Invest Durham Enews - February 2022 |
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Durham Economic Task Force COVID Response
The Durham Economic Task Force continues to update the COVID-19 Response website, ensuring funding programs from all levels of government are available on one page for your reference. The latest updates are:
Ontario moving to next phase of reopening - Effective February 17, 2022
Ontario will further ease public health measures, including, but not limited to:
- Increasing social gathering limits to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors.
- Increasing organized public event limits to 50 people indoors, with no limit outdoors.
- Removing capacity limits in the following indoor public settings where proof of vaccination is required, including but not limited to:
- Restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments without dance facilities.
- Non-spectator areas of sports and recreational fitness facilities, including gyms.
- Cinemas.
- Meeting and event spaces, including conference centres or convention centres.
- Capacity limits in other indoor public settings, such as grocery stores, pharmacies, retail and shopping malls, will be maintained at, or increased to, the number of people who can maintain two metres physical distance.
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New backlot in Pickering, Ontario offers a versatile and economical shooting location
An Amazon series leased the 90-acre property from the City of Pickering (east of downtown Toronto) and constructed a 23-acre town on it, including a diner, gas station, police station, town hall, town square and numerous other store fronts. After the series wrapped in August, WFW took over the lease, acquired the assets and has made the Backlot available to other producers.
“This fulfills a need Toronto has had for a long time,” says Rick Perotto, WFW’s VP of Business Development. “An industry this large and established deserves a backlot of considerable size.”
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So you think you want to farm?
Are you an aspiring farmer, interested in starting a farming business? This FREE webinar series will help you assess your fit and identify considerations to assess with this new opportunity.
Through the 2 webinars, participants will learn about:
• What it takes to farm and the realities of modern farming
• Navigating financing and business planning
• Real-world case examples from successful new farm businesses
Part 1: March 4, 2022
Part 2: March 11, 2022
Each webinar takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: FREE Zoom Webinars – One simple registration for both sessions.
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Durham Region International Film Festival:
Filmmaker submissions are now open!
A new year is upon us, and with it comes your chance to have your film featured on the big screen at the 2022 Durham Region International Film Festival!
Join us as we provide a platform to screen your creative work, excite audiences and recognize excellence in the arts. Filmmakers have an opportunity to engage with the public through question and answer sessions and shining a light on the creative industry behind the lens.
The early bird deadline is April 4, 2022. You can find all of the dates and deadlines, as well as submission rules and fees, on Film Freeway.
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Oshawa Chamber and Durham College announce partnership with Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade across Durham Region
Durham College (DC) is pleased to announce a region-wide partnership between the college’s School of Business, IT and Management (BITM) and the eight Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade located in Durham Region. Launched in Fall 2021, this partnership provides every first year BITM diploma student a membership in all Durham Region Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade for the duration of their studies, plus an additional year following graduation.
The goal of this partnership is to enhance their experience by helping students jumpstart their careers. Membership to the municipal Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade will grant students access to events where they can meet local professionals and potential future employers, develop key relationships in the industry and engage in professional development opportunities.
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Durham Region innovators have been leaders since the 1800s.
As classic manufacturing meets emerging technology, many municipalities aim to showcase their economic strength by boasting their innovative potential. Few areas, however, can match the track record of Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Its impressive history of innovative interrogation is one that can be tracked through its milestones throughout the years.
Route for the home team: Ontario Tech helping municipalities find optimal routes for snowplows and waste collection.
Ontario municipalities devote a great deal of planning and budget expenditure to snow removal. A blizzard like the one that hammered Durham Region on January 17 with up to 55 centimeters of snow, or even a more typical smaller snowfall, requires a massive mobilization of resources to clear roads and sidewalks and get people, goods and services safely moving again.
GM Canada just rocked the industry, and it might already be story of the year.
GM Oshawa’s gender-diversity victory unwinds any notion that women are not attracted to jobs in the auto industry. It’s entirely possible that the top automotive news story of 2022 has already happened: GM Canada hired 1,200 people to reboot the Oshawa Assembly Plant, and about half were women. Read more.
2022: The year the electric vehicle comes into focus.
With electric vehicles (EVs) likely to increase their global market share through a 1200% growth in sales over the next 10 years, companies with an eye on the future need to be in a place that has all the right elements to build the next generation of transportation. Read more.
Residents excited by mini explosion of diverse grocery stores in Durham Region.
Shanya Supermarket is billed as a “one-stop shop for all your Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Jamaican and Canadian products.” Owner Rajesh Aggarwal says he opened the store to serve a rapidly diversifying community. Read more.
Get to know The Underground Bake Shop in Beaverton
The Underground Bake Shop started with entrepreneur Evelyn Pocock, who found herself graduating college during the first wave of COVID-19. This shop offers tasty, fresh-made baked goods in a welcome, open and family friendly environment. Read more.
Prime employment development opportunity: Northwood Business Park
The City of Oshawa’s newest prime employment development opportunity is truly unique with 500 acres of developable, pre-zoned employment lands just minutes away from Highways 401, 407, the Oshawa Executive Airport, the Oshawa Port and regional transit. Read more.
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