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THE BUSINESS ADVANTAGE MAGAZINE<br />
CELEBRATING BUSINESS <strong>2019</strong><br />
ANNUAL KAWARTHA<br />
BUSINESS REPORT<br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:<br />
AGRI-BUSINESS • BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS SERVICES<br />
CONSTRUCTION/REAL ESTATE • FAMILY BUSINESSES<br />
MANUFACTURING • RETIREMENT LIVING & MORE<br />
Cover photos top left: Rapid Lift Inc., Chuck and Mary Anne White pg 23;<br />
top right ISL Insurance Celebrates 70 Years pg 11; bottom D.M. Wills Associates Limited<br />
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Welcome to the<br />
<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Kawartha</strong><br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Welcome to our annual <strong>Business</strong> Year in Review<br />
highlighting the many dedicated businesses and<br />
organizations in all sectors that contribute to the<br />
economy of Peterborough and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s.<br />
In this issue, of special interest are the achievements of<br />
local businesses: the 70th anniversary of ISL Insurance<br />
Brokers, Fox Law’s relocation to their new offices on<br />
Water Street, D.M. Wills Associates Inc.’s winning of<br />
two chamber business excellence awards: Employer of<br />
the Year and Professional Services, and Weichel and<br />
Associates winning of the Commercial Development<br />
and Renovation award. Signarama has just launched<br />
their new division called Fully Promoted.<br />
Many companies such as Kloosterman General<br />
Contractors and Rapid Lift, members of the Peterborough<br />
Construction Association, aim to keep their business<br />
local, by using local sub-contractors, tradespeople, and<br />
suppliers, resulting in a stronger local economy.<br />
The future of Peterborough and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s looks<br />
bright as the region continues to attract, retain and<br />
support businesses, investors, entrepreneurs and<br />
visitors, nurturing growth opportunities and fostering<br />
the continued development of a vibrant, prosperous<br />
community with a high quality, sustainable economy.<br />
Greg Welch, Publisher – Admax Marketing<br />
NEW LOCATION - 457 WATER STREET, PETERBOROUGH<br />
Bill Fox • Ross Pryde • Nicole Truman<br />
BUSINESS LAWYERS<br />
Incorporations, Corporate Reorganizations,<br />
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Estate Planning & Administration,<br />
Wills & Powers of Attorney, Real Estate<br />
Continuing the practices of John J. Crook and J. Michael Longworth.<br />
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERS<br />
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11 - ISL Insurance<br />
13 - Signarama / Fully Promoted<br />
21 - Residential/Commercial Construction & Real Estate<br />
BUSINESS ADVANTAGE MAGAZINE<br />
CELEBRATING BUSINESS <strong>2019</strong><br />
ANNUAL KAWARTHA<br />
BUSINESS REPORT<br />
CONTENTS<br />
9 BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS<br />
Havelock Metal Values Relationship<br />
with Park Place Financial<br />
Signarama Peterborough Launches Fully Promoted<br />
Weichel & Associates Wins Chamber<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Excellence Award<br />
Third Generation Family <strong>Business</strong> ISL Insurance<br />
Celebrates 70 Years<br />
Fox Law Relocates to Downtown Peterborough<br />
21 RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL<br />
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE<br />
Castleridge Court New Energy-Efficient<br />
Adult Apartment Building<br />
Keeping <strong>Business</strong> Local, the Aim of Rapid Lift<br />
and Peterborough Construction Association<br />
33 FARMING/AGRI-BUSINESS<br />
Agritourism and International Plowing Match<br />
Promote Agriculture in Peterborough & the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s<br />
MIX PLEASURE WITH YOUR BUSINESS<br />
Often, creative thinking and team building occurs when participants<br />
escape routine and connect through new experiences. Away from<br />
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convenience of flexible services for any type of business event.<br />
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51 - Harco Enterprises/Manufacturing<br />
59 - Railway Lands<br />
Publisher: Greg Welch<br />
Advertising 705-760-1220 • gwelch@cogeco.ca<br />
Graphic Designer: Angel Graphics<br />
Contributing Writer: Joanne Culley Printed by: Garson Graphics<br />
35 FAMILY BUSINESSES<br />
<strong>Kawartha</strong> Family <strong>Business</strong> Group’s Summer ’19<br />
Roadshow a Huge Success<br />
45 HUMAN RESOURCES / TRAINING<br />
Fleming College & Trent University Offer<br />
Supportive Training & Development Opportunities<br />
47 MANUFACTURING & SUPPLIERS<br />
53 RETIREMENT LIVING &<br />
HEALTH CARE SERVICES<br />
The Gardens of Peterborough Retirement<br />
Residences Offer Premier Retirement Living<br />
The Railway Lands Lindsay<br />
Maintenance-Free Adult Lifestyle Condominiums<br />
61 AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATION<br />
The <strong>Business</strong> Advantage Magazine is published four times a year by Admax Marketing,<br />
705-760-1220, 1426 Ireland Drive, Peterborough ON, K9K 0A8. The <strong>Business</strong> Advantage Magazine<br />
is distributed by Canada Post, Canadian Publications Mail Sales product Agreement No. 1892460<br />
to selected businesses throughout the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s. Opinions and comments expressed are those<br />
of the authors and not necessarily those of the publisher.<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> REPORT ON BUSINESS BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS<br />
HUBBLE LANDSCAPING<br />
DESIGN/BUILD<br />
Havelock Metal Values<br />
Relationship with Park Place Financial<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
THINK SPRING 2020<br />
AND BOOK YOUR<br />
LANDSCAPE PROJECT NOW<br />
D. M. Wills Associates Ltd. Wins<br />
Two Chamber Excellence Awards<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
D.M. Wills Associates Ltd. was honoured at this year’s<br />
Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce <strong>Business</strong><br />
Excellence Awards to receive the awards for Professional<br />
Services and Employer of the Year.<br />
Michael Lang, Vice President of this engineering, environmental<br />
and planning services firm, attributes their<br />
success to their people and work environment.<br />
“We believe the talent and character of our staff are<br />
what sets us apart. This recognition reflects just that,”<br />
says Lang. “We started small, and have worked hard to<br />
maintain the family feeling as we have grown to have<br />
more than 85 employees - we have each others’ backs.”<br />
After more than 25 years at their previous location, Havelock<br />
Metal Co. has relocated to a new state-of-the-art facility<br />
in Peterborough, at 901 Major Bennett Dr. This has<br />
resulted in a larger manufacturing area and storage facility,<br />
a better yard for pick-ups and deliveries, and a large<br />
showroom to better serve their customers across Canada.<br />
Havelock Metal manufactures metal roofing, siding, trims<br />
and accessories for residential, commercial, industrial,<br />
agricultural, and cottage, purposes, with a focus on quality,<br />
service and value.<br />
Metal roofing continues to grow in popularity as consumers<br />
become more educated about the many advantages<br />
it offers – such as only needing to do your roof once, as<br />
it will last as long as the structure itself, and that it is<br />
maintenance-free, with many environmental benefits,<br />
including keeping waste out of landfills. Havelock Metal<br />
continues to add new profiles such as steel shingles and<br />
architectural panels that are available in a wide range of<br />
styles and colours, including textures and woodgrain patterns.<br />
The roof’s long-life coatings prohibit the growth<br />
of moss, mildew and fungus.<br />
“Launching soon as an addition to our website, is our<br />
Visualizer. This will allow customers to upload a picture<br />
of their home or cottage and see how it will look with different<br />
profiles and colours. We’ve really enhanced the<br />
experience for our customers.”<br />
Over the eight years since Todd and Jennifer Lawson<br />
bought the business, they have relied on Terry Windrem<br />
for their financial, business and strategic planning.<br />
“Park Place Financial has taken the time to get to know<br />
us, our business and our customers so they can advise the<br />
best options for our company,” says Lawson. “Their team<br />
is vested in making our business better and their connections<br />
in the marketplace that have been very beneficial.”<br />
Lawson says that they have been advised about insurance<br />
and investments that make sense for their business,<br />
taking a strategic approach as to why they are chosen.<br />
“The advice we’ve received from Park Place has been<br />
invaluable in growing our business to where it is today,”<br />
she says.<br />
Wills’ #30for30 campaign, whereby employees volunteered<br />
in more than 30 community projects to mark the<br />
company’s 30 years in business, helped to share with the<br />
community what D.M. Wills is all about.<br />
“Our vision is to be a preferred partner, for our clients and<br />
our employees,” he continues. “We care about our employees’<br />
physical and mental wellness, and have brought<br />
in speakers to talk about those topics.”<br />
Everyone is invited to visit their new expanded showroom<br />
at 901 Major Bennett Dr in Peterborough.<br />
“Customers can see all the different options available now<br />
in steel roofing, siding, trim and accessories, along with<br />
the multitude of colours available,” says Jennifer Lawson,<br />
Vice President and co-owner,<br />
along with her husband<br />
Todd Lawson.<br />
Havelock Metal’s new and only location is now at 901<br />
Major Bennett Dr. in Peterborough. For more information<br />
or a free estimate, please call 1-888-0556-7623, go<br />
to www.havelockmetal.com, or visit them on Facebook<br />
at www.facebook.com/havelockmetal.<br />
Park Place Financial is located at 845 Highway 7E<br />
in Peterborough. For more information, please call<br />
705-748-5182 or visit www.parkplacefinancial.ca.<br />
Lang says that they encourage their staff’s professional<br />
development and provide opportunities for training while<br />
recognizing the importance of work-life balance and creating<br />
a flexible work environment.<br />
705-799-2635<br />
www.hubblelandscaping.com<br />
“We continually work to create a positive work environment<br />
where people can succeed,” he says.<br />
For more information, please contact D.M. Wills<br />
Associates Ltd., 150 Jameson Dr., 705-742-2297, or<br />
visit www.dmwills.com.<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> REPORT ON BUSINESS BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS<br />
Offering a Wide Range of Training Programs & Consulting Services<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
HRS Group Inc. is a health and safety consulting and<br />
training company located in Peterborough. They are a<br />
locally owned company and have been in Peterborough<br />
for over twenty years. All the trainers are Occupational<br />
Health and Safety professionals who<br />
have earned designations in their<br />
field. The company offers a wide<br />
range of training programs and consulting<br />
services. HRS Group’s goal is<br />
to assist clients in the development<br />
of safe and healthy workplaces, in<br />
compliance with the Ontario Occupational<br />
Health and Safety Act and<br />
BROOKS PAGET<br />
Regulations.<br />
Brooks Paget, HR Coordinator for HRS Group said, “We<br />
are pleased to offer the new Skills Pass digital certificate<br />
system to clients in order for them to have easy access to<br />
their worker’s training records. The workers also have<br />
the ability to access all of their training records on their<br />
cell phones.” Paget said, “In the past, laminated paper<br />
certificates were sent to the clients to distribute to their<br />
workers. This new system makes it easier for clients to<br />
keep track of the training. The system contacts both the<br />
client and the worker to inform them when they need<br />
to have refresher training.”<br />
Paget went on to say that the typical clients of HRS Group<br />
are in the construction, industrial, mining, healthcare,<br />
and government sectors. “Our clients are regulated by the<br />
Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act,” Paget said.<br />
With a wide range of courses available, both in-class and<br />
on-line, clients have a lot of choices. HRS Group can<br />
also prepare customized training if they don’t have what<br />
the client is looking for. Some of the popular courses are<br />
Working at Heights, both full day and refresher training,<br />
authorized through the Chief Prevention Officer,<br />
Lift Truck, both full day and refresher training, three<br />
types of Propane training, and Confined Space Entry<br />
and Lockout Tag out.<br />
HRS Group Inc. offers regular training sessions at their training centre<br />
as well as going to client’s facilities throughout Ontario. To inquire<br />
about training or consulting please call 705-749-1259, 1-877-907-7744.<br />
Visit us at www.hrsgroup.com or come into the office at Unit 2 – 260<br />
Milroy Drive, Peterborough.<br />
Third Generation Family <strong>Business</strong><br />
ISL Insurance Celebrates 70 Years<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
Irwin, Sargent & Lowes Limited - ISL Insurance Brokers<br />
was founded in 1949 by the Grandfathers of two of the<br />
company’s current partners: Todd Sargent, grandson<br />
of Bruce, and Mike Irwin, grandson of Roy. Along with<br />
their other two partners, Bryan Kingdon and David Martin,<br />
they continue to be grounded in the original values<br />
of their forebears, providing personal and respectful<br />
service to their clients.<br />
“When you call our office, you get a live person who<br />
handles your enquiry as quickly as possible, drawing<br />
on our many years of experience,” says Todd Sargent,<br />
President. “After-hours emergency claims are handled<br />
by one of our four partners.”<br />
Serving people<br />
is what we<br />
do best!<br />
PROUDLY CELEBRATING 70 YEARS<br />
ISL Insurance is a full service insurance brokerage that provides<br />
clients with the best possible insurance coverage at competitive prices.<br />
Our large team of insurance professionals provide<br />
Peterborough and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s with comprehensive car<br />
insurance, home insurance, business insurance, farm insurance,<br />
cottage insurance, and recreational insurance coverage.<br />
info@islinsurance.ca<br />
441 Water Street<br />
Peterborough<br />
705-742-3861<br />
www.islinsurance.ca<br />
TRAINING AVAILABLE:<br />
• Working at Heights (Full & Refresher)<br />
• Forklift (Theory & Practical)<br />
• Confined Space Entry & Lock Out Tag Out<br />
• Overhead Crane<br />
• Elevated Work Platform<br />
• Asbestos Awareness<br />
• Chainsaw Safety ...AND MORE!!<br />
DIGITAL CERTIFICATES<br />
No more lost wallet cards!<br />
With just an email address, you can<br />
take your cerfiticates anywhere you go!<br />
ONLINE TRAINING<br />
for Occupational Health & Safety Courses.<br />
http://hrsgroup.com/online-training/<br />
705.749.1259 • 1.877.907.7744 260 Milroy Drive, Unit 2, Peterborough www.hrsgroup.com<br />
Todd says their knowledgeable and loyal staff have<br />
played a significant role in their success over the 70<br />
years. Their motto “Serving People Is What We Do Best”<br />
has been carried through the three generations. “We<br />
also thank our loyal clients would have contributed to<br />
our success over the years.”<br />
“We care deeply about the local community and donate<br />
and volunteer our time in many charitable organizations,”<br />
he says.<br />
ISL Insurance is a full-service insurance brokerage that<br />
provides clients with the best possible car, home and<br />
business insurance solutions at competitive rates from<br />
industry leading providers.<br />
ISL Insurance is located at 441 Water St. For more<br />
information, please call 705-742-3861, 1-888-368-9298<br />
or visit www.islinsurance.ca.<br />
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DARLING INSURANCE •1928<br />
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Committed to Providing a Superior<br />
Level of Customer Service<br />
Darling Insurance and Realty Limited is an established<br />
insurance brokerage, providing a full range of Personal,<br />
Farm and <strong>Business</strong> Insurance products to our customers<br />
in Peterborough and the surrounding communities<br />
since 1928.<br />
As an independent insurance brokerage, Darling Insurance<br />
and Realty Limited is committed to providing our<br />
clients with a superior level of customer service. Being insurance<br />
professionals, we follow a code of conduct which<br />
includes being candid and honest with our clients, acting<br />
with integrity, and meeting the needs of our clients in a<br />
diligent and efficient manner.<br />
Our employees are continually learning and improving<br />
their skills to ensure that they are knowledgeable in all<br />
areas of insurance, and as a result, we are able to offer<br />
professional and educated advice when called upon.<br />
For more information, call 705-742-4245, email<br />
info@darlinginsurance.net or visit www.darlinginsurance.net<br />
Signarama Peterborough<br />
Launches Fully Promoted<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
Signarama has expanded into the custom apparel and<br />
promotional world with their new sister franchise Fully<br />
Promoted, located in the same office at 774 Rye St.<br />
“We’re excited to announce our new division which is<br />
specializing in visual marketing including apparel such<br />
as shirts, team and activewear, caps, accessories and<br />
more. We are now the one-stop shop for all your visual<br />
marketing needs,” says Megan McGregor, Marketing/<br />
General Manager.<br />
McGregor says that branded apparel is a smart marketing<br />
tool that can have a major impact with a huge returnon-investment,<br />
as you have “walking billboards all over<br />
Peterborough.” She cites the Juniper Self Love Club in<br />
East City as a case in point.<br />
“Juniper’s line of apparel, which includes t-shirts and<br />
hoodies, has been an immensely successful marketing<br />
strategy for them,” she continues. “And the 180Hunter<br />
Sports Pub’s logoed golf balls and shirts have really put<br />
their name out there in the marketplace.”<br />
Established in 2004, Signarama Peterborough is a fullservice<br />
sign company that manufactures and installs a<br />
wide range of interior and exterior signage, including<br />
colour LED signs with electronic messaging systems that<br />
can be changed as needed. They can provide large-format<br />
printing, construct concrete bases, fabricate standalone<br />
and illuminated signs, produces AODA signage,<br />
special projects and more.<br />
Part of a world-wide franchise, Signarama is the largest<br />
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Fully Promoted and Signarama Peterborough are located at<br />
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Weichel & Associates Wins Chamber<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Excellence Award for<br />
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In September 2017, Weichel & Associates moved their<br />
financial services practice to The McWilliams-Harstone<br />
House, formerly home to The Red Cross. This beautiful<br />
heritage home was lovingly restored by the Weichels,<br />
ensuring its longevity for many years to come. The<br />
Harstone House recently won the Chamber of Commerce<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Excellence Award for Commercial Development<br />
& Renovation.<br />
By partnering with Bellwether Family Wealth, our clients<br />
have access to a range of holistic financial services and<br />
industry expertise. As discretionary portfolio managers,<br />
Bellwether is able to offer comprehensive services and<br />
peace of mind. Pair those credentials with our philosophy,<br />
processes and people, and we’ll inspire confidence.<br />
Bellwether safeguards the future for our client families<br />
as well as businesses, non-profit organizations, pension<br />
plans and foundations. Going forward, we will continue<br />
to provide clients with the same personalized services<br />
they have come to expect from Weichel & Associates over<br />
the past 30 years.<br />
Weichel & Associates is located at 565 Water Street,<br />
Peterborough. For more information call 705-874-5858,<br />
email tom.weichel@bellvest.ca or visit www.bellvest.ca.<br />
Peterborough Glass<br />
& Windows Ltd.<br />
Glass Repairs • Store Fronts<br />
Windows & Doors • Glass Shower Stalls<br />
Custom Cut Glass • Mirror<br />
705-745-9786<br />
Toll Free: 1-877-229-0837<br />
280 Perry Street,Unit 3, Peterborough<br />
www.peterboroughglass.com<br />
contactus@peterboroughglass.com<br />
PROUDLY PROVIDING THE UTMOST IN<br />
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR 69 YEARS<br />
Peterborough’s Premier Manufacturer<br />
& Supplier of Blocks, Brick & Paving Stone.<br />
705.743.7740 • 1555 Chemong Road, Peterborough<br />
www.doughtymasonry.ca<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> REPORT ON BUSINESS BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS<br />
Shaw Computer Systems<br />
Fox Law Continues to Grow and<br />
Relocates to 475 Water Street<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
What Do We Provide<br />
For Our Customers?<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Continuity & Productivity<br />
How?<br />
Proactively Maintained Technology<br />
Cloud Backup & Cybersecurity<br />
Infrastructure Planning & Deployment<br />
Software Skills Training<br />
A Commitment to Service Excellence<br />
www.shawcsit.com<br />
705-742-2204<br />
24 HOUR EMERGENCY<br />
MOBILE SERVICE<br />
Lock Outs, Lock Repairs, Changes and<br />
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OUR QUICK RESPONSE IS THE KEY!<br />
Call us anytime, any day, anywhere<br />
705-760-5429<br />
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Township of Asphodel - Norwood<br />
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Wedding Receptions • Anniversaries<br />
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Our Facility Includes:<br />
• Size 50’ x 70’<br />
• Seating for 240 persons with rectangular tables<br />
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• Full service bar • 55” Smart TV available<br />
• Fully equipped kitchen to meet all your catering needs<br />
• State of the art sound system<br />
• Forced air heating and air conditioning<br />
705-639-2342 • Millennium Room • 88 Alma St., Norwood<br />
www.asphodelnorwood.com<br />
Safeguard Your Profit, Buy <strong>Business</strong><br />
Continuity, Not Break/Fix Service<br />
By Carlye Mongraw, Vice President Shaw Computer Systems Inc.<br />
One thing every business has in common is that they<br />
just want their IT systems to work; everyday, continually.<br />
No outages, no viruses, no equipment failures. Unfortunately,<br />
technology breaks down and new threats<br />
appear daily. Sometimes businesses ignore the need<br />
for a proactive approach to IT maintenance because<br />
they think it costs too much. They wait until something<br />
breaks and then they call their IT support.<br />
The problem with this approach is when you wait until<br />
something breaks, there’s a sudden service cost which<br />
depending on the severity of the issue could be expensive.<br />
The hidden cost of downtime erodes profitability.<br />
Wages are spent for staff who cannot work when systems<br />
fail, production stops, and client service suffers. There<br />
is also the potential cost of data breach, ransomware,<br />
and data recovery or in the case of failed, corrupt or<br />
inadequate backups - reconstruction.<br />
Proactive maintenance on your network, a technology<br />
plan and secure cloud backup are key to implementing<br />
business continuity insurance in your IT environment.<br />
Consider the risks of not having a technology partner<br />
who provides proactive IT services to truly safeguard<br />
your business data in the case of an equipment failure<br />
or cybercriminal attack. Want technological peace of<br />
mind?<br />
Contact Martin or Carlye from Shaw Computer<br />
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Fox Law, founded in 1975, recently moved to its new<br />
location at 457 Water Street, Peterborough from the J.J.<br />
Turner Building, where it had been since the 1990s.<br />
Lawyer Nicole Truman focuses on corporate and business<br />
law work at the firm, while her business partner<br />
Ross Pryde focuses on estate planning/administration<br />
and real estate transactions.<br />
“We work with small business owners in a range of areas,<br />
from incorporation, to developing shareholders’ agreements,<br />
to buying/selling businesses, succession planning<br />
and more,” says Truman.<br />
She says they work hand-in-hand with their business<br />
owner clients, providing advice on a variety of legal issues<br />
that may arise with the operation of their businesses.<br />
“Our law firm continues to grow, with the recent addition<br />
of two new staff members, bringing our total team<br />
to nine, including lawyers and support staff,” she says.<br />
“We have an amazing support team in place, which helps<br />
us to provide our clients with a truly customer-focused<br />
experience when dealing with the firm.”<br />
Fox Law is located at 457 Water St., Peterborough. For<br />
more information, please call 705-743-2300, email info@<br />
fox-law.ca, or visit www.fox-law.ca.<br />
Maxama Protection Protecting<br />
Peterborough & Area Since 1981<br />
Maxama began operations in 1981 as a Canadian privately<br />
held ‘total’ security company and has since been protecting<br />
Peterborough area homes & businesses.<br />
Being a comprehensive security company, they provide<br />
security guards, vehicle patrols, alarm response, by-law<br />
enforcement, asset transfer, and more. Their experience<br />
also enables them to provide security analysis and consultation.<br />
They provide mature reliable part time of full time guards,<br />
24-hour marked patrol cars, written incident reports and<br />
more.<br />
For more information, visit www.maxama.ca.<br />
• Security Guards<br />
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• Alarm Response<br />
Serving Peterborough, <strong>Kawartha</strong>s,<br />
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Licensed and bonded<br />
security professionals<br />
Free no-obligation security<br />
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Since 1981<br />
705.745.7500<br />
234 Romaine Street, Peterborough<br />
www.maxama.ca<br />
Security Guards ~ Mobile Patrol ~ Alarm Response<br />
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Meeting & Reception<br />
Facilities<br />
Planning an Event or Meeting? Why not try one of our halls<br />
Our facilities are licenced, air-conditioned & accessible.<br />
Bridgenorth Hall: 125 Guests<br />
Marshland Centre, Lakefield: 75 Guests<br />
Ennismore Community Centre Auditorium: 200 Guests<br />
Lakefield-Smith Community Centre,<br />
Niels Pind Room: 120 Guests<br />
Check availability and book online www.selwyntownship.ca<br />
or call the Township of Selwyn at<br />
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Dependable and Affordable<br />
Year-Round Property Maintenance<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
First Call Property and Equipment Services provides<br />
year-round property care and repair for their customers<br />
throughout the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s, from Peterborough and Lakefield<br />
to Stoney Lake and Buckhorn.<br />
“We can remove hazardous trees, rake up leaves, do a<br />
general clean-up of your property, and flush out debris<br />
from your eavestroughs,” says Jim Legon, owner. “And<br />
when the winter comes, we can take care of your snow<br />
and ice removal on a regular basis.”<br />
Office equipment that works for<br />
your business and your budget.<br />
As a locally owned, family run business we understand the<br />
importance of community and building relationships with other<br />
local businesses. We take the time to understand how our<br />
customers operate their business, anticipate their needs and<br />
aim to exceed their expectations.<br />
We recognize that in our business, as in any other, hard work and<br />
dedication are essential and just as important are the relationships<br />
you build with your customers. At Office Connection, we don’t<br />
just sell a product, we keep our customers connected to their<br />
customers. We have been proudly serving the needs of local<br />
businesses in the Peterborough area for over 35 years.<br />
918 High Street, Peterborough<br />
705.742.0711 www.offcon.net<br />
FRANZ’S BUTCHERSHOP & CATERING • 1983<br />
“We’re dependable, affordable and experienced, and we<br />
care about doing the job as thoroughly as you’d do it yourself.<br />
That’s why new clients come to us and why our established<br />
customers keep coming back to us,” says Legon,<br />
who has been in business since 1979.<br />
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705.748.9570<br />
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63 Kent St. W<br />
705.878.8908<br />
PROVIDING VALUE ADDED<br />
CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR 36 YEARS<br />
Serving only the highest quality Prime cuts of Beef<br />
and fresh Ontario Pork, Chicken and Veal.<br />
We offer a complete line of prepared foods including Roast Beef au Jus,<br />
Pulled Pork, Meat Pies, Award-winning Sausages & Smoked Sausages,<br />
Home Made Salads, Jerky, Award-winning Bacon and more.<br />
Complete Catering Services for office celebrations, family dinners,<br />
banquets, golf tournaments, weddings and more.<br />
ORDER YOUR FARM FRESH, ANTIBIOTIC-FREE<br />
TURKEY FOR CHRISTMAS NOW!<br />
We offer cooked and sliced turkeys for the holidays<br />
as well as gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc .<br />
No memberships required & bags are free.<br />
“WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO”<br />
“We help home and business owners make their properties<br />
look good throughout the four seasons, from fall<br />
maintenance and winter snow removal to spring-clean-up<br />
and summer upkeep. Ask us if you don’t see a service you<br />
need done,” he says.<br />
“I’ve been shoveling snow and cutting lawns since I was a<br />
little kid,” says Legon. “Our reliable team provides great<br />
customer satisfaction in everything that we do.”<br />
First Call is covered by WSIB and has $5 million liability<br />
insurance coverage. They handle properties of any size,<br />
including commercial properties.<br />
705.742.8888 • 172 Lansdowne St. E, Peterborough<br />
www.franzs.com<br />
First Call Property and Equipment Services is located<br />
at 91 Oxford St. in Lakefield. For more information or<br />
a quote, please call 705-313-2312 or email jim@firstcallequipment.ca.<br />
CUSTOM UNIFORMS FOR ANY TEAM AT<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> REPORT ON BUSINESS RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE<br />
D.M. WILLS CELEBRATED 30TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
WITH 30 COMMUNITY PROJECTS<br />
An anniversary of 30 years is not a common<br />
thing in today’s corporate world.<br />
Staying relevant in the consulting industry<br />
and active as community business<br />
leaders takes dedication. The people<br />
at D.M. Wills Associates Limited (Wills)<br />
continue to nurture a strong partnership<br />
with the community and are the key in<br />
helping Wills reach this impressive<br />
milestone.<br />
“Our team is passionate about<br />
their work and passionate about<br />
the community they live and work<br />
in,” says Bruce Bonner, President.<br />
“Our #wills30for30 campaign selected<br />
thirty organizations across<br />
the community which were identified<br />
by team members at Wills.<br />
Our calendar year of events started<br />
in September 2018 with participation<br />
in events approximately every<br />
12 days. Some events required<br />
personal time and extra fundraising<br />
in addition to events on company<br />
time; others were a corporate<br />
donation and bringing awareness<br />
to the cause. Each event provided<br />
opportunities for participation,<br />
volunteering or supporting our<br />
city and surrounding area; all were impactful<br />
to our workplace environment<br />
and our community.”<br />
Wills’ office building has become a place<br />
to talk about the community. Clients<br />
continue to ask about the campaign.<br />
Wills’ social media platforms have also<br />
brought awareness to the causes they<br />
supported. Their online accounts documented<br />
each event and helped the community<br />
learn about the organizations<br />
and volunteer opportunities, and created<br />
a space where friends and families<br />
could follow along. Many of their events<br />
were open to friends and family.<br />
The #wills30for30 campaign included<br />
participation by the Wills team in events<br />
such as helping at a local shelter; creating<br />
a community garden; attending sports<br />
fundraisers; adopting a zoo animal, and<br />
winning tickets for charity events, to<br />
name a few. Staff who were personally<br />
involved with an event were welcome to<br />
help co-ordinate, bringing their own care<br />
and compassion to the table. With cooperation<br />
from the various organizations, a<br />
creative office interaction was planned<br />
with each event, memories were created<br />
and the conversations continue within<br />
the office.<br />
“Each event really developed its own<br />
personality because of the enthusiastic<br />
organizations we worked with and the<br />
passion of our Team,” continues Bonner.<br />
“Our office has had some memorable<br />
moments through this campaign.”<br />
The final event of the campaign was a<br />
repeat from a 2014 corporate day<br />
because it was such a positive experience<br />
– working with Habitat for<br />
Humanity on a local property, this<br />
event highlights one of Wills’ core<br />
values: “Community – we believe our<br />
work has an impact on our community,<br />
we take this very seriously”.<br />
Wills work as full service Civil Engineering,<br />
Environmental Services<br />
and Planning Consultants includes<br />
municipal, transportation, structural,<br />
water resources engineering;<br />
environmental services, land use<br />
planning and development; and<br />
contract administration services.<br />
Wills is a growing company, adding<br />
approximately 30 staff over the<br />
last four years; they now have over<br />
85 employees and look forward to<br />
continued growth.<br />
If you wish to join this winning team and<br />
help give back to the community, please<br />
contact D.M. Wills Associates Limited,<br />
150 Jameson Drive, Peterborough or<br />
wills@dmwills.com.<br />
www.dmwills.com<br />
705.742.2297<br />
#wills30for30<br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
Employer of the Year<br />
Current News About <strong>Kawartha</strong> Commercial<br />
and Residential Construction and Real Estate<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
Commercial Construction Strong<br />
Peterborough and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s are centrally located<br />
to many markets with the result that many businesses<br />
have established their offices here. The location, people,<br />
infrastructure and balanced living offer a highly skilled<br />
labour force, diverse economic base, superior quality of<br />
life and competitive business costs.<br />
There are many important building projects in the design<br />
phase, underway and completed in Peterborough<br />
and the surrounding areas. Many businesses choose to<br />
locate here because of the lower price of land compared<br />
to the GTA.<br />
Dean Findlay, Chief Building Official at the City of Peterborough,<br />
says that industrial, commercial and institutional<br />
construction remains strong, and has been fairly<br />
consistent during the past few years. Completed this year<br />
are the Hospice Peterborough Care Centre and the new<br />
City of Peterborough’s $22 million Public Works facility<br />
at the former Coach Canada headquarters on Webber<br />
Avenue.<br />
“For the first time ever the building permits have exceeded<br />
$2 million this year, evidence that the commercial and<br />
industrial sectors are going strong,” says Findlay.<br />
Findlay says that major projects underway this year<br />
include the new three storey Brock Mission homeless<br />
shelter on Murray Street scheduled for completion next<br />
year; the Y-Lofts luxury condo style rental suites, an Atria<br />
Development Project in the historic YMCA building at<br />
George and Murray; the new urban park located in the<br />
former Louis Street parking lot, a $6 million public and<br />
private project that will include a skating rink, green areas,<br />
stage, farmer’s market, washrooms, and residential<br />
and/or commercial space; and the $85 million expan-<br />
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sion to the Minute Maid plant for a new facility that will<br />
produce Fairlife ultrafiltered milk.<br />
PROUDLY PROVIDING LIFT EQUIPMENT LOCALLY FOR OVER 27 YEARS<br />
Castleridge Court<br />
New Energy-Efficient<br />
Adult Apartment Building<br />
Murray Davenport, president and Professional Engineer<br />
at M.J. Davenport & Associates Ltd. has partnered<br />
with 1253 HLM Inc. to build a low-rise condominium<br />
style apartment building at 1253 Lansdowne<br />
Street West beside the Super 8 Hotel. The building<br />
under construction is the first of three buildings<br />
planned for the project site. Neil Campbell of Aside<br />
Architects is Castleridge Court’s architect of record.<br />
The buildings are strategically located adjacent to the<br />
Harper Park natural area and the Lansdowne Street<br />
West commercial area.<br />
The 44 suite building has primarily two bedroom suites<br />
and a few one bedroom suites. The four storey building<br />
has walkout-style apartment suites on the lower<br />
level. Individual storage units will also be located on<br />
the lower level. Onsite parking and a select number<br />
of parking garages will be provided.<br />
“The ‘smoke and vape-free’ building will be geared<br />
to adults and seniors aged 50 and up,” says Murray<br />
Davenport. The stone and brick building will have a<br />
secure entry door system and an elevator to provide<br />
access to all floors. The suites have been professionally<br />
designed with simple, spacious and flowing layouts.<br />
The building is constructed with insulated concrete<br />
form (ICF) exterior walls and interior corridor walls.<br />
The floors are hollow core precast concrete. The attic<br />
space is insulated to current Ontario Building Code,<br />
2012 specifications. The 44 suite building will cost<br />
approximately $5,500 annually to heat so will have<br />
a carbon footprint less than any heritage building in<br />
central Peterborough.<br />
M.J. Davenport & Associates Ltd. is a well-established<br />
Consulting Professional Engineering and Planning firm<br />
that has provided a wide range of professional engineering<br />
and planning services to the new development<br />
industry since 1983. Castlewood Place, an attractive<br />
59 suite apartment/condominium building located at<br />
1833 Willowcreek Boulevard, was also constructed in<br />
partnership with M.J. Davenport & Associates Ltd.<br />
For more information or to have your name placed<br />
on a reservation list for December <strong>2019</strong> occupancy,<br />
please contact Ashley at 705-743-3200.<br />
Other projects under construction include the $24 million<br />
six storey seniors’ apartments housing project on<br />
Bonaccord, with a proposed 81 suites, being built by<br />
the Peterborough Housing Corporation. The adjacent<br />
building, formerly the Fleming College School of Trades,<br />
is being renovated to include 38 apartments for single<br />
mothers as well as a daycare facility. Greg Gordon is the<br />
architect, and Westmount Contracting is the contract<br />
manager, with the trades being hired directly by PHC.<br />
The Mount Community Centre, formerly Mount St.<br />
Joseph, is now undergoing a major renovation by Beavermead<br />
Construction to redevelop the 131,400 square<br />
feet of buildings into affordable housing, office space for<br />
non-profit organizations, and private tenants to serve<br />
community needs and continue to be a thriving community<br />
hub.<br />
The new Canadian Canoe Museum is moving forward<br />
with their project to relocate in a new building alongside<br />
the Peterborough Liftlock on the Trent-Severn<br />
Waterway. A design competition resulted in awarding<br />
the project to heneghen peng architects of Dublin and<br />
Kearns Mancini of Toronto for the building which will<br />
have a green roof. Now in its detailed design phase,<br />
the project is receiving cultural infrastructure funding<br />
from the Government of Canada, funding from the<br />
Ontario Government, local government, private donors<br />
and more.<br />
Leo Brouwer, President of the Peterborough and District<br />
Construction Association, says that the commercial<br />
industry is fairly healthy, that all their members are<br />
busy, and he predicts that this will continue into the<br />
near future.<br />
“However, we still have some challenges, in that we are<br />
still looking for skilled construction trades people, and<br />
hope that more younger people will choose to train as<br />
skilled labourers,” says Brouwer. “Development land is<br />
in short supply, especially in the housing market, which<br />
is slowing down construction. Passenger rail service<br />
would be a great asset for moving people and reducing<br />
havoc going to the larger suburbs.”<br />
Continued on Page 25<br />
For over 27 years, Rapid Lift has been an integral part of<br />
the local construction and manufacturing industry, supplying lift<br />
equipment such as telescopic lift trucks, rough terrain boom lifts, scissor<br />
lifts and all types of lift trucks.<br />
The company has grown considerably since 1992. They now employ<br />
over 15 people at their 10,000 sq. ft. facility on Rye St. in Peterborough<br />
where they offer sales, service, leasing, training and rentals of various<br />
types of lift equipment. They have three mobile technicians for on-site<br />
emergency and preventative maintenance service.<br />
They are the only authorized dealer in Ontario for Maximal lift trucks. Also they are the dealer for<br />
Haulotte, Bil-Jax and skyjack booms and scissor lifts, as well as the service center for Heila, PM<br />
Elliott and Manitou Truck Mounted Lift Equipment.<br />
Their rental fleet has grown significantly over the years. They have put an emphasis on expanding<br />
and upgrading their fleet to include larger and more late model units, with over 200 types of lift<br />
equipment in stock for rent or purchase.<br />
They have become the largest lift rental company in Central Ontario. President Chuck White says,<br />
“We specialize in hard to find equipment. If there is a way to make it happen, we will find it! Our<br />
customers need to know that we will always find a solution.”<br />
To keep up with the needs of their customers, they have recently added their own in-house delivery<br />
trucks, including a tandem axle heavy duty roll-off truck, plus a 53’ sliding axle equipment trailer.<br />
This allows them to deliver everything from small lift trucks to large heavy equipment, in a timely<br />
manner. Also, they are available to move other customers’ equipment as needed.<br />
They also offer an in-house/on-site operator training for scissor lifts, boom lifts, indoor rough<br />
terrain lift trucks which are in compliance with the Ontario Ministry of Labour.<br />
When asked to what he attributes his company`s success, White says, “Ultimately it starts<br />
with our loyal and dedicated ‘team of employees’. The business wouldn`t be what it is today<br />
without our exceptional team of employees. Our loyal customer base has been an integral<br />
part of our growth over the past 27 years, and we greatly appreciate the support and the<br />
relationships we have built over the years.”<br />
“I have great satisfaction when I pass by a local historic building<br />
or a jobsite knowing that our company and equipment has<br />
played an important role in the completion of many projects<br />
in the area,” he says.<br />
Rapid Lift<br />
Inc.<br />
705.748.5172 1.877.733.4812<br />
740 Rye Street, Peterborough<br />
www.rapidlift.ca<br />
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Continued from Page 22<br />
Commercial Real Estate<br />
Retail space in downtown Peterborough is available, but<br />
it’s hard to find anchor tenants for the storefronts, which<br />
would then bring other occupants downtown, says Alket<br />
Kulla, realtor at RE/MAX Eastern Realty Inc. Brokerage.<br />
“But there is a lack of commercial space for offices,” says<br />
Kulla. “I have clients who want to expand their businesses<br />
but can’t find the buildings for that. I had a recent call<br />
from an out-of-town business owner who wants to move<br />
here and create jobs, but I don’t have the properties to<br />
show him.”<br />
Demand for industrial, commercial and investment property<br />
has outstripped the supply in the city. Kulla says one<br />
problem, for both commercial and residential new home<br />
development is the lack of serviced land in the area.<br />
Residential Construction Steady<br />
Peterborough and the surrounding area are great places<br />
to live in for many reasons – there is a thriving arts scene,<br />
post-secondary institutions, much more cost-effective<br />
housing prices compared to the GTA and it’s close to nature,<br />
according to Garnet Northey, president of Spotlight<br />
Home & Lifestyle Inc., a past president of Peterborough<br />
and The <strong>Kawartha</strong>s Home Builders Association and board<br />
member of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association.<br />
Subdivisions now have a mixed blend of housing.<br />
“The housing continuum of a rental, then a starter<br />
home, larger family home, and then downsizing when<br />
the kids move out, means that people want to stay in<br />
the same community as their housing needs change,”<br />
says Northey. “This is resulting in communities of mixed<br />
housing being designed. There is also a trend to highdensity<br />
living in the downtown core, with infill projects.”<br />
Continued on Page 27<br />
Chuck White, president of Rapid Lift Inc., has noticed<br />
an upswing in construction in the Peterborough area<br />
in the last couple of years.<br />
“We’ve been involved in several large projects recently,<br />
including the new Kingdon Timber Mart in Lakefield, the<br />
Fairlife expansion to the Minute Maid Plant and the new<br />
Shorelines Casino, to name a few,” says White. He has<br />
operated his locally owned business for over 27 years,<br />
providing rentals, sales, service and training of all types<br />
of lifting equipment. They employ over 15 people at<br />
their facility on Rye St. in Peterborough.<br />
White is also is a board member of the Peterborough<br />
Construction Association (P.C.A.). He says that the<br />
general consensus is that most of its members have<br />
had a very busy couple of years and it’s looking like the<br />
trend may continue. White says that P.C.A. is a great<br />
organization in which to network with others in similar<br />
industries who have the aim of keeping business local.<br />
“We all aim to keep business local,” says White.<br />
“Keeping business local has a huge trickle-down effect.<br />
If the general contractor on a construction project is a<br />
local firm, then they will typically use the services of<br />
other local contractors and suppliers. Conversely, if an<br />
out-of-town general contractor is used, then we see<br />
outside companies coming in to do the work along<br />
with outside labourers, materials and equipment, with<br />
the result that the money leaves the community. Using<br />
local tradespeople really has an economic benefit on<br />
the community.”<br />
If you are interested in becoming a member or<br />
learning more about the Peterborough Construction<br />
Association, please call Donna at 705-745-3581 or<br />
email office@peterboroughconstructionassociation.ca.<br />
RapidLift is located at 740 Rye Street, Peterborough.<br />
For more information, please call 705-748-5172 or toll<br />
free 1-877-733-4812, email chuck@rapidlift.ca or visit<br />
www.rapidlift.ca.<br />
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RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE<br />
COMMERCIAL • RETAIL • INDUSTRIAL<br />
RESIDENTIAL<br />
CHERNEY PROPERTIES<br />
SERVING PETERBOROUGH FOR 80 YEARS<br />
Cherney Properties’ tradition of excellent service began in the early 1930s, with Abraham<br />
Cherney’s furniture store on Hunter Street. Then in 1937, his sons Myer and Harry<br />
Cherney started a small furniture business on George Street which grew into a chain of<br />
eight warehouse sale centres. In 1984, the furniture business was sold but the family held<br />
on to the real estate.<br />
Harry’s wife, Erica, and members from both Harry and Myer’s branches of the family<br />
presided over the growth of the business into a modern enterprise which now comprises<br />
14 properties, featuring a combination of office, residential, retail and industrial uses.<br />
At the same time, Erica became a beloved community leader, with senior board roles at<br />
Trent University and TVOntario.<br />
Sadly, Erica passed away in 2016. However, the extended family is maintaining continuity<br />
and the next generation of the family is excited to lead the business into the coming<br />
decades.<br />
When it comes to creating communities, Cherney Properties has the history, the team,<br />
and the passion to make it happen, according to manager Kristi Dick, who has been with<br />
the company for 20 years.<br />
“To better reflect what we do as property managers, in 2017 we underwent a re-branding<br />
and are now known as Cherney Properties”, she says.<br />
With their own maintenance staff and their relationships with local trades, Cherney<br />
Properties offers full-service to its clients. Dick says many people have been tenants with<br />
the company for more than 20 years.<br />
“It doesn’t matter who we’re dealing with, we’re building a relationship on trust, honesty<br />
and integrity,” Dick says.<br />
Today, Cherney Properties boasts 100 commercial tenants, and 140 residential tenants.<br />
In addition to Dick, there are three other office staff, three full-time maintenance staff, a<br />
custodian, and two part-timers.<br />
“My vision is to maintain Cherney Properties in the same fashion in which it was built -<br />
with honesty and integrity as the foundation, fairness and satisfaction as the model of<br />
operation, and in the spirit of a good family-run company, where we can consider more<br />
than just the dollars and cents,” she says.<br />
“PETERBOROUGH’S GREATEST LANDLORD”<br />
COMMERCIAL • RETAIL • INDUSTRIAL<br />
171 King St. • 165 King St. • 159 King St. / 277 George St. N. • 261 George St. N.<br />
765 The Kingsway • 785 The Kingsway / Erskine Ave. • 637 The Queensway<br />
700 Clonsilla Ave. • 686 Rye St. • 1789 Stenson Blvd.<br />
1119 Water St. • 1123 Water St. • 207 Kent St. W., Lindsay<br />
RESIDENTIAL<br />
300 Hedonics Rd. • 61 London St.<br />
171 King St. Peterborough 705.876.1717<br />
www.cherneyproperties.com<br />
Continued from Page 25<br />
Northey says that even though there is a lot shortage in<br />
Peterborough and the surrounding areas, the custom<br />
home building and renovation industries are busier than<br />
ever as people convert their cottages into year-round<br />
residences for retirement, or upgrade their homes in<br />
order to meet their needs.<br />
Dean Findlay of the City of Peterborough says that during<br />
last year and this year, there has been a lot of multilevel<br />
construction units, such as townhouses, condos and<br />
apartments being built. He agrees that there continues<br />
to be a low inventory of single-family dwelling creation.<br />
Demand for Residential Real Estate Strong<br />
According to the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s Association of Realtors’<br />
statistics, September’s home sales were up 40.5 percent<br />
from a year ago, with 267 sales. Feedback from<br />
agents indicates that there is more demand than there<br />
are houses available on the market.<br />
Alket Kulla says that residential real estate is up in<br />
prices, about eight percent from January until now,<br />
with the average price of homes going from $399,000<br />
to $430,000.<br />
“The volume of buyers coming out of the GTA has<br />
increased,” he says. “About 50 percent of buyers are<br />
from the GTA, attracted here because of the lower home<br />
prices, with a mix of younger families and retirees. I<br />
sold a home recently to a family from Scarborough.”<br />
With the rise of house prices in the GTA, many people,<br />
especially retirees are opting to live at their cottages.<br />
The proximity to cottage country makes Peterborough a<br />
very attractive destination for buyers and retirees based<br />
on the quality of life one could expect, with average<br />
prices lower than other cities in the Golden Horseshoe.<br />
Not only is the interest and purchasing of cottages in<br />
the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s on the rise, but the nearness of <strong>Kawartha</strong><br />
cottage area is driving home sales in Peterborough and<br />
the surrounding areas. Many residents in the GTA sell<br />
their homes there and move to Peterborough in order<br />
to be closer to their cottages to the north, for instance<br />
on Stoney Lake.<br />
Peterborough and the surrounding area continue to be a<br />
desirable location for homes and businesses alike.<br />
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Guaranteed BEST PRICING in the <strong>Kawartha</strong>’s<br />
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century building circa 1858. The building<br />
has been home to many different<br />
owners ranging from Generals to<br />
tradesmen to Doctors. Most recently it<br />
was home to the senior citizen’s recreation<br />
center from 1961- 1997 when we<br />
purchased it and it now runs as Van-<br />
Gogh Salon and Spa, which means that<br />
this year is our 22nd year of business in<br />
this location.<br />
Our high ceilings and gorgeous windows<br />
and hardwood floors add to the<br />
ambience we have due most importantly<br />
to the talented group of professionals<br />
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kinds of things in people. We are privileged<br />
to share in moments that can be<br />
monumental in their joy or sadness.<br />
We treat each person’s life as such a<br />
precious moment we get to share with<br />
them which is much more than just<br />
about the hair or the spa service and<br />
we are very aware of how special that<br />
trust is.<br />
We have a great team assembled, Joan<br />
Waudby, Elaine David, Val Ward and<br />
Lisa Saraco to name our stylists as well<br />
as our fantastic esthetician Mackenzie<br />
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We have a diverse array of services to<br />
offer in both hair and esthetics and<br />
encourage you to check our website<br />
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Our staff have all been together for<br />
quite some time and we enjoy each<br />
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This business we are in is such a hands<br />
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Kloosterman General Contractors Ltd.<br />
A Family <strong>Business</strong> that Keeps it Local<br />
photo to come<br />
New Kingdon Timber Mart Lakefield Under Construction<br />
KLOOSTERMAN<br />
GENERAL CONTRACTORS LTD.<br />
A Proud Peterborough Family Owned <strong>Business</strong> Since 1998<br />
COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH LOCAL TRADES AND SUPPLIERS<br />
BUILDING ON TRUST<br />
Constructive Solutions for Any Building Project<br />
Commercial • Industrial • Residential Construction Services<br />
From Your Vision to Design ~ Construction and Completion on Time & Budget<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
You’ve probably seen some of the many buildings<br />
constructed by Kloosterman General Contractors<br />
around town without knowing it – Mastermind<br />
Toys, Firehouse Subs and Trans Canada Nissan<br />
on Lansdowne Street and now the new 50,000 sq. ft. Kingdon<br />
Timber Mart in Lakefield. The company specializes in<br />
commercial, industrial and residential construction.<br />
“When we’re working on a project, we use many different<br />
local trades, subtrades and supplies, not like out-of-town<br />
contractors, who tend to use their out-of-town connections,”<br />
says Rich Kloosterman, president. “Over our years in business,<br />
we’ve developed good relationships with our local<br />
trades and suppliers. When we keep the business here, we<br />
are contributing to a strong community and local economy.”<br />
During construction, Kloosterman employs dozens of<br />
local sub-contractors for work that includes excavation,<br />
foundations, structural steel, plumbing, electrical, framing,<br />
concrete finishing, stucco, masonary and more. All<br />
of the scaffolding and heavy equipment are rented from<br />
local rental companies and most of the building materials<br />
come from local retailers.<br />
Rich credits his sons Dan and John with the company’s<br />
continuing success.<br />
“My sons and I are a strong team who are dedicated to<br />
our clients and projects,” continues Rich. “We’re in it for<br />
the long term and pride ourselves on our close attention<br />
to details. We have a lot of repeat business from our customers<br />
because of our commitment to quality and seeing<br />
a project through from beginning to end and beyond.”<br />
In addition to commercial buildings, they custom build<br />
and renovate homes and cottages. One of their stellar<br />
residential homes in the west end of Peterborough,<br />
where they worked with architect Adam Thom (son of<br />
renowned Canadian architect Ron Thom) and his partner<br />
and spouse Katja Aga Sachse Thom, was featured in the<br />
Globe and Mail’s Home & Design section.<br />
Kloosterman General Contractors Ltd. is located at 1542<br />
Stewart Line in Cavan, just outside of Peterborough. For<br />
more information, please call 705-742-0087, or visit<br />
them on Facebook.<br />
kloogen@nexicom.net 705-742-0087<br />
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FARMING/AGRI-BUSINESS<br />
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Herb Lang Well Drilling has been proud to serve the<br />
residents and businesses of Omemee and the surrounding<br />
areas of Ontario. We use a state-of-the art dual rotary drill<br />
rig, rig tender, pump service truck with a crane and a<br />
mini excavator for trenches and well decommissions.<br />
705.799.7088 • 4852 Hwy 7, Omemee<br />
www.welldrillingpeterborough.com<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
Agriculture is important in the local economy<br />
and is a major employer in the Peterborough<br />
and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s region. Farmers produce<br />
a wide range of high-quality crops and animals<br />
on their fertile farmland, ranging from beef and<br />
dairy cows, sheep, goats, hog, poultry, fruit, maple syrup,<br />
market-garden vegetables and crops such as hay, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, barley, soybeans, and oil seeds.<br />
Peterborough & the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s Economic Development<br />
recognizes the importance of agriculture to the area and<br />
is in the process of finalizing two reports - the Agriculture<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Retention & Expansion report and the Agritourism<br />
in Peterborough & the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s report, which is<br />
exploring agritourism as a growth opportunity for the<br />
region, according to Keaton Robbins, Corporate Communications<br />
Officer.<br />
attending a harvest festival, picking produce at a u-pick,<br />
or eating at a farm café,” says Robbins.<br />
Kelly Maloney, Agriculture Development Officer with the<br />
City of <strong>Kawartha</strong> Lakes, says farmers have had a challenging<br />
time this season with the fluctuations in weather<br />
and the economy.<br />
“We had a cold and wet spring, followed by a dry summer,<br />
and farmers weren’t able to plant until the end of<br />
June,” says Maloney. “This had a great impact on crops<br />
with reduced yields.”<br />
Maloney says that beef farmers have been affected by<br />
export issues with the large markets of China and Saudi<br />
Arabia, and that many are now seeking federal support<br />
to get them through this time.<br />
We have a full line of dairy products.<br />
• Milkline<br />
• Claws<br />
• Gloves<br />
• Liners<br />
• Vac Pumps<br />
• Shells<br />
• Towels<br />
• Boumatic Sanitation<br />
• Roll over Curtains<br />
-can be operated manual<br />
or fully automatic with<br />
thermostat<br />
• Insulated curtain System<br />
• Weather Stop Curtains<br />
• Insulated chimney<br />
• Tunnel ventilation &<br />
cross flow systems<br />
• Exhaust Fans<br />
We offer a wide variety of animal handling products<br />
as well as top of the line penning and feeding options.<br />
• Cattle chute<br />
• Fence line feed<br />
• Headgate<br />
• Calf creep feeders<br />
• Crowding tub<br />
• Gates & accessories<br />
• Complete cattle handling system • Corral panels<br />
• Round bale feeders<br />
Check us out.<br />
10 Green Forest Dr., Lindsay, ON<br />
705-878-4515<br />
A new build or for a renovation on your existing structure we carry<br />
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We have stabling and accessories for tie stall and free stall barns.<br />
• Clean smooth walled design<br />
• High strength steel tubular legs<br />
• Sidewall and roof ladders and<br />
22” Spring loaded lid.<br />
Poly Bins:<br />
• Lightweight design<br />
• No Cracking<br />
• Easy to clean and Maintain<br />
• Transparent tank to view feed levels<br />
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“The local agricultural community took part in a comprehensive<br />
survey regarding business retention and<br />
expansion,” says Robbins. “It was generated by the Ontario<br />
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, to<br />
examine the current business landscape of agriculture.<br />
From that, we have come up with a detailed action plan<br />
to strengthen this sector.”<br />
The Agritourism in Peterborough & the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s report<br />
resulted from a process that brought together the<br />
agriculture and food tourism communities.<br />
“Agritourism can include a range of activities, such as<br />
visiting a farmers’ market, joining an educational tour<br />
of an operational farm, purchasing from a farm-stand,<br />
<strong>Kawartha</strong> Choice FarmFresh is an initiative to promote<br />
and sell local agricultural products, to support local farmers<br />
by helping them sell directly to the customer, such as<br />
restaurants, small retailers, and to end users at the farm<br />
gate or at farmers’ markets.<br />
One exciting event on the horizon is the International<br />
Plowing Match and Rural Expo which will be taking place<br />
in October next year at the Lindsay Exhibition grounds.<br />
Approximately 80,000 visitors are expected, bringing<br />
tourism dollars in the range of $25 million.<br />
Agriculture continues to be a major factor in our economy<br />
and will ensure the sustainability of the local food supply in<br />
order to meet the needs of our local economy into the future.<br />
At <strong>Kawartha</strong> Credit Union, they know farming is both a business and a way of life. Their Agriculture Specialists have<br />
extensive experience and local knowledge. They offer a range of agriculture credit products with the flexibility to<br />
grow your farm or agri-business.For more information please contact their agricultural specialists Jacob Desautel or<br />
Darlene Weales to discuss your financing needs: 705-743-9966 ext. 7319.<br />
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Partner, Canadian Tax. In the last few years, he has noticed<br />
the growing trend of the intergenerational transfer of family<br />
businesses in all sectors down to the next generation.<br />
“There is a large shift going on, especially in Ontario,<br />
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Holmes recommends that businesses where the older<br />
generation is thinking about retiring should start the process<br />
at least five years in advance, as there may be unexpected<br />
issues that arise and considerations such as providing for<br />
any family members who are not involved in the business.<br />
“Every business has its unique challenges, for instance a<br />
manufacturer has a large capital investment in equipment,<br />
with lending institutions involved, and farms have a high<br />
value in real estate, which may present potential significant<br />
capital gains tax upon transfer,” he continues. “The earlier<br />
the discussions start, the better the process will be for all<br />
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BDO Canada LLP is one of Canada’s largest mid-sized<br />
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Holmes is one of four partners in the firm, which also include<br />
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<strong>Kawartha</strong> Family <strong>Business</strong> Group’s<br />
Summer ’19 Roadshow a Huge Success<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
THE KAWARTHA FAMILY BUSINESS GROUP<br />
Last summer Jhane Brasier and Michelle O’Neill,<br />
Co-executive Directors of <strong>Kawartha</strong> Family<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Group (KFBG), took their show on<br />
the road to engage personally with some of<br />
their members.<br />
“Our Summer ’19 Roadshow was a great success,”<br />
says Brasier. “We’ve been going strong for 12 years<br />
and thought we’d shake things up a bit over the summer<br />
months by visiting our members at their places of<br />
business. We put the word out, and several members<br />
invited us to visit their business to learn more about<br />
their family story.<br />
“We had free-flowing light-hearted conversations and<br />
asked them questions such as why they joined,” continues<br />
Brasier. “We wanted to share the Roadshow with<br />
our other members and sponsors so all interviews and<br />
videos are posted on Facebook and YouTube. So far,<br />
we’ve had great engagement from our social media followers.<br />
We hope this content will encourage other family<br />
businesses to learn more about KFBG.”<br />
They visited a cross-section of their membership including:<br />
ATL Distributing: “KFBG is a great opportunity for networking…it<br />
gets you thinking about succession planning…we’ve<br />
met most of our business advisors through<br />
this group.”<br />
Central Smith Creamery: “We attend KFBG events and<br />
realize we have so much in common with other family<br />
businesses…. Conversations are easy.”<br />
Northern Casket: “We’ve learned about a lot of local<br />
resources through KFBG. We’re proud to be members.”<br />
<strong>Kawartha</strong> Dairy: “KFBG has had some phenomenal<br />
speakers like Arnie Strubbs, Jack Bingleman, Shawn<br />
Casemore and Jeremy Miller. Looking forward to the<br />
upcoming season.”<br />
Elmhirst’s Resort: “I can’t imagine not being a member<br />
of the <strong>Kawartha</strong> Family <strong>Business</strong> Group.”<br />
Continued on Page 37<br />
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FAMILY BUSINESSES<br />
BRANSON MACHINE & TOOL LTD.<br />
Since 1930 A 2nd generation family business, Branson is<br />
a modern, custom machine shop with professional onsite<br />
machines to fulfill any order. Their state-of-the-art<br />
technology provides quality precision machining & cast<br />
parts. See ad on page 50.<br />
G.HART & SONS WELL DRILLING<br />
Since 1936 Over 80 years in the well drilling and pump<br />
installation business, they offer well rehabilitation drilling<br />
in both residential and commercial. Test holes, pump<br />
installations and licenced by MOE. See ad on page 13.<br />
AON<br />
Since 1937 AON offers innovative properties for<br />
residential and senior living, business and leisure. Their<br />
healthy “aging in place” philosophy means living how<br />
you want to without the worry of moving if your needs<br />
change. See ad on page 52.<br />
CHERNEY PROPERTIES<br />
Since 1937 An 80-year legacy of customer satisfaction.<br />
They ensure the service they provide is timely, effective<br />
and responsive to their client needs, whether they’re<br />
a residential or commercial tenant. See ad on page 26.<br />
LARRY ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE<br />
Since 1937 Family owned and operated in Peterborough,<br />
Ontario for more than 81 years. Visit them today to see<br />
their wide selection of power tools, motors, belts and<br />
pulleys. See ad on page 28.<br />
ISL INSURANCE<br />
Since 1949 A third generation family business celebrating<br />
70 Years. Serving people is what they do best. They are<br />
a full service insurance brokerage that provides clients<br />
with the best possible insurance coverage at the best<br />
price. See ad on page 11.<br />
DOUGHTY MASONRY<br />
Since 1950 Peterborough’s premier manufacturer<br />
and supplier of blocks, brick and paving stone. They<br />
provide their customers with the best in service,<br />
selection and good old-fashioned value. See ad on<br />
page 15.<br />
HEMING LAWN & GARDEN<br />
Since 1952 A third generation family business, their<br />
factory trained personnel service all of the equipment<br />
they sell with brand-name parts from their well-stocked<br />
inventory. See ad on page 39.<br />
SWISH MAINTENANCE<br />
Since 1956 Family owned and operated. Experts in<br />
complete cleaning solutions. They help make working<br />
and living spaces cleaner, safer and healthier for their<br />
customers across Canada and North-East U.S.A. See ad<br />
on page 50.<br />
McWILLIAMS MOVING & STORAGE<br />
Since 1957 They have been moving satisfied customers<br />
across town and across the world. Transporting goods<br />
is our business. Providing exceptional service is our<br />
fundamental goal. See ad on page 4.<br />
HARCO ENTERPRISES<br />
Since 1964 Founded by Ray Harris, they are a local<br />
family business serving customers throughout North<br />
America. They manufacture plastic items for varied<br />
markets and supply items to food, dairy, beverage &<br />
pharmaceutical companies. See ad on pg 51.<br />
PAXTON TRANSPORT<br />
Since 1967 The Courier Express division offers next day<br />
service to the local area and major centers in Ontario<br />
and the U.S. The Transport divisons offer services from<br />
Ontario to the U.S. border states. See ad on page 62.<br />
FRAMELAND FRAME IT FOR YOU<br />
Since 1971 Trust a master with your piece at the oldest<br />
framing shop in Peterborough. Their experience,<br />
expert framing abilities and professionalism ensure<br />
you have the best value for your framing needs. See<br />
ad on page 34.<br />
BERRY STARTER & ALTERNATOR<br />
Since 1975 The Experts with The Lowest Prices.<br />
They rebuild all makes and models of generators,<br />
alternators, starters and wiper motors. 100s of units<br />
in stock! Starters for ATVs, motorcycles, marine and<br />
snowmobiles. See ad on page 37.<br />
TRENT VALLEY HONDA<br />
Since 1975 Founded by Frank Mandeljc who came over<br />
from Europe at age 18 & worked as a technician at a<br />
Datsun/Fiat dealership. Then he opened up his own<br />
Honda dealership which was a new brand to Canada.<br />
See ad on page 63.<br />
VILLA AUTO WASH<br />
Since 1980 Would you like to have your vehicle shine?<br />
Visit Villa Auto Wash to get rid of the grime. Their friendly<br />
staff will offer you a fast & easy hand dried exterior wash<br />
or their award-winning full service wash while you wait.<br />
See ad on page 60.<br />
KAWARTHA BUSINESS EQUIPMENT<br />
Family Owned Since 1982 Current owners, John and<br />
Lisa McLeod, employee Daughter Amanda, along with<br />
four factory trained techs which round out our local<br />
small business. Proudly selling and servicing business<br />
equipment. See ad on page 11.<br />
OFFICE CONNECTION<br />
Since 1982 Office equipment that works for your business<br />
and your budget. They have been proudly serving the needs<br />
of local businesses in the Peterborough area for over 35 years.<br />
See ad on page 19.<br />
FRANZ’S BUTCHERSHOP<br />
Since 1983 Serving only the highest quality prime cuts<br />
of Beef aged at least 21 days, and fresh Ontario pork,<br />
chicken and veal. Award-winning bacon and more.<br />
Complete catering services. See ad on page 18.<br />
MJ DAVENPORT & ASSOCIATES LTD.<br />
Since 1983 Their company has provided Consulting<br />
Engineering and Planning Services for 36 years. Murray<br />
Davenport built the firm on the principles of superior<br />
customer service, imaginative designs & common sense<br />
solutions. See ad on page 24.<br />
HERB LANG WELL DRILLING<br />
Since 1985 Built on honesty and consistent quality<br />
workmanship, they provide you with the professional<br />
workmanship your site needs using state-of-the art<br />
drilling and pumping equipment. See ad on page 32.<br />
PETERBOROUGH APPLIANCES<br />
Since 1986 17,000 square feet of the best appliance<br />
prices in the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s! They carry a full selection<br />
from quality manufacturers and, as well, they are an<br />
authorized service provider for most brands. See ad on<br />
page 38.<br />
BRIDGENORTH MOLDS INC.<br />
Since 1987 Combining time proven craftsmanship & the<br />
latest CNC technology, they are committed to producing<br />
high performance custom injection molds and custom<br />
machining, through innovation, solid engineering and<br />
precision design. See ad on page 50.<br />
JUSTCO LIMITED<br />
In <strong>Business</strong> Since 1987 A trusted name, quality products,<br />
innovative designs & satisfied customers ensures<br />
optimum longevity for Justco Ltd. They are a locally<br />
operated die cast company with global reach! See ad<br />
on page 48.<br />
J. BOWER ROOFING<br />
Since 1988 Quality Roofing & Home Improvement<br />
Products. J. Bower Roofing carries the best products<br />
available in the market today. Their BP Shingles have<br />
the best warranty available in the roofing market. See<br />
ad on page 28.<br />
MARK’S COMMERCIAL<br />
Since 1989 Supplying thousands of businesses in<br />
Canada with compliant industrial workwear, footwear<br />
and PPE as well as branded uniforms and apparel. Bulk<br />
wholesale programs available. See ad on page 19.<br />
RAPID LIFT INC.<br />
Since 1992 For over 27 years, Rapid Lift has been an<br />
integral part of the local construction and manufacturing<br />
industry, supplying lift equipment such as telescopic lift<br />
trucks, rough terrain boom lifts, scissor lifts & all types<br />
of lift trucks. See ad on page 23.<br />
KAWARTHA METALS<br />
Since 1994 Starting out of a garage, they have steadily<br />
grown throughout the years, providing quality products<br />
and services at competitive rates through a team effort<br />
to meet the expectations of their customers. See ad on<br />
page 46.<br />
LIVING WELL HME<br />
Since 1995 Locally owned and operated by Allison and<br />
Ron Seiderer, they’ve been providing home medical<br />
equipment, CPAP supplies and service to people, just<br />
like you, for 24 years. See ad on page 57.<br />
SYNERGYSTIX<br />
Since 1995 They are a multi-faceted professional team<br />
committed to providing outstanding natural health care,<br />
while continuing to educate and promote a healthy<br />
lifestyle within their clinic and their community. See ad<br />
on page 56.<br />
KIRK NORRIS, DESJARDINS INSURANCE<br />
Since 1996 Kirk Norris grew up in Fenelon Falls & moved<br />
to Peterborough in 2007. When Kirk is not working or<br />
renovating a building, he enjoys time with his wife Krista,<br />
his 2-year-old daughter Skyler and 4-year-old son Austin.<br />
See ad on page 13.<br />
PETERBOROUGH GLASS & WINDOW<br />
Since 1996 For over 20 years, Peterborough Glass &<br />
Windows has been offering high-quality craftsmanship<br />
and the finest products in the industry for your home<br />
and business interior and exterior improvements. See<br />
ad on page 15.<br />
VAN GOGH HAIR<br />
Since 1997 A downtown boutique size salon in a 160<br />
year old historic building cira 1858, they offer a diverse<br />
array of services in both hair and esthetics. See ad on<br />
page 29.<br />
HOWIE’S BLINDS<br />
Since 1998 Selling blinds for 31 years, Howie offers the<br />
best pricing in the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s. He will put his years<br />
of experience to work for you! Great products, free<br />
estimates and installation. See ad on page 28.<br />
KLOOSTERMAN GENERAL<br />
CONTRACTORS LTD.<br />
Since 1998 A proud Peterborough family owned business<br />
offering constructive solutions for any building project<br />
from your vision to design and construction. Committed to<br />
working with local trades & suppliers. See ad on page 30.<br />
SIGNARAMA (FULLY PROMOTED)<br />
Since 2004 Signarama Peterborough has expanded into<br />
the custom apparel and promotional world with their<br />
new sister franchise Fully Promoted. They are in the<br />
same office located at 774 Rye Street in Peterborough.<br />
See ad on page 12.<br />
M & J PLUMBING<br />
Since 2005 They serve all your plumbing needs, and<br />
would be happy to help you with your plumbing repair or<br />
renovation. They are licensed, fully insured and offer free<br />
estimates and design consultation. See ad on page 28.<br />
MARK McCABE TRACTOR SALES LTD.<br />
Since 2006 Your authorized dealer for McCormick<br />
tractors and parts. They also sell a full line of hay and<br />
tillage equipment, loader attachments, wagons, zero<br />
turn mowers and more. See ad on page 32.<br />
W. M. AEROFLIGHT/AEROSERVICE<br />
Since 2009 Owned & operated by Winston Maw,<br />
Aeroflight is a Flight Training School. Their friendly<br />
staff and well-maintained aircraft will help you get your<br />
Private Pilot licence in record time! See ad on page 60.<br />
SAVINO HUMAN RESOURCE PARTNERS<br />
Since 2009 The SHRP Team offers the full range of<br />
Human Resource expertise to a diverse group of clients<br />
including, Small-to-Medium businesses, municipalities,<br />
entrepreneurs, professional services companies and nonprofits.<br />
See ad on page 4.<br />
RON’S BEARINGS EQUIPMENT SALES<br />
Since 2012 They are your agricultural partner<br />
from sales to service, serving all your Dairy,<br />
Stabling, Ventilation, Dryer and Grain Bin needs.<br />
If they don’t have it, they will special order it.<br />
See our ad on page 32.<br />
PART TIME CFO SERVICES INC.<br />
Since 2013 In 6 years, Darryl Goodall has grown his<br />
business from 1 to a team of 20, including his wife, Rose.<br />
His company supports and advises family businesses on<br />
financial and strategic decisions. See ad on page 34.<br />
Continued from Page 35<br />
“We would be remiss if we didn’t mention the important<br />
support we receive from our sponsors, many of whom<br />
have been with KFBG since day one,” says O’Neill. “Their<br />
financial support and enthusiasm really help to keep<br />
things moving!”<br />
KFBG meetings generally take place five times a year on<br />
Mondays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Best Western<br />
Plus Otonabee Inn Peterborough. Each evening usually<br />
features a Family <strong>Business</strong> Spotlight, where members<br />
hear about a featured business’s journey and the challenges<br />
they’ve faced, in addition to hearing from a featured<br />
speaker. Upcoming speakers include: “Tell it Like<br />
it is: Communicating with Transparency and Integrity”<br />
by Danielle Saputo, Legacy Coach and Family Advisor,<br />
on November 18; “From Acquisitions to Exit Strategies”<br />
by BDO and other experts on January 27; and “Customers’<br />
Customers Philosophy” by Rick Baker on March 23.<br />
The season will culminate on May 11 with “What Advice<br />
Would You Give Your Younger Self?” where a panel of<br />
family business founders will share their decades of<br />
experience with KFBG members and sponsors.<br />
“These family business founders will share their insights<br />
and wisdom during this moderated panel, which we<br />
anticipate will inspire lots of comments and questions<br />
from the audience,” says O’Neill. “I’m sure we will all<br />
walk away with pearls of wisdom that we can apply to our<br />
everyday working lives.” One of the confirmed panelists<br />
is Gary Stewart, well known in the Peterborough area<br />
as the founder of Stewart Travel, now Carlson-Wagonlit<br />
Travel, and former local MPP.<br />
When asked about why family businesses join the group,<br />
O’Neill commented, “I think Ian Scates of Central Smith<br />
Creamery summed it up best as to why he joined KFBG<br />
– he likened it to a fraternity where you know you have<br />
an instant connection with the other members, being all<br />
family businesses – that’s the glue that holds us together.”<br />
For more information, or to become a member, please<br />
visit @<strong>Kawartha</strong>Family<strong>Business</strong>Group on Facebook or<br />
call either of the co-executive directors, Jhane Brasier,<br />
705-875-0602 or Michelle O’Neill, 705-741-9819. KFBG<br />
membership extends to all family members and key<br />
employees.<br />
FAMILY BUSINESSES<br />
BERRY STARTER & ALTERNATOR<br />
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LOVE in the AIR:<br />
Second World<br />
War Letters<br />
by Joanne Culley<br />
“The Second World War was a<br />
hate-filled time for many people<br />
but not for two Canadians<br />
whose love affair triumphed<br />
over violence, tragedy and separation.”<br />
Alan Skeoch, historian, author,<br />
and Governor General’s Award Winner<br />
“Love in the Air is a gift from the past, providing us with<br />
a glimpse into what was happening on both sides of the<br />
Atlantic, through the eloquent letters of Harry Culley, a<br />
musician entertaining troops and celebrities while dodging<br />
bombs, and those from Helen Reeder, working on shifts,<br />
never knowing if they would see each other again.”<br />
Dr. Stephen Harris CD, Chief Historian,<br />
Department of National Defence<br />
Available from www.friesenpress.com/bookstore.<br />
More information at www.joanneculley.com.<br />
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to what is now over 17,000<br />
square feet of the best appliance prices<br />
in the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s!<br />
We carry a full selection from quality<br />
manufactures, such as Maytag, Whirlpool,<br />
JennAir, KitchenAid, Samsung,<br />
Bosch, General Electric, Frigidaire,<br />
Danby, Wolf and SubZero.<br />
We carry both new-in-box products<br />
and a huge selection of scratch and<br />
dent models too!<br />
We are an authorized service provider<br />
for most brands as well, so if you require<br />
any assistance, help is only a<br />
phone call away!<br />
As a “Family Owned and locally operated”<br />
store, we are extremely appreciative<br />
of all of the support that<br />
we receive from you, our friends and<br />
neighbours!<br />
FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED<br />
FOR OVER 30 YEARS<br />
We make several donations to the<br />
community every year as a way of saying<br />
“Thank You” for making Peterborough,<br />
Lakefield, and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s<br />
the best place in the world to live!<br />
We have been very fortunate to be able<br />
to expand our store and warehouse location<br />
in the last few years, and we are<br />
making every effort to minimize our<br />
carbon footprint every step of the way.<br />
We have come a long way since our<br />
beginnings on Hunter Street, and we<br />
owe it all to our loyal customers and<br />
trade partners! We are very grateful<br />
for all of the support that we receive<br />
from our community, and, wherever<br />
possible, we are happy to “give back”<br />
to our neighbours.<br />
AWARDS<br />
“Favorite Appliance Store”,<br />
Readers Choice Awards<br />
The Peterborough Examiner<br />
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,<br />
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, <strong>2019</strong><br />
“Best Over All Store”,<br />
Readers Choice Awards<br />
The Peterborough Examiner<br />
2009<br />
“Best Appliance Store”<br />
Diamond Award,<br />
Readers Select<br />
Peterborough This Week<br />
2010 to <strong>2019</strong><br />
705.748.9781 • 2849 Lakefield Road, Selwyn<br />
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“DOING BUSINESS” BEYOND THE KAWARTHAS...<br />
Peterborough & the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s:<br />
Our Global Connection<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
AON<br />
Hundreds of employees in both Canada and the U.S.<br />
AON builds communities. They develop and manage innovative<br />
properties for residential and senior living, business, and leisure.<br />
They excel in the delivery of quality service and care through dynamic<br />
options for living well. See our ad on page 52.<br />
FLEMING COLLEGE<br />
Approximately 1800 international students this year<br />
Students come from a range of countries including India, China, Viet<br />
Nam, Southeast Asia. The College uses a number of ways to attract<br />
international students, including having agents in the countries who<br />
represent them. See our ad on page 44.<br />
TRENT SECURITY SYSTEMS<br />
Largest security and fire alarm company in region<br />
Since 1982 supplying, installing, servicing and monitoring electronic<br />
security and fire alarm systems in the Peterborough, Lindsay, Oshawa,<br />
Port Hope, Cobourg, Campbellford, Apsley, Haliburton and Minden.<br />
See ad on page 24.<br />
JUSTCO LIMITED<br />
Locally owned die cast company with global reach<br />
Working with companies all over the world, Justco has established a<br />
strong reputation in the precision die cast industry, producing high<br />
quality precision engineered parts and assembly systems have enabled<br />
them to build a robust product line. See ad on page 48.<br />
D.M. WILLS ASSOCIATES LIMITED<br />
Professional engineering solutions throughout Ontario<br />
This year celebrated 30 years of providing professional engineering<br />
services in Ontario, D.M. Wills celebrated by giving back to the<br />
community. Their 30for30 campaign focused on providing 30 acts of<br />
kindness in the community throughout the year. See ad on page 20.<br />
RAPID LIFT INC<br />
Largest lift rental company in Central Ontario<br />
The company has grown considerably since 1992, employing over<br />
15 people at their 10,000 sq. ft. facility where they offer rentals, sales,<br />
service leasing and training of various types of lift equipment. Their<br />
customers know that they will always find a solution. See ad on page 23.<br />
1867 CONFEDERATION LOG HOMES<br />
Shipping homes around the world<br />
After nearly 40 years, 1867 Confederation Log & Timber Frame of<br />
Bobcaygeon has helped thousands around the world realize their<br />
dream of log and timber home living, and is also an international<br />
manufacturer.<br />
GRANT THORNTON LLP<br />
Professional Accounting Services Across Canada<br />
A leading Canadian accounting and advisory firm providing audit, tax<br />
and advisory services to private and public organizations. They help<br />
dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth by providing<br />
advice through a broad range of services. See ad on page 14.<br />
Many companies located in Peterborough<br />
and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s are embracing global<br />
opportunities for growth and development.<br />
There continues to be a diversity<br />
of goods being exported, from items such as high-end<br />
audio speakers, bicycle parts and custom log homes, to<br />
plastic components, as well as software, games and other<br />
initiatives emanating from the knowledge economy.<br />
The Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce helps<br />
take businesses to the next level and enhance the region’s<br />
competitiveness so that businesses can continue<br />
to compete on the world stage.<br />
“The Chamber helps to strengthen local business in<br />
a number of ways, from advocating for more efficient<br />
regulation and better trade agreements, to making connections<br />
that can help local businesses compete locally,<br />
nationally and globally,” says Stuart Harrison, President<br />
and CEO. “The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has operated<br />
a very successful program called Export Market<br />
Access, which helps businesses create and foster their<br />
presence in foreign markets.”<br />
Harrison says that there are a number of policy resolutions<br />
at both the provincial and federal level with specific<br />
recommendations on how to improve national and<br />
international trade.<br />
“We work closely with other organizations, including<br />
the <strong>Kawartha</strong> Manufacturers Association, Peterborough<br />
and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s Economic Development (PKED), the<br />
Innovation Cluster, and the Brazil Canada Chamber of<br />
Commerce, to help make local connections of benefit<br />
to local companies,” Harrison continues.<br />
Traditional exporters like McCloskey International and<br />
Quickmill remain strong globally, while smaller companies<br />
like Walton Wood Farms are learning how to<br />
compete at the retail level.<br />
“Doing business online changes everything, making<br />
it easier to erase borders, and solve distribution challenges,”<br />
he says. “But the logistics of doing business<br />
globally remains a tricky and important component of<br />
any export strategy.”<br />
Suzanne McCrimmon, Director of <strong>Business</strong> Development<br />
at PKED says that medium and small manufacturers<br />
are having a real resurgence in this community<br />
and that over the past 12 months, they’ve been getting<br />
much larger contracts.<br />
“There are a lot of hidden gems in the Peterborough and<br />
the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s manufacturing community that have a<br />
much stronger global presence than most would think,”<br />
she says.<br />
This includes companies with a long-standing presence<br />
in the community, such as Coca-Cola (Minute<br />
Maid) who is building a $85M production facility for<br />
Fairlife Ultrafiltered Milk; innovative startup businesses<br />
such as Entomo Farms, a Norwood-based farm which<br />
produces cricket protein as a sustainable food product<br />
and became available as a President’s Choice product<br />
in Loblaw stores; Harco Enterprises which produces<br />
parts, pumps and components for the food and dairy<br />
industry, shipping all over North America; and the global<br />
aviation services company, Flying Colours, whose head<br />
office is in Peterborough, but which also has operations<br />
in the USA and Singapore.<br />
Peterborough and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s are being sought out as<br />
a region that offers talent, access to markets, and a supportive<br />
business ecosystem – factors that are necessary<br />
in order for companies to grow nationally and globally.<br />
The region continues to make its mark on the world<br />
stage by attracting, retaining and supporting global<br />
businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs in order to<br />
nurture growth opportunities and foster the continued<br />
development of a vibrant, prosperous community with<br />
quality and sustainable jobs throughout the region.<br />
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HARCO ENTERPRISES<br />
Products distributed all over North America<br />
A local family business, their plastic moulding division manufactures<br />
plastic items for varied markets, while their process supply division<br />
provides items to food, dairy, beverage, and pharmaceutical processing<br />
companies. See ad on page 51.<br />
THE PAXTON GROUP OF COMPANIES<br />
Transportation specialists serving Ontario & the U.S.<br />
The Courier Express division offers next day service to the local<br />
area and major centers in Ontario and the U.S. The Transport<br />
divisons offer services from Ontario to the U.S. border states.<br />
See our ad on page 62.<br />
BRIDGENORTH MOLDS RB MANUFACTURING INC.<br />
Serving Peterborough & the GTA<br />
Combining time proven craftsmanship and the latest CNC technology,<br />
they are committed to producing high performance custom injection<br />
molds and custom machining, through innovation, solid engineering,<br />
precision design and product enhancement. See ad on page 50.<br />
SWISH GROUP OF COMPANIES<br />
Cleaning solutions for Canada & NE United States<br />
They are experts in complete cleaning solutions, helping make<br />
working and living spaces cleaner, safer and healthier for<br />
customers in Peterborough, across Canada and North-East U.S.A.<br />
See ad on page 50.<br />
RE/MAX<br />
The number one real estate organization in Canada<br />
RE/MAX has always believed in staying on the forward edge of the<br />
real estate industry, adopting and adapting the latest technology<br />
and creating innovative marketing and productivity programs. When<br />
you’re ready to buy or sell your home. See ad on page 27.<br />
SYSCO CENTRAL ONTARIO<br />
Global leaders in foodservice and hospitality<br />
A global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to<br />
restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities and lodging establishments.<br />
Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies<br />
for the foodservice and hospitality industries. See ad on page 48.<br />
OTS ENGINEERING<br />
Global specialists in mechanical engineering<br />
A Peterborough-based engineering company with a global outreach,<br />
they specialize in mechanical services for buildings including commercial,<br />
institutional, industrial, and residential. Electrical engineering services<br />
are provided through their many associates. See ad on page 4.<br />
LIVING WELL HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT<br />
Peterborough, <strong>Kawartha</strong>s, Clarington & Northumberland<br />
Their medical equipment specialists help you find the home medical<br />
equipment, CPAP products & supplies you need to stay in your home,<br />
safely & independently. Visit their Peterborough, Bowmanville or Cobourg<br />
stores or shop online for Canada-wide delivery. See ad on page 57.<br />
W.M. AEROFLIGHT/W.M. AEROSERVICE<br />
Serving <strong>Kawartha</strong>s, GTA & Brampton area<br />
Aeroflight is a Flight Training School located at the Peterborough<br />
Airport. Their friendly staff and well-maintained aircraft will help you<br />
get your Private Pilot licence. Training and rentals on our Cessna 152<br />
and Cessna 172 aircraft. See ad on page 60.<br />
CRAYOLA<br />
Inspiring artistic creativity in children worldwide<br />
Whether it’s providing tools to put a purple octopus on the moon, or<br />
enabling teachers to bring arts-infused learning into the classroom,<br />
Crayola is passionate about helping parents and educators around the<br />
world raise creatively alive children. See ad on page 48.<br />
SAVINO HUMAN RESOURCE PARTNERS<br />
HR Specialists to organizations across Canada<br />
The SHRP Team offers HR, recruiting, training & employee relations<br />
expertise to a diverse group of clients including small-to-medium<br />
businesses, municipalities, manufacturers and entrepreneurs.<br />
See ad on page 4.<br />
FULLY PROMOTED<br />
The world’s largest branded products franchise<br />
Helping businesses all over the globe with their promotional products,<br />
branded apparel and marketing services. Each location is individually<br />
owned and operated by highly trained experts who know your local<br />
community and know how to brand your message. See ad on page 12.<br />
PART TIME CFO SERVICES<br />
<strong>Business</strong> advisors servicing all of Ontario<br />
A team of trusted experts helping family and private enterprises make<br />
tough decisions on matters such as financing, crisis management and<br />
succession planning. Using a hands-on approach they provide solutions<br />
to your management and financial issues. See ad on page 34.<br />
MCWILLIAMS MOVING & STORAGE<br />
Moving experts with services around the globe<br />
McWilliams has been moving residents across Ontario and all of<br />
Canada and the USA for over 60 years! They are proud to be known<br />
as one of the best moving companies in Peterborough and Kitchener<br />
Waterloo. See ad on page 4.<br />
KAWARTHA METALS CORP<br />
Central and Eastern Ontario’s largest supplier...<br />
<strong>Kawartha</strong> Metals Corp is the Central and Eastern Ontario’s largest<br />
supplier of steel, aluminum, brass, and plastics material with<br />
over 5,000 different grades from our new Peterborough facility.<br />
See ad on page 46.<br />
MARK’S<br />
Number One in Canada...<br />
Over the last 30 years, the company has grown into the number one<br />
men’s casual and industrial apparel and footwear retailer in Canada,<br />
featuring a full range of men’s and women’s casual and functional<br />
apparel and outerwear. See ad on page 19.<br />
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Fleming College actively contributes to this skilled workforce<br />
by welcoming people from around the world to<br />
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serve its students and produce graduates that meet the<br />
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One way the college embraces innovation is by actively<br />
recruiting women to trades and technology to provide<br />
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“Actively recruiting women to trades and technology<br />
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Fleming College. “To be true community partners, we<br />
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for careers in trades and technology. We are partnering<br />
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and manufacturing, such as Rhonda Barnet, President<br />
and CEO of Avit Manufacturing in Peterborough.”<br />
Adamson says that there is a continuing need for skilled<br />
workers, and that women can fill this huge gap.“We’re<br />
speaking to high school students, and reaching out<br />
through social media and hosting events at Fleming to<br />
reach young women and show them that the trades are<br />
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Adults wishing to transition to other careers can look<br />
to Fleming College for training. “We offer many continuing<br />
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how to grow a business, technical training, and more,<br />
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where those who are working can study at their own<br />
pace in the evenings and on weekends,” she says. “We<br />
are quite flexible and try to create schedules that work<br />
for the students.”<br />
Fleming College’s employment agency, Fleming CREW<br />
at 1550 Lansdowne St. W. helps those who are looking<br />
for work, not only students, but also those in the community.<br />
“Fleming CREW helps those looking to transition to other<br />
fields by suggesting training options and upgrading<br />
their skills to enter different sectors,” she says. “Fleming<br />
is where I started my studies and it has led to an<br />
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Students graduating from Trent University are also<br />
sought after because of their career readiness.<br />
The university offers opportunities for students in their<br />
programs to gain workplace experience, whether it’s in<br />
education, nursing, social work, forensics, child and<br />
youth programs, or environmental studies. They do<br />
community-based research, internships, job shadowing,<br />
conference presentation, and other work-related<br />
activities, and the university is working towards having<br />
an official, fully accredited co-op program with three<br />
paid work terms in the near future.<br />
Trent has traditionally been known for fostering soft<br />
skills in students such as communication and writing<br />
and that these skills, along with their professional<br />
knowledge, contribute to the fact that 93 percent of<br />
Trent students are employed after two years, according<br />
to the Council of Ontario Universities. For the ninth<br />
year, Maclean’s magazine has rated Trent as “Ontario’s<br />
top undergraduate university.”<br />
Through these educational institutions, the future workforce<br />
continues to acquire the skills they need to succeed<br />
in the changing world of the 21st century.<br />
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Manufacturing Sector Strong in<br />
Peterborough and Surrounding Area<br />
Peterborough’s manufacturing sector remains<br />
strong into the 21st century with its involvement<br />
in innovation, training programs, exporting<br />
opportunities, diversifying customer bases,<br />
establishing new markets, and addressing the skills gap<br />
to ensure the future of the sector.<br />
Most companies are seeing modest growth, with larger<br />
firms becoming more automated, according to Sean<br />
Dooley, Labour Market Information Analyst with the<br />
Workforce Development Board.<br />
“All of the local manufacturers are having difficulty<br />
finding workers and are in need of those in the skilled<br />
trades,” says Dooley. “Last October we went on an Open<br />
Door tour of three local businesses: Siemens Milltronics<br />
Process Instruments, Flying Colours and Avit Manufacturing<br />
(formerly known as Steelworks Design) with<br />
guidance counsellors from local schools and saw lots of<br />
innovation and creativity in the high tech workplaces.<br />
There continues to be a strong need for highly skilled<br />
workers including engineers, machinists, CNT programmers,<br />
and more, especially those who are flexible and<br />
versatile who can change with the times and grow with<br />
the technology.”<br />
Dooley says that the current workforce is aging with<br />
those who are nearing retirement, and that the current<br />
situation will be compounded with employee shortages<br />
in five to ten years.<br />
“We have been taking part in STEAM (science, technology,<br />
engineering, art and mathematics) events, which<br />
are pushing to include women in the skilled trades,”<br />
says Dooley. “Only two percent of all employees in the<br />
construction industry are female – we are continuing to<br />
try to eliminate barriers for women entering the skilled<br />
trades.”<br />
These efforts are important in attracting more young<br />
women to the skilled trades in order to increase their<br />
participation in the local and national manufacturing<br />
sector and help to fill the shortage of skilled workers.<br />
The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters’ National<br />
Campaign “We Can Do It” pledges to add 100,000 new<br />
jobs for women in the sector in the next five years. This<br />
work is being supported through federal funding and<br />
The Status of Women Canada to help more woman have<br />
access to high paying jobs in the sector.<br />
Continued on Page 49<br />
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JUSTCO LIMITED • 1987<br />
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reputation in the precision die cast industry by providing<br />
top quality products and superior service. With sales<br />
growing worldwide, Justco is expanding into new markets<br />
in China, India, and Europe. The future is bright! A trusted<br />
name, quality products, innovative designs, and satisfied<br />
customers ensures optimum longevity for Justco Ltd.<br />
705.749.1455 • 2109 Whittington Dr., Cavan Monaghan<br />
www.justco.com<br />
Part of the <strong>Kawartha</strong>’s<br />
business community<br />
for 90 years!<br />
Visit shop.crayola.ca<br />
for retail and business shopping<br />
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The <strong>Kawartha</strong> Manufacturers’ Association was founded in<br />
the late 1980s to increase the competitiveness and competencies<br />
of manufacturers in the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s by providing<br />
a forum for sharing information, ideas and resources;<br />
promoting continuous improvement through education in<br />
contemporary management and manufacturing practices;<br />
improving the appreciation of manufacturing and its contribution<br />
to regional quality of life; and improving links<br />
between education, other manufacturers and government.<br />
The group advocates on behalf of its members at all levels<br />
of government to raise issues of concern to manufacturers.<br />
Every sector is represented in the association, from those<br />
producing large equipment such as McCloskey International<br />
and Quick Mill, to custom design manufacturers<br />
such as Avit Manufacturing, sporting equipment manufacturers,<br />
the aerospace industry and small-to-medium sized<br />
businesses such as Merit Precision Moulding and Harco.<br />
Advanced technologies, which are becoming increasingly<br />
important to manufacturers and educators, are coming<br />
to downtown Peterborough in an upcoming makerspace,<br />
according to Keaton Robbins, Corporate Communications<br />
Officer, Peterborough & the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s Economic<br />
Development (PKED).<br />
“Plans are underway for the makerspace, which will<br />
contain 3D printers, virtual reality tech, laser engravers<br />
and other equipment at the Venture North building on<br />
George Street, in a collaboration between the Greater<br />
Peterborough Innovation Cluster and Fleming College.<br />
The space, which will be available to Fleming students<br />
and Innovation Cluster clients, will provide ‘experiential<br />
learning’ and provide the materials needed for the jobs<br />
of the future,” says Robbins.<br />
Connections between educational institutions and manufacturing<br />
companies are building momentum to service<br />
the companies’ lack of employees and skillsets for the<br />
jobs they need. One example is Fleming College working<br />
with Flying Colours to develop courses tailored to<br />
the aerospace sector, according to Suzanne McCrimmon,<br />
Director of <strong>Business</strong> Development, PKED.<br />
“The thing that I’m most excited about within the manufacturing<br />
sector is how the educational institutions are<br />
working with our local manufacturers to ensure they meet<br />
the skills that are required to fill the needs of the jobs<br />
that are available,” McCrimmon says.<br />
The <strong>Kawartha</strong> Trades and Technology Centre at Fleming<br />
College trains students to meet the ongoing demand for<br />
work in the skilled trades. The building houses Fleming’s<br />
trades and technology skills training programs, including<br />
welding, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and HRAC,<br />
which is heating, refrigeration and air conditioning. There<br />
are traditional classrooms, lab and shop spaces and the<br />
Skills Arena, a large open area that contains a threestorey<br />
steel structure which simulates an actual job site,<br />
with different programs on each level – the Fall Arrest<br />
program is on the top level, plumbing is on the second<br />
level, with electrical on the lower level. This design allows<br />
for interaction between the trades as would reflect<br />
a true construction site. Carpentry also takes place in the<br />
Skills Arena. Skills that students learn are transferable<br />
to project management in any manufacturing process.<br />
Manufacturing continues to thrive in the area with the<br />
establishment of high-tech businesses such as Noblegen<br />
Inc., an advanced bioproducts manufacturer established<br />
by Adam Noble and Dr. Andressa Lacerda, CapTrack,<br />
which produces a portable device that manages refrigerated<br />
inventory and caps specimen tubes for medical<br />
laboratories, and PKA SoftTouch, which is a micro-needle<br />
injection Technology that is safe, simple and pain-free.<br />
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BRANSON MACHINE & TOOL LTD. • 1930<br />
PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDS • DIE CAST MOLDS • E.D.M. • CAD/CAM<br />
BRIDGENORTH MOLDS<br />
RB MANUFACTURING INC.<br />
MACHINING • FABRICATING • WELDING • MILLWRIGHTING<br />
MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIERS<br />
HARCO ENTERPRISES • 1964<br />
QUALITY PRECISION MACHINE SHOP<br />
FOR MORE THAN 85 YEARS<br />
Don Hepburn had worked at Branson Machine and<br />
Tool Ltd. for 35 years before purchasing the company<br />
in 2003. At that time his son Paul joined him in the<br />
business, which is still at its original location at 300<br />
McGill St., making it a two-generation family business.<br />
Today, Branson Machine and Tool is a modern, wellequipped<br />
custom machine shop with dozens of professional<br />
machines on-site to personally fulfill any<br />
order. The Hepburn’s have improved the company significantly,<br />
acquiring new state-of-the-art technology.<br />
They provide quality precision machining and cast<br />
parts for companies such as Siemens, Merritt Precision<br />
and Rolls Royce, making parts out of materials such as<br />
stainless, cold rolled, Teflon, polypropylene and many<br />
more.<br />
Equipment they have onsite includes Mitutoyo Shadow<br />
Graph, Mitutoyo CMM, Super Kia Turn 21 CNC<br />
Lathe, Topper TMV-21011 CNC Mill, a variety of manual<br />
lathes and mills, Baxter Verticut Saw, Buffalo drill<br />
presses, bandsaw, grinder and more. All machines<br />
run on the current, industry standard Mastercam and<br />
Edgecam software.<br />
The company is ISO 9001 certified with the Controlled<br />
Goods Program of Canada.<br />
“Our company has grown over the years, and our ten<br />
longstanding employees are like family – we’re a close<br />
bunch who get along well and help each other out,”<br />
says Paul Hepburn.<br />
705.743.3911<br />
300 McGill Street, Peterborough<br />
www.bransonmachine.com<br />
CARL CAMPION PRESIDENT<br />
carl@bnmolds.com<br />
2269 Whittington Dr., Cavan Monaghan, ON K9J 0G5<br />
DAN BLISS<br />
DAN’S<br />
SERVICING<br />
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THE KAWARTHAS<br />
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Visit www.swish.ca or<br />
T: 705.743.8655<br />
T: 705.748.5998<br />
C: 705.741.6898<br />
F: 705.743.8940<br />
bnmolds.com<br />
In-home Service Specializing in Front Load Washers<br />
www.PeterboroughApplianceRepair.ca<br />
WE BUY AND<br />
SELL USED<br />
APPLIANCES<br />
Washer Rebuild Service<br />
Appliance Repair Service<br />
Appliance Maintenance<br />
Washers & Dryers For Sale<br />
705-768-5733<br />
lindano@live.com<br />
HARCO ENTERPRISES CELEBRATING<br />
55 YEARS IN BUSINESS<br />
Harco Enterprises is a family-owned<br />
and operated business located in<br />
Peterborough since 1964 and has<br />
grown to a 16,000 sq. ft. facility on the<br />
Parkway. This is home to a modern<br />
machine shop, tool room, design<br />
and manufacturing facility. With<br />
continuous investments in technology<br />
and skilled and dedicated employees,<br />
we go forward with great optimism.<br />
Harco is a diversified business with<br />
two main divisions: Injection Moulding<br />
Division and Process and Supply Division.<br />
Harco’s Injection Moulding Division<br />
manufactures custom injection<br />
moulded products to meet the needs<br />
of a variety of clients from utensils and<br />
small tools for the food and service<br />
industry, to a wide range of industrial<br />
components and parts. With an in-house<br />
design and art department coupled<br />
with current manufacturing technology,<br />
Harco’s Injection Moulding division is<br />
able to fulfill the clients’ needs from<br />
concept to completion at competitive<br />
prices. Constant reinvestment in<br />
equipment and technology means ever<br />
improving production capacity and<br />
delivery times. In addition to a full line<br />
of standard promotional and industrial<br />
moulded products, our designers and<br />
production staff work with clients<br />
to create fully customized products<br />
quickly and cost-effectively with<br />
exceptional customer service. Working<br />
with FDA approved materials as well as<br />
offering bio polymer materials which<br />
are renewable resource alternatives<br />
for conventional resins, we feel we<br />
are poised to move forward with<br />
sustainable options for our clients.<br />
Harco’s Process and Supply Division<br />
provides a diverse line of sanitary<br />
and hygienic process equipment and<br />
supplies including pumps, valves,<br />
fittings and other parts from a wide<br />
range of international suppliers.<br />
These products are distributed to<br />
food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical,<br />
brewery, fisheries and other industries<br />
throughout North America. Along<br />
with wholesale / distribution, our<br />
manufacturing capabilities allow us<br />
to offer specialty parts, welding and<br />
custom assemblies. Recent equipment<br />
acquisitions along with computer<br />
CAD/CAM upgrades allow us to further<br />
improve in-house capabilities. We<br />
consider ourselves fortunate to have<br />
a wide customer base from local food,<br />
dairy, and ice cream manufacturers<br />
to multinational corporations in all<br />
corners of North America.<br />
As a long-standing member of the<br />
business community, we believe<br />
that giving back to the community<br />
is important. Harco supports many<br />
charities, fundraisers and local<br />
organizations. Our founding principles<br />
are based on dedication, passion,<br />
entrepreneurial spirit and hard work.<br />
Now with the 4th generation<br />
participating in the company, we are<br />
poised to grow and prosper in the<br />
years ahead.<br />
Today, Harco remains a true family<br />
business.<br />
675 The Parkway, Peterborough , ON K9J 7K2<br />
705.743.5361 • 1.800.361.5361<br />
www.harco.on.ca<br />
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RETIREMENT LIVING & HEALTH CARE SERVICES<br />
The most retirement lifestyle<br />
The most choices retirement and the lifestyle best care<br />
choices and the best care<br />
The most retirement lifestyle<br />
choices and the best care<br />
Retirement Residences<br />
<strong>Kawartha</strong>s Leading the Way in<br />
Retirement Facilities & Health Care Services<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
The Gardens of Peterborough offer the greatest range of<br />
retirement lifestyle choices in the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s, with the security of<br />
24-hour on-site registered nursing care if you need it.<br />
The Gardens of Peterborough offer the greatest range of retirement lifestyle choices in the<br />
<strong>Kawartha</strong>s, Our with healthy the security “aging of 24-hour in place” on-site philosophy registered means nursing you care if can you live need it. Our<br />
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The Gardens<br />
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of Peterborough<br />
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offer the greatest<br />
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range<br />
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<strong>Kawartha</strong>s, with the security of 24-hour on-site registered nursing care if you need it. Our<br />
of moving if your needs change.<br />
healthy “aging in place” philosophy means you can live how you want to without the worry<br />
of moving if your needs change.<br />
705-876-1314 705-741-6036<br />
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Locally Owned & Managed<br />
Locally Owned & Managed<br />
705-876-1414<br />
705-876-1414<br />
1-877-742-9779<br />
Locally Owned & Managed<br />
Options for retirement living abound in Peterborough<br />
and the <strong>Kawartha</strong>s – from condo town<br />
homes and seniors’ apartments, to retirement<br />
residences and long-term care facilities.<br />
Statistics Canada shows that close to 20 percent of Peterborough<br />
residents are now aged 65 or older, the highest<br />
ratio in Canada among municipalities. As a result, the city<br />
is home to a range of seniors’ residences, activity centres<br />
and multiple services catering to the aging population,<br />
such as in-home nursing, Meals on Wheels, accessible<br />
transit, housekeeping, mobility aids, and more. Seniors<br />
gather together at Mapleridge Recreation Centre, Activity<br />
Haven and the McDonnel Street Activity Centre for<br />
activities such as yoga, Tai Chi, shuffleboard, cards, social<br />
events and more.<br />
The Trent Centre for Aging and Society seeks to celebrate<br />
aging and challenge established attitudes through their<br />
research into interdisciplinary issues related to aging, by<br />
promoting dialogues among faculty, students and community<br />
stakeholders to ensure a future that is considerate<br />
of the issues facing everyone as they get older. Their Take<br />
Back Aging: Power, Critique, Imagination conference,<br />
held last May, brought together researchers and scholars<br />
to present information in the fields of gerontology and<br />
aging studies to further knowledge in those areas.<br />
There is a range of retirement lifestyle choices in the area,<br />
with more options available every year, from independent<br />
to assisted living.<br />
AON, a local, family-owned Canadian company, operates<br />
The Gardens of Peterborough retirement residences,<br />
which offer premier retirement living, providing<br />
a range of care levels for their residents while promoting<br />
their health and well-being, at Canterbury Gardens,<br />
Princess Gardens, Empress Gardens and Royal<br />
Gardens. Residents can sit in the atriums in beautiful<br />
sunlit areas or beside a fireplace amongst the live plants<br />
and trees, play shuffleboard, cards or billiards and take<br />
part in other social events. They offer a variety of exercise<br />
classes, swimming in a salt water pool, Pilates and yoga<br />
along with social activities such as movie nights, concerts<br />
and other entertainment.<br />
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MATHER & BELL • 1962<br />
OFFERING PRESCRIPTION SERVICES<br />
AND MORE FOR OVER 56 YEARS<br />
Our professional health services include:<br />
• Greenshield Cardiovascular Coaching<br />
• MedsCheck Medication Reviews<br />
• Time My Meds® Medication Synchronization<br />
• Compliance Packaging • Smoking Cessation<br />
• Injection Certified Pharmacists<br />
• Vaccinations and UIIP Flu Shots • City-Wide Delivery Service<br />
For health help and advice, visit us from Monday to Saturday!<br />
MATHER & BELL<br />
Pharmacy Ltd.<br />
705.745.4770<br />
769 Park Street South, Peterborough<br />
Peterborough<br />
WINterfest<br />
Nov. 22-23<br />
at Peterborough Square<br />
FREE family event<br />
with games, raffles and more!<br />
Meet the characters from Frozen 2 at our<br />
photo booth. Play with giant Lego in the<br />
Chemong Home Hardware Building Zone.<br />
Cast your line in the Harco Enterprises /<br />
Cambium Engineering Fishing Zone.<br />
Have a cookie in the Yummy Zone hosted<br />
by the Gardens of Peterborough.<br />
And bid on beautiful Christmas trees<br />
laden with goodies, plus great raffle prizes.<br />
In support of<br />
Get more details on<br />
our Winterfest<br />
Facebook page.<br />
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RETIREMENT LIVING & HEALTH CARE SERVICES<br />
St. Joseph’s at Fleming, a 200 bed long-term care<br />
facility, was built in 2004, in a partnership that included<br />
Marycrest, Anson House, another long-term care home,<br />
and Fleming College, whose students are provided with<br />
learning opportunities at the facility through the Institute<br />
for Health Aging.<br />
Peterborough Regional Health Centre<br />
PRHC has approximately 2,200 staff, 375 physicians with<br />
privileges and 600 volunteers who serve over 1 million patients<br />
annually in the catchment area of Central East Local<br />
Health Integration Network (LHIN), North East Cluster<br />
of Central East LHIN, and Peterborough City and County.<br />
The hospital’s services include programs in renal, stroke,<br />
cardiac, cancer care, vascular surgery, women’s health,<br />
as well as outpatient mental health services, and more.<br />
Original font - with new colour (7691), resized<br />
MEDICAL CENTRE HEARING SERVICES • 2002<br />
PROUDLY SERVING PETERBOROUGH<br />
AND AREA FOR 17 YEARS<br />
Roy and the team at Medical Centre Hearing Services<br />
collectively bring more than 37 years of experience to<br />
our community, sharing a passion for helping people<br />
hear better. They provide hearing tests for all ages, the<br />
best in hearing aids and accessories, and a reputation<br />
for quality service, dependability and friendliness.<br />
705.876.4555<br />
707 Charlotte Street, Peterborough<br />
www.medicalcentrehearing.com<br />
SULLIVAN’S PHARMACY • 1913<br />
SHOPPING • FOOD • ENTERTAINMENT<br />
VISIT SANTA<br />
Santa arrives Saturday, November 16th!<br />
Every Friday & Saturday following,<br />
and daily from December 6th to<br />
Christmas Eve (excluding Sundays)<br />
Garamond - with new colour (7691), resized<br />
In 2018/<strong>2019</strong>, there were 88,045 visits to the emergency<br />
department, which makes it one of the most used emergency<br />
departments in Ontario, 19,658 inpatient admissions,<br />
233,095 outpatient visits, 21,893 surgical procedures,<br />
and 1.82 million lab tests completed.<br />
CHILDREN, FAMILY & PET<br />
PICTURES WITH SANTA<br />
SHOP & WIN<br />
Pick up a ballot at any tenant and enter to<br />
win one of ten $100 shopping sprees drawn<br />
Monday & Friday starting Nov. 18th.<br />
In support of<br />
Five Counties<br />
Children’s Centre<br />
Nov. 22nd<br />
& 23rd<br />
One hour FREE PARKING Monday to Friday<br />
Saturday and Sunday FREE PARKING<br />
THE MARKET<br />
RETURNS TO OUR<br />
INDOOR LOCATION<br />
AT PETERBOROUGH<br />
SQUARE,<br />
LOWER LEVEL,<br />
SATURDAYS<br />
8:00am to 1:00pm<br />
Same amazing farmers<br />
and vendors, with<br />
some new additions!<br />
Bright colours,<br />
beautiful artwork,<br />
ambiance and<br />
of course the<br />
Kids’ zone too!<br />
PTBOREGIONAL<br />
FARMERSMARKET.COM<br />
Hospice Peterborough<br />
Opening last April after a multi-year fundraising campaign,<br />
Hospice Peterborough at 325 London St. offers 10 private<br />
bedrooms for palliative care patients, along with reflective<br />
spaces and a lounge for family and friends. Those<br />
nearing the end of their lives receive compassionate and<br />
professional care around the clock in a peaceful environment.<br />
Team members include physicians, personal support<br />
workers, counsellors and volunteers providing physical,<br />
psychological, social, spiritual, cultural and practical care.<br />
With this range of services, the Peterborough-<strong>Kawartha</strong><br />
community continues to value residents through all stages<br />
of their lives.<br />
PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE<br />
FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS<br />
Whether you pick-up your medication and other<br />
products at our pharmacy or have them delivered<br />
directly to your door, you will get the same professional<br />
service that has set us apart from competitors for years.<br />
705.742.3469<br />
71 Hunter Street East, Peterborough<br />
www.sullivanspharmacy.ca<br />
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ADULT<br />
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1 & 2 bedroom suites available<br />
Downtown Living in the Gateway to<br />
The <strong>Kawartha</strong> Lakes<br />
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the Needs of Individuals<br />
The Railway Lands is an exciting and unique development in the heart of downtown Lindsay offering 2 condominiums - Union Station<br />
has sold out & the second release of condos known as Victoria Station is now registering. Within walking distance to shopping,<br />
restaurants, theatre and more, The Railway Lands is your first choice for the finest in downtown living.<br />
PUT YOURSELF ON THE PATH<br />
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MASSAGE THERAPY • REIKI<br />
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MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE<br />
FITNESS TRAINING • ACUPUNCTURE<br />
SYNERGYSTIX HAS OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE.<br />
Our services are customized to address the needs<br />
and concerns of each individual. Synergystix,<br />
Partners in Health, provides massage therapy,<br />
acupuncture, colon hydrotherapy and one-on-one<br />
fitness training in a relaxed comfortable setting.<br />
Our Registered Massage Therapists are<br />
professional, approachable, and most important,<br />
committed to restoring you to optimum health.<br />
We specialize in rehabilitation and therapeutic<br />
treatments conducted in the privacy of<br />
individual Treatment rooms.<br />
Our professional Certified Trainers work in<br />
a well equipped gym. The emphasis is on<br />
post-rehabilitation, overall good health, and the<br />
feeling of well-being that achieving your personal<br />
fitness level will give you. If you are uncomfortable<br />
attending traditional fitness gyms, our gym is for you.<br />
705-328-9055<br />
www.railwaylandslindsay.com<br />
Compassionate people<br />
helping seniors retain their<br />
independence safely is our specialty.<br />
Does someone you know:<br />
Struggle with stairs?<br />
Have trouble walking?<br />
or getting up from a chair?<br />
Keep you up with their snoring?<br />
Find it hard to get in/out of the tub?<br />
Need a brace for arthritis or an injury?<br />
If you need help with any of these challenges,<br />
Living Well Home Medical Equipment can help.<br />
For over 20 years Living Well HME staff has provided<br />
compassionate, friendly advice on lift chairs, walkers,<br />
ramps, mobility scooters, wheelchairs, elevators,<br />
everyday living aids, CPAP Therapy, braces and supports,<br />
bathroom and bedroom safety and so much more.<br />
Our caring and professional staff can walk you through<br />
free in-home consultations, funding options, trials and rentals.<br />
705.742.8244<br />
308 Charlotte Street Peterborough<br />
www.synergystix.com<br />
Owners – rOn & AllisOn<br />
755 Erskine Ave<br />
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705-740-2650<br />
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Bowmanville<br />
905-623-7110<br />
LivingWellHME.ca<br />
20 Strathy Rd<br />
Cobourg<br />
905-372-7110<br />
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The father and son team of Don and Mark Wilson have<br />
opened up their next condominium development, Victoria<br />
Station, a six-storey mid-rise condo development, on<br />
the Railway Lands in Lindsay. Victoria Station will host<br />
104 suites in a selection of one and two bedroom designs,<br />
ranging from 857 to 1387 sq. ft., offering your choice for<br />
the finest in downtown living.<br />
“This thoughtfully planned condominium will feature eight<br />
different models offering modern open concept layouts<br />
and finishes, glass balconies and terraces,” says Cheryl<br />
Wilkinson, Sales & Marketing Representative with MVW<br />
Construction & Engineering. “Each condo has its own ensuite<br />
laundry, for convenience.”<br />
“The new Victoria Station adult-lifestyle condominiums<br />
offer the best of both worlds - all the benefits of home<br />
ownership without the worry of repairs or maintenance,”<br />
continues Wilkinson. “Owners will be able to choose from<br />
a selection of finishes, bringing their taste and style to their<br />
new home. We encourage people to register and reserve<br />
their suites now, as our previous development, our Union<br />
Station phase, has sold out.”<br />
The Victoria Station building, located between Glenelg<br />
and Melbourne Streets on Victoria Avenue, will feature a<br />
large ground floor lobby, secure entrance, underground<br />
parking, storage lockers, a guest suite, top floor lounge,<br />
and exercise room. Architectural design and details will<br />
resemble Union Station where the quality and workmanship<br />
speak for itself.<br />
“Victoria Station is in the heart of historic downtown<br />
Lindsay, a short walk to shopping and all your day-to-day<br />
needs, fine dining, the farmers’ market, and free concerts<br />
at Victoria Park,” continues Crawford. “And, of course,<br />
it’s close to <strong>Kawartha</strong> cottage country. It is truly a location<br />
where you can live, work and play, offering all the excitement<br />
and serenity of small town living.”<br />
Known as the gateway to the <strong>Kawartha</strong> Lakes, Lindsay<br />
offers residents live theatre, beautiful parks, boating and<br />
other recreation on the Trent-Severn Waterway. Unique<br />
shops, walking paths and a recreational centre provide<br />
opportunities to fill your day, and modern health care facilities<br />
are close when needed. Not far from cottage country<br />
and the serene setting of farms and open fields, the hub of<br />
The <strong>Kawartha</strong>s is an easy drive to Peterborough, Oshawa<br />
or Toronto.<br />
You can be sure to receive the quality in every suite expected<br />
from a family-owned company that has devoted<br />
nearly fifty years and two generations to building outstanding<br />
projects in the community. Mark Wilson of MVW<br />
Construction and Engineering has a recognized and trusted<br />
name with prominent commercial and institutional clients.<br />
Don Wilson Construction Co. Ltd. has been committed to<br />
excellence in the building and development industry for<br />
nearly fifty years.<br />
The Railway Lands Sales Centre is now open at our new<br />
location at the Union Station Condominium, 58 Glenelg<br />
Street West. Please use the Victoria Avenue entrance<br />
(follow the signs) during our operating hours from<br />
10 am to 4 pm Wednesday to Saturday.<br />
To reserve your suite or for more information,<br />
please call 705-328-9055, or visit their website at<br />
www.railwaylandslindsay.com.<br />
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Peterborough Airport celebrated its 50th anniversary<br />
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featuring Canadian Forces Snowbirds and<br />
a Canadian Armed Forces SkyHawks parachute<br />
demonstration, with 9,000 people in attendance. At the<br />
Saturday night gala, a plaque dedicated to this significant<br />
milestone was unveiled.<br />
The airport continues to attract manufacturing companies<br />
with aviation connections on their serviced industrial<br />
lands in a prime location. The Loomex Group operates the<br />
airport on behalf of the City of Peterborough, the owner,<br />
and is expanding into aerospace education and training<br />
across Canada. The airport is home to 23 businesses in<br />
general aviation, education and training, maintenance<br />
repair, overhaul as well as other tenants who arrange<br />
business and recreational flights from there.<br />
Flying Colours Corp. is nearing completion on their new<br />
100,000 sq. ft. buildings which will add 50 to 60 new<br />
employees to the company. The first building is opening<br />
mid November and the maintenance facility is opening<br />
next February 2020. Serving the international business<br />
aviation sector, Flying Colours does maintenance, repair<br />
and overhaul services, completions, refurbishment, exterior<br />
paint, engineering, and avionics installations and<br />
upgrades.<br />
Seneca College’s School of Aviation is continuing to grow.<br />
Seneca is responsible for half of the landings and takeoffs<br />
on the runways. The four-year Honours Bachelor of<br />
Aviation Technology degree program now has between<br />
150 to 175 students per year,<br />
Also located in the hub of the Peterborough Airport is<br />
WM Aeroflight Inc. WM Aeroflight offers flight training,<br />
aero-mechanics and sightseeing services in a relaxed and<br />
friendly environment. Their fleet includes Cessna 152’s,<br />
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Changing Our Transportation Options<br />
By Joanne Culley<br />
There are multiple ways to move around Peterborough<br />
and the surrounding areas: walking, cycling,<br />
travelling by bus, driving, flying and more.<br />
Peterborough Transit of the City of Peterborough<br />
operates out of the terminal at 190 Simcoe St.<br />
There are now 12 routes, with express service to Trent<br />
University and Fleming College. Handi-Van services are<br />
available for those with mobility issues. Regular trips to<br />
the GTA are offered by Greyhound Bus, operated by the<br />
Liftlock Coach Lines, and the GO Bus to Oshawa which<br />
connects with the GO train to Toronto.<br />
The Highway 407 East Phase 2 project involving construction<br />
to connect Highway 115 with the eastern portion<br />
of the Highway 407 toll road is on schedule to be<br />
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of faster trips to and from the GTA.<br />
The Peterborough Airport can now accommodate larger<br />
aircraft, such as the Boeing <strong>Business</strong> Jet 737 and other<br />
narrow body aircraft such as the Airbus 320, to support<br />
opportunities for existing and new businesses. In recent<br />
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TRENT VALLEY HONDA EVOLVING AS<br />
AUTO INDUSTRY FACES NEW REALITIES<br />
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PROUD GROUP OF TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES<br />
FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 52 YEARS<br />
For fifty two years, the Paxton<br />
group of companies, owned and<br />
founded by Russ Paxton, has been<br />
operating in the Peterborough area,<br />
moving clients’ products to points<br />
in Ontario and the U.S. These transportation<br />
specialists include Paxton<br />
Transport Ltd., D.C. Foster Courier<br />
& Express, Transport Overload and<br />
Pinehill Forwarding Ltd.<br />
“We started out with six trucks, and<br />
have grown over the years to include<br />
100 trailers, 25 tractors, and<br />
about 20 various delivery vehicles,”<br />
says Paxton.<br />
Originally, the company was a PCV<br />
(C) freight carrier out of Peterborough,<br />
with Schneiders and Burns as<br />
two of their main customers. They<br />
delivered meat throughout the area<br />
until 1990, until they shifted to be<br />
more of a general freight carrier,<br />
and expanded into the courier business<br />
with the acquisition of D.C.<br />
Foster Cartage. The company now<br />
has three divisions:<br />
Paxton Transport Ltd. provides commercial<br />
and industrial service to many<br />
points in Ontario and U.S. border<br />
states. They can transport anything<br />
from an envelope to a truckload. Their<br />
large fleet of vehicles of all sizes are<br />
equipped to handle your freight transportation<br />
needs quickly, safely and<br />
economically. They are affiliated with<br />
a network of transport and courier<br />
companies across North America and<br />
can also handle all of your freight forwarding<br />
needs.<br />
The second Paxton company, D.C.<br />
Foster Courier & Express, is a complete<br />
local courier service that provides<br />
same day service and next day<br />
service within a radius of 160 km.<br />
Next day courier service is available<br />
outside our local area to most major<br />
centres in Ontario and the U.S. Call<br />
1-800-461-6600 to arrange for a pickup<br />
or delivery.<br />
Transport Overload, the third company<br />
in the Paxton group, provides mobile<br />
storage trailers for those who are<br />
renovating, moving, or expanding.<br />
They can supply 40 ft. to 53 ft.<br />
storage units for rent by the week,<br />
month or on an annual basis.<br />
“We have come as far as we have over<br />
the years thanks to our dedicated<br />
employees,” he says.<br />
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The world is changing and so must<br />
proactive long-time businesses who are<br />
committed to sustain their future success<br />
and relevance.<br />
Monika Carmichael, Peterborough’s<br />
17th recipient of the annual Women in<br />
<strong>Business</strong>, “<strong>Business</strong>woman of the Year<br />
Award” in <strong>2019</strong>, and Dealer Principal at<br />
Trent Valley Honda, has much to consider<br />
and strategize considering the current<br />
disruptions instigating change in today’s<br />
automotive industry.<br />
The key trends in the marketplace<br />
affecting the automotive business include<br />
connectivity and the shift to e-commerce,<br />
the trend toward shared ride options, and,<br />
of course, the consumer and government<br />
pressure towards electrification in<br />
support of a cleaner environment.<br />
“We have to face the new realities head<br />
on,” says Monika. “A proactive strategy<br />
and plan will give us the ability to be<br />
ready for a new way of doing business and<br />
satisfy our customers’ changing needs<br />
and demands. Our market is somewhat<br />
protected compared to the large urban<br />
markets, so if we act now, we can stay<br />
ahead of what we know will come.”<br />
Trent Valley Honda has always taken a<br />
proactive approach, and because of this,<br />
is proud to be celebrating 45 years as a<br />
family business, serving the Peterborough<br />
and Central Eastern Ontario market in<br />
January 2020.<br />
“We have invested heavily in new<br />
technologies for our staff and customers<br />
alike to be able to embrace the new<br />
connectivity trends,” continues Monika.<br />
“We offer online appointment booking,<br />
texting communication options to keep<br />
service customers updated with the status<br />
of their vehicle while in for service, and<br />
Mobile Pay. Our e-leads are increasing<br />
and the traffic in our showroom is<br />
declining. We have created a new role to<br />
embrace this trend, a full-time educated<br />
E-Commerce/Digital Specialist. “<br />
Monika says that with the 407 extension<br />
soon to connect to the 115, along with<br />
Peterborough being named the fastest<br />
growing city in the country, that there will<br />
still be a strong need in the local area for<br />
commuters wanting fuel efficient, lowemissions<br />
vehicles. She says the Honda<br />
brand takes pride in being the best<br />
fleet with the best fuel economy in the<br />
industry, according to the latest Green<br />
House Gas (GHG) report by Environment<br />
Canada.<br />
Honda introduced the Clarity, a plugin<br />
full electric hybrid, 22 months ago,<br />
and also offers an Accord Hybrid, and<br />
Insight hybrid in its current lineup. They<br />
are committed to having 50 percent<br />
of their lineup offered in a hybrid or<br />
electric version by 2024 which will meet<br />
the current government GHG standards.<br />
They will focus on the battery, electric<br />
vehicle by 2025 and beyond.<br />
“We represent a brand that has always<br />
been committed to the environment<br />
and offer products consumers want that<br />
better their lifestyles,” she says. “Honda’s<br />
commitment to safety, low emissions,<br />
new technology and reliability have been<br />
the core and essence of our strategy<br />
and key success factors for us since the<br />
inception of the brand in Canada, 50<br />
years ago. Change is inevitable, and<br />
we are embracing it with passion and<br />
planning. Bring on 2020!”<br />
Trent Valley Honda is located at<br />
851 Highway 7, just east of Peterborough.<br />
For more information, please call<br />
705-748-2777 or visit www.tvhonda.com<br />
851 HWY #7 EAST 705 748 2777<br />
1.800.858.8585<br />
www.tvhonda.com<br />
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