Neil Young Museum Exhibit Opens In Lindsay

photo of exhibit via Youngtown Rock & Roll Museum Facebook page

After close to eight years of operation, the volunteer run Youngtown Rock and Roll Museum closed its doors in Omemee on September 27th, 2014 due to time commitments and costs of operation. (Omemee was one of the places Neil Young spent his formative years, and is the inspiration for many of his songs.)

The good news is a smaller commemorative exhibit from the museum has now opened in nearby Lindsay at The Olde Gaol Museum.

Called The New Youngtown Museum Exhibit, it showcases a number of select artifacts and memorabilia that have been enjoyed by thousands of visitors to their former Omemee location.

**For more information and hours of operation, visit the Olde Gaol Museum website or check out the Youngtown Museum Exhibit Facebook page.

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Peterborough Writer Tweets His Fury To Future Shop & Best Buy About His Computer

Friday, it was business as usual at Future Shops across Canada with consumers going into the store and making their purchases and such.

Peterborough-based freelance writer Philip Preville was one of them. He took his computer into the Peterborough location Friday for repairs. Saturday, he learned—along with the rest of consumers across Canada—that Future Shops were closing across the country, including Peterborough, which will be converted into a Best Buy.

Now Future Shop, and their parent company Best Buy, obviously knew the plan. But consumers didn't. Logically, Preville wouldn't have brought his computer into the store Friday to be fixed if he had known what was what about to go down.

Preville is self-employed. He relies on his computer to work, to make money. He needs his computer back. Read his tweet exchanges below to Best Buy and Future Shop—it's all so confusing who to even direct tweets to—about being got caught during a massive rebranding...

Friday I took my computer in to @FutureShop in @Ptbo_Canada. @GeekSquad said they'd call Saturday. Now I learn FUTURESHOP IS CLOSED FOREVER

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

HEY @FutureShop AND @BestBuy MY COMPUTER IS HOSTAGE TO YOUR IDIOCY. HOW DO I GET IT BACK????!??

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville Thanks for your Q. We'll contact you directly when your computer is fixed to arrange a pick up. More info: http://t.co/Nzr4nnHSfq

— Future Shop (@FutureShop) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop And when will that be? It was supposed to be ready today. My livelihood is on hiatus while you guys rebrand. Unacceptable.

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop My computer was supposed to be fixed today. Period. Had I been told it would take any longer I'd have never left it with you.

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop So if my computer's not fixed on Monday morning when I must return to work, what will you do to help me?

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop I am self-employed. That computer truly is my livelihood. You cannot leave me wondering when you'll get around to it.

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville @FutureShop You should be addressing these to @BestBuy, I doubt anyone is monitoring the other account any more

— John Corbett (@CorComm) March 29, 2015

Hey @BestBuyCanada, please see my feed regarding dispute with @FutureShop. While you're busy rebranding you're leaving me unable to work.

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville @FutureShop Pretty sure that you are not among their top 1000 priorities now. Too bad, but time to start shitting on BestBuy now

— Steve Legler (@slegler64) March 29, 2015

.@slegler64 @FutureShop @BestBuyCanada Let's ask them. Hey, corporation: where do "customers" rank on your list of rebranding priorities?

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

.@CorComm Did you notice? @FutureShop just favorited your tweet, as if to say, "hey @BestBuyCanada, you deal with this angry guy."

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville We want to help you, but can't on social media. Please call 1-866-BEST-BUY to speak to Cust Service. Pls let us know how it went.

— Future Shop (@FutureShop) March 29, 2015

.@FutureShop @BestBuyCanada Get it straight Einstein. You have my number. I'll be here on social media until you call me.

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

We are not alone “@Alor_PinProject: WTF @FutureShop I was getting my laptop fixed how am I gonna get it back now?? #fail”

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

@ppreville We'd like to escalate this & get your computer back to you. Pls send us all the details at twelp@bestbuycanada.ca. Thank you.

— Best Buy Canada (@BestBuyCanada) March 29, 2015

.@BestBuyCanada All the details are in your @Ptbo_Canada store, with my computer and my contact info. Go get them. That'd be "escalating."

— Philip Preville (@ppreville) March 29, 2015

Now let's hope for a Hollywood ending that Preville can write about it—and tweet about—on his fixed computer Monday morning.

Because customer service is everything for corporations, right?

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Future Shop In Peterborough Closing, Best Buy To Open In Its Place

All Future Shops are closing across Canada, consolidating under the Best Buy brand (Future Shop's parent company). The Peterborough store has already closed, with surprised customers showing up on Saturday to the notice on the store doors.

A store spokesperson in Peterborough tells us it will re-open as a Best Buy on April 4th.

***The store will be renovated and rebranded as a Best Buy.

We do not know the status of employees at this time, and whether they retain their jobs under the Best Buy brand. Tip us.

Notice on FutureShop.ca website

@Ptbo_Canada @FutureShop going to be a @BestBuy pic.twitter.com/YW1XAOMakA

— Lesley Givens (@lesleygivens) March 28, 2015

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Peterborough's 2015 Big Bike Event Fast Approaching, Looking For Teams

The Heart and Stroke Foundation's local chapter is looking for teams for this year's Big Bike Event in Peterborough.

The big bike not only promotes a great cause, it is also a billboard that moves around downtown Peterborough and promotes the businesses and organizations that take part.

Teams can be staff, friends, family, survivors or a memorial team riding in memory of a loved one. The Peterborough ride takes place on May 11, 12, 13 and 14th (Monday to Thursday), and starts and ends across from Peterborough Square in the downtown.
 
There is space for full (29 riders) or half (15 riders) teams.  

Click here to register or learn more.

Contact Sara Lunn at 705.749.1044 or email slunn@hsf.on.ca for more information. Register here.

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Episode 13: "PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson" Podcast

Judson & Gibb

Episode 13 of PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson is live! Episodes are filmed live to tape at Riley's Pub in downtown Peterborough on most Sunday afternoons from 3-ish to 4 pm-ish, and we love a live studio audience if you want to come down! We have an amp and sponsors and everything!

Episode 13 features Mike Judson in conversation with legendary local radio guy Gord Gibb and a great performance by the awesome The Griddle Pickers.

The Griddle Pickers

Some liner notes...

-Thanks to illustrator Jason Wilkins for coming down again and live illustrating the entire podcast. He soooooo rocks!
-Doh! We forgot to turn the cameras on for our opening bit with Mike Judson and Neil Morton. But you can still listen and look at pictures.

Watch the full show below (and in case you missed it, check out our first 12 episodes here)...

Read the stuff below Our guests include: Gord Gibb - http://gordongibb.com/ - yourkawarthaoldies.com/ - @GordoGibbo - http://www.1005freshradio.ca/gord-gibb/ Musical guest:The Griddle Pickers http://thegriddlepickers.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0or8nlaCLltDS7Biyl0I0w http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/The-Griddle-Pickers The handsome Neil Morton David Koski - Production Assistant, Customer relations (No nugget) Thanks to our sponsors: Riley's Pub - http://rileyspeterborough.com/ Kawartha TV & Stereo - http://www.kawarthatv.com/ Theme music by Streetlight Social https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-IiB...

If you're interested in more info on our podcast whether it's joining us in the live studio audience, being a guest or being a show sponsor, email us!

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Local Museums That Rock #MuseumWeek

In the spirit of this being #MuseumWeek, our Aaron Elliott put together this list of cool museums in and around Peterborough...

1. @CndnCanoeMuseum (Canadian Canoe Museum) We are pretty lucky to have a National Museum right here in our very city. Learn everything you ever could about canoes there!

Our back warehouse contains numerous artifacts each with their own story #SecretsMW #MuseumsWeek pic.twitter.com/pjWvPGBsZN

— Canoe Museum (@CndnCanoeMuseum) March 23, 2015

2. @OnTheHill3 (Peterborough Museum & Archives) Here you can discover a lot about the history of Peterborough and check out many of the visiting exhibits that are always changing!

It's #MuseumWeek. Join us on Sunday, May 24, 2015 (11-4) for our public Open House and see what #secretsMW lurk... http://t.co/VxpMiObgpw

— PTBOMuseum&Archives (@OntheHill3) March 23, 2015

3. Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame Located at the PMC, this is the shrine to all that is sports in and around Peterborough. From hockey stars to softball and golf champs, there is so much history in this incredible collection! It's also a spot where you can check out the work of my very own dad, George Elliott!

4. @LangPioneer (langpioneervillage.ca) Lang Pioneer Village is a living history museum where costumed interpreters demonstrate the life and trades of an early settler. Step back 200 years in time! Located just outside of town in the village of Keene.

Happy Museum Week! #museumweek

— Lang Pioneer Village (@LangPioneer) March 23, 2015

5. Hutchison House Located in downtown Peterborough, this is a living history museum offering a glimpse of life in Ontario in the 1800s.

Also worth checking out...
-> Christ Church Community Museum in Lakefield
-> Curve Lake Cultural Centre
-> Petroglyphs Provincial Park - The Learning Place

Did we miss any? Email aaron@ptbocanada.com.

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