This week’s business news features a donation of $50,000 from local hotels and motels to The Canadian Canoe Museum, the appointment of Fleming College’s first female president, a new initiative involving trolley service to be announced for downtown Peterborough, a mobile app developed by a former nurse and doula in Kawartha Lakes, Lois Tuffin leaving Peterborough This Week, and the merger of Park Place Financial and Terry Windrem Insurance Agencies.
Regional business events are winding down for the summer. New events added this week include a pancake breakfast hosted by the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce during the Cobourg Waterfront Festival (June 30th to July 2nd) and an accessibility workshop for businesses in Warkworth on August 13th.
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Association of Peterborough hotels and motels donates $50,000 to The Canadian Canoe Museum capital campaign
The Peterborough Destination Association has donated $50,000 to The Canadian Canoe Museum support the construction of the museum’s new facility beside the Peterborough Lift Lock.
The association comprises the Holiday Inn Peterborough Waterfront, Best Western Plus Otonabee Inn, Comfort Hotel & Suites Peterborough, Motel 6, and Quality Inn Peterborough.
“The Peterborough Destination Association is so pleased to support The Canadian Canoe Museum and what is sure to be a jewel in Peterborough and the Kawarthas, one that will attract visitors from near and far,” said Grant Zwarych, the association’s president.
The new museum will be an 83,400-square-foot facility designed by an award-winning team of heneghan peng architects (Dublin, Ireland) with Kearns Mancini Architects (Toronto, Canada). The museum has also partnered with world-class exhibition design firm GSM Project to create one-of-a-kind visitor experiences.
The Canadian Canoe Museum is currently raising funds for the $65 million cost to build the new facility, and has so far received foundational financial support from municipal, provincial and federal governments, as well as a leading private donation of $7.5 million from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation.
For more information about the new museum, visit canoemuseum.ca/museum-on-the-move/.
Maureen Adamson is Fleming College’s new president
Maureen Adamson has been selected as Fleming College’s sixth president — the first Fleming alumnus, the first female, and the first Peterborough native to hold the position.
Most recently the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport with the Ontario government, Adamson has 25 years of progressive leadership experience in the post-secondary, health care, government, and not-for-profit sectors. She has previously held the position of Deputy Minister of the Status of Women in Ontario, president and CEO of the Michener Institute, and CEO of Cystic Fibrosis Canada.
She holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Lakehead University and a diploma in Business Administration from Fleming College and is an accredited Director with the Institute of Corporate Directors, Canada.
“I am excited to have the opportunity to lead Fleming College to its next generation of excellence where students are our priority and our society benefits from the talent that we produce at Fleming,” Adamsom says. “It’s great to be home and I look forward to working with our local communities and building strategic partnerships within and beyond the region.”
Adamson will succeed Dr. Tony Tilly, who will end his 14-year tenure as Fleming’s president on June 29th. Adamson will officially assume the role on August 21, 2018.
New trolley service to launch in downtown Peterborough?
The Town Trolley from Dromoland Orchard & Stables in Little Britain offered free rides in downtown Peterborough in May 2018. The Peterborough DBIA will be making an announcement about a new trolley service on June 27, 2018. (Photo: Dromoland)
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) will making an announcement about a new initiative involving trolley service in downtown Peterborough.
Details about the new initiative will be announced at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27th before the DBIA’s annual general meeting at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough).
kawarthaNOW speculates the new service may involve the Town Trolley owned by Dromoland Orchard & Stables in Little Britain. Once owned by the City of Kawartha Lakes before it was purchased by Michael Bryant of Dromoland, the trolley car offered free rides through downtown Peterborough as part of Doors Open Peterborough on May 5, 2018.
Streetcars developed by General Electric in Canada were an important part of Peterborough’s early industry at the turn of the 20th century, when they functioned as public transit before buses became available.
Former Kawartha Lakes nurse and doula launches mobile app for new moms
A nurse, doula, and Lamaze childbirth educator for 20 years, Ilaqua found the inspiration for the app when she was working as a nurse in labour and delivery and primary care. She discovered many new mothers sought support during their motherhood journey, and some struggled to find help or felt too uncomfortable to ask questions.
“Over those 20 years, it became very clear to me that moms aren’t receiving the support that we need and deserve while doing the most challenging job in the world,” Ilaqua says. “I realized that I can serve women in an innovative way and meet them where they’re at. So I took all of my experience and teamed up with a company in Lindsay called Colour and Code to create Mamasoup.”
Originally launched in February 2018 for iOS devices only, Ilaqua received a $7,500 grant from the Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) to design and develop an Android version, which is now available on Google Play.
Also available on the web for desktop computers, Mamasoup has social media features similar to Facebook, where a news feed of local mothers’ posts are available. Rather than adding friends, the app uses a mom’s location to provide a local support news feed. By only using a custom handle as an identity and avatars for profile pictures, users are able to stay anonymous while asking questions and providing tips.
Ilaqua is also planning to create online courses for moms who want childbirth education at their fingertips, from the practical perspective of a nurse and doula. Her first course, aimed at moms having a caesarean birth, will be available at the end of June.
For more information, including links to download the app from the Apple App Store and on Google Play, visit www.mamasoup.ca.
Lois Tuffin is leaving Peterborough This Week
Local media icon Lois Tuffin is leaving Peterborough This Week after 20 years to become fundraising cooordinator at Five Counties Children’s Centre.
Originally from Almonte in Lanark County, Tuffin joined the twice-weekly community newspaper as a reporter in 1998, becoming the editor-in-chief in 2003.
For more information, read our story at kawarthanow.com/2018/06/25/lois-tuffin//
Peterborough firms Park Place Financial and Terry Windrem Insurance Agencies announce merger
Two of Peterborough’s leading wealth and risk management firms, Park Place Financial and Terry Windrem Insurance Agencies, are merging.
Terry Windrem will become President and CEO of Park Place Financial, and staff of the two companies will merge and relocate to a renovated building at the location of the former Roland’s Restaurant on Highway 7 East by the fall of 2018.
The focus of the firm will continue to be financial, succession, and business planning for professionals, entrepreneurs, and high net worth clients.
Terry Windrem Insurance Agencies was founded in 1984 and, as a partner of The Protectors Group, grew into one of Central Ontario’s leading financial services firm, specializing in the needs of business owners and professionals across the province. Park Place Financial was co-founded by Mike D’Alessandro and Darrell Wade in 2012 and has grown to become one of Peterborough’s leading wealth and estate planning companies.
For more information, read our story at kawarthanow.com/2018/06/20/park-place-financial/.
United Way Peterborough & District Annual General Meeting on June 25
The United Way Peterborough & District is holding its annual general meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24th at the Holiday Inn Waterfront (150 George St., Peterborough).
The event is free and light refreshments will be provided.
Peterborough Chamber hosts seminar on marijuana and the workplace in Peterborough on June 27
As of October 17, 2018, marijuana will be legally sold in Canada for recreational use.
The next seminar in the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch Box Learning series is on the topic “Marijuana and the Workplace” from 12 to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27th in the Chamber boardroom (175 George St. N., Peterborough).
Chris Russell, a human resources lawyer with LLF Lawyers, and Matthew Savino of Savino Human Resource Partners, will present the seminar followed by a question-and-answer session.
The seminar is free to attend with a Chamber membership or a Women’s Business Network of Peterborough membership. Bring your own lunch.
Register at www.peterboroughchamber.ca
Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area Annual General Meeting on June 27
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is hosting its annual general meeting on Wednesday, June 27th in the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough).
Networking starts at 5:30 p.m. with business at 6 p.m. The meeting will include updates on what’s happening in downtown Peterborough, as well as a general election of the board.
Everyone is welcome to attend, although only DBIA members can vote.
For more information on joining the board, contact Joel Wiebe at the DBIA at 705-748-4774 or joelwiebe@peterboroughbia.com.
Northumberland Chamber hosts Breakfast In The Park at Cobourg Waterfront Festival – June 30 to July 2
The Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce is hosting “Breakfast In The Park” from 7:30 to 10 a.m. every day during the Cobourg Waterfront Festival (Saturday, June 30th to Monday, July 2nd).
Volunteer members of the Chamber will be serving up pancakes with fresh local strawberries and real maple syrup along with local barbequed sausages and a drink.
Breakfast will be served inside the Lion’s Refreshment Tent, located near the bandshell in Cobourg’s Victoria Park.
Summer Social PBX at Kawartha Lakes Construction on July 3
The Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism and the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to host a county-fair-themed Peterborough Business Exchange (PBX) from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3rd at Kawartha Lakes Construction (3359 Lakefield Rd., Lakefield)
A great opportunity to meet and network with Chamber members and others, there will be lots of games, prizes, carticatures, and delicious refreshments to go around to celebrate the season and the community.
The event is free and everyone is welcome. Register at either kawarthachamber.ca or peterboroughchamber.ca.
Northumberland chambers host accessibility workshop for businesses on August 13
The local chambers of commerce in Northumberland County are hosting the “Discover Ability Workshop” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, August 13th at Warkworth Legion (6 Norham Rd., Warkworth).
You can learn about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), how it applies to your business (including your responsibilities under the legislation), and the advantages of developing an inclusive workforce. Light refreshments will be provided.
For more information and to register, visit business.trenthillschamber.ca/events/details/discover-ability-workshop-2831.
