Individual and Business Efforts: How we can all contribute to welcoming Syrian Refugees into our community

Last week, Sudbury welcomed its first Syrian refugee family.  It is great to see the Sudbury community coming together through various initiatives to welcome our new neighbours. The chamber would like to recognize and commend groups such as the City of Greater Sudbury (Local Immigration Partnership), the Church of Ascension, Valley View Community Church, the…

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Invite only infrastructure round-table held

Recently, your chamber was asked to host a Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) round-table on infrastructure. Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the CCC met with a hand picked group of fifteen people representing companies that are either directly influenced by infrastructure planning and maintenance or who operate as contractors in the development of infrastructure projects. The purpose of the…

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It’s time for government to spend smarter, not more.

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…

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