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StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Kawartha Buttertart Factory, Head 2 Toe Footwear & More!
/PTBOCanada is delighted to to be running StooNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
Head 2 Toe Footwear repair is Melissa and Chris Allan’s new business. Located in the lower level of Peterborough Square, some might remember Chris from his years as Allan Shoe Repair. Services include repairs to shoes, boots, high heels, men’s dress shoes and work boots, as well as Velcro repairs, replacing elastics, buckles and building lifts. From Birkenstock’s to bowling shoes, Chris and Melissa can handle it. Open Tuesday through Saturday, call 705-874-2939.
Congratulations to Cathy Smith, who is putting the finishing touches on the new location of the Kawartha Buttertart Factory. Originally in Warsaw, the new location is 713 County Road 4, which is commonly known as the Warsaw Road, at the corner of Highway 28. Cathy and her team specialize in award-winning butter tarts, apple fritters, cinnamon rolls, pies, squares and sweet loaves, as well as grab and go sandwiches, pizza wraps and Sausage Rolls! Cathy is very grateful for all of the local trades who helped her prepare the new location and move and install all of the equipment.
The owners of a new building are Dave Conroy and Sean Harris, who wanted a home and showroom for their business – The Little Building Company. Dave and Sean specialize in high quality, custom designed cabins, bunkies, saunas, decks, docks, additions and renovations. The new building employs a long list of energy efficient, low-carbon feature, a special focus of the Little Building Company. Dave and Sean have even built a stand-alone cabin next door to showcase some of their techniques. Go to littlebuildingcompany.ca for more.
Congratulations to Garnet Northey and the staff at Spotlight Home and Lifestyle on capturing the Best of Houzz award for customer service. Check out spotlighthomeandlifestyle.com for details.
Congratulations to Kerri Rogers and crew at Restwell Upholstering on their 75th anniversary this year! Watch for lots of discounts, promotions and draw prizes every month!! Go to restwellupholstery.ca for more.
And don’t forget the Future Ready Business Summit is this Wednesday, a great morning of better business fundamentals. Register today at peterboroughchamber.ca.
$1.2 Million Announced For 26 Local Businesses To Innovate, Expand & Create Jobs
/On Thursday (March 6th) at the Venture North building in downtown Peterborough, Maryam Monsef, Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha, announced that 26 local businesses will benefit from an investment of nearly $1.2 million from the federal government through the Rural Innovation Initiative of Eastern Ontario (RIIEO).
Seven Peterborough-based manufacturers will receive up to $700,000 through the RIIEO Regional Stream, matched by $1,905,701 in incremental private investment. An additional $450,000 will go towards 19 local businesses operating in the City of Peterborough and County of Peterborough under RIIEO’s Local Stream, and be administered by Community Futures Peterborough.
Photo from announcement via Community Futures on Facebook
RIIEO supports local, innovative projects with a goal of supporting the transition and growth of traditional small and medium sized businesses and manufacturers to expand their business growth and adopt advanced, innovative business processes.
Recognizing the vital role rural communities play in the region’s economy, FedDev Ontario collaborates with Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) in Eastern Ontario to support the transition and growth of new and existing businesses into the new rural economy.
Gail Moorhouse, Executive Director, Community Futures Peterborough speaking at announcement (photo via Community Futures on Facebook)
This RIIEO program investment contributes to an estimated 93 jobs being created and 391 jobs being maintained within the City of Peterborough and County of Peterborough.
“This stream of funding has allowed local businesses to think boldly about their future and how to implement innovative measures to grow and protect jobs in the future,” says Gail Moorhouse, Executive Director, Community Futures Peterborough. “We are thrilled with the quality of exciting projects and innovation taking place in our community.”
“Through smart investments that support our rural innovators and entrepreneurs, we strengthen the local economy and create jobs,” adds Maryam Monsef. “Our government is pleased to work with Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) and Community Futures Peterborough to ensure our local businesses have the tools they need to develop and reach new markets.”
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Five Counties Children’s Centre Opens Newest Smilezones At Cobourg Location
/Five Counties Children’s Centre has announced the opening of their newest Smilezones at their Cobourg Site (800 Division Street), which serves more than 1,000 children and youth each year.
Generously donated by Smilezone Foundation, the bright, fun Smilezones include murals, sensory toys, and drawing boards—improving the experience for children and families visiting the Centre.
Photo courtesy Five Counties Children’s Centre
“We are very happy the children and families in the Northumberland area can now enjoy this warm, welcoming environment,” says Kristy Hook, Vice Chair Five Counties Children’s Centre Board of Directors.
“The change is incredible,” adds Diane Pick, CEO of Five Counties Children’s Centre. “The work of the amazing volunteers who transformed our space over one weekend has created an inviting, friendly place for our clients and families to spend time while they are here for therapy and appointments.”
Photo courtesy Five Counties Children’s Centre
“Each Smilezone at the Site has been created to represent a different aspect of Northumberland County life,” says Elizabeth Carmichael, Program Manager at the Cobourg Site.
“In addition to the Welcome Message in our reception area, the extremely talented Smilezone artist has created murals depicting the neighbouring farm community, beach, rolling hills and forest.”
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Peterborough Public Health Advises That Now Is The Time To Prepare For Possible Arrival Of COVID-19 In Area
/While there are still no local cases and the risk of severe illness remains low, Peterborough Public Health is advising organizations and local residents that now is the time to get ready for the arrival of COVID-19 in our area.
As such, Peterborough Public Health has updated its website with clear steps residents and local organizations can take to prepare for COVID-19 and prevent spreading the virus.
“Since there isn’t a vaccine developed yet, we will be mostly relying on behaviour changes to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our community,” says Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, Medical Officer of Health. “We are just now at the tipping point where non-travel related transmission may start to occur in Ontario. Peterborough-area residents are known for their ability to pull together in demanding situations, so we are counting on everyone to do their part and protect their families and our most vulnerable groups from COVID-19.”
Some of the steps Peterborough Public Health recommends residents and local organizations can take to prepare for COVID-19 and prevent spreading the virus include…
For individuals and families, their focus should be on personal practices such as proper handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes, not sharing water bottles, straws, etc., and staying home when sick. If you get sick with respiratory symptoms and think you may have COVID 19, call Peterborough Public Health at 705-743- 1000, ext. 401 to speak with a nurse, or after business hours, call Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000.
For businesses and organizations, now is the time to complete Continuity of Operations plans in case of high absenteeism, consider cross-training staff for essential roles, and increase cleaning of workspaces. Please read Information for Workplaces on the COVID-19 webpage on peterboroughpublichealth.ca.
For those considering travel abroad, please visit the Government of Canada website for current travel advisories.
“Older adults and those with underlying medical conditions are the ones at greatest risk of severe illness from COVID- 19,” adds Dr. Salvaterra. “With our high population of seniors and many local residents suffering the effects of poor health due to low-income, we will be working closely with the partner agencies who support them to put in place as many protective factors as possible.”
For more information, please visit the COVID-19 webpage on peterboroughpublichealth.ca or call 705-743-1000.
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It's A Sure Sign Of Spring As Daylight Saving Time Begins March 8th
/This will hopefully take that chill out of your bones: It's Spring Forward time on Sunday, March 8th—a sure sign of spring!
Remember to turn your clocks ahead an hour—not back or you'll be two hours behind the rest of us and your life will be confusing.
Sunrise and sunset will be about one hour later that day. And don't forget to change your smoke alarm batteries as well!
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StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat Featuring Hanoi House, Cody and James CPA & More!
/PTBOCanada is delighted to to be running StooNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
The Peterborough Farmers Market at Morrow Park has lots of plans for March and April. That includes Customer Appreciation days, lots of family activities for March Break including a Good Bye to Winter contest, a colouring contest for kids, a Celebrate the Irish Day, vendor gift baskets every Saturday, and The Maple Syrup festival every Saturday in April, including the East Peterborough Lions Club Pancake Breakfast on April 4. Watch for details at peterboroughfarmersmarket.com.
Hanoi House recently opened at 213 Hunter Street in Downtown Peterborough. Owner Susan Tung, the former owner of the Golden Wheel, serves up an authentic Vietnamese menu including many different kinds of Pho, vermicelli noodle bowls, an oyster bar, spring rolls, shrimp, chicken, broken rice and more. Eat in or take out, details are online at hanoihouseptbo.com.
Stacey and Jasmine met while working together, and their backgrounds have merged into their own business called Village Marketing. Offering social media marketing, photography and video, content creation and design, Stacey brings a background in journalism and public relations, while Jasmine brings a background in film and photography. As business partners, they say they fit together like orange juice and champagne. Check out villagemarketing.ca for more info.
Cody and James CPA’s are Suzanne Cody and Gwyneth James, who offer a full suite of accounting services from their offices on Milroy Drive. They recently added controllership functions to their suite of services, which allows them to offer a level of expertise that small businesses typically find impossible to staff in-house. Controllers go beyond simple bookkeeping to provide reports, analysis and advice, not only preparing your financial statements, but interpreting them. For details, visit codyandjames.ca.
Nick Robertson Is First Peterborough Pete In 27 Years To Score 50 Goals
/Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Nick Robertson has become the first Peterborough Pete since 1993 to score 50 goals in a season.
Picture via Gopetesgo.com
The Petes sniper had a hat trick on Sunday (March 1st) in front of a home crowd in a 6-1 victory against Barrie Colts, including this short-handed beauty, his 50th, with the great call by announcer Pete Dalliday…
Here’s his 48th goal…
And here’s his 49th…
And for good measure, let’s watch his HUGE 50th again…
The Leafs must be salivating at the prospect of adding him to their lineup.
The last Petes to score 50 were Jason Dawe and Mike Harding in the 1992-1993 season.
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Neat Retro Pictures Of The Electric City To Make You All Nostalgic
/Many of these gems come via the awesome Old Ontario Series Facebook page that people have been sharing in the “I grew up in Peterborough Ontario 50s and 60s” Facebook group.…
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Don't Miss The 2nd Annual Campfires & Cocktails Event At Canadian Canoe Museum
/The 2nd Annual “Campfires & Cocktails” event takes place Saturday, April 18th at the Canadian Canoe Museum this year, and the theme is Channel Your Flannel.
There will be live music by the Dixie Hicks (Melissa Payne, Kate Suhr and Kate Brioux), along with a special appearance by Robert Atyeo and Wayne O’Connor. Peterborough’s own Jason Wilkins will be illustrating a paddle live at the event, which will then be available to win in a live auction that takes place. The signature cocktail will be provided by Blacks Distillery and uniquely crafted for the event.
Mike Judson (MC for the event) and Neil Morton (Honorary Chair) portaging a canoe on wires at Canadian Canoe Museum
Funds raised throughout the event will support the award-winning educational and public programs offered at the Museum.
Honorary Chair for this year’s event is our own Neil Morton, and the MC is Mike Judson, an avid outdoorsman and Co-Host of Mike and Miles in the Morning on Pure Country 105.
Dixie Hicks performing at last year’s event
At the event, you can sample campfire-inspired cuisine prepared and served by local culinary experts while listening to the local musicians, as you stroll through the galleries of The Canadian Canoe Museum with a signature cocktail in hand.
Neil Morton and Mike Judson trying to paddle at Canadian Canoe Museum
You are encouraged to channel your flannel and dress in your favourite flannel and plaid.
Tickets are $75 per person. This is a 19+ event. Get your tickets here.
Photo from last year’s event courtesy Canadian Canoe Museum
