One of the sidekicks that emerged alongside the star attractions—sloths Porsche and Ferrari—at Saturday's Sloth Mania fundraiser for the Calgary Zoo was a pot belly pig named Steve. Steve was let out of his pen for a while to chill out with visitors. View more pics from the fundraiser here.
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Mark this one in your calendars. November 12th.
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TRENT WORKS
Sofie Andreou is leveraging the talent of her Trent University students to create a new company called TrentWorks. Sofie will help students launch their careers in digital marketing by giving them experience in graphic design, logos, branding, websites, SEO, tech support and social media. Businesses will benefit from fresh new thinking from the cutting edge. To find out more about this great idea, visit Trentworks.com.
FLYING COLOURS
The investment in the Peterborough airport is starting to pay off, with the recent double announcement—the expansion of Flying Colours, and the creation of the Peterborough Aerospace Centre. Flying Colours continues its amazing flight path with the construction of a new 20,000 square foot addition and 15 – 25 new jobs in the interior, maintenance and engineering areas. This adds to the 200 employees at Flying Colours. Meanwhile the Seneca College School of Aviation & Flight Technology Building is nearing completion. Peterborough Economic Development is packaging all of this new activity and infrastructure including airport resident and regional aerospace businesses to demonstrate the strength of the sector in this region. It should help generate interest and increase investment inquiries. More details here.
WEE WOK EXPRESS
Wee Wok Express is a new Chinese takeout restaurant at 337 George Street. Ron Kam and his family have renovated the former South Pacific location and are now offering pick-up and delivery of their signature dishes including Cantonese, Szechuan and Thai specialties. You find the full menu and details online at Weewok.ca.
OVERSTOCK LIQUIDATION
Jay and Sheryl Over recently took over the former Jack and Jill Farms location at 3001 Lakefield Road to create Overstock Liquidation. Open every Friday and Saturday, Jay and Sheryl unload two new truckloads of merchandise each week. Everything from bedding, furniture and household, to beauty products, electronics, handbags, clothing, jewellery and watches.
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Police are looking for a female wearing a camouflage helmet who entered the Real Canadian Superstore at
769 Borden Ave. in Peterborough, and stole three articles of clothing, including a plaid long sleeve shirt. A Loss Prevention Officer (LPO) was monitoring the
security system, and witnessed the
female leave the store through the front door. The LPO exited the store
and followed her, placed the female under arrest but the female would
not stop. The female then got onto her motorized scooter and drove it
away. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Peterborough Lakefield
Community Police Service at 705-876-1122 or Crimestoppers at
1-800-222-TIPS. Watch footage below caught on the security camera...
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The evolution of Peterborough’s downtown is ever apparent. Some businesses have come and gone, while others have undergone a complete re-branding like Shots Lounge, which was formerly known as Splice.
Opening as Splice in 2006, the lounge was meant to be a semi restaurant-lounge offering a wide array of drinks and dinner options. While the menu was constantly changing to provide its clientele with top quality food, it eventually turned into a full-on nightclub to the delight of its owners.
Eventually however, under the same ownership, Splice was essentially transitioned to the successful ARIA. Later, the idea came to bring back elements of the Splice atmosphere but in a remodelled setting. In March of this year, renovations began at 379 George St N, and since its June opening, Shots Lounge has become a hotspot downtown!
Owned and operated by a group of locals including Lang Freeman, Shawn Stephenson, Andres (Sucho) Salazar and Sammy Shehadeh, Shots Lounge has
brought back a casual nightspot atmosphere that brings with it the same feeling as a pub, but in a different setting. This is what Splice use to have, and with Shots they have been able to recreate the old closeness and community feeling.
The owners like that it has become a spot again where everybody knows your name. Separated into two rooms, Shots is quite a versatile operation. The front room opened in June and is set up as a bar where patrons can order trendy drinks in a cozy lounge setting. The back room, which opened in September, is available for special functions such as birthday parties. Any kind of event is possible in this space and they love working with requests from clients.
Open 7 nights a week from 8 p.m.-on, Shots offers an intimate yet exciting venue with DJs constantly spinning only the best music while offering an absolutely massive drink menu with nightly specials. Their bartenders can create anything you can imagine! The lounge offers a nightly promo between 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. called “5 for 5” where you can order any 5 hand crafted beverages for $5 each.
Partnered with ARIA and Dolce Vita who supplies a full kitchen, Shots has become one of downtown Peterborough’s newest go-to nightlife establishments! They invite you to come down and experience what so many people have been talking about since its June opening. If you’re looking to throw a memorable party of any theme, they’d be happy to help you make it happen in this unique spot.
For more on Shots Lounge (379 George St. N), go to:
Twitter: @shotsonshots
Facebook: Shots Lounge
Phone: 705.749.9315
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—By Aaron Elliott
This battle took place to raise awareness for United Way Peterborough. Watch the epic showdown...
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Drive by the new "Meat Shop" on McGill Street (you'll know it when you see it), where they offer Hallowe'en scares to passers-by. Check out the menu of daily specials "Fresh from the butcher's block".
A Candle on the Table has begun playing at at the Peterborough Theatre Guild. Directed by Beth McMaster, it stars Linda Driscoll as Mrs. Bramson, Dani Breau as Mrs. Hodges, Margaret Schell as Miss Toliver, and Gillian Wilson as Mrs. Garrity. This story follows three elderly women as they share stories together while meeting for lunch on their first day at a senior citizen's home. Each woman has unique qualities about themselves and have all followed a different path that has brought them to this time in their life. Together, they share stories of their past and develop a bond amongst one another.
This play will be part of the Eastern Ontario Drama League One Act Play Festival in November.
The show runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7.50. Call 705.745.4211. For more info, click here.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Northumberland OPP Constable Phil Clarke is a hero after rescuing an elderly man with Alzheimer's who almost drowned in Rice Lake last night.
It started when a missing person’s report came in to police around 2 a.m. from a woman who noticed her husband was missing.
Police searched the surrounding area, and it was Constable Clarke who located the male struggling in the cold dark open waters off a dock area at the end of County Road 18.
Constable Clarke grabbed a flotation device, swam a distance in 5 degree waters and retrieved the man, who lost conciousness almost immediately after the rescue. The man was then taken by ambulance to hosital for treatment and further medical care.
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