Peterborough & the Kawarthas Relocation Guide

Updated: December 2016

1 We’re here to help. Photo by: Allan Glanfield for Tourism

Whether you’re growing a business, raising a growing family or looking for personal growth — life in Peterborough & the Kawarthas gives you the time to cultivate the things that matter. This guide offers everything you need to set down roots in Peterborough & the Kawarthas from information on setting up house to accessing settlement support services and ways to get around.

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY For Police, Ambulance, Fire Services, dial 911 Poison Control 1-800-268-9017

BUSINESS SERVICES DIRECTORY For information on the various business support services available in Peterborough, please contact Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development 705-743-0777 or visit www.PeterboroughED.ca

2 EDUCATION Early Childhood Education/Childcare For information on childcare and daycare in School Boards Peterborough & the Kawarthas, contact the For information on finding a school in your area and on Peterborough Family Resource Centre at the educational programs and services, please contact 705-748-9144 or visit: www.pfrc.ca the appropriate school board. Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board 705-742-9773 | 1-877-741-4577 FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL www.kprschools.ca GOVERNMENT SERVICES Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Service Catholic School Board 219 George Street North, Peterborough 705-748-4861 1-800-622-6232 www.pvnccdsb.on.ca www.servicecanada.gc.ca Passport Canada English as a Second Language The closest Passport Canada office is in Whitby at For information on free English as a Second Language 1615 Dundas Street E. #6. Passports can be expedited (ESL) programs offered by the Ministry of Citizenship through Service Canada in Peterborough. For more and Immigration, contact the New Canadians Centre information please call 1-800-567-6868 705-743-0882 www.nccpeterborough.ca Canada Revenue Agency 1161 Crawford Drive, Peterborough www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html Private Schools 1-800-959-8281 Lakefield College School Canada Post 705-652-3324 For locations and services visit www.lcs.on.ca www.canadapost.ca or call 1-866-607-6301 Colleges & Universities Service Ontario Fleming College A one-stop shop for Ontario government services and 705-749-5530 | 1-866-353-6464 programs including Ontario Health Insurance (OHIP) www.flemingcollege.ca and Drivers Vehicles and Licensing Trent University 300 Water Street, 1st Floor, Peterborough 705-748-1011 | 1-855-698-7368 1-800-267-8097 www.trentu.ca www.serviceontario.ca Seneca College – Peterborough Aviation Campus 705-775-2376 www.senecacollege.ca

1 Members of Parliament (MP) (Federal) HEALTH MP for Peterborough-Kawarthas Peterborough Regional The Hon. Maryam Monsef, Health Centre Minister of Status of Women Regional hospital offering a range www.mmonsef.liberal.ca of health services including emergency department. 705-745-2108 705-743-2121 MP for Northumberland-Peterborough South www.prhc.on.ca Kim Rudd One Hospital Drive, Peterborough www.kimrudd.ca 905-373-4595 Find a Family Doctor Contact Health Care Connect 1-800-445-1822 to MP for Haliburton--Brock register for the unattached patient database or visit: Jamie Schmale https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-family-doctor-or- www.jamieschmale.ca nurse-practitioner 705-324-2400 TeleHealth Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP) For 24/7 medical advice with a registered nurse call: 1-866-797-0000 MPP for Peterborough The Hon. Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food Primacy – Lansdowne Place and Rural Affairs Walk-In Clinic www.jeffleal.onmpp.ca Located in Real Canadian Superstore, 705-742-3777 769 Borden Avenue, Peterborough 705-775-1516 MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock Laurie Scott Social Service Info Line – Dial 2-1-1 www.lauriescottmpp.com This is a gateway to community, social, non-clinical 705-324-6654 health and related government services Peterborough Public Health (Health Unit) 705-743-1000 www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca

2 HOUSING Kijiji Peterborough’s Classifieds peterborough.kijiji.ca Buying a Home For more information, on tenant rights and Peterborough & the Kawarthas responsibilities, please visit: Association of Realtors settlement.org/ontario/housing/#RENT 705-745-5724 peterboroughrealestate.org Peterborough & the Kawarthas MUNICIPAL SERVICES Home Builders Association For information on garbage collection, recycling, pkhba.com property tax information, licenses, permits, municipal 705-876-7604 staff and elected representatives please contact the For a listing of properties for sale across Ontario appropriate municipal office visit: www.mls.ca City of Peterborough 705-742-7777 500 George Street North, Peterborough Renting a Home / Affordable Housing www.peterborough.ca Housing Access of Peterborough For subsidized housing programs for the City & County 705-743-0380 of Peterborough 470 Water Street, Peterborough ptbohousingcorp.ca www.ptbocounty.ca 705-742-0439 Township of Asphodel-Norwood Housing Resource Centre 705-639-5343 Helps people to find and keep housing and 2357 County Road 45, Norwood prevent homelessness www.asphodelnorwood.com housingpeterborough.com 705-743-2272 Township of 705-932-2929 Habitat for Humanity – 988 County Road 10, Millbrook Peterborough & Kawartha Region www.cavanmonaghan.net habitatpeterborough.ca 705-750-1456 | 1-855-750-1456 705-657-8045 For listings of properties available for rent, look in the 22 Winookeedaa Road, Curve Lake “Classifieds” section of the Community Newspapers: www.curvelakefirstnation.ca Peterborough Examiner Classifieds Township of Douro-Dummer thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ 705-652-8392 Peterborough This Week Classifieds 894 South Street, Warsaw mykawartha.com/kawartha-classifieds/ www.dourodummer.on.ca

3 Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen 705-778-2308 1 Ottawa Street East, Havelock UTILITIES www.hbmtwp.ca Electric Service 705-295-4421 Peterborough Utilities Group 123 Paudash Street, Hiawatha 705-748-6900 www.hiawathafirstnation.com Natural Gas Township of 705-656-4445 Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. 280 Burleigh Street, Apsley www.enbridgegas.com www.northkawartha.on.ca 1-877-362-7434 Otonabee-South Monaghan Township Water & Sewer 705-295-6852 Peterborough Utilities Services 20 Third Street, Keene 705-748-6900 www.osmtownship.ca www.peterboroughutilities.ca Township of Selwyn 705-292-9507 1310 Centre Line, Selwyn NEWCOMER SERVICES www.selwyntownship.ca For Information on settlement services and on entering Municipality of Trent Lakes Canada as a newcomer, please contact the 705-738-3800 New Canadians Centre: 705-743-0882 760 County Road 36, Trent Lakes www.nccpeterborough.ca www.trentlakes.ca

RELOCATING YOUR PET POLICE & FIRE (NON-EMERGENCY) For information on relocating your pet, licensing and adoption, contact the Peterborough Humane Society: Peterborough Police Service 705-745-4722 705-876-1122 www.peterboroughhumanesociety.ca Ontario Provincial Police 1-888-310-1122 Peterborough Fire Services 705-745-3281

4 TRANSPORTATION Toronto – Pearson Airport – Shuttle Service Public Transit Ambassador Limousine Peterborough Transit 705-748-5466 For more information including routes, schedules and www.ambassadorlimos.ca maps visit: www.peterborough.ca/transit call 705-745-0525 Century Transportation Ltd. 705-748-3961 Go Transit www.centurytransportation.ca Peterborough has GO bus service that connects to Welsh Limousine Co. the GO train along the Lakeshore East line in Oshawa. 705-295-5466 Contact GO Transit at 1-888-438-6646 or visit www.welshlimousine.com www.gotransit.com Personal Touch Limo Greyhound Bus 705-743-LIMO Peterborough has Greyhound bus service connecting to www.personaltouchlimo.net Toronto and Ottawa (and beyond) for schedules, fares and other information call 1-800-661-8747 or visit Monarch Charter & Limousine www.greyhound.ca 705-743-3230 www.monarchlimo.ca Taxis Ultimate Limousine Capitol Taxi 1-866-292-7842 705-742-4242 www.ultimatelimousine.ca www.capitoltaxi.ca Marinas Call-A-Cab 705-745-2424 For a list of marinas in the area, please visit: www.callacab.ca http://thekawarthas.ca/marinas For more information on boating and marinas, please Peterborough Airport contact the Visitor Centre at 1-800-461-6424. 925 Airport Road, Peterborough 705-743-6708 www.peterboroughairport.com VISITOR SERVICES *Please note that currently there is not regular passenger flight service from the Peterborough Airport. For information on things to see and do in Peterborough & the Kawarthas, please visit www.thekawarthas.ca or call 1-800-461-6424

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