StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Canadian Woodenware, Chemong Lodge, Peterburgers and Corus Entertainment

PTBOCanada is delighted to be running StoosNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition… 

Andy Sharpe purchased the Canadian Woodenware company in St. Thomas and recently completed a restoration of a historical building in Springbrook, just South of Marmora, where the business is now operating.

Canadian Woodenware has been in business for over 114 years, making washboards and toboggans. In addition to their regular line of washboards, Sharpe has just launched a collaboration with Washboard Hank Fisher. The Harmony is designed specifically for music and the first shipment was recently delivered to Long and McQuade in Peterborough. Check out the amazing story of the Canadian Woodenware Company on Facebook or at their official website.

Congratulations to the Brown Family on their recent purchase of the historic Chemong Lodge. The Browns are well known in the Peterborough restaurant scene and are excited to continue the legacy of warmth, hospitality and great food. Hats off to the Northey family, who purchased the lodge in 1962 and built a solid business, a great reputation and created many memories over nearly 60 years. 

Another tremendous example of local generosity in the business community this week. The husband-and-wife team of Shannon and Joy Brown, owners of Till Death BBQ, have obviously been affected by the pandemic so the owners of Peterburgers at George and Lake Street, Nicole Combers and Roy Asselstine, offered the use of their restaurant on Sundays as well as naming a burger and poutine after them.

It could just be good karma because Shannon and Joy are no strangers to generosity themselves. Last year, in a year that saw more than 40 catered weddings cancelled on them, they gave away well over a thousand pulled pork sandwiches, corn bread muffins, brownies and more by simply pulling up to the hospital and handing it out to front line workers. This is what local looks like, and why you should support it.

Congratulations to Wanda Bergshoeff on joining the CORUS Peterborough/Durham Sales Team. Wanda brings over 20 years of media experience and she is looking forward to working with Corus clients in the area.

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