The Liftlock Cruise departs
Taking a dip
A popsicle to cool off
One of the many soccer games being played at Beavermead Park
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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YWCA presents Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, 12 p.m. starting from City Hall.
Peterborough and District Farmers' Market 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Morrow Building Parking Lot)
The Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. [Map]
The Fowlers Corners & District Lions Club presents a Spring Craft Show 9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Lions Hall at Orange Corners
Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police Auction, 10 a.m. (500 Water Street) [Related Link]
Peterborough Children's Water Festival at Riverview Park & Zoo - One day only!
2672 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps Annual Parade and Inspection, 12:30 p.m. (220 Murray Street)
Camp Kawartha presents their annual Green-in-Motion Fundraiser, Registration begins at 9 a.m.
Kawartha Community Midwives Annual Picnic, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Riverview Park & Zoo, Shelter #2
Riverview Park & Zoo presents Rye Street to kick off their 2011 Concert Series. 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. in the Gazebo
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[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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The Art of the Turtle, Peterborough Public Library, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Tickets $20 for members/$30 for non-members.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student
Walk to Cure Huntington's Disease, Registration 9 a.m. at City Hall
Giant Indoor Yard Sale, Peterborough Armoury, (220 Murray Street) 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
Red Pashmina Walk, starting from the Silver Bean Cafe, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Dancing with the Docs - Disco Fever, The Venue, 6:30 p.m.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student
2011 Walk of Hope, Beavermead Park, Registration 9:30 a.m.
Humanwave, Showplace Performance Centre, 1 p.m.
Sean McCann with Jeremy Fisher, Gordon Best Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets $26 at Moondance
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On the Gerti's patio. Photo by Evan HoltWith the arrival of spring, people shed their jackets and hats to once again take to the outdoors. In downtown Peterborough, the restaurant patios are busy, the streets are bustling, and "people watching" has returned as a seasonal pastime.
First impressions are that this is simply people enjoying the warmer weather and, perhaps, spending some of their hard earned income in anticipation of an active summer. The reality is that much more is going than meets the eye. The activities that we see are at the heart of the future of the local economy. It is from the interaction of people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives that economic innovation is begun.
Richard Florida of the Rotman School of Management, at the University of Toronto, and advisor on economic growth to the British Prime Minister, has attributed economic innovation and growth of cities to the role of the "creative class". Florida’s study of seven regions of 100,000 to 250,000 people in Ontario indicates that Peterborough is well positioned when compared to similar communities in terms of the creative class.
From rigorous measures used by Florida, Peterborough placed first in terms of its technological capacity—far ahead of Kingston and Guelph. In terms of the talent necessary to support growth, and cultural diversity and tolerance, Peterborough finished just behind Kingston and Guelph.
It is through venues where people gather together for social purposes rather than just employment that the creative class interacts. It is in places like downtown Peterborough, and the diversity of activities there that new ideas will come from interactions—planned and fortuitous.
Casual observations of the recent buzz downtown shows many young people working and gathering, and interacting with people of many ages and backgrounds. Art and music is thriving here in a way that is the envy of many other communities.
The attachment of young people to venues like those found in downtown Peterborough has positive economic consequences that are often overlooked by those who only see the activities as social, rather than economic.
The Municipal and Provincial governments are doing their part to develop the infrastructure—physical and social—necessary in supporting the activities of the creative class. Every local organization—private, public, and not-for-profit—needs to take into account the significance of supporting the creative class when making decisions that have community impacts beyond that of the organization itself.
Innovation, technologically and organizationally, is a reality even for small communities like Peterborough. It is time that we recognized the nature of economic growth in our time, practice innovation rather than just preaching it, and focus our efforts on promoting sustainable growth by nurturing the creative class.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Tom Phillips Ph. D.]
[Editor's Note: This is Tom's first column for PtboCanada.com. He is Economist & Sustainability Director - Greater Ptbo Innovation Cluster]
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[Related: Peterborough Participating In Worldwide "Jane's Walk" Event This Weekend]
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student
Chasing Darkness at Market Hall, 8 p.m., $18 adult/$12 Students or Seniors
Jane's Walk - Jackson Park Walking Tour, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
YWCA Freedom Walk, Nicholl's Oval, 10 a.m.
Peterborough Wellness Expo, Evinrude Centre, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission $5
Peterborough Memorial Centre presents Charley Pride, 3 p.m. Tickets $66.50-76.50
Jane's Walk - Downtown Brick Work, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student
Chasing Darkness at Market Hall, 8 p.m., $18 adult/$12 Students or Seniors
Peterborough Roller Derby Fundraiser - Raise Hell, The Red Dog, Tickets $10/in advance, $12/at the door [Related Link]
Jane's Walk - Peterborough: A River Runs Through It, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Our Space Benefit, Trentwinds International Centre, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tickets $10 or 2 for $15
Jane's Walk - A Walk Through the Auburn, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 2 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student
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Last night, the Canadian Canoe Museum hosted the inaugural membership event for the Peterborough Paddling Club. Local author and canoe expert Kevin Callan and the Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park Superintendent, Paul Smith, both were speakers.
Kevin Callan signing his latest book "Top 50 Canoe Routes of Ontario"
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