryam Monsef

—PTBOCanada.com contributor Maryam Monsef

*Statistics via.

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PetSmart's Grand Opening In Peterborough Is June 1st

On June 1st, PetSmart Canada opens its doors to pets and pet parents in the area at 898 Monaghan Road (Monaghan & Lansdowne St W).

To celebrate, the new store will be hosting a grand opening event at the new 13,740 square foot store with prizes and a cheque presentation to a local adoption agency.  

The store will work with local animal welfare organizations including Peterborough Humane Society and Lakefield Animal Welfare Society to help find loving, forever homes for the area's homeless pets.  

According to a release, PetSmart's products range from the necessary to the fun, including, complete nutritional care for all ages and breeds of dogs and cats, the latest toys for summer play and lifejackets for those on their way to the dock this year.  The new store will also offer PetSmart grooming and training services.

For the first fifty customers in the door by 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 1st and 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 2nd, you will receive a PetSmart gift card with a mystery value up to $50. You can also register to win a year’s supply of Nutro pet food, a 16G iPad Mini courtesy of Royal Canin, free PetSmart grooming services or dog training classes.

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