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Nexicom Brilliantly Recreated Abbey Road In Millbrook
/Millbrook's downtown streets recently went through extensive renovations, and when they were done all the townsfolk were happy—including Nexicom which has an office there. The new street line markings reminded many locals of the ones from the Beatles' iconic Abbey Road cover.
Nexicom Marketing rep Suzanne Whiston had an idea, and went with it: "I saw the lines—I saw the Beatles cover picture in my head," she tells PTBOCanada. "I saw four guys in my area where I worked, asked them if they would be willing to do this for fun and they said 'Yes!' with enthusiasm. A few of them had the vision too when the lines were painted but I was off that day so when I returned to work and saw the lines through my window, I acted on my hunch right there and then. The guys took their roles very seriously. We practised a bit in our office backyard and took a few shots. Our graphic designer, Mark, tweaked the picture and added the original Beatles pic too."
Mark Laj, Tyler O'Brien, Josh Scott and Scott Murphy diligently practising their walk sequence at the Nexicom office first...
Here is the Beatles cover...
Here is the Nexicom cover, reproducing the famous Beatles walk...
Brilliantly played Nexicom team. It's great to see the team Come Together in such a fun way. Again, check this out...
—post by Neil Morton (h/t Stu Harrison)
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Lansdowne Place's Summer Classic Drive-In Night Is July 22 With Proceeds To Five Counties
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Lansdowne Place is turning its parking lot into a giant drive-in theatre for a great cause! On Friday, July 22nd, they are showing Paddington Bear in their parking lot, and all proceeds from ticket sales will go to Five Counties Children's Centre.
"For over 40 years, Five Counties has provided essential services for the children and youth in our community and we’re delighted to support their amazing work,” says Emily Dart, Marketing Manager at Lansdowne Place
For more info on this great event for parents and kids including how to get wristbands, click here. See the poster below for further deets...
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Read MorePTBOCanada Interview: Axe Throwing Club Is Coming To Peterborough
/Looking for a fun night out or great time building day with your work colleagues? Doors will open at the Peterborough Axe Club on August 2nd on Perry St., and you can sign up for league nights and private events now.
Watch our interview with the founders Carlo Raponi and Kalen Davidson below...
Peterborough Axe Club will be demonstrating axe-throwing at Peterborough Pulse community event on July 16th.
—post by Evan Holt
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The Wiggles Are Coming To Showplace October 6th
/The popular Australian children's group The Wiggles are on a world tour, and are making a stop in Peterborough October 6th, where they will be performing at Showplace.
The Wiggles—who are celebrating their 25th birthday, the release of their new CD and DVD Wiggle Town, and their hit TV show—are playing two shows on October 6th, one at 3 p.m. and the other at 6:30 p.m., Showplace Marketing Manager Emily Martin tells PTBOCanada.
After 25 years of performing, The Wiggles are the world’s No. 1 Children’s entertainment group. With 7 million albums, 23 million DVDs, and 8 million books sold, the Wiggles have performed to millions of fans worldwide, and count amongst their fans such high-profile celebrities as Robert De Niro, Jerry Seinfeld, Cate Blanchett, Chris Rock, Shaquille O’Neal and Harry Styles.
Tickets go on sale online Friday, June 10th at 10 a.m. so make sure to mark that in your calendar as tickets will go fast! You can also buy them starting at 11 a.m. in person at the Showplace box office.
Why People Are Going Bananas For Peterborough's NICEcream Locally & Beyond
/Peterborough entrepreneur Brooke Hammer has created a unique—and yummy—product called NICEcream that consumers are raving about, and that is scaling locally and beyond.
Hammer, who took home multiple awards including the FastStart Innovation Award, the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough Award and the StartUp Peterborough People's Choice Award at the recent Bears' Lair entrepreneurial competition in Peterborough, is building terrific buzz about her product.
Founder Brooke Hammer (at left) with Innovation Cluster's Rosalea Terry at product launch event (Photos from launch by MossWorks Photography)
NICEcream is a delicious ice cream made entirely from bananas (no extra ingredients or preservatives are added), and is the signature product from Brooke's new startup Chimp Treats. NICEcream recently launched at Amuse Coffee Co., and people are going bananas for it.
"The reaction to it has been overwhelmingly positive," Hammer tells PTBOCanada. "As we all know, children are incredibly (and sometimes brutally) honest, but all of the children at our launch party loved it—and moms loved it too! I could not be happier with the way Peterborough has been responding to the product, and the kind words and encouragement that they've shared with me."
This healthy junk food alternative is available to order online, and is already available at Jo Anne's Place Health Foods, Amusé Coffee Co., Play Café and Baked 4 U in Peterborough. It will be expanding to other local retailers in the upcoming weeks and months, and plans are in the works to expand to retailers in Toronto and beyond.
NICEcream is unique in that Chimp Treats is recreating everyone’s favorite junk foods entirely from fruit. It is essentially junk free junk food, a delicious product that tastes like a treat but is healthy. Sweet!
Customer sampling NICEcream at launch event
Hammer, who credits the Innovation Cluster, FastStart Peterborough and Peterborough Economic Development for helping her develop and scale this business, plans to roll out other products—all made from fruit—down the road. "We're changing the game completely by reimagining 'junk food'," says Hammer, who studied Business & Entrepreneurship at Trent University.
"We've partnered with Sustainable Peterborough, River City Farms (they'll be utilizing our thousands of banana peels for compost for their crops) and local strawberry farmers (via the Agricultural Society) to create a strawberry banana NICEcream for the PTBO Ex," Hammer tells PTBOCanada. "We will also be present at many festivals and events in the coming months, such as the Peterborough Yoga Festival, Hootenanny on Hunter and more!"
Sampling NICEcream at launch event
Hammer tells PTBOCanada she has huge plans for the business outside Peterborough. "We are currently negotiating with a co-packer (and distributor), and have partnered with amazing investors, so we predict being available across Ontario within the next four months and across Canada within the next seven months. I am planning on growing this business on an international scale."
Customers sampling NICEcream at launch event
Here Is Santa On A Jet Ski On The Otonabee River Because Why Not
/Catherine Brown spotted Santa on a jet ski Saturday evening (May 28th) cruising the Otonabee River in Peterborough. This is not a common occurence.
Photo by Catherine Brown
"I was with my parents and grandparents," Catherine tells PTBOCanada of seeing Santa on a jet ski. "We were all surprised to see Santa and my mom's reaction was, 'You never know what you'll see on the river!' My grandma's reaction was, 'We should tell him we've been good!'"
Photo by Catherine Brown
It is off season for Santa so we guess this sorta makes sense—plus Peterborough and the Kawarthas is a great tourist destination. No word where Rudolph is (probably in the woods somewhere)...
Here is another picture below of Santa with a couple other jet skiers...
Photo by Catherine Brown
