After five years of operating The Trend, the downtown Peterborough campus pub and restaurant of Trent University’s Catherine Parr Traill College, Simon Terry and Bonnie Kubica are moving on.
The gastro pub is closed for the school year, and Terry posted on Facebook that he and Kubica will no longer be operating The Trend.
“The Pub is closed for the summer and after a fantastic five years it is time for us to move on,” Terry writes. “Bonnie and I would like to thank all our staff for their years of hard work and help to make an amazing space for Traill College to revitalize over the years. We wish the best to the next operator for continued success.
“Most of all, thanks to YOU for your support! We’ve made so many wonderful friends and we will miss seeing your smiling faces. Peace and love to you all. ”
In 2012, after one of the suppliers for Kubica’s catering business (and a former principal of Traill College), asked her if she was interested in operating The Trend, Kubica and her partner Terry renovated and refurbished the location and opened it as BE at The Trend.
BE at The Trend became a “gastropub”, offering pub-inspired healthy and handmade food for breakfast and lunch during the school year, as well as local beers, VQA wines, and cider. The gastropub was open to both students and the public.
In November 2015, Kubica opened a new coffee bar and lunch restaurant at 356 Charlotte Street, at the corner of Charlotte and Park Street in downtown Peterborough, which she and partner Terry continue to operate.
Information about who will be operating The Trend for the new school year in fall 2017 is not yet available.
