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If March was a scramble to react to an unprecedented crisis, then April was when we started to take the fight to COVID-19.
This month saw the  largest peacetime mobilization of industrial capacity  in Canada’s history, including a few huge pivots that make Waterloo a focal point in the manufacture of medical supplies. We also saw governments – federal and provincial – launch unprecedented programs to protect workers and companies alike, and researchers...
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Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Ford:
The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, Communitech, Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation, and the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce are the leading business organizations in Waterloo Region, Ontario. Together, we represent 90,000 workers and 3,500 businesses of every type and size. Our members and clients include advanced manufacturers, innovators, technology companies, major financial services firms, insurance...
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This year is becoming history in real-time.
In Waterloo Region, March is when everyday life shifted from business-as-usual to a once-in-a-lifetime crisis. There was no lack of headlines, even when you remove the health element of COVID-19. We cancelled events and closed offices, just like everywhere else.
That isn’t what this wrap-up will focus on. Instead, this wrap-up will look at what we’re doing to meet the challenge of COVID-19. From community leaders...
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Waterloo Region –  The Region of Waterloo, all seven area municipalities, Waterloo EDC (Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation) and local partners have created the Business and Economic Support Team of Waterloo Region (BESTWR) to help all types of local businesses cope with challenges caused by COVID-19.
Read the full press release in the pdf below.

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Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Ford:
Re: Advice on support for business community during COVID-19
We are writing to you jointly as the heads of the leading business organizations in Waterloo Region.
The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, Communitech Corporation, Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation, and the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce together represent over 90,000 workers and 3,500 businesses of every type and size across Waterloo Region....
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