Let’s get together to share some food and enjoy each other’s company. These potlucks are very popular and building a network of friends. We invite you to invite a friend! Please bring a dish to share. Also, please bring your own plate, cutlery and mug.

Need room to grow? Please provide input on a new community allotment garden in Perth.
Transition Perth, The Table Community Food Centre, and Sow it Grows are exploring the possibility of establishing a new allotment community garden. An allotment garden would provide individuals, families or groups with their own plot to grow on. To assess community interest in this project we would appreciate if if you could fill out a brief online survey here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3C9TVFW

Paper copies of the survey are available at The Table, 190 Gore St. E.

This garden would be in addition to The Table’s existing community garden where people garden together and gardeners are welcome to take home what they need with the rest of the produce taken to The Table and used in the food bank, community meals and food skills programs. For more information about The Table’s garden visit their website: www.thetablcfc.org

Date :
Friday, March 25, 2016  at 6:00 p.m

Location event :
20 Hughes Crescent, Perth

Sign up Today for our Labour Market Symposium!

The Perth and District Chamber of Commerce is bringing together community business leaders, business owners, government officials and educators to discuss the area’s labour market at a day-long meeting March 9.

The ‘2016 Labour Market Symposium’ will be held at Best Western Parkside Inn and Spa and will begin with registration and continental breakfast at 8 a.m. The morning meeting will begin with introductions and a welcome from incoming Chamber President Debra Bellevue who will discuss concepts for the day and also the Chamber’s role in our business community.

Scheduled speakers include:

Jean-Pierre Giroux, Director of Human Capital Development with the Canadian Manufacturing Network;
Matt Lemay, Executive Director of the Labour Market Group for Lanark County;
Sarah Anson-Cartwright, Canadian Chamber of Commerce;
Bobbi Truelove of Community Employments Services, Perth;
Chris Hahn, Dean, Algonquin College Perth

Lunch will be served at or around noon.

After lunch, participants shall be splited into groups of 6-8 to brainstorm on specific questions, discuss their experiences and come up with recommendations on how to ensure our labour market meets the needs of employers well into the future. Each Break-out Session table will present their findings at the end of the day.

Date :
Wednesday, March 9, 2016, from 8 a.m to 4 p.m

Location event :
Best Western Plus Perth Parkside Inn and Spa
82 Peter Street, Perth, ON K7H 1S2, Perth

Contact :
Phone : 613-267-3200
Please send us a note to jlevatte@perthchamber.com to register as soon as possible as space is limited.
Fax : 613-267-6797

Updated lineup for Chamber of Commerce « Winter Jam 2016 ».

The Perth and District Chamber of Commerce has booked the bands, selected the venues and has put the finishing touches on a day-long music festival — ‘Winter Jam 2016’ — that is guaranteed to warm up the winter March 5 here in beautiful downtown Perth!

Check out our lineup!

The Peter Woods Band at East Meets West — 12:30 pm
The Disorderlys at Fiddleheads — 1:45 PM
Riq Turner at O’Reilly’s — 3 PM
The Lucky B’s at The Golden Arrow Pub and Eatery — 4:15 PM
Basic White at The Stone Cellar — 4 PM
Rae Chalmers at The Red Fox — 6:15 PM

Date :
Saturday, March 5, 2016 | 12 p.m to 8 p.m

Location event :
Perth & District Chamber of Commerce
66 Craig Street
(Inge-Va House Museum Building)
Perth Ontario
K7H 1Y5

Contact :
Phone : 613-267-3200
E-mail : welcome@perthchamber.com
Fax : 613-267-6797

International Women’s Day is an important day to celebrate women’s social, economic, cultural & political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

Yet let’s also be aware progress has slowed in many places across the world, so urgent action is needed to accelerate gender parity.

Will you help challenge conscious and unconscious bias? Imagine a world where women and girls can thrive. This International Women’s Day, what will you do to drive gender parity? How can you help women and girls achieve their ambitions? The World Economic Forum predicts the gender gap won’t close entirely until 2133. That’s way too long to wait. Help ensure women and men’s contributions are equally valued.

Will you take action to help create an equal future where everyone’s strengths and differences are truly valued?

This event will take place in Westport Ontario at the 8 of March. Try to Promote Breastfeeding and SUPPORT women to rich there goal to breastfeed there babeis!

Date :

March 8

Location event :

Westport ON

Contact :

internationalwomensday.com

Barns Farms and Wicked Chefs 2015

August 8, 2015 10:00 am to August 9, 2015 4:00 pm

18th Annual Perth Garlic Festival

Awaken your taste buds at this festival that includes vendors, contests and children’s activities. Perth Fairgrounds.

Admission is $5 and children under 12 free.

Thank you for your support. Money raised from this event goes to to worthwhile community initiatives supported by the Lions Club of Perth.

Info: 1-877-268-2833 or 613-267-5322 or http://www.perthgarlicfestival.com/

August 2, 2015
10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Classic Cars on the Banks of the Clyde
Presented by the Township of Lanark Highlands, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Clyde Memorial Park, Lanark Village.

Info: 613-259-2398 or http://www.lanarkhighlands.ca/

Monday, August 17, 2015 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Ladies and gentlemen, reach for your reading glasses, if you need them! The Transition Perth Non-fiction Book Club is now on. It will meet on the third Monday of every third month starting August 17th this summer. (And then November, February, May . …) We’ll discuss books with a more radical, and leftist perspective (not gardening books, for example). The next book will be selected by members at each meeting.

The first book on tap is The Wages of Rebellion, by Chris Hedges. There’s a copy at Perth Library, undoubtedly one in the Kingston system if you’re a member. There’s one on loan through a club-member’s Kindle, by request. For this particular book, because there’s a lot of related material from Chis Hedges, you may read / watch / listen to familiarize yourself with the ideas and come join in the discussion.

RSVP if you’d like to attend Monday, August 17th, 2015. (Andrew: 613.267.8308 or andrewcartermacdonald [at] gmail [dot] com) Details of the Perth location will be posted to you.

Ontario Family Fishing Week

When: July 4, 2015 to July 12, 2015

During this week you can fish licence free on any lake or river in Ontario.
Info: 705-748-6324 or http://www.ontariofamilyfishing.com/

Ontario Family Fishing Events is a province-wide opportunity for Canadian residents to fish Ontario waters without the otherwise mandatory fishing version outdoors card. The Ontario Government designates two periods throughout the year as license-free, February 14-16, 2015 (12:01 a.m. Saturday to 11:59 p.m. Monday) and July 4-12, 2015 (12:01 a.m. Saturday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday). During all other time periods, Canadian residents between the ages of 18 and 64 years must purchase a valid fishing license to legally fish in Ontario.

There has never been a better time to introduce a friend to fishing!

Participants fishing without a license must fish under the Conservation fishing license limits which are set out in the current Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary. With the exception of the licensing requirement, Ontario fishing regulations, fees and limits continue to apply during license-free days. Printed copies of the summary are available at licence issuers and ServiceOntario Centres.

Events such as festivals, clinics, derbies and workshops are hosted across the province. To find an event near you, visit the Events List & Map. Each event provides a great opportunity to get outside, spend some wholesome time with the family, and develop a strong connection with conservation through the enjoyment of fishing.

As anglers, we shape the future of fishing in Ontario! Always fish with care and concern for our precious natural resources.

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SALE TIMES:

Thurs., May 28th Noon-7 pm
Fri., May 29th 10 am–5 pm
Sat., May 30th 10 am–5 pm
Sun., June 31st 10 am–5 pm

Sale Location: Baron’s Motor Inn
10451 Hwy. 7, Carleton Place

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For more information:

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