may 10th 
e-newsletter. 
ontario east quarterly meeting this Friday, May 12th.
 

The Ontario East Quarterly General Membership Meeting is this Friday.
Register now, if you are planning to attend and have not done so already.

OMAFRA is planning another Analyst Input-Output Modelling Training Session for June 20th, in Alexandria. If you were interested in attending the one held in March but were unable to do so, now is your chance. 

Registration for the Teeny Tiny Summits in Merrickville and Havelock on June 28th and 29th, respectively, is now open. 

Please see below under ontario east events for more details on the above. 

And, last week,  Ontario East's Food Sector Team  participated in the  SIAL Canada Food Show , which is the largest food innovation trade show in North America. It took place at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, May 2nd to 4th.
 
Thank you to the following participating Eastern Ontario companies who joined us to show how great it is to live and work in Eastern Ontario:


 

Bobcaygeon Brewing Company

 Oat and Mill
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd Reid's Dairy
Fauxmagerie Zengarry YGK Marketing
Homestead Organics Flour Spearhead Brewing Company
Hummingbird Chocolate Maker The Dessert Indulgence
King's Lock Craft Distillery Upper Canada Creamery
Kricklewood Farm Inc. Urban Hippie Granola
Loon Kombucha Wolfe Island Grill Home Meals
Mrs. McGarrigle's Fine Food

Wolfe Island Spring Craft Brewery


Sincerely,

Bonnie O'Neill and Lucy Medeiros
OEEDC Staff
ontario east events.
Be sure to vist the Ontario East web-site Events Calendar for information regarding events happening in Eastern Ontario in the coming months.
Ontario East Economic Development Quarterly General Membership Meeting
Registration Deadline, Noon-May 11th

9:30am-2:00pm, Friday, May 12th at Huff Estates Winery and Inn, in Bloomfield


Agenda Highlights:
  • Investment and Resident Attraction
  • Performance Measuring and Reporting
  • Visitor Services
and 
  • Leveraging Agritech, Key global trends shaping agribusiness and important technologies driving agritech innovation
Analyst Input-Output Modelling Training- 
Registration Open

9:00am-3:00pm, Tuesday, June 20th at Sandfield Centre, in Alexandria 

Using data to predict the impact of gaining or losing a business on the regional economy, this session consists of a blended classroom style learning and hands-on training with the Input-Output module in Analyst.

Teeny Tiny Summit 2017-
Registration now Open!

Wednesday, June 28th, Merrickville Community Centre, Merrickville 
or
Thursday, June 29th, Havelock Lion's Hall, Havelock

These summits focus on community development best practices in small villages, and feature renowned Australian community development expert Peter Kenyon.

ontario east news.
If you have any news you would like us share, we would love to hear about it. Please forward to info@ontarioeast.ca.
Twenty20 Pilot Program for Eastern Ontario Manufacturing Sector Investing ~ $1.4M in STEM and Technical Skilled Trades Job Creation-UPDATED

The Northumberland Manufacturers' Association (NMA) announced the launch of Twenty20, a new pilot program investing ~ $1.4M in the next generation of young, primarily women, STEM and technical skilled trades graduates. The new pilot program is a rural Eastern Ontario advanced manufacturing sector employer job creation grant that will help ensure competitive access to and retention of young talent.

success story.

Mayhew Jewellers

Marlene Sweet had dutifully worked for Mayhew Jewellers for nearly 30 years when owner John Mayhew decided it was time to retire. She had worked hard in every aspect of the business, developing a loyal customer base along the way. For a short period of time she worried that for the first time in ages, she may have to dust of her resume and hit the job-search trail.
But knowing how valuable she was to the success of the business, Mayhew chose instead to make Sweet an offer he knew she would jump at.

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