WINDSOR, ONT. A virtual roundtable bringing together local businesses, associations and an Ontario junior minister aims to flag to the Ford government the challenges of doing business in Windsor-Essex through a pandemic. On Thursday, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens hosted the afternoon session with Ontario’s Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, Prabmeet Sarkaria, taking part to lend an ear and field questions. We know that hope is on the horizon but, we have to help the small businesses get through this very difficult 90-day period that we’re going to go through, said Dilkens. The session was closed to reporters as the minister wanted a no holds barred discussion, according to a spokesperson with the mayor’s office.
Border city businesses hit by perfect storm, next few months critical : Chamber of Commerce head
When the pandemic hit and the Canada-United States border closed, local business owners instantly lost about a quarter of their revenue, according to the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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Rakesh Naidu, president of the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce says the region started off with a lot of potential and much anticipated growth at the beginning of 2020. (Derek Spalding/CBC)
Public gives feedback in town hall meeting on complex planned on former Grace Hospital site
Members of the public joined a virtual meeting Tuesday hosted by Fairmount Properties to give their input and learn more details about Global Village Windsor, the mixed-used residential, commercial development that the company plans to build on the site of the former Grace Hospital.
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Fairmount Properties and its partners plan a mixed used residential and commercial development for the site of the former Grace Hospital(Fairmount Properties)