The chamber has officially launched our new Strategic Plan 2015-2017. We have identified three goals to take the chamber to the next level in terms of advocacy, community development and member relations. For a quick snapshot of your Strategic Plan 2015-2017, watch our video here: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JIqcPGzaFM[/youtube] Strategic Plan 2015-2017 identifies 3 main goals: Goal #1…
Chamber wins Provincial Advocacy Award and Successfully Passes Policy (Greater Sudbury, May 5, 2015) Last week Sudbury chamber delegates had an exciting few days at the 2015 Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) Annual General Meeting that took place in Cornwall from April 30-May 3. Over the course of three days the chamber listened to engaging…
Discover the Romantic Road—an old trade route filled with medieval villages, walled towns with arched gateways, and even castles. The Romantic Road starts from historic Würzburg to the exhilarating mountain ranges of Fussen and Bavaria’s number one attraction the Schloss Neuschwanstein. Go back in time and feel traditional Bavaria as you view half-timbered fachwerk houses,…
Building a 21st century workforce is a core component of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s (OCC) five year Emerging Stronger economic agenda for Ontario. Keeping the province’s economy firmly on the path from recovery to growth will require an adaptable and highly skilled labour pool. A modern apprenticeship system and a regulatory climate that is…
[Greater Sudbury], March 10, 2015: A new report from the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce finds that permit delays, an absence of infrastructure, and intergovernmental quarrelling have stalled development in Ontario’s Ring of Fire, the mineral resource-rich region in the province’s Far North. The report, Where are we Now?…
A new survey of business owners from the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce shows that the implementation of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) could have negative consequences for Greater Sudbury’s economy. The survey indicates that only 26 percent of businesses in Ontario believe they can shoulder the financial…
