PMZ's Video From Strutt 4 Kids Fashion Show

Several hundred people flocked to The Market Hall in downtown Peterborough last night to take in Strutt Central's Strutt 4 Kids Fashion Show. The event featured fashion from several local stores and raised more than $25,000 for Five Counties Children's Centre. Not only did the event showcase the latest fashions but it was also a chance for Deejay Dassylva to showcase her athleticism. Deejay, a member of the local fire spinning troupe The Pyro Flys, wowed the crowd with this jaw dropping hoola hoop act below.

Also, Theresa Longo was one of the guest emcees at last night's Strutt 4 Kids; she walked the runway plus introduced the latest clothing lines from Flavour Fashion, Plush Boutique and Save Our Soles. Here she is...

—by PTBOCanada's Scott Arnold

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Hero Bystander Gets Into Car To Turn It Off After Suspected Drunk Driver Passes Out Approaching Intersection

UPDATED: Sarah Healey is the hero bystander. Read her tweets below the police release...  

From a Peteborough Lakefield police release today...

Impaired Arrest:
On October 3, 2013 at approximately 4:30 p.m. the accused appeared passed out behind the wheel of his motor vehicle while at a stop light at Brealey Drive and Lansdowne Street.  The vehicle was slowly approaching the intersection.  A bystander was able to help stop the vehicle, turn it off and remove the keys from the ignition.  Police fire and ambulance were notified.  As a result of the investigation, Bogdan Ranic, 50 of Lansdowne Street was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired, driving with more than 80 mg of alcohol in blood and fail or refuse to provide sample.  He was held in custody and will appear in court today (October 4, 2013).

Can't believe that just happened, drunk driver at 4:30 on a Thursday... I wish people would realize they could kill someone driving impaired

— S☮ (@saraahhealey) October 3, 2013

Here I go being all nice, saving some drunk drivers life #normalday Ps. Buddy it's 4:30 on a Thursday, you couldn't have waited till later?

— S☮ (@saraahhealey) October 3, 2013

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Adam Scott Senior Football Team Hosting BBQ To Build Awareness Around Suicide Prevention

More on Team 55 here, and they're on Facebook here.

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Column No. 2: Dating In The City With Match Me Peterborough's Rebecca Cooper

COLUMN 2 TOPIC: Tips on how to successfully date when using a Matchmaker

Anyone can hire a matchmaker, but if you want the most bang for your buck, then make sure you are putting in the effort on your end as well. Here are eight great tips on how to successfully date when using a Matchmaker:

1. Be emotionally ready to meet someone new: It’s important to take the time after a split to heal from any pain before moving forward. There is a huge difference when it comes to wanting to date, and being ready to date. So before you consider joining any type of service, you should ask yourself, “Are you ready to date again?”

2. It’s important to be realistic when looking for a compatible match. If you have been actively on the market for more than two years and have not had even one second date, then you need to re-evaluate your expectations.

3. Take a good look at your outer shell. Looks matter: YOU are the first thing people see when they meet you so make sure you are representing yourself the way you want to be perceived.

4. Tell the world you are ready to start dating. Allowing your family and friends to know you're single really sets the stance, and they’ll keep their eyes and ears opened for you when hearing about single friends and colleagues. Keep the way you go about meeting singles confidential, it’s only your business.

5. It’s important to imagine yourself dating. Start to think about meeting new people and finding love.

6. Keep a positive attitude! If you start thinking that you will never meet this person, then you are setting the mood for failure.

7. Patience is a virtue…. What is the rush anyway?

8. Be open to dating advice. Having a dating expert with you and assisting you in the process gives you an opportunity to learn and grow. Take advantage of this!

This is the second of bi-weekly dating columns by Rebecca Cooper appearing on PTBOCanada.com. Read her first one here.

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Look: The New Train Tunnel Portals At The Zoo Are Awesome

The Riverview Park & Zoo has done a facelift on their tunnel portals on their miniature train ride, and now they are both complete. Here's pictures via their Facebook page.  

The Bramhope tunnel portal which was used to create the south tunnel facade.

New portal facade at north end of tunnel.

The Hoosac tunnel portal which was used to create the north portal facade.

New portal facade at south end of tunnel.

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The Business Beat With Stu Harrison

Mark Loescher has moved his well known business, Mark’s Finer Diner, into Peterborough at 128 Lansdowne Street. You’ll find the same great food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, catering and eat in or take out, plus a licensed bar and lounge upstairs called Your Place. The lounge is currently running a logo contest with an entry deadline of this Friday (October 4).  Details at Marksfinerdiner.com or find them on Facebook.
 
Lawrence Smoot’s company, Virtual Man Friday, offers virtual assistant services such as data entry, research, Webpage or blog content, as well as meeting planning, real estate photography, location scouting and personal concierge. Lawrence has a Masters of Public Administration and over 25 years of administrative experience.  Visit Virtualmanfriday.net or call 705-927-5056.
 
Sofie Andreau and Winston Bromley have just launched the Social Media Business Institute.  They offer organizations and individuals an all inclusive self paced social media learning platform. In the Social Media Fast Track certification program, members are trained in Strategy & Planning, Management, Measurement, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Video, Pinterest & eNewsletters. Plus there is a live training session on October 9. Details at Socialmediabusinessinstitute.com.

To submit your new business to Stu's "The Business Beat", click here.

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Greater Peterborough's #VitalSignsPTBO 2013 Report Is Out & Shows Our Sense Of Community Belonging Is Off The Charts

The Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough (CFGP) has released their first Vital Signs report on the community. It captures a snapshot of our community that measures its vitality—needs, strengths, and trends—and supports action on issues that are critical to our quality of life here. CFGP is one of 26 community foundations across Canada participating in this important initiative. Among the findings, the report reveals that our sense of community belonging is much higher than the rest of Ontario (see chart below). It also reveals areas of improvement needed—for example, 10 in 100 people here live in poverty. We've captured some screen grabs from the report below, but you can read—and share—the entire report here. And keep the discussion going on Twitter and Facebook at hashtag #VitalSignsPTBO.

 [Vital Signs Peterborough; #VitalSignsPTBO]

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The Story Behind Jeff Macklin's New Book "Neighbourhoods - An Anthology of Words and Visual Art"

Peterborough artisan Jeff Macklin has created a wonderful new analog chapbook Neighbourhoods - An Anthology of Words and Visual Art. This limited edition was produced in downtown Peterborough, with full colour plates throughout and letterpress printed two colour covers, and insert with a hand-sewn binding. An Artsweek Peterborough 2013 project, it features a range of fiction, short anecdotes, photography, paintings and prose about and for the people who live in the neighbourhoods of Peterborough. "Local artists and writers have very little formal voice outside of the internet where they have have their works published," Macklin tells us, adding, "This chapbook represents a love for the printed page, which is undervalued overall, but still has a place in our culture—especially our local culture." Below are some of the pages from the book, which you can purchase here.

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Iron Chef Competition This Wednesday At Peterborough Downtown Farmers' Market

Awesome idea...  This Wednesday (October 2nd), four local chefs will be given identical baskets containing lots of seasonal fall produce, local meat and cheese, and other market goods. They will also be given $10 to buy a secret ingredient of their choosing from any market vendor. Starting at 10:00 a.m., Chefs will be given 1.5 hours to create a seasonal dish onsite that will be sampled and rated by a panel of guest judges. One local Chef will be crowned the 1st Annual Market Iron Chef by creating an innovative dish that showcases local products, uses everything in the basket and is of course, delicious. Chefs include Brad Watt from RARE Grill House, Martin Vanden Anker from Holiday Inn, Ursula Fugger from Elmhirst Resort and Steve Hancock from St. Veronus. Remaining portions will be given out to market-goers to sample and enjoy.

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Art For Awareness Presents Erasing The Stigma

Art for Awareness, a local theatre group, is getting ready for their first original production to hit the stage at the Adam Scott auditorium. Erasing the Stigma, a multimedia dance performance, runs October 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th at 8 p.m., and seeks to normalize the stories of those living with mental illness.  Arts for Awareness has partnered with Canadian Mental Health Association, The Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, the LYNX Early Psychosis Intervention Program, and the Human Services & Justice Coordinating Committee for this show. Tickets are available at Black Honey and at the door. If you saw their first show Next to Normal, you'll know how talented and passionate this group is!

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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