About Us
Creating sustainable employment and prosperity in the Muskoka-Kawarthas economic region.

Mission
To empower people to find and keep the jobs they want, and employers to find the labour they need – to build better lives, better communities and a better world.
Vision
Creating prosperity and transforming communities through sustainable employment.
Values
Responsiveness, collaboration, inclusiveness, innovation, accountability.
| What We Do
As the Service System Manager (SSM) for employment services in the Muskoka-Kawarthas economic region, we manage the operation of all employment service providers in Haliburton County, City of Kawartha Lakes, District of Muskoka, Northumberland County, and City and County of Peterborough.
Serving both job seekers and employers, we provide free, locally responsive employment programs and services, with a goal to remove systemic barriers for clients and improve overall job retention.
By creating more opportunities for sustainable employment, MKES aims to build prosperity within our communities and contribute to a strong regional economy that benefits everyone.
Muskoka-Kawarthas Employment Services is a division of Fleming College and is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
| Services en Français
Nous sommes heureux de fournir un soutien à l’emploi en français et en anglais. Pour les services en français, veuillez envoyer un courriel à: mkes@flemingcollege.ca et indiquez la zone où vous avez besoin de service.
En function de votre emplacement, les services peuvent être fournis en personne, par téléphone, par e-mail, ou par écrit.
| Contact Us
Are you a client with a formal complaint?
Follow our Complaint Resolution Process.
| Meet our Team
Administrative Team

Sarah Haase
Director, Workforce Development

Paulus Lacombe
Service Delivery and
Quality Specialist

Danielle Greene
Employment Program
Coordinator

Rebecca Wasson
Employment and Retention Specialist

Joy Cyr
Administrative Assistant

Paula Walton
Marketing Officer

Rachel Rochon
Indigenous Consultant
Employment Facilitators and Live Chat Advisors
Our employment workshop facilitators and virtual advisors are available to chat live Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. about job search, resumes and cover letters, interview techniques, posting a job, and more! They also deliver our free 2-hour workshops that give job seekers the employability skills that employers look for.

Tiffany McDavid
Employment Facilitator
and Advisor

Courtney Mitchell
Employment Facilitator
and Advisor

Jean Giroux
Employment Facilitator
and Advisor

Christina McDannold
Employment Facilitator
and Advisor

Lisah Palmateer
Employment Advisor

863 Chemong Road
Unit 20-A, Peterborough
25 Bridge St., Lakefield
P: 705-740-9014
peterborough@agilec.ca
Website

418 Sheridan Street, Peterborough
705-748-9110
info@epcjobs.ca
Website

123 Aylmer Street South, Peterborough
705-748-4070
findwork@ceo.ymca.ca
Website

270 Braidwood Avenue, Peterborough
705-742-0806
info@AlternativesPeterborough.ca
Website
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES

Whitney Town Centre
370 Kent Street West, Lindsay
P: 705-328-0180 or 1-855–825–0180
info@vccs.work
Website

33 Lindsay Street South, Unit A, Lindsay
705-878-5627
amanley@clth.ca
Website

315 Reid St, Peterborough
1-866-518-0000
cfitzgerald@chs.ca
Website
DISTRICT OF MUSKOKA

95 Wellington Street, Unit 11, Bracebridge
705-646-0475
bracebridge@agilec.ca
Website

2-410 Muskoka Road, S, Gravenhurst
104 Main Street, Sundridge
1-800-461-5541
John@employmentnorth.com
Website

60 King William Street, Huntsville
705-787-0349
huntsvilleerc@sm.ymca.ca
Website

99 West Road, Huntsville
705-789-4543
clh@clhuntsville.ca
Website

15 Depot Drive, Bracebridge
705-645-5494
info@clsm.on.ca
Website

315 Reid St, Peterborough
1-866-518-0000
cfitzgerald@chs.ca
Website
HALIBURTON COUNTY

49 Maple Ave., 2nd Floor, Haliburton
705-457-2020
flemingcrew@flemingcollege.ca
Website

33 Lindsay Street South, Unit A, Lindsay
705-878-5627
amanley@clth.ca
Website

315 Reid St, Peterborough
1-866-518-0000
cfitzgerald@chs.ca
Website
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY

65 Bridge Street East, Campbellford
1-866-859-9222
info@careeredge.ca
Website

9 Elgin Street East, Unit 7, Cobourg
105 Peter Street, Port Hope
1-888-348-8854
info@watton.ca
Website

19 King Street East, Cobourg
905-372-4455
sscott@communitylivingrespite.ca
Website

315 Reid St, Peterborough
1-866-518-0000
cfitzgerald@chs.ca
Website