The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce has approved a new Alternative Energy Policy developed by the Chamber's Environment and Energy Committee. The policy is aimed at addressing the provisions of Ontario's new Green Energy and Economy Act.

The new Act defines the mix of electricity sources which are required to sustain a reliable and cost effective electricity system until 2025. The Chamber wholly supports this new direction by the government and has identified goods and services needed to deliver alternative energy as a potential major growth area for the Windsor-Essex manufacturing industry. 

Click Here to download a copy of the Chamber's new Alternative Energy Policy.

In its latest online poll the Chamber asked the question: Do you support an integrated regional transit system connecting the City of Windsor with population centres in Essex County?

So far the result of the poll is as follows:

Yes 86%

No 10%

No opinion 4%

Total 49 votes

The Poll will be open until Friday, January 8, 2010 to vote in our latest poll Click Here.

The new Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) has rolled out its Intake Two of the Community Adjustment Fund. 

SMEs, municipalities, not-for-profits, Aboriginal organizations, colleges and universities are all eligible to submit projects. 

Overall funding for the second intake process is $127.9 million in 2010-11. 

Applications for funding in 2010-11 will be accepted until January 18, 2010. 

For additional details on program eligibility, please see the backgrounder. To download an application, please visit: www.southernontario.gc.ca.

Employers with more than five employees will soon be required to prepare  workplace violence  and harassment policies. 

This legislation will require all employers with more than five employees to develop: violence and harassment policies and programs, employee reporting procedure (incidents, threats and complaints), incident investigation procedure, emergency response procedure (violence only), and process to deal with complaints, incidents and threats.

With few changes made to the final legislation, the government has promised to provide business with tools to help them comply with the new law.

Click Here to read the full article.

As part of a larger group Chamber members are now eligible to purchase tickets to WFCU Centre featured events.  Visit WFCU Offers for current events.

Also, The WFCU Centre can create a custom night out for you and your staff – everything from private meeting rooms and appetizers to custom dinner package events and VIP shuttle service. To start planning your work function inside the WFCU Centre call 519-974-7979 ext. 4610.