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Here’s what they are saying, Portsmouth District #5 candidates respond to the business community

Here’s what they are saying, Portsmouth District #5 candidates respond to the business community The Chamber membership asked three questions of our candidates, details below. Portsmouth District #5 Candidates Don Amos                       Sebastian Vaillancourt              Colleen Murphy   Oren Nimelman   …

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Ontario Investing an Additional $90 Million into Skills Development Fund

Ontario Investing an Additional $90 Million into Skills Development Fund Over 370,000 jobs are going unfilled across the province, costing billions in lost productivity. To address this, the Skills Development Fund supports ground-breaking programs that connect jobseekers with the skills and training they need to find well-paying careers close to home. The previous two rounds…

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Government of Canada to remove COVID-19 border and travel measures effective October 1

Government of Canada to remove COVID-19 border and travel measures effective October 1 Today the Government of Canada announced the removal of all COVID-19 entry restrictions, as well as testing, quarantine, and isolation requirements for anyone entering Canada, effective October 1, 2022. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Government of Canada has taken a…

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Here’s what they are saying, Mayoral candidates respond to the business community

Here’s what they are saying, Mayoral candidates respond to the business community The Chamber membership asked three questions of our candidates, details below. 2022 Mayoral Candidates Incumbent:Bryan Paterson       Skyler McArthur-O’Blenes             Ivan Stolijkovic                              Tina Fraser…

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This Just In, Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (CSBC) | Q3 Results

This Just In, Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (CSBC) | Q3 Results According to the latest Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, Canadian businesses continue to see inflation as their biggest near-term obstacle. A whopping 60% of firms expect inflation to be a challenge, the highest response rate in the history of the survey. Read more…

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Kingston Chamber part of group asking feds to ‘scrap the app’

Kingston Chamber part of group asking feds to ‘scrap the app’ The local Chamber of Commerce is part of a coalition of Ontario chambers asking the federal government to scrap the ArriveCan app, saying that it discourages tourism. “There are some chambers across the country who are looking at different alternatives but here we are…

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