Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Recovery Centre Portal
COVID-19’s impact has been significant and wide-spread. As the agency responsible for delivering Economic Development on behalf of The City of Peterborough, County of Peterborough and the 8 surrounding townships, Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development is stepping up to take a lead role in collaborating with municipalities and the business community to see this region through economic recovery. We all have an important role to play, and the health of the local economy relies on all of us coming together towards a meaningful and measured approach to recovery.
Contact usTogether with our partners at the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, Peterborough DBIA, Community Futures Peterborough and the Innovation Cluster – Peterborough & the Kawarthas, and more importantly through hundreds of businesses responses received through direct calls and surveys, an Economic Recovery Plan for Peterborough & the Kawarthas has been created and supported by both City and County Councils. Check back regularly for updates.
Webinars & Online Training Opportunities
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development, it’s local partners and Provincial and National agencies offering webinars, online training and virtual events across a broad range of topics from mental well being and digital media to business and financial planning and everything in between to equip local businesses to respond to COVID-19
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The Mayor and Warden are both political leaders as well as community leaders. In this crisis, their role is to help guide their community through the crisis and towards economic recovery. Although the Economic Recovery Plan was developed by PKED as the lead regional economic development agency for the City and County, the Task Force will be led by the Mayor and Warden as representatives of the City and County. PKED will be responsible for the implementation of the plan on behalf of the City and County, with support from and in partnership with leaders from various business support agencies and organizations who regularly work together to support business and industry in Peterborough & the Kawarthas.
Peterborough Public Health is actively monitoring the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and collaborating with local hospitals, primary care, emergency services, the Ministry of Health, provincial and national colleagues.
If you think you have symptoms related to COVID-19 symptoms or have been in close contact with someone who has it, use this self-assessment to help determine if you need to seek further care: Self Assessment Tool
Ontario Ministry of Health Sector-specific Guidance Documents
World Health Organization: COVID-19 Pandemic Information
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Services available through the City of Peterborough
Services available through Peterborough County
