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Wednesday, May 13, 2020Chamber partners with FanSaves Helps Gift Certificate Program
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release May 13, 2020 Chamber partners with FanSaves Helps Gift Certificate Program (Sault Ste. Marie) -- With local businesses forced to close or reduce their hours amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the newly launched FanSaves Helps Gift Certificate Program is helping give business owners a boost across the country and in the Sault Ste. Marie region. The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the program which features gift certificates from local businesses
Monday, May 04, 2020Landlords and their business tenants should work together to meet eligibility requirements for CECRA
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release May 4, 2020 Landlords and their business tenants should work together to meet eligibility requirements for CECRA: SSM Chamber (Sault Ste. Marie) -- With the arrival of May, we are another month into the COVID-19 crisis. It also means that another month of rent is now due, or past due, for many small businesses that have seen a significant drop in revenue, or perhaps have been closed for much of the past two months. In late April, the federal government announced an
Friday, April 17, 2020COVID-19 drives increase in interest in supporting local and small businesses
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate ReleaseApril 17, 2020 COVID-19 drives increase in interest in supporting local and small businesses While COVID-19 continues to present significant challenges for business, the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce is encouraged by one trend that is starting to emerge. A swell of interest in supporting local and small businesses is continuing to become more and more evident. “While larger, corporate, national and international businesses tend to have significantly higher
Monday, April 06, 2020Chambers of Commerce and Government Team Up to Launch Canadian Business Resilience Network
MEDIA RELEASE Chambers of Commerce and Government Team Up to Launch Canadian Business Resilience Network amidst COVID-19 For Immediate Release April 6, 2020 (Sault Ste. Marie) The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce network to launch the Canadian Business Resilience Network (CBRN) to help the business community prepare, persevere and, ultimately, prosper as we collectively face the COVID-19 pandemic. “As we’ve all learned, keeping up with
Saturday, March 28, 2020Tune into Some Good News - SAULT STE. MARIE MUSIC CITY Moves on to the Next Phase
MEDIA RELEASETUNE INTO SOME GOOD NEWS SAULT STE. MARIE MUSIC CITY MOVES ON TO THE NEXT PHASEFor Immediate Release March 31, 2020 (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) Music Tourism has partnered with Destination Northern Ontario, the Sault Ste Marie Chamber of Commerce, Future Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Fall Festival, Algoma Conservatory of Music, and the Local Immigration Partnership to advance Music City Sault Ste. Marie. “Music can be a strong motivator for travelling to a destination. With this in mind, Destination
Thursday, March 26, 2020#InThisTogetherSSM
#InThisTogetherSSM SaultOnline.com/ONNtv and the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to help our local businesses affected by COVID-19 pass along information to the Community: Changes in hours of operation.Steps being taken to help protect both staff and customers; social distancing, limiting persons within retail spaces, sanitization efforts, contactless payment options, etc.The new and creative ways in how products/services are being sold and delivered.Messages of support to our
Monday, March 23, 2020Chamber calls on City to defer non-residential property tax
On March 19, 2020 the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce sent a request to Mayor Christian Provenzano and members of City Council, requesting the immediate deferment of all non-residential property taxes for the period of 3 months or as directed by those health professionals and the Province of Ontario ending the pandemic classification of Covid-19, and when the State of Emergency in Ontario is lifted. The Chamber also recommends that with the reinstatement of the property taxes that the deferred amount
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Wednesday, March 04, 2020Recognizing Local Business Excellence at the Outstanding Business Achievement Awards
MEDIA RELEASE Recognizing Local Business Excellence at theOutstanding Business Achievement Awards FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 1, 2020 Sault Ste. Marie, ON – It was a celebration of innovation, creativity, leadership and entrepreneurship, as the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce (SSMCOC) handed out its Outstanding Business Achievement Awards on Saturday evening at the Machine Shop. The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce was proud to welcome Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation (OLG) and
Wednesday, February 26, 20202020 Ontario Economic Report Identifies Opportunities to Support Small Business Success
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 26, 2019 New Research Identifies Opportunities to Support Small Business SuccessFourth annual Ontario Economic Report Introduces New Small Business Friendliness Indicator Sault Ste. Marie - Released today, the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce and Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s (OCC) fourth annual Ontario Economic Report (OER) reveals opportunities where both business and government can focus to create an environment more conducive to small
Thursday, September 12, 2019Addressing Regional Imbalances Critical to Ontario's Future
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release September 12, 2019 ADDRESSING REGIONAL IMBALANCES CRITICAL TO ONTARIO’S FUTURE Industry report outlines strategies to unlock the economic potential of communities across the province (Sault Ste. Marie) – The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce (SSMCOC) has joined with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) to release a new report, The Great Mosaic: Reviving Ontario’s Regional Economies. The report outlines how governments of all levels can work with industry to
Thursday, June 27, 2019Private, Public, Indigenous partnerships necessary to tackle the skills gap: SSM Chamber
PQA Funding Announcement, June 27, 2019 (l-r) Rory Ring, CEO of the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce, Jennifer Rushton, Vice President, Lottery and Gaming at PQA Testing, Terry Sheehan, MP for Sault Ste. MariePrivate, Public, Indigenous partnerships necessary to tackle the skills gap: SSM Chamber FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2019 Sault Ste. Marie - In 2018, the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce led the charge on the adoption by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Network of a resolution
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