Event Sponsors
Date and Time
Thursday Mar 1, 2018
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM EST
March 1st, 2018
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location
Barrie Country Club
635 St. Vincent St. N,
Barrie, Ontario
L4M 4V1
Fees/Admission
Members $20/per person (including HST)
Non Members $25/per person (including HST)
Description
Business Education
With many local employers stating that they are having a difficult time finding skilled workers to fill jobs and projections for that shortage to continue, the lack of affordable housing is becoming a considerable barrier to attracting new talent to the area.
The province’s rental vacancy rates are at their lowest since 2000 (1.6% in Ontario and just 2.7% in Barrie), and the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) is deeply concerned about the province’s ability to meet increasing demand, especially in light of Ontario’s new housing policies. In September, FRPO released an Urbanation study which found Ontario’s rental housing supply will continue to diminish unless at least 6,250 additional new rental units are built each year for the next decade.
FRPO’s Director of Certification, Ted Whitehead will be speaking at our March Chamber Business Breakfast about FRPO’s proposed solutions, their ongoing #rentON campaign advocating for more rental supply, and how they are working to raise public awareness of the issue.
The City of Barrie has made great strides towards achieving their Affordable Housing Strategy goals; in only 3 years they have already created more than 50 per cent of the identified 840-unit objective. During the breakfast, Planning and Building Services Director Andrea Bourrie will give us an overview of the long-term strategy and a brief update on progress.
Join us to learn how you and your business can get involved in finding a solution to this issue.
A Special thank you to our Chamber Business Breakfast Sponsor:
About Chamber Business Breakfast:
If you haven't had the chance to make it out to any of our past CBBs, come and see for yourself what a great opportunity networking can be. Sponsored by The Mortgage Wellness Group, CBBs are held on the first Thursday of each month from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Members are encouraged to bring their flyers, brochures, business cards and other promotional material to share and display. For a nominal charge, a full hot breakfast is served.
Please Register before 2:30 p.m. on the day prior to the event. Registrations after that time may not be accepted.
If you are unable to attend, please call 721-5000 to cancel before 12:00 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to the event. Those who are pre-registered but do not attend and have not canceled will be charged for breakfast.
