At a press conference Friday morning the GSCC urged council to proceed with the immediate redevelopment and renewal of the Elisabella and Lapointe industrial parkland and enforced that the city should bear one hundred percent of the costs for the infrastructure upgrades for this specific area. While the chamber appreciates the objective of achieving a…
July 20, 2016 Mr. Jamison Steeve Executive Director Institute of Competiveness and Prosperity 105 St. George Street Toronto, ON M5S 3E6 Dear Mr. Steeve, RE: Response to “Clusters in Ontario: Creating an Ecosystem for Prosperity” The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce appreciates the work that has gone into the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity’s report,…
Last week, your chamber attended the 100th Anniversary of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce AGM. Over the course of two full days the chamber listened to engaging presentations by government officials and specialists in economics, public affairs and leadership. Additionally, the chamber participated in a plenary session where policy resolutions were debated and voted on.…
Chambers of commerce in Northern Ontario have written to the federal government outlining their concerns with the prohibition on the purchase of residential property by non-Canadians. Chambers believe the current exemptions are very narrow, and do not apply to participants in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot. For the full letter, click here.
On January 14, David Boyce, Chair of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce spoke at the 2014 pre-budget consultations. READ the entire presentation here.
The results of the referendum are a strong indication that Sudburians are overwhelmingly in favour of deregulation with 61.12% of those who voted voting yes to question 1 (Boxing Day), 62.38% indicating yes to question 2 (Civic Holiday) and 75.46% voting yes to question 3 (general retail hours). In order to achieve a binding result…
