As Community Futures Peterborough member Gord James looks on, Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef speaks at a March 2nd showcase highlighting successes under the Eastern Ontario Development Program, a federal grant program to advance economic development in rural eastern Ontario. In the Peterborough area, Community Futures Peterborough administers the program that has benefited 557 organizations and businesses over the past 14 years. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)