Economic Development Commission

About the Economic Development Commission

Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout formed an Economic Development Commission in July 2007 with a specific mandate and Terms of Reference. The term of the Commission members runs concurrent with the term of Council.

The members of the Economic Development Commission are:

• Barb Hancock, Chair
• Christine Hoey, Co-Chair
• Mike Quince, Member
• Katie Positano, Member
• Alan Howie, Member
• Calvin Southall, Councillor
• Don Fenelon, Councillor
• Doug Lawrance, Mayor

Staff Resource: Vicki Blanchard, Economic Development Manager

Meetings:

The Economic Development Commissions meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:00 p.m. in the second-floor Boardroom at the Centennial Centre, 54 Front Street.

Partnerships

The Economic Development Commission has partnered with  PACE, the Northwest Business Enterprise Centre, the Canada Ontario Business Service Centre and the Sioux Lookout Chamber of Commerce to allow small business owners easy access to education and training opportunities via video-conference to the Canada Manitoba Business Service Centre. The video-conference site is located at the Sioux Lookout Public Library and is available at no cost and anyone in the community. For more information, please visit the Video Conferencing Seminars page.

The Economic Development Office

The Economic Development Office for the Corporation of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout is located in the lower level of the Municipal Office building located at 25 Fifth Avenue.

Contact Information:

Tel: 807-737-2700 ext. 2228
Fax: 807-737-3436
Cell: 807-738-2122
email: Economic Development Manager