NOACC Supports Bill 73
May 9, 2012 - NOACC sent a letter of support regarding Private Members Bill 73, An Act To Amend The Endangered Species Act. On April 28, 2012 NOACC voted at our AGM to urge the government to conduct and release publicly socio-economic impact assessments of all legislation, regulation and policies. This message is consistent with Bill 73. To view the letter CLICK HERE
OCC Liases with NOACC
April 28, 2012 - Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) President and CEO, Allan O'Dette recognized his visit to the NOACC AGM held in Sioux Lookout.
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Allan O'Dette, President & CEO Allan O'Dette and Joe Moses taking Allan asking questions to our
Ontario Chamber of Commerce time to talk between presentations presenters
Successful NOACC Annual General Meeting
April 27-29, 2012 we held our 77th Spring Meeting & AGM in Sioux Lookout
This year focused resolutions were brought forward and approved by the membership, dealing with some of the critical issues affecting our region.
The Sioux Lookout meeting featured speakers including the new President & CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Allan O’Dette.
Mr. O'Dette appreciated the first hand discussions on the opportunities in Northwestern Ontario and he will be talking about NOACC at the OCC – AGM in St. Catherine’s in May.
UPDATED details - CLICK HERE
NOACC Member Chambers engaged in Member Chambers and partners enjoying George Macey enjoying a conver-
one of the inspiring presentations the beautiful day in Sioux Lookout sation with John Mason, CEDC
AGM Speaker Line up:
Al Howie, Operations Manager - Morgan Fuels
Allan O'Dette, President & CEO - Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Chris Bell, General Manager Ops/NP&P Ontario North - Bell Aliant
Amaro Silva, Executive Director - Better Business Bureau of Manitoba & N.W.Ontario
Paul Pepe, Manager Tourism - City of Thunder Bay
April 20, 2012 - MNR Minister Michael Gravelle met with Thunder Bay Chamber Board members April 20 to provide a brief update on several issues related to his Ministry. The Minister committed to setting up more regular meetings with NOACC and NOMA representatives to discuss specific initiatives and ideas, their impact on business and how we can best improve the economy of Northwestern Ontario
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Left-right (Michael Nitz, Michael Gravelle, Dr. Bahram Dadgostar, Franco Crupi, Charla Robinson, Ed Schmidtke)
Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce
- Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce (NOACC) represents every active Chamber of Commerce from Marathon to the Manitoba border.
- Our membership includes over 2000 businesses and 7 of the largest corporations in the Northwestern Ontario region.
- We are dedicated to continued economic growth and development in our communities and are among the most influential advocates for business in the province.
- NOACC works in co-operation on common issues with regional, provincial and national organizations to advance the goals of our Membership through the formulation of public policy.
- We are actively involved in the identification and resolutions of issues and concerns affecting the sustainable development of Northwestern Ontario.
