StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Scott McDonald, Viamede Resort, KMA and Grace Murphy

PTBOCanada is delighted to be running StoosNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…

Scott McDonald is an industrial engineer who has just opened his own consulting firm.

With 25 years experience with Ford, GM, GE, Suzuki and Viceroy Homes, McDonald is a continuous improvement expert on techniques like Kaizen, Lean, and Six Sigma. He can help your business with Strategic and Operational Planning, KPI development and alignment, Capital planning, project management, Interim management support, and Board advisory services. Visit Scott-Mcdonald.ca or call 705-930-0522.

Viamede Resort is getting nine new cabins this Summer.

Mortlock Construction is the construction manager and as usual, Craig Mortlock has lined up over 25 local suppliers and trades to complete the project. Local companies include Apsley and Chemong Home Hardware, Cambium, Earle Excavating, E. Carter and Kawartha Concrete, Engage Engineering, Floortrends, Gord Crosby, Painter Plus, Vandermeulen Plumbing and more. The project includes 9 two-bedroom cabins, regrading and landscaping, and a new septic system and services. Viamede is taking bookings for the new cabins now. Viamede.com and mortlockconstruction.com.

Are you a Manufacturer in Peterborough or the City of Kawartha Lakes?

The Kawartha Manufacturers Association is now accepting annual memberships which will give you access to training events, best-practice sharing, and a chance to network with others with common interests. If you started your local manufacturing business after January 2020, the KMA is offering you a free one-year membership to welcome you to our community. For more information, please visit thekma.com.

I love to include young entrepreneurs and Grace Murphy is a good example.

Murphy is running a multi-sports camp out of the Hybrid Athletic Facility this Summer. She is a multi-sport athlete, qualifying for OFSAA 10 times in five different sports! Grace will teach life and sports skills including a team-based mindset, leadership skills, work ethic and more. There are four week-long camps, running 8:30 – 4:00 p.m. from the Hybrid Athletic location at 1575 Chemong Road at $200 per person. For details and to register just email gemurphy22@gmail.com

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