Update - Clarington Board of Trade

Economic Development
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Update
Summer 2015
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MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Summer is here and what a great time to take a moment and reflect on the bustle of
activity in Clarington since our winter issue of your Economic Development Update. I
want you all to know how grateful we are in the CBOT office to have such great support
and connection to you, our local businesses. As always we strive to provide you with
meaningful opportunities to grow, build partnerships, give back to the community and
share your story. Through our corporate calls, hosting summits and events, attending
trade shows and networking we continue to work to strengthen the Clarington
community through business development initiatives and education.
In addition, there are many projects that we keep our eyes on to bring a business
Sheila Hall, Executive Director
perspective to the conversation. This year, we are very grateful to have been included
in discussion on the Clarington Development Charge Review and the Clarington Official Plan Review. In
addition, we are participating in conversations on the extension of the GO Train Service to Courtice and
Bowmanville and the extension of Hwy 407.
This newsletter serves as a great tool for us to share good news with you. So, grab a coffee, sit back and
enjoy! Remember, our greatest interest is you and your business. We want to hear from you whether to chat
about your business or the many projects in the community and how the two may connect. Reach out and
together we will build a vibrant business environment.
180 Lake Rd., Bowmanville
8,400 sq ft for lease
Warehouse and office
Built in 2011
24 foot ceilings
2021 Baseline Rd. W.
Bowmanville
23,000 sq ft on 7.5 acres
Outdoor Storage
Industrial Building with Offices
Minutes from Hwy 401
Owner willing to split space
$1,975,000 for sale
or $6 per sq ft lease
Why Clarington?...
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to find out
News
WHAT DEVELOPERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE
NEW CLARINGTON DEVELOPMENT CHARGE BY-LAW
On May 11, Clarington Council passed a new Development
Charge By-law. The main focus: decreased rates for new
residential and non-residential development. Under the new
by-law, Clarington’s residential charges represent just over
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It will allow for an existing smaller to mid-size industrial
company to double its footprint without paying any extra
municipal development charge fees. Brand new
industrial companies will only have to pay half the fee levied. There are also incentives for development
within identified “revitalization areas”. Click here to view Municipality of Clarington’s Press Release.
“As a Builder and Developer, one of the biggest deterrents facing our clients today are that of Development
Charges. To grow and attract new business, DC incentives are essential for competing Municipalities. I commend
the Municipality of Clarington and the Board of Trade & Office of Economic Development on bringing this issue to
the forefront. The new by-law incentives are sure to put Clarington in a position of positive growth.”
Proud
- Lorne Johnson, President, Johnson Building Construction.
CBOT
Member
“We have spent many years calling Clarington both our personal and professional home. These years have seen
great expansion in the area. Development charges have become a much bigger issue regarding development and
business start-ups/expansion in the area. As a result it is great to see the Clarington Board of Trade and the Municipality of Clarington working together to come up with these initiatives. They will certainly be an advantage in
helping Clarington continue to grow into the world class municipality we know it is.
Proud
- Lawson Gay, President, Gay Company Limited
CBOT
Member
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Opportunity in
Clarington...
5221 Main St., Orono
2,500 sq ft
Professional Office Space
2 levels
Minutes to Hwy 115 & 401
$339,000 for sale
CLARINGTON BUSINESS RESPONDS TO DIESEL SPILL
At 2AM on December 16,
2014, Detox Environmental
Ltd. located on 1100
Bennett Rd. in Bowmanville,
received a call that a truck
had spilled a substantial
amount of diesel fuel as a
result of an accident at the
Cobbledick Road Bridge on
Highway 401 eastbound, in
Newcastle.
Proud
CBOT
Member
175 Lake Rd., Bowmanville
Detox arrived on site at 2:45 AM. A tractor trailer hauling two tankers hit a bridge and over turned into
a ditch. One tanker was torn open “like a sardine can” spilling approximately 17,000 litres of diesel fuel.
Detox crews immediately deployed river booms and constructed a series of dams and trenches to ensure
that the fuel oil would not find its way into Wilmot Creek. They vacuumed the standing diesel fuel and put
measures in place to prevent any fuel oil from entering Lake Ontario and removed soil containing fuel oil.
Approximately 830 metric tonnes of contaminated soil was removed and 270,000 litres of fuel oil and water. The project was completed by December 24, 2014. Due to the immediate response of the Detox crew
and support of their subcontractors, the potential for a high profile environmental disaster was avoided.
30 foot ceilings
Seconds from Hwy 401
$3,750,000 for sale
Detox Environmental Ltd. has operated in Bowmanville for the past 25 years and currently has over 60 full
time employees. They are expanding their soil management service capacity at their new additional site in
Bowmanville, located on 40 Britton Court.
27,600 sq ft Industrial
BUSINESSES PRAISING EXTENSION OF LAKE ROAD
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It has been just over six months since the extension
of Lake Road in the South Bowmanville Industrial
Park was opened. A project executed by the
Municipality of Clarington, the road extension
increases accessibility to over 100 acres of serviced
industrial land. It also provides a second exit/
entrance to the Industrial Park and surrounding
area - increasing safety and balances flow of
traffic. We have received positive feedback from
many businesses in the Industrial Park, as this
is an effiective project that has increased the
functionality of the business area.
“It is very nice for us when we are travelling to the east....I definitely think it will encourage other businesses to look at this
area with it being such a good access to the 401.” - Dallas Contracting
“All of our east bound trucks use it on a regular basis.” - Cargowall Ltd.
“We have increased visibility from passers-by and potential new customers.” - Safe & Sound Manufacturing
Proud
CBOT
Member
“...the access route has allowed a less congested exit, especially during rush hour avoiding the Liberty congestion. Our internal
delivery use this access daily for faster servivce to our customers, plus accessing Hwy 35/115 and 401 . It is by far an excellent
venture that the Municipality has done.” - Kenworth Truck Centres
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Building
Relationships
STRENGTHENING
CLARINGTON MAKES A
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PARTNERSHIPS IN DURHAM
MARK IN TORONTO
On May 6 & 7, CBOT attended the Toronto Real Estate
Board’s REALTOR QUEST trade show. There was over 246
exhibitors and 6,000 Greater Toronto REALTORS® who attended. We were the only exhibitor representing a Municipality at the show - it was a perfect chance to educate
Toronto real estate offices and businesses about the
Clarington community and highlight Clarington as a viable
place for their clients to invest.
On June 4th, CBOT was the guest speaker a the Durham
Region Association of REALTORS® Commercial Breakfast.
We discussed the function of the Clarington Board of Trade
& Office of Economic Development and how we can work
together with the Durham Commercial Realtors to attract
investment to Clarington and how CBOT can be a resource
for them and their clients. We also highlighted development projects, expansions and infrastructure improvements in Clarington.
Working
Together
2ND ANNUAL CLARINGTON AGRICULTURAL SUMMIT
Over 75 guests from all aspects of the
Agriculture community joined us March 17
for the 2nd Annual Clarington Agricultural
Summit at the Canadian Tire Motorsport
Park Event Centre. Engaging speakers and
effective networking!
Thank you to our sponsors Foodland
Ontario, Durham Workforce Authority,
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
(UOIT), Durham Region & Laura Sciore’s
Cooperators Insurance Agency!
Alan Rickard, Rothsay
DOING BUSINESS WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
Jason Murray, Buyer, Purchasing Manager David Ferguson and Sandra
McKee, Senior Buyer, for the Municipality of Clarington.
From painting to construction, to consulting services and printing - and
everything in between. These are the types of purchases the Municipality of Clarington makes! On May 14 our Boardroom was at capacity
with CBOT Members wanting to learn about the process of doing business with Clarington. Businesses had the chance to meet Purchasing
Manager David Ferguson and his team Sandra McKee, Senior Buyer,
and Jason Murray, Buyer. They discussed the process of doing business
with the Municipality and reviewed tips on what bidders should know
that will facilitate their experience. CBOT is grateful to have a relationship with the Municipality’s Purchasing Department! Check out their
presentation!
www.cbot.ca/DoingBusinessWithClarington
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Education
STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CLARINGTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY
This Spring, CBOT visited Bowmanville High School and
Clarington Central Secondary School and spoke to students
about the talents and genuine opportunity within the Clarington business community. It was a great opportunity to
show students the ‘Clarington Shaping Your Every Day’ video
and educate them about the diverse business sectors ranging from energy, manufacturing, agriculture, service,
retail and professional – sectors that employ a range of skills
and foster those skills in a growing, dynamic business community.
INVESTMENT AND REAL ESTATE TOUR
It was a perfect day to take our friends from the Municipality of Clarington, Members of Council, our CBOT Directors, and real estate/investor community for a bus trip to visit business! We drove all over Clarington, showing them a variety of opportunities that
encourage investment - numerous buildings for lease, and land for sale. So many options! We highlighted many investments that
have been and are currently being made. Some examples are the businesses we visited, Salit Steel with 60 employees, and CCT Auto
Trans with 55 employees and counting (43 are drivers). Both are expanding their operations within Clarington. Thank you to those
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who joined us and to our kind hosts at Salit Steel and CCT Auto-Trans Inc.
CBOT
Members
BEHIND THE SCENES AT CANADA RUBBER GROUP INC.!
On July 8, Canada Rubber Group Inc. generously took the time to educate and share the company’s experiences and consistent evolution in
challenging the status quo as it pertains to their operations, people and
processes. The plant tour was equally educational! Local manufacturers
who attended had lots of questions and left reflecting on the performance of their manufacturing strategy. Kathleen Niles, President of
Nessis in Clarington, also addressed the group about the importance of
incorporating technology and work instruction software - greatly simplifying the ‘how to’ in the manufacturing world.
Thank you Canada Rubber Group Inc., and Nessis.
Proud
CBOT
Members
Click here to access their presentations.
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Projects
Update
DARLINGTON NUCLEAR REFURBISHMENT PREPARATION
At the Darlington site, construction continues on 18 new or upgraded facilities
and infrastructure projects that need to be in place to support Darlington’s refurbishment. Some of these projects include a heavy water storage facility, second
Used Fuel Dry Storage Building and Refurbishment Project Office has begun. This
facility will contain contractor facilities such as, change rooms, lunchrooms and
improved security access to the station.
Ontario Power Generation’s Refurbishment Project Office
As of December 2014, Ontario Power Generation’s investments and actual costs
for Darlington’s refurbishment was $1.6 Billion and included the new Darlington
Energy Complex, the Mock-up and Training Facility and progression of other work
and projects (like the ones listed above). Currently, there are approximately
1,000 people working on the Refurbishment project at the site between OPG and
contract staff. OPG expects to have 3,000 contractors through its doors in 2015.
Click here to access latest Darlington Refurbishment Newsletter.
PORT GRANBY PROJECT
CONTRACT AWARDED SOON!
This summer, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (formerly
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited) expects to award the
Port Granby Project major contract for the construction of
the long-term waste management facility and remediation
of the existing Port Granby waste management facility in
southeast Clarington.
The Port Granby Project is part of the Port Hope Area Initiative, a $1.28 Billion federally funded project for the cleanup
and long-term safe management of historic low-level
radioactive waste in Port Hope and Southeast Clarington.
Following the award, initial activities will include construction of an internal roadway and a temporary underpass at
Lakeshore Road.
The local economy will realize significant economic opportunities with the creation of hundreds of jobs over the
project’s five to six-year duration.
HIGHWAY 407 EAST EXTENSION
PHASE 2
In January 2015, Blackbird Infrastructure Group was chosen
by Infrastructure Ontario and the Ministry of Transportation as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance
and maintain the Highway 407 East Phase 2 project. The
project will include extending Highway 407 approximately
22 kilometres from Harmony Road in Oshawa to Highway
35/115 in Clarington. It will also connect Highways 401 and
407 with a 10-kilometre East Durham Link that will serve as
a north-south freeway. Blackbird expects to break ground
this fall to begin the prep work on the first phase of the extending Hwy. 407 east from Harmony Road in Oshawa into
Clarington. This is a $1.2 Billion contract, and the extension
will be open to traffic by late 2019.
Blackbird Infrastructure Group held their first Public
Information Centres (PICs) on July 6 and July 8 in
Clarington. PICs provided an opportunity to review and
comment on plans for the project at various stages. Visit
www.407eastphase2.ca for more information.
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Development
WE’RE EXPANDING!
NEW ADDITION WILL ACCOMMODATE 20 DOCTORS
The Site Plan is approaching approval for the expansion
of the Bowmanville Medical Professional Building
located at 222 King St. E. There will be a three-storey,
26,295 square foot addition located to the north of the
existing west wing of the facility and extend along the
east side of St. George St. N. A new parking lot will also
be constructed on the west side of St. George St. N.
This new addition will accommodate up to 20 doctors.
Construction is expected to begin this summer and
proceed through various stages of completion before
work concludes in the summer of 2017.
Designed by: J.R. Freethy Architect, CBOT Member
To be constructed by: Gay Company Ltd., CBOT Member
ALGOMA ORCHARD’S EXPANSION WELL UNDERWAY!
Construction of a 48,000 square foot addition to Algoma
Orchards is well under way! This expansion consists of a
warehouse addition for fruit storage, loading dock and
equipment storage expansion, all to the north side of the
existing building. Total size of the facility after construction will
be 152,700 square feet. “The addition will allow the continued
expansion of overall operation. Counting farm and plant over
next few years, we could grow by about 25 more people”, says
Proud
Kirk Kemp, President of Algoma Orchards.
CBOT
Member
Image from Algoma Orchards Aerial Video
Addition constructed by: Johnson Building Construction, CBOT Member
EXPANDING INTO NEW SPACE EXPANDS EFFECTIVE CLIENT SERVICE
CIMA+ has recently expanded their space in Downtown Bowmanville,
leasing 65 King St. E., just two buildings away from their current location at
55 King St. By adding six more work stations at this new location, they can
accommodate the needs of their clients more effectively! In the last two
months, they have hired five new staff including a summer student and
look forward to hiring more people in the near future.
Proud
CBOT
Member
The Mortgage Centre in Courtice - Kurt and Randy Henry Mortgage
Agents recently expanded their current office by 40% and also hired a
new agent in the Spring. They had their grand re-opening celebration
on June 25!
Proud
CBOT
Member
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Here
we
grow!
WELCOME TO CLARINGTON!
Since the beginning of 2015 many businesses have made their home in Clarington! Existing businesses have also hired new employees. New and existing
business have created over 150 jobs since January! We were happy to share
in the celebration of many openings and welcome all to Clarington! There are
over 20 new business who have opened their doors, a few are as follows:
Thank you for choosing Clarington to grow your business:
Proud
CBOT
Member
• Manantler Craft Brewing Co., Bowmnville
• ReMax Rouge Realty LTD. Brokerage, Hampton
• Roughley Insurance, Bowmanville
• Flight Centre, Bowmanville
• Kalsamrit Studios, Bowmanville (relocation)
• Three Six Kitchen and Lounge, Bowmanville
• Kate’s Happy Daze Cafe, Newcastle
• Orono General Store, Orono
• LCBO, Courtice
• Asplundh Canada ULC, Bowmanville
• The Cooperators Sandra Deering Agency Inc.
(relocation within Courtice)
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Welcome New Employees!
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• CCT Auto Trans: 10 new drivers
• CIMA: 5 new employees
• Canada Rubber Group: 6 new employees
• WorleyParsons: 15 new employees
• Sunlife Bowmanville: 1 new employee
• The Mortgage Centre Courtice: 1 new employee
New to the Canada Rubber Group Inc. team,
Guillermo Cardoso, Global Supply Chain Manager
EMERGING LIFE SCIENCE IN CLARINGTON
As business continues to thrive in Clarington, we are seeing growth in the Life Science and Medical Diagnostic Sector. These highly skilled companies have been drawn to our business community and include Mettrum, Impact Genetics, Holburn Biomedical and Dynacare. This seemingly
small cluster is doing big work in the Province of Ontario, and throughout the country.
Dynacare’s Bowmanville facility, which employs 20, performs highly specialized tests on biopsies
from patients with cancer and other diseases. Within the same laboratory, Holburn Biomedical
is expanding their current research in prostate cancer diagnostics and IBS. At this time, Holburn
handles 1/5 of prostate biopsies in Ontario.
Employing over 10, Impact Genetics focuses on clinical genetic testing, and is a leader in retinoblastoma detection and diagnosis and
with Dynacare will soon be performing Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing for the province. New to the cluster, Mettrum has decades of combined experience in the agri-pharma, distribution and technology industries. They recently completed their research and production facility, and have received approval from Health Canada to be a Licensed Producer under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations.
The Life Science sector employs over 100 people in Clarington, and is continuing to grow and innovate their research and laboratories.
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