We are looking forward to delivering another informative program and ask interested individuals and organizations to please submit a session proposal to be considered for the OEMC Program. Only one week left to submit your topic.

We invite you to forward the Call for Speakers to any other individuals or organizations you feel would make a contribution to this great event.

Support OEMC and take advantage of the many opportunities to access OEEDC Members and OEMC attendees, including the opportunity to be featured in a Virtual Exhibit Showcase to highlight products and services, and the opportunity to present a session at the conference and afterwards.

Did you know youth in eastern Ontario may be members of a hidden workforce that are available for employment but are often, unintentionally, overlooked by employers due to gaps in communication because of factors like age and poverty?

Read the OE-TISP Blog for Bridge the Workforce Gap With Youth Employee Retention Strategies as well as Social Media Recruiting Techniques and Other Strategies to Hire Youth

Smiths Falls – The Town of Smiths Falls is pleased to announce that former Smiths

Falls’ resident, Julia Crowder, will be the new Economic Development & Tourism

manager for the Town of Smiths Falls.

Crowder, who was born and raised in Smiths Falls, has since lived in the Simcoe-

Muskoka region and brings more than 20 years of skills and experience in the public

and private sectors to the role in Smiths Falls.

Professionally, Crowder’s experience stems from more than a decade spent working

within all levels of municipal government for the City of Orillia, Town of Gravenhurst and

District of Muskoka in the departments of Planning, Building, Infrastructure, and with

nine years spent in Economic Development.

The Eastern Ontario Business Journal is preparing an authoritative who's who list of the region's business community to be profiled in a special publication this fall. This October issue will present the first-ever “Power List” of business leaders in Eastern Ontario.

EOBJ is looking for your help.

Who are the senior executives, rising stars, innovative thinkers and changemakers who are making their mark on your community? Who are the leaders with a story that the wider Eastern Ontario business community needs to hear? Who are the champions of your region?

Specifically, EOBJ is looking to profile individuals in eight broad business sectors who have significant professional achievements, industry expertise and community involvement. Please share between one and five names with the EOBJ editors.

Later this year, some 64 individuals will be profiled in the fall issue of the Eastern Ontario Business Journal.

The Town of Gananoque is accepting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified developers and companies to work with the Town of Gananoque’s Marina Working Group to discuss the possibility of a Public Private Partnership (P3), as well as other options, with the Town for the development of a new municipal marina building.

The Marina Working Group has been mandated to explore a multi-use marina, explore several options requested by Council, and explore the potential for a first class, year-round facility.

The Marina Working Group would interview all interested parties and select the most qualified developer or company to work with them over a two to three-month period.

Selection of qualified developers and companies will be based on development experience, financial and professional capability, as well as, ability to enter into a potential public/private partnership.

Tourists and locals alike will have an engaging and fun new way to experience South Dundas this summer. A new app, called “South Dundas Tourism Pursuit,” features 19 local sites across South Dundas. By visiting these sites and scanning the posted QR Code, users can collect badges, unlock games, and win prizes. The app, launched on June 23, 2021 at the StoneCrop Acres Winery and Vineyard, is available for both Android and Apple users.

The app was created in a partnership between St. Lawrence College (SLC) and the Municipality of South Dundas, after South Dundas Economic Development Officer, Rob Hunter began exploring collaboration options with SLC Game Programming professor James Dupuis, who saw the potential right away.

Ontario East's New Mailing Address

Ontario East Economic Development Commission

623 Fortune Crescent

Suite 100

Kingston ON K7P 0L5