Chamber Updates & Local News

Despite ample evidence for the benefits of unplugging, most of us have a hard time going out-of-office. By Deborah Aarts – Jul 3, 2024 Text originally published at: Smith School of Business It’s a beautiful summer morning in whatever your version of paradise is. Maybe you’re sitting on a dock on a placid lake. Maybe you’re sipping espresso on…

Smith School of Business professors offer up some of their favourite reads for the cottage (or anywhere else). Text originally published at: Smith School of Business – Jun 26, 2024   Summer, the season, lasts three months. But let’s face it: the real summer, the cottage-vacation summer, the lazy-pool-days summer, the takin’-it-easy summer, is much shorter.…

For investors, write Daniel Tisch and Tabatha Bull, supporting the Indigenous economy is a smart bet on long-term thinking that can help tackle our national productivity challenge. By Daniel Tisch and Tabatha Bull Contributors – June 29, 2024   Text originally published at: Toronto Star   Across Canada, a growing number of businesses now honour June…

Ontario Chamber of Commerce CEO weighs in on cap gains raise enacted today By Daniel Tisch – Jun 25, 2024 Text originally published at: Wealth Professional Many Canadians are justifiably concerned about political polarization, particularly south of the border. The past week, however, we saw it in our own Parliament, in the debate over the federal…

Dear Councillor, Cinanni and Members of the Planning Committee, On behalf of the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and our member businesses, I am writing to express our support for the proposed amendments to Kingston’s Official Plan and Zoning By-Laws as outlined under the Recommendation Report – City-initiated Housing and Administrative Amendments…

This new train will depart from Ottawa at 4:19 AM and arrive in Toronto at 8:48 from Monday to Thursday. By Denis Boucher The new 641 train between Ottawa and Toronto will make stops in Fallowfield, Smith Falls, Brockville, Kingston, Belleville, Cobourg and Port Hope. Train 644, which currently runs between Toronto and Ottawa three…

The Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce is pleased to unveil their 1st Quarter 2024 Kingston City Council Report Card.  The document is the result of work by the Chamber’s member-led advocacy committee and Chamber staff. “In 2024 we continue to track the motions that are directly related to Kingston’s business and that enable our business…

By Business Data Lab |  Apr. 16, 2024 “Today, after weeks of pre-budget spending announcements on housing, defense, artificial intelligence and more, the government finally answered the questions of “how much will this all cost? And who’s going to pay for it?”. Text originally published at: Business Data Lab Budget 2024 puts the total bill…

By Deborah Aarts |  Mar 26, 2024 Renowned pollster Nik Nanos shares how business leaders can draw insight out of information Text originally published at: Smith Business Insight Queen’s Nik Nanos cares what people think. In fact, he’s built his whole career on it. Nanos is the founder and chief data scientist of Nanos Research, a prolific Toronto-headquartered…

The nominees have been announced for the Kingston Business Awards 2024, presented by title sponsor MNP LLP, partner sponsor Bell and organized by the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce. Across the ten award categories, there are 49 nominees, including: Hospitality, presented by Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd.: Frontenac Club, Improbable Escapes, Italo-Canadian Club of Kingston, and…