StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Green Economy Peterborough, Jason Wilkins, Kawartha Home Health Care, Junior Achievement and Cahill's
/PTBOCanada is delighted to be running StooNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
If you are interested in finding out how you can do more to reduce the environmental impact of your business, Green Economy Peterborough can help you measure then set and achieve reduction targets.
They are now recruiting businesses to join their next cohort that starts in January. There is an information session on Tuesday at 7 :00 p.m. or Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Just look for Green Economy Peterborough on Eventbrite or contact Natalie Stephenson at Peterborough Green Up for more information.
Congratulations to local artist Jason Wilkins on the opening of his new studio. Called The Jason Wilkins Factory, the space is located at 7-188 Hunter St. W. and he plans to expand his teaching, studio, podcast and gallery. Wilkins is offering art classes for children and adults and a new home for the Peterborough Arts Collective.
Jason does murals, illustrations, caricatures, animation and more. Look for wilkinsartandcreative.com or on Instagram @jwilkinsfactory.
Kawartha Home and Healthcare Services recently added a transportation service. You get a certified, licensed and insured PSW driver who can transport and accompany you to a wide variety of appointments and events. It could be to the grocery store, doctors’ appointment or anywhere else you need.
Located at 320 Water St., Kawartha Home Healthcare offers facility staffing including RN’s, RPN’s, PSW’s and Health Care Assistants as well as foot care services. Kawarthahomehealthcare.com
Nominations are now open for next year’s Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame Awards. The nomination deadline is November 26th. Visit this link for details.
Cahill’s will be collecting gently used winter coats for ladies, men and children and donating them to five local charities to help keep people warm this winter.
Last year, they collected over 500 winter coats and they would love to beat that mark this year. Just drop your coats off at Cahill’s at 134 Hunter St. W. anytime in November and receive a 15 per cent store gift certificate.
