Peterborough Square

George Street in downtown Peterborough, Ontario, the Kawartha Lakes regional city whose Trent University campus, arts community, and independent commercial culture give the city a downtown identity anchored by local entrepreneurs and community organizations, gives Peterborough Square a downtown urban arcade identity whose tenant composition is almost entirely independent and locally-owned operators. Wild Rock Outfitters, the Peterborough-founded outdoor and adventure gear store whose climbing equipment, kayaking, and backcountry supplies the Kawartha Lakes recreational community accesses as the primary specialist outdoor retail resource for the area, gives the property its most commercially resonant local anchor. B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop, the non-profit community bicycle cooperative whose repair services, used bicycle sales, and cycling education programs give it a community-service function alongside its commercial one, gives the property an urban mobility and community-organization identity.

Bluestreak Records, the local independent record and music shop, gives the property a Peterborough music community retail identity. Birdhouse Tattoo and Cam’s Original Tattooing give the property a tattoo and body art services identity. Allen Gourmet Coffee and Eatery serves the specialty café occasion. The Night Kitchen and Sinless Sourdough serve the artisan food and bakery categories. Goodies on Mews, the African grocery and specialty food retailer, gives the property a West African food identity. Dueling Grounds serves the tabletop games and hobby retail occasion. Iceman Video Games and Comics, First Stop Swap Shop, and Nearly New Thrift Shop give the property a secondhand, vintage, and pop culture commercial floor.

Antoinette Bridal Boutique serves the wedding and formalwear category. The property’s commercial role in the Kawartha Lakes region is the downtown Peterborough urban arcade: an independent operator-anchored format whose Wild Rock Outfitters outdoor identity, B!KE community cycling shop, Bluestreak Records music culture, and diverse artisan food and community retail give the Trent University and downtown Peterborough household a commercial destination reflecting the city’s identity as one of Ontario’s most distinctive mid-size arts and independent culture communities.