Electric City Magazine

Peter Pula will be kicking things off during the first workshop in the Buy Social Canada Social Value Marketplace Workshop Series with insights into making media for a Marketplace Revolution. There is still time to register! Visit this link for more and to register: https://svmworkshopseries.eventbrite.ca We hope to see you there! ... . . . . . The City of Peterborough Downtown Peterborough Lett Architects Inc. Ralph Gutkin Peterborough Chamber #GenerativeJournalism #GenerativeOrganizationalJournalism #GOJO #NewNarrative #narrative #Journalism #buysocialcanada #BuySocial #SocialProcurement #SocialValueMarketplace #SocialEnterprise #socent #CommunityCapital #MarketplaceRevolution

There is still time to register for the Buy Social Canada Social Value Marketplace Workshop Series beginning next Tuesday! Be a part of the Marketplace Revolution! Click the link for more info: . .... . . . Downtown Peterborough Lett Architects Inc. The City of Peterborough Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Ralph Gutkin Transition Town Peterborough #Ptbo #Peterborough #Nogojiwanong #socialprocurement #SocialEnterprise #socent #BuySocial #SocialCapital #BuildBackBetter #economy #neweconomy

Interested in Building Back Better? Join a free one-hour community huddle with Buy Social Canada tomorrow (Sept. 29) from 1-2 pm EST to explore a Marketplace Revolution! . . . .... . Lett Architects Inc. Buy Social Canada The City of Peterborough Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Trent University #Ptbo #nogojiwanong #buysocial #localeconomy #socialprocurement #socent #MarketplaceRevolution #economy #buylocal

A simple change in federal procurement could trigger marketplace revolution. As much as this pandemic is an unexpected challenge, it is also an unprecedented opportunity, Trudeau said. This is our chance to build a more resilient Canada. . .... . . #Ptbo #Nogojiwanong #socialprocurement #socialenterprise #socialvaluefinance #buylocal #localeconomy #SocialValueMarketplace #socent #economy #community #communitycapital #humancapital #CDNPoli See more

David LePage has recently published Marketplace Revolution from Concentrated Wealth to Community Capital. If you are interested in constructive social change and social justice and would like an unbearably practical way to go about it and to find your place in it, this Buy Social Canada Social Value Marketplace podcast with David is a great place to begin the journey into, what he calls, a Social Value Marketplace. There are three practices converging to make it possible. S...ocial Enterprise, Social Procurement, and Social Value Finance. This convergence is necessary and underway. David speaks to each of them in this conversation and in his book. This podcast was produced by Axiom News in collaboration with Buy Social Canada. . . . . . Kemi Akapo Ncc Ralph Gutkin Lett Architects Inc. The City of Peterborough Downtown Peterborough Transition Town Peterborough Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Nourish Project Trent University Fleming College #Ptbo #Nogojiwanong #localeconomy #socialprocurement #socialenterprise #socialvaluefinance #SocialValueMarketplace #socent #economy #community #communitycapital #humancapital #livingeconomy #socialinnovation

Bill Templeman has been busy exploring the impacts the pandemic is having on Peterborough citizens and organizations through his Pints & Politics Podcast. In this letter to Electric City Magazine, he shares the motivation behind the latest episodes, and the emerging themes of precarity, leadership, policy choices, and the potential for a better future. Enjoy some reflective listening for the long weekend:... . . . . . Bill Templeman The City of Peterborough Peterborough City Council Kemi Akapo Ncc Sean Conway Curve Lake First Nation Paul Bennett Transition Town Peterborough Kate Story Artspace YES Shelter for Youth and Families One Roof Community Centre Community Counselling & Resource Centre New Canadians Centre Green Up Michael VanDerHerberg Trent Radio #Ptbo #Nogojiwanong #COVID #pandemic #resilience #community #poli #cdnpoli #precarity #housing #FutureOfPtbo #policy #leadership #podast

Are you an adult who lives in the City of Peterborough? Please take 10-15 mins to complete this Trent University student’s survey on residential stormwater management. You could win a $50 gift card to use at a Downtown Peterborough business just for participating!

An incredibly important message shared by Charmaine Magumbe, chair of the Community Race Relations Committee of Peterborough through this article in the Peterborough Examiner. "We, all people from all walks of life, need to come together to fight the ugliness of racism. It is not enough to say there is no racism. Not enough to attend BLM rallies. Not enough to say I am not a racist. We must be anti-racist."... Please read and share: . . . . . #BlackLivesMatter #Ptbo

We are bringing back the One City Ptbo clean team to Downtown Peterborough starting June! The program will feature a team of people from One City Ptbo with var...ious barriers to employment who will be hired to enhance the downtown streetscape through added cleaning efforts. The DBIA issued a new request for proposals for the downtown Streetscape Maintenance Contract with an additional request that proposals include a social enterprise component. We re-hired Clint’s Property Maintenance in partnership with One City Ptbo in January. The partnership will see One City Ptbo team members working with the Clint’s Property Maintenance team in the busy, warmer months. The One City Ptbo program aims to help people with barriers to employment to get back into the workforce, including connecting team members with local employment agencies and potential employers. The One City Ptbo team will be downtown during the day with cleaning carts sweeping sidewalks, picking up litter, removing old posters from lampposts, safely disposing of needles, and other micro-cleaning tasks.

So many small businesses are experiencing a negative impact by the pandemic; 1-in-3 businesses are unsure if they will be still in business over the next year a...ccording to a Canadian study. We are so grateful for your generous supports from the community in the past months. However, your support still remains very crucial to local downtown businesses. If your income is secure or if you are planning to purchase something, please consider shopping downtown and local. To minimize the risk, it is still a good idea to shop online first. We encourage you to order from your favourite restaurant, shop online, purchase gift cards, or stream via www.theboro.ca. When you are visiting downtown, please practice physical distancing! Thank you for supporting the local economy!

'Y' not take advantage of opportunities to exercise and play during the COVID-19 self-isolation? The YMCA is offering a variety of programs and activities online for adults and children to take part in at home. https://www.electriccitymagazine.ca//ymca-offers-virtual-/

Peterborough is rich with many small enterprises and the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development (PKED) is launching a new initiative to create an inventory of what the local economy looks like. Now, more than ever, having accurate local data is vital, says Suzanne McCrimmon, PKED’s director of business development. The local business count begins June 15. ... https://www.electriccitymagazine.ca//economic-development/

With a swell of love and respect for Ondrej Illini, Peterborough citizens have raised money to purchase a bench and a tree in his memory. Other plans, including providing minimum barrier services for downtown residents, are in the works. We have an opportunity to create a program in Ondrej’s honour if we can secure a sympathetic landlord, says Sam Blondeau. https://www.electriccitymagazine.ca//citizens-explore-way/

On May 4, Peterborough lost a genuinely kind, caring man dubbed The King of the streets, Ondrej Illini. His loss has catalyzed an outpouring of fond memories, tributes and a wealth of ideas on how to best honour Ondrej's legacy of authentic warmth and kindness. There’s so much support here, it’s overwhelming and has given me so much more faith in this community knowing that people don’t want Ondrej forgotten and that means not forgetting about his friends and peers, sa...ys Cody-Blue Cassidy Hough, a friend of Ondrej's who started both a tribute Facebook group and a GoFundMe page in his honour. Remembering (Andre) Ondrej #kindness #inclusion #Ptbo #Nogojiwanong #RememberingOndrej #OndrejIllini

There has never been a better time to learn about growing and buying local food, says Pat Learmonth of Farms at Work. A new Facebook group for all-things local is aimed at making that easier. The group dynamic is expected to benefit those who have grown for years as well as those new to growing."... https://www.electriccitymagazine.ca//grow-food-peterborou/