Dating In The City With Match Me Peterborough's Rebecca Cooper

Rebecca Cooper's Dating in the City

Rebecca Cooper's Dating in the City

COLUMN 1 TOPIC: How to approach a woman and successfully ask her out

Before you consider dating, you need to first learn how to approach her.

Your physical image is what she first will see; she will build a quick impression of you just from your exterior shell. First impressions count. Are you a career successful, well-educated man who would like to meet a fit and attractive female? Then you need to look the part, as your inner self should influence your personal style.

Women want to be courted by someone who has made the effort to update their look with clothing that is modern and age appropriate. Also someone who is well groomed and smells absolutely charming.

Matchmaker FYI:  Women care about appearance but are far less concerned if you look like a Hollywood hunk. They are more attracted to the man inside the body.

What’s your strategy for a date? You need to have already mentally mapped out a fabulous evening with this person, and you need to let them know what kind of man you are. Women want to run into their friends or colleagues when out with a confident man so this means that taking her out to a hip restaurant in downtown Peterborough should be a part of the plan. Women also love the romantic attempts men make in movies so consider buying her a small box of delicatessen chocolates or bringing her a bottle of your favourite wine.

Confidence is eye contact with someone, smiling while shaking their hand and a comfortable stature when speaking with them. Your voice needs to project assurance with a strong masculine touch. The confidence in a man is what gets the women in the end.

A man’s morale couldn’t be any sexier in my opinion.

This is the first of bi-weekly dating columns by Rebecca Cooper appearing on PTBOCanada.com.  

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Guess The Restaurant Going In New Lansdowne Plaza

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The new plaza on Lansdowne Street that already has an RBC, Popeyes and Hakim Optical going in will soon have a new restaurant.

So far, we know that it will have a liquor licence, and here's the floor plan. Can you guess which restaurant it will be? Or that you'd like it to be?

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The Adorable Sloths At The Riverview Zoo Will Soon Be On Public Display

 [UPDATED October 4th: The sloths have moved to their new location in the Squirrel Monkey exhibit at the Primate Building. They will be available for public viewing there starting on Saturday, October 5th, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. As the zoo says, "Please keep in mind, they really do like to sleep most of the day!"

[UPDATED September 26th: Jim Moloney, Manager and Curator for Riverview, tell us "Unfortunately we have had another situation to deal with that has put us behind schedule with the sloths. At this time I'm guessing we're going to be about a week later." 

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[UPDATED:  Jim Moloney, Manager and Curator for the Riverview Zoo, tells us, "If we don't run into problems we may be able to have them on exhibit for the weekend of September 28th."]

Porsche and Ferrari, the two sloths that came to the Riverview Zoo from the flood-damaged Calgary Zoo earlier this summer, are settling nicely into their new digs. The sloths arrived at the zoo August 15th and have been in quarantine ever since to adapt to their new surroundings—if all goes well (they have passed all their medical tests so far), they should be on exhibit in the next week or so. The zoo has been tweeting photos and updates in recent weeks (see below) of the sloths as they get used to their new environment. We can't wait to meet them.

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Hakim Optical Coming To Lansdowne Street

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Hakim Optical is the latest addition to the newest plaza on Lansdowne Street, joining Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and RBC beside Chapters. No word on when it is opening.

[RelatedTake a Look at the Design for a Proposed Commercial Development Going In On Lansdowne Street]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Terry Guiel New Executive Director Of DBIA

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Terry Guiel speaking at DBIA meet after being announced as new ED 

It was announced this morning (September 18th) at the Fall DBIA meeting that Terry Guiel is the new Executive Director of the Downtown Business Improvement Area. Terry succeeds Executive Director Paul Raino, who is retiring. Terry is a professional entertainer with extensive event organizing experience. He has been employed as a law clerk at a downtown law firm the past 5 years. A former Peterborough city councillor, he has broad knowledge of city departments and procedures as well as extensive experience serving on numerous boards and committees. Of note, he organized the 2004 Flood Relief Concert featuring Gordon Lightfoot and Ronnie Hawkins, which raised $1.5 million for flood victims. 

"I feel honoured and privileged to be selected for this remarkable role and I can't wait to get started," says Guiel.  

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Peterborough Participates In Park(ing) Day This Friday

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Friday, September 20th, marks the annual worldwide PARK(ING) DAY. This is the day where cities and communities voluntarily transform parking spaces into park space for one day. This initiative is to help bring awareness for the need for more urban green space. On this day, Peterborough will be transforming a parking space on Sherbrooke Street near The Avant-Garden Shop into green space. With a little sod and some lawn furniture, a beautiful park space will be created. Check out the Facebook event for more details on Peterborough's involvement to help celebrate this great day. 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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The Amazing Story Of How Twitter Brought A Teddy Bear Back To A Peterborough Girl

Colin Purcell's little girl lost her beloved Teddy Bear on the weekend during a walk. He turned to Twitter to help bring it back to her. Here's what happened...

Then we retweeted it along with 7 others.  

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And then look what was found and brought into Walmart service desk... 

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And here's a picture of Teddy waiting for Colin's little girl... 

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The Business Beat With Stuart Harrison

ALWAYS IN BLOOM
The Flower Store on George Street—home of the famous dancing clown—has merged with, and will be known as, Always In Bloom on Charlotte Street. The George Street store is closed and owners Codi Yale and Tracey Hopcroft will now be working together to offer the same great services which include fresh flowers for funerals, weddings, and all other special occasions. The phone numbers remain the same and yes the clown will be there too!! Call 705-876-ROSE(7673) or stop by the 324 Charlotte Street location. 

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PTBOCANADA.COM
PtboCanada.com is a website about everything Peterborough, covering arts, news, media, politics, events, sports, business, tourism, food and more! Publisher Neil Morton has now created a boutique agency division offering social media orientation and training, website design, branding, video, photography, copywriting and more. Just look under “Services” at Ptbocanada.com for full details and contact information.

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THAT'S A WRAP CATERING COMPANY
Tracey Ormond is the owner operator of That's a Wrap Catering Company, offering a simple menu of healthy wraps and salads delivered to your office, work space or group setting. Located at 390 Queen St in Peterborough, Tracey shares space with Charlotte Anne's Restaurant. Visit Thatsawrapcatering.ca for details or call 705-768-7168.

QUILTS FOR CANCER PETERBOROUGH
Quilts for Cancer Peterborough provides comfort quilts for cancer patients in the Peterborough area. They have over 100 people making quilts and they depend on fundraising and donations to deliver up to 500 quilts per year. If you would like to help out, or would like to request a quilt, call 705-875-5596.


EXTRA TALK SPORTS RADIO

And check out the new radio station ramping up at 90.5 on the FM dial. Called Extra Talk Sports, the new format covers the Leafs, Jays, Petes and other local sports, plus a one hour sports talk show with John Badham. Details at Fm905.ca or just tune in.
 

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DBIA Featured Post: Glow Maternity

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Success in the small business world often depends on originality in the marketplace, or finding a need and filling a specific gap. On September 1, 2009, Shaunacy King did just that when she and her husband opened Glow Maternity, which is now located in The Loft at 188 Hunter St. under the big red awning.
 
Before opening their business, originally on George St, Shaunacy realized that there was a need in Peterborough for a maternity specific boutique and prenatal studio. So they put her idea to work and created what is now the only maternity and baby specific studio/boutique in the city.

While other stores might focus solely on retail and sales for the journey into parenthood, Glow Maternity offers an all-encompassing experience with classes, workshops and programs that take parents from pregnancy through the birthing process and into raising their newborns. The  cornerstone of Glow these past four years has been its motto and like-named prenatal course: BELLY, BIRTH AND BEYOND!
 
What separates Glow from other maternity stores is the studio space where they teach various classes and workshops with friendly, knowledgeable, qualified instructors. With courses and workshops focusing on both pre- and post-natal, the studio space is always busy! The Bellies, Birth and Beyond course is one of the area's most popular for soon-to-be parents, and their pre- and post-natal Yoga courses are also a big hit for the bonding and fitness aspect that it provides!
 
The retail boutique side of Glow Maternity, which now focuses on essentials and locally made items, covers a wide array of product options. Gently used maternity apparel under $20, muslin blankets, custom bedding, cloth diapers, nursing products and locally made carriers are a just a few of the many items available in their studio boutique. While they do sell mainstream brands, Glow has always placed an emphasis on Canadian and locally made goods produced by many people in and around our community. If the situation is right, they are happy to sell for other local entrepreneurs who don’t have the opportunity to sell out of their own stores!
 
An appealing aspect about the owner of this maternity business is that Shaunacy is also a mother of two and a Labour Doula who offers Birth Services to clients outside and within the actual shop! The passion that she has for helping parents during all stages of their parenting journey can be felt from the minute you walk into her visually appealing new space on Hunter St.
 
Being located in the tightknit small business community on Hunter St. has allowed Shaunacy to experience the amazing everyday feel of downtown Peterborough. She loves the sense of pride that the owners around her have for their businesses and appreciates the sense of loyalty they show to each other and to the customers she happily meets. It is because of all this that Glow Maternity takes part in a 3 for 1 Cloth Diaper Program which donates 1 cloth diaper for every 3 sold to families who desire them but can’t essentially afford them.

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For more on Glow Maternity, go to:

Web: Glowmaternitystudio.com
Facebook: Glow Maternity
Phone: (705) 874-6673
Twitter: @GlowMatStudio

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

By Aaron Elliott

Renowned Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Stanley Kutcher Speaking At Ontario Shores

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Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is inviting parents to an evening symposium on Adolescent Mental Health next Wednesday, September 18th. Dr. Stanley Kutcher, leading adolescent psychiatrist, will provide an interactive presentation giving parents important adolescent mental health tools and information. Ontario Shores will also present its amazing adolescent mental health documentary short, Talk to Someone: You’re Not Alone.

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Dr. Stanley Kutcher

Both local school boards in Peterborough—PVNCCDSB and KPR—are participating in mental health literacy training with Ontario Shores next week. Dr. Kutcher along with CMHA National Office created the curriculum that the teachers and allied support staff will be trained on in area schools. As part of this, Ontario Shores is offering this free interactive parent night with Dr. Kutcher at Ontario Shores.

The symposium takes place September 18th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Lecture Theatre, Building 5, Level 2 Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, 700 Gordon St., in Whitby, Ontario.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Debbie Lenehan at 905.430.4055 ext. 6135

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