Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Business Excellence Awards, Youth Unlimited Peterborough and Senior Helpers of Peterborough

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

Do you know a business that goes above and beyond?

Now is your chance to recognize the outstanding businesses that help make Peterborough and the Kawarthas really shine. Nominations are now open for the 2026 Peterborough + Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards! The nomination process is quick and easy. Finalists will receive valuable recognition through a multi-media promotional campaign, with award recipients announced live at the annual Business Excellence Awards celebration. Help us celebrate business excellence in our community by submitting your nomination today! More information can be found at pkchamber.ca

Youth Unlimited Peterborough recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Sports Court at The Bridge Youth Centre with a community celebration on June 20.

The event welcomed community members for an afternoon of games, music, food, and activities as the organization officially unveiled this exciting new space for local youth. The new sports court represents another step in Youth Unlimited Peterborough's ongoing commitment to creating safe, welcoming spaces where young people can connect, grow, and thrive.

On Wednesday, June 24, from 1:00–4:00 p.m. Senior Helpers of Peterborough invites the community to celebrate its official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!

Join the team as they mark this exciting milestone and learn more about the personalized in-home care services they provide to seniors and their families throughout Peterborough. Guests will also have the opportunity to tour the organization's innovative Centre of Excellence, an immersive training space designed to support interactive education for caregivers, family caregivers, and industry professionals. Those wishing to attend are encouraged to RSVP to lheath@seniorhelpers.ca.

If you want to have your business featured on the Business Beat or know of a business doing something new and interested, shoot an email to brenda@pkchamber.ca.

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