On October 8th from 5:00pm-9:00pm, the chamber will be hosting its Annual General Meeting. The keynote speaker for the evening will be Tom Rand, Managing Partner of the privately-backed ArcTern Ventures, and a Senior Advisor at the MaRS Discovery District. In his address, Tom will highlight the key messages from his latest book while sharing…
In a context of fiscal restraint, public procurement is one of the primary tools with which government can have a material impact on growth and innovation in the broader economy. However, the government’s current approach to procurement, which views most public procurement through a narrow lens, results in a transactional approach that favours low, short-term…
The Chair’s speech from the 119th Annual General Meeting of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce which took place on October 8, 2014. Now I will say a few words about my role as chair for the 2014-2015 year. I am proud to be Chair of this organization, an organization with 1000 members, representing over…
The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce has surveyed all ward and mayoral municipal candidates on their views on a number of key business issues. 46 (66%) of the 70 candidates responded to the chamber’s questionnaire. The survey contained questions related to city council structure, debt financing, casino expansion in the city, industrial lands, development charges,…
How did we get here? Democracy 101 Chamber releases Rick Mercer style video to showcase the 2014 referendum (Greater Sudbury, October 16, 2014) The chamber’s deregulation working group has released a set of videos to inform the public about the upcoming 2014 referendum. During the municipal election, voters are presented with more than names on…
The chamber calls out the “no” side to participate in public debates on store hours (Greater Sudbury, October 20, 2014) There are only 7 more days until the final countdown, but the “no” side seems to be hesitant in stepping up to participate in public debates on store hours. Some local organizations and media outlets…
