The Business Beat for June 27, 2016

Featuring Summer Company, Living Well Home Medical Equipment, Cambium, and Chemong Golf Centre

By Stu Harrison -
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Summer Company gives young business people a micro-grant from the Ontario government to help kick start their summer company
Summer Company gives young business people a micro-grant from the Ontario government to help kick start their summer company

Summer Company Launch

The annual batch of Summer Company student entrepreneurs is set to launch this Wednesday (June 29th) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Staples on Park Street.

A program of Peterborough Economic Development’s Business Advisory Centre, Summer Company gives young business people a micro-grant from the Ontario government to help kick start their summer company. The program has seen tremendous success over the years and it’s always great to see these young entrepreneurs and their new ideas.

That’s this Wednesday from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. Staples, 109 Park Street South (corner of Park and Lansdowne).

Visit www.peterboroughed.ca for more information.

Living Well Home Medical Equipment

Living Well Home Medical Equipment provides equipment to help people with health and mobility issues stay in their own homes
Living Well Home Medical Equipment provides equipment to help people with health and mobility issues stay in their own homes

Living Well Home Medical Equipment is hosting their first seniors appreciation event in their new larger, brighter location on the corner of Erskine and the Kingsway this Wednesday (June 29th) from 1 to 3 p.m.

Formerly located at McDonnel and Reid Streets, owners Allison and Ron Seiderer recently moved to a larger location just west of Lansdowne Place (755 Erskine Avenue, the former MicroAge location). This Wednesday, they will be celebrating with live music, free ice cream and strawberries, and 10 to 25% off everything in the store, from C-PAP equipment to blood pressure monitors, bath safety, walkers, stairlifts, wheelchairs and more.

Stop in, visit www.livingwellhme.ca or call 705-740-2650

Cambium

Peterborough-based Cambium has more than 80 employees in five offices across Ontario
Peterborough-based Cambium has more than 80 employees in five offices across Ontario

Cambium, the consulting and engineering firm, has just opened their fifth office in Kingston. The Kingston office joins Barrie, Oshawa, and two locations in Peterborough, with over 80 employees.

Cambium is an employee-owned business providing environmental and geotechnical engineering, community development, building science, construction inspections, and materials testing for government, corporations, and individuals.

For details, visit www.cambium-inc.com.

Chemong Golf Centre

The newly rebuilt Chemong Golf Centre provides a family-friendly atmosphere
The newly rebuilt Chemong Golf Centre provides a family-friendly atmosphere
Chemong Golf Centre is under new ownership and has undergone a major facelift over the last year.

Owners Craig and Sarah Sargeant and the kids Adam and Claire have rebuilt the range including new grass, yardage signs and brand new golf balls. It’s a complete practice facility with chipping, putting, sand trap and both grass tees and matts. Professional lessons are also available.

It’s a family-friendly atmosphere, so check it out at 1676 Chemong Road, across from Chemong Home Hardware, or call 705-917-GOLF (4653).

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