Applications are now being received for the Town of Caledon's Business Retention and Expansion Task Force. Please use the link below to find out more information and to apply.

www.caledon.ca/en/townhall/boardscommittees

The Town of Caledon launched a new website, visitcaledon.ca, to promote tourism experiences in Caledon.

“Caledon has so much to offer,” said Mayor Allan Thompson, “we want to make it easier for visitors to discover the wonderful experiences available here.”

visitcaledon.ca offers a selection of THINGS TO DO, suggestions on WHERE TO EAT and WHERE TO STAY, as well as a calendar of EVENTS that users can contribute to.

To read the official media release, click here.

Visit the website now – www.visitcaledon.ca.

The Central Counties Ambassador Program was developed to help further instill a culture of hospitality excellence so that visitors feel welcomed, informed and well-treated while visiting our regions.

The goal is to work with local business people, tourism industry partners and any other people who may be involved in welcoming visitors to the Games-related events to ensure that each and every person who visits the Headwaters area has a great experience and fond memories that will bring them back to the region again. The Ambassador Program is customized for each region and participants will receive a customized Service Action Plan upon completion of the half day workshop.

The Program is free, but online registration is required (click on link below). There will be 2 half-day sessions in each of the following: Orangeville - May 27, Bolton - June 8 and Caledon Village - June 10.
 

REGISTER NOW

Learn more about Game time activities and temporary by-laws at an open house, June 8, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park. Click here for details.

The Torch Relay is coming – don’t miss all the action as the torch makes its way through Caledon stopping along the way at various celebration sites with a final stop on stage at Caledon Day. 
Click here to read the details.

For the Pan Am Games travel guide for businesses, click here.

To find out how to keep moving during the Pan Am Games, click here.

Looking to purchase some Pan Am Games swag, shop online at: shop.toronto2015.org

Investment Activity

The Town of Caledon is pleased to welcome Adrian Steel and their 40 employees to the community. Formerly located in Mississauga and named Van-terior Outfitters Inc., the company has both changed its name and relocated to an existing 80,572 square foot building at 40 Simpson Road in Bolton. Adrian Steel manufactures and installs commercial van accessories and truck equipment including shelving, drawers, cabinets, partitions, ladder racks and other custom made products. For more information please visit their website at www.adriansteel.ca

Town of Caledon is pleased to have Gendon Polymer Services Inc. consolidate and remain in Caledon. Gendon has combined its 2 manufacturing facilities and now has a new home for their 49 employees in an existing 61,000 square foot building at 38 Nixon Road in Bolton. This change provides more versatility on its production lines to better serve its customer's needs and space to expand as their business continues to grow. 
Gendon is an independent compounding house which works closely with the largest wire and cable houses in the world to help develop speciality products for the marketplace. For more information please visit their website at www.gendon.com.

May 8, 2015: The Ontario communities of Erin, Caledon, Dufferin County, Mono and Shelburne, collectively known as Headwaters, are inviting tourists and day-trippers to connect with the farm-fresh food, unspoiled nature and simple pleasures of the spectacularly beautiful region, now branded as the place "Where Ontario gets real."

The new identity was launched in front of 200 dignitaries, businesspeople and media at the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park, future site of the Equestrian events of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. Named for being the source of some of Ontario's biggest rivers, Headwaters is also home to over 23,000 horses and is one of the most concentrated equestrian areas in Ontario.

Click here for the full press release and check out the new Visitor Guide: Headwaters 2015 Visitors' Guide.

RIC Centre

To register and for more information on the following RIC Centre events email Amarpreet Kaur, Communications Officer at the RIC Centre – communications@riccentre.com.

1. The following Lunch & Learn events are scheduled for this period:

• Social Media and SmallBiz, June 8, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

2. The following Growing Your Business event is scheduled for this period:

• Seminar on Disruptive Business Models and Growth Hacking, June 4, 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

3. The following Entrepreneur Workshop (two parts) is scheduled for this period:

• Pitching to Investors, June 9 & 16, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

4. Silicon Peel: Meetup (social networking opportunity for technology startups), June 9, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Humber College: Summer Workshop Series

Get the tools you need to launch and grow your business through these FREE workshops. From June 10 to August 26, Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. For more information and to register, Click here.

Partners in Project Green

The Financial Benefits of Sustainability for Your Business, June 10, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) has named Cuisine-Art (an annual event featuring some of the region’s finest chefs, artists, food, and drink) as one of Ontario’s Top 100 events. Taking place at the Alton Mill Arts Centre, Cuisine-Art 2015  is scheduled for June 20 & 21.

Festivals and events of all kinds from every corner of Ontario were represented in the submissions – from community festivals to internationally recognized events. The 2015 Top 100 Awards were given out on Friday, March 6 during FEO’s Annual Conference.

Congratulations!

Click here for more information about this year’s event.