Issue 52 | July 2014

Correction Notice

In the June newsletter an error was made in the section "Mayor's Business Breakfast A Look Back." Michele Harris, Executive Director of the Hills of the Headwaters Tourism Association (HHTA), was incorrectly identified as Michelle Williams in the article. Our apologies for the error.

Upcoming Events & Workshops

Partners in Project Green

LEED Breakfast Session - Creating Savings & Value Through Tenant Engagement - July 23, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Silicon Peel

Meetup #17: Big Data, Open Data, What Are They Really - July 24, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. (free, registration required).

Save the Date

Join us as we welcome Gord Hume - a popular public speaker, an advisor to municipal governments and a respected author - to the next Mayor's Business Breakfast. This breakfast will be the last for Mayor Marolyn Morrison as the Mayor of Caledon.

Thursday, September 04, 2014
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Royal Ambassador Event Centre

Agenda and registration information to be released soon.

358 Days To Go!

The Town of Caledon Celebrates July 10, 2014 as Pan Am/Parapan Am Day in Caledon. For more CLICK HERE.

For CTV News coverage of the One-year Countdown event CLICK HERE.

Interested in doing business with the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee? REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS.

Interested in volunteering for Pan Am Games? CLICK HERE for more.

Tourism Study Open House

Sierra Planning Management along with partner the Tourism Company has been retained by the Town of Caledon to develop a Tourism Study.

You are invited to attend a Public Information Centre to be held by Staff of the Corporation of the Town of Caledon to share information regarding the draft Caledon Tourism Study. Your attendance and comments at this meeting are welcome as it is your opportunity to learn more about the Study and express any opinions that you may have.

Date: Thursday, July 31, 2014
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Town of Caledon Town Hall, Mayfield/Palgrave Room
Address: 6311 Old Church Road, Caledon, ON

To learn more about the Open House CLICK HERE

To learn more about the Tourism Study CLICK HERE

2014 Peel Halton On-line Employer Survey – 15 Questions

This is the fourth annual Peel Halton employer survey. Last year over 415 responses were collected from employers, representing over 50,000 jobs in Peel and Halton Regions. The survey helps employment services and training bodies to better match their activities to employer needs.

The Caledon Economic Development Office is partnering with the Peel Halton Workforce Development Group to implement this survey.

This year, the survey focuses on:

  • Job retention issues
  • Hiring of youth
  • Reliance on newcomers
  • New immigration process
  • Providing workplace experience
  • Collaborating on workforce issues

Please go to the following link and complete this confidential survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PHWDG14CaledonEcDev

Thank you for helping us better understand the workforce challenges faced by employers like you.

If you wish to see results from earlier surveys, please follow this link:

http://www.peelhaltonworkforce.com/publications-products/employer-surveys

Bolton Business Improvement Area (BIA) Update

The staff and Board of the Bolton BIA has launched a new website to better serve the businesses of the downtown commercial core of Bolton. Check out the new site at downtownbolton.ca

To keep up with what's happening in the BIA area find them on Facebook and Twitter.

Be sure to check out the BIA's largest annual event - Midnight Madness on Friday, August 15. CLICK HERE for details.

Caledon Business Profile: Summer Company

We are proud to announce that this year six students from Caledon have started their own businesses through the Summer Company program. To view these businesses please click on image.

Headwaters Horse Country - New Website

Headwaters Horse Country has a new website: HeadwatersHorseCountry.ca

To read more from the official press release CLICK HERE.

Jobs Caledon

Jobs Caledon offers employer resources including, an online job bank with candidate screening, hiring incentives, job matching and post placement support. Register today to post your available job opportunities quickly and easily!

Need help registering? Read these how-to instructions.

For more details, contact jobdev@ccs4u.org or 905-584-2300

Caledon SBEC

Whether you’re thinking about opening a business, formulating your business plan, or undergoing change in an established business, Caledon SBEC has the expertise to help propel your ideas forward.

For a personal one-on-one consultation contact at Caledon SBEC or 905.584.2300 or sbec@ccs4u.org for more information.

Caledon Business Directory

The Town of Caledon's Business Directory is a comprehensive listing of Caledon-based businesses. You are encouraged to add or update your business if you own, manage or work for a business based in Caledon.

You can view the directory online or order your free copy (excel spreadsheet version only) at edc@caledon.ca or 905.584.2272 x. 4286.

Caledon Property Directory

Effective July 01, 2014 the property database has switched to ICX. To access ICX listings of industrial and commercial properties in Caledon CLICK HERE.

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