Kawartha Lakes, ON
City in Ontario
Canada
Kawartha Lakes, ON improves the process for petitioning the city council with Online Petitions
Online Petitions offers an easy-to-use petition management platform for residents. Every proposal that complies with city rules is placed on the website for public review. Petitioners can gather the 20 signatures required for council consideration by sharing a link on social media rather than going door to door. Interested parties read each petition at their leisure and can sign their names in support. The first petition in the portal requests the legalization of tiny home construction.
Kawartha Lakes, ON
Canada
Kawartha Lakes, ON adapts Starter Company PLUS program to support small businesses during COVID-19
The Kawartha Lakes Small Business and Entrepreneurship Centre selects up to seven entrepreneurs for each cohort. Experienced business owners provide guidance on concept development, planning, and operations over three training sessions. Program graduates qualify for up to $4,000 CAD each in funding to start or expand their companies. Kawartha Lakes adjusted the program to train and fund participants for COVID-19 adjustments like touchless payments and outdoor points of sales.
Kawartha Lakes, ON
Canada
Kawartha Lakes, ON introduced a Community Profile dashboard to support small business growth
The city's Economic Development office worked with Localintel to design interactive tools for business intelligence. The business climate dashboard visualizes inputs like hourly wages, new dwelling construction, and development applications. A competitive analysis tool allows an entrepreneur to find competitor sizes and regional concentrations in their industry. Kawartha Lakes included features like a workforce analysis page and a commercial property search.
Kawartha Lakes, ON
Canada
Kawartha Lakes, ON achieves success with a municipal mattress recycling pilot
The city allowed residents to purchase curbside pickup tags or drop off mattresses at the Lindsay Ops landfill. Each recycling option was priced at $15 per item. Waste management teams extracted recyclable materials from mattresses that would have otherwise gone into landfills. The pilot resulted in 2,000 mattresses recycled through its first six months, saving $143,000 in disposal costs.
Kawartha Lakes, ON
Canada
Kawartha Lakes, ON extends paramedic pilot in response to COVID-19 outbreak
The six-month pilot involved scheduled paramedic visits to recently released patients of Ross Memorial Hospital. A designated paramedic evaluated resident health and coordinated care to reduce the likelihood of readmittance. Council members extended the pilot by nine months in part because of the impacts of COVID-19 on hospital capacity.
Kawartha Lakes, ON
Canada