The Business Beat submitted by Joel Wiebe
There’s a new flower shop opening at 387 Water Street in downtown Peterborough called Sweet Fern
Floral Studio. It opened officially on May 3. They are a full-service florist specializing in premium floral
design. They do walk-in shopping as well as pickup and delivery in Peterborough and the surrounding
area. Services include everyday florals, sympathy florals, wedding floral services, and event florals. Drop
by the new shop in downtown Peterborough or go online to sweetfernfloralstudio.com to see what they
have to offer and order your next arrangement.
A big congratulations to the winners of the Peterborough County 2024 Community Recognition Awards.
While there are too many well-deserving winners to list here, I’m going to highlight this year’s Business
Leadership Award winners:
• Asphodel-Norwood – Sweetheart’s Bakery, The Knockout and Dead Man’s Brew – all owned by Sara
and Andrew Scott
• Cavan Monaghan – Millbrook Mercantile – Bernadette MacNeil
• Douro-Dummer – Molly Conlin Design & Drafting
• Havelock-Belmont-Methuen – ZK Excavating Ltd. – Zack Johnston
• North Kawartha – The Grape and Wedge
• Otonabee-South Monaghan – Wesnor Inc dba Trailers Plus – Zoran Albert
• Selwyn – The Chocolate Rabbit
A growing local retailer is being recognized on the national stage at the annual Retail Council of Canada
Excellence in Retailing Awards. Friendly Fires has been recognized in the best eCommerce experience for
a retailer category. Other finalists for the awards include large national brands like Canadian Tire, Tim
Hortons, and Walmart. Friendly Fires have shipped more than 100,000 individual fireplace and barbecue
parts since launching online. Their online experience is closely integrated with their physical retail
stores.
Stylish Fit Alterations and Tailoring now has two locations in Peterborough — 871 Chemong Road Unit
12 and 948 Weller Street. They offer men’s wear as well as alterations to make all your clothing fit. They
specialize in Bridal and bridesmaid alterations, formal wear, leather and suede, zipper and button
replacements, and more.
