May
21
2025 B7 Communiqué Bolstering Economic Security and Resilience
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12
A blooming tradition returns with Welland’s annual tulip giveaway on May 15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2025 Welland, ON – Spring’s most colourful tradition is back, and the City of Welland invites residents to take home a piece of its seasonal beauty during the annual tulip bulb giveaway. This year’s event takes place on Thursday, May 15, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Welland Sports Complex&helli
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12
Welland initiates Ward Boundary Review to support a growing and changing city
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2025 Welland, ON – The City of Welland is undertaking a Ward Boundary Review to ensure local representation keeps pace with the city's growth and changing demographics. With Welland’s population expected to nearly double by 2051, and growth occurring in all corners of the city, a ward boundary review&helli
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5
Turn up the volume: Welland’s award-winning Concerts on the Canal series returns
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2025 Welland, ON – The City of Welland is bringing another summer of unforgettable live music to the community with the highly anticipated 2025 Concerts on the Canal series. Featuring an impressive mix of local talent and crowd-pleasing headliners, the free concert series now carries the distinction of being recognized as&helli
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20
Canadian Businesses Are Struggling, and Exporters Are Feeling It the Most
Canadian businesses are facing mounting economic uncertainty, and exporters are getting hit the hardest. The latest Business Insights Quarterly from our Business Data Lab (BDL) shows that business confidence is still low for the third quarter in a row, with goods exporters now feeling less optimistic than other sectors. For a while, exporters were more confident&helli
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18
Ontario’s Culture Sector: An Economic Powerhouse in Need of Bold Action
As of 2024, the global creative economy has an estimated value of USD $985 billion, projected growth of 40% in 2030. Despite the culture sector being an economic powerhouse, contributing over CAD $26 billion to the province’s GDP in 2022, and over 270,000 jobs in industries like film, music, galleries, and digital media, the sector&helli
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5
Weathering the Storm: A Canadian SME Playbook for Navigating US-Canada Tariffs
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4
Ontario Economic Report 2025: Business confidence rises from 2024, but trade and cost pressures threaten growth
(Toronto, ON – February 13, 2025) – Ontario business confidence is improving but remains fragile, with trade uncertainty, rising costs, and ongoing productivity and labour challenges posing risks to sustained growth, according to new research from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC). The OCC’s 2025 Ontario Economic Report (OER) shows a significant rise in business confidence&helli
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26
Ontario Chamber of Commerce: U.S. Tariff Response
Daniel Tisch, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, shares how the OCC is supporting the Ontario business community and advancing Ontario’s economic competitiveness as the province prepares for an election.
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24
Key ceremony celebrates four new Habitat homeowners
. THOROLD – Through the unwavering support of their strong network of suppliers and subtrades, Centennial Homes proudly completed construction on four townhomes in Thorold for Habitat for Humanity Niagara – at no cost to the charity. This impactful collaboration was ignited by a shared passion for giving back when Centennial Homes’&helli
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