Latest Issues

Roundtable with Aime Dimatteo, Director General, FedNor

On Thursday, February 23, your chamber and community stakeholders participated in a roundtable discussion with Aime Dimatteo, Director General, FedNor. Mr. Dimatteo provided an overall discussion of FedNor including its priorities(community economic development, business growth and competitiveness, and innovation), funding considerations, and explained how the application process has been streamlined and improved going forward. Mr…

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Downtown Master Plan

The Downtown Master Plan was completed in four phases. Phase One was initiated in September 2010 and Phase Four concluded in February 2012.  In January, the draft master plan and action strategy was released. The Board of Directors  of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce unanimously supports the recently released draft Downtown Master Plan and…

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DECISION: Highway 69 Four-laning from north of Highway 607 to Murdock River (Project 5)

On February 17, 2012, Transport Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada approved Highway 69 Four-laning from north of Highway 607 to Murdock River (Project 5). As stated on the Canadian Environment Assessment Agency website, “The authorities may exercise any power or perform any duty or function with respect to the project because, after taking into…

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Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce welcomes Drummond Report

This afternoon, Don Drummond released the official report of the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Service (the Drummond Report). Read the full report here. The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce (GSCC) supports the overall direction of the report.  The report is an examination of all provincial government departments and recommends savings in all…

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