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The recipients of the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism's 20th annual Awards of Excellence, including Nightingale Nursing president and CEO Sally Harding (front row, third from right). The awards were presented at an event in the Bryan Jones Theatre at Lakefield College School on October 10, 2019. (Photo: Kawartha Chamber / Facebook)

Kawartha Chamber names Sally Harding as 2019 Citizen of the Year

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Central Smith Creamery, Entomo Farms, Lakefield Literary Festival, and Griffin's Greenhouses also among Awards of Excellence recipients.
With the aging workforce, identifying and retaining existing employees who can succeed those who are leaving or retiring is an important challenge for businesses and organizations, including those in the Kawarthas. The Workforce Development Board - Local Employment Planning Council (WDB/LEPC) is hosting a series of employer workshops and focus groups on succession planning in Peterborough, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland in October and November and is also running an online survey where employers can learn about succession planning and help guide WDB/LEPC in developing succession planning support.

Is your Kawarthas-area business or organization ready for the aging labour force?

Peterborough-based company Chimp Treats has rebranded its flagship Nicecream frozen dessert line, which is sold across Canada with plans to expand to Europe retailers in 2019. The new look is designed to appeal to the product's largest demographic and to focus on "Nicecream" as a unique category of frozen dessert made of 100 per cent fruit. (Photo courtesy of Chimp Treats)

businessNOW – October 8, 2019

Brad Katz of Millbrook bakery Pastry Peddler, which won first place overall in the Kawarthas Butter Tart Tour Top Tart Taste-Off, held on September 22, 2019 at the Cultivate Festival in Port Hope, for their 'Peddler Saloon' butter tart with a whiskey-infused filling loaded with pecans and topped with candied whiskey pecans. (Photo courtesy of Kawarthas Butter Tart Tour)

businessNOW – October 1, 2019

Elmhirst's Resort, located on the shores of Rice Lake in Keene, is a Tourism Employer of the Year finalist for the 2019 Tourism Industry Awards of Excellence. The award recognizes an organization that has developed an admirable reputation as a great place to work, and that has established itself as an upstanding example of Ontario's tourism industry. (Photo courtesy of Elmhirst's Resort)

businessNOW – September 24, 2019

Cindy White, Business Development Assistant at Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development, hands out a cup of ice cream at the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Visitor Centre at the annual 'Get The Scoop' event on Friday, July 5, 2019. (Photo: Alyssa Cymbalista)

What’s new from Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development – September 23, 2019

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