Tune in Monday-Friday to PTBO Today Live! on Extra 90.5 at 10:45am, as Graham and Jordan speak with people in the business community, about the challenges they face with COVID-19.
April 6th: Speaking with local realtor Mark Million of Bowes and Cocks Realty Peterborough to discuss the challenges facing real estate agents during the COVID-19 pandemic. From virtual open houses, to electronic documentation, Mark chats about how the real estate business has changed.
April 7th: Paul Seminara, General Manager at Peterborough Kia discusses the challenges faced by car dealerships and service centres. How has shopping for a car changed during COVID-19? What do you need to know if you need a repair done to your vehicle?
April 8th: Murray Miskin from Miskin Law discusses the way that his law firm have been set up now to help deal with current and new clients. With offices in Peterborough, Lindsay, and Whitby, which specializes in areas of law including Personal Injury, Asbestos, and Wills and Real Estate, how does his firm best support clients?
April 13th: Hugh Waddell of Clonsilla Auto Sales goes through some of the changes that have been put in place, not only with automobile sales, but also their service centre.
April 14: Amy Simpson of Microage Peterborough-Whitby chats about their IT business, and how they are dealing and helping clients with the technical needs while working remotely
April 15th: John Helliker of Dominion Lending Centres (online at http://johnhellikerfinancial.com/) chats about the changes that mortgage brokers are now facing, dealing with clients and financial institutions
April 20th: James Brown from Creative Lifestyle Kitchen and Bath tells us about how, while their showroom is currently closed, they are continuing to help support current or new customers who may be looking at upgrades down the road
April 21st: Nadine Crough from The Pin talks about how their take out business model has changed, including curb side pickup and ordering through social media
April 23rd: Debbi Barfoot from Canadian Blood Services chats about the need for blood and plasma donors, and how the clinic has changed it’s methods because of COVID-19
April 24th: While the doors may be locked, Darrell from Craftworks At The Barn says that they are keeping busy with online and phone orders, and also talks about the annual car show that is hosted at Craftworks every summer
April 30th: While most people aren’t doing as much travelling as they normally do, the wheels on the shuttles of Century Transportation are still rolling, getting people to the airport. Brian Bolton tells us about some of the changes they’ve made to their fleet
May 1st: COVID-19 has changed the way we can help our friends and family, because of social and physical distancing. The same can be said for the employees of Comfort Keepers who provide in home care for local seniors. Alyssa Rowe tells us how they have made changes, to ensure our local seniors still get the same care they need at this time
May 4th: The real estate market is still open, but how real estate deals are being done, is continuously evolving. Alex Delorey of Property Guys says that doing things electronically has worked so far, and is something that they had a jump on, before the pandemic
May 5th: If you spent the last month and a half looking at your kitchen, wondering how you might be able to spruce it up, then Kitchen Cabinet Solutions may be able to help you make that new kitchen into a reality. Michael David says they are still answering phones and emails, and holding virtual meetings until they can give the green light to do full installs again
