The City and County of Peterborough are exceptional places to build a business, raise a family, and enjoy all Mother Nature has to offer. In the past several months Peterborough has been recognized as 2nd best for real estate investment and one of the friendliest communities. The Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce represents approximately 900 businesses in the city and county employing about 25,000 people. Our mission is to be a leader in advocacy, networking and education for our members and community at large. We also act as a catalyst to enhance business growth and opportunity, innovation, partnerships and a diverse business community. The start of a new term of council is an opportunity for reflection as well as a time to set goals for the next four years. Recently, the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce released the ‘Building a Community Outside the Ordinary’ platform for the upcoming municipal election. The platform outlines three pillars of a strong, resilient community and includes ten recommended actions that are needed to support the development of opportunities for everyone in the City and County of Peterborough. The ‘Building a Community Outside the Ordinary’ platform has been developed through consultation with Chamber member businesses who identified several factors that are limiting our ability to provide opportunity for our citizens. To become a city and county for everyone, we need our candidates and the next council to support a “culture of forward and full circle thinking”. The ‘Building a Community Outside the Ordinary’ platform calls for: Strengthening Peterborough’s Competitiveness, Economic Growth and Job Creation Through commitments to:
Building Whole Communities Through commitments to:
Improving Government Accountability Through commitments to:
“We are asking all candidates for City and County Councils to endorse our ‘Building a Community Outside the Ordinary’ platform,” says Stuart Harrison, President & CEO, Peterborough Chamber of Commerce. “We believe that by adopting the pillars of strengthening Peterborough’s competitiveness, economic growth and job creation, building whole communities, and improving government accountability, our next Councils can build a community outside the ordinary for everyone.” All said, there is interconnectedness between the themes and recommendations of this platform and all citizens in our community. Action on these recommendations helps us all. We are all in this together. Learn more about the 2018 Municipal Election Comments are closed.
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