Chamber of Commerce members – did you know...71% of Canadians state they would purchase or use the services of a company supporting the blood program. (Ipsos Reid)
This year, show the Durham region your company cares by sharing your health and vitality through blood donation. Start your commitment to save lives by making blood donation part of your company holiday gift plan. Foster life-saving goodwill among employees when you give blood together as a Canadian Blood Services’ Partners for Life team. Canadian Blood Services will proudly acknowledge your dedication on our Partner’s for Life board in the Oshawa permanent blood donor clinic.
Auto Industry Will Recover – Touts Minister Clement
The automotive industry has been hard hit by the global recession but will remain a driving force across the country and in the City of Oshawa, Minister of Industry Tony Clement has assured business leaders here. “I have sometimes been accused of being an optimist … but let me say this: We will have an auto industry. It may look a bit different than it has in the past, but we will build cars and trucks in Canada, in Oshawa, and I believe that our domestic automakers can once again be competitive,” Clement said at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Durham Economic Prosperity Committee and Organization of Candu Industries.
Tax will create jobs, save business money: Revenue Minister Wilkinson. The province’s proposed harmonized sales tax (HST) will help Ontario businesses become more competitive in a global economy. But it’s just one part of a comprehensive tax reform that will also reduce the small business corporate income tax rate and eliminate the small business deduction surtax.That’s the message Ontario Minister of Revenue John Wilkinson brought to a packed breakfast meeting hosted by the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Durham Region Home Builders Association and Durham Region Association of Realtors.
Canada on Track to Deliver Safe and Effective H1N1 Influenza Vaccine to Canadians
The Honorable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, confirmed that the government remains on track to make an authorized H1N1 vaccine available for Canadians in early November.
“Let me be perfectly clear, in early November we will have a safe and effective vaccine that will begin rolling out to all Canadians who want and need it,” said Minister Aglukkaq. “It is a vaccine that can be administered to both healthy Canadians and those with underlying medical conditions.”
Business Learned First Hand About HST From Ontario’s Revenue Minister
The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce in co-operation with the Durham Region Association of Realtors and Durham Region Homebuilders hosted a breakfast meeting on October 14th to learn first hand from Ontario’s Revenue Minister John Wilkinson why the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is good for business, consumers and the broader Ontario economy.
GOCC Wins Support For National Nuclear Energy Strategy
The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce (GOCC) achieved a significant win towards a nuclear energy strategy. Over 250 delegates from chambers of commerce and boards of trade, from coast to coast to coast representing 175,000 businesses of all sizes, in all sectors of the economy and in all regions, debated and referred the GOCC resolution to the Canadian Chamber Board of Directors to ensure that Canada has a Nuclear Energy Strategy included as part of the “Canadian Sustainable Energy Strategy” announced at the Victoria Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting on October 5, 2009.
MIKEY defibrillators are now on board event cruisers at Durham Radio’s KX96 New Country FM, CKDO 107.7FM/1580AM and 94.9 The ROCK. A MIKEY is a public-access defibrillator. The shock from a Mikey can save a life within minutes, even before emergency services personnel arrive. Pictured are (left to right):Mike Fuller, Rock Cruiser; Laura Belford, CKDO Events Cruiser; Hugh Heron, Heathwood Homes; Will Nash, KX96 Community Cruiser; Monty Henkle, Chairman of Mikey Network; and Doug Kirk, President of Durham Radio Inc.
Merchant Reward Card - Catch 22
In special section on Travel & Credit Card Rewards in the Thursday, September 24th issue of the Globe & Mail it was reported that redemptions of points for credit cards that deliver reward points is up. It was also reported that smart loyalty programs are responding to that demand. What was absent from the special section was the impact loyalty reward cards are having on merchants accepting the cards.
Minister Raitt’s Commitment To Expedite Ontario’s Nuclear Decision Welcomed By OCI
Time is of the essence as Canada’s leadership in the world’s nuclear industry is at stake. The Organization of CANDU Industries (OCI) welcomes comments made by Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt committing to work with the Ontario government to make a timely decision on Canada’s nuclear future. In a speech at the Economic Club of Canada, Raitt declared “…it’s time we work together, for Canadians and Ontarians, to build a stronger future for our nuclear industry but time is of the essence.”
