Letter to Mayor and City Council RE: Municipal Budget 2021

February 10, 2021 Mayor Brian Bigger and City CouncilCity of Greater SudburyTom Davies SquareP O Box 5000, Station ASudbury, ON P3A 5P3 RE: Greater Sudbury Municipal Budget 2021 Dear Mayor Bigger and City Council, On behalf of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce I appreciate the opportunity to shareour comments regarding the City of Greater…

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Letter to Premier Doug Ford RE: Northern Ontario Business Concerns During the Second Wave of COVID-19

February 02, 2021 The Honourable Doug FordPremier of OntarioRoom 281, Legislative Building, Queen’s ParkToronto, ON M7A [email protected] RE: Northern Ontario Business Concerns During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Dear Premier Ford, We are writing to you on behalf of the membership of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerceto share our concerns and priorities during the…

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Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce to host Mark Selby, Chairman and CEO of Canada Nickel Company for a virtual President’s Series Address

GREATER SUDBURY, February 02, 2021 – The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce will host Mark Selby, Chairman & CEO of Canada Nickel Company, for a virtual President’s Series Address, on Tuesday, February 9, from 12:00-1:00 pm. Mr. Selby will discuss Canada Nickel’s partnership with Glencore in the Timmins area, the future of nickel in an electric…

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2021 Ontario Economic Report

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), in partnership with the Ontario Chamber Network, released its fifth annual Ontario Economic Report (OER). The report provides the latest data on Ontario’s economy and business confidence, highlighting the unprecedented year that was 2020 and the unpredictability that lies in the year ahead.  The OER is a data-driven, evidence-based document…

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CHALLENGES FACING THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY

Following the news release and joint letter published by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and 20 other business groups (including Restaurants Canada, Molson Coors, and numerous provincial/territorial chambers and boards of trade) on July 20, there has been significant media coverage of the dire situation the food services industry finds itself in. Pre-COVID, the positive impact of our restaurants…

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