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Issue 32 | October 2012
In This Issue
Upcoming Events & Seminars
Headwaters Food Summit Follow-up Workshops - October 23 & 24, 2012
Hills of Headwaters Taste of Tourism Awards - November 14, 2012
Peel Halton Employer 2012 Survey
Industry Input Required - WinterFeast & SummerFeast
Caledon Business Profiles
Is Your Company Up for the People Power Challenge?
Eco-Business in Caledon
Bolton Community Improvement Plan (CIP)
Order Your Copy of the Caledon Business Directory
Caledon Property Listing Directory

Upcoming Events and Seminars

As part of our ongoing effort to keep you apprised of the latest business-related events and training and networking opportunities available in this area, we are pleased to list the following upcoming events for your consideration.
Seminars & Events

Caledon Small Business Enterprise Centre (SBEC):
 
Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) - Peel Region:
- November 27: Breakfast Session - Governance: Does it Matter to Small & Medium-Sized Businesses
 

Partners in Project Green:
- October 23 - 24: Future Strategies in your Supply Chain

- October 25: Eco-Business Breakfast - Best Practices in Waste Management

- November 19: Driving Building Performance - Energy Benchmarking & Re-commissioning for Logistics/Warehouses

- November 22: Energy Efficient Technology Series - Manufacturing Process Technologies

- November 29: Eco-Business Breakfast - Green Procurement
 

Research, Innovation, Commercialization (RIC) Centre:
 
- November 20 & 27: Entrepreneur Workshop - Business Strategy Fundamentals

Town of Caledon:
 
- October 23: Mayor's Business Breakfast & Networking Event

Click the links above to learn more about each event.

Headwaters Food Summit Follow-up Workshops - Oct. 23 & 24, 2012

Headwaters Food SummitIn April 2012, the 2012 Headwaters Food Summit & Local Food Trade Fair brought together people from a variety of sectors across the region who shared a common interest in developing a local food and farming strategy for Headwaters.


Recently, the organizations who worked together to make it happen have received funding for a series of workshops to further refine and prioritize the ideas of the Headwaters 2012 Food Summit.


The first workshop will be held at two different times to enable as many people as possible to give input:

 

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NOTE: These workshops are open to ALL members of the local food industry, 

 whether or not they attended the April Food Summit event.

 

Click HERE for more information and to register.

Hills of Headwaters Taste of Tourism Awards - November 14, 2012

HHTA Logo 2012On November 14, 2012 at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives, the Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association will be hosting the Taste of Tourism Awards.

 

This annual event honours businesses and individuals that exemplify business and customer service excellence, and who help profile the Hills of Headwaters region as one Ontario's premier tourism destinations.
 
Nominations are now open for the best tourism & hospitality businesses in the region. 

 

Categories include: 

  • Best Arts, Culture or Heritage Experience
  • Artisan of the Year
  • Best Agri-Tourism Experience
  • Tourism Event or Festival of the Year
  • Best Culinary Tourism Experience
  • Best Overnight Getaway Experience
  • Best Customer Service Experience - Business
  • Best Customer Service Experience - Individual
  • Best New Tourism Business
  • Tourism Innovator
  • Tourism Ambassador

Click HERE to nominate your favourite business now.

 

An Opportunity for Restaurateurs & Caterers:
Local restaurateurs and caterers are invited to showcase their businesses and the culinary skills of your team to your colleagues & friends at the Taste of Tourism Awards event.

 

To find out how to participate, e-mail Jo Fillery at: [email protected].
Peel Halton Employer 2012 Survey
Peel Halton Workforce Development GroupThe Peel Halton Workforce Development Group has developed a survey of local employers.

The purpose of the survey is to better understand your workforce concerns, from finding qualified job applicants to supporting career development within your organization.

The results of the survey will assist public, non-profit and private sector training, recruitment and employment placement organizations to better meet the needs of local employers. We will be publicizing the results of the survey so that you can see how your practices and challenges compare with those of other firms in your area.

Click HERE to view and complete the survey.
Industry Input Required - WinterFeast & SummerFeast
WinterFeast LogoThe Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association's semi-annual WinterFeast & SummerFeast program was developed 8 years ago to showcase the exceptional culinary offerings in the Hills of Headwaters region.

In order to keep the program fresh and serving the needs of our visitors and our restaurateurs, the Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association is looking for industry input.
SummerFeast Logo 
They are looking to convene a small leadership committee to provide input into the program, revisit the current program offering, and make some suggestions for moving forward in 2013 and beyond.

If you are in the restaurant business, and are interested in supporting the growth of this event, please contact the Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association directly by calling 519.942.0314 or via e-mail at: [email protected].
Caledon Business Profiles
This section is dedicated to profiling Caledon's new or newly expanded businesses, as well as businesses that have recently celebrated significant milestones, which operate in the Town of Caledon. 
 
Contact: Nick Sutcliffe
After successful careers in Toronto, husband and wife team Nick and Lindsay Sutcliffe decided to move to Caledon and pursue their dream of producing a quality cider.

Pommies Dry Cider™ is the first product to be produced and launched by Southern Cliff Brands. After first hitting LCBO shelves in the summer of 2011, Southern Cliff Brands opened up a new cidery in Caledon, Ontario to ferment and bottle their product. The cidery currently employs three people.

Each bottle of Pommies Dry contains a blend of five different varieties of Ontario apples - many of them grown in Caledon. Made from 100% juice, the cider uses no added artificial flavourings or colourings and is not made from concentrate.

For more information on Southern Cliff Brands or Pommies Dry Cider™, visit www.pommiesdry.com or contact Nick Sutcliffe directly at [email protected].
 

If you have recently established, moved, expanded or celebrated a significant milestone with your Caledon-based business, and would like it to be listed in an upcoming issue of The Business Report, please e-mail the Economic Development Department at [email protected].
Is Your Company Up for the People Power Challenge?
PPG LogoPartners in Project Green is launching the People Power Challenge 2012/13, a year long contest that challenges GTA businesses to get their employees engaged in greening their organization.

Building on the success of the 2011/12 Challenge, Partners in Project Green is getting ready to kick off its 2012/13 People Power Challenge with the first sub-challenge beginning on November 1st.

The first People Power Challenge was received enthusiastically and has 22 companies competing to get lean and green. During the Waste Challenge, participating companies collectively received 299 waste reduction and diversion ideas, 50 of which were implemented immediately, and 168 which were planned to be implements with the next 12 months. During the Energy Challenge, companies received 296 energy efficiency suggestions from staff, 70 of which were immediately implemented. The Water Challenge is still going, but amazing results are expected here as well. The 2011/12 People Power Challenge winner will be announced at the Partners in Project Green fall networking event on October 17.

There are three new Challenge areas planned for the upcoming competition:
  • Green Procurement
  • Green Building
  • Transportation.
Companies can compete in one, two, or all three Challenges. Each Challenge will have one winner per size category based on points they've earned.

Challenge winners will receive $1,000 and a plaque to celebrate their success with their stakeholders. At the end of the year, one company in each size category will be declared the People Power Challenge Champion 2012/13 and awarded $2,500, a plaque, media recognition, and bragging rights.

The People Power Challenge is open to any company in the GTA.

Click HERE for more information. 

To register your company for the 2012/13 People Power Challenge please contact Jennifer Taves at [email protected] or 416-661-6600 ext. 5570.
Eco-Business In Caledon
Caledon ECO-Business BrochureThe Town of Caledon has partnered with Partners in Project Green to provide companies in the community with access to programming which can help them improve their financial and environmental performance.

Caledon-based companies such as Husky Injection Molding Systems, Mars, Bolton Hyundai and Permacon Toronto Limited have all realized the value of embracing sustainability in their business operations.

Businesses may take advantage of the various programs available to the Caledon business community, including:
  • Eco-Efficiency ProgramPPG Logo
  • Sustainable Energy Plan Program
  • Green Purchasing Alliance
  • Product Specific Bulk Purchasing
  • Greening Corporate Grounds
  • Sustainable Site Design Program
  • Employment Land Planting
  • Sustainability Consortiums
  • Networking and Training
Click HERE to download the Eco-Business in Caledon brochure.

Visit: www.partnersinprojectgreen.com/caledon for more information or email [email protected] to get started.
Bolton Community Improvement Plan (CIP)

Bolton CIPThinking of renovating the fa�ade of your building or improving the landscaping at your property?

 

Perhaps you are considering a complete redevelopment of your site?


If you are an industrial or commercial landowner in the community of Bolton you may be eligible for Financial Incentive Grants from the Town of Caledon. 


The Financial Incentive Grant Programs provide opportunities for the Town of Caledon to promote redevelopment, revitalization and beautification in the community.


For more information regarding the Bolton CIP, CLICK HERE, or contact Sandra Dolson, Economic Development Officer at [email protected] or by calling 905.584.2272 x4152.

Order Your Copy of the Caledon Business Directory

Caledon Business Directory Memory Stick

The Caledon Business Directory is available on-line, or for purchase on a re-usable 1-gigabyte Memory Stick or via e-mail if preferred.

 

Cost is $50.00 + 13% HST.

(For info on how to order your copy of the directory CLICK HERE.)

 

More than 2,700 Caledon-based businesses are listed in the Caledon Business Directory; making it a valuable tool for sales, networking and encouraging connections between local businesses.

 

If you would like to add or update your business listing please CLICK HERE.

 

There is no charge to do so and the process takes only a minute or less.
Caledon Property Listing Directory
Property Listings GraphicIf you are looking to establish a commercial or industrial enterprise in Caledon you are invited to CLICK HERE and browse the Town of Caledon's database of available properties.

Also, if you own or represent available commercial or industrial properties in Caledon, you are strongly encouraged to ensure they are listed in this database to maximize their exposure.

To browse or update current property listings, or add new ones, visit the Caledon Property Database page at: www.caledon.ca/edc/availableproperties.
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