On December 3, 2018 the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, released a policy report on Ontario’s transportation challenges, entitled Moving Forward: A Strategic Approach to Ontario’s Transportation Needs. The report calls on the Government of Ontario to develop a Long-Term Transportation Plan to address the current and…
Over the last year and a half, your chamber has been working with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and the government to develop an acceptable and fair policy concerning billboard advertising on northern highways that are being four-laned. We are happy to report that the MTO will now permit billboards to be located on all…
In the spring of 2010, your chamber issued a survey to find out what issues were most important to you. One of the top issues to come out of that exercise was the issue of unnecessary bureacracy (red tape) at city hall. Your advocacy committee quickly established a Red Tape Task Force to drill down…
The Northeastern Ontario Regional Economic Development Area (REDA) has launched its website. As part of the planning for economic development and growth for Northern Ontario (Northern Ontario Growth Plan), the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines is supporting pilot projects in the Northeast and the Northwest. This website will strive to keep the lines of…
New Anti-Spam Law: Are you aware of how this affects your business? Canada’s new anti-spam law was passed in December 2010 and will enter into force on July 1, 2014. Once the law is in force, it will help to protect Canadians while ensuring that businesses can continue to compete in the global marketplace. When…
