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This Task Force was created during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and is no longer active.
The Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery will work in partnership with Guelph’s business community with a goal to sustain, develop and maintain the robust local economy through intergovernmental advocacy efforts and by sharing insights across sectors. The task force will also collect and share critical data demonstrating how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected day-to-day business operations and Guelph’s local economy.
Helpful links
- City of Guelph Strategic Plan
- City of Guelph Community Plan
- City of Guelph Economic Development
- Guelph Chamber of Commerce
- Downtown Guelph Business Association
Materials
- Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities (May 6, 2020)
- Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery: Proposed Solutions Bucket List (May 6 2020)
- Appendix A: Summary Report on COVID-19 Impact on Guelph’s Business Community (May 6, 2020)
- Appendix B: Preliminary Data on Guelph’s Business Landscape (May 6, 2020)
About the task force
Membership
| Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Patti Broughton | Executive Director | Guelph Arts Council |
| Julia Christensen Hughes | Former (Founding) Dean | University of Guelph – Lang School of Business and Economics |
| Kealy Dedman | Deputy CAO, IDE | City of Guelph |
| Court Desautels | CEO | Neighbourhood Group |
| Cathy Downer | Councillor | City of Guelph |
| Crystal Ellis | Director | Wellington County |
| Jim Estill | President & Chief Operating Officer | Danby Appliances |
| Dan Gibson | Councillor | City of Guelph |
| Julia Grady | Executive Director | 10C |
| Cam Guthrie | Mayor | City of Guelph |
| Charlene Hofbauer | Executive Director | Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin |
| Rick Jamieson | President & CEO | ABS Friction |
| Jim Jarrell | President | Linamar |
| Abhi Kantameni | PhD Candidate | Our Energy Guelph TF, former member |
| John Klassen | Plant Director | Denso |
| Melanie Lang | Executive Director | University of Guelph – John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise |
| Lloyd Longfield | Member of Parliament | Government of Canada |
| Kristel Manes | Executive Director | GW Business Centre |
| Dominique O’Rourke | Councillor | City of Guelph |
| Paul Osborne | Associate Vice President of Marketing Community Relations and Special Projects | Conestoga College |
| Dan Pastoric | Vice President of Strategic Growth and Special Projects | Alectra |
| Mike Schreiner | Member of Provincial Parliament | Government of Ontario |
| Shakiba Shayani | CEO | Chamber of Commerce |
| Mike Soligo | President & CEO | RWDI |
| Anne Toner Fung | CEO | Innovation Guelph |
| Marty Williams | Executive Director | Downtown Guelph Business Association |
| Marie Zimmerman | Executive Director | Hillside Festival |