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Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce

Daily Update: October 4, 2024

In this edition:

  • Niagara Wireless Internet acquires Talk Wireless
  • Gas prices expected to rise 4 cents a litre this weekend
  • Grape and Wine Festival among recipients of federal tourism grants
  • PenFinancial receives grant in support of Native Friendship Centre program
  • Niagara-based Symetric Productions offers website design $2,500 grant
  • Focus on Human Resources

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A wireless internet antenna on the roof of a house

Photo credit: Niagara Wireless Internet Co.

Niagara Wireless Internet acquires Talk Wireless

Niagara Wireless Internet Company (NWIC), a leading provider of high-speed wireless internet services across the Niagara Region, has announced its acquisition of Talk Wireless Inc. Under the acquisition, Talk Wireless Inc. will continue to operate independently, maintaining the strong relationships and quality service it has built over the last 25 years.

Established in 1997, Talk Wireless Inc. has been a prominent provider of two-way radio solutions throughout the Niagara Region, renowned for its high-quality communication services.

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An economic chart overlaid on a gas pump

Image credit: Fxquadro / Adobe Stock

Gas prices expected to rise 4 cents a litre this weekend

Ontario gasoline prices are expected to rise four cents per litre on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Prices already rose a penny Friday, so after Saturday’s increase, the average price of regular in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) could be 152.9 cents per litre, said Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy. The average price of premium is expected to rise to 182.9 cents per litre. Prices tend to be lower outside the GTA.

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A sign reading "Grape and Wine"

Photo credit: Niagara Grape & Wine Festival

Grape and Wine Festival among recipients of federal tourism grants

Today, the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario announced an investment of over $4.2 million for 30 organizations across southern Ontario that are diversifying their tourism offerings.

Among the recipients was the Niagara Grape and Wine Festival, which received $67,000 to develop a bilingual mobile app and launch a new culinary tourism event.


The Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

Photo credit: Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

PenFinancial receives grant in support of Grow @ Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre program

As part of Concentra and EQ Bank’s Empowering Your Community grant program, PenFinancial is pleased to announce that they’ve been awarded $25,000 to support the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre’s ‘Grow’  program, which provides holistic, sustainable, and land-based Indigenous learning to the Centre’s participants and the wider community partners.

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A banner detailing Symetric Productions' website design grant.

Image credit: Symetric Productions

Niagara-based Symetric Productions offers website design $2,500 grant

Symetric Productions is celebrating Small Business Month by offering a $2500 Website Design Grant to help local businesses improve their online presence. If you’re a small to medium sized business owner based in the Niagara region, you are encouraged to apply.

Click here to see if your business fits within the eligibility requirements.

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Did you know?

Waste flare gas is now being used to generate electricity in Saskatchewan.


Focus on Human Resources

Who is working from home in Canada? Here’s what one report found

More and more Canadians are returning to office since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, a report has found.

The report, “Settling into a New Normal? Working from Home Across Canada,” by the C.D. Howe Institute states that over half of paid employees in the country have returned to work in person in the last four years. Additionally, it found Ottawa to have the most employees working from home or in a hybrid setting.

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Through the Daily Updates, the GNCC aims to deliver important business news in a timely manner. We disseminate all news and information we feel will be important to businesses. Inclusion in the Daily Update is not an endorsement by the GNCC.


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