Bernadette adds a County Recognition award for Business Excellence to her list of awards, including two from the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce as well as a grant for small business from Belleville’s McDougall Insurance. With a patio, a liquor license and a new menu,Bernadette is always finding new ways to… Continue reading
Wakely Transportation Services Limited operating out of Port Hope offers a wide variety of transportation and storage services including several fenced buildings with video surveillance for temporary or long-term storage. The most interesting variation on this theme is their venture into the sale and leasing of sea containers. These wind-… Continue reading
Blank Canvas Hair and Art Studio is currently featuring art from local artists under eighteen years of age in her studio on King Street. Millbrook Foodshare Director Lori Lazaros Beeby took note and approached Stacey to see if any of these artists would consider creating a mural of some sort… Continue reading
Phoenix Soap Company founder Dave Sharma spent seventeen years as a paramedic in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto, embracing his work and taking as many extra shifts as possible. It was a career he had chosen as a young child when paramedics had rescued his father. He wanted… Continue reading
This week’s film production seems to have had a different flavour than ones in the past. The disruption to the downtown was well-managed by friendly, helpful crew. Considerable investment was made in the downtown area to bring the village to the director’s vision of a small, seaside town called Whispering… Continue reading
Zim Art fans will be happy to learn that the five acre property which has been home to the gallery featuring stone carvings from Zimbabwe for more than 20 years will continue to be an arts centre. .Miriam Davidson is the new owner of the property where she will operate… Continue reading
At the March 4th meeting, Council was asked to comment on a proposed amendment to Peterborough’s Official Plan The clause in question prohibited the extension of municipal services such as water, sewer and utilities beyond its borders except to service city-owned facilities such as the Peterborough Airport. The proposed amendment… Continue reading
The Winslow and Gerolamy families will be recognized next month in the Peterborough Business Hall of Fame, along with Bob and Jill Staples of Staples Maple Syrup of Cavan. All of these local families have a proud history of building family business that have stood the test of time for… Continue reading
Visitors are invited to take a tour at our local sugar bushes in celebration of maple syrup production to see how that clear, thin sap is transformed into that thick, rich, sweet confection. Producers will share their secrets, some samples, grading techniques and, weather permitting, a walk through their sugar… Continue reading
