The Business Beat for the Week of June 29th

​We’re going to do something a bit different this week. Some great community organizations have held various awards and recognition events in recent weeks and we’re going to highlight some of the people who go above and beyond.
 
First up, the Electric City Culture Council recently hosted their Celebration of the Arts event. Peterborough has a vibrant arts scene, which doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of hard work and EC3 recently recognized a few of our outstanding arts champions: Lynda Todd, Olivia Whetung, Syd Birrell, Sarah DeCarlo, David Goyette, and Chad Hogan. Thanks for all that you do! Our arts and culture sector plays a crucial role for many local businesses.
 
Junior Achievement Northern and Eastern Ontario held their 10th annual Business Hall of Fame, inducting Darrell Junkin, Diane Richard, Tony and Kelli Grady, Grant Seabrooke, Matt Holmes, Michael Riseley, Donnell Leahy, Natalie McMaster, Julia Leahy, Margo and Paul Hudson, Nancy Wiskel, Martin and Kelly Carbajal, Drew Merrett, Raj Patel, and the Eatson family. Thank you all for your leadership and enormous contributions to our local business community. Junior Achievement is an organization that promotes getting young people prepared for the workforce and entrepreneurship.
 
We have a lot of progressive businesses who are leading the way in sustainability and environmental action. Green Economy Peterborough, a part of GreenUP, held their annual Leadership in Sustainability Awards. This year’s recipients include Morton Medical Centre, Woodleigh Farms, Wild Rock Outfitters, Unity Design Studio, and Kelly Jamieson of Charlotte Products. Well done all of you. You’re not only making our community a better place – you’re leading by example, showing us who we can build stronger and more sustainable businesses.
 
We have one more group of esteemed community builders being honoured, this time through recognition in the Pathway of Fame. The class of 2025 is Jerry Allen, Julie Fallis, Ted Dawes, Bob Trennum, Peggy Shaughnessy, Dr. Garry Humphreys, Ray Caft, and Susan Dunkley.
 
Thanks to all of you for being an inspiration and volunteering countless hours to building a stronger community. If you want to find out more about these amazing people’s contributions, check out the organizations honouring them for the complete writeups on everyone mentioned here.