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Construction Of Urban Park Expected To Begin Early Next Spring
/Construction on the urban park in the former Louis Street parking lot was originally slated for Fall 2018 but has been bumped to Spring 2019 after requirements from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks are met for the change in the use of the property.
The City decided to explore a public-private partnership on a section of the property that could result in a private sector partner building a public washroom, office and storage space in exchange for acquiring property for potential commercial and residential space next to the urban park. Residential uses on the property would be a change of use, leading to additional requirements from the Ministry of the Environment. Soil testing is currently underway.
Urban Park Conceptual Plan
“Encouraging the construction of new residential units next to the urban park would increase the activity in the park and help create new units in our housing market,” says Jeffrey Humble, Director of Planning and Development Services for the City. “As part of the agreement, the private sector partner would provide public facilities—washroom and storage space, for example—to support the operation of the park.”
A request for proposals will be issued to seek submissions from parties interested in a public-private partnership that adds a residential development next to the urban park.
Urban Park rendering
Converting the former surface parking lot into an urban park with space for community activities, an outdoor skating rink in the winter and water features in the summer is expected to stimulate new private sector investment in residential and commercial development in proximity to the urban park.
Urban Park rendering
Urban Park rendering
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Read MoreAmusé Coffee Co. Launches Second Location The Edison In VentureNorth Building
/After pursuing her entrepreneurship dreams opening an authentic Paris themed café Amusé Coffee Co. in 2015 on George St., Lindsay Brock is celebrating her third anniversary in operation on August 23rd by opening a permanent second location called The Edison (Powered by Amusé).
The espresso and pastry bar is housed the lobby of the VentureNorth building at 270 George St. North. In a sense, it's like coming home for Lindsay, as The Edison is located in the building where various economic development establishments reside that helped her originally start her business.
Entrepreneur Lindsay Brock at The Edison, located in VentureNorth Building in downtown Peterborough
Through entering the FastStart program—a partnership with the Innovation Cluster, Trent University and Fleming College that provides youth startup business support and funding through Community Futures Peterborough—Brock was able to learn the skills needed to open her own café.
Brock has hosted a pop-up cafe in the VentureNorth lobby since March 2018 as a business test running two days per week, providing fair trade organic whole bean coffee and baked goods. With the overwhelming success in sales, Brock says there was no question about opening a permanent location there.
“The past five months serving at the VentureNorth building has been a great experience for Amusé’s business,” says Brock. “Being able to cover two locations downtown has allowed us to provide our specialty products on either sides of the downtown core, and with the new permanent location, we will now be providing more meal options.”
The grand opening of The Edison is Thursday, August 23rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and its hours will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday starting the following week.
You can also visit Lindsay's Amusé location at 641 George St. N.—we spotlighted it in a post in August 2015—pictured below...
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Read MoreTop 20 Aspiring Entrepreneurs To Participate In Camp Startup
/Twenty successful applicants have been chosen to participate at Camp Startup, an adventure by FastStart Peterborough (a youth entrepreneurship training partnership that brings together Trent University, Fleming College and the Innovation Cluster).
Each participant was chosen based on their innovative business ideas required in the applications, ranging from helping the environment to increasing accessibility.
The chosen applicants (they are between the ages of 18 to 29) are: Richard Mathieu, Kasandra Gill, Abdullah Alvi, Conor Lynch, Amber Pula, Katrina Schouten, Ranvijay Singh, Sulfiya Moideen, Amitozdeep Singh, Vinny Lana, Krishma Gabba, Geoff Wolfer, Gaurav Ahuja, Erica Rankin, Reilly de Jong, Meet Nakrani, Tyson McDonald, Atam Goyal, Dylan Trepanier and Timothy Bissonnette.
Some of the aspiring entrepreneurs chosen for Camp Startup
The camp takes place September 14th to 16th, and the winning team will receive incredible new entrepreneurship skills and $500 toward their new business.
The Top 20 will hit the ground running on the Friday evening (September 14th), as the campers arrive at Camp Kawartha for an icebreaker. This will be followed on Saturday and Sunday by team-building exercises while implementing their own enterprise ideas.
To end the experience on Sunday, campers in their group will pitch to a panel of established judges in entrepreneurship and business. The winning team will split $500 cash to go towards entrepreneurial pursuits.
Many past participants of the experience have since went on to build businesses through both the FastStart program and the Innovation Cluster.
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Read MoreDr. Doug’s New Centre Peterborough Max Living Chiropractic Centre To Have Celebration September 19th
/Dr. Doug’s Family Chiropractic Centre has been a household name in Peterborough for 18 years.
Owner Dr. Doug Lukinuk has made massive contributions to this community through his support of numerous local charities and events, and was instrumental in raising $250,000 that helped build the basketball park at Bethune and Hunter Streets.
Dr. Doug pictured with a client
On September 19th, Dr. Doug's centre will offically reopen its doors under its new name Peterborough Max Living Chiropractic Centre with a community celebration from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will include Mayor Bennett and other dignitaries doing a ribbon-cutting at 2 p.m.
They are opening with an extensive roster of new and expanded services. These new services transform the clinic into a multi-disciplinary centre to serve the entire community event better.
New services include wellness service, workshops and fitness classes. Dr. Doug’s vision to make Peterborough the “healthiest city in Canada” is now shared with and executed by many other professional practitioners and staff.
Dr. Doug and his team invite the community to join in the celebrations on September 19th. The clinic will be open for tours, demos and refreshments, and the first 50 people to register here receive a free gift.
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Watch: New Peterborough Police Chief Scott Gilbert Being Interviewed On "PTBOCanada" Show
/On Episode 22 of PTBOCanada, new Peterborough Police Chief Scott Gilbert talks about his 38 years policing in Toronto and his excitement for this opportunity to come to Peterborough and help this community.
Chief Gilbert on "PTBOCanada"
