COVID-19

Welcome,
This page is designed to be a resource for our local Peterborough businesses to help you through these uncertain times. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to connect with us (#TeamPtbo through the links below).

Peterborough PPE Retail Hub
This is a list of local businesses offering various PPE products from masks to plexi-glass shields to cleaning services and more.

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A Communications Guide And Template Signage For Businesses That Are Reopening
This communication guide and template signage (including ready-to-print signs) are now available in a stand-alone format.
Access the Guide

Digital Main Street Returns
The Ontario and federal governments are contributing $57 million to the Digital Main Street Program. It will have four different components to help you get your business online.
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Ontario Government releases Guide on How to Develop a Workplace Safety Plan
Businesses are encouraged to:

Identify the risks for transmitting the virus through person-to-person contact and actions such as touching faces with hands that have been contaminated by contact with surfaces and objects;
Determine what controls are needed to help mitigate risk, such as engineering controls like the installation of plexiglass to separate workers from customers, administrative controls limiting the number of workers in a space at one time, and personal protective equipment including face and eye protection;
Create a workplace safety plan based on the identified risks and appropriate controls specific to the employer's workplace;
Implement the plan in the workplace, and review and update it as the situation evolves; and
Communicate the actions being taken to workers and other people entering the workplace.

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Mayor and Warden's Task force for Economic Recovery
The Peterborough Chamber is a member of the task force. The group is looking for feedback on the following question: How can local businesses stay connected with post-secondary students if they don’t return to campuses in September?
Share your thoughts

Applications now open for Commercial Rent Assistance Program
Ontario landlords can apply for this program.
Apply Now

The Think Tank - Road to Recovery Series

Chamber President and CEO Stu Harrison has launched a video series called The Think Tank. The first series will focus on Business Recovery Strategies and then expand to include conversations with community thought leaders.
Watch videos