Business View Magazine | March 2020

354 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 THE COMMUNITY-FOCUSSED UNIVERSITY THAT CHALLENGES THE WAY WE THINK At Ontario’s top undergraduate university, Trent University prepares students to rise to the challenge of a rapidly-changing world, and works to advance our local community’s needs and aspirations through our research and teaching, economic impact, and sustainable land-use. Collaboration Working closely with partners at the City of Peterborough, Trent is supporting the transformation of the local economy with the development of Cleantech Commons research and innovation park, Canada’s premier destination for green and clean technology, research, innovation and commercialization. Talent Development An emphasis on career-ready experience prepares our graduates to be the next generation of entrepreneurs, community and business leaders. Innovation Trent is a leading research institution, with state-of-the-art facilities, progressive faculty, international partnerships, and research that seeks to solve complex problems of global significance. Learn more about Trent University: trentu.ca one another,” Therrien states. “There’s very much a spirit of cooperation and not competition in the businesses, here, and when new businesses are starting out, the community rallies to support them and make sure they succeed. There’s a saying in the city and county that ‘we’re all in this together,’ and that is certainly something that you see day-to-day throughout the Peterborough community.” As Peterborough promotes itself as leader in innovation and sustainability, Therrien notes that it is, likewise, preparing itself for an incipient population boom. Significant growth is expected over the next several years, partly due to the recent extension of Ontario Highway 407, connecting it to Highway 115/35 south of Peterborough, and shortening the drive to Toronto. “We have been identified as one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country, and so, we have a lot of folks moving here, primarily from the Greater Toronto area/ Durham region, because we have comparatively Lift Lock