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Industrial Committee

Manufacturing Newsletter October 2008

Mandate:

To provide a forum for local industry to explore and find solutions to, the challenges at hand in the industrial manufacturing community.

Aims and Objectives:

To address challenges facing the local industrial and manufacturing community, which might include new legislation, business, safety issues and others
To address issues relating to improving competitiveness of industrial businesses, including workforce, supply chain, and the cost of doing business
To provide input to the educational institutions of the training needs for industry
To work with government agencies focused on introducing innovation to the marketplace via incentive programs
To provide input to the Workplace Development Committee and the Advocacy Committee on topics relating to the manufacturing industry in Guelph

Committee Make Up:

A GCC member that is approved and appointed by the Executive Committee, for a one-year term commencing July 1st, will chair the Industrial Committee. The Industrial Committee shall consist of 8 to 15 members, and the term of the industrial committee members is two years. A vice-chair will serve on the committee as the Committee Chairperson Elect, and will be selected from past committee members.

Committee Structure:

Name	Company/Affiliation
Scott Watson - Chair	Blount Canada Ltd.
Andrew Anderson	Devlan Construction Ltd.
Joanne Gies	Ontario Ministry of Small Business & Entrepreneurship
David Gray	Polycon Industries
Jerry Jean	Hematite Manufacturing
David Jones	McNeil Consumer Healthcare
Lloyd Longfield	Guelph Chamber of Commerce
Chris MacDonald	TÜV SÜD Canada Inc.
Jim Mairs	City of Guelph, Economic Development and Tourism
Janice Moffat	Moffat Consulting
Geoff Pantling	Arrow Hose & Tubing Inc.
Christine Portwood	Linamar Corporation
Stephen Speers	Conestoga College
Martin Stocker	Metalumen Manufacturing Inc.
Bette Ann Cannon	Guelph Chamber of Commercee