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September 1, 2009
Your Chamber - Right Now
City Council is reviewing the final draft version of the new Development Charges By-law. To view it, click here. UPDATE….. Last week, the GSCC participated in a meeting with the federal Industry Minister, the Mayor of Greater Sudbury and other community leaders. During that meeting, the GSCC raised a number of issues important to the overall economic health of the community. These included: - Northern Ontario School of Architecture
- Consistent and clear communications between City of Greater Sudbury and federal government
- Lengthy turn-around time for federal funding applications and permits
- Green industry growth, and
- Skilled labour
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS TRADESHOW
The GSCC is planning a business to business tradeshow this coming November. Click here to find out more!
Events Calendar
Click here to see what we have planned for the coming weeks!
Ontario Chamber of Commerce News
There has been much speculation concerning the upcoming introduction of the harmonized sales tax. To view a presentation on how it will improve your bottom line, click here
Canadian Chamber of Commerce News
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is applauding the federal government for putting forward an offer to the United States seeking a waiver from the ‘Buy American’ policy. The Canadian Chamber supports a rules-based procurement deal with the United States to keep markets open. With $1.6 billion in daily two-way trade and 7 million U.S. jobs and 3 million in Canada derived from the Canada-U.S. partnership, both countries need to work together to come out of the current economic downturn stronger and more competitive. The agreement put forward by the Canadian government will create jobs, get stimulus money moving, and speed up the recovery.
New Members
This month, 16 businesses joined the chamber. To see our updated member list, click here.
Traffic and Construction Report
What’s happening this week?
Canadian Economy Edges Upward Statistics Canada released data yesterday indicating that the national economy grew in June by 0.1 percent, the first monthly increase in almost a year. The leading sectors that helped push the economy included oil and gas, wholesalers and real estate sales. The Bank of Canada has sliced 4.25 percentage points off the overnight rate since it began easing its policy in December 2007.
KUDOS! Congratulations to Fred Stanford, former president of Vale Inco Ltd.'s Ontario operations who has been named one of Laurentian University's first executive-in-residences. Stanford will work with faculty, university administrators, industry and government partners to position Laurentian as the global leader in mining. The executive-in- residence program will provide an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to learn from community leaders. The part-time rotating assignments will help keep Laurentian on the cutting edge of teaching and research, and gain national recognition, he said.
Member Events
Sudbury Discovery News
Starting in September, Sudbury Discoveries menus will be offered monthly at sudburydiscoveries.ca, with lots more adventures to take you through the fall and into the winter. Know of an event, activity, show, program or other great ways to spend the day in the city? Send details to us at sudburytourism@mysudbury.ca!
Creating Economic Opportunities Workshop
You are invited to attend the workshop Creating Economic Opportunities - Application of the Redevelopment Framework for Former Service Stations, hosted by the City of Greater Sudbury and presented by OCETA in collaboration with the Province of Ontario and Canadian Petroleum Products Institute. Click here to register.
Artists on Elgin
Come join Artists on Elgin as they celebrate the launch of the "2010 Picture Our Lakes Calendar" and photo contest. Winners will be announced and prizes given out in the main lobby of Tom Davies Square on Thursday, September 10th at 5:00 pm
For more information, please call 674-0415 or e-mail artists@artistsonelgin.ca. |
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