The Northumberland Fire & Frost Festival, taking place at Cobourg's Dalewood Golf Course on February 16th and 17th, is a celebration of craft beer, cider, food, music, and winter fun. (Photo: William Street Beer Company)
This month, food writer Eva Fisher sips by the fire at the Northumberland Fire & Frost Festival, has a gyro with homemade tzatziki at Messini’s Gyros & Grill, plans for a plant-based pop-up dinner at Dreams of Beans, and checks in at the grand opening of Nateure’s Plate.
New Northumberland Fire & Frost Festival toasts winter
The inaugural Northumberland Fire & Frost Festival takes place on Family Day weekend at Dalewood Golf Course in Cobourg.
Winter can be hard to appreciate, but add some skis or snowshoes, a warm snowsuit, a glass of great beer, good food, music, and a toasty bonfire, and you might start to think more warmly about the cold weather.
The first-ever Northumberland Fire & Frost Festival is coming to Dalewood Golf Club (7465 Dale Rd, Cobourg, 905-885-8409) on February 16th and 17th, 2019.
The family-friendly event is a collaboration between William Street Beer Company, Dalewood Golf Club, and Green Canoe Outfitters.
Sean Walpole, president of the William Street Beer Company, says that the festival is an opportunity for people to appreciate the beauty of the outdoors.
“More than anything else it’s a celebration of the rustic outdoor winter setting in the Northumberland Hills. Dalewood Golf Course is such a spectacular property year round.”
The event also comes at a quiet time for festival-goers.
“Microbreweries are inundated with festival events seven or eight months of the year,” Sean says.
By hosting a festival in the winter, Sean saw an opportunity to create a festival at a time when many beer enthusiasts have an open schedule. That, and the beer stays cold.
Green Canoe Outfitters will provide cross-country skis and snowshoes so that guests can enjoy the groomed trails at Dalewood Golf Course. (Photo: Green Canoe Outfitters)
Sean adds that the involvement of Green Canoe Outfitters “brings in this whole other element of structured organized outdoor activities that are totally family friendly and awesome.”
William Street Craft Beer Company is one of the beverage providers at the Northumberland Fire & Frost Festival. (Photo: William Street Craft Beer Company)
Trails are being cleared and marked for snowshoeing, hiking, and cross-country skiing. Rentals will be available on site, or people can bring their own equipment.
The beverage providers for the event will be William Street Beer Company and Empire Cider. In addition to their regular offerings, William Street is planning a few surprise beverages themed especially for the occasion, and Empire Cider will offer warm mulled cider.
Dalewood Golf Club will offer a sit-down brunch for families to enjoy early in the day, but will bring a special menu of portable food outdoors for the latter part of the festival.
The music lineup includes Cale Crowe, Rory Taillon, The Valhounds, and Cleopatrick.
Messini’s Gyros and Grill offers Mediterranean flavour on Charlotte Street
Messini’s Gyros and Grill offers a full European menu, including chicken, pork, and lamb and beef gyros. (Photo: Messini’s Gyros and Grill)
Ruben Muthu has opened a new gyros restaurant in downtown Peterborough. Messini’s Gyros and Grill (228 Charlotte St, Peterborough, 705-748-0123) opened on December 18th, 2018.
“In Peterborough, nobody’s doing gyros like these,” Ruben explains. “That’s the reason we’re doing this here.”
So what goes into a Messini’s gyro?
I tried the beef and lamb gyros, but they also offer chicken or pork. The pita was perfectly grilled and stuffed with lots of meat, french fries, homemade garlicky tzatziki sauce, tomatoes, and onion.
In addition to gyros, Messini’s Gyros and Grill serves salads, stir fries, salmon and steaks, as well as poutine and pasta.
The restaurant offers a broad mix of European and Canadian food, made to order in an open kitchen, which Ruben says offers diners a chance to see how their food is made.
“We don’t want to hide anything. People know what they’re eating.”
This isn’t the first restaurant Ruben has been involved in. He is also a partner at Jack’s Family Restaurant in Norwood, Lakefield, and Peterborough. His 20 years in the restaurant business have taught him that location, quality, and value are key to bringing in the customers.
“It’s now getting busy for us. It’s a good location, good dining, and low prices.”
You can find Messini’s Gyros and Grill online at www.messinis.ca.
Pop Up Dinner with an air of mystery at Dreams of Beans
Chef Conner Clarkin has curated a three-course plant-based menu for a refined pop-up dining experience at Dreams of Beans Cafe. (Photo: Conner Clarkin)
Chef Conner Clarkin doesn’t give away his secrets. He has curated a mystery three-course plant-based dinner menu for Pop Up Dinner, a one-night only event hosted by Dreams of Beans Cafe (138 Hunter St. W., Peterborough, 705-742-2406) on Saturday, January 26th beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Without providing specifics, Conner describes the menu as plant-based and refined. He is offering an innovative fine dining menu, developed during his three and a half years as a vegan.
“I want to show people that you can do cool stuff with just plants.”
Limited tickets for the Pop Up Dinner are available at Dreams of Beans Cafe or online. (Photo: Conner Clarkin)
There will be a virgin cocktail to accompany the meal, and Conner’s wife Tasha will create a dessert. The couple shares the Instagram handle @electriccityvegans.
Conner currently works at Camp Kawartha, but has previously worked at Food Forest and the Monaghan Cafe (he also performs in local indie punk band Heartless Romantics).
The dinner costs $40 per person. Tickets for Pop Up Dinner are available now at Dreams of Beans or online at www.ticketscene.ca/events/22844/.
Nateure’s Plate Grand Opening Celebration
Nateure’s Plate launches its full menu at their grand opening celebration on January 8th. (Photo: Nateure’s Plate)
New vegan restaurant Nateure’s Plate (182 Charlotte St., Peterborough, 705-874-1215) is hosting a grand opening celebration on January 8th from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Your first chance to check out their new expanded menu, the grand opening will feature classic pub food specials, chicken wings, and beer or a burger and a beer, with a twist — the entire menu is plant based.
The restaurant’s focus is vegan comfort food: macaroni and cheese, fish and chips, chicken parmesan and more … all made hearty, delicious, and vegan.
Nateure’s Plate is owned by siblings Danielle and Nate White. Vegan Sweet Home, which provides baked goods, is owned and operated by Courtney Vanden Anker.
The City of Peterborough is receiving $1,868,784 this year in gas tax funding to improve public transit. Six other municipalities in the Kawarthas will also receive a portion of gas tax funding. (Photo: Brianna Salmon, GreenUP)
Earlier today (January 8), Ontario Minister of Transportation Jeff Yurek announced the annual distribution of public transit funding from Ontario’s gas tax program.
The government is distributing $364 million to 107 municipalities across the province, including more than $3 million to seven municipalities in the Kawarthas. Of that amount, the City of Peterborough receives almost $1.9 million, with the City of Kawartha Lakes receiving the next largest amount at over $574,000.
Funding for Ontario’s gas tax program is determined by the number of litres of gasoline sold in the province. The program provides municipalities with two cents per litre of provincial gas tax revenues. The share each municipality receives is based on a formula of 70 per cent ridership and 30 per cent population.
Toronto is receiving the bulk of the gas tax funding at $185 million, followed by Ottawa with $37 million, Mississauga with $19 million, and York Region with $16 million. Brampton will receive $13 million, and Hamilton and Waterloo Region will each receive $11 million.
Municipalities receiving gas tax funding must use these funds towards their public transit capital and/or operating expenditures, at their own discretion. This can include upgrading transit infrastructure, increasing accessibility, purchasing transit vehicles, adding more routes, and extending hours of service.
Here is the breakdown of the share of gas tax funding for municipalities in the Kawarthas:
"The Woman Who Loves Giraffes", a biographical documentary in which Canadian biologist Dr. Anne Innis Dagg re-traces the steps of her groundbreaking 1956 journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild, is one of the 70 films screening at the 2019 ReFrame Film Festival in downtown Peterborough. The film will be shown on Saturday, January 26th at Showplace Performance Centre. Dr. Dagg, pictured here feeding giraffes at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo, will be attending the ReFrame screening. (Photo: Elaisa Vargas)
The complete schedule of films screening at the 2019 ReFrame Film Festival is now available at reframefilmfestival.ca.
You can also view the complete schedule on kawarthaNOW.com, the official media sponsor of ReFrame 2019.
A printed 56-page festival program will also soon be available.
The 15th annual festival will show 70 acclaimed social justice and environmental documentaries, including 10 by local filmmakers. The films will be screened at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, Showplace Performance Centre, and The Venue.
For the first time, local films will headline the opening and closing screenings of the festival.
The festival officially opens at 7:30 p.m. of Thursday, January 24th with a screening at Showplace of Youth Unstoppable, a feature film about the youth environmental movement by Slater Jewell-Kemker, who went to high school in Peterborough. Tickets for opening night are sold separately and cost $15 per person ($10 for festival passholders).
The festival closes at 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 27th with a screening at Showplace of Last Beer at the Pig’s Ear, a feature film about the now-closed legendary Peterborough tavern directed by local filmmaker Peter Blow.
After 152 years, the Pig’s Ear Tavern in downtown Peterborough closed in April 2017. “Last Beer at the Pig’s Ear”, a documentary about the legendary tavern directed by local filmmaker Peter Blow, closes out the ReFrame Film Festival on Sunday, January 27th at Showplace Performance Centre. (Photo: Wayne Eardley)
In between are almost 70 documentaries, half of which are feature-length films. A few highlights include:
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (a documentary about human impact on Earth’s geological history by world-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky and award-winning filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, January 25th at Showplace.
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, a biographical documentary in which Canadian biologist Dr. Anne Innis Dagg re-traces the steps of her groundbreaking 1956 journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 26th at Showplace. Dr. Dagg will be attending the screening.
Fahrenheit 11/9 (Michael Moore’s look at Donald Trump’s ascension to the US presidency on November 9, 2016) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 26th at the Market Hall.
Other special presentations at this year’s festival include:
Postings from Home — a family slideshow that discusses family, motherhood, the environment, and disability — that filmmaker Kelly O’Brien will perform live at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, January 26th at the Market Hall.
Biidaaban: First Light, an interactive virtual reality project by celebrated Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson and the National Film Board, will be shown from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 26th and Sunday, January 27th in the lobby of VentureNorth (270 George St., Peterborough). Rooted in the realm of Indigenous futurism, Biidaaban is a time-jump into a highly realistic — and radically different — Toronto of tomorrow.
Toronto filmmaker and mother of three Kelly O’Brien will perform her multimedia show “Postings from Home”, consisting of projected photos she has posted on Facebook and live voice narration, at ReFrame nn Saturday, January 26th at the Market Hall. (Photo: Kelly O’Brien)
ReFrame also includes panel discussions and artist talks, as well as food from local vendors. And The Theatre on King (171 King St., Peterborough) will be hosting weekend evening events, beginning with Drag Karaoke with Haus of Accounting at 9 p.m. on Friday, January 25th.
Festival passes are $60 ($50 for students and the underwaged), and include access to all films from Friday to Sunday. Single-day passes are also available for $25 each. Tickets for opening night on Thursday are sold separately and cost $15 per person ($10 for festival passholders).
Tickets and passes are available online at reframe.tickit.ca. They can also be purchased in person (cash only) in Peterborough at the GreenUP Store (378 Aylmer St. N., 705-745-3238) and Watson & Lou (383 Water St., 705-775-7568), in Lakefield at Happenstance Books & Yarns (44 Queen St., 705-652-7535) and in Millbrook at Pastry Peddler (17 King St. E., 705-932-7333).
Susan Ferley is the new Artistic Director and Mike Forrester is the new Managing Director of the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope. (Photos courtesy of Capitol Theatre)
The Cameco Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope, commonly called the Capitol Theatre, has two new people at the helm.
On January 4, 2019, board chair Olga Cwiek announced the hiring of Susan Ferley as Artistic Director and Mike Forrester as Managing Director.
Ferley recently returned from London, England, where she spent a year studying actor training and coaching at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Prior to that, she was artistic director at the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario, from 2001 to 2016 — the longest-serving artistic director in that theatre’s history. During her time at the theatre, she helped eliminate a million-dollar deficit on a $4-million budget, and directed some of the theatre’s most notable productions.
She also served as artistic director at The Globe Theatre in Regina, Saskatchewan from 1990 to 1998, and was on the Board of Directors of the Canada Council for the Arts from 1998 to 2001.
“I am excited to begin this new adventure, and together with the Capitol’s board, staff and volunteers, building on the strengths of this beautiful and historically significant theatre,” Ferley says. “I love the beauty of Port Hope — an exquisite setting for this jewel of a theatre, and I am looking forward to becoming an active member of the community.”
Ferley will assume her new position at the Capitol in mid-February.
Mike Forrester will be relocating with his family from Vancouver, where he served as executive director of the Coastal Jazz & Blues Society from 2014 to 2017. The society stages the annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, is the largest music event in British Columbia, with an annual budget of more than $4 million.
A French horn player, Forrester is a former vice president of marketing and development with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and a former vice president of Livent. He is also a past resident of Cobourg, where he worked in local radio.
“I am thrilled to join the staff, board and volunteers of the Capitol Theatre for the next chapter in the storied history of the venue,” Forrester says.
Forrester will assume his new position at the Capitol on January 14tth.
For the past five years, the role of artistic director at the Capitol was held by Antonio Sarmiento, who also functioned as general manager.
In October 2018, following a third-party assessment of the theatre’s five-year strategic plan, the theatre’s board decided to create two new positions: artistic director and managing director. Rather than apply for either position, Sarmiento chose to resign effective December 31, 2018.
The City of Kawartha Lakes' Million Dollar Makeover offers matching fund grants of up to 50 per cent to business and property owners in the downtown areas of Coboconk (pictured), Lindsay, Omemee, Norland, and Fenelon Falls. The funds can cover costs of signage, façade work, and building repair and renovations. Low-interest loans are also available to property owners across the municipality. The deadline to apply for the program is January 17, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the City of Kawartha Lakes)
This week’s round of regional business news includes the approaching deadline for the City of Kawartha Lakes’ Million Dollar Makeover program, $1.1 million in new FedDev Ontario funding for start-ups in Eastern Ontario, a Great Place to Work certification for Peterborough-based Inclusive Advisory, two grand openings in Peterborough (vegan restaurant Nateure’s Plate and beauty salon Juniper), the closing of Evans Contemporary in downtown Peterborough, and a celebration of life planned for the late Brian Harrington of Clearview Cottage Resort in Young’s Point.
Every week, our managing editor collects business-related news and events from across the Kawarthas. If you’d like us to promote your business news or event in businessNOW, please email business@kawarthanow.com.
New regional business events added this week include an Instagram workshop hosted by Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland in Cobourg on January 8th, the Peterborough DBIA Breakfast Network with Deputy Fire Chief Chad Brown on January 16th, the Port Hope Chamber’s annual Mayor’s Breakfast on January 17th, a fireside chat on sustainability hosted by Northumberland CFDC at Venture13 in Cobourg on January 24th, and the Innovation Cluster’s power breakfast meeting on digital technology in Peterborough on January 25th.
City of Kawartha Lakes business and property owners have until January 17th to apply for Million Dollar Makeover program
The City of Kawartha Lakes’ Million Dollar Makeover offers up to 50 per cent in matching funding for properties that completed a Downtown Revitalization project, including Lindsay (pictured), Omemee, Coboconk, Norland, and Fenelon Falls. The initiative is also offering loans to property and business owners across the City of Kawartha Lakes at a low interest rate over a five-year term. (Photo courtesy of the City of Kawartha Lakes)
The deadline for applications to the City of Kawartha Lakes’ Million Dollar Makeover is fast approaching.
More than a million dollars in grants and loans are available, but you must apply by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 17th.
The Million Dollar Makeover is a funding program to support property and business owners who want to improve the visual and functional aspects of their commercial, mixed-use commercial/residential, or heritage-designated residential buildings.
Low-interest loans are available over a five-year term, and matching fund grants — covering up to 50 per cent of eligible costs — are available to properties within the areas that completed a Downtown Revitalization project, including Lindsay, Omemee, Coboconk, Norland, and Fenelon Falls.
FedDev Ontario announces $1.1 million in new funding for innovative start-ups in Eastern Ontario
Northumberland CFDC board chair Rick Holmes and executive director Wendy Curtis, Northumberland-Peterborough South MP Kim Rudd, and RueBel Ltd founder and CEO Spencer Selhi at the announcement of $1.1 million of funding from FedDev Ontario for the Northumberland CFDC’s N1M program. (Photo: Northumberland CFDC)
On December 18th, Kim Rudd, Member of Parliament for Northumberland–Peterborough South, announced an additional FedDev Ontario investment of $1.1 million for the Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) to expand its “Northumberland One Million (N1M) program.
MP Rudd made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, the federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for FedDev Ontario, during a visit to Northumberland CFDC headquarters at Venture13, Eastern Ontario’s newest centre for innovation and entrepreneurship.
With an emphasis in Northumberland and supporting a wide range of start-ups across eastern and southern Ontario, N1M provides high-potential idea and validation stage start-ups with seed funding, training and mentoring to help accelerate the growth of their businesses.
The announcement builds on a previous FedDev Ontario contribution of $1.1 million to launch N1M. To date, the program has supported over 30 start-ups and helped to create over 70 new full-time jobs. This new funding will support another 25 innovative start-ups, expected to create an additional 17 jobs.
Each N1M recipient receives up to $30,000 in seed financing, matched by the business, and up to $10,000 in training, mentoring and business services.
Applications must be received by no later than Friday, January 11, 2019, for project completion by no later than March 31, 2019. For more information and to apply, visit financingandstrategy.com/n1m/.
Peterborough-based Inclusive Advisory is Great Place to Work-Certified
Inclusive Advisory has received certification from Great Place to Work, a global authority on high-trust and high-performing workplace cultures. (Photo courtesy of Inclusive Advisory)
Inclusive Advisory — a law, accounting, and wealth management firm based in Peterborough with locations in Port Perry and Oshawa — has been certified by Great Place to Work.
According to its website, “Great Place to Work® is the global authority on building, sustaining, and recognizing high-trust, high-performing workplace cultures. We have crafted our perspective by learning from great leaders, surveying millions of employees, and examining thousands of the best workplaces around the globe.”
Some of the perks and programs available at Inclusive Advisory include: support for continuing education (reimbursing staff up to $15,000 for academic upgrading), tax season parties (including Jays’ Games, dinner and drinks), professional development workshops (including quarterly staff retreats that cover topics such as career development, personal finance, retirement planning, and education), staff birthday celebrations, and a social enterprise contest (with cash awards for the best ideas).
“A great workplace is underpinned by the theory of human motivation,” says Michael Konopaski, Managing Director of Inclusive Advisory. “Finding meaning in one’s work creates more inspired employees. Employees need opportunities to be themselves whenever possible. Most owners/managers have learned these principles, but very few actually implement them.”
Grand opening of vegan restaurant Nateure’s Plate in downtown Peterborough
Nateure’s Plate in downtown Peterborough serves vegan comfort food like this “meatball” sub. (Photo: Nateure’s Plate)
Plant-based eatery and bar Nateure’s Plate (182 Charlotte St., in the former location of Brio Gusto) is hosting its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8th.
Owned and operated by siblings Danielle and Nate White, the restaurant has been serving its “vegan comfort food” since December.
The menu includes dishes such as burgers, BLT and Reuben sandwiches, a meatball sub, chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, fish and chips, tacos, and more — all made completely from
Grand opening of Juniper beauty salon in Peterborough’s East City
Nicole Turco and Nicole York have teamed up to open Juniper, a new beauty salon in Peterborough’s East City. (Photo: Juniper)
Juniper, a new beauty salon located at 107 Hunter Street East in Peterborough’s East City, is hosting a grand opening celebration from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, January 25th.
Owned and operated by Nicole Turco and Nicole York, who promise to bring “a fresh perspective to the beauty scene”, Juniper offers lash extensions, manicures and pedicures, facial waxing, blowouts, and make-up.
Evans Contemporary has closed in downtown Peterborough
Paolo Fortin has closed Evans Contemporary and associated galleries Star X and Coeur Nouveau, effective January 1, 2019. The galleries have moved out of their current location at the Commerce Building in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Evans Contemporary / Instagram)
Evans Contemporary, an art gallery and event space in downtown Peterborough, has closed after six years of operation.
In late December, Paolo Fortin announced that Evans Contemporary and sister galleries Star X and Coeur Nouveau would close their doors effective January 1, 2019 and move out of the Commerce Building — home to many artist-run studios.
Fortin opened Evans Contemporary in its current location in 2012, after operating the gallery for three years out of his home on Pearl Avenue.
“The success of the gallery, which includes an overwhelming response to its exhibitions, openings, art crawls, and performances have shown the value, and importance of such an institute,” Fortin wrote on the Evans Contemporary website when announcing the closure.
“With this growth, and the enthusiastic interest in the Evans Contemporary group of galleries, it has become increasingly difficult to continue to provide the level of programming, and presentation that is required without continuous support, and is not sustainable in its current configuration.”
Celebration of life planned for the late Brian Harrington of Clearview Cottage Resort
The late Brian Harrington. (Photo courtesy of Harrington family)
Brian Harrington of Clearview Cottage Resort in Young’s Point passed away on December 2nd at Peterborough Regional Health Centre at the age of 62, after a six-week battle with pancreatic cancer.
Harrington was the patriarch of the family-run resort, which has been in operation for over 50 years. He also served on the board of directors of the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism for four years, and represented the Chamber on the RTO8 Board for three years.
A celebration of his life will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 13th at Buckhorn Community Centre (1782 Lakehurst Rd., Buckhorn). Attendees are asked to dress casually in Clearview or cottage gear.
Peterborough Chamber hosts breakfast meeting featuring Heather Doughty on January 8 in Peterborough
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce’s next breakfast meeting takes place from 7 to 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 8th at Carousel Restaurant & Tavern (116 Lansdowne St. E., Peterborough).
Heather Doughty of Inspire: The Women’s Portrait Project, will speak on the topic “A New Year of Inspiration”.
Networking takes place at 7 a.m., with breakfast served at 7:30 a.m. (where you can make your best 30-second elevator speech to the room), followed by the speaker at 8 a.m.
Admission is free; just pay for what you order.
Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland hosts Instagram Workshop in Cobourg on January 8
The Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland is hosting a workshop on using Instagram for business from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 8 in the boardroom at the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (600 William St., Cobourg).
Leisse Wilcox will provide a hands-on Instagram “how-to” interactive session on how to take your business Instagram to the next level, communicate your business brand effectively, and increase your followers and sales.
Peterborough Chamber hosts PBX at Shorelines Casino Peterborough on January 8
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce’s next PBX (Peterborough Business Exchange) takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8th at Shorelines Casino Peterborough (1400 Crawford Dr., Peterborough).
This is a free networking event.
FastStart Peterborough hosts E-Connect with Mike Judson and Mike Doherty on January 8
FastStart Peterborough’s next E-Connect seminar takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8th at The Twisted Wheel (377 Water St., Peterborough).
“Ringing in the New Year 2.0” features speakers Mike Judson of The Twisted Wheel and Mike Doherty of Dohjo Muay Thai & Fitness.
There will be appetizers and a cash bar will be available.
Women’s Business Network of Peterborough member meeting on January 9
Colleen Carruthers.
The next Women’s Business Network (WBN) of Peterborough member meeting takes place at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9th at Holiday Inn – Waterfront (150 George St. N., Peterborough).
Registered psychotherapist Colleen Carruthers will speak on the topic “Becoming More Resilient through Self-Compassion”.
Networking begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the speaker at 7:30 p.m.
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development hosts New Venture Session in Peterborough on January 10
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development’s Business Advisory Centre is hosting a New Venture Session from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 10th in the boardroom at VentureNorth (270 George St. N., Peterborough).
The session will provide an overview of the foundations of starting and running a business, resources and programs available to entrepreneurs in Peterborough and the Kawarthas, working with the Business Advisory Centre and building a plan of action for your business, and completing the start-up checklist.
Community Futures Peterborough hosts Ignite 100 launch party on January 10
Community Futures Peterborough is hosting a launch party for Ignite 100 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 10th at The Venue (286 George St. N., Peterborough).
Ignite 100 is Community Futures Peterborough’s new annual open invitational competition for business expansion within the City and County of Peterborough. Applications will be available on January 10, 2019, with the application deadline March 15, 2019.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Rafik Loutfy, Director of the Centre for Engineering, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Ryerson University. Dr. Loutfy is the owner of 47 patents, with nine in commercial use.
Food and beverages will be provided, along with a cash bar.
For more information about Ignite 100, visit ignite100.ca.
Haliburton Chamber hosts “Meet the Fire Chiefs!” in Minden on January 15
The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce is hosting “Meet the Fire Chiefs!” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 15th at the Minden Fire Hall (12418 Highway 35, Minden).
The breakfast and networking event will provide the opportunity to see the new fire hall in Minden and network with all of the fire chiefs in the county, as well as to learn about fire safety and why it matters for your business.
Peterborough DBIA Breakfast Network features Deputy Fire Chief Chad Brown on January 16
Chad Brown, Deputy Fire Chief of Peterborough Fire Service. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA)’s next Breakfast network meeting takes place at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16th at Empress Gardens (131 Charlotte St., Peterborough).
Chad Brown, Deputy Fire Chief of Peterborough Fire Services, is the guest speaker.
Breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. with the guest speaker at 8 a.m.
Tickets are $5 at the door. The Breakfast Network is open to everyone.
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development hosts business planning workshop in Peterborough on January 16
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development’s Business Advisory Centre is hosting “Business Fundamentals: Business Planning” from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16th in the boardroom at VentureNorth (270 George St. N., Peterborough).
The session is designed to give you a strong foundation in business planning, and the importance of a comprehensive business plan. The Business Advisory Centre will also share tools available for creating a business plan and top tips for creating a plan ready to share with banks and funding agencies to secure financing.
Peterborough Chamber hosts “Lunch Box Learning: 3 Ways Risk Affects your Business” in Peterborough on January 16
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is hosting “Lunch Box Learning: 3 Ways Risk Affects your Business” from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16th in the boardroom at the Chamber offices (175 George Street North, Peterborough).
Kelland Sewell of rPM3 Solutions Canada Inc. will share three ways risk affects your business and how you can harness this information to improve business performance through Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).
Bring your lunch along with you, and have the opportunity to listen to the short presentation followed by a Q&A.
The event is free to attend for members of the Chamber or members of the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough.
Port Hope Chamber hosts annual Mayor’s Breakfast on January 17
The Port Hope and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Mayor’s breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 17th at Railside Restaurant (112 Peter St., Port Hope).
Mayor Bob Sanderson will be providing an update on the plans for Port Hope for 2019.
The cost of $20 per person includes a served breakfast.
Otonabee Conservation hosts annual meeting in Peterborough on January 17
The Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (Otonabee Conservation) is hosting its 60th annual meeting at 4 p.m. in the boardroom of the Otonabee Conservation offices (250 Milroy Dr., Peterborough).
The meeting will feature the election of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for 2019, appointments to Conservation Ontario Council and Authority Committees, as well as the presentation of the 2019 Operating and Capital Budget.
Members of the watershed community are welcome to attend.
The board will also be holding a special 60th anniversary celebratory event in the spring, at which time it will present the annual awards and service recognition.
For further information about the annual meeting, call Otonabee Conservation at 705-745-5791.
Nomination deadline for Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors on January 23
The Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations from its membership for four full-terms (two years) on its Board of Directors until Wednesday, January 23rd.
Nominees must be a member in good standing, nominated by a member in good standing, and be an authorized representative of a business operating within the Town of Cobourg, the Township of Hamilton or Alnwick/Haldimand.
Directors will be elected or appointed by the membership at the Chamber’s annual general meeting on Tuesday, January 29th.
Northumberland CFDC hosts fireside chat on sustainability at Venture13 in Cobourg on January 24
The Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) is hosting a fireside chat on the importance of sustainability in business and community from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, January 24th in the Innovation Commons Lecture Hall at Venture13 (739 D’Arcy St., Northam Industrial Park, Cobourg).
The event will include a moderated panel discussion featuring representatives from Sustainable Cobourg, Headwaters Farm, Local Food for Local Good, and more, followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Innovation Cluster hosts power breakfast meeting on digital technology in Peterborough on January 25
The Innovation Cluster Peterborough & the Kawarthas is hosting “Power Breakfast: Digital Technology, An Innovative Future” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, January 25th at the Holiday Inn Peterborough – Waterfront (150 George St., Peterborough).
Over a hot breakfast you will hear from organizations that support entrepreneurs, such as the Business Development Bank of Canada, Intellectual Property Law firm Bereskin & Parr, as well as Innovation Cluster client Sanu Somaweera of Kavtek Software Corp.
Nomination deadline for Haliburton Chamber’s Business & Community Achievement Awards on February 14
Nominations are being accepted for the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce’s 13th Annual Business & Community Achievement Awards until Thursday, February 14th.
There are awards in 11 categories: Business Achievement, New Business, Customer First Business, Customer First Employee, Tourism & Hospitality, Innovation & Creativity, Skilled Trades & Industry, Young Professional of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Not-For-Profit of the Year, and Highlander of the Year.
A man whose pickup truck crashed through a guardrail on Highway 115 south of Peterborough on Sunday night (January 6) has died from his injuries.
Police have identified the man as 55-year-old Craig Bell of Peterborough.
According to the Peterborough County OPP, Bell was driving northbound on Highway 115 just south of Peterborough when he lost control at around 7:30 p.m.
His truck crashed through a guardrail and landed onto the off ramp to The Parkway.
Bell was transported to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre where he died from injuries sustained in the accident.
Police closed the northbound lanes of Highway 115 at Airport Road for several hours on Sunday night for an investigation. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for all of the Kawarthas, with up to 15 cm of snow possible for northern areas of the region on Monday night (January 7).
An approaching low pressure system is expected to move into the area late Monday morning or the afternoon and persist into the evening or overnight hours.
For Peterborough, Kawarthas Lakes, and Northumberland, periods of light snow (at times mixed with ice pellets) are expected, with snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 cm possible. A brief period of freezing rain is then possible Monday overnight before precipitation changes to rain.
For Haliburton and Hastings counties, a significant snowfall of between 10 and 15 cm is expected. Snow may be accompanied by ice pellets in the afternoon and evening, before changing to rain in the evening or overnight. There is also a risk of freezing rain during the changeover.
Motorists are urged to exercise caution in the evening and overnight hours of Monday as untreated roads may become slippery.
Presented by Red Events and hosted at Bonnie View Inn on Lake Kashawigamog in Haliburton County on February 9 and 10, 2019, Ice Cube Gallery features three ice huts housing the work of four local artists along with local food, music, and more. (Photo: Ice Cube Gallery / Facebook)
When you think of a little hut on a frozen lake in the middle of winter, ice fishing is probably what first comes to mind.
But what about a pop-up art gallery?
That’s the concept behind Ice Cube Gallery, a new event taking place on February 9 and 10, 2019 on Lake Kashawigamog in Haliburton County.
Two years ago, friends Gary Blundell, Victoria Ward, Collin Burke, and Dan Manley (who owns and operates Russell Red Records out of Haliburton) conceived of the idea of creating an ice hut art gallery.
With the help of Toronto-based artist and graphic designer Patrick Lightheart, the idea is now becoming a reality.
Ice Cube Gallery will feature installations by professional artists Rod Prouse, Victoria Ward, and Hendrika Sonnenberg and Chris Hanson. (Photos courtesy of the artists)
Three ice huts have been erected on Lake Kashawigamog where they will house installations by four local artists: Chris Hanson and Hendrika Sonnenberg, Victoria Ward, and Rod Prouse.
In addition to the Ice Cube Gallery, there will be local food, drinks, music, a bonfire, and skating — along with overnight accommodation — at the nearby Bonnie View Inn resort.
The Ice Cube Gallery opens at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 9th. Along with the ice huts, there will be the Bonnie View Patio Ice Bar featuring cocktails, beer, and more.
The Ice Cube Gallery takes place on February 9 and 10, 2019 at the Bonnie View Inn resort on Lake Kashawigamog in Haliburton County. (Photo: Bonnie View Inn)
Chef Christoph Carl from Rhubarb Restaurant will be offering a locally inspired food sampling from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ice Cube pop-up food station — which features a counter top hand-crafted by Nick Hunter from Hunters Edge Studio (the counter top will be raffled off over the weekend).
On Saturday, Bonnie View’s own Chef Jay Picard has designed a special menu for the day, including slow roast pork shoulder sandwiches with home-made maple BBQ sauce. There will be an “Après Cube” party in the evening featuring Russell Red Records spinning vintage vinyl.
On Sunday, Bonnie View will host a pancake breakfast for $10. To reserve a table in Bonnie View’s dining room or for overnight accommodations, call 705-457-2350.
Available to landowners within the Otonabee Region watershed, Otonabee Conservation's Tree Seedling Sales Program encourages people to enhance their properties and the natural environment. When placed strategically around a single-family home, trees can cut summer air conditioning needs by up to 50 per cent. (Photo courtesy of Otonabee Conservation)
You can put some spring in your winter by ordering tree seedlings right now from Otonabee Conservation.
You can choose from among 39 native species of evergreen and broad leaf tree and shrub seedlings at prices ranging from $23.75 to $62.50 for 25 seedlings (the minimum order for any one species). The trees and shrubs are bare-root seedlings, approximately one to two years old, and range in size from 6 to 30 inches.
Otonabee Conservation’s Tree Seedling Sales Program is available to landowners within the Otonabee Region watershed.
“Trees play an important role in maintaining a healthy and resilient natural environment,” says Meredith Carter, Manager of the Watershed Management Program at Otonabee Conservation.
“Trees and forests protect water quality in our rivers and streams. They provide habitat for birds and other wildlife and they add to the health of our communities by purifying the air and enhancing the environment that surrounds us.”
Otonabee Conservation expects the tree and shrub seedlings to arrive at the conservation authority office in late April, at which time landowners will be contacted and pick-up times will be arranged. Payment is required when picking up your seedlings (cash, VISA, MasterCard, and American Express will be accepted).
Here are the available species as of January 5, 2019, with pricing per unit (25 seedlings):
Otonabee Conservation has been involved in tree planting and forest management since the early 1960s. The conservation authority owns and manages 2,309 hectares of forest, hosts the annual Scout Trees Program of Scouts Canada, and plants trees annually in partnership with private landowners and municipalities.
The Tree Seedling Sales Program is intended to encourage reforestation of idle or marginal lands, enhance the diversity of forests, and encourage the sustainability of forests and long-term management of existing forests throughout the watershed region.
After the future of the event was thrown into question, a group of artists and organizations have come together to save the First Friday Art Crawl, which sees galleries and arts-based businesses in downtown Peterborough open their doors to the public at the same time on the first Friday evening of every month. Pictured is local artist Joe Stable (second from right), whose Acme Art & Sailboat Co. gallery on the third floor of the Commerce Building regularly participates in the event. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)
The popular First Friday Art Crawl in downtown Peterborough has been saved, and will be returning as an organized event on February 1, 2019.
A group of around 12 downtown local artists, stakeholders in the arts community, and local arts-based businesses met earlier today (January 3) at the offices of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) to assume responsibility for the monthly event.
Organizations represented at the meeting included the DBIA, the Electric City Culture Council, Artspace, the Art School of Peterborough, local artist Joe Stable of Acme Art & Sailboat Co., and creative hub Watson & Lou.
The future of the art crawl — where downtown Peterborough galleries and arts-related businesses open their doors to the public at the same time on the first Friday evening of every month — was thrown into question at the end of December, when Paolo Fortin announced the closure of Evans Contemporary and associated galleries Star X and Coeur Nouveau.
In leading a local group called the Ad Hoc Arts Committee, Fortin has been instrumental in organizing and presenting the art crawl. When announcing the closure of his galleries, Fortin also stated that Evans Contemporary and the Ad Hoc Arts Committee would cease to organize and present the art crawl.
While lauding the success of the art crawl, Fortin expressed concerns that it enables “the gentrification of Peterborough through the use and abuse of the arts” by exploiting arts for the purpose of commerce — pointing to the 14-year-old art crawl in Hamilton, which has since evolved into a largely commercial event.
kawarthaNOW contacted a few of the participants at the DBIA meeting, who indicated their desire to keep the event grass-roots and artist-driven. The group is calling itself the “First Friday Committee” and has already set up an email address at firstfridayptbo@gmail.com along with a Facebook page and a Twitter account, with an Instagram account to come.
In a statement issued this afternoon through its media spokesperson, local artist Jeff Macklin of Jackson Creek Press, the First Friday Committee commented on the closure of Evans Contemporary and thanked Fortin and the Ad Hoc Arts Committee for their work in establishing the Frist Friday Art Crawl.
“We are all saddened by the recent closures of the Evans Contemporary gallery in the Commerce Building,” the statement reads. “In addition to providing high quality arts programming for years, Paolo Fortin and the Ad Hoc Committee created and coordinated the art crawl we have come to know and love, while helping to raise important concerns about gentrification and the affordability of artists’ spaces in our community.
“We are dedicated to engaging with these issues, and are excited to see what projects Ad Hoc will manifest in the future. In the meantime, we are also committed to the continued celebration of our downtown’s unique creative spirit. For that purpose, we are working together to keep the party rolling.”
In the statement, the First Friday Committee also confirmed it is working on “a full slate of openings” for February 1st and that, for January, two events are taking place tonight from 6 to 8 p.m.: the opening of the Art School of Peterborough’s members show, and a free acrylic painting workshop at META4 Gallery Studio along with an exhibition of student art.
The statement from the First Friday Committee also thanks members of the business and arts community who have offered help, as well as the DBIA for facilitating the meeting.
“The DBIA are thrilled to see the First Friday event continue and we are proud of those artists and community members who will work to ensure its continued success,” says Terry Guiel, executive director of the DBIA.
“The positive impact of this monthly event on our downtown is truly magnificent. Not only does it draw huge crowds to our downtown, but it is a wonderful showcase of the immense artistic and musical talent we have in this community. The DBIA is a main financial contributor to the event because we see, hear and feel its impact on the downtown and we will continue to support it moving forward”.
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